Chapter 159 Overwhelmed with Praise

Xiao Cheng must have just woken up. His eyes, still bloodshot, stared at Xiao Wei's hand that was holding Bai Lu's leg. Invisible red knives flew out, slicing him away one by one.

Xiao Wei immediately withdrew his hand.

Her little body stood straight, her stiff little hands hanging at her sides, clutching her clothes tightly, not daring to move.

He must have been talking too loudly with Bailu, waking up his older brother, who was indeed angry.

Bai Lu finally realized how terrible it was to wake up the boss, so she quickly went to help him to eat.

"I've already made breakfast. There are noodles and porridge, as well as a few fried eggs and some stir-fried vegetables. Come and eat, then go back to sleep for a while."

Xiao Cheng followed Bai Lu to sit down at the small square table.

Xiao Wei went to get bowls and chopsticks, and Bai Lu returned with noodles and porridge. The small square table was empty.

Where's your brother?

"Go wash your face."

Xiao Wei set out the bowls and chopsticks, placed the poached eggs and side dishes on the table, and sat down obediently to wait for dinner.

Bai Lu divided the noodles into three portions and the poached eggs into three portions. Just as she sat down, Xiao Cheng returned.

After washing up, Xiao Cheng's eyes were less red and clearer. The restless ferocity he had been carrying had subsided, and he no longer seemed like a ferocious beast ready to devour people.

It felt like a very long time had passed since we last met, even though it had only been a few days. We even felt a little nervous eating together.

No one spoke; everyone ate their breakfast quietly.

Until, a poached egg appeared in Bailu's bowl, she suddenly looked up at Xiao Cheng: "I already have two."

Two for each person, just right.

Xiao Cheng didn't say anything and continued eating his noodles. Bai Lu cut off a fifth of the fried egg, kept it for herself, and then returned the rest to Xiao Cheng.

Xiao Cheng frowned and glanced at her.

Bai Lu immediately said, "Xiao Wei and I eat poached eggs every day at home, we can't eat that many anymore."

Xiao Wei was about to share one of the poached eggs in his bowl with Bai Lu when he heard her words and paused for a moment.

In that instant, Bai Lu quickly picked up her bowl: "You eat by yourself, don't put any more eggs in my bowl. I'm full. It was only two poached eggs, you can finish them."

Given that Bailu kept her bowl pressed against her face the whole time, she couldn't put anything in it until she finished eating, and then she put it down.

In the end, the fried eggs had to go to their respective stomachs and were devoured by Big Baldy and Little Baldy.

After breakfast, Xiao Wei washed the dishes as usual, and then went to the backyard to feed the old hen and chicks.

Unlike the previous days, the little one was much more cheerful and excited, happily sharing with the mother hen and chicks, resulting in several more tender cabbage leaves.

The chicks chirped excitedly around their caretakers, nipping at their little feet after each bite of a vegetable leaf.

His joy was expressed to the fullest.

Xiao Cheng didn't go back to sleep, but instead roasted chestnuts with Bai Lu, who was slightly flattered.

"Aren't you going back to sleep? Aren't you tired?"

"Not sleepy."

Seeing that Bai Lu wanted to say something, Xiao Cheng explained, "She fell asleep on the way back by car."

With so many transfers, how long can I sleep?

Bai Lu wanted to take over Xiao Cheng's work and tell him to go back to sleep, but Xiao Cheng poured the roasted chestnuts into the basket under the stove, and carried it outside on his own when it was full.

After moving everything, they came back to continue roasting chestnuts.

He stir-fries chestnuts manually, while the other three electric chestnut stir-fry machines fall into Bailu's hands.

During the White Dew season, all you need to do is keep an eye on adding the syrup on time; there's no need to stir it manually, and it won't be as tiring as it was a few days ago.

There's also time for random thoughts, and after thinking about it for a while, my mind wanders to other things.

"You move..."

Xiao Cheng tilted his head slightly, holding a spatula in his hand, his sleeves rolled up, revealing his long, strong forearms with clearly defined muscles.

Bai Lu's words lingered in her eyes, but what came out was: "Don't you have anything to do?"

Xiao Cheng withdrew his gaze: "No."

Bai Lu: "..."

Weren't you going to open an electronics store?

Didn't Wang Hao find out everything about the electronics market here in detail?

How could there not be?

"Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang will be back with the goods tomorrow."

Xiao Cheng seemed to know what Bai Lu was thinking, and with one sentence, he resolved all her doubts.

Bai Lu suddenly realized: "So, you came back by yourself before they all came back together?"

Xiao Cheng pursed his lips and parted slightly, his tone indifferent and cold: "They're not three-year-olds."

That makes a lot of sense!

Bai Lu was amused in a second, and the tension, similar to that after a long separation, was instantly dispelled.

"Then you don't need to inspect the goods?"

"I only came back after I checked the loading." Xiao Cheng actually only checked seven-tenths of it; the remaining three-tenths, just as Bai Lu had said on the phone, were seen with his mind.

Bai Lu, unaware of this, assumed he had read everything: "Did Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang return by ship with the goods?"

It's not a good idea to put electrical appliances on a boat. If a strong wind comes along and a wave crashes over them, they can short-circuit and cause serious problems.

Xiao Cheng had also thought about this issue, so the appliances were not transported by boat, but rather by truck.

Land transport is more troublesome, but he has already left enough money to bribe Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang.

Bai Lu could also guess that Xiao Cheng was always thoughtful and meticulous in his work, so he would not make mistakes in such trivial matters.

Just communicate with the manufacturer: "Is the logistics vehicle arranged by the manufacturer?"

"no."

Bai Lu turned her head in confusion, and Xiao Cheng happened to turn his head to look at her as well. Just as he was about to say something, someone came in from outside.

"White Dew".

"Bai Lu, come out quickly, I have something important to tell you. I'm going to take a lot of chestnuts to sell today."

Because of increased sales channels, Bai Lu readjusted the pickup time, and Wang Cuihua picked up the goods half an hour earlier than before.

The time before was given to Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Huiru, who had come from afar, and Meng Youliang.

Wang Cuihua has been selling roasted chestnuts for so long, and she has also secretly learned some sales techniques from Aunt Wu. Naturally, she has a small group of regular customers, and her business is doing very well.

If she picks up the goods earlier, she sells the chestnuts earlier too, and then she doesn't know what to do after she's sold them all.

I'm tired of wandering around Dashi Town every day, and I've bought all sorts of colorful clothes and shoes. I finally remembered that I need to make some money, otherwise how can I compare to Bailu?

How can I impress her older brother, Xiao Cheng?

Sure enough, as soon as Bai Lu came out of the kitchen, Wang Cuihua rushed over to ask for chestnuts.

"Bai Lu, I want..."

"Brother Xiao Cheng!"

Bai Lu was instantly forgotten. Wang Cuihua, who had been full of fighting spirit just moments before, was now overjoyed. The delicate and frail little white flower ran to Xiao Cheng, who had come out later.

A smile bloomed on her face, as bright as a chrysanthemum: "Didn't Brother Xiao Cheng go on a long trip? He's back so soon?"

Xiao Cheng placed a full basket of freshly roasted chestnuts on the ground and said calmly, "Hmm."

Wang Cuihua noticed that Xiao Cheng hadn't looked at her once from beginning to end, which must be because she wasn't wearing pretty clothes today.

Without saying a word, he turned around and ran home.

Bai Lu thought that Wang Cuihua had finally been scared away by Xiao Cheng's lukewarm and indifferent attitude.

Extremely surprised: "Aren't you going to leave without taking any chestnuts?"

"I'll come back to get it later."

(End of this chapter)