Chapter 85 He's here, he's here!
Bai Lu, with her signature fake smile, retorted, "Our roasted chestnuts taste bad and don't sell well."
Chen Chunli choked on her own words.
If she had known that roasted chestnuts would sell so well, she wouldn't have said such things. It's all because of that useless idiot Chen Dafu who can't sell chestnuts and has ruined her money-making plan.
Now that they want to cooperate and make money again, and Bai Lu's attitude is so firm, they have no choice but to apologize.
Chen Chunli cleared her throat and, with a tone even more gentle and less irritable than before, smiled at Bai Lu and said, "I went too far with my words earlier. I didn't mean anything by it. Don't take it to heart. I just have a bit of a temper. I didn't mean to pick a fight with anyone."
“Look, your Xiao Cheng and my Wang Hao have been brothers for many years. We’re all on the same side, and I would never turn down someone I’m on.”
"You know that pregnancy makes you more impulsive and irritable. Sometimes I can't control myself and say some hurtful things. Just ignore it and move on. It's all just nonsense, no need to remember it..."
Bai Lu smiled and said, "But I have a very good memory, so I remembered it."
Chen Chunli: "..."
I accidentally crushed the orange with too much force.
The orange-yellow juice from the fruit splashed all over her face.
Xiao Wei quickly moved to Bai Lu's side, and the stool was also moved over. For the first time, a look of disgust appeared on his usually cold face.
After the initial disdain came a small expression of satisfaction.
To deal with someone like Chen Chunli, Bai Lu should be straightforward and honest; if she speaks nicely, she'll think you're easy to bully.
If her older brother were here, Chen Chunli wouldn't dare utter a sound; she would only come when her brother was at work.
Chen Chunli sent a fruit basket and tried all sorts of nice explanations, but Bai Lu remained unmoved. After enduring her temper for half a day, Bai Lu finally couldn't take it anymore.
"Bai Lu, people say that having more friends means having more options. Is it really necessary for you to keep picking on me like this? I already said that what I said that day wasn't intentional, and I even sent fruit as an apology. How long are you going to keep this up? Is it really necessary for you to be so petty and narrow-minded in business?"
Bai Lu smiled as always: "Interesting."
Chen Chunli was speechless.
Bai Lu then said, "You can take the fruit away."
“Yes, we have a lot of fruit at home,” Xiao Wei agreed, pointing to a corner: “A whole sack.”
Chen Chunli: "..."
Even the thickest skin can't stand it anymore.
The anger had reached its limit and could no longer be contained.
Picking up her fruit basket, Chen Chunli left without looking back, cursing and swearing as she strode away.
Only after it completely faded from view did the onlookers occasionally pass by the wall and disperse.
Everyone returned to their own homes and shared the latest news with each other.
A pregnant woman personally visited Bai Lu to discuss a collaboration on roasted chestnuts. Rumor had it that she was connected to the brother of the tyrannical Xiao Cheng. Bai Lu, however, showed her no respect and refused to cooperate. The pregnant woman left in anger, taking her fruit basket with her.
#Breaking news: The pregnant woman came to see Bai Lu last time, causing a scene and offending her. She swore she would never come to Bai Lu's dilapidated house again, but after discovering that roasted chestnuts were very profitable, she shamelessly came back to Bai Lu to discuss a business deal...#
#The most authentic and reliable news is that the pregnant woman pretended to faint at Bai Lu's doorstep. She immediately woke up when Bai Lu mentioned taking her to the hospital, her only purpose being to get in and discuss cooperation. Bai Lu refused to continue the cooperation, and the pregnant woman left in anger, taking her fruit basket with her.#
#Breaking News! Breaking News! Bai Lu has gone out, closed the door, and gone home to cook!#
Wen Xiuyun's new house is now complete; the third floor roof is being plastered and covered with cement.
After a group of grown men finished their work, they heard their aunts and uncles gossiping and spreading rumors.
Some people had gloomy faces, some dared not utter a sound, and some had faces as red as if they had been slapped hard in the face.
The joyful atmosphere of finally finishing the roof construction and being able to rest for a few days before painting the interior walls was instantly frozen, becoming as silent as still water.
No one dared to say anything more and quickly left.
Luo Shiliu and Xiao Dazhuang also left.
Even though no one explicitly said it, Wang Hao felt a burning pain on his face. Who else but Chen Chunli could be faking a fainting pregnant woman?
In order to get them to cooperate again, they even used the coercive tactics they usually employed against him on Bai Lu.
He finally managed to strike up a conversation with Xiao Cheng today, and their relationship was only slightly improved.
Now that Chen Chunli has caused this scene, their relationship has plummeted back to rock bottom, and he's too ashamed to speak to Xiao Cheng anymore.
Xiao Cheng clearly didn't want to pay him any attention and walked straight home, exuding an aura of cold indifference that kept strangers at bay.
The door wasn't locked; it opened with a push.
Xiao Wei had just finished washing the vegetables and was about to take them back to Bai Lu to stir-fry when he heard the door open. He instinctively turned around to look.
Upon seeing this, he was almost scared out of his wits. Without saying a word, he quickly ran back to the kitchen to find Bailu.
"My brother's face looks terrifying."
Bai Lu's heart skipped a beat. Feeling guilty, she knew the knife was still hanging over her head. Her first instinct was that her stomach had given her away.
Who told Xiao Cheng?
Wasn't Xiao Cheng laying bricks at Aunt Wu's house? Who told him? Who has seen her recently?
Who has seen her belly? Who knew she was pregnant? Who doubted her?
Who reported her?
"White Dew".
A deep, cold voice interrupted all the heart-pounding speculations. Bai Lu tried to straighten her slightly stiff smile, but when she turned around, her smile froze instantly again because of the man's expression.
"W-what's wrong?"
Bai Lu took a deep breath, quickly composed herself, and smiled normally again: "You're off work so early today? I haven't even cooked yet. Your trouser legs seem to have cement stains on them. Do you want to go back to your room and change? After you change, you can have some fruit and a cup of tea, and then we can eat soon."
He's so clean, he'll definitely go back to his room to change, right? He will! He will!
He not only didn't reply, but walked towards her.
Bai Lu wants to run away.
But in front of him was him, behind him was the stove, to his left was the cupboard, and to his right was the woodpile opposite the stove.
There was no way to escape, no way to retreat.
I'm holding a spatula in my hand, which should, maybe, perhaps, be able to block a critical hit from the big boss?
Xiao Cheng walked up to Bai Lu, his gaze sweeping over her with a calm, indifferent look, before slowly raising his hand.
Xiao Wei stood taut beside the cupboard, slowly moving, ready to intervene and break up the fight.
But what they saw was the eldest brother, his face extremely gloomy, raising his hand and reaching towards Bailu's head...
I picked a small, half-open white bud.
He held it in his hand, then stared at Bai Lu, who was clearly stunned, and asked, "Chen Chunli is here again?"
Bai Lu nodded blankly, then quickly hid the large spatula that had half-emerged behind her.
He answered honestly, "She brought a fruit basket over, wanting to continue our cooperation, but I didn't agree, and she left with the fruit basket."... He didn't hide anything at all.
Xiao Cheng's terrifyingly pale face gradually returned to normal, and he reached out to touch the top of her head.
"well done."
Bai Lu felt a chill run down her spine, her brain short-circuited, and she subconsciously replied, "It's truly good when everyone is doing well."
(End of this chapter)
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