Chapter 14
Gu Jiangkuo said anxiously: "No, no need, my grandma..."
The cost of caring for Gu's grandmother is a huge expense. If we give him a raise now, it will only make him feel even more uncomfortable. If we want him to settle down, we might as well give him some more work. Jiang Nuo said with a smile, "I'm just kidding. I'm not asking you to stay here for free. Wangcai is very strong, and Aunt Mei sometimes can't hold him back. When you get home, I'll let you walk the dog. That'll be used as rent. How do you think?"
Linhai Guiyuan No. 1 is Yanlin City's most famous wealthy area. Housing prices are sky-high, and the rent is certainly unimaginable for ordinary people. Using dog walking as collateral? Where in the world can such a good deal be found?
Gu Jiangkuo lowered his eyes, unable to utter a word.
How could he be so good? Master, Xiao Nuo.
Gu Jiangkuo secretly called out "Xiao Nuo" in his heart, and then he didn't dare to look up as if he had done something wrong.
"Look up." After Jiang Nuo sprayed him with Yunnan Baiyao, he took out some iodine and dipped a cotton swab in it. Seeing that Gu Jiangkuo didn't move, he used his free left hand to forcibly lift up his face.
Gu Jiangkuo: “…”
Jiang Nuo's hands are so soft and his palms are so tender.
"Why is your face so hot? Do you have a fever?" Jiang Nuo frowned and put her palm on his forehead again.
Gu Jiangkuo: “!”
Gu Jiangkuo dodged hurriedly, snatched the cotton swab roughly, and stood up from the sofa. As he stood, he was immediately taller than Jiang Nuo, like a helpless wild brown bear.
"I, I, I might have a fever. I don't want to infect you." Gu Brown Bear stammered and lowered his eyes again. "Master, I'll apply the medicine myself."
"Do you have a fever?" Jiang Nuo looked at his dark red face, wondering suspiciously, "How could someone with such a strong physique have a fever?" Perhaps he got infected from Aunt Wang's scratches.
Jiang Nuo was most afraid of getting sick and having a fever. Medicine was too bitter, and injections were too painful. These were things he had tried to avoid since he was a child. So Young Master Jiang followed Gu Jiangkuo's advice, handed him the cotton swabs and medicine box, and pointed out considerately: "There are anti-inflammatory and fever-reducing drugs here. The bathroom is over there. You can apply the medicine in front of the mirror."
"By the way, Aunt Mei should have arranged for grandma to stay in the guest room on the second floor. After you finish applying the medicine, you can go visit her and ask Aunt Mei to clean up a room for you."
After Jiang Nuo gave his instructions, he went upstairs to change his clothes. He was used to changing into home clothes as soon as he came home. Wearing outer clothes at home made him feel uncomfortable. In fact, Gu Jiangkuo should also buy a few sets of clothes. However, he couldn't even afford to buy clothes for normal work wear - except for the cheap work suits issued by the company, he seemed to have only two private clothes to change into - tomorrow was the weekend, so he might as well take him shopping.
Being a president is a very hard job. Even if he has a half-day off at home, there will be work calls. Jiang Nuo is still worried about finding a caregiver for Grandma Gu and contacting the hospital. He has been busy all afternoon without realizing it. When Aunt Mei called him to eat, Jiang Nuo suddenly realized that it was already dinner time.
At that time, Gu Jiangkuo was already waiting for him at the stairs.
This was the first time that Gu Jiangkuo saw Young Master Jiang like this. He was not wearing a neat and elegant formal suit, but a set of pure cotton home clothes with short sleeves and shorts. The soft white fabric was printed with pink bunnies, and he looked lazy and leisurely.
When Jiang Nuo saw his big bodyguard standing there in his daytime coat, looking at him stupidly, his desire to take him shopping became even stronger.
Old Mrs. Wang adapted well and was already sitting at the dining table waiting. When she saw Jiang Nuo, her eyes lit up and she greeted with a smile, "Granddaughter-in-law, come and have dinner." However, Gu Jiangkuo stopped her with a blushing face. Old Mrs. Wang was like a child. Seeing a table full of delicious food, she would make a fuss in an ignorant manner and quietly persuade Gu Jiangkuo and Jiang Nuo to eat more. She probably regarded this dinner as a high-end banquet.
Wangcai somehow broke free from the leash, opened the door and slipped in, wagging his tail and acting cute under the dining table, trying to get a bite of the humans' dinner.
Gu Jiangkuo awkwardly apologized on behalf of his grandmother, and Jiang Nuo naturally said it was okay, and said sincerely: "This is good."
He hadn't had such a lively dinner for a long time. Ever since his stepmother Lao Meicen got married, there was no place for him in his father's house. His stepmother was often sarcastic at the dinner table, and he had to respond to her every move. There was no harmonious atmosphere at all.
Later, he moved out alone, and he was the only one in the empty room except for the nanny. Later, he and Ding Pingzhou established a relationship, but they did not have many opportunities to have dinner together, and they were mostly busy with endless social engagements.
Jiang Nuo had only experienced such a scene of "the whole family having fun together" a few times in his life, and at this moment he inexplicably felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
Just then, he felt something soft and fluffy brushing against his calf. Young Master Jiang even took a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs with his chopsticks and threw it down for the first time.
Wangcai caught it with a roar, and was so happy that his tail almost swung out leaving a shadow.
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At nightfall, Jiang Nuo discovered that Gu Jiangkuo actually lived next door to her.
Seeing her young master pause at Gu Jiangkuo's door, Aunt Mei took the initiative to explain, "There's only one guest room left on the second floor. I'm worried about the old lady's poor mobility, so I'm giving that one to her. I didn't dare touch the second young master's room, so only this one on the third floor is left. Young master, how about I clean out the room where we keep our belongings tomorrow?"
"Forget it," Jiang Nuo said, "Since we've already settled in, there's no need to move."
The first floor of the villa is a huge living room, dining room and kitchen, connected to the balcony and the front and back gardens. Except for the nanny's room, all other rooms are above the second floor. However, since Jiang Nuo lives alone, he uses all the rooms except for two guest rooms and a bedroom that Jiang Su strongly requested to be reserved for him.
——At first, Jiang Su wanted to live in the room next to Jiang Nuo's master bedroom, but Young Master Jiang ruthlessly rejected him on the grounds that "I don't want to share a bathroom with others - not even my own brother."
Now that Gu Jiangkuo had moved in, he wasn't particularly disgusted. After all, not wanting to share the bathroom was just an excuse. Jiang Nuo had simply hated the brother his stepmother had given him.
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Have a good night's sleep.
On weekends, Jiang Nuo usually sleeps until he wakes up naturally, but his biological clock will wake him up at 9:30 at the latest.
Jiang Nuo, with messy hair, rubbed his eyes as he went to wash up. When he saw a pair of disposable toothbrushes and toothpaste beside the sink, he suddenly remembered that there was an extra person living in the house.
However, he did not meet Gu Jiangkuo in the bathroom early in the morning.
In fact, it was not until Jiang Nuo finished washing up and slowly went downstairs to have breakfast that he learned from Aunt Mei that Gu Jiangkuo had gotten up early in the morning to walk the dog, and it had been two hours and he still hadn't returned.
Jiang Nuo couldn't believe that a person could walk the dog for so long.
He had only taken Wangcai for a walk alone once before. Dogs are very adaptable to the people they are walking with. When Old Jiang was walking Wangcai, he would just follow the old man slowly and obediently. But when it was Jiang Nuo's turn, Wangcai was like a wild dog that had broken free from its reins, running around the park. Alaskan dogs' ancestors were originally sled pullers, so pulling Jiang Nuo, a skinny young man, was like a piece of cake for him.
Jiang Nuo still can't forget the embarrassing memory when he was fifteen years old and was dragged around the park by Wangcai like crazy. He was afraid that Wangcai would hurt people so he didn't dare to let go of the rope. Then he ran while shouting, "Uncles and aunts, please stay away. I can't hold it."
Since then, he never took Wangcai for a walk again.
Jiang Nuo slowly finished his breakfast before Gu Jiangkuo came back with Wangcai.
Today, Gu Jiangkuo changed into his only other short-sleeved T-shirt. The loose and faded T-shirt should have looked like an old man's shirt, but Gu Jiangkuo had an upright figure, broad shoulders and long legs, and was a natural clothes hanger. He managed to make the old man's shirt barely catch Young Master Jiang's eye.
The old man had just exercised, and his shirt was soaked with sweat, sticking to his strong chest which was heaving due to his heavy breathing.
This scene was a bit too stimulating for a born-again gay. Jiang Nuo looked away and coughed lightly, "Didn't you go walk the dog? Why are you so tired?"
Gu Jiangkuo wiped his sweat and said, "Wangcai is in good physical condition, running and walking the dog at the same time."
...Running for over two hours? I think you have better stamina.
Jiang Nuo walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked in the direction of the doghouse. Sure enough, he saw Wangcai lying on the lawn in front of the kennel. He was so tired that his paws did not move at all, and he was sticking out his tongue like a dead dog. The whole dog exuded an air of despair.
It seems that it doesn't have the energy to harm the roses in the yard today.
Jiang Nuo raised his lips and said with satisfaction: "Not bad, I'll walk it like this from now on."
Gu Jiangkuo was praised and became more motivated. "Good!"
Wangcai, who was lying in the yard, suddenly sneezed, startled himself, and licked his nose helplessly.
Jiang Nuo said to Gu Jiangkuo, "Go take a quick shower, then we'll go out."
Gu Jiangkuo just thought that Mr. Jiang also had some business to do on the weekend, and it was really inappropriate for him to be so sweaty, so he quickly responded and rushed upstairs. He took a quick shower, changed his clothes and hurried downstairs - thankfully he had wrung out his clothes last night, the climate in Yanlin is relatively dry in the summer, and it was enough to dry the clothes overnight - but he saw that Young Master Jiang was not wearing his usual formal clothes, but a very fashionable casual outfit. He seldom wore such bright colors, which made him look young and youthful.
He really is...good-looking no matter what.
But this outfit doesn't look like one for official business.
Sure enough, after getting in the car, Jiang Nuo reported the name of a high-end shopping mall. Gu Jiangkuo suddenly realized that they were going to accompany the young master shopping today. However, even while shopping, he did not forget his duties as a bodyguard. He remained alert and looked out the window frequently along the way.
About fifteen minutes after the car drove out of the villa area, Gu Jiangkuo finally confirmed his doubts and said, "It seems like there is a car following us."
The driver was shocked: "It's broad daylight, no way."
Jiang Nuo trusted Gu Jiangkuo very much and asked directly, "Which car?"
Gu Jiangkuo took advantage of a turn at an intersection with good visibility and pointed it out to Jiang Nuo. The driver, Lao Liu, also became nervous. "Really? How come I didn't notice it? Master, do you want to take a detour to get rid of them?"
"No need," Jiang Nuo said, "It's an acquaintance's car, we can drive normally."
After that, he instructed Gu Jiangkuo, "When we enter the mall later, if Ding Pingzhou still follows us, let him do so."
Hearing Ding Pingzhou's name, Gu Jiangkuo instinctively resisted, "Master, what are you afraid of? I'm here——"
"Don't get into a fight with him," Jiang Nuo said sternly. "I was just worried about finding a good opportunity to cast my net, and then someone showed up at my door. I was worried he wouldn't follow... Anyway, let's pretend we didn't notice anything."
In a blink of an eye, the car had already driven steadily into the parking garage of the shopping mall. Jiang Nuo patted Gu Jiangkuo's strong shoulders, looking in a good mood. "Come on, let's go shopping for a while today and buy you some more clothes."
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