The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(12)

 Chapter 12: Cooking Together

Xiao Wei didn't ask Xiao Cheng for money. And, of course, he wouldn't ask Bai Lu either. Stubbornly, he placed the money on the table and headed out. Bai Lu grabbed his backpack, unzipped it, stuffed the money inside, and zipped it up. All these actions were done in one go, so fast that Xiao Wei didn't even react. "What are you doing?" he asked. "Nothing, just put some loquats in your bag." Bai Lu smiled and stuffed a few more. Xiao Wei stared at her, "I don't like loquats." "How about star fruits?" Bai Lu reached for a basket. "No." Xiao Wei refused. "Then, go ahead." Bai Lu ignored him, picked up a large tangerine, and started peeling it. Xiao Wei: "..." Xiao Cheng returned and almost bumped into Xiao Wei storming out. Startled like a frightened lamb, he froze for a moment and then turned to run. Bai Lu was eating an orange. When she saw Xiao Cheng return, she immediately stood up with a smiling face to welcome him, "You're back. Aunt Wu from next door sent some fruits. They're sweet; try them." She handed him an orange. Xiao Cheng looked at it, didn't take it, and asked directly, "Do you need to buy anything recently?" The 200 yuan he intended to give her was used for compensating Wang Hao at the station. Bai Lu was a bit puzzled by the question, "No, I still have money. The money you gave me last time hasn't run out yet." She spoke while peeling the orange. While peeling, she told Xiao Cheng about the visit from Aunt Wu, "Aunt Wu's family bought a piece of land. They are going to demolish the old house and build a red-brick small building. She wanted to know if you know any construction workers for her house." The whole town had mainly adobe houses. Red-brick houses were expensive. Only Bai Lu's family had one, a single-story building that cost thirty thousand. And she had also tricked Xiao Cheng. Bai Lu finished peeling the orange and handed half to Xiao Cheng, "You try it; it's really sweet, no sour taste at all. It's delicious." She grinned, even sweeter than the orange. Xiao Cheng took half, peeled two segments, and indeed, it was sweet and a bit greasy. Seeing him frown, Bai Lu guessed he didn't like oranges, so she ate the remaining half herself. 0 "Do you know any construction teams?" she asked, changing the topic. Actually, Xiao Cheng could do brickwork. Bai Lu knew this from his memories, but she didn't know in her original state, so she had to ask. Besides, she somewhat wanted him to work on the construction site next door. In the previous life, Xiao Cheng was gone yesterday, so there was no later part of the story of Liu Guanggun attacking at night. For this last deal at the sand and gravel yard, Bai Lu also knew about it, including Wang Hao going to the police station. She also knew that this deal would cause a lot of trouble, eventually leading Xiao Cheng and others to suffer in prison. During the delay in Li Chengbin's debt, Luo Shiliang would invite Xiao Cheng to work on the construction site in the neighboring county. All four of them went, and they clashed with the local big shots, returning with injuries. Building houses next door should divert this disaster, or so Bai Lu thought. Xiao Cheng didn't know what Bai Lu was thinking, but he could see from her hopeful eyes that she wanted a definite answer, and perhaps, there was some subtle expectation. "Yes," he replied. After saying that, he stuffed a segment of orange into his mouth. Bai Lu got a positive answer and couldn't hide her innocent excitement. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Xiao Cheng, "Who is it? Luo Shiliang and the others?" "It's someone else." Having received a clear answer from Xiao Cheng, she couldn't contain her excitement, enumerating the benefits without regard to whether Xiao Cheng acknowledged them or not. She didn't know why, but Xiao Cheng didn't tell her that he could also build houses. Listening to her innocent and soft voice, watching her envious eyes, Xiao Cheng continued to eat the sweet and greasy fruit. "Knock, knock, knock—" Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Xiao Cheng went to open it, and it was Luo Shiliang. He casually leaned against the door and immediately said when the door opened, "The southern county is going to build a sugar factory, and they need staff dormitories. The project is quite extensive. It's funded by a local who made money elsewhere. It pays 300 yuan a month, and quite a few people from the town have already gone. Do you guys want to check it out?" Luo Shiliang usually collected information and knew everything important. Although the monthly pay of 300 yuan was not as high as the commission they received from collecting debts, it was already considered high in the local area. The brick factory paid only 260 yuan a month. They were going to stop collecting debts, but Li Chengbin's debt was postponed. They could work on the construction site for now. After five days, they would come back, settle Li Chengbin's matter, and completely switch professions. Normally, if Luo Shiliang came half an hour earlier, Xiao Cheng would agree. But now... He looked at the adobe house not far away, "They are going to demolish it and rebuild a red-brick building." The wages hadn't been discussed yet, but looking at the beautiful fruit basket on the table, it probably wouldn't be too low. Luo Shiliang was almost shocked by this news, "What! Liu Guanggun built a small building before us? Cheng Ge, are you kidding me?" "We collect debts, and at least, we have a stable job. Liu Guanggun hasn't done anything. Where did he get the money to rebuild a new house, and it's a red-brick building? When did stealing chickens and dogs become a way to get rich?" "Changed hands," Xiao Cheng kindly answered. Luo Shiliang suddenly realized, with an expression that said 'I knew it', he confirmed the details with Xiao Cheng and then left to contact the excavator company. He planned to go home to improve his business skills. Xiao Cheng returned to the main house. The fruit basket was still there, and there were some pastries added. Bai Lu was not there. There were rustling sounds from the backyard. Under the spring colors, a slender figure wielded a hoe, digging and flipping in the vegetable garden. From a distance, it was unclear what she was doing. Xiao Cheng's icy and silent eyes unknowingly picked up a warm color. He didn't say anything, turned and left. He went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables. When Bai Lu finished everything and came out from the backyard, washed her hands, took a small basket, and prepared to buy vegetables... Xiao Cheng had already come back. He also bought a large piece of beef, a Nile tilapia, a few broccoli, and two carrots. Bai Lu immediately thought of stewed beef with radish, steamed tilapia, stir-fried broccoli with carrots. Without saying a word, she ran back to the backyard. When she came back, she had an extra large white radish in her hand, and the leaves had been twisted off and fed to the old hen.  

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