The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(18)

 Chapter 18: Arrogant Little Boss

The companion who came with Li Shuixian was Bai Lu's high school classmate, Zhou Jiayi. A city dweller, she looked down on Bai Lu as she saw her weeding in the vegetable garden. "Look at the kind of life you're leading. You're pregnant and still working in the fields. These country bumpkins just don't know how to take care of themselves. Look at your situation; you can't even afford a few vegetables. In the city, we have built many houses with red bricks. You're still living in a house with green bricks and black tiles. If it's windy or rainy, a tile might fall and kill someone." "That's right!" Li Shuixian said with disdain while feeling proud. "I married well. My husband's family owns a grocery store, and as the boss's wife, I don't have to do anything." Both were Bai Lu's high school classmates from her original life, and she knew their character. She just smiled and didn't say anything. Zhou Jiayi was still in her senior year of high school, similar to Li Shuixian and the original Bai Lu, who got married before finishing high school. After a long bragging session, they didn't forget the purpose of their visit today. "LuLu, you know how good Lin Jinfan is now, right? He got into college, and who knows how much money he'll make in the future. It's not something Xiao Cheng, that scoundrel, can't compare to." Li Shuixian added more persuasive words, listing Lin Jinfan's achievements after entering college and contrasting it with the poor performance of Xiao Cheng, who only finished junior high school. In the end, they tried to persuade Bai Lu to give them money. "LuLu, Qingming Festival is coming soon. There will be a lot of people traveling from other provinces. Tickets will be hard to come by. If you want to visit Lin Jinfan, you should book your tickets early. Otherwise, all the tickets might be sold out, and it will be difficult." Li Shuixian and Zhou Jiayi circled around, entered the vegetable garden, and tried to persuade Bai Lu with good intentions. To be precise, only Li Shuixian tried to persuade sincerely, while Zhou Jiayi came specifically to enjoy the spectacle and spread the news at school. She had no intention of advising Bai Lu. Bai Lu had already retrieved all the money, so there was no need to pretend to be innocent. She spoke casually, "I won't go to find Lin Jinfan." Li Shuixian's heart sank. She couldn't believe that the promised 1,500 yuan was slipping away. "Are you kidding? Not going to find Lin Jinfan? Are you planning to spend your whole life with Xiao Cheng in this shabby house?" Bai Lu touched her belly and showed a serious and maternal glow, "I'm already pregnant." The implication was that it was time to live a good life. With whom? Other than the child's father! Zhou Jiayi had an expression that confirmed her assumptions, thinking that children from poor families were just hopeless. Li Shuixian was shocked. She had some suspicions after the incident at the market yesterday but brushed it off with her own excuses. Now, hearing Bai Lu's response and recalling Bai Lu's indifferent smile when she first came to the store to get things, it was evident that Bai Lu had changed. Bai Lu had been influenced by Xiao Cheng, that scoundrel, and had become cunning enough to deceive her for money! Li Shuixian suddenly woke up. She had already spent the more than 500 yuan given by Bai Lu. The additional money she gave to Bai Lu was her own private savings, and now that Bai Lu said she had none left, she was furious. She raised her hand to slap Bai Lu. Unfortunately, Bai Lu reacted quickly, caught her hand, and threw her to the ground near the vegetable field. The training over the past few days, including eating more and strengthening exercises, had paid off. The strength Bai Lu displayed was significantly different from her previous feeble state. Not only was Li Shuixian stunned, but even Zhou Jiayi wore an expression of disbelief, the anticipation for the drama turning into horror. Li Shuixian struggled to get up, her face devoid of any sisterly affection. "You, Bai Lu!" "Wait and see..." Before she could finish her sentence, a bamboo broom swung through the air, landing squarely on Li Shuixian's legs. Zhou Jiayi also suffered the same fate. Looking back, she saw Xiao Wei holding a bamboo broom even taller than himself, sweeping vigorously. "Make way, don't block me from sweeping!" The broom, often used for cleaning, had a sharp end, and it felt like being pricked with needles when it hit. Li Shuixian and Zhou Jiayi jumped around, cursing and dodging. Wanting to retaliate against Xiao Wei, they were wary of Bai Lu's unexpectedly strong power shown earlier. They reluctantly fled without starting a fight. When crossing the river, Li Shuixian indeed fell into the water, creating a splash over three feet high. Her newly bought cotton clothes were soaked, and she struggled in the water. Zhou Jiayi's precious jeans, akin to gold to her, also got wet. She was furious but had to expend great effort to drag Li Shuixian out of the water. Bai Lu gave a thumbs up to Xiao Wei, "Impressive!" Xiao Wei proudly turned around with the broom. Considering her daily assistance in feeding the hens and tending to the vegetable garden, Xiao Wei decided to help her out. On the West Third Street of the town, there was a row of red brick shops with many olive-green six-wheel trucks parked inside. When drivers delivered bricks to old customers, they would stop here for a moment, waiting for new customers. If someone urgently needed bricks, they would unload them from their truck for the new customer and later load new bricks for the old customer. If the new customer wasn't in a hurry, they would note down the address and quantity, unload the bricks for the old customer first, and then deliver to the new customer. When Xiao Cheng arrived, the whole street was empty, not a single truck in sight. There were usually at least a dozen parked there. Old Hu, passing by after buying groceries, told him that Li Chengbin had come early in the morning with people. It was undoubtedly another scheme by Li Chengbin. Fortunately, the owner of the brick factory, who had opened the factory here from another place, faced a shortage of funds when starting and borrowed money from the big boss behind Xiao Cheng. When the debt was due and he couldn't repay it, Xiao Cheng allowed him extra time out of goodwill. Now, even if Li Chengbin had approached him earlier that day, the brick factory owner still had the workers load Xiao Cheng's truck, considering it a return of the favor. The red bricks were obtained, but the expressions on Xiao Cheng and Luo Shiliu's faces turned grim. Wang Hao insisted on teaching Li Chengbin a lesson, asserting that if he didn't, Li Chengbin wouldn't know who was in charge in this area and would continue causing trouble. Xiao Dashuang also clenched his fists in agreement. During dinner that evening, Bai Lu noticed that Xiao Cheng seemed absent-minded, thinking he might be exhausted from running around all day. She decided to cheer him up and served him a large and meaty braised pig trotter. Xiao Cheng glanced at her strangely several times, and in the end, he quietly ate the trotter. After finishing, he handed a big portion to Bai Lu. Xiao Wei, returning from school, saw Luo Shiliu and Wang Hao talking to his big brother with angry expressions. It looked like they were about to start a fight. He had seen this situation many times before. Shortly after, his big brother would come home with injuries. He had once tried giving his big brother some liniment oil, but his offer was rejected the first time. After that, he didn't dare to offer again. Despite knowing what would happen, Xiao Wei didn't dare to speak up. After all, Bai Lu wouldn't care. She had been in the house for nearly three months and never asked a single question whenever big brother returned with injuries.  

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