Chapter 83 The Competition Begins
She pushed aside the messy pile of books in front of her and grabbed the textbook titled "Algebra".
"Wei Laicheng, look what I found!"
Wei Laicheng was puzzled by his wife's somewhat frantic actions.
It's just a book, is it really that big of a deal?
Seeing Wei Laicheng's bewildered expression, Jiang Xixi shook her head but didn't explain anything.
This set of math, physics, and chemistry books will be very useful in next year's college entrance examination.
"Never mind, just look around your place and see if you have any similar books. If you find any, remember to bring them to me." After saying that, Jiang Xixi squatted down again and started searching diligently.
Meanwhile, Wei Laicheng looked at the book his wife had handed him, and the more he looked at it, the more familiar it seemed.
He seemed to have come across these books earlier.
However, thinking it was useless, he casually tossed it aside. After thinking for a moment, Wei Laicheng squatted down and began searching through the pile of books he was standing on.
"Wife, do you think these are the ones?"
Jiang Xixi hadn't had high hopes for Wei Laicheng's luck, but when she turned around and saw the pile of books he was holding, she was overjoyed.
She even counted them.
That's right, thirteen books, not one missing.
It seems this guy's luck is quite unstable; one minute he's incredibly unlucky, and the next he's incredibly lucky.
...
When Jiang Xixi and her companion walked out of the scrap yard, they looked rather disheveled.
Wei Laicheng, in particular, was following behind, dragging about thirty or forty books, which immediately caught the eye of the woman at the recycling station.
"My goodness, what do you need so many books for? To start a fire? If you want to start a fire, there are some old newspapers over next door; those will make a bigger fire."
It's such a waste to use these books as kindling.
Hearing her older sister's well-intentioned reminder, Jiang Xixi gave an awkward smile at first.
"Big sister, my husband wants to take the exam to become an engineer at the No. 1 Machinery Factory in Beijing, but his basic knowledge isn't very strong, so..."
Before she could finish speaking, the older sister nodded knowingly.
He then looked Wei Laicheng up and down and said with a smile.
“Young man, you have ambition. Our First Machinery Factory doesn’t offer these kinds of jobs, but since you have this idea, I support you.”
The older sister was very warm and welcoming, but she insisted on giving her every penny she was entitled to.
Fortunately, the books at the recycling station were relatively cheap, but even so, Wei Laicheng still paid more than thirty yuan.
...
When they returned to the Liu family home with this pile of books, the two of them were exhausted and looked completely disheveled.
Upon seeing this, Xi Shuheng, who was sitting on the sofa enjoying tea, quickly got up and took all the books from Jiang Xixi's arms.
"The complete collection of mechanical fundamentals? Xixi, when did you become interested in this?" Xi Shuheng asked with some doubt.
Upon seeing Xi Shuheng, Wei Laicheng, who was standing nearby, instantly activated a level one combat alert in his mind.
Why hasn't this guy gone back to his hometown of Rongcheng yet?
Besides, this is my wife, it's none of your business to fawn over her!
"Hey? Xi Shuheng, what are you doing here?"
She thought the man had already gone back, since Xi Shuheng had said he came to Beijing for an inspection, and it had been ten days since their last visit to the First Garment Factory in Beijing.
"I came here specifically to say goodbye to Aunt Jiang and the others. I'm going back to Rongcheng tomorrow."
"Oh, I see!"
Seeing Jiang Xixi's indifferent reaction, Xi Shuheng felt slightly disappointed.
"Shuheng, why are you going back to Rongcheng tomorrow? I was hoping the three of us could get together in the capital one more time."
Don't doubt it, it's Wei Laicheng speaking.
At this moment, he was incredibly excited.
How could he not be excited? His rival was about to go back to his territory and wouldn't be around his wife for a long time. How could he not be happy?
?
Jiang Xixi was filled with a huge question mark in her heart at this moment.
What's wrong with Wei Laicheng? Why is he acting so strangely today, being such a jealous person?
Xi Shuheng, however, felt a little aggrieved.
"I'm afraid we can't get together. Our train leaves early tomorrow morning, so we're in a tight schedule." Xi Shuheng said this with great difficulty.
If he had known, he should have booked the train ticket later.
"That's such a pity!" Wei Laicheng's excitement was barely concealed.
To be honest, he regretted it for a moment when he mentioned the dinner party.
Isn't he just giving his wife and this wolf cub an opportunity?
Only after hearing Xi Shuheng's answer did he finally relax.
Jiang Xixi understood what was going on. Good heavens, this guy is so embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing.
You should at least try to hide it a little. What are you trying to do by being so open and aboveboard?
That evening, Xi Shuheng was invited to stay for dinner by the Liu family, and the dinner table became another chaotic scene.
Wei Laicheng stared intently at the shrimp that Xi Shuheng had peeled and put into his wife's bowl, even though Xi Shuheng had peeled one for everyone at the table.
In Jiang Xixi's eyes, this was Xi Shuheng's gentlemanly behavior.
In Wei Laicheng's eyes, this was just a wolf cub, Xi Shuheng, trying to curry favor with his wife right in front of him, with ulterior motives.
How intense was that gaze?
Almost everyone at the table noticed it, and they all looked at the place where Wei Laicheng and his companion were sitting with surprise.
"Laicheng, is the food not to your liking? What would you like to eat? I'll have Aunt Wang make it for you."
Chen Yi asked worriedly, thinking that there were no dishes that Wei Laicheng liked on the table, and was about to ask the housekeeper to go to the kitchen to make two more.
He was interrupted by Jiang Xixi, who had an awkward smile on her face.
"Aunt Chen, it's alright. He just ate too much at noon and isn't hungry now. Wei Laicheng, aren't you hungry?"
The last two words were almost squeezed out by Jiang Xixi through her back teeth.
Wei Laicheng, who was called out, quickly came to his senses and said, "Huh? Right, I'm not hungry. Everyone, eat quickly. I'm fine."
Mrs. Jiang was a little worried. How could she, who had practically watched him grow up, not know how much Lai Cheng could eat?
That small bowl of rice I had at noon has long since been digested and gone somewhere.
"Laicheng, pick up your chopsticks and eat a couple more bites. Are you sick? How can you have no appetite?"
"No, no, I ate something outside this afternoon, and I'm actually a bit full now." Yes, I ate a lot of cold air.
Seeing that he had finally fooled everyone, Wei Laicheng breathed a sigh of relief, but his wife's gaze was anything but friendly.
Jiang Xixi conveyed a message to Wei Laicheng with her mouth: Wei Laicheng, you're dead tonight!
Wei Laicheng quickly smiled ingratiatingly.
Next, at the dinner table, Wei Laicheng seemed to be trying to outdo Xi Shuheng.
Didn't Xi Shuheng peel one shrimp for his wife? He'll peel four or five more for her until she gets tired of them.
He not only peels shrimp for his wife, but he also serves her all the dishes she likes.
After the meal, Jiang Xixi felt like her stomach was about to burst.
The culprit, Wei Laicheng, would only smile ingratiatingly.
Jiang Xixi: ……
What terrible things has she done?!
Wei Laicheng, are you a child?
Seeing the interaction between the couple, Xi Shuheng felt a pang of sadness.
But then came another moment of disorientation.
Even now, he still hasn't figured out his own heart.
It's possible that they've seen through it all, but just don't want to admit it...
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