Chapter 301 What a Surprise!
"Is that what you mean?" — Before Li Si could even utter those three words, complete with a question mark, he froze on the spot.
He finally understood why Zhang San hadn't finished speaking.
Ah-Dai and the others, unaware of this, nodded in sudden realization: "So, Sister-in-law likes shrimp."
No wonder Ah Wen goes to Nanshi so often.
Ah Wen works as a helper at his relative's grocery store, driving a small truck to buy and deliver goods. The grocery store is not the only one in the city, so business is average and there isn't much work. However, he is often seen running to the South Market, where he goes to buy shrimp.
"Brother Cheng is so good to his sister-in-law. Knowing that she likes to eat shrimp, he specially asked Awen to go to Nanshi to buy some."
"I've never seen Brother Cheng buy things for anyone before, this is the first time I've ever seen it..."
While marveling at Brother Cheng's unprecedented exception, the brothers scrambled to buy the shrimp that Ah Wen brought back from Nanshi, so engrossed that they completely failed to notice Brother Cheng's dark expression.
All my attention was drawn to Awen and the shrimp, leaving me with a lot of questions about buying shrimp.
"Ah Wen, did you get the wrong shrimp? Is this enough for your sister-in-law? Are you kidding me?"
“Although our wallets are empty, no, we don’t have wallets. Although we are poor, we can still afford to treat our sister-in-law to a hearty shrimp meal if we all chip in. You only have a few dozen shrimp. Are you kidding me? You think you can fill your stomach?”
"Do you think your sister-in-law is a kitten? Eating so little?"
Ah-Dai and the others took turns bombarding and arguing with Ah-Wen about his petty behavior of buying shrimp, expressing their incomprehension.
Xiao Cheng, whose things had been taken from him, remained silent with a cold face, not intending to reveal the fact that Bai Lu's stomach was as small as a kitten's and that she could only eat such a small amount of shrimp.
Bailu likes to eat shrimp, but she won't eat too much. She gets tired of it and won't want to eat it a second time for half a month.
Ideally, you should eat until you're half full—not too full, but not too greasy either.
She wouldn't finish dozens of them; she would deliberately leave most of them for him and Xiao Wei, as she didn't like eating alone.
She'll eat some other dishes after she's half full, to change things up, so that she won't get tired of eating shrimp again after a few days.
"It's not that I'm stingy or cheap, it's just that Brother Cheng only told me to buy this many shrimp. I don't know how many shrimp my sister-in-law can eat. Brother Cheng eats all three meals with my sister-in-law, not me. Brother Cheng knows best how much my sister-in-law can eat, so don't blame me..."
Ah Wen's explanation was of no use whatsoever; before he could finish speaking, he was refuted by Ah Dai and the others with righteous indignation.
"Ah Wen, even though we're a bunch of hooligans, we always keep our word and take responsibility for our actions. You bought too few shrimp and then tried to shift the blame to Brother Cheng. What's wrong with you?!"
"Brother Cheng eats three meals a day with Sister-in-law. How could he not know how much she can eat? This little bit of shrimp is enough for her. Who are you trying to fool? Do you think Brother Cheng deliberately asked you to buy so few shrimp so that Sister-in-law wouldn't have enough to eat? Do you think we would believe that?"
"Cheng-ge is silent now, he must be angry at your stingy behavior. You're wrong but you won't admit it. When did you become such a scoundrel, A-Wen?"
Awen: "...I..." "What do you mean, you..."
Zhang San and Li Si watched silently as A Wen was rendered speechless, with no intention of revealing the truth.
The big boss's anger had finally been diverted, and they had finally been unsealed; they didn't want to court death again.
Ah Wen, may you have good luck.
Who told you to be unable to keep the shrimp your boss bought for your sister-in-law, and to keep the exclusive affection your boss showed her?
When Bai Lu received the top scholar's gift from A Dai and others, she was shocked, surprised, and at a loss for words.
Because the gifts they gave to the top scholar were so unique and so practical.
One shrimp per person.
Thirty-five, no more, no less.
The quantity was similar to what Xiao Cheng had bought in the past.
But Xiao Cheng remained indifferent, as if he didn't care that his brothers had shamelessly followed him back.
Bai Lu found it amusing and asked jokingly, "Don't you like it when they learn how to make roasted chestnuts with me?"
Xiao Cheng glanced at her and nodded seriously: "Let them follow Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Haoxue."
Luo Shiliu was the first to say, "No problem."
Wang Hao and Xiao Dazhuang then seconded, "No problem."
Since the parties involved had no objections, what could Bai Lu say? She could only go with Xiao Cheng and the brothers to the opposite side, to the empty house that had already been cleaned.
The owner of the empty house recently returned to Pingcheng to visit relatives. He met Xiao Cheng in the city and told him that they had moved to another place and wanted to sell their house in town.
Please ask Xiao Cheng to keep an eye out for buyers.
In the end, the house and land were sold to Xiao Cheng at a low price.
When Xiao Cheng mentioned this on the phone today and asked Bai Lu to use the empty room as the teaching venue, Bai Lu was stunned for a moment. There was too much information to digest, and she only finished processing it after hanging up the phone. Then she and Xiao Wei came over to clean up.
To Bai Lu's surprise, the empty room was very clean. There were no cobwebs in the corners, no dust on the tables, chairs, or windowsills, and the roof tiles had not been blown off by the wind and rain.
It doesn't look like it's been uninhabited for years at all; it looks like it's been thoroughly cleaned long ago.
They even picked up the roof tiles.
She and Xiao Wei didn't need to do much cleaning. They just swept the leaves that had just fallen in the front yard and then swept the floors of each room in the main house, and that was it.
It's unclear whether Xiao Cheng cleaned it beforehand or if the previous owner hired someone to clean it after intending to sell the house.
Bai Lu didn't think much of it at the time, because Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao had already brought over the electric chestnut stir-frying machine and pot that Xiao Cheng had made, and asked her where to put them.
There are 35 people in this class, and there is definitely not enough space to move around in the kitchen, so we can only put it in the yard.
The courtyard is spacious enough to accommodate 35 people to observe, learn, and practice together.
Upon arriving at the courtyard, Bai Lu first bowed sincerely to Adai and the others to express her gratitude: "Thank you all for escorting me on the day of the college entrance examination, ensuring that I arrived at the examination venue safely and on time, successfully completed the college entrance examination, and achieved good results."
Ah-Dai and the others were taken aback by Bai-Lu's deep bow of gratitude; they had never been treated with such seriousness before.
After a conditioned reflex, he jumped a long way away and hurriedly explained, "Sister-in-law, you're too kind. It's our honor to escort you to the examination hall. It's an opportunity we couldn't ask for. You're the top scorer in the country, and we're so lucky to have you."
"Besides, it was Cheng-ge who asked us to take you to the exam venue that day, so you should thank Cheng-ge."
Xiao Cheng replied, "The person the big boss is looking for is me."
With a single sentence, he took full responsibility for Bai Lu's kidnapping; more than gratitude, he felt indebted.
The big boss always takes responsibility for his own actions; a mistake is a mistake, and he doesn't try to change the subject with any form of gratitude.
They don't care about the lives of others, and a single sentence can cause an awkward silence.
The originally touching and heartwarming atmosphere instantly froze, and the entire room fell silent, leaving everyone at a loss for words to salvage the awkward situation.
Fortunately, they had their all-powerful sister-in-law, who went straight over, took her brother's hand, and said with a smile in her eyes, "Life is full of surprises, both good and bad. The good surprise on the day of the college entrance exam made me realize how important I am."
(End of this chapter)
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