Chapter 174: Okay, Okay, Okay
Chapter 174: Okay, Okay, Okay
At the doorstep.
Xiao Wei was still leaning against the door frame, eagerly waiting.
Under the bright lights, a small figure appeared particularly resolute.
Bai Lu waved and greeted from afar, pinching Xiao Cheng's ear, "Hurry up, kid."
Xiao Cheng stopped and retorted, "I'm not a kid!"
Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, okay, okay, you're not a kid, you're a big kid, alright?"
"Let's go, let's go, Xiao Wei is getting impatient... Tell this little guy to go back and sleep early. He should have listened and not waited. He's just as stubborn as you."
Xiao Cheng stopped again and argued, "I'm not stubborn."
Bai Lu was truly amazed, "Yes, yes, yes, you're not stubborn, I'm stubborn, I'm the most stubborn, okay?"
Xiao Cheng nodded seriously, "Okay."
Bai Lu: "..."
Xiao Wei always thought that waiting at the door was the right thing to do until he saw Xiao Cheng bringing back Bai Lu, an unprecedented and shocking scene that shattered his understanding.
A small thought finally popped into his mind.
Excess.
He might be, well, a bit unnecessary.
Better go back to sleep.
Bai Lu looked at the small figure that greeted and immediately went back to the room, asking Xiao Cheng, "What happened to Xiao Wei?"
Xiao Cheng said, "I don't know."
Bai Lu looked at the clock on the wall. It was past midnight, and the poor little guy had been waiting so late.
Let's cook some supper to treat everyone.
"Knock, knock, knock—"
Bai Lu had just knocked on the door, and it opened.
A small head popped out from the door, looked at Bai Lu, and then at the man standing beside the door with an expressionless face.
"Big brother, big sister, is there something?"
Bai Lu asked, "Are you hungry? I'll cook some noodles. Let's have supper together?"
Xiao Wei looked up at Xiao Cheng, who didn't look at him but at Bai Lu.
Seemingly neither angry nor anxious.
Xiao Wei nodded happily, "Okay."
Three servings of noodles were quickly prepared, with tomato and egg as side dishes. Bai Lu didn't add any chili, as Xiao Cheng's mouth had a small injury.
After finishing supper and brushing their teeth, Xiao Wei obediently went back to sleep.
After the simple first aid incident where Bai Lu used toothpicks and cotton to disinfect Xiao Cheng when he first arrived, Bai Lu earned some money selling chestnuts and bought cotton swabs, medical disinfectant, and medicine.
Originally bought as a backup, hoping that no one would get injured. However, they didn't expect to use them so soon.
At the table by the window, two figures sat facing each other. Bai Lu used a cotton swab dipped in disinfectant to gently wipe Xiao Cheng's mouth.
His lips were a bit bruised, and the small bloodstains were from reopening old wounds that had already healed.
So, when she said Xiao Cheng was unharmed at the nightclub, she wasn't entirely wrong.
The old wounds were none of Hu Biao's business, so it counted as being unharmed.
"Lulu." Xiao Cheng held Bai Lu's other free hand. "Why aren't you saying anything?"
Bai Lu raised her eyes slightly and saw Xiao Cheng's obvious nervousness. She knew he was still a child.
A deep and restrained big brother, never showing emotions outwardly. His words were also reliable.
Children say things today and forget tomorrow, with fragmented memories. What they say today is just empty words.
Bai Lu sighed helplessly, "What should be said has already been said. I don't want to say more."
Xiao Cheng held onto Bai Lu's hand tightly, "I won't fight anymore."
Bai Lu looked at him and didn't say anything.
Sometimes, some things are inevitable. Not everything can be resolved by reasoning.
Xiao Cheng plans to develop his career locally. In the future, he will inevitably confront the four giants of Shangnan City, unless he doesn't expand his business and chooses to run a small business like Mr. and Mrs. Yu.
It's hard to say whose path to wealth is superior.
Otherwise, controlling and dividing the economic power of the four giants of Shangnan City will inevitably attract interference and acquisition.
Competition in the industry can lead to unexpected events anywhere, not just in Shangnan City.
Developing locally is still good for Xiao Cheng; he has connections and resources here, providing a lot of assistance.
If it were elsewhere...
Bai Lu remembered Xiao Cheng's hardships and achievements in the bloody path, and her heart softened.
Success is not achieved overnight. One has to go through hardships, trials, and bloody lessons to gain experience from a hundred battles.
Only then can one turn defeat into victory, stand in an enviable position, and enjoy wealth and glory admired by all.
Having absolute authority, from fighting and killing alone to commanding subordinates to fight and kill.
The big boss is the most obvious example.
Some things don't require personal involvement. The people below will act as executioners for him.
In business, the same principle applies. To sit in the position where one commands thousands with a single order and without being born with a golden spoon in their mouth, one must rely on their own efforts to climb to the top.
Xiao Cheng belongs to the latter category—no background, no influence. He has to rely on himself for everything.
Perhaps his way of solving things is aggressive and straightforward, but in this era and background, in this economically constrained place, it is the most suitable solution.
He is not in someone else's position, and he doesn't think like someone else.
Bai Lu won't impose her way of dealing with things on others. Everyone has their own thoughts, ways of doing things, and plans.
So, she doesn't want to say much.
After disinfecting Xiao Cheng's mouth and applying some medicine, she put everything away in its place.
Unexpectedly, when she got up, Xiao Cheng grabbed her hand and placed it on his face.
Like inspecting the territory, he touched his forehead, eyebrows, eyes, nose, chin, and finally stayed on his face.
"Lulu, I'm not injured."
Bai Lu couldn't get up, so she temporarily put things back on the table and tried to withdraw her hand, but he didn't let her.
Helplessly, she said, "So what?"
Xiao Cheng held Bai Lu's hand tightly, "Don't be angry."
Bai Lu smiled, "I'm not angry."
Xiao Cheng didn't believe it, "You not talking means you're angry."
Bai Lu countered, "I'm not angry."
"You're angry."
"I'm not."
"Angry."
"Not angry."
"Angry."
"Not..." The little child's mouth was covered, frowning at Bai Lu and the delicate jade hand covering his mouth.
Bai Lu heard the grinding sound of teeth through the gaps between her fingers and was afraid of being bitten, so she immediately let go.
Clearing her throat, she explained, "Well, I'm not angry. Don't overthink it."
Xiao Cheng didn't believe and said, "Don't believe you."
Bai Lu just wanted to sleep now and didn't want to coax the child anymore, "What do you want to do to believe? Do you want me to speak?"
Xiao Cheng nodded.
Bai Lu pulled him up, "Let's talk in bed. I'm tired and want to lie down."
Xiao Cheng didn't refuse.
Just as Bai Lu was about to praise him for being obedient, the next second, when she lay down, he hugged her and pulled the blanket over.
"What are you doing?"
Bai Lu lifted the blanket, got up, and pushed Xiao Cheng back outside, saying, "You sleep here. We used to sleep here."
Xiao Cheng disagreed, "I want to sleep inside."
"Fine."
Bai Lu slept outside by herself and pushed Xiao Cheng inside, saying, "Sleep."
Xiao Cheng naturally pulled her back, "Sleep."
Bai Lu: "..."
"Can you not make trouble when you're drunk?"
"I didn't make trouble."
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