Chapter 149 Even Big Shots Cheat
"I didn't say." Xiao Cheng replied succinctly.
"You said it."
"He didn't say."
"You said it, I heard it all."
Bai Lu insisted on hearing Xiao Cheng admit it himself today. Once he said it, he said it. This was the first time the big shot had ever spoken so frankly in both his past and present lives.
How precious and rare!
This must be recorded in history!
Did you just say you missed me?
"I didn't say," Xiao Cheng denied.
"You said it!"
"He didn't say."
"I heard everything!"
You misheard me.
The man on the other end of the phone sounded less indifferent; if you listened carefully, you could even detect a hint of a smile.
After a long silence, the creaking of the chair behind them could be heard, clearly indicating a rather lazy and comfortable posture, with the sound of their smiling breathing becoming clearer.
Bai Lu gripped the phone receiver tightly: "You must have said it."
"You don't need to deny it right away. I have evidence. I'll check the call records right away, find the specific times, and read them to you. Let's see if you can still deny it."
I was referring to Xiao Wei.
In an attempt to deny the allegations, he even dragged Xiao Wei, with whom he had barely spoken for three to five months, into the blame.
Bai Lu laughed out loud without any politeness: "I don't believe you unless you say you miss Xiao Wei right now."
The phone went silent instantly.
After a long, long time, the man's nonchalant voice finally came: "I told you."
If Bai Lu hadn't always had excellent hearing, she would have believed him: "Did you speak with your mind?"
"Hmm." He even went further, taking advantage of the situation.
It is clear that there is obvious suspicion of forgery.
Bai Lu sighed softly enough for the person on the other end of the phone to hear clearly, before slowly saying, "Okay."
"If you didn't say it, then you didn't say it. I'm hanging up now. The food's getting cold. I've been trying to prove I didn't mishear you, and I haven't even had a chance to eat..."
I thought this would definitely trick the big shot into admitting it, but the big shot just said—
"Hurry up and eat, I'm hanging up."
Bai Lu's lips twitched slightly. Now she had no choice but to hang up: "...So, should I hang up?"
"Hang up." Without any attempt to stop him.
Bai Lu: "..."
"Am I really dead?"
"Hang it up." Cold and ruthless.
"Is there anything else you haven't told me?" Bai Lu decided to give him another chance. One should be honest and keep one's word. How could he go back on his word?
Breaking one's word is a very bad habit. Xiao Cheng is going to be a big businessman in the future, so he can't break his word. She has to help him develop the good habit of keeping his promises.
The silent phone call seemed to indicate that Xiao Cheng was seriously considering whether there was something he hadn't mentioned.
Not long after, the unspoken message came: "Call this number if you need anything in the future. I've already told the front desk."
“Okay…” Bai Lu sighed helplessly, “Have you always lived there?”
Xiao Cheng said, "Before going home."
Bai Lu asked instinctively, "When are you coming back?"
"In a few days."
"In a few days?"
"At the right time."
If you don't want to talk, then forget it!
They don't even need to prepare a proper welcome meal!
Bai Lu gritted her teeth and instructed, "Then be careful on your way back. I'm hanging up now."
Xiao Cheng: "Hang it up."
The call was abruptly ended.
Bai Lu was so angry at Xiao Cheng's bad behavior of not keeping his word that she ate two large bowls of rice.
The food wasn't actually cold yet, because Xiao Wei had covered it with an empty plate to preserve its residual warmth.
In the afternoon, three new guests came to discuss cooperation with Bai Lu. They were two of the people she had met at Wen Xiuyun's housewarming party, Zhang Huiru and her husband.
Meng Youliang accompanied Zhang Huiru and her husband, though it was said that he was accompanying them, he also had the intention to cooperate.
Zhang Huiru and her husband, along with Meng Youliang, were all in the fruit business. Zhang Huiru and her husband worked at the Xicheng Wholesale Market.
Meng Youliang at Baicheng Snack Street.
Gao Jianchuan and Wenli brought back dozens of kilograms of roasted chestnuts from Baicheng, and they sold out in less than two hours after they were put on the market.
Seeing how well the roasted chestnuts tasted, Gao Jianchuan and Wen Li developed a new recipe that very night and distributed it to their various branches the next day.
But it passed on the first try.
Customers only bought it once and never bought it again. Regular customers would say that the taste was not good, the cooking was not right, and everything was lacking. They were just embarrassed to say that the chestnuts were burnt.
Meng Youliang, who also did business in Baicheng, saw everything and knew Gao Jianchuan and Wenli's usual tricks: if they couldn't buy the goods, they would make imitations.
Since Gao Jianchuan and Wenli had business to do but insisted on producing garbage, Meng Youliang naturally couldn't let go of this good opportunity to make money. He immediately contacted his old partner, Zhang Huiru's husband, to inquire about the sugar-roasted chestnuts.
At Wen Xiuyun's housewarming party, Meng Youliang missed the chance to meet Bai Lu because he had something to do at home. The next day, he persuaded Zhang Huiru and her husband to come to Bai Lu's house.
They all have tricycles. It doesn't matter that Baicheng Xicheng is a bit far away; they can just come earlier.
Making money is a big deal. It's okay to sleep an hour less. If you don't put in more effort than others, how can you achieve better results? It's all about human effort.
Both parties shared the same vision for cooperation and quickly reached an agreement.
On the afternoon of Bailu, she roasted two hundred catties of sugar-roasted chestnuts to warm up the atmosphere for Meng Youliang and Zhang Huiru when they returned home.
After seeing the three off, he left.
Back in the backyard, sitting on a wicker lounge chair under the chestnut tree, Bai Lu finally had time to massage her sore arms.
Xiao Cheng bought the lounge chair, but he never sat on it. He just placed it under the chestnut tree in the backyard without saying a word.
It seemed like anyone could sit there. Seeing that neither Bai Lu nor Xiao Wei sat down, Bai Lu had no choice but to occupy the lounge chair by herself.
He would occasionally pick up a book to read, and occasionally go to the vegetable garden to pick a couple of vegetable leaves, and half-lie down to feed the old hen.
It felt so good.
A small stool leaning against a tree is nothing compared to this.
"Making money is really not easy..."
Bai Lu lay on a lounge chair, gazing at the chestnut blossoms on the tree that would soon turn into golden berries, and suddenly felt a pang of nostalgia for the time she and Xiao Cheng roasted chestnuts together.
Xiao Cheng is strong and can roast a lot of chestnuts.
They simultaneously monitor three electric motors to stir-fry chestnuts, and both manual and electric methods are used to cook them, resulting in an exceptionally delicious taste.
The third chestnut roasting machine was larger than the first two. Xiao Cheng had somehow acquired a large pot that was long, round, big, and thick. The engine was also very powerful, and it could roast twice as many chestnuts as the first two.
Xiao Cheng finished cooking and moved out effortlessly, as if his entire body was filled with boundless power.
It's not that you can't move it during the White Dew season, it's just that you have to move it in two separate trips, and it's only a little bit strenuous.
I miss Xiao Cheng a little bit... I miss Xiao Cheng's power, yes, I just miss Xiao Cheng's power.
Bai Lu shook her head vigorously, trying to shake away the handsome face that suddenly appeared in front of her. But a smaller, more delicate face suddenly burst into her view.
What's going on? It even has memory prompts?
Bai Lu squeezed her eyes shut, then opened them. Her delicate and handsome face was still there. She subconsciously raised her hand to swat it away.
"Sister-in-law!"
Why are you hitting me!
(End of this chapter)
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