The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(11)

 Chapter 11: Acheng Appears Aloof

Xiao Cheng turned around and shouted, "Bai Lu." A distant and deep voice echoed in the backyard. Bai Lu, holding goosegrass in her left hand and a small shovel in her right, ran out, asking, "What's wrong?" Xiao Wei also peeked out from behind the door. Seeing the hostess, the guest quickly came to his senses and stepped aside, saying, "Sorry for blocking you. I'm the new neighbor next door, just coming to visit. I hope we didn't disturb you." "No, not at all. We welcome you." Bai Lu temporarily placed the goosegrass and small shovel in an old water tank and quickly washed her hands to greet the guest. "Ah Cheng is silent and doesn't talk much. Don't mind him." "No, no, it's my fault for not giving a heads-up." The guest was relieved by Bai Lu's brief explanation, waving her hands, and her face relaxed. She had a kind and gentle appearance, despite being in middle age. Her face was rosy, and even the fine lines were softened, indicating that she was an amiable person. Xiao Wei went back to his room to continue his homework. Xiao Cheng, stunned by Bai Lu's natural and gentle calling, stood still for a long time. When he turned around again, Bai Lu had already led the guest into the house, pouring tea, and exchanging pleasantries. Her courteous and elegant manner in handling guests was a stark contrast to her previous timidity and shyness. "Cheng Ge." Xiao Dashuang hurriedly ran over. "Haozi had a conflict with the owner of the gravel yard and got into trouble." Xiao Cheng frowned and walked outside. "What happened?" Xiao Dashuang explained as they walked, "The owner of the gravel yard came back at noon, and Haozi encountered him when buying cigarettes. I don't know what they said, but they started arguing. Haozi hit the gravel yard owner, and now he wants to press charges. Someone has gone to the station to negotiate, but the other party refuses to back down and wants Haozi to stay inside." Wang Hao was impatient, but he wouldn't pick fights for no reason. This time, he might have been set up. The other party refused to back down, and it was close to the repayment deadline, probably because a business deal outside didn't go well, and they wanted to postpone the repayment or extort some money. Xiao Cheng had encountered debtors before, and after a quick thought, he could roughly guess the cause and effect. Wang Hao's wife, Chen Chunli, was already pregnant, a month older than Bai Lu. Her belly was visibly swollen. Hearing the news of Wang Hao going to the station, she rushed over to find Xiao Cheng, supporting her belly. "You must help us! If Haozi goes in, what will happen to me and the child? I've told him countless times not to be impulsive and reckless, but he never listens. I don't know what's going on in his head..." Chen Chunli grumbled while taking out a small stack of money. "There's not much money at home. His father had a stroke and is bedridden, taking medicine every day. His mother is at home without a job, and with my pregnancy, it's inconvenient for me to go out to earn money." Xiao Dashuang, honest and straightforward, didn't know what to say. He took the money and consoled her in a hearty manner, "Don't worry, we're all brothers. Cheng Ge won't ignore you." The money given by Chen Chunli was only a hundred or so, and Xiao Cheng glanced at it casually without saying anything. The several people in the city office were familiar with Xiao Cheng, and they didn't waste words when they saw him. They directly explained the cause and process. The inferred result was also as he expected. In the end, they agreed to postpone the repayment period for five days and compensate five hundred yuan, and the matter was resolved by releasing Wang Hao. The insufficient money was gathered by the brothers. Xiao Cheng gave cigarettes to the people in the office, had tea and chatted for a while, and left only when the person in charge returned. On the other side, the guest at Bai Lu's place was named Wen Xiuyun, who had just moved from the countryside at noon today. She lived in Liu Guanggun's house. Liu Guanggun had sold the house and land overnight and moved away in a hurry. Wen Xiuyun's husband sold fruits in the city, and she bought them in the town. They had a pair of children in high school. The house left by Liu Guanggun was even worse than Xiao Cheng's house, with mud bricks and black tiles. It leaked everywhere on rainy days, and the house was bumpy and dilapidated, far from being presentable. "We want to demolish the old house and rebuild it, a small red brick building. But we don't know anyone in town who works on construction sites. Your family, Cheng Ge, knows many people. Could you please ask him to pay more attention?" Wen Xiuyun said, handing the bamboo basket filled with fruit to Bai Lu. "There's nothing good at home, just more fruit. They're all sweet; you can taste them." Under the bamboo basket were layers of sugarcane, piled on top were deep red large tangerines, ripe star fruits with bright yellow, and a string of large, round, orange-yellow loquats. This basket of fruit weighed several kilograms, and they were all selected good fruits, not cheap. Bai Lu took three large tangerines casually, smiling and pushing away, "We're neighbors, helping each other is normal. You don't have to be so polite. Finding a construction team to build a house is not difficult. I'll talk to Xiao Cheng about it later." Before Wen Xiuyun came, she had learned about Bai Lu's personality and did not expect her to be so considerate. Sure enough, seeing is believing, and hearing is deceiving. She stood up, put the fruit basket on the table, and her words became much more cordial, "If you don't mind, you can call me Aunt Wu in the future. I'm just taking a seniority." After speaking, she walked briskly towards the door. Afraid that Bai Lu would return the fruit basket to her again. Bai Lu hurriedly went back to the room, took a stack of bagged longevity buns and a stack of chicken biscuits, and chased after her to return the courtesy. "Aunt Wu, I bought some buns yesterday, and they taste good. You can try them." Wen Xiuyun had reached the courtyard gate, and when she was handed two hands full of biscuits, Bai Lu smiled, and she couldn't refuse. She smiled and said, "If you don't mind, you can call me Aunt Wu from now on. I'm taking advantage of my seniority." After that, she walked away quickly. Bai Lu returned to the room with a quick pace, took out a few pieces of money, and followed her, "Biscuit money." Last night, when Bai Lu opened the schoolbag, she found many biscuits separately packed in bags. He had seen many classmates eating those biscuits. They said their parents bought them, and they could have as many as they wanted. He didn't have parents, so he didn't have biscuits. But last night, he had some. He couldn't resist and ate one. It tasted really good, just like he had imagined. Bai Lu said the new schoolbag was bought with his brother's money, but she didn't mention the biscuits. Bai Lu didn't need to think to know the little thoughts of the child. She smiled lightly and said, "Keep it for yourself to buy things you like. If you need to buy anything in the future, you can tell me. Your brother's money is with me." Xiao Wei's school expenses were paid by Xiao Cheng, and the rice, flour, and oil at home were also bought by Xiao Cheng. The learning supplies such as exercise books and pens were given by his mother as New Year's money during the New Year. In total, there were only ten yuan. He had used it up in three years, and he picked up plastic bottles to sell for money to buy a schoolbag.  

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