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The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(321-325)
🕑 Added 2024-03-13 05:32:53 +0000 UTCChapter 321: Beep Beep Beep
"Beep—Beep—Beep—"
"The number you have dialed is not answering. Please try again later..."
"Beep beep beep... The number you have dialed is not answering. Please try again later... Beep beep beep..."
Li Si was scared to his knees.
The murderous aura surrounded him from all directions, closing in on him.
Stepping into the coffin board, knees entering hell, Li Si was suffocated, as if he were prey caught by an ancient beast, with his blood flow stopped and frozen.
Without even looking at Xiao Cheng's face, he knew the dragon had been angered, and he was doomed!
It's over, it's over!
He's going to get punched!
Li Si shook his hands frantically, repeatedly dialing the phone, his survival instinct causing his brain to spin rapidly: "Brother Cheng... Maybe the phone is broken, malfunctioning, it's not that Sister-in-law is angry and not answering the phone, you need to calm down, calm down, calm down..."
Xiao Cheng pinched his brow, resisting the urge to kick the figure lying on the ground in front of the table, and snatched the phone with one hand.
His long fingers danced, leaving afterimages between the number keys, and another number was dialed.
After three rings, the call was answered.
"Hello, this is Pingcheng Electronics Store..."
Before Zhang San could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a familiar cold voice: "Send someone from the communications department to the Xinzhen to check the telephone lines."
Huh???
"Brother Cheng?"... Calling the store so late at night, asking him to send someone to the New Town to repair the phone?
Has he gone crazy from selling TVs, listening to customer service calls, and having hallucinations?
"Is there anything else?" the boss's cold voice rang out again.
"Nothing, nothing, nothing!"
Zhang San subconsciously shook his head, his mind suddenly enlightened, and he suddenly thought of a possibility: "Did the phone line at Brother Cheng's house malfunction?"
This question went unanswered.
Because when the boss's icy voice sounded again, it wasn't directed at the phone anymore, but at the kneeling figure of Li Si.
"Explain."
Li Si had been with Xiao Cheng for a long time, and he understood with just a glance from him.
He understood even more with two words, and hastily got up, taking the phone and starting to speak: "Zhang San, Brother Cheng and Sister-in-law had a small misunderstanding tonight. You take someone from the communications department to the Xinzhen to check the lines, but make sure to go to Sister-in-law's house first.
"The phone at Sister-in-law's house can't get through, so there must be a problem with the line somewhere, you have to explain the misunderstanding to Sister-in-law clearly, this is what happened..."
In another corner, on the other side of the moonlight.
"Sister-in-law, what are you looking for?"
Xiao Wei, who had experienced all kinds of weather conditions, from severe cold to scorching heat, experiencing a whole year's worth of climate changes every three minutes in the room, finally managed to watch TV normally. But before he could even watch for a second, there was the sound of rummaging in the room.
When he turned around, he saw that the telephone on the desk, next to the vase that had been emptied of flowers, had been overturned.
Bai Lu tapped the phone with her hand, putting it to her ear, as if she didn't hear what she wanted.
Without a word, she turned the phone over again, checked it several times, then checked the handset a few more times, pressed the buttons several times, and tried to make a call.
Putting it to her ear again, it seemed like she still didn't hear what she wanted, and Bai Lu finally gave up.
Turning around, she started rummaging through the room.
Her search was fast, meticulous, and frantic, not missing any corner in her thorough search.
Xiao Wei was dumbfounded.
"Looking for batteries."
Bai Lu searched the entire room but couldn't find any new batteries, so she turned her attention to the remote control in Xiao Wei's hand.
"The phone has no sound, can't make calls, it might be out of battery, try changing the batteries, it should work."
Xiao Wei looked down at the remote in his hand, then up at the telephone on the desk, which was much larger than the remote.
Finally, meeting Bai Lu's anxious gaze, he silently handed her the remote: "I don't know if it's the right size..."
"I remember, there were spare batteries on the high table before, maybe they got pushed to the back when the TV was moved, let me look for them..."
Xiao Wei moved a chair and went to look behind the TV, but there was a wall behind it, with tables on both sides, and the chair couldn't fit in.
He could only search from the front, standing on the chair to reach higher.
Bai Lu took the batteries out of the remote control and replaced them in the telephone, luckily they were the right size.
Unfortunately...
The phone still couldn't make calls.
Bai Lu looked at the phone jack at the back of the telephone, it wasn't loose or disconnected, so why couldn't she make calls!
She still didn't know who that woman was!
Bai Lu grabbed her hair in frustration.
"Big Sister-in-law, the new batteries are here."
——
The culprit, Li Si, had already been terrified by Xiao Cheng's dark and terrifying face.
But can't all the blame be placed on him, right? After all, he didn't open the door...
"Don't you know how to close the door when you go out?" Xiao Cheng's cold, chilling gaze was fixed on Li Si's hands.
Each word was like a knife, slashing at Li Si, making his hands stiff and numb, feeling as if they had separated from his body.
Finally remembering, he reported on the progress of his work to Xiao Cheng when he returned from the meeting this afternoon.
About the fluctuation in fruit market prices, the input and output prices of major processing plants, and the pricing for various production purposes...
The progress bar was only halfway done, and after reporting, he left. He remembered that when he left, the door was already closed!
"I closed... Did I forget to close the door?"
Li Si defended himself confidently, but in the face of the fist clenched with blue veins beside the big boss, he realized the truth immediately.
"I probably didn't close the door tightly when I left, Brother Cheng, I'm sorry! I'll make sure to close it tightly next time and check to make sure it's closed before I leave!"
"Never again will I give anyone a chance to take advantage of it and disturb you in the middle of the night... But this Miss Yun is too free, always coming to talk about work with you late at night without sleeping.
"She doesn't even knock on the door before coming in..."
Li Si, feeling the boss's slaughter-like reaction, was completely certain and convinced.
It definitely wasn't Xiao Cheng who opened the door for Yun Ruolin.
At night, Xiao Cheng wouldn't go out, he even ordered meals from the hotel, let alone casually go downstairs.
The real culprit behind this misunderstanding was neither him nor Xiao Cheng, it was Yun Ruolin.
Realizing the truth, Li Si couldn't help but complain: "Does Yun Ruolin not have any free time during the day? The air conditioning cooperation has been confirmed with her and her father. What other national matters does she have to discuss late at night, causing Sister-in-law to misunderstand..."
"If the phone is broken, it's fine, but if Sister-in-law is really angry, we waited all night and still couldn't get her to call back. The most important thing is that if Sister-in-law is angry, she might even leave home!"
The more Li Si spoke, the more he realized how serious the situation was: "Brother Cheng, you were on the phone with Sister-in-law at that time, right? Did Yun Ruolin know about it? Didn't you tell her that you had to finish talking to Sister-in-law before you had time to talk about work with her..."
Xiao Cheng hadn't realized how annoying Li Si could be before, staring at the phone without wanting to respond, but also not wanting him to do the same stupid thing in the future, so he threw a business card over.
With a "smack", Li Si was hit in the face by the business card. When he took it down to look at it clearly, he finally understood.
"So it's a building materials company... I've looked for so many before, and you didn't like any of them... Is this introduced by Miss Yun? How does Miss Yun know that we need high-end, atmospheric, and upscale building materials?"
Chapter 322: Terrifying
Xiao Cheng frowned, "Wasn't it you who mentioned it?"
Li Si decisively shook his head, "I've never mentioned this to Yun Ruolin. She's not the CEO of a building materials company, why would I talk to her about it? During the dinner when we discussed cooperation, we didn't bring this up. We didn't mention it while discussing cooperation with her father either. How could she know...
"The company on the business card, I heard about it from someone else yesterday. It does have very high-end and beautiful building materials.
"But they're ridiculously expensive. I didn't even bother getting their contact information. Could Yun Ruolin be introducing this company to you, hoping to give you a special price for market promotion?"
Xiao Cheng had no idea if the price Yun Ruolin quoted earlier was a special price or not.
After checking with Li Si one by one.
It turned out that not only was it a special price, it was also the factory price for air conditioners, reduced to the same extent!
"Nothing is free in this world. It's either treachery or thievery!" Li Si now suspected even more that Yun Ruolin was interested in their boss.
After completing the cooperation with the new appliance manufacturer, Xiao Cheng had been secretly investigating the insider information of the fruit industry.
He temporarily entrusted the task of finding materials to Li Si.
But Li Si's findings were all unsatisfactory to Xiao Cheng, which made him quite worried, worrying to the point where he was running around every day.
Guangdong Province was not their territory, and they had no influence there, making it difficult to find good things.
Even if they found something good, they would be cheated, and trying to make a normal transaction was even more difficult.
A "friendly price" for high-end materials was even more impossible; without substantial interests involved, true friendship couldn't be established.
Yun Ruolin couldn't achieve it either.
Yun Ruolin's father could, as the operations manager of a high-end brand, usually had mutual interests with others.
But to give such a big favor to a first-time partner, without any benefit, was obviously not something an operations manager would do.
It was even more difficult for Yun Ruolin to persuade her father to ask the building materials company for such a "friendly price" of mutual benefits.
Yet, she freely handed it over to Xiao Cheng.
If it was just to make friends, Li Si absolutely didn't believe it, not even if he was beaten to death.
Yun Ruolin must have set her sights on the big boss!
Looking at his boss's handsome and intimidating face, his tall and imposing figure, his overwhelming aura of strength, Li Si felt even more worried and apprehensive.
"Brother Cheng, let's change rooms. If we keep staying here, you won't see your wife again."
"The women outside are too terrifying, just like in TV dramas. In order to snatch a man, they send gifts in the middle of the night, dressed up so nicely..."
Hearing this, Xiao Cheng raised his gaze from the phone, a cold glance passing over the worried Li Si.
"Do you think she's good-looking?"
Li Si was stunned for a moment, only then did he understand who the boss was referring to: "Wasn't Yun Ruolin not looking good today?"
"The dress she wore was a bit similar to what Sister-in-law wore last time, both white. Although it's not as beautiful as Sister-in-law, it's still prettier than all the girls in the town and Pingcheng."
As he spoke, he explained, "I didn't intentionally stare at Sister-in-law. Brother Cheng, please don't misunderstand! It's because the brothers all say Sister-in-law is very beautiful, so I just took a glance and knew Sister-in-law is very beautiful. I absolutely didn't keep looking!"
Xiao Cheng's gaze remained icy, without saying a word.
Li Si's scalp went numb, feeling cold to the core: "I was wrong, Brother Cheng. If Sister-in-law heard what I said tonight, she must be angry and misunderstand. Let's change rooms quickly!"
"If we don't change rooms soon, if Sister-in-law finds out Yun Ruolin came to see you again, she will definitely leave home!"
Xiao Cheng's words were like a cold blade, "If we change rooms now, how will I answer her call?"
The front desk wouldn't transfer external calls to the guest rooms.
Even if there were instructions in advance, external calls would still need to be verified and confirmed.
By the time the front desk finished verification and confirmation, Bai Lu might have hung up the phone in frustration.
Thinking of this terrifying possibility, Li Si was suddenly at a loss, "What should we do..."
"Zhang San still hasn't called back yet. I don't know if Sister-in-law is angry and not calling, or if there's really a problem with the phone. If Sister-in-law leaves home, who will live in your big house? Yun Ruolin's unprovoked offer of a friendly price is terrifying..."
Zhang San's mother had left home after quarreling with Zhang San's father and went to Li Si's father.
Then Li Si was born.
Later, after quarreling with Li Si's father, she left home again and returned to Zhang San's house.
Unhappy again, she left home and returned to Li Si's house, then left again after another argument, back to Zhang San's house.
Repeatedly shuttling between the two homes, Zhang San and Li Si didn't have much in their minds except for their mother leaving home.
Their lives were filled with leaving home.
Bai Lu, who wasn't filled with thoughts of leaving home, was currently in the backyard with Xiao Wei, Zhang San, and the couple who had come to install the telephone last time, searching for the fault.
Each person held a flashlight, illuminating the dense branches of the chestnut tree.
After replacing the batteries provided by Xiao Wei, the phone still couldn't make calls, obviously not due to lack of power.
There must be another problem elsewhere.
After calming down, Bai Lu suddenly thought of the telephone line. Just as she was about to check the fault along the telephone line with Xiao Wei, Zhang San and the couple knocked on the door.
"We found it!"
"The line is broken here!"
Xiao Wei pointed his flashlight at a concealed branch, where there was a white wire crossing from the top.
The length of the phone line hidden by the leaves was less than a meter, but it remained suspended on the branches due to the crisscrossing branches below.
Without careful observation, one wouldn't know where the line was broken.
"The kid has sharp eyes, impressive! This position is so well hidden, yet he found it so quickly!"
Zhang San brought over a ladder.
The couple opened their toolbox and the male boss climbed up the tree with the tools, while the female boss held the ladder.
The cause of the breakage was quickly identified.
"It was bitten by a mouse."
A moment of silence followed the breeze.
This simple and ordinary reason, appearing in a simple and ordinary home, was not unexpected.
What surprised Xiao Wei was, "I set mousetraps under the tree before the summer vacation. How come not a single mouse was caught, but they managed to climb up the tree and bite the phone line."
The female boss found Xiao Wei scratching his head adorable and laughed, "Mice are very clever. They can climb from another tree or bypass the traps and jump onto the tree. Other families have had their phone lines bitten before..."
Xiao Wei seemed to understand but not quite, why mice liked to bite phone lines: "I remember we still have rat poison at home."
"Sprinkle some rat poison on the tree and see if they still bite. After biting, they'll fall down and hit the mousetraps."
With these words, he rushed back to the house.
Bai Lu wanted to help but was called away by Zhang San, "Sister-in-law, Brother Cheng asked me to tell you something."
The two stopped at the corner of the roof opposite the big tree.
There was light coming from inside the house, and the silver moonlight filtered through the leaves, making it not too dark.
Zhang San was in a hurry and nervous as he said, "Tonight's incident was a misunderstanding. Sister-in-law, please don't misunderstand. Things aren't as you think. That woman in Brother Cheng's room..."
Chapter 323: Let Me Tell You
Zhang San's explanation was essentially meaningless.
Back and forth, he only said one thing: "That woman is the daughter of the air conditioner manager, and she has nothing to do with Brother Cheng."
And another thing: "Brother Cheng has never met her alone. Every time they met, it was about work."
Bai Lu asked, "What did you discuss during your last meeting?"
Zhang San said, "I don't know."
Bai Lu asked, "When was your last meeting?"
Zhang San said, "I don't know."
Bai Lu asked, "What's her name?"
Zhang San said, "I don't know."
Bai Lu asked, "Then what do you know?"
Zhang San said, "Brother Cheng has nothing to do with her."
His expression was extremely serious, his tone exceptionally serious, his voice resolute, certain, and definite.
He even held up three fingers, swearing to the moon: "Brother Cheng really has nothing to do with that woman."
Bai Lu couldn't help but fear that a bolt of lightning would strike him.
After the phone couple fixed the phone line and scattered rat poison under the tree with Xiao Wei, they left.
Before leaving, Zhang San repeatedly assured Bai Lu that Xiao Cheng had nothing to do with the woman on the phone.
Bai Lu knew that Zhang San's love for Xiao Cheng was unquestionable.
Another person who loved Xiao Cheng was Xiao Wei: "Sister-in-law, although I don't know what happened, I know that Big Brother's heart belongs only to you. He always tells me to stay away, but he has never told you to stay away.
"Big Brother knows you don't like fatty meat. During meals, he always serves dishes with fatty meat facing me.
"When you were sick, Big Brother coaxed you to take medicine with sugar and juice. When I was sick..."
He stopped himself. It was too tearful to continue.
Xiao Wei wanted to preserve the glorious image of Big Brother in his heart. The past was in the past.
Big Brother was becoming more and more kind to him, and he would only get better in the future.
Big Brother was the most important person to him.
And Big Sister-in-law.
Bai Lu looked into the eyes of the little guy, full of dependence, and gently patted his head, sending him to the door, bidding each other goodnight.
Immediately, she turned to make a call.
Unexpectedly, just as her fingertip touched the 0 button, the phone rang with a pleasant ringtone.
Bai Lu thought it was Xiao Cheng calling, so she picked up the receiver, only to hear—
"Hello, hello, hello!"
"Is it Sister-in-law? Can you hear me? I'm Li Si, can you hear me, Sister-in-law? Hello, hello, hello..."
In less than ten seconds, dozens of "hellos" exploded in the receiver, shaking the air.
Bai Lu took the receiver away slightly: "I can hear you."
"Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law, Sister-in-law! Can you hear me? Sister-in-law, please don't hang up! I'll get Brother Cheng right away!"
On the other end of the phone, Li Si had made countless calls and heard endless beeps with no answer. He had almost given up hope when he suddenly heard Bai Lu's voice.
Excited and tearful, he promptly handed the phone over... only to have it snatched away.
"Lu Lu?"
Li Si looked at the calm, composed Big Boss who spoke calmly and deliberately, although he seemed anxious.
He silently handed over the best position to take the call.
And went to pack up Boss's things.
Change rooms!
They must change rooms!
Before changing, they must check the door locks thoroughly. There couldn't be any more ridiculous accidents!
Li Si was so indignant that he made quite a bit of noise while packing.
After acknowledging his response, Bai Lu, who didn't know how to start a conversation, found a reason to speak up.
"What are you doing?"
"Li Si is packing up." Xiao Cheng didn't even look at Li Si, decisively saying, "Change rooms."
"Oh..."
Bai Lu felt a little relieved, but not enough to laugh out loud. After all, there were more important things to know.
Her fingers unconsciously twisted the telephone wire, winding and unwinding, as if she had rehearsed her questions in her throat several times.
Just as she was about to speak, she heard a man's low, clear, serious voice: "Lu Lu."
"Um." She replied.
Perhaps it was the first time explaining such a thing, but the person on the other end was also considering how to explain it more comprehensively. After a moment, he spoke clearly and distinctly: "During the negotiations for the air conditioner cooperation, we had dinner together, and everyone drank.
"The daughter of the air conditioner manager, who is also one of the facilitators of the cooperation, came to deliver hangover medicine to me and Li Si that night. After I refused, she left."
Xiao Cheng didn't know what had happened with the kid; these things should have been told to him by Li Si.
Sure enough, the next second, Bai Lu heard Xiao Cheng say, "Li Si was present the whole time."
And the next second.
The phone rang again with urgent and fervent assurances—
"Sister-in-law, everything Brother Cheng said is true! I swear to God! On the night you called, Brother Cheng was in his room the whole time. Yun Ruolin came to deliver hangover medicine to Brother Cheng after being refused, and she left. Tonight was the second time she came to see Brother Cheng, to introduce a building materials company.
"I was present every time they met, and we only talked about business. There's absolutely no lie in what I'm saying. If there's any lie, may I be..."
"Yun Ruolin?" Bai Lu interrupted Li Si.
The three words came out with a hint of uncertainty and incredulity.
Confused, Li Si subconsciously replied, "The daughter of the air conditioner manager is named Yun Ruolin."
"Do you have any other questions, Sister-in-law?"
Bai Lu's tone returned to calm: "No."
"Then I'll hand the phone back to Brother Cheng. Sister-in-law, I swear everything I said is true." Li Si returned the phone to Xiao Cheng, but not without one last explanation.
"Um."
After hearing the girl's voice return to its usual clarity and sweetness, Xiao Cheng's fingers relaxed: "Is the phone broken?"
"No."
She replied subconsciously, then realized what he was referring to.
She quickly changed her tune: "The phone line was bitten by mice."
Xiao Cheng faintly heard a gnashing of teeth and a deep, meaningful smile flickered across his profound eyes: "Scared?"
"I'm not..." Bai Lu was about to speak when she suddenly thought of something, and in an instant, she transformed into a pitiful, helpless little creature.
"Mice are so scary."
"Not only do they bite wires, they also bite people, crawling everywhere, inside and outside the house, running around in the middle of the night. When will you be back?"
Xiao Cheng only heard the last sentence, and a gentle tenderness surged up from the depths of
his eyes: "Soon."
"When is soon?" Bai Lu dug deeper, determined to get to the bottom of things.
"Once I'm done."
Bai Lu asked again, "How many more days until you're done?"
As Li Si finished packing up, he saw a beautifully wrapped gift box on the table and couldn't help but take a closer look.
Xiao Cheng moved it away with one hand, indicating that either he didn't need Li Si to pack it or he didn't want Li Si to see it.
Li Si: "..."
He had overstepped.
He silently picked up his bag and changed rooms.
Xiao Cheng gently opened the box, his slender fingertips lightly touching the treasure inside: "I'll tell you when I get back..."
Chapter 324: Making Big Money
"Alright."
Bai Lu earnestly reminded, "The woman outside is a tiger, don't let yourself be deceived or bullied!"
In Xiao Cheng's mind, he could see a little tiger baring its teeth and claws, warning him with a snarl.
He chuckled lightly, "Okay."
"What do you mean okay? I'm talking to you seriously. Be serious. Is Yun Ruolin prettier than me?"
"No."
"Is the food Yun Ruolin brought as delicious as the spicy chicken I make?"
"I didn't eat it."
"Is my spicy chicken delicious?"
"Delicious."
"Who do you like the most?"
"You."
"Who is you?"
"Lulu."
"Lulu what?"
"Like Lulu the most."
"Got it! I heard it and remembered it. You're working hard outside, take care of yourself and rest early. Goodnight, Acheng!"
The melodious voice echoed in Xiao Cheng's ears like fireworks, lingering for a long time.
"Goodnight."
Late at night, Li Si rushed in and out, working tirelessly to finally change the room for the boss.
But as soon as the boss finished the call, he said.
"Change the hotel."
Li Si: "…"
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At Pingcheng Appliance Store, new goods arrived, including new air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers... Customers came one after another.
With the promotion from Bai Lu's previous neighbors and Zhang San's casual promotion while selling appliances in the store, many customers came to buy refrigerators and air conditioners.
Zhang San couldn't handle it alone, so Bai Lu brought Xiao Wei, Luo Shiliu, and other brothers to help.
The teaching of candied chestnuts had been completed, covering the entire Pingcheng and its surroundings.
Under Bai Lu's guidance, the brothers casually mentioned the new products in the appliance store during teaching, and also introduced the benefits of air conditioners and refrigerators.
This indirectly attracted many customers to the store, where they could see the new products and make purchases.
There were televisions, refrigerators, fans, and air conditioners, dazzling the customers, who were amazed by the novelty.
Bai Lu asked Ah Dai to go to the ice cream wholesale department and ordered a lot of "Seven Dwarfs" ice creams to be brought back. She also bought a batch of small fruits from Yu Fugui's fruit stall and put them in two large freezers.
The small "Seven Dwarfs" ice creams were colorful and the small fruits were sweet and juicy, making them cool and refreshing.
They were offered to all the customers in the store for tasting, demonstrating the effectiveness of the refrigerators on the spot and promoting sales.
The freezers were taken back to the grocery store, and when children or adults came to buy ice cream, they would inevitably glance at other items they needed and buy them as well.
The owners of the grocery stores heard Bai Lu's introduction and instantly glimpsed the secret to improving their business.
City customers bought air conditioners and refrigerators, while the small shop owners in the town bought freezers. Other customers bought televisions and other new appliances.
The business in the store soared. On the first day of the new product launch, business was booming and money poured in from all directions.
Bai Lu handled the money at the store, while Zhang San, Luo Shiliu, Wang Hao, and Xiao Dazhuang did sales, and Ah Dai and the brothers delivered goods to customers.
The motorcycles and small three-wheeled trucks used for delivery were rented in advance by the store, so they could deliver goods near and far.
Xiao Wei was at the cashier, helping Bai Lu write various bills, dates, and prices neatly and tearing them off for customers.
After Bai Lu finished handling the money, signing and supplementing, she could give it to the customers when she returned the change.
The flow of customers in the store never stopped from morning to afternoon.
For lunch, Bai Lu ordered meals from the neighboring restaurant, and everyone took turns to eat quickly before continuing to work.
As the sun began to set, the number of customers in the store gradually decreased, and almost all the nearby and distant customers had finished shopping.
Before the sun set, Bai Lu booked a meal at the best restaurant in the city and ordered the best dishes and wine.
She invited the brothers to dinner.
The brothers knew that Bai Lu didn't drink, so even though the atmosphere was lively and enthusiastic, no one dared to offer her wine.
Bai Lu and Xiao Wei drank fruit juice, and they used fruit juice instead of wine on the way, toasting everyone.
"Brothers, you've worked hard today. I don't know what you like to eat, so I've ordered all the dishes in the restaurant. Enjoy your meal and drink as much as you like. If it's not enough, we'll order more."
The brothers all stood up with their glasses in hand.
"Thank you, Sister-in-law!"
"Sister-in-law, you're too kind. This is the best restaurant in the city. How could the food not be delicious, especially since it's Sister-in-law who ordered the menu? Every grain of rice smells so good that our mouths water. We've never had such delicious food before."
"Thank you, Sister-in-law, for giving us this opportunity. We'll eat and drink well, and won't waste any of your kindness."
"Come, let's toast Sister-in-law, Brother, and the future."
They raised their glasses to toast Sister-in-law, Brother, and the future.
Ah Dai and the brothers were filled with emotion. They hadn't expected that by making a wish to Bai Lu on the day of the college entrance examination, she would fulfill it as soon as the exam was over.
Now they were just like Zhang San, Li Si, Luo Sixteen, Wang Hao, and Xiao Dazhuang, following Brother and Sister-in-law to do business, making big money, and living a good life.
The days of being hungry and full were gone, and life would only get better in the future.
Brother and Sister-in-law had said that the teaching of candied chestnuts was not the end, but a new beginning.
The road to the fruit province's trade was about to begin.
As long as they followed Brother and Sister-in-law's footsteps closely, the future would surely get better and better, with every day being a good day.
After dinner.
Bai Lu gave the brothers their deserved wages, sorted out the accounts in the store, handed over what needed to be handed over to Zhang San clearly, and then went home with Xiao Wei.
Xiao Cheng had instructed Zhang San before he went to Guangdong Province to let Bai Lu handle the store's revenue and accounts.
If there were any questions, ask Bai Lu.
If there were any troubles, find him.
Zhang San had been doing this job very well, sending the money and accounts to Bai Lu in the town every three to five days. Before Xiao Cheng left, he instructed Ah Wen to go to the southern market regularly to buy shrimp, each one alive and kicking, and deliver them to their home.
Today, Bai Lu went to the city to help, so the shrimp were transferred to her and Xiao Wei to take home.
Both the money and the shrimp were safe, with Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao escorting them all the way home.
"Goodbye, Sister-in-law~"
Luo Shiliu waved goodbye, with a smirk at Xiao Wei, reminding him, "If you don't put the shrimp in water soon, they'll all be dead~"
Xiao Wei rushed into the house with the shrimp in hand, took out the washing basin from the courtyard, and poured all the shrimp into it.
Thump thump thump~ They were all jumping around.
Xiao Wei turned back to raise his eyebrows at Luo Shiliu, "The shrimp aren't dead yet, so I won't invite you for supper. Goodbye, brother Shiliu, go back and cook your burnt crabs."
Luo Shiliu: "…"
"How unlovable, not understanding the respect for elders and love for the young. I'm leaving, I won't talk to you anymore!"
Wang Hao and Xiao Dazhuang had already left shoulder to shoulder. Luo Shiliu swaggered after them with a tipsy step.
Just as Bai Lu brought the money bag into the house, the phone rang with a clear and pleasant voice.
"Ding ling ling—"
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Chapter 325: Moving
"Lulu?"
The low, magnetic voice sounded in her ear.
As Bai Lu fiddled with her abacus, calculated accounts, and chatted with the big boss on the phone, she also had a slight smile on her lips.
"Are you asking if I've eaten? Xiao Wei and I have already eaten. We had dinner in the city with Luo Shiliu and the brothers. Have you eaten?"
On the other end of the line, Xiao Cheng put down his chopsticks, finishing his tasteless dinner.
"Yes."
The fan blew against Bai Lu's profile, causing a stray strand of hair to fall, which she promptly tucked behind her ear.
As she counted the money, she reported good news, "The new product sales are going well. We've sold half of the air conditioners, refrigerators, and freezers. We've also sold quite a few TVs and other appliances."
"How long until the second batch of goods arrives?"
"Tomorrow."
"Zhang San and Ah Dai will unload the goods and watch the store. You rest at home."
Such a straightforward change of topic.
Bai Lu's movement with the abacus stopped, her voice ceased, leaving only a light laugh to pass through the phone, "They've been busy all day, while I've been at the cash register collecting money. I haven't even stepped out, so I'm not tired at all."
She casually flipped through the bills, her voice melodious and pleasing, "But there's quite a lot of money, and the accounts are quite impressive. As I was counting, I suddenly realized how wealthy you are..."
"Wealthy people need someone to lean on!"
The wealthy man was quite generous, "Say it again when you get home."
Bai Lu had dug her own grave, the voice on the other end of the line was deep and unpredictable, dangerously charming.
No, she'd better just lean on herself: "By the way, didn't you say last time that the routes for fruit exports by land and by sea were almost ready? Are they all settled now, and are you sure about using both land and sea routes?"
He said, "Both."
Bai Lu was taken aback. She took a bite of the chilled watermelon Xiao Wei had brought over. It was cold, sweet, and refreshing. Suddenly, she understood, "Fruit distribution, using both land and sea routes?"
"Yes."
He explained, "We'll try both for efficiency."
Trying them out first before deciding, Bai Lu understood, "That's the most stable and suitable way."
If they put all their bets on one route and it failed, there would be no turning back.
The water route had Jiang Zhengang, which wasn't a big problem, but there were checkpoints on the land route, and "road maintenance fees" would be necessary.
That was collected on the regular transportation route, and if they were too forceful, they would only end up in a dangerous situation.
Steady progress was the best strategy.
"In fact, it would be nice to delay building the big house a bit." Bai Lu suggested indirectly, "Moving now is hot and tiring. It would be better to move in the cool autumn weather. Plus, we would have more time to find better building materials."
It was a good suggestion.
The wealthy man directly vetoed it, "The materials have already been purchased. Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang will come tomorrow to help with the move."
Bai Lu: "..."
The wealth of the wealthy man was truly immeasurable!
And his execution ability was beyond doubt.
Early the next morning, the door was knocked, and the moving team arrived.
"Sister-in-law, we've come to help with the move."
Xiao Dazhuang said "we," but he was clearly the one who was energetic and prepared himself.
As for the one who was without energy and leaning against the wall like a boneless cat, that was Luo Shiliu.
"Sister-in-law, Xiao Wei, good morning~" His voice was lazy, like a cat who hadn't woken up.
Seeing that Bai Lu also seemed half-asleep, the lazy cat promptly pushed the blame onto the culprit, "Xiao Dazhuang is full of energy. He dreams of helping Big Brother and Sister-in-law move even in his dreams. He didn't even wake up properly before coming to my house to knock on the door. To be honest, I was tempted to give him a slipper, although I was stopped by my grandfather in the end."
Xiao Dazhuang had an honest and serious look, "We have to get up early to work, can't be lazy, and we have to finish our work early. That's what's important, not to let Big Brother down."
"Besides, after moving, you'll have to use the excavator to level the old house. You have to get up early for that, so you have enough time. I'm thinking for everyone's sake."
"Yes yes yes~"
"You're right, you're right!" The lazy cat couldn't be bothered to argue with the honest guy.
Looking up, he asked the girl standing at the door, "Sister-in-law, do you think we can start moving?"
Bai Lu rubbed Xiao Wei's messy hair, "Xiao Wei and I were just about to have breakfast. If you haven't eaten yet, have breakfast first before moving."
Xiao Dazhuang decisively shook his head, "We've already eaten!"
"I also bought glutinous rice chicken for Luo Shiliu, and he finished it on the way here."
The lazy cat did eat chicken on the way, but because he hadn't opened his eyes, he didn't know what it was.
He just knew he ate something, "Yeah, I ate."
If they've eaten, they can start working.
Luo Shiliu was awake and alert as soon as he started working. He told Bai Lu and Xiao Wei to have breakfast first, and he and Xiao Dazhuang would handle the moving.
Bai Lu and Xiao Wei quickly finished breakfast, cleaned up the dishes, and joined the moving team.
The things were temporarily moved to the empty house opposite.
They would move back once the new house was built.
Naturally, the people also went to the opposite house to temporarily stay. The hygiene had been cleaned up long ago, clean and bright.
Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang moved the large items, while Bai Lu and Xiao Wei moved the small items.
The small ones were quickly moved.
The big ones were still being moved.
There were only a few large appliances in the house, like the TV, air conditioner, and refrigerator, which hadn't been installed. Bai Lu said they would be installed in the new house, and Xiao Cheng agreed, specifically ordering a small refrigerator from the manufacturer.
The refrigerator that Xiao Wei used to freeze the watermelon last night was that small refrigerator. It was small in size, efficient, and easy to carry.
Bai Lu could move it herself.
The large items like the bed needed to be disassembled. Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang would move them over and reassemble them, which added a few more steps.
As it approached noon.
Bai Lu carried a basket and went out to the market to buy vegetables, preparing for lunch.
After all the things were moved, Xiao Dazhuang and Xiao Wei assembled the bed
in the room, while Luo Shiliu went back to operate the excavator.
Just like when Xiao Cheng had pushed down Liu Guanggun's old house before, there was a "rumble," and the house collapsed into ruins.
The neighbors passing by gathered to watch the excitement.
Xiao Wei also ran out.
His small hands formed into a big megaphone, shouting loudly at the teenager sitting in the excavator seat, "Brother Shiliu, don't push the bricks and tiles into the backyard to fill the small river. There are still fish and snails in the river."
"The roses on the other side of the river can't be touched either. They were intentionally enclosed by my brother for Big Sister-in-law to enjoy. Big Sister-in-law likes roses! We have to keep the roses for the new house too!"
"The vegetable garden can't be filled with bricks and tiles either. Big Sister-in-law likes to plant vegetables, and my brother wants to leave it for Big Sister-in-law to plant vegetables..."
The claw of the excavator, reaching towards the rose bushes, suddenly stopped. Luo Shiliu turned around and made an OK gesture towards the little guy.
The big iron claw moved away in an instant.
Now everyone knew that the vegetable garden and rose bushes in Xiao Cheng's house were left for Bai Lu.
They had to be kept even when building a new house.
Because Bai Lu liked them.
The neighbors enjoyed the gossip, and the girls were excited and envious.
"Brother Cheng is so good to Bai Lu!"
"He deliberately left the roses that Bai Lu likes!"
"In fact, they could have been leveled and replanted, but Brother Cheng won't let Luo Shiliu touch even one..."
The figure in the white dress behind the crowd stiffened, her nails embedded in her palms, oozing blood, but she didn't react.
"Huh! Bai Lu, weren't you at the market? How did you get home so quickly!?"
