The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(4)

 

Chapter 4: Going Home Together

Even across the years and through the vastness of time, Bai Lu still vividly remembered the scene of their first meeting.

The image when she first hypnotized and entered his memories.

More than twenty years later, he still possessed a handsome appearance, but now with a sharp edge that was unforgettable at first glance. The only difference was that back then, he had been deep and restrained, whereas now, he emanated a blatant aura of menace.

He—was Xiao Cheng.

The one who grew up with ruffians from a young age, with twisted values, ruthless and cold-hearted, a tyrant.

"Ah! It hurts! Let go of me!"

"My hand... it hurts so much! I was wrong, I won't dare again, I'll give you back everything..."

Bai Chaojie writhed on the ground, convulsing, his face contorted in pain. He begged with a wolf's cry, his hands trembling incessantly, attempting to retract, but he couldn't muster any strength.

Tears streamed down his face from the pain, and with resentful eyes, he stared at Bai Lu. Seeing that Bai Lu remained silent, he had to switch to a pitiful, pleading look.

Bai Lu opened her mouth.

Xiao Cheng had already kicked Bai Chaojie away with one swift motion.

Items from the bag scattered on the ground.

Including the bag that contained freshly opened wife cakes.

Bai Lu: "..."

The rumors were indeed true.

Fortunately, the bag with the money hadn't fallen out.

Bai Lu gave the villain a trademark smile and eagerly ran over to pick up the things and collect the money.

Luckily, nothing was lost...

Bai Chaojie crawled away, and before leaving, he still gave Bai Lu a malicious glare, warning her to wait.

Bai Lu had never imagined that the saying "Speak of the devil, and he shall appear" would apply to her.

Even more unexpected was that Xiao Cheng would suddenly show mercy and help her pick up things.

Going home together.

He even bought a fish, very lively, hung on a banana vine when he had beaten Bai Chaojie. He must have left it there in the alley and returned to get it later.

Although Xiao Cheng had a stern face and remained silent, his pace was not fast, and Bai Lu could barely keep up.

Neighbors avoided them and whispered, pointing fingers, a basket of gossip.

Xiao Cheng had long grown accustomed to it, but Bai Lu, out of curiosity, listened carefully to what they were saying.

Back home, the sky had darkened.

Rain started to fall again, and Xiao Wei was not in the kitchen. The bathtub had only a shallow layer of water, indicating it had been used recently.

As soon as they stepped into the main house, they heard the sound of dripping water coming from one of the rooms on the left.

"What are you doing?"

Xiao Wei, tiptoeing to dismantle the mosquito net, was suddenly startled by a cold voice, almost falling off the bed.

Like being electrocuted, he let go of the mosquito net, and in the next second, he hurriedly took it down, quickly got off the bed, and carried it to the bucket. After placing it in the bucket, he stood obediently to the side, bowing his head.

In a low voice, he explained, "There was a strong wind just now, and a roof tile fell from your room. Several places are leaking, and it soiled the mosquito net. I just wanted to take it down, wash it tomorrow, and hang it back up."

Xiao Wei dared to call Xiao Cheng a demon, but he didn't dare to face Xiao Cheng directly, even being careful with his breath.

Old man Hu from the end of the street said that his mother used to mistreat his older brother. In the dead of winter, she drove his brother away. His father, addicted to gambling, neglected the family. All their belongings were lost, and they were deeply in debt.

After his mother and father passed away, the house was taken by creditors. He shamelessly moved to his older brother's house. Although his older brother ignored him, he didn't drive him away. That was already quite good.

Xiao Cheng glanced at him indifferently without saying a word.

The main house had three rooms, one for Xiao Cheng, one for Xiao Wei, and the remaining one was a storage room.

After Bai Lu moved in, Xiao Cheng moved out of the main bedroom and into the storage room. The storage room also had a wooden bed and an old mosquito net, sufficient for sleeping when it didn't rain.

There were three leaks in the room, and the tables and chairs had been moved away. Everything was replaced with basins and buckets to catch the water.

Xiao Cheng put the things back in Bai Lu's room, went to the front yard to deal with the fish, and then brought out a ladder to climb onto the roof.

The kitchen was the first place he fixed.

Bai Lu, wearing a large straw hat, was pulling green onions and ginger in the front yard. These were all planted by Comrade Xiao Wei, watered every day, and grew exceptionally vigorous.

Suddenly, Xiao Wei ran over and said to her, "Go help, I'll cook."

Wasn't talking easier than cooking?

Bai Lu was puzzled, thinking about the rigid relationship between the two brothers, feeling helpless. "Can you cook fish?"

Xiao Wei gave her a glance. "It's not like I've never cooked before."

She hadn't eaten it because she never bought meat. All the money was in her hands, and Xiao Wei couldn't do anything about it. The two of them were thin now, all thanks to her. They ate vegetarian food every day, avoiding meat and fish.

The egg at noon was still laid by the old hen Xiao Wei raised in the backyard. It laid one egg a day. If Xiao Wei didn't know she was pregnant, he wouldn't have been willing to take it out to eat.

It could hatch little chicks!

Bai Lu felt uneasy under Xiao Wei's gaze and cleared her throat, handing him the green onions and ginger. "Alright, you cook. Use pork fat to blanch the new pot, heat water in the small pot, blanch it, wash it after blanching, and then blanch it until the fat is clean."

Xiao Wei, hearing her speak so much for the first time, was surprised and found her talkative.

"I know."

When Bai Lu came to the kitchen, Xiao Cheng had already repaired the roof, neat and orderly, with no leaks.

She rushed to the storage room.

As soon as she lifted her foot into the door, a roof tile suddenly fell, hitting in front of her, breaking into pieces and scattering all over the floor.

"Move back a bit."

Bai Lu had just retracted her foot when Xiao Cheng's voice came from above, along with his downward gaze.

He had roof tiles in his hands and was fixing them. Those broken tiles were all thrown into the yard by him.

There was bound to be some falling down from the large hole.

"I'll bring you new tiles." Bai Lu stretched out her hands, and there were a few black tiles she brought from the corner of the roof.

"They're on top."

Xiao Cheng spoke, interrupting her steps towards the ladder.

Normally, some new tiles would be stored on the roof for unforeseen circumstances.

"Then I'll show you where it's leaking." He was on top and probably couldn't see the situation below.

Thinking about it, Bai Lu lifted her foot to step into the room. Unexpectedly, Xiao Cheng said again, "No need."

At this point, he had already fixed two holes, leaving only the leak on the bed.

Clearly, he was experienced, repairing tiles and houses were probably everyday tasks for him.

Bai Lu paused, not knowing what to say.

After thinking for a while, she could only offer a reminder, "Be careful then."

Perhaps her voice was too low, or maybe the rain was gradually getting louder. Xiao Cheng didn't hear it and didn't respond.

They say the children of poor families grow up early. It seemed true. After Bai Lu went out and came back, the entire kitchen was filled with the rich and fragrant aroma of half-cooked fish.

The water added to the big pot also started to emit hot steam. It was clear that a lot of firewood had been stuffed into the stove.

Seeing Bai Lu coming over, Xiao Wei instinctively gave up his position.

"What's wrong? Afraid I won't cook it well and waste your brother's fish?" Bai Lu lightly chuckled.

In fact, she could probably guess that it was because of the pesticide incident. She just wanted to tease him and comfort him a bit, maybe save herself from appearing crazy in his eyes.

  

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