Chapter 294: Lu Ye is the real veteran freeloader

Lu Ye was slightly taken aback by his sudden change in mood. He didn't ask anything, but simply patted his shoulder to comfort him.

He understood better than anyone why Xie Zheng was crying.

He was crying over the dreams he could never realize.

He was crying out his regrets and helplessness.

Actually, if he had been able to recover quickly after Xiaowei's death, things might not have turned out this way.

But he couldn't blame Xie Zheng for being unambitious.

I didn't understand his despondency before.

But now that he himself has a woman he loves deeply, he understands Xie Zheng's pain even more.

If I lose the love of my life, what motivation do I have to keep striving?

Fortunately, after a long ten years, he finally emerged from the ordeal.

Although he could never realize his own ideals in his life, he fulfilled Xiaowei's dream.

Once Xie Zheng had calmed down, Lu Ye gently patted his shoulder and said, "Alright, get out of the car, I'll drive."

Xie Zheng's emotions came and went quickly.

As soon as he switched to the passenger seat, he was instantly revitalized.

"Thanks to Brother Ye for letting me experience the joy of driving a big Jeep."

He looked at Lu Ye with a sly grin and made an even more outrageous request, "My dear boss, when are you going to take me to the army to experience driving a tank? You know, this has been my dream since I was a child."

He laughed and said, "When I was a kid, your grandfather gave me a model tank."

Lu Ye drove the car, his expression aloof. "Don't even think about it."

Letting him have his fun driving a Jeep today is already going against the principles.

He also had his own selfish motives. His relationship with Xie Zheng had just improved, and he wanted to use this method to enhance their feelings. Of course, his main goal was to fulfill one of Xie Zheng's little dreams.

As for driving tanks...

Lu Ye said, "Not just anyone can touch that thing."

"I heard you've been promoted to deputy battalion commander. Can't you even fulfill this little wish of yours, brother?" Xie Zheng looked at Lu Ye with a roguish expression.

Lu Ye completely ignored the conversation.

After Xie Zheng calmed down for a while and the car started moving, he asked again, "By the way, I have something to ask you."

"How's things going with my cousin's boyfriend? Any news about him?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ye's hand on the steering wheel trembled, and his eyes flickered slightly. "What boyfriend? My sister doesn't have a boyfriend."

How does this kid know everything?

Xie Zheng rolled his eyes. "Don't try to hide it. I know everything. Her ex-boyfriend was in your unit. I heard he went missing."

Lu Ye looked terrified. "How did you find out?"

They only found out about this later.

Xie Zheng, that bastard, does nothing productive all day but pry into other people's private affairs.

"We're relatives, okay? I can see right through my cousin's affairs," Xie Zheng assured him. "But I haven't been spreading rumors about her."

Mainly because Lu Shan was too terrifying, he didn't dare to gossip about her.

So I've kept this to myself for many years.

Lu Ye warned him, "Don't ask too many questions about my sister's affairs. Worry more about yourself."

As they were talking, the car had already driven to the entrance of the courtyard.

There must be someone home, because the front door was ajar.

The two walked into the courtyard and saw Ye Qingbai directing the workers to carry a sofa into the house.

This is Lu Zheng's furniture; payment has already been made. He just went to work and asked Ye Qingbai to watch him move it into the house.

After the sofa was placed and the workers left, Ye Qingbai stood at attention, saluted Lu Ye, and reported the situation.

"Comrade Deputy Battalion Commander, all the furniture has been arranged. Please give instructions."

Lu Ye's lips twitched slightly, his expression somber. "Be normal."

Ye Qingbai instantly switched to his shameless mode, grinning, "Brother Ye, once you've finished the work, take a look. If it's up to standard, buy me a drink."

Lu Ye, “........”

When Lu Ye entered, he saw that all the furniture in the hall had been replaced with new ones.

And they are all the most popular refreshing orange-yellow color right now.

The sofa and cabinet are both very well-designed.

A large, impressive color TV sits in the TV cabinet.

The refrigerator and washing machine have been arranged.

Lu Ye went into the bedroom, where there was a dressing table that he had specially ordered from a furniture factory.

The bed was also replaced with a Simmons mattress.

After following behind and taking a look around, Xie Zheng began to marvel at the sights.

"My God."

He reached out and touched the Simmons mattress, exclaiming, "Lu Ye, this is way too extravagant!"

He looked at Lu Ye with envy and asked, "It must cost tens of thousands to buy all these appliances and furniture, right? Where did you get so much money?"

"I have no money."

When this topic came up, Lu Ye looked a little embarrassed. "I'm ashamed to say that my family paid for everything."

Upon hearing his words, Xie Zheng looked at Lu Ye with disdain, "So, after all this time, you're the one who's a seasoned freeloader?"

This person sponges off his parents, yet everyone praises him to the skies. He only spends a little of his family's living expenses, as if it's against all reason. He's been criticized by Grandpa Lu countless times.

That's a real double standard.

“I have a salary.”

Lu Ye retorted, "I didn't sponge off my parents. They just helped me out out of consideration. I'm saving my meager salary for future living expenses."

Xie Zheng looked jealous and snorted coldly.

"No, I'm going back to tell my grandparents that the little money they have is nothing compared to you."

Ye Qingbai murmured from the side, "The key is that you usually sponge off your parents, and when you got married, your family had to pay for it. My brother Ye's family only helped him a little. He's independent, self-reliant, and has a military rank. How can you compare to him?"

"Don't worry, I'm against marriage." Xie Zheng tossed his flowing hair and smiled smugly. "Besides, I've already started making money."

"To tell you the truth, if my record sells well after its release, the money I make from one record will be what you would earn in several years."

"I'll blow you away." Ye Qingbai was too lazy to even acknowledge Xie Zheng.

He was even more contemptuous of him when he said he was against marriage.

He scoffed, "You're a staunch non-marriage advocate, flitting from flower to flower without ever getting attached, huh? You're a typical womanizer, a playboy."

"Don't talk nonsense, who did I pick?"

"Don't treat other people like fools. Back in Bincheng, you were with those two women. Can you honestly say you weren't keeping them on your toes?"

If you're not going to get married, you shouldn't have any contact with women.

Are you afraid that after getting married, it will be harder to seduce other women?

This person is truly all show and no substance.

He couldn't understand why Lu Ye insisted on improving their relationship.

Wouldn't it be better to stay away from such rotten people?

Xie Zheng wanted to argue for himself again, but Ye Qingbai simply ignored him, saying, "I don't want to talk to someone like you."

Ye Qingbai looked at Lu Ye and asked him, "Brother Ye, is there anything else?"

"No problem, we'll take the photos tomorrow, and then we can just hang them on the bedside table."

"How about we hang up some magazines of female celebrities?" Xie Zheng volunteered. "I can get magazines of popular female stars."

Ye Qingbai chirped to himself, "How tacky."

Lu Ye said, "Let's leave it at that. We'll print out a lot of photos and hang them at home."

He didn't want to see any pictures of female celebrities in the house other than his wife's.