Lu Cijiu didn’t know that Gong Xichao was showing off the lunch box he made, otherwise it would be hard to say.
After finishing the rice noodles, I cleaned up.
Last night, the curtains were hung in the dark. Hu Sanniang was standing by the jade bed and said, "This is too rough. The material is actually quite good."
"It's forged from Bifang bird feathers." Lu Cijiu said.
Hu Sanniang:!!!
Foxes love beauty; it's their nature. They pay particular attention to the shape of their tails, which must be fluffy. They also prefer brighter, more colorful clothing. Although they are pretty and have a feminine face, they are still young, and their flashy attire is part of their childish, lively, and endearing nature.
Hu Sanniang had long since reached adulthood, and her personality hadn't changed. When she became Ma Wencai's family spirit, she was particular about everything from the altar to the color and pattern of the incense burner, to the writing on the plaque. She was also particular about the appearance of the roast chicken Ma Wencai occasionally offered her.
In short, Hu Sanniang is very pretentious and picky by nature.
It was not that she was unfamiliar with Lu Cijiu's family before, and was intimidated by Gong Xichao, so she dared not say anything and could only compromise her own aesthetic taste. But during this period of time, Hu Sanniang realized that Lu Cijiu was a good person and easy to talk to. A little bit of fun was fine, but if she was too aggressive, that wouldn't do, as she was afraid of being scolded by Gong Xichao.
But the great god wasn't around now. Hu Sanniang, feeling bolder, finished marveling at the bird-feather curtain and said, "Such a fine thing is just hanging here? Master, at least make a curtain track, hem it, and sew some beads on it..."
Lu Bijiu: ...
What is sewing beads?
"I think this place is pretty good." Lu Cijiu admired it and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Hu Sanniang looked dissatisfied: "What's good about it? It's so ugly that I don't even feel like eating. Master, let me do it. Do you have a sewing machine? I want an old-fashioned one. I can make it."
Since Hu Sanniang said so and was willing to take care of it all, Lu Cijiu was handed over to Hu Sanniang.
Sewing machines were cheap anyway, so I immediately went to Taobao and asked Hu Sanniang to pick one out. I chose an old-fashioned one, a pedal-operated sewing machine from the 1980s and 1990s. There was a shop in the same city that had it at a reasonable price, so I placed an order right away.
"Master, can you buy some more cloth, thread, and embroidery? I can also embroider."
"Oh, this bag is pretty nice."
"This skirt is nice too."
…
Taobao unlocked Hu Sanniang's shopping talent. Lu Cijiu saw that the prices were not expensive, Hu Sanniang helped him take care of his son, and he had a free kindergarten teacher, so he bought whatever he wanted.
So we placed the order.
Hu Sanniang was satisfied. Lu Cijiu was indeed easy to talk to and had a good heart.
It was a little after four in the evening, and it was already getting dark. Knowing that Sang Jinghong was coming today, Wei Ba didn't go out to play in the afternoon. The remaining three were quite loyal and stayed here to accompany Wei Ba while he waited for his father.
The four of them took rags and brooms and wiped Sang Jinghong's bedroom.
It’s actually quite clean, just treat it as a way for the kids to exercise.
Before five o'clock, Sang Jinghong arrived at the foot of the mountain. He was driving a large car, and his assistants and bodyguards were carrying things out of the car continuously.
He seems to be a very particular person.
Sang Jinghong was dressed very low-key, in a camel coat and a white turtleneck sweater, which made her look young, beautiful and imposing. As soon as she entered the shelter, her tail seemed to sense something and ran over, calling her dad excitedly with a blushing face.
"Tails." Sang Jinghong picked up his son and greeted the other three little ones: "Hello, Dalong, Dudu, and Maozi."
"Hello Susu."
Dudu knew that this was Brother Weiba’s father, not hers, so she had to call him uncle.
After some politeness in the courtyard, Lu Cijiu led Sang Jinghong to the bedroom and said, "The place is not big, you can stay here first. The four of us will clean it again this afternoon."
"Thank you, that's great." Sang Jinghong said.
The place is indeed small, and the washrooms are public. For Sang Jinghong, who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, the environment is indeed average. However, he did not care about the accommodation conditions when he moved here. He wanted to be closer to his son so that he could find out about Hu Qingqing as soon as possible.
The handsome muscular dad at the tail is called Hu Qingqing.
When Lu Cijiu heard this, he was stunned for two seconds.
What a contrast.
The assistant and bodyguard who came with them put their belongings away, and then they drove down to the hotel. Sang Jinghong explained, "I came here early, and there's a team behind me."
Lu Cijiu guessed that Sang Jinghong was going to do business here. Who knew when Hu Qingqing would come back to find her son? It seemed that Sang Jinghong was going to fight a long battle and would not leave.
There were beautifully wrapped gifts on the table.
"Come on, open the presents." Sang Jinghong said to the four cubs, "Thank you for helping me clean the room."
The cubs were very happy and cheered.
Dalong is a children's camera, Maozi is a Lego puzzle, Dudu is a pair of sparkling diamond hairpins (Lu Cijiu thought they were the kind of zircons sold on the market, so he didn't refuse), and Tail is a colorful skirt.
Later, Lu Cijiu learned that this was a luxury children's model. Then, after looking at the brand filter for a while, he found it quite good. It was fancy yet lively and cute.
_(:3」∠)_He is so realistic.
It’s just five o’clock.
Gong Xichao came back with an empty lunch box. When he saw Sang Jinghong, he greeted her with a pretty good attitude. Lu Cijiu felt that Gong Xichao had a smooth day at work today and seemed to be in a good mood.
"How was your day?"
"The food is delicious. They don't even have lunch boxes." Gong Xichao said with a superior tone.
Lu Cijiu heard it, so he said:
Who asked you if you had lunch? Who asked you how you get along with your colleagues?
"I'm the boss, who dares to give me a look?" Gong Xichao asked.
...I can't afford to offend you.
"Lu Cijiu, I have to bring lunch tomorrow."
"Have you cleaned the lunch box?" Lu Cijiu asked casually.
Gong Xichao: "...I'll go brush it now."
So the next day at work, Gong Da Lao, who had lost his appetite and was worried about his colleagues, quietly took his lunch box and went to the kitchen.
The dinner was a welcome dinner for Sang Jinghong, and the food was still very sumptuous. Although Sang Jinghong grew up in the United States, his stomach was a real Chinese stomach, and the Sang family had a chef who specialized in making Chinese food.
Zhou Cheng and Sang Jinghong met for the first time and introduced each other. They either had a monster boyfriend or raised a little monster. Lu Cijiu did not hide it and made it clear to avoid any problems in the future.
"You know the situation with Tail, Makoto. This is Tail's human father."
"Mr. Sang, Zhou Cheng, the one in your arms is Zhe. We are here to nurse him back to health."
Sang Jinghong: "You're welcome, just call me by my name. I don't know how long I'll be bothering you here."
Lu Cijiu thought about it and said, "Then I'll call you Brother Sang?"
"No." Gong Xichao glared, "Why do you call everyone brother?"
"I'm young." Lu Cijiu was confused. He gave Sang Jinghong an embarrassed look and looked at Gong Xichao, "So, do you have any good suggestions?"
Gong Xichao: "You can call me husband, and I won't be angry."
Lu Cijiu: ...Do you deserve a beating?
Since the incident, Gong Xichao has become increasingly difficult to deal with. At the dinner table, Dalong and Weiba already had a look of "Wow Auntie". Cheng Ge lowered his head to stroke the little red hair, and Sang Jinghong reacted quickly, poking Weiba's cheek to attract his attention.
What are you eating, kid?
Lu Cijiu gave an awkward yet polite smile and said, "Brother Gong and I have some things to deal with, let's talk first."
"..." Gong Xichao clasped his fingers, "Lu Cijiu, are you angry? Do you want to beat me?"
Lu Cijiu smiled: "What do you think?"
"Then I won't go."
"..." Lu Cijiu frowned, and said calmly, "Come here, I have a gift for you."
Gong Xichao asked doubtfully: "Is it true?" but he had already stood up and followed the road to say goodbye.
"You can call me dear, too."
Lu Cijiu slammed the door shut, blocking out the view from the courtyard. Gong Xichao silently took a step back, forcing himself to hold onto the dining table chair, and said, "Lu Cijiu, don't let your favor get you so high. You can't beat me."
"..." Lu Cijiu took a deep breath and said, "I won't hit you. Let's talk. In the future, when dealing with people outside, those older than me can be called big brother, uncle, aunt, and big sister. You still want to be jealous of them one by one, okay?"
Gong Xichao said dissatisfiedly: "The word 'Chengfeng jealous' doesn't suit my temperament. Change it."
"Don't force me." Lu Cijiu clenched his fists.
Gong Xichao was silent for a moment, then said unhappily, "You call everyone 'brother', how can you show that I'm special?"
I see, you must debut as the center, right?
Can't be lost in the crowd.
Lu Cijiu was annoyed. "You keep calling me Lu Cijiu. Did I complain about anything?"
"So you're jealous of this?" Gong Xichao said happily, "Then I'll call you old from now on..."
"Gong Xichao, think carefully before you speak. I can't beat you, but I want to die with you now."
"...Xiaolu won't do, Jiujiu won't do either, I'm not one of those kids." Gong Xichao grumbled and complained, "Then I'll call you dear—"
Lu Cijiu raised his eyelids and looked over.
"Xiao Ci?" Gong Xichao said unsatisfactorily, "It's just so-so."
Lu Cijiu was really confused by Gong Xichao. He thought it was just average and was even thinking about what to call Gong Xichao. But when he realized what he was thinking, he was wondering why? !!!
"Don't dwell on this."
Call her whatever you want. Lu Cijiu stayed here for a while, his mind was dazed. Maybe when he woke up, he would say "dear" or something like that. He hurried into the bedroom. Gong Xichao followed, still mumbling "dear" which sounded nice.
"A gift." Lu Cijiu took out a watch box from the drawer and handed it over. "A gift for work."
Gong Xichao:!!!
“There really is a gift!”
Lu Cijiu hadn't intended to give it to Gong Xichao at first, but the topic just now interrupted the gift-giving process and diverted Gong Xichao's attention. As expected, Gong Xichao took the box, looked very happy, and said, "Lu Cijiu, you really love me."
“??? Mr. Diao, please control yourself.” Lu Cijiu said and quickly slipped away.
After a long while, Gong Xichao came out of the house. He did not restrain himself. He wore a shirt in the middle of winter without a coat. The cuffs of his shirt were rolled up, revealing a watch with a brown leather strap on his wrist.
Sang Jinghong saw it at a glance and said, "A new watch? It looks nice."
"Lu Cijiu gave it to me." Gong Xichao was waiting for this sentence. After saying it, he added, "You are a good person too."
Lu Bijiu: ...
Tail Dad is really a smart guy.
No wonder his career is so successful.
After cleaning up, everyone went back to their rooms. Wei Ba continued to sleep with the other three. The four of them had grown up sleeping in the same bed, and they wouldn't be able to sleep well without one of them. Sang Jinghong was understanding and bathed her son, then coaxed Wei Ba to sleep.
Wait until Tail falls asleep before returning to your room.
Nine o'clock the next day.
Gong Xichao arrived at the first floor of the office building on time. Actually, he could teleport directly to the office.
Winter had already arrived, and the weather in Kyoto was dry and cold. Gong Xichao was wearing a sweater today, with the sleeve of the sweater rolled up in the hand holding the lunch box, revealing half of his sturdy forearm.
Today is a double show-off.
But the colleagues and subordinates here are all idiots.
Gong Xichao went upstairs angrily and sat there all morning. Finally, at noon, he went to the restaurant with his lunch box.
Yesterday, Sang Qi had dinner with Gong Xichao. Some people who knew more or less about the inside story of the special department wanted to join in the fun today, so all the big guys sat at the table in the restaurant.
Gong Xichao didn't mind these people coming up to him, as he had no place to show off.
"You all eat at restaurants."
"Yes, this is the chef here." One of them gave a thumbs-up. "He's really good at braising pork. It's a pity that he's cooking yellow croaker today."
"The braised pork we had yesterday was delicious. I saw Lao Sang ordered two servings."
Then the topic went off topic by a lot of miles.
Gong Xichao's face turned cold, he was not in the mood to chat, he sat down and ate alone. After a while, Sang Qi arrived, he was delayed by something, got his food, sat down and said, "Minister Gong, you are having another charity lunch."
Yesterday, after Sanqi was ridiculed, he finally realized what Gong Xichao meant. It was just a display of affection between young people, he understood. Today, he actively cooperated.
"Oh, Minister Gong got married at such a young age?"
"You're even sending lunch boxes? Your wife is truly virtuous."
Several people also reacted and gave some polite praise.
Gong Xichao's expression brightened slightly. He glanced at Sang Qi's wrist, which was empty, and asked, "Did you receive any gifts on your second day at work?"
"? Huh? What kind of gift is there for work?"
"My brat asked me for a gift, that's about right."
Gong Xichao's expression softened. "I'm talking about your wife."
"No."
“There’s no such tradition.”
Several of them are straight men, older, and their first day at work was over 30 years ago. They have long forgotten what gifts they gave back then. They earn money and buy things for their families and children.
Sang Qi felt something was wrong and glanced at Gong Xichao, noticing a watch on his wrist, which was rolled up while he ate. Sure enough, before he could ask, Gong Xichao said calmly, "You guys are so pitiful. On my second day at work, Lu Cijiu gave me a watch."
Others: ...
Do you want to praise me?
Sanqi: "Xiaolu is really nice to you."
"That's it." Gong Xi finished her squirting and felt relieved.
Then, after get off work at five o'clock that day, I returned to the yard and found Hu Sanniang unpacking a package. It looked quite large, and she chirped, "Master, this sewing machine is a bit plain. Can you buy some lace so I can sew a cover for it?"
"Master, when will my canvas and thread be returned?"
"I saw a pink long coat yesterday. The embroidery was really beautiful. Can I buy another one?"
The more Gong Xichao listened, the darker his face became.
Lu Cijiu actually gave Hu Sanniang a gift!
Bigger than his!
More than his!
I want to buy more!
How can this be tolerated?
Gong Xichao looked at Hu Sanniang with a dark face.
In a flash, Hu Sanniang disappeared before Lu Cijiu's eyes. Gong Xichao, on the other hand, was still standing there. Then he heard the fox screaming in the west room where Hu Sanniang's offering tablet was placed.
Lu Cijiu asked, "Did you hit Hu Sanniang?"
"No fight." Gong Xichao said.
The screams were no longer audible.
Lu Cijiu: ...Did he fight or not?
Gong Xichao's good mood for the day was gone, and he turned around and went to the kitchen to angrily wash his lunch box.
Until going to bed at night, Gong Xichao was still very unhappy. Hu Sanniang was released. Lu Cijiu asked her about it, and Hu Sanniang shook her head and said that the god did not beat her, but just taught her how to practice.
Lu Cijiu: ? I didn’t expect Gong Xichao to be so kind.
Hu Sanniang was in great pain. She was a little demon who had practiced for a hundred years. When the great god taught her to practice, her steps were too big and it was more painful than pulling her balls. She did make some progress, but it was too painful.
It wasn't that Lu Cijiu was suspicious, but Hu Sanniang looked listless, as if she had been beaten up.
"Your long coat—"
"No, no, no." Hu Sanniang has learned her lesson. She no longer dares to be pretentious and asks Lu Cijiu to buy her something.
Lu Cijiu was initially a bit angry at Gong Xichao for taking action. How could he do that? But seeing that Gong Xichao was genuinely unhappy, he didn't argue with Gong Xichao on Hu Sanniang's behalf. Now that he heard Gong Xichao teaching Hu Sanniang how to practice, he was quite glad that Xin hadn't said anything at the time.
Otherwise Gong Xichao would explode.
Hu Sanniang was later labeled a fox spirit. This is not a literal meaning.
Afterwards, Lu Cijiu thought about it calmly and felt that it was his fault. He felt bad that Hu Sanniang had to help him take care of the baby every day. But in fact, he and Hu Sanniang were in an employment relationship. He provided Hu Sanniang with offerings, which was equivalent to a salary in real life.
If he treated Hu Sanniang as a human sister, then it would be really not good for him to buy this and that for her.
"What I mean is, if you work two jobs in the future, what can you do as the head fairy?"
Hu Sanniang: "I can protect the family, take care of the children, and cure minor illnesses."
"You'll continue your life as a fairy in the future. Your salary will be used to pay for incense and candles. When the kindergarten is built and you become a teacher, I'll pay you a human salary. Of course, it won't be much, but 2,500 yuan a month to start. Food and accommodation are provided, and you can buy whatever you need." Lu Cijiu finished speaking, and considering that school hadn't started yet, he said, "1,500 yuan a month for the internship period."
Hu Sanniang: "Yes, yes, please don't send me anything anymore. I beg you."
Lu Cijiu: ...That’s not what you said these days.
Hu Sanniang cried with joy and sent Master Lu away, keeping a distance of three meters from him.
Lu Bijiu: ...
Return to the bedroom.
Gong Xichao was lying on the bed with his clothes on, still angry.
But Lu Cijiu knew that Gong Xichao must have heard him talking to Hu Sanniang in the yard just now, so he said, "Don't be angry, I won't buy her anything or give her any gifts in the future."
At that time, we can hold an annual kindergarten meeting and give out official gifts.
Gong Xichao snorted, "I want to return what I bought before."
"Not good, okay." Seeing Gong Xichao about to explode, Lu Cijiu quickly said, "I'll deduct it from her salary."
Gong Xichao finally gave up, and before going to sleep, he muttered: "After sending Green Arrow away, he attracted a vixen. I have to keep an eye on Lu Saijiu more in the future."
“…”Lu Cijiu: Are you speaking so loudly on purpose to me?
The gift incident ended just like that.
On the third day at work, Gong Xichao went to Sang Qi's office and asked for Mrs. Sang Qi's phone number.
Sanzi: ???
"I can't explain it to you clearly, you don't understand." Gong Xichao said with disgust.
Sanzi: ...I gave it to him in the end.
Gong Xichao returned to his office and said this and that. According to his description, Hu Sanniang was the sinister woman who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity behind his back!
After hearing the dramatic drama, Mrs. Sang said, "You want to go back, right? But you're at work—"
"That's not a problem. It's alright anyway. I can just go back and relax."
"I think Lu Cijiu will be unhappy?" Mrs. Sang advised.
Gong Xichao said confidently: "I have a way."
Mrs. Sang: "...As long as you are happy." She had also heard that this department was indeed idle now, and it was not easy to recruit subordinates. Even the office address was being planned and approved.
With the support of Mrs. Sang (Mrs. Sang:???), Gong Xichao ended the call, asked his temporary subordinates, and found out that there was nothing to do. He returned to the office and closed the door.
Gone.
Shanhai Shelter.
Sang Jinghong has been leaving home early lately and seems very busy, but he always comes back before 8pm every night to bathe and tell stories to Wei Ba before bed. Zhou Cheng has been doing the same recently. Lu Cijiu heard that the law firm in Shanghai that they used to work with had ended their relationship.
Maybe if I stay in Yuncheng all the time, my partners there will have some complaints.
Zhou Cheng took Xiaohong to Shanghai for two days to handle some formalities.
The shelter suddenly became quiet. Hu Sanniang had been so introverted by her training that she was now in a state of isolation. Only Lu Cijiu and the cubs were left. Gong Xichao had also gone to work. That day, he simply took the cubs on the bus to town for a stroll. Today, they happened to be in time for the market.
The streets of the town are lined with shops selling clothes, toys, food, flowers and birds, etc.
Lu Cijiu took the four of them for a walk and bought some vegetables and snacks. When they passed by a place, Dalong took Lu Cijiu's hand, squatted down, and pointed his little finger at a place, "Look."
This is a fishing game for kids.
That square, inflatable plastic swimming pool? It's full of little fish. For five bucks, you can catch them ten times, and the fish you catch are yours.
They are all little goldfish, very small, swimming back and forth, swaying their bodies.
It looks cute.
There were a few kids squatting nearby watching the fish, but they caught very few, and the parents nearby were watching and saying if they didn't catch anything, they could go home and play next time, etc. Listen, this fish is not easy to catch.
Lu Cijiu had never raised goldfish before, so he didn't know whether they could survive well. But seeing the look of Dalong, he wanted to catch one. He scanned the code to pay and asked the boss for a small scoop net. When he looked back, he saw that there was suddenly a fat blue-purple fish in the pond full of goldfish.
The fish has beautiful colors all over its body, and it is transparent, reflecting light under the sunlight.
It's quite dreamy.
It has big eyes and a slightly chubby body, a bit like a mini whale.
Lu Cijiu was stunned for a moment. He hadn't seen it yet. "Boss, what kind is this? It's quite special."
The boss took one look and said, bewilderedly, "They're just goldfish." What's so special about them? They're all the same in the pond.
"Wow, it's so beautiful." Tail said as he squatted beside her.
Dalong nodded and said, "Jiujiu, come and catch it. This fish is so beautiful."
Dudu pointed his fat finger at the blue fish and said, "Come on, Jiujiu."
"Come on, chirp." The kitten nodded.
Lu Cijiu looked at the boss's confused eyes again, and then looked at the fathead blue-purple fish in the pond.
Especially the little goldfish in the pond. Wherever the bighead carp swam, these little goldfish would swim around suddenly as if they had met a shark, almost sticking to the plastic wall.
The bighead carp was still looking at him with its big eyes.
Lu Bijiu: ...
If that's okay, he'll eat this scoop net.
Could it be some kind of fish monster?
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