Chapter 82 The Boss's Way of Protecting His Wife
Roasted chestnuts are delicious, and Xiao Dazhuang's mother loves them too, but he hasn't been paid yet and can't afford to buy them.
Bai Lu smiled and said, "These chestnuts are the ones we didn't sell today. We can't eat all of them. They won't spoil tomorrow, but they won't taste as good as they do today. If you don't mind, you can take them home and eat them."
"I don't mind!"
Xiao Dazhuang immediately took the bamboo basket, grinning foolishly: "Thank you, sister-in-law. It's still cold now, and the chestnut shells are very hard. The roasted chestnuts you made haven't cracked open yet, so they won't spoil so quickly. The chestnuts my mom cooks are still delicious the next day. Your chestnuts will definitely be even more fragrant and delicious if you leave them until tomorrow."
"Giving it to me would be a waste; I wouldn't make any money from it..."
"Wordy."
Xiao Cheng interrupted his rambling, carried the fish inside, and moved the doorway with his foot, intending to close it.
Before closing the door, her cool gaze swept over them, "Aren't you going home? Waiting for me to take you?"
"Of course not!" Xiao Dazhuang shook his head vigorously: "I'm going home right now, I'm going home right away!"
He turned around immediately after saying that.
He ran off excitedly, carrying his bamboo basket.
Upon suddenly receiving such a generous gift from his elder brother and sister-in-law, Xiao Dazhuang was overjoyed, happy, excited, and thrilled.
He was laughing so hard his eyes were squinted into slits that he couldn't see the road clearly, and he almost knocked Luo Shiliu away when he ran around the corner.
Fortunately, Luo Shiliu had sharp eyes and reacted quickly, grabbing the arm of the man who was running wildly past.
Why are you running so fast?
Xiao Dazhuang was jolted to the brakes, his hand wobbled, and the bamboo basket almost flew out of his hand.
Fortunately, he quickly steadied himself with his other hand. Even honest people have tempers, and he immediately glared angrily at Luo Shiliu.
"Why are you hiding here? Why aren't you making a sound? Why did you suddenly pull me? If you throw away the roasted chestnuts that my brother and sister-in-law gave me, I'll never forgive you!"
Luo Shiliu, a sly smile on his lips, patted his shoulder forcefully in a gesture of comfort: "An accident, an accident."
"You're saying these chestnuts were given to you by your older brother and sister-in-law?"
Xiao Dazhuang proudly raised his head, nodded smugly, and smiled as if he had won a five million dollar lottery.
"I'll try one."
Luo Shiliu reached into the bamboo basket, picked up a chestnut, cracked open the shell, and popped it into his mouth.
"Mmm~ It really tastes delicious."
He grabbed a handful and ran.
Xiao Dazhuang was dumbfounded, remaining stunned for a full second before realizing he had been robbed.
He immediately took off running and chased after it.
"Luo Shiliu, you stop right there!"
...
The night was as dark as ink. Bai Lu sat in front of the mirror combing her hair, her eyes looking out the window. The night sky was filled with countless stars, dazzling and beautiful. She combed her hair again and again.
Xiao Cheng came in and went straight to the bed. He dried his hair with a towel in his hand, the ends of his hair still slightly wet, but he didn't care and casually draped the towel over the stool at the foot of the bed.
I took off my slippers and got into bed.
Then I realized that there was no one in the bed, and the blankets at the foot of the bed were neatly folded.
It looks like it's never been touched.
Xiao Cheng's pupils contracted slightly, and he subconsciously looked towards the table in front of the window, where a well-behaved girl combing her hair came into view.
The undercurrent in his eyes finally subsided.
I also recalled what I heard today.
"Do whatever you want with it, don't worry about me." As Xiao Cheng spoke, he had already scattered the blanket at the foot of the bed, spread it out, and covered the entire bed.
Bai Lu turned around upon hearing the voice, looking completely bewildered and confused by his sudden reply.
"What?"
Xiao Cheng looked up and met her gaze, uttering three words in a calm tone: "Chen Chunli".
Bai Lu understood immediately, and smiled with her eyebrows curving up: "It's okay, if she doesn't want to sell, she doesn't have to. Anyway, Aunt Wu, Uncle Fugui, and Wang Cuihua can also sell them. We can still make money, and the chestnuts will be put to good use and won't go to waste."
In short, it's not a big deal if Chen Chunli is there, and it's not a big deal if she's not there.
Xiao Cheng agreed with this viewpoint, but what he wanted to express was not this. Instead, he said, "If she insults you, you should talk back. If she dares to hit you, come find me."
Bai Lu paused in her combing, looked at him with surprise, and said jokingly, "What do you want?"
Would you hit her?
Xiao Cheng pursed his lips and raised an eyebrow slightly: "I'll make her stand in front of you and give it to you."
That's definitely in line with the boss's style. I don't hit women, but I can make them come to me and let me hit them.
Bai Lu couldn't help but laugh out loud.
I recall the rumors that when the bully appeared, even a three-year-old child would be so frightened that he would cry his heart out, and at the same time, he would laugh non-stop.
It wasn't that signature smile from before, but a genuine, happy smile that shone through deep in his eyes.
Xiao Cheng smiled too.
Silent, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth, the curve was clearly visible, illuminating the darkness and making her dazzlingly beautiful.
Overjoyed, Bai Lu couldn't help but push her luck: "What if I hit Chen Chunli, and Wang Hao hits you in return?"
"He wouldn't dare."
Xiao Cheng spoke with certainty, as if he already knew Wang Hao's personality perfectly well.
"What about Wang Cuihua?" Bai Lu, having no courage, blurted out the question.
Realizing something was amiss, she tried to immediately change the subject, but Xiao Cheng had already spoken in a detached tone, replying, "I'm not her parent, I have no obligation to take care of her for the rest of her life."
He didn't care about the sound, but his deep eyes had already opened a time tunnel, inevitably bringing up certain bloody scenes.
The upward curve of her lips gradually disappeared.
The air inside the room gradually turned bleak and somber.
Bai Lu immediately put down the comb, got up and ran to the bed: "It's late, let's go to sleep."
Before he finished speaking, he was already at the bedside, kicked off his shoes, and got into bed.
A pair of long legs stretched out on the bed. She lifted her foot to step over them, but instinctively pulled her legs back.
Bai Lu was clear-headed and immediately took small, steady steps, moving back to the inside of the bed.
Lift the blanket, lie down, and cover yourself with the blanket.
Turning her head to meet the man's downcast gaze, she blinked and said, "Let's go to sleep. We've been busy all day, you've been busy, I've been busy too. I'm so tired and sleepy..."
You can tell from her tired and languid voice whether she really wants to sleep or just wants to close her eyes.
Xiao Cheng's clear eyes slowly closed. He raised his hand, pulled the rope, turned off the light, and then lay down.
Bai Lu actually couldn't fall asleep.
I just brought up a taboo topic, and my mind started playing Xiao Cheng's memories out of control.
I remember him, the first time he slept on the streets.
On a cold, windy night, in a dark, damp, deserted alley, in a dilapidated house that had been abandoned for many years and covered in cobwebs, a dark-skinned, thin, arrogant little boy wearing tattered old clothes kicked open the door.
She put her hands on her hips and shooed him away.
"Hey! This is my territory!"
"Who are you? When did you come in? Get out of here right now!"
"Hey! Didn't you hear me? Don't think you can take over my territory just by lying in bed and not moving. Get down right now, or don't blame me for hitting you!"
"What are you doing? I just told you to come down. You're so tall... what are you doing standing so high up like that..."
(End of this chapter)
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