Chapter 149, 148. Being treated softly can make you a little tougher.

At night, Gaosuntang Square is bathed in a dazzling array of lights.

The surrounding shops were wide open, and many elderly people gathered together, dancing the most popular square dance at the moment, which was quite lively.

Jiang Xia bought two ice creams at a nearby cake shop. He kept looking outside when he was suddenly gently patted on the shoulder.

He subconsciously turned around but didn't see anyone. Lin Yanwan appeared on the other side with a smile, giving a charming wink like Zixia Fairy to Supreme Treasure, making one's heart flutter.

"Sorry for the long wait~"

"I just arrived too." Jiang Xia turned around and looked at his wife from high school, and chuckled.

After being reborn, not only did my body become younger, but my mindset also became younger.

In the past, Lin Yanwan would never have acted cute like this with him.

Well... she's quite cute.

She looked like she had come specifically for a date, wearing a light blue floral print short dress, her hair styled with a curling iron, curled into waves and casually draped over her shoulders, her wispy bangs slightly covering her straight eyebrows, her eyes sparkling with a gentle smile, and the bright red lipstick on her delicate lips making one want to kiss her.

"You look remarkably like someone right now?"

"who?"

"My wife!" Jiang Xia said very seriously.

"...Pah, shameless!" She blushed and snorted softly, "Officer, there are bad guys here."

"The police wouldn't bother with young people's free love if they had nothing better to do." Jiang Xia smiled and handed over the ice cream: "Here, your favorite matcha two-tone."

"How much?"

Five yuan.

"So expensive."

Lin Yanwan spat out a small mouthful of matcha, the sweetness of which melted in her mouth, and her mood was instantly filled with the joy of being with him.

“You’re the boss’s wife now. In a while, even if you’re lying in bed with the soles of your feet facing the ceiling, you’ll see piles of money coming in. You can be a little tougher when you’re being taken advantage of,” Jiang Xia said.

"What indecent things are you saying now?"

Lin Yanwan glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed. She... she would never do such a shameful pose!

"Ahem... I was talking about you eating ice cream."

"You'd better be," Lin Yanwan said, bowing her head slightly, then suddenly added, "Let me try yours."

"ah?!"

Jiang Xia's face stiffened. She looked around. It wasn't appropriate to do this in front of so many people.

"Can't you think of anything serious?"

Lin Yanwan grabbed his hand fiercely and bit off the very tip of his ice cream, leaving a faint lip print on his milky white ice cream.

That's how ice cream is; you're afraid it will melt if you hold it in your hands, afraid it will get soft if you put it in your mouth, and only when you swallow it do you feel truly satisfied.

The two strolled slowly hand in hand in the square, and it was quite interesting to watch a group of people dancing around an old lady.

“At this time, how could Dad let you come out to find me? Aren’t you afraid I’ll bully you again?” Jiang Xia said with a smile.

“He’s still at the factory. I told my mom, and she just told me to go home as soon as possible.”

Jiang Xia nodded and then asked, "How is the situation at the factory now?"

Lin Yanwan sighed: "It's not looking good. My mom told me that last month they only took two small orders and only received partial payment. They don't know when the final payment will be made. My dad is so angry that he calls every day to urge them to pay."

“Even if we receive the final payment, it’s not a long-term solution. There are too many toy factories on the market, and almost every one of them sells the same products. Without any innovative ideas that catch the eye, it’s hard to attract customers. The only thing we can do is for manufacturers to keep competing and lowering prices to survive in this economic downturn.” Jiang Xia saw through the essence of the matter at a glance.

"Yes. My mom said that there is a price war going on right now, but compared with large factories with strong financial backing, small factories simply cannot last long and can only survive day by day."

Lin Yanwan looked worried: "Both production lines at home are almost in a semi-shutdown state, and the monthly maintenance fees and rent are a lot of money."

"Don't worry, at least don't worry. Once our animation gains popularity, there will be no shortage of sales for Tom and Jerry-related toys." Jiang Xia held his wife's hand tightly to reassure her.

"Phew, let's not talk about this anymore." Lin Yanwan let out a long breath. In her past life, she was helpless and could only watch her family's factory go bankrupt. She would never allow such a thing to happen in this life!

Where is Xiaoman?

“You taught me all of this. Now I’m drawing Tom and Jerry at home,” she laughed.

"Ha, Xiaoman has a good foundation. If we continue to nurture her, she might be able to join our company as a concept artist in the future." Jiang Xia then thought, "By the way, Xiaoman's chosen field in her previous life was also art?"

"Um."

"That's good." He nodded, glanced at the lingerie store not far ahead, and said, "I haven't bought you any lingerie in a long time, shall we go buy a few?"

"I'm not going!" Lin Yanwan refused without even thinking.

Jiang Xia asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"You're a high school student buying me underwear? What do you think people will think of us?"

"Why care what other people think?" he muttered to himself.

"You may be shameless, but I still have my pride!"

Lin Yanwan was too shy to go, no matter what Jiang Xia said, he couldn't help but feel very sorry, as he had missed another opportunity to personally measure his wife's measurements.

Just then, a little girl selling flowers suddenly ran over and said timidly, "Big brother, can you buy a bouquet of flowers for the pretty sister?"

Both of them were taken aback. It wasn't Valentine's Day, so why were there flowers for sale?

The two had dated for four years in their previous life and had encountered this kind of thing many times. They knew the ins and outs very well. In short: they targeted couples or people who looked like couples, and could sell a few flowers for 99 yuan.

Lin Yanwan immediately wanted to pull Jiang Xia away, but he squatted down instead. His gaze lingered on the sign on the little girl's chest for a few seconds, on which a few pencil words were written crookedly.

"Little sister, it's so late, why are you still selling flowers here?"

"Grandma is sick, so I'm selling flowers to earn money for her medical expenses," the little girl whispered.

What grade are you in this year?

Second grade.

Where is Mom?

"Mom is dead."

Where is Dad?

"Grandma said that Dad went to look for Mom."

Jiang Xia patted the little girl's head, took out a hundred yuan from his wallet and put it in her hand, saying softly, "I'll just buy one flower. The rest of the money will go to Grandma for her medical expenses. I hope she can get better soon."

The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then she saw the young man in front of her get up with the flowers, and slowly walk away with the young lady Pan Liang without looking back.

"elder brother!"

She raised her hand to her mouth and shouted loudly at Jiang Xia.

"Thank you!"

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(One more chapter!! Today's chapter is powerful, not short-lived!)