The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(76-80)

Chapter 76: Playing Unconventionally


After Yu Fugui agreed, he began to move the baskets.


Wen Xiuyun knew that stir-frying chestnuts was not easy, so she whispered, "Don't overwork yourself. The customers behind are all old acquaintances of mine for many years. A little patience for a day or two is still possible. I've already told them."


Bai Lu nodded with a smile, "Not too tiring. Ah Cheng will also help me when he's free. Our sugar-fried chestnuts have only been on the market for a short time, and there is a keen competitor. We can't afford to lose our reputation. Giving customers a reliable delivery today is better."


Everyone wants to make a little more money in business, and Wu Xiuyun is no exception. She complimented Bai Lu on being sensible.


As they were talking, a knock on the door came from the courtyard.


Yu Fugui was still in the yard, moving the last basket of sugar-fried chestnuts, so who could it be?


The three of them looked outside.


A rosy-faced, slightly plump woman, supporting her big belly with one hand, wiped nonexistent sweat from her forehead. She strolled casually and familiarly walked towards the yard, smiling at Bai Lu.


"Busy?"


Aunt Wu and Yu Fugui, seeing that Bai Lu had a guest to welcome, didn't chat much and left after greeting Bai Lu.


The guest had finally arrived, and Bai Lu naturally wouldn't turn her away, especially when the person was pregnant.


Chen Chunli sat in the chair Bai Lu had just occupied, feeling at ease. She didn't bother with a thank you.


Smelling the lingering fragrance of sugar-fried chestnuts in the yard and thinking about her purpose, she casually said, "Just fried the chestnuts?"


"Very fragrant. How does it taste? I heard from Wang Hao that Xiao Cheng took sugar-fried chestnuts to them when he went to work, and everyone said it was delicious..."


Implicitly suggesting that your husband has shared sugar-fried chestnuts with his brothers, so you shouldn't refuse his brother's wife?


Bai Lu casually took a chair and sat down, giving a signature fake smile, "Sugar-fried chestnuts have too much sugar, not suitable for pregnant women. Eating too much can lead to diabetes."


In other words, she wouldn't even give a taste!


Chen Chunli's face didn't look good. She also knew that the rumors outside were true, and Bai Lu was no longer timid and weak.


Her character was no longer easy to manipulate as before.


Chen Chunli glanced at Bai Lu's slightly bulging belly, changed the topic, and chatted casually, "Your figure is really good. You're over six months pregnant, but your belly is still small. Put on a couple more clothes, and it's not noticeable that you're pregnant."


"Unlike me, just three or four months pregnant, my figure has already changed with my belly. The whole person has gained weight, my face has become round, and I find myself ugly when I look in the mirror. I envy you for still having a slim and good-looking figure."


A breeze blew, and Bai Lu calmly adjusted her clothes, gently touching her small belly.


"The doctor said that thin people don't show much until six or seven months. It's hard to tell in the early months. Now that it's cold, wearing a couple more clothes hides the pregnant belly."


Chen Chunli, who was pregnant, had heard from Wang Hao's mother that thin people indeed show their pregnancy later.


But she was impatient and didn't have time to argue with Bai Lu about pregnancy. What concerned her was the sugar-fried chestnuts, "Bai Lu, when I went to buy groceries today, I saw Wang Cuihua riding a bicycle with a big basket of sugar-fried chestnuts on the back seat."


Bai Lu: "Hmm."


Chen Chunli was at a loss with Bai Lu's indifferent response. She had to continue, "I remember Wang Cuihua is from the countryside and doesn't know how to make sugar-fried chestnuts, right?"


Bai Lu smiled faintly, "She doesn't."


"Then who made her sugar-fried chestnuts?"


"I made them."


"Why doesn't she make them herself?"


"She doesn't know how."


"Why don't you teach her?"


"I won't."


Chen Chunli: "..."


"You're doing heavy work while pregnant. Making sugar-fried chestnuts is delicious, but it's undoubtedly labor-intensive. You might as well teach someone else to do it."


"I don't want to teach."


Bai Lu smiled very friendly.


A completely unconventional response.


Chen Chunli was prepared for this and couldn't force Bai Lu to reveal the recipe for sugar-fried chestnuts. With Xiao Cheng, who was ruthless and violent, supporting Bai Lu, she couldn't force Bai Lu to yield.


After some consideration, Chen Chunli could only temporarily step back, sighing with a distressed expression.


"Bai Lu, my child is one month older than yours. It's going to be born in two months, and I haven't prepared anything yet. Wang Hao, that useless waste, has been with your family's Xiao Cheng for so long, hasn't saved any money, and hasn't learned much. He can only earn money after finishing building a house."


"My belly is getting bigger every day, absorbing nutrients quickly, but I have nothing good to feed my child. I look like I've gained a circle, but it's all virtual fat. I don't even know if there will be milk for the child when it's born..."


A widow mourning her deceased husband's hard life.


A wife scolding her husband as a useless waste who can't earn money.


Bai Lu just listened quietly, with opinions going in one ear and out the other.


Chen Chunli was anxious by herself, cutting to the chase, "Wang Cuihua's husband died, and life is tough. Our Wang Hao is also a useless waste, and life is equally difficult."


"We are all Cheng's brothers, half family. Bai Lu, won't you help when you see someone in trouble?"


"I won't." Bai Lu smiled kindly.


Chen Chunli also smiled and said directly, "Wang Cuihua, who is so foolish, can sell sugar-fried chestnuts. We have no reason not to sell. The neighboring town of Qingshui doesn't have sugar-fried chestnuts for sale. I think we can set up a stall there."


Even we have started.


Bai Lu sat back, looking relaxed, "That's good."


Chen Chunli didn't expect it to go so smoothly, a bit beyond her expectations, and her smile grew bigger.


"Then, how do we split the money earned from selling sugar-fried chestnuts?"


"Excluding the cost of buying chestnuts at two cents, one cent for labor per pound, and a fifty-fifty profit." Bai Lu repeated the words she had told Wang Cuihua.


A few days ago, Chen Chunli also bought chestnuts, but only a few dozen kilograms. Whether she sold them to Bai Lu or not, there was no significant difference.


The cost and labor fees were in Bai Lu's hands, and the net profit had to be split fifty-fifty. She was just a casual worker helping to sell chestnuts, and her salary had to be calculated based on the quantity sold.


If the sugar-fried chestnuts sold less than a widow, wouldn't it be embarrassing?









Chapter 77: Deep into the Heart


In the end, Chen Chunli couldn't refuse this openly cooperative opportunity that, in reality, meant working for Bai Lu and making money.


Because her skills were inferior.


Her mind couldn't wrap around Bai Lu.


A few days ago, when Wang Hao went to sound out Xiao Cheng, Xiao Cheng said he wouldn't roast chestnuts with sugar, making it clear that he wasn't interested in this matter.


However, Chen Chunli didn't believe it. Xiao Cheng lived with Bai Lu every day, how could he not have seen Bai Lu roasting chestnuts?


It was just to protect Bai Lu.


After making an agreement with Bai Lu, she had her younger brother, Chen Dafu, come to pick up the goods in the afternoon, and Chen Chunli swaggered back home.


She needed to contact relatives on her mother's side early. On the first day of the roasted chestnut business, she wanted them to come and show their support.


She couldn't let herself be suppressed by that widow, Wang Cuihua.


When Xiao Wei came back from school and passed by the newly built house, he found a lot of people moving bricks and building walls.


The speed of building the walls left him dumbfounded.


At this rate, it wouldn't take ten days, no, not even a week for the house to be completed.


No need to ask, those people were definitely called by Big Brother. Many of them were familiar faces.


What was Big Brother so anxious about?


Question marks filled Xiao Wei's mind. Carrying his small school bag, he walked towards home and saw Chen Chunli leaving from the front door.


He immediately furrowed his brow and quickened his pace.


That woman, Chen Chunli, was very fierce. She would chase people down the street with a burning stick. Anyone who encountered her would suffer.


Bai Lu was in the kitchen roasting chestnuts when a small figure rushed in. When the figure saw her, it stopped in its tracks.


Without saying a word, it stared at her like a detective, scrutinizing her from head to toe.


Then it turned around and left.


The sound of putting down a school bag came from the direction of the main house.


Bai Lu, holding a spatula,, "???"


After a while, the small figure came in again.


Rolling up its sleeves, it took a basket of vegetables she had picked from the vegetable garden and went outside to wash them.


After washing the vegetables, it took the pot used for cooking rice out, cleaned it with dry loofah gourd, and then went to the rice jar to measure rice with a bamboo tube. After that, it went outside to wash the rice.


Once the rice was washed, and enough water was added, the figure carried the pot back, stepped on a low, long stool next to the stove, placed the pot back in its original position, and then reached down to stuff dry straw into the stove hole.


Lit the fire.


The small hands patted the stool and sat down calmly to tend the fire, adding dry bamboo pieces and small wood sticks into the stove hole.


Bai Lu was flipping chestnuts, her hands busy, and she asked across the space, "Are you hungry? There are fruits on the table in the main house, and some pastries. Have a little to fill your stomach. It will take a while for these two pots of chestnuts to be ready. After roasting them, I can cook some dishes, and your brother can have dinner when he comes back."


The little guy supported his chin with both hands, staring at the fire in the stove, "No need, I'm not hungry."


Bai Lu wanted to pat his obedient head, but unfortunately, she had a spatula in her hand. "Do you have any specific dishes you'd like to eat today?"


"Anything."


The same versatile answer as his brother.


Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh, "Do you want to eat waxed duck leg?"


The little guy's eyes lit up, turning around, and realizing Bai Lu was looking at him, he immediately turned away.


"Anything." His voice couldn't hide a small anticipation.


Bai Lu, with a smile, pointed to a sack in the corner, "In that sack, there are bamboo shoots. They were given to your brother yesterday when he went to exchange chestnut boards in the countryside. His grandparents gave them to him. Take some out and peel them. I've already put the waxed duck leg in a small pot with warm water. We'll make stir-fried bamboo shoots with waxed duck leg for lunch, pan-fried eggs with chives, and stir-fried vegetables..."


Xiao Wei only heard "stir-fried bamboo shoots with waxed duck leg."


When the word "vegetables" was mentioned, the little hands had already opened the sack, taken out a bunch of bamboo shoots, and brought them back.


A quick series of "crack, crack" peeling sounds echoed soon after.


Bai Lu didn't have time to go out to buy vegetables today, so she had to resort to the small grain storage in the house.


The waxed duck leg was a gift from Aunt Wu. The bamboo shoots were a gift from the grandparents. The eggs were a gift from Li Hongying and her friends. The chives, ginger, garlic, and vegetables... were all produced in the backyard vegetable garden.


All were green, healthy, and natural organic foods.


There were also four sausages in the cupboard, just like the bamboo shoots. They were brought back reluctantly by Xiaocheng yesterday.


The daughter of the grandparents who married into the Zhu family, from some village, somehow got wind of the news that Xiaocheng was going to the neighboring big pig-raising household to buy piglets and bring them back to raise for her parents. She went up the mountain with her husband to pick bamboo shoots before dawn.


Before Xiao Cheng left, she carried two large bags of bamboo shoots and brought half of the scarce sausages from her house, eight in total, and a hen whose wings and feet were tied because it was laying eggs, asking Xiao Cheng to help take them back to her parents.


The grandparents were moved when they received their daughter's kindness and knew that she still cared about them. They were so happy that they cried.


No matter what, they had to give Xiao Cheng a bag of bamboo shoots, four sausages, and let him take the hen back to town to eat.


Xiao Cheng didn't want it, but the grandparents insisted.


They forcefully stuffed it into his car, saying that his wife liked to eat them, and he should take them back for his wife.


Xiao Cheng was forced to bring it back for his wife.


Fortunately, these bamboo shoots were also competitive. Under Bai Lu's skillful cooking, when they came out of the pot with the waxed duck leg, they were full of color, fragrance, and flavor, not greasy at all, filling the entire yard with a delightful aroma.


Just as Xiao Cheng, who had just approached the door, swept away the tiredness in his eyes, all the chill on his body was blown away by the fragrance of the meal.


He was comforted by the girl's silver bell-like laughter.


Laughter and joy, after eating their fill and having enough to drink.


After dinner, Xiao Wei took it upon himself to wash the dishes. Xiaocheng went to his room for some unknown reason, and Bai Lu went to the backyard.


Outside the chicken coop, there were broken bowls and the last few charred chestnuts, not completely blackened. They knocked open the deep, burnt brown shells of the chestnuts and crushed the blackened flesh.


In the center of the fruit, you could still see a little yellow.


Using fresh green leaves, she wrapped the crushed fruit. If you didn't look closely, it looked like another delicious dish.


The old mother hen was deceived.


Squatting in the chicken nest, facing a green vegetable bun extended towards her, she, who had been eating charred chestnuts for a day and night, could finally return to being a normal old mother hen and enjoy normal delicacies. Opening her mouth, she pecked at it.


After a series of "ding, ding, ding" sounds...


In her mouth were both charred chestnuts and the fresh taste of the vegetable leaves. The old mother hen rolled her eyes and had to swallow it down.


Bai Lu laughed heartily, supporting herself against a chestnut tree, sitting on a small stool, and holding the second vegetable bun in her hand.


Trying to tempt the old mother hen again.


Unaware of everything, in the room by the window, the man stared without blinking through the emerald green glass, his gaze falling directly on her. He witnessed everything.


His lips, slightly cold, couldn't help but curve up a bit with her smiling face.


The account book he had just picked up innocently lost its chance to be flipped through and was put back into the drawer.


The old mother hen had reluctantly gotten used to the devilish pairing of meals.


Bai Lu sat on a small stool, leaning against the chestnut tree, with her right hand on the edge of the chicken coop, holding a green vegetable bun between her fingers. In front of the bun was the old mother hen squatting in the nest.


The old mother hen pecked at the little vegetable bun on her finger, swaying and finally swallowing the food down.


The breeze rustled through the branches and leaves.


A flower bud fell, half of it blooming in the air as the wind blew it, and the other half landed on the top of the girl sitting against the tree. She seemed not to notice, still playing with the old mother hen, smiling.


A picturesque scene deeply etched into the heart.


Xiao Cheng saw her lips move, and through the glass window, he heard the soundless voice.


"My arm is so sore..."










Chapter 78: The Master is Amazing


"If only there was an electric mixer..."


"Regardless of how many chestnuts and sand, just pour them all in, plug it in, and it's all done..."


Bai Lu leaned against a big tree and didn't want to move.


If she hadn't practiced military boxing for some time, improving her physical fitness a bit, she would have been too tired to even lift her arms after roasting over two hundred catties of chestnuts in the morning.


Even though she was tired now, she could still use her arms normally, just feeling a bit sore. She needed a break before going back to work.


"I really want an electric chestnut roasting machine..."


Bai Lu made wishes to the old hen, to the chestnut tree, and to the blue sky.


A hurried set of footsteps approached.


"Big sister-in-law, big brother wants to dismantle the electric fan!"


Being here for quite some time, it was the first time Bai Lu was called big sister-in-law. She was stunned for a good second and a half.


Seeing Xiao Wei, who was panting and urgently looked like he was in a hurry, she immediately got up and followed him to the yard.


"Your brother wants to dismantle the electric fan?"


Xiao Wei nodded vigorously as they walked, "The only electric fan in the utility room has been dismantled by big brother. I don't know what he's up to."


Xiao Wei also had an electric fan, but it broke just after last summer. He didn't dare to ask Xiao Cheng for help in fixing it.


He planned to save money to buy a new one, and if he couldn't save enough money, he would just use a palm-leaf fan; after all, summer wasn't that long.


Of course... Xiao Wei also fantasized that when Xiao Cheng bought a new electric fan, he would give him the old one.


Who would have thought that Xiao Cheng not only didn't buy a new electric fan but also dismantled the old one.


Now, the whole family had no electric fan.


Bai Lu felt puzzled. Besides electric lights, there was no other electrical appliance in the house. Xiao Cheng had no reason to dismantle the electric fan that was only used in the summer just to save on electricity bills.


Maybe it was broken, and he was fixing it?


However...


As soon as they reached the front yard, Bai Lu's guesses were denied by the unprecedented scene before her eyes.


On the cement floor of the front yard, in addition to the dismantled old fan, there were three large green fan blades, a front cover made of wire mesh, a rear cover made of wire mesh, various scattered base components, and several unfamiliar tools.


Among the familiar ones were only tin and a steel pipe about one and a half arm lengths long. Wait, on closer inspection...


It was a wide, thick steel pipe, not the one he had noticed before.


Next to the large steel pipe were three crescent-shaped iron pieces, thicker and longer than crescent wrenches.


One of the long iron pieces was already welded to the steel pipe by a man who was squatting down, holding an old-fashioned welding machine in his right hand and a welding mask in his left.


There were three melted notches in the upper-middle position of the steel pipe, just enough to fit one end of the iron piece.


During welding, the man stabilized the position with his elbow, and after completing the welding, the steel pipe and the iron piece became inseparable.


At this moment, the man had already picked up the second long iron piece, placed it in the notch, and was about to weld it.


As if hearing the footsteps behind him, he stopped and turned around, taking off the protective mask.


His deep gaze fixed on Bai Lu, who was approaching, "Don't come over."


Xiao Wei, who was following behind, subconsciously stopped.


Bai Lu also stopped and explained, "I can help you stabilize that iron piece."


Even though she didn't know what he was doing, it seemed that he might be creating something new.


Xiao Cheng looked at the eager face of the girl and gave a reason for refusal, "Welding light can hurt the eyes."


"Isn't it like the bright light of fireworks?" Bai Lu, who had never been exposed to this field, asked in confusion.


However, Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wei looked at her strangely, as if the term "fireworks" was something extraordinarily unusual.


But soon, they withdrew their gaze, not letting her notice.


After a moment of contemplation, Xiao Cheng explained, "The brightness of welding light is much stronger than fireworks, and the thick smoke is also toxic. Looking at it can hurt the eyes, causing pain and frequent tearing."


Xiao Wei swore that this was the most he had ever heard his big brother explain at once since childhood. No exceptions.


Without saying a word, he turned and didn't look back.


Bai Lu was also shocked by the unprecedented detailed explanation from the master.


"Go back and wait."


The big and small figures took two steps forward.


"Go back to the corridor."


The big and small figures obediently complied, walking to the corridor without moving, contemplating the scene on the wall.


From behind, a light laugh from the man.


Bai Lu: "..."


Xiao Wei: "..."


The sound of the collision between the iron piece and the steel pipe came from behind, followed by the sound of "sizzling."


Bai Lu suddenly remembered that a high school classmate, whose father was an electric welder, had told her that welding light was harmful to the eyes. Out of ten electric welders, nine suffered from photokeratitis.


Because the bright arc light produced during welding exceeds the level of ultraviolet radiation that the human eye can withstand, it can easily cause damage to the cornea, resulting in redness, pain, tearing, sensitivity to light, and serious damage to the cornea.


However, Xiao Cheng was wearing a protective mask, so he should be fine...


Bai Lu couldn't help but let her thoughts run wild. Before she knew it, the sizzling sound from behind had stopped.


Did he finish so quickly?


Bai Lu and Xiao Wei exchanged glances.


Bai Lu: Do you want to go first?


Xiao Wei: You go first.


Bai Lu: You go first.


Xiao Wei: "..."


Clearly, she was the most favored person in the family. Why should he go first? If he went first, he would definitely face the cold knife of rejection.


Absolutely not.


Definitely not.


Resolutely not.


After staring at Xiao Wei for three seconds, who had turned back to face the wall, Bai Lu, who had received no response, decided not to trouble this little flower of the country anymore.


She turned back by herself.


The yard was empty!


The tools that were originally on the ground were gone!


When Bai Lu heard the sound coming from the kitchen, she ran over. In the extended version of the stove at the end of the kitchen, the large iron pot was already filled with sand, rolling around inside.


Inserted into the wall was a square small socket, with a plug inserted, and the wire passed from the safe area next to the stove.


Xiao Cheng was holding a scoop and pouring chestnuts into the pot, stopping outside the stove, observing the rotational effect.


Bai Lu ran over excitedly, stood beside him, and watched, unable to contain her excitement, "Is this the thing you just made?"


Xiao Cheng nodded, picked up a grain of sand and a chestnut from the pot, confirming whether the heating was even.


After confirming that there was no problem, he continued to add sugar syrup.


Bai Lu was so pleasantly surprised and excited that her words gushed out, "Is the iron pipe with the welded iron piece the thing rotating in the pot?"


Xiao Cheng looked at her sparkling eyes and nodded lightly, "Added a motor."


"Where did you get the motor from?"









Chapter 79: The Boss is Very Ferocious


Xiao Cheng calmly spoke, "It's dismantled from an electric fan."


Bai Lu couldn't believe it, looking down at the dozens of pounds of things turning in the pot, "Does the engine of an electric fan have such great power?"


Xiao Cheng said, "Modified."


Bai Lu, full of curiosity, asked, "How did you modify it?"


Xiao Cheng explained with the simplest words, breaking down the complicated steps, "First, dismantle the engine..."


"Then..."


"Finally..."


Bai Lu couldn't understand.


But that didn't stop her from praising the boss's skills. With great interest, she continued with another question, "How many pounds can it stir-fry?"


Xiao Cheng added a spoonful of sugar syrup to the pot and replied, "The pot can only hold up to fifty pounds of chestnuts."


Oh... the pot is not big enough.


Bai Lu asked again, "Can it continuously stir-fry chestnuts from morning till night without stopping?"


Xiao Cheng: "As long as there is electricity."


"How did you install it in the pot?"


"Welded it."


"If it's welded, won't it be completely fixed? How can it still move?"


"Added a rotating shaft..."


"What's a rotating shaft?"


"It can rotate in a fixed space without affecting..."


"Oh... I don't understand."


"..."


"Will it break?"


"I can fix it."


"Wow~ You're amazing! Not only can you dismantle an electric fan and transform it into an electric chestnut stir-fry machine, but you also don't need anyone's guidance from start to finish. You succeeded in the first modification, and you can even provide maintenance at any time. You are a magical... you are a universal, unmatched, omnipotent super god!"


Bai Lu genuinely thought Xiao Cheng was impressive.


He could do everything, and even if he didn't know, his learning speed was a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times higher than ordinary people.


Who can guarantee that they will learn something in one go?

Just when you think you're impressive because you learned it in one go, the boss has already learned it with just a glance.


In Xiao Cheng's memory, Bai Lu had not seen him learn welding or disassembling and modifying electrical appliances.


He had only seen it once three years ago when he went to the electrical appliance factory in the southern city to collect a debt.


People are really different.


Sometimes, talent and hard work are not proportional. Even if you don't want to admit it, talent wins at the starting line, and even if you put in a million times the effort, you may not catch up.


So, just give your all to what you do. There's no need to overanalyze, it damages your brain, your spirit, and your heart.


What Bai Lu was most proud of was her academic performance. However, at this moment, someone with learning abilities even more extraordinary than hers appeared, and she couldn't help but be sincerely impressed.


This was probably what they call a natural talent.


No wonder Xiao Cheng would go on to achieve brilliant success in the business world that no one could match or replicate.


However, at this moment, Xiao Cheng's expression was calm as water, indifferent like the wind. He didn't seem overly ecstatic.


But...


Perhaps he was still pleased with Bai Lu's praise. A smile appeared in his usually deep and calm eyes.


Bai Lu looked at the freshly cooked chestnuts, picked one up with chopsticks, cracked the shell at the bottom of the bowl, and ate one.


The taste was excellent, soft, chewy, fragrant, and sweet.


Even better than hand-stirred ones, with sugar evenly distributed.


Bai Lu was so happy that she picked up another sugar-fried chestnut, peeled it, and handed it to Xiao Cheng.


"Try it, it's super delicious!"


Xiao Cheng: "..."


Xiao Wei felt sorry for his big brother.


Clearly, he didn't like sweets, but he was fed sweets every day by Bai Lu. If it wasn't sugar-fried chestnuts, it was maltose water, and occasionally a roasted sweet potato as a late-night snack.


Big brother was really pitiful.


Just when Xiao Wei thought that his big brother, who had been staring at the sugar-fried chestnuts without saying a word, couldn't hold back and was about to reveal that he didn't like sweets, big brother...


Bit into the sugar-fried chestnut!


He chewed it with relish, swallowed it, and didn't say a word clarifying the truth from beginning to end!


Xiao Wei was directly dumbfounded.


Two summers ago, he cooked sweet green bean porridge, mustered up the courage to ask big brother to taste it.


Big brother didn't even look at it and walked away.


He didn't come home for three days.


Later, he found out that big brother didn't like sweets. But now, why?

Why hasn't he revealed the truth yet?

Xiao Wei was stunned, with a sugar-fried chestnut stuffed in his mouth, and when he looked up, he was met with a warm smile.


And a gentle voice: "Is it delicious?"


"Delicious." Xiao Wei nodded.


After chewing a few times, swallowing it, he happily walked away to do his homework.


Before leaving, Bai Lu also rewarded him with a handful of sugar-fried chestnuts, wrapped in old calendar paper to prevent the sugar on the surface of the chestnuts from getting on his hands or burning them.


Xiao Wei put the sugar-fried chestnuts in his school bag to eat on the way to school and on the way home.


If a classmate voluntarily gave him something to eat, he could also reciprocate with sugar-fried chestnuts.


Bai Lu said that this is called mutual benefit, making friends with each other, also known as not owing each other anything.


If there are difficulties in the future and friends help, then they are true friends. If they don't help, they part ways without any hard feelings.


Xiao Wei's understanding was limited, and he didn't quite understand.


But thinking about how Bai Lu would exaggerate big brother's abilities when he couldn't understand what big brother was saying, he thought Bai Lu must be amazing too.


So, what she said must be right.


Chen Dafu came to Xiao Cheng's house to pick up the goods after having lunch. At that moment, Bai Lu was carrying a basket of sugar-fried chestnuts and pouring them into the neatly arranged baskets in the yard.


Her movements were neither light nor heavy, her posture was not rough, and she walked with grace and elegance. Compared to his sister, who only knew how to carry a fire stick, shouting and cursing all over the street, it was like comparing heaven and earth.


Not to mention, Bai Lu also had a stunningly beautiful face, a pair of fair and smooth hands, and the coarse hemp clothes couldn't hide her well-proportioned figure...


Chen Dafu was just mesmerized when suddenly he felt an extremely terrifying low pressure surround him from all angles.


His throat felt like it was being squeezed, breathing was difficult, as if he would suffocate in the next second.


The instinct for survival instantly stimulated his brain.


Chen Dafu regained clarity and saw a tall figure at the kitchen door, holding a basket of sugar-fried chestnuts, but with an extremely gloomy and terrifying expression. His sharp gaze swept across, causing him to tremble and freeze.


Like a mouse fleeing in the forest, being stepped on by the king of beasts, a tiger. Unable to move at all.


"Are you Chen Dafu, who came to pick up the sugar-fried chestnuts for Chen Chunli?" Bai Lu broke the silence.


At the same time, she pulled Xiao Cheng's wrist.


The oppressive atmosphere dispersed suddenly.


Chen Dafu was able to breathe again, immediately bowed his head, dared not look at Bai Lu again, and earnestly answered, "Yes."


"My sister is pregnant and inconvenient to go out to sell sugar-fried chestnuts, so she asked me to come over and help her pick up the goods to sell."


As for how to divide the money after making money and whether he could get any share of the money, it was not something that could be discussed here.


Bai Lu didn't care either. She pointed to the leftmost large basket and said, "Take that basket, it's fifty pounds."


Chen Dafu looked at it and didn't move.


Chen Chunli asked him to take a hundred pounds, but that basket was only fifty pounds. If he took it, he would definitely be beaten to death when he went back.


Even if he wasn't beaten to death, he would definitely be scolded to death.


The two baskets on the right seemed to be a bit more, and although it didn't look like a hundred pounds, it was definitely more than fifty pounds.


After hesitating for a moment, Chen Dafu plucked up the courage to say, "I rode a bicycle here, can I take more..."


"Don't take it and get out."










Chapter 80: The Big Shot's Heartwarming Gift


Xiao Cheng was not as easygoing as Bai Lu. Once he spoke, it was like sentencing someone to death.


It was either live or die.


No explanation, no room for maneuver.


Chen Dafu didn't say a word and swiftly moved away with fifty catties of sugar-fried chestnuts, pushing his bicycle like he was escaping for his life.


Being scolded by Chen Chunli to death was just a momentary thing. If he provoked Xiao Cheng here and offended him, he would definitely have a hard time in the future.


Xiao Cheng's fierce and brutal reputation wasn't limited to this new town; it echoed loudly even in their hometown of Qingshui Town.


Whether the rumors were true or false, people said Xiao Cheng was more than just a small-time thug. His brothers were spread all over Pingcheng, and although they didn't often show up, a single call from him could gather supporters from all directions.


There were also rumors of his connections with the head of the Pingcheng police department.


If one offended Xiao Cheng, they wouldn't know who to turn to when they were beaten and left in a sack on the streets.


With the help of Xiao Cheng and the electric chestnut-roasting machine, Bai Lu quickly prepared the afternoon's goods for Wen Xiuyun.


Xiao Wei had already gone to school, and after seeing Xiao Cheng off to work, Bai Lu waited for a while before handing the freshly roasted chestnuts to Wu Xiuyun.


Then, she went back to the vegetable garden to water it.


It hadn't rained for two days, and if she didn't water the newly transplanted seedlings, they would wither.


Between the small river and the vegetable garden, there was a tall bamboo and wood fence with some ivy climbing on it. In the middle of the fence, there was also a lush chestnut tree.


When Bai Lu usually came to pick vegetables, she would enter the vegetable garden from the front yard and go straight to wash the vegetables without passing through the small river or seeing what was on the other side.


She had no idea about the changes on the other side until today.


Now, she needed to go outside the fence to get a long wooden spoon, placed next to the black hard plastic bucket filled with river water, to water the vegetables.


When she raised her eyes and looked, she was instantly stunned.


The opposite side of the river, which should have been barren, was now covered in a large cluster of roses enclosed by bamboo and wood, forming a big circle. The other rose bushes around had been cleared, leaving only the largest and most thriving cluster in the center.


Bamboo and wood of the same length were driven into the ground, with one bamboo alternating with one piece of wood, emerging about half a meter above the grass, forming a fence of interwoven bamboo and wood.


At the top of the bamboo and wood fence was a layer of long gray burlap. It seemed that the bamboo had been sprinkled with powder, and there were powdery particles on the top of the burlap.


The edge of the burlap was nailed with a circle of iron nails to prevent the wind from blowing it away, and the fragrance of the powder dispersed faintly.


There was also a circle of hibiscus flowers transplanted along the fence.


Bai Lu knew hibiscus flowers. There were quite a few planted beside her grandmother's rose wall. The roots, stems, leaves, and flowers of hibiscus all contained the scent of musk, which snakes detested the most.


With both the fence powder and hibiscus flowers, even if a snake had ten lives, it wouldn't dare to approach the rose bushes again.


When the roses bloomed, it would be another beautiful scene, a testament to the only longing in this world, transcending time and space.


A warm feeling surged in Bai Lu's heart.


The sky here was very blue, the water was clean, and the air was fresh. People here had their good and bad sides, but mostly, they were friendly and generous, simple and kind-hearted.


This was a complete world where emotions and desires, joys and sorrows, and the trajectories of all things ran normally.


She seemed to be slowly adapting to life here, no longer so stubborn...


As the sun set, Wang Cuihua returned, pushing her bicycle weakly. The large basket on the back of her bike was already empty, but she looked distressed, showing no signs of happiness.


She didn't even have the strength to knock on the door.


"Knock, knock."


"Bai Lu."


The voice was as weak as a mosquito, in stark contrast to the thunderous noise in the morning. If Bai Lu hadn't been washing vegetables in the front yard, she wouldn't have heard this almost lifeless voice.


The door opened.


Wang Cuihua, who was almost against the door, stumbled forward with a large basket in her arms, almost falling to the ground in the front yard.


In fact, she did fall.


It was the flattened basket that innocently cushioned the impact, separating her from the intimate contact with the cement floor.


Fortunately, the bamboo basket was new, and the green bamboo had excellent resilience. As Wang Cuihua slowly climbed up, the flattened part gradually bounced back to its original state.


"Why is it so hard to sell sugar-fried chestnuts?" Wang Cuihua complained to Bai Lu, who was smiling but not smiling.


"Didn't you sell them all?" Bai Lu glanced at the empty basket, feeling a bit surprised.


Wang Cuihua certainly didn't sell them all and was about to explain while accusing Bai Lu of her wrongdoing.


But before she could speak, another loud voice came even faster.


"Bai Lu, are these sugar-fried chestnuts leftover from yesterday? The taste is so bad, and I can't sell them at all!"


Chen Chunli burst in, supporting her stomach, her face redder due to anger.


Chen Dafu followed her with a basket, keeping his head down and seeming to have been scolded thoroughly.


At the bottom of the large basket, there were still some unsold chestnuts, at least seven or eight catties.


Unable to control her temper any longer, Chen Chunli snatched the basket and was about to throw it on the ground.


Caught in the risk of being scolded again, Chen Dafu, fearing that she would offend Bai Lu, rushed forward and supported the basket as it was about to fall.


The basket was not thrown, and the sugar-fried chestnuts inside didn't spill out. It seemed that Bai Lu had not offended Chen Chunli.


Otherwise, if Xiao Cheng found out, it would be a disaster.


Sighing in relief, Chen Dafu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, nothing serious had happened.


Chen Chunli, who hadn't vented her anger, kicked his leg. "Why support it? You useless guy, just like your brother-in-law, so useless. I can throw a basket; who dares to say anything!"


"A broken basket is worth nothing. We can't sell the chestnuts, and what's the use of this broken basket? I don't even want to touch it. You're just useless, like your brother-in-law, letting people play around!"


Chen Dafu, who had become accustomed to Chen Chunli's habit of kicking people at the slightest provocation, dodged quickly after the first kick and moved several meters away from her.


He avoided her second kick by a hair's breadth, almost colliding with Wang Cuihua.


Wang Cuihua was most afraid of Chen Chunli, the shrew. She usually avoided her and walked a long way around when she saw her, fearing a confrontation. When she heard the sound just now, she had already run far away.


Seeing Chen Dafu moving towards her, she immediately ran behind Bai Lu.


Bai Lu was the safest.


As long as Xiao Cheng was still there, no one dared to offend Bai Lu. Chen Chunli wouldn't dare to bully Bai Lu, even though she was a shrew.


Chen Chunli might not dare to bully Bai Lu, but her anger burst out in mocking words. "Bai Lu, what you did is wrong. We are all family, and the sugar-fried chestnuts you give to others sell so well. The ones you gave me are so hard to sell. What's on your mind?"


As she spoke, she glanced coldly at Wang Cuihua standing behind Bai Lu. "Even a widow as dull as a pig can sell chestnuts. We can't sell them. Who are you trying to deceive?"


Wang Cuihua was scolded as a pig's head but didn't dare to retort. She bit her lip, lowered her head, and pretended not to hear.


If she dared to speak back, Chen Chunli would definitely come up and hit her, as it had happened before.


If she hadn't run fast, her face would have been swollen from the beating.

The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(81-85)