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The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(311-315)
🕑 Added 2024-03-11 11:45:16 +0000 UTCChapter 311 Can Afford
The day after Xiao Cheng went to Guangdong Province, Yu Xiaoling and Yang Sisi came to invite Bai Lu to go to school to fill out their college application forms.
Accompanying them was Yu Dongxu.
The scorching sun, like a giant fireball, roasted the earth with no breeze in sight. The air was filled with rolling heat waves, and from a distance, the streets seemed to be smoking.
The moss in the corners of the bluestone road had withered, and even the grass had wilted. It was so hot that an egg could be cooked on the ground.
Walking on the road felt like being roasted on a stove, with hair smoking and dehydrated, scalding skin warning that if exposed further, it would dry up.
If it weren't for the umbrella in hand, Bai Lu would have suspected that she would be dried up by the sun, as it felt like being in a sauna now.
This time, Xiao Cheng went to Guangdong Province to discuss cooperation, including air conditioners and refrigerators. Bai Lu really hoped he would come back soon.
"The sun is too passionate; I really don't want it! It's so hot I'm about to die..." Yu Xiaoling didn't dare to move the umbrella, fearing that smoke would come out of her head, and her sweating hands were almost scalded.
But who could refuse the "kindness" of the sun? If it didn't scorch you to the point of heatstroke, it wouldn't prove how benevolent and selfless its love was for everything in the world.
"Oh, if only we had air conditioning," Yang Sisi, with her face flushed from the heat, said with steam coming out of her mouth, "With air conditioning, no matter how hot it is outside, it would be as cool as autumn inside the house."
"And there's such a magical thing!" Yu Xiaoling's eyes lit up. "What's air conditioning?"
Yang Sisi wasn't entirely sure. "It should be a machine that can blow cool air in the house. I saw it on TV a few days ago when they were watching a family drama."
"In the family drama, it was also during the dog days of summer, and the main character went out to buy groceries. Her clothes were soaked with sweat, her face was flushed, and when she got home, she said she was going to turn on the air conditioner."
"The main character took the remote control, just like the one we use to turn on the TV, and after a while, her flushed face returned to normal. She lay down on the sofa and fell asleep shortly after, obviously feeling cool and comfortable..."
Yu Xiaoling's family also had a television, bought by Wu Xiuyun and Yu Fugui at Xiao Cheng's store.
But Xiaoling usually didn't watch family dramas; she preferred martial arts dramas, and Yu Dongxu also liked martial arts dramas.
Wu Xiuyun and Yu Fugui were more interested in how to improve their fruit business and make their lives better, so they didn't have much attachment to television. They just followed their children's preferences.
So, even though Yu Xiaoling's family had a television, they really didn't know about things like air conditioning.
But that didn't stop the siblings from thinking of Xiao Cheng's appliance store as soon as they heard about something related to electrical appliances.
The next moment, they thought of the owner of the appliance store, who was right beside them—
"Bai Lu!"
Yu Xiaoling's eyes lit up as she stared straight at Bai Lu. "Bai Lu, does your family's appliance store sell air conditioners? Is air conditioning really that good?"
Yu Dongxu also looked at Bai Lu with anticipation, sweat dripping from his forehead, forgetting to wipe it off.
Yang Sisi finally remembered that Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu were married, and since Xiao Cheng sold appliances, it meant Bai Lu also sold appliances.
"I heard you're going to build a new house. With a new house comes new furniture, right?"
"Do you have air conditioning or anything like that?"
Bai Lu didn't expect that just going to fill out a college application would bring business to her doorstep. She immediately began to promote, "Yes."
"Air conditioning is really a good thing. Once installed in a room, it only takes half an hour to make the entire room cool. Even if it's scorching outside, the room can be as cool as autumn. If you like it colder, you can lower the temperature. You can even cover yourself with a blanket at night and sleep comfortably like it's winter."
"Xiao Cheng went to Guangdong to discuss cooperation yesterday. He'll be back in three days with the goods. Not only do we have air conditioners, but we also have refrigerators. Fruits stored in the refrigerator taste better after being frozen. You can also buy popsicles and ice cream to freeze at home. Whenever you want to eat them, you can eat them. Air conditioners and refrigerators will be available in the city's appliance stores soon, and you can go together to take a look."
Listening to Bai Lu's wonderful description, Yu Xiaoling could already imagine a bright future.
With an ice cream in one hand and a remote control in the other, sitting comfortably on the sofa, blowing cool air, eating ice cream, and watching martial arts dramas—a fairy-tale life.
It's fantastic!
They wanted air conditioners and refrigerators!
"Are air conditioners very expensive?" Yang Sisi's question immediately stopped Yu Xiaoling's excitement.
The town was not wealthy. Buying a television would use up all their savings, so they didn't have extra money to buy nice things.
There were some people doing business on the street who had some extra money, but not Wen Xiuyun and Yu Fugui.
Because the couple had spent the money they earned from selling candied chestnuts a while ago on buying a machine to stir-fry chestnuts, and now, they should have probably made the money back.
As for how much they had earned, Yu Xiaoling and Yu Dongxu didn't know. They probably couldn't afford an air conditioner.
Yu Xiaoling cautiously asked Bai Lu, "We've only seen air conditioners on TV. We've never heard of them before, and there aren't any in the city. Air conditioners are something only wealthy families in big cities can afford, right? Can we afford them?"
Bai Lu gave her a reassuring look. "You can afford them."
During the most expensive period of air conditioners, before the 1980s, only wealthy families could afford them, and ordinary families couldn't afford them even after saving for half a lifetime.
Fortunately, they were now in the late 1990s, a time of fierce competition among domestic enterprises.
From 1992 to 1995, many new air conditioner brands were added domestically, starting a trend.
From 1995 to 2000, major production enterprises competed fiercely, frequently launching large-scale price wars.
Some of the companies that triggered the "air conditioner war" even adopted strategies like "market first, profit second," causing a rapid decline in the price of domestic air conditioners. During the most competitive period, there were even "a few hundred yuan air conditioners."
The night before Xiao Cheng left, Bai Lu talked to him, suggesting that they pay more attention to the external air conditioner market.
They didn't necessarily have to cooperate with the manufacturer of the TV; although it would be more convenient for after-sales service to cooperate with the same manufacturer for everything, working with big brand appliance manufacturers with lower prices, guarantees, and good reputations would be more suitable.
Even if they couldn't get into a "few hundred yuan air conditioner" price war, making a little less than the original price from the appliance factory would still be profitable.
After all, making money is the most important thing.
Business has always been about profit, and there's no need to lose out on a good deal for the sake of some useless drinks at the dinner table.
Drinking is for drinking, making money is for making money. If the former can bring profit to the latter, having a few more drinks is no big deal.
If not, it's better to change cooperation decisively.
"I'm going to save money to buy an air conditioner!"
Yu Xiaoling absolutely believed Bai Lu's words. "After filling out the application, I'll go help my parents sell fruit and candied chestnuts with my brother. We'll be able to buy an air conditioner and a big refrigerator very soon!"
Chapter 312 Throwing a Tantrum
Yu Dongxu secretly glanced at Bai Lu and echoed Yu Xiaoling's words, "I'll sell candied chestnuts."
Candied chestnuts were a unique business in the town and also in the city, not to mention how popular they were.
With so many people lining up to buy them every day, it was indeed necessary to help, but!
Yu Xiaoling narrowed her eyes and looked at Yu Dongxu's red ears, saying, "What are you dreaming about in broad daylight?"
"Candied chestnuts are fried with an electric chestnut roasting machine, and you don't know how to add ingredients. Normally, it's done by my parents. You usually help with selling fruits."
"Now suddenly wanting to sell candied chestnuts, are you afraid you'll mess up the reputation by adding random ingredients?"
"I'm not!" Yu Dongxu's face turned red as he retorted.
"I didn't want to ruin the reputation of candied chestnuts. I'll learn from my parents after filling out the application!"
"It's too late!"
Yu Xiaoling proudly raised her chin. "I helped out at my mom's stall yesterday and already learned how to make candied chestnuts. Don't believe me? Ask Sisi. Sisi tried the chestnuts I made."
Yang Sisi glanced at Bai Lu, who remained calm, and then at the flushed Yu Dongxu.
She decisively commented on Yu Xiaoling's candied chestnuts, "Xiaoling's candied chestnuts are very good, soft, chewy, and fragrant. They taste great. She can set up a stall now."
Yu Xiaoling tilted her umbrella and raised her eyebrows at Yu Dongxu. "Did you hear that? I'm the best!"
"You're clumsy. By the time you learn to make candied chestnuts, the flowers will have withered. How am I supposed to buy an air conditioner and a big refrigerator? Wake up, big brother, stop dreaming~"
Yu Dongxu: "..."
Yang Sisi couldn't stop laughing.
This was the first time Bai Lu had seen Yu Xiaoling and Yu Dongxu bickering, and she couldn't help but find it amusing.
It seemed that good brothers in the world liked to indulge their sisters.
Unfortunately, she was an only child and had no siblings, so she never experienced what it was like to have a brother.
Under the scorching sun, the dazzling sunlight cast over the figure of Qing Jun who had just come out of the fruit shop. With a beautiful fruit basket in hand, his long, slender body walked steadily forward.
"Brother Jinfan!"
Yu Xiaoling ran excitedly towards her idol. "Are you going to school too?"
There were countless streets and alleys in the city, but the direction they were heading in now led straight to Pingcheng High School.
Lin Jinfan glanced at Bai Lu under the sunshade, nodded slightly, and replied to Yu Xiaoling, "I'm going to see a teacher."
There was a teacher in high school who had leukemia and couldn't be cured. His house was near the school.
The teacher had been conscientious throughout his life and had brought up many students with excellent academic performance, helping them turn the tide in the college entrance examination.
He was deeply loved and respected by his students.
Among them was the last graduating class before the teacher was diagnosed with leukemia, and the most outstanding student in the college entrance examination, Lin Jinfan, who scored full marks in all subjects.
"The teacher must be very happy to see his favorite student come to visit."
Yu Xiaoling suddenly turned around and proposed to Bai Lu, Yang Sisi, and Yu Dongxu, "Why don't we go visit the teacher too? I heard it's the teacher's birthday today."
"It's still early. Let's buy some gifts on the way to visit the teacher and then go to school to fill out our applications, okay?"
Lin Jinfan's homeroom teacher was a Chinese teacher who taught multiple classes, and Bai Lu and others were among his students.
Everyone agreed.
The group turned back and bought gifts for the sick person on the street, then went to the teacher's house together.
On the way to buy gifts, there were customers coming out of the appliance store across the street. Zhang San escorted them to the door, and when he saw Bai Lu across the street, he waved and greeted her.
Bai Lu smiled and nodded in response.
Lin Jinfan, who was beside her, heard the word "sister-in-law" and glanced slightly, then calmly withdrew his gaze.
At that moment, Yu Xiaoling was expressing her feelings to Yang Sisi: "Being able to visit the teacher and fill out the application with two national champions is simply the blessing of ten lifetimes, no, a hundred lifetimes!"
"Moreover, both of the academic gods are from our province, our Pingcheng, our Xinzhen, and our school. They are too invincible!"
Yang Sisi agreed with a smile, "When people who love to study attend classes, eat, study, and discuss answers together, their grades will indeed improve rapidly, mutually achieving success."
"It's so nice to have childhood sweethearts..."
"I suspect that it's because I don't have childhood sweethearts to urge me to study that I couldn't get full marks in all subjects. If I had known earlier, I would have found a childhood sweetheart to study with."
Yu Dongxu: "Am I not a human?"
Yu Xiaoling: "You're not... a childhood sweetheart!"
In the fiery days, the graduates came to school to fill out their applications, starting a new chapter in their lives.
The teaching building was adorned with large, long, dazzling red banners, celebrating Bai Lu becoming the new college entrance examination champion.
Those who had mocked Bai Lu before now felt ashamed when they saw her, unable to show their faces.
They hurried away with their heads down.
Even Zhou Jiayi, who despised Bai Lu the most, had no excuse to trample on her anymore and was even mocked by many good students.
How much humiliation had Bai Lu endured from her before, and now there were so many people standing up for her.
Scoring full marks in all subjects was not only the honor of the school but also a good example for future students who were striving to study.
How could they allow anyone to trample on her again?
Whenever Zhou Jiayi and Lan Caiying spoke a little gossip, they would be drowned in saliva.
...
Xiao Cheng called last night to report his safety after arriving in Guangdong Province. Bai Lu thought he wouldn't call tonight.
Who knew he not only called but also in the middle of the night.
And...
"What are you doing, Lu Lu... It rang three times before you answered. It's so late, you're not sleeping at home. Where did you go? Why did it take you so long to answer the phone? Are you avoiding my calls, Lu Lu, what are you doing! Why aren't you speaking, Lu Lu..."
The impatient voice in the receiver shook the roof tiles as if they were about to collapse, and even the wind was dispersed.
Bai Lu, with messy hair half-awake, sat beside the landline phone, holding the receiver in her left hand and casually combing her hair that hadn't woken up with her five fingers in her right hand.
She yawned lazily.
In a cool tone, she said, "Have you been drinking?"
The impatient voice on the other end of the line abruptly stopped.
Faintly, there seemed to be the heavy sound of a teacup colliding abruptly, and the lid of the cup accidentally fell to the ground with a dull sound.
There should be a carpet on the ground.
The location should be a hotel.
Xiao Cheng was in his room, perhaps he had been drinking, and he didn't know how much he had drunk, so he started acting like a child.
"Haven't I told you before, don't drink too much when you're out?" Bai Lu's slightly chilly voice, accompanied by the rekindled night wind, pierced through the darkness.
The flames on the other end of the phone were instantly suppressed, and the impatient confusion paused for three seconds.
With a somewhat imperceptible sense of grievance and accusation, he said, "It's your fault this time, Lu Lu! You didn't listen to me and ran around everywhere! "
Chapter 313: The Drunken Episode
The night breeze was slightly cool.
The faint scent of roses brushed past, not hot at all, so Bai Lu couldn't be bothered to turn on the fan.
With a light laugh, she asked, "When did I start running around everywhere?"
The voice on the phone didn't hesitate to respond, "Today!"
Accompanying the words were heavy sounds of falling, not from chairs, but from the bed, luckily not a wooden one.
Otherwise, it wouldn't withstand the anger.
With just two words of anger, Bai Lu recalled what happened when she met Zhang San today, and everything suddenly made sense.
"I went to school to fill out my application today, and then I went straight home. How could I have been running around?"
"You didn't go fill out the application by yourself!"
The child's angry voice conveyed his frustration.
Bai Lu pretended not to understand and counted off the people one by one, "Right, I didn't go fill out the application by myself. Some friends came to my house to invite me, including Yu Xiaoling, Yang Sisi, Yu Dongxu..."
There was silence on the other end of the phone, as if he realized she wasn't going to say more. Did she just hang up?
"And also!"
The once dignified and cold voice of the boss now sounded impatient, completely replaced by the temper of a child.
Bai Lu heard a "click" sound, sensing it was the telephone receiver, followed by another sound, the seventh sense told her it was a landline phone.
Worried that he might break the phone, Bai Lu decided not to tease him anymore.
"Well, and also Lin Jinfan..."
"Click—"
It wasn't the phone or the landline, but a teacup. The clear and loud sound of angry smashing.
"You promised to wait for me to come back!"
The jealousy soared from the other end of the phone, exploding through the telephone line, almost shattering the receiver.
Bai Lu couldn't stop laughing, leaning on the table, and leisurely said, "I haven't finished explaining yet. Why are you in such a hurry? Did you break the teacup? Are your hands okay?"
Interrupting the explanation, the voice on the phone , "..."
"No, the teacup fell to the ground by itself and broke. I didn't break it. Hurry up and explain!"
Bai Lu stifled her laughter, not wanting to expose the child's stubbornness, and cleared her throat.
Slowly, she began, "This morning, I went to school with Yu Xiaoling, Yang Sisi, Yu Dongxu to fill out our applications. We met Lin Jinfan in the city, and he was buying a fruit basket to visit our sick high school homeroom teacher, who used to teach us Chinese."
"We saw it was still early, so we decided to visit the teacher together."
She wasn't sure if the child on the other end of the phone believed her or not, but after listening, he just said, "Oh," and fell silent.
Then there was only the heavy sound of breathing.
Bai Lu thought he had fallen asleep and was about to hang up the phone, but just as she moved to do so, she heard a hoarse and suppressed voice, seemingly containing some emotion.
"Lu Lu."
"Yeah."
"I will build a big house for Lu Lu, and Lu Lu must wait for me to come back."
"Okay."
Her voice was very obedient, soothing the angry child, "I will buy an air conditioner, a refrigerator, and everything Lu Lu likes. Lu Lu, wait for me at home."
Bai Lu, who was half asleep and half awake, had already lost her drowsiness, and responded softly, "Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."
"If you've been drinking, don't run around. Is Li Si with you? Let him take the call."
This time, Xiao Cheng went out with Li Si. In this unstable drunken state, it's best to have someone with him to watch over.
When Li Si heard a knock on the door and opened it to see Xiao Cheng with his deep eyes, slightly red, he was shocked.
He remembered that when they parted ways in the corridor before returning to their rooms, Xiao Cheng wasn't like this.
Although his expression had been off since he received a call from Zhang San about work.
He had dinner with the air conditioning manufacturer's responsible person and drank a lot of alcohol.
But he seemed normal all the way back, except for a slightly colder expression and a more sinister gaze.
The distance he kept from people used to be far, but now it felt even farther, but everything else seemed normal.
After all, Xiao Cheng used to be like this after drinking, not weaker but stronger, capable of sending people to heaven with one punch, either dead or half-dead, hence his nickname "Evil Dragon" on the streets.
Now, it seemed like he returned to his room, came out again, and the ferocious aura had disappeared.
What puzzled Li Si even more was what happened next. The boss actually asked him to answer the call from his wife!
His wife actually asked him to help take care of the boss!
And she instructed him with a series of precautions, as if worried that the boss would be deceived, abducted, or bullied?
Was this a joke!?
Li Si held the receiver tremblingly, looked at the imposing figure sitting in the room, and felt that there was no need to guard the door at all, but...
"Li Si, did you hear that?"
"Yes, yes, I heard it, sister-in-law! I live next door to Xiao Cheng, and I can hear every knock on the door clearly. I'll pay close attention to what's happening on his side and won't let strangers talk to him. Sister-in-law, rest assured..."
Li Si talked to Bai Lu on the phone for a long time, feeling the piercing gaze of the boss all the while.
After making all the promises, he finally got Bai Lu's permission to leave.
Oh, not to leave, but to hand over the phone to the boss who was impatiently waiting for the call.
Li Si didn't dare eavesdrop on the conversation between the boss and his wife anymore, rushing out the door as if he were on fire.
Shutting off his hearing ability.
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he waited quietly for the boss's call, but what he got was a dismissal.
"Why haven't you left yet?"
Xiao Cheng's gaze was slightly cold, sweeping over, and the soft lighting in the corridor seemed to split apart in front of him, casting shadows.
His hand on the doorknob revealed distinct knuckles, strong and powerful. With a little force, the doorknob would shatter.
Li Si felt that the boss was unusually calm and didn't need anyone to guard the door, but...
"You've been drinking, and your wife is worried. I'll wait outside for a while. If there's anything, just call me."
Xiao Cheng's expression was blank, "No need."
Li Si didn't want to be punched, so he promptly left.
However, as soon as he returned to his room and lay down on the bed, there was a knock on the door.
Had Xiao Cheng changed his mind?
Is he going to reassure his wife now?
Li Si ran to open the door, expecting to see the boss, but at the door was a—
A woman with three pounds of flour on her face, colorful makeup around her eyes, and eyelashes clumped like fly legs. She was dressed very revealingly, with half of her upper body exposed, and wore black silk stockings with long legs exposed. She held a bottle of red wine in her hand, smiled at him with red lips, and revealed a set of white teeth.
"Hello~ handsome, the night is long, why not have a drink and chat with me?"
The woman shook her red curls, stretched out her long legs, and winked with her strained eyes, flirting.
Is she trying to pull the Immortal Jump trick?
"Bang!" The door closed.
Li Si praised himself for his quick wit. How could he be fooled by a glass of wine? No way!
His boss wife was indeed knowledgeable and well-informed, knowing even about such subtle scams as the Immortal Jump.
Fortunately, he remembered Bai Lu's teachings. No matter how high-class the hotel is, the Immortal Jump can happen anywhere.
The only difference is how it's presented.
Some are through phone calls... some come directly to the door... some find an excuse first...
Excuses... wait a minute!
Xiao Cheng!!!
Chapter 314: In a Hurry
Li Si rushed out of the room in a panic.
"Oh!"
The big wavy woman hadn't left yet. Just as she turned around, she was bumped into by Li Si and fell to the ground.
The wine bottle flew out far away.
The carpet bore an unbearable force, the wine didn't shatter into pieces, and the woman didn't faint.
But she sprained her foot. She kicked off her peep-toe high heels, rolled over, and couldn't get up, accidentally striking a seductive pose in pain, casting an enchanting glance at Li Si.
"You, why are you so reckless? You're in such a hurry, you hurt me so much..."
"Hurry up and help me up..."
Li Si instinctively stopped when he bumped into someone, but seeing it was a scam, he didn't want to bother. However, she fell right in front of him and ended up lying down accidentally.
Blocking his way.
In the middle of the night, all the guests were asleep. In the brightly decorated corridor, there wasn't a single soul.
Under the warm yellow wall lamp, the lighting was dim, and Xiao Cheng's room was wide open.
Li Si was shocked, forgetting everything and directly stepping over the big wave lying on the ground.
With two big steps, he rushed to the door of the boss's room.
Suddenly dumbfounded!
There was actually a woman in the room.
She didn't have blood-red lips, fly-leg-like eyelashes, revealing waves of chests, long black stockings, or big waves of red.
There were no trays or alcohol.
Instead, there was a woman in a white dress, flowing like a painting, with long hair like thick ink satin reaching her waist, a slender waist, graceful posture, standing quietly there, attracting all attention. The crystal chandelier, wall lamp, ceiling lamp, all the lights were drawn to her, all eyes were fixed on her.
Like Bai Lu...
Bai Lu!!!
Li Si's gaze instantly left the girl's back and focused ahead, where the boss stood facing the girl.
Three meters apart, standing with hands behind his back.
His eyes, shrouded in mystery, seemed to be looking at the girl through layers of warm yellow light.
Slightly indifferent, somewhat absent-minded, as if pondering something, yet also confirming something.
Li Si felt something was wrong and shouted, "Brother Cheng! She's not Sister-in-law, she's a scammer!"
This shout made the girl turn her head.
Xiao Cheng also looked over.
Li Si was instantly stunned, sucking in a cold breath, his anxious face turning red, instantly turning into embarrassment.
"Miss Yun... Why are you here?"
The girl smiled faintly, "I saw that you guys drank too much tonight, so I brought some hangover medicine for you."
Li Si was dumbfounded.
The girl wasn't a scammer, she was the daughter of the air conditioner brand manager—Yun Ruolin.
Yun Ruolin was a university student majoring in marketing. During her break, she would come to the air conditioner market with her father to practice.
During dinner, Yun Ruolin used marketing strategies such as "entering the market on a large scale, with benefits coming later..." to persuade her father and Xiao Cheng to cooperate at a factory price 25% lower than the entire air conditioner market, promoting their collaboration.
At this moment, Yun Ruolin didn't have a tray or alcohol, but held hangover medicine in one hand and honey water in the other.
In the middle of the night... Li Si couldn't help but suspect that Yun Ruolin had some ideas about his boss.
Most importantly, Yun Ruolin bore some resemblance to Bai Lu, especially from the back.
Looking at her face, there was some resemblance too, both very delicate and flawless.
But Yun Ruolin gave off only one impression, gentle and virtuous, a business-savvy good girl.
While Bai Lu gave off an impression of being multifaceted.
When facing troublemakers or gangs looking for trouble, Bai Lu would erupt with a queen-like aura stronger than theirs.
Sweeping the entire place, suppressing everyone.
When facing business troubles, Bai Lu would strategize like a military adviser, with great vision and strategy.
When facing... brothers, Bai Lu treated them with the appropriate closeness and equal treatment.
When facing Xiao Cheng... she was the most gentle, the most complete, showing every aspect, every emotion.
Many, many... Bai Lu who adapts to all situations.
Li Si couldn't explain the difference, but anyway, Yun Ruolin and Bai Lu were quite different.
At first glance, they were somewhat similar, especially from behind, but upon closer inspection, they were different.
However, now that his boss had been drinking and might be confused, he might mistake Yun Ruolin for Bai Lu.
Li Si had to guard his boss for his sister-in-law and refuse the...
"Thank you, Miss Yun, for specially bringing the medicine. We've taken it after coming back and the alcohol has worn off."
Xiao Cheng hadn't taken any hangover medicine, but he didn't mind Li Si lying.
"This..."
Yun Ruolin looked at the man's calm and cold face, his deep eyes like a chilly abyss, the rarely seen slightly red pupils.
Her tone was slightly low, politely asking for the last time, "Brother Cheng, don't you need it either?"
A sudden "Brother Cheng" made Li Si's jaw drop, what's going on here!
During the negotiations, she called Xiao Cheng "Mr. Xiao," and Li Si was already surprised, now she's calling him "Brother Cheng"?
And she said it so smoothly.
Isn't it too fast to become familiar?
Li Si was really afraid that because of this "Brother Cheng," his boss would accept Yun Ruolin's medicine.
After all, she was the daughter of a business partner, and becoming too familiar so suddenly would surely secure future cooperation at a "friendly price."
Looking at the medicine... he really couldn't refuse for his boss.
Anxiety!
In a hurry!
"We don't need it." Xiao Cheng's tone was indifferent.
His gaze, faint, swept over the honey water in front of him, but didn't stop.
Only then did Li Si realize that in Xiao Cheng's dark and empty eyes, there was nothing.
Not to mention Yun Ruolin.
However, when facing Bai Lu, those deep, ocean-like eyes showed obvious affection, immense indulgence, like strong liquor drowning people.
Of course... it would drown Bai Lu.
Not Yun Ruolin.
Yun Ruolin seemed to have guessed something and didn't insist anymore. She bid Xiao Cheng "good night" and left.
Li Si watched her figure in the white dress disappear at the door, feeling a bit dangerous for some reason.
He promptly spoke up to remind, "Sister-in-law is not here. Brother Cheng, you shouldn't mistake her for sister-in-law again. Sister-in-law would be sad and upset if she found out, she might even ignore you."
Xiao Cheng gave him a cold look, "I'm not blind."
"Then why did you let her in..."
Li Si dared to grumble, "If something were to happen accidentally and Sister-in-law found out, she would probably be angry and leave home like they do on TV..."
Xiao Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or be angry, but he definitely looked cold, enough to freeze people.
His tone was as icy as a glacier, "I opened the door, she couldn't stand steady, rushed in, I stepped aside, and you came."
Li Si: "..."
Really economical with words.
Not willing to explain a single word more!
Seeing the boss's cold and arrogant back as he turned around, Li Si knew he hadn't made a mistake, so he didn't say anything more.
To avoid being punched.
After all, with his sister-in-law not around, there was at least a 99.999% chance of getting punched.
Let's go back to sleep.
"Handsome~"
The big waves are still there!
Li Si stared at the woman leaning against the boss's doorframe, her chest nearly bursting out.
"We don't need..."
"Ah!"
The big wave suddenly lost her balance and fell straight in.
Chapter 315: Changing Rooms
Li Si swiftly dodged.
The big wave woman fell to the ground.
The wine bottle flew out, rolling to the sofa, colliding with the shards of a teacup on the ground, emitting a piercing sound. His gaze swept over, the contempt in his eyes seeming to set the entire floor on fire.
Not only burning the alcohol, but also intending to burn people.
When his gaze landed on the positions of the big wave and Li Si, his long, rigid legs had already reached them.
"Change rooms."
Li Si: "..."
The big wave just struck a seductive pose, pulling down the fabric in front of her chest and rolling up the fabric on her legs, her lips forming a charming smile, ready to seduce the incredibly handsome man sitting on the sofa.
Even if they couldn't do business... couldn't scam him... sleeping with such a man for free would be worth it.
But to her surprise, he actually wanted to change rooms!
Did he find her dirty from falling?
She simply couldn't bear it any longer!
"Bang!"
Just as the big wave was getting up, Xiao Cheng and Li Si had already walked out one after the other, heartlessly closing the door.
Big wave: "..."
...
The next morning.
Bai Lu was proud to sleep in.
Last night, the irritable child not only disturbed her dreams but also entered them, warning her angrily.
If she ran around again, he would kick her out!
What illogical thinking. Brainless children were just that, brainless children, Bai Lu didn't take it seriously.
With the weather so hot, why would she leave the house and feel like she's in a sauna? Blowing a fan at home was much more comfortable, wasn't it?
Very comfortable!
After breakfast, Bai Lu went to the vegetable garden with Xiao Wei to weed, till the soil, and plant new vegetables.
Xiao Wei was feeding the old hen with twisted vegetable leaves, and the chicks... were not really chicks anymore, weighing two to three kilograms each.
Rounded up, they could be eaten.
Perhaps Bai Lu's gaze was too intense, but the old hen sensed her "eating intentions" and stopped eating the delicious tender leaves, clucking and spreading its wings.
Protecting the chicks... amidst the chicken group.
However, the chicks were small and couldn't protect such a large group of chickens from feasting on the tender leaves.
The old hen could only roar at Bai Lu, its deafening screeches startling the fish in the river to the bottom.
Bai Lu found it amusing, and mischievously picked up a piece of vegetable, throwing it over. "They're not your chicks. Why are you in such a hurry?"
The eggs were bought from Mrs. Zhang, who was delighted to be a mother, even though there was no need.
Xiao Wei turned around and saw Bai Lu's expression as she looked at the "spicy chicken," feeling a bit helpless.
His sister-in-law was thinking about his brother again.
Poor chicks, Xiao Wei suggested softly, "If Sister-in-law wants to eat chicken, I can go buy it in the street. The chicks haven't grown up yet, so let's raise them a bit longer?"
Okay!
Happy chicks, besides having a mother hen, also had a human darling.
Bai Lu carried a stack of vegetable leaves over, pretending to sigh in distress. "But they eat too much."
"They have to eat so many vegetable leaves, bran, and husks every day, and they can't even lay eggs. It's really a loss..."
The little guy thought Bai Lu really wanted to eat chicken, grabbed her clothes nervously, and weakly assured, "Soon, the little hens will be able to lay eggs."
"I have some pocket money, I can buy bran to raise the little hens until they lay eggs, so they won't have to eat so many vegetable leaves anymore. Sister-in-law works so hard to grow vegetables, I'll help more with watering, feeding the fish, and tilling the soil in the future..."
As soon as the little figure finished speaking, he ran to the vegetable garden and picked up the small hoe that had just been put down, helping to till the soil.
Little did he know, as soon as the small hoe was raised, before it even landed, it was grabbed by a delicate jade hand.
The little guy looked up pitifully.
Bai Lu originally wanted to pat his head, but unfortunately, the cute big eyes were too bright and innocent. She couldn't control her strength for a moment and ended up rubbing his head into a chicken's nest.
"I'm just kidding with you. I won't eat... cough, I won't eat your little chickens. Our family isn't so poor that we can't afford to raise ten or so chicks. It's enough to raise them."
"The entire garden is enough for the little chicks to eat, so there's no need to spend your pocket money. If you like, you can keep raising them. Both your brother and I don't eat young chickens. We'll go buy big chickens to eat."
Children are naturally simple and innocent, and raising small animals for a long time inevitably leads to feelings.
For the sake of temporary desires, forcibly depriving them of their feelings will cause irreparable psychological damage. Even if they don't say it out loud, they will remember it forever.
Not only will they remember the small animals that were killed, but they will also remember the person who erased their feelings.
Xiao Wei's personality was similar to Xiao Cheng's, introverted, not fond of being in crowds, and rarely going out without reason.
He also didn't have many friends usually. The only friend might be the old hen and the nest of chicks.
Xiao Wei felt better after having his head rubbed.
Ever since the chicks grew up, a heavy stone had been pressing on his heart, and it finally fell.
Bai Lu always kept her word. If she said she wouldn't eat, she wouldn't eat again, and besides, Big Brother would definitely agree.
In the future, even if the little chicks accidentally wandered into the yard, Big Brother wouldn't kill them.
Because if Big Sister-in-law didn't allow it, Big Brother wouldn't do it either.
Xiao Wei secretly smiled.
After sprinkling the vegetable seeds, Bai Lu watered them and said, "On the night of the barbecue, I saw you and San Wazi having a great time, exchanging barbecue techniques and sharing grilled skewers. Do you want to go to Xiao Village to find Sanwazi to play?"
Perhaps due to similar personalities and experiences, Xiao Wei and San Wazi did get along quite well.
It was the kind of conversation where there was no awkwardness even if they were silent. Silence wasn't awkward either.
But: "Xiao Village is very far away..."
San Wazi said his butt hurt from sitting on the car, but also said that even though it hurt, he was very happy.
Because he saw Bai Lu and met new friends.
There wasn't anything important, San Wazi probably wouldn't come to town again, and he wouldn't go back to Xiao Village specifically.
He was still young, it wasn't safe to ride a car, and it was inconvenient. It would worry Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law.
Seeing the hesitant expression on the little guy's face, Bai Lu knew what he was thinking. "When your brother comes back, we can go to the countryside to pick fruit together."
Xiao Wei's eyes lit up instantly, a little unbelieving. "Go to Xiao Village to pick fruit?"
"Yeah~"
Bai Lu looked at the little guy's still nervous face and explained with a gentle smile, "Picking fruit is also a business."
"Your brother went to another province this time, not only to discuss business for the appliance store, but also for fruit trading business... looking for new partners to sell the fruits from Xiao Village's mountains to wholesale markets in other places, selling them to big factories that make beverages, canned fruits, and various fruit snacks."
"When your brother finishes discussing the cooperation and comes back, and handles the customs clearance... we can take a big truck to the countryside to pick fruit. By then, you can invite San Wazi."
"Help pick fruit together on the mountain. Not only can you earn pocket money to buy exercise books, pencils, erasers... but you can also buy your favorite snacks. You can eat snacks while picking fruit, how happy and enjoyable your childhood will be..."
As Bai Lu described the beautiful scene word by word, Xiao Wei's mind was already filled with joyful images.
Excitedly, he ran over and hugged Bai Lu's leg.
"Big Sister-in-law..."
"Knock, knock, knock—"
The sound of knocking suddenly rang out.
