Chapter 136: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 136: The Boss Misses Home and Misses Her
Xiao Wei stared at the phone intently, not blinking once. His small frame sat straight with a proper posture.
A long sound of a ship's horn echoed, reaching from the other end of the phone, resonating through the air.
The voices of Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang, along with their footsteps, approached from a distance.
Bai Lu saw Xiao Wei so tense, and her own heart fluttered a bit. Her breath gradually lightened.
"Goodnight."
A man's slightly amused voice, with a hint of "goodnight," came from the distant horizon, adding a touch of color to the night and soothing the slight nervousness in their hearts.
Bai Lu also said, "Goodnight."
Waiting for the other person to hang up first.
However, on the other end, Xiao Cheng didn't hang up, despite the voices of Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang getting closer.
Bai Lu had no choice but to hang up first.
"Alright, go back to sleep."
Xiao Wei's big eyes were no longer resentful. He nodded to Bai Lu, stood up with an excited and brisk pace, and ran back to his room to sleep.
Bai Lu also returned to her room.
Sitting by the window reading, as she read, her gaze was drawn to the white chestnut flowers falling outside the window.
The wind opened the white flower curtains, revealing the swaying branches and fences along the small river, exposing the rose bushes on the other side of the river.
The pink roses were in full bloom.
Countless delicate and beautiful pink petals, like a faint watercolor painting, quietly unfolded under the bright moon.
A gentle breeze came, carrying a faint fragrance that wafted in with the wind. The fragrance, carried by the shimmering moonlight, entered through the open window with a gentle touch.
The room was filled with a subtle and elegant fragrance. Through the crack in the door, it spread to the courtyard, where the scent of roses filled the entire yard.
Bai Lu's hand holding the book moved slightly, and her fingertips were surrounded by the fragrance. Her calm heart was inexplicably touched.
The image of a man driving bamboo into the water, the scene of the river flowing against the current, played back frame by frame in her mind.
Finally, it wove into a picture of him bending over in the rose bushes, nailing bamboo, handling wood, sprinkling medicine powder, and planting hollyhocks.
What is this...?
Why is it all about Xiao Cheng!
Bai Lu shook her head vigorously, shaking away the handsome face that surfaced in her mind, and tried to focus on reading!
Concentrate on reading! Reading! Reading!
After reading for who knows how long, flipping through two pages, Bai Lu felt that it must be late at night and time to sleep.
Well, let's go to bed first.
Maintain good sleep, be energetic, and welcome a better tomorrow, roasting chestnuts and making big money.
However, with an electric chestnut roasting machine, it seems like it doesn't require much physical effort. The chestnut machine was made by Xiao Cheng.
Bai Lu: "..."
Well... this was her doing a good deed, a reward from the landlord, very normal, as normal as it could be.
Sleep!
Close your eyes!
Why is it a bit glaring?
Bai Lu suddenly opened her eyes, and the big light bulb on the wall was still on, casting an orange light that filled the entire room.
Xiao Cheng forgot to turn off the light again!
Every time she had to remind him to turn off the light.
Subconsciously reaching out to the side, she pushed, but it was empty. Bai Lu just realized.
Xiao Cheng is not at home.
Stunned for a moment, she moved from the inner side of the bed to the outer side, got up, pulled the rope to turn off the light, and then moved back to the inner side.
Rolled up the blanket, closed her eyes again.
One sheep, two sheep, five sheep...
On the other side of the sky, the night was as dark as ink, and the stars fell on the river surface. The starlight in the water shone on a man leaning casually on the railing, looking towards a distant figure.
"Missing home?"
Jiang Zhengang walked over, handing him a cigarette. Xiao Cheng took it and absentmindedly placed it behind his ear. The sound of a lighter rang out, a cluster of flames appeared before him, and the smoke drifted with the wind.
The familiar tobacco smell filled his mouth, catching him off guard. Xiao Cheng was unexpectedly choked.
Jiang Zhengang exhaled smoke and smiled, "In the past, I couldn't even imagine. What kind of little wife can make you miss her so much that even smoking can make you choke."
His words were full of the experience of a person who had been through it all. Amidst surprise and disbelief, there was also a bit of admiration.
What kind of person was Xiao Cheng? Everyone in Pingcheng knew him, indifferent and heartless. Not to mention missing a woman, he found even a glance annoying.
No one dared to hand a woman to Xiao Cheng in the nightclub, fearing that he would kick her out without mercy.
No matter how long he stayed outside before, Xiao Cheng never showed any signs of missing home, let alone worrying about it.
The person who could make Xiao Cheng undergo such a tremendous change, put down his butcher's knife, and return to a normal life, besides Xiao Cheng's little wife who had never appeared in front of others, who else could it be?
Jiang Zhengang admired Xiao Cheng's decisive and bold actions. Seeing him come ashore, he felt relieved. "A real man's ambition is in all directions. The world outside is vast, full of opportunities. Earn money and settle down wherever you want. Bring your wife wherever you want."
"You have a keen and far-sighted eye for the market. This batch of pine wood is worth a lot. Have you found a buyer? I deal with sand and gravel on my boat route and don't understand the timber market. I can't help you much."
Xiao Cheng took a drag from his half-burnt cigarette, showing his acceptance of goodwill. "The pine wood can smoothly leave the province. You've already helped a lot."
"I know someone in the timber market in Guangdong Province from before, so I have some understanding of the pine wood market."
Business information was only shared to a certain extent.
"Alright, you have an idea in your mind." Jiang Zhengang also took a long drag on his cigarette, wisely not asking more. "It's windy outside. Go to sleep early."
Xiao Cheng was a smart man, doing things with discretion. On the surface, he contacted a shipping fleet to help transport the pine wood out of the province, but the necessary social procedures were not neglected. Xiao Cheng didn't cut any corners in terms of spending money on meals, gifts, transportation fees for transporting the pine wood out of the province, and customs fees. It all added up.
In the end, Jiang Zhengang also did a big business of transporting goods outside of the sand and gravel business, not losing at all.
In business, it was a back-and-forth transaction. Everyone owed nothing to each other, and there was no concept of who helped whom.
At most, Xiao Cheng borrowed a path, and he took the opportunity.
Jiang Zhengang finished smoking and returned to the cabin.
The ship carrying the pine wood sailed orderly on the river. When encountering other ships or turning, the distant horn would pierce the quiet night, echoing far and long.
Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang were eating snails in the stern cabin. Seeing Xiao Cheng coming over, they waved to greet him.
"Brother Cheng, come and taste the freshly cooked snails. Jiang Zhengang's men are quite considerate. They didn't sleep at this late hour, stir-frying all the snails they caught during the day. We just tried two, and the taste is not bad."
There were still three unopened bottles of beer on the small table.
Xiao Cheng picked up a stir-fried snail, without adding mint or enough chili peppers, the taste was just average.
Seeing him furrow his brows, Xiao Dazhuang decisively agreed, "I also think it's not as delicious as Sister-in-law's."
Luo Shiliu, surprised at the sudden intelligence of this honest man, said, "You discovered the truth so early this time. It's worth praising."
Saying that, he picked up a large field snail for him.
Xiao Cheng glanced at the ordinary stir-fried snails, unexpectedly echoing, "Indeed, it's not as delicious as hers."
The three of them tacitly did not drink.
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