Chapter 146: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 146: Abusing the Scum for Money
Recently, business in the store hasn't been good, and Li Shuixian made several false accounts, only managing to scrape together fifty yuan.
Adding the hundred yuan she scraped off last month, originally planning to go to the city with Zhou Jiayi next time, shopping for new clothes, she now had to use all the money.
With a pained expression, she reluctantly handed the money to Bai Lu.
She had to endure the pain and explain to the crowd that wanted to send her to jail, "It's not that I didn't bring anything to see Bai Lu. I just didn't know what she likes. I was afraid that if I bought something she didn't like, so I brought money and let her buy it herself."
Bai Lu took the money, but Li Shuixian held onto the edge of the money, and her strength was greater than before.
Bai Lu smiled, seemingly without moving, and subtly pinched Li Shuixian's hand.
Li Shuixian's wrist suddenly felt intense pain, as if a pair of pliers had forcefully squeezed it like a walnut. She instantly withdrew her hand.
If she didn't stop now, she would be in trouble.
Bai Lu took the money, smiled, and said, "So you really brought a gift to see me. Look at me... I accidentally splashed your chili water. I'm really sorry."
Li Shuixian gave Bai Lu a fierce glare, her eyes burning with anger, but she had to force a smile.
"It's okay. It was my fault. I was too anxious. I knocked on the door twice, but you didn't answer. I thought you might not have heard because you were roasting chestnuts. I just wanted to take a look at you. I didn't expect this accident... Seeing that you're doing well, I'm relieved. My eyes are fine. I'll go home first."
Who knows whether she knocked on the door or not.
After the incident of bribing a person to overturn Aunt Wu's fruit stand, the neighbors had no goodwill left for Li Shuixian.
They were even more skeptical of Li Shuixian's explanation.
But since Bai Lu had let her go, no one said anything more. Anyway, they wouldn't go to Li Shuixian's grocery store to buy things again, even if they were beaten to death.
Bai Lu took the money and didn't forget to arrange things for Li Shuixian, "Is there any aunt or sister-in-law who wants to buy things from Li Shuixian's grocery store? Help her by giving her a ride. Her eyesight is not very good, and she might not be able to walk back alone. It wouldn't be good if she got lost and entered someone else's house."
"We're not going, not going to the end of the street!"
The neighbors shook their heads and refused.
Li Shuixian had already taken three steps away. Although her eyes were not wide open, she could still see the road clearly. After Bai Lu's words, everyone instantly avoided her like a snake, trembling with anger, her face alternating between green and red.
A girl who often bought things from Li Shuixian's shop, thinking that Li Shuixian really couldn't see the road, was afraid she would fall into the ditch. She couldn't bear it and stepped forward to help her back.
At this moment, Bai Lu smiled and said to everyone, "There are some chestnuts that were just roasted at home. If uncles, aunts, and sisters-in-law don't mind, wait a moment. I'll go back and bring some out for everyone to taste."
"Don't mind, don't mind!"
"Freshly roasted sugar-coated chestnuts, that's a must-try! I go to the vegetable market every time, passing by Aunt Wu's fruit stand. As soon as I smell the sweet fragrance of sugar-coated chestnuts, I can't walk anymore. I just want to bury my mouth in the pile of sugar-coated chestnuts."
"We're in for a treat today!"
The girl who was helping Li Shuixian saw that Bai Lu was really going back to get sugar-coated chestnuts and decisively stopped helping.
"Go back by yourself. I want to eat sugar-coated chestnuts."
Li Shuixian wanted to slap her backhand, but the girl had already run far away with her eyes narrowed.
Around her, a large area had already cleared out, and everyone had gone to Bai Lu's doorstep to wait for the chestnuts.
No one paid any attention to her.
Li Shuixian gritted her teeth, glared angrily at Bai Lu, who was distributing sugar-coated chestnuts to the neighbors, and reluctantly opened her eyes, barely able to see the road.
Suddenly, a familiar figure entered her line of sight.
"Zhihai, you finally came. That cunning and deceitful Bai Lu dared to splash chili water on me..."
Li Shuixian's words weren't finished yet, and she was interrupted by the gloomy-faced Xiao Zhihai: "Where did you get that 150 yuan?"
"Yesterday, you told me you had no money and asked me to give you money to buy clothes, this and that. Now how come you have money again? You casually pulled out 150 yuan from your pocket. How much money are you hiding that I don't know about?"
"Zhihai, let me explain..."
"Let's settle the accounts at home!"
As the saying goes, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. From the recent events, it could be seen that for Bai Lu to claim 150 yuan as compensation for her peeping, the neighbors' support and words were indispensable. They formed a situation where everyone sided with her.
Everyone shares in the credit, and support can go a long way. With mutual support, neighbors can be more harmonious.
Bai Lu got the money, and the neighbors got sugar-coated chestnuts. Everyone was happy. In the future, when there is a need, they will respond quickly.
Between people, it's all about mutual benefit.
Yu Fugui and Wu Xiuyun came to buy goods. After hearing about the incident, they praised Bai Lu for handling it beautifully and reminded her to be careful and lock the doors and windows when she's alone at home.
Xiao Wei was only seven years old and usually went to school. This time it was Li Shuixian, and who knows who it would be next time. With no man at home, both safety and privacy were not guaranteed.
Wu Xiuyun told Bai Lu to come to her or Yu Fugui if she needed anything. They had already moved into a new house, and the two families were close enough to look out for each other during the day.
Bai Lu smiled and agreed, not forgetting to mention that Xiao Cheng and his brothers hadn't left yet and were still in town.
News spreads fast, and naturally, people will stop by.
Xiao Wei, during lunch today, looked at Bai Lu eating elegantly across from him, hesitated for a while, and finally spoke, "Are you leaving here after you finish the exam?"
Some things need to be said.
Bai Lu nodded, "After I finish the exam, I should go to a farther place for school."
"Are you going to separate from Big Brother?" Xiao Wei vaguely sensed that Bai Lu's words on the phone yesterday didn't sound like they would still be together as a family in the future.
What Bai Lu said was that after she finished the exam, she would leave, and let Big Brother come back to take care of him or take him away alone.
It wasn't about taking him to where she would go to school, and she didn't say she would come back.
Bai Lu saw the little guy put down his chopsticks, his small face looking a bit worried, as if he thought of something unpleasant.
She smiled and picked up a piece of meat, putting it in his bowl, "Your brother's cooking is also delicious."
Xiao Wei stared at the braised pork in his bowl for a while, not understanding why adults always wanted to separate.
Isn't it good now?
In the future, when you go to a farther place, everyone can go together. It doesn't matter where each person goes, as long as everyone is together.
Xiao Wei didn't want his big brother and sister-in-law to end up like his parents, separating and never coming back.
"Don't you like it here?" Xiao Wei looked up at Bai Lu, his eyes showing a hint of confusion and an unhidden sadness.
Bai Lu paused, "It's not that I don't like it..."
The sadness in the little guy's eyes was immediately fixed, and he immediately asked, "Don't you like my brother?"
After several incidents where the young one didn't speak about the camaraderie of the martial world, Bai Lu now carefully chose her words when talking to him, thinking twice before speaking to avoid any misinterpretations.
"Liking this matter... is very complicated. You are still young and won't understand. You'll understand when you grow up."
"So, you don't like my brother then." Xiao Wei, who didn't understand much but was persistent in seeking answers, replied.
His mind was like a straight piece of steel.
Bai Lu sighed and pursed her lips. Trying to make it easier for the determined youngster who vowed not to give up until he got an answer, she said, "Your brother is good, you are also good, everything here is good. I like being with you all."
Xiao Wei automatically focused on the key point and nodded when he heard it, "So, you like my brother."
Bai Lu almost choked on her rice, hurriedly explaining, "I didn't mean what you're thinking. What I meant is that you and your brother are both great, and I've enjoyed my time living with you. It's a different kind of liking."
"You don't like my brother?"
"I told you it's not what you're thinking. Liking is a complicated matter, and you are still young and don't understand..."
"You like my brother."
"Don't talk nonsense."
"You don't like my brother?"
"Stop talking."
"You like my brother."
"Shut up and eat!"
"Alright, I got it. You like my brother. You won't leave my brother. You agree with my brother following you when you go to study. I'll call my brother right now."
Xiao Wei stood up to go to the high table.
The quick and decisive little figure headed straight for the landline phone, apparently having memorized Xiao Cheng's number.
Bai Lu: "!!!"
"Wait, wait!"
Bai Lu urgently stood up to stop him.
But suddenly, she remembered something.
Xiao Cheng had used Jiang Zengang's mobile phone a few days ago, and they had already landed.
Everyone was busy with their own careers.
Xiao Cheng also didn't have a phone, so even if Xiao Wei remembered the number, it wouldn't help. The number belonged to Jiang Zengang, and if he called, Jiang Zengang would answer.
Suddenly, Bai Lu wasn't in a hurry anymore. She calmly withdrew her leg, which had taken a big step forward, to maintain her appearance, and sat back at the table.
She picked up her chopsticks again, calmly eating.
With a nonchalant and triumphant look, she smiled at the small figure in front of the high table. Go ahead and make the call.
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