Xiao's mother could easily tell that her child, whom she had raised since childhood, was pretending and deliberately hiding something.
But she herself had been through that time, so what could she say about her daughter?
Fortunately, Wang Dabao's character put the couple at ease, and they were extremely satisfied with their son-in-law.
Besides, it was Wang Dabao who snatched his own daughter's life back from human traffickers.
Xiao's mother could only sigh that it was all fate's arrangement.
Oh, right, what did my daughter just say? Wang Dabao is coming to our house next week. Xiao's mother slapped her forehead and rushed to her daughter's room.
To her surprise, she found her daughter giggling under the covers, leaving Xiao's mother speechless. "Women in love are just like your mother when she was young!"
"Knock knock!"
Helpless, Xiao's mother had no choice but to leave the room, pretending that she had just arrived.
Xiao Su shuddered, immediately rolled out of bed, straightened her clothes and expression, and got out of bed to open the door.
"What's wrong with Mom?"
"It's nothing. You just said that Da Bao is coming to our house next week, right? Which day next week? Is it the weekend?"
Xiao Su blinked. Wang Dabao only said next week, but she didn't know the exact date. "Um... I'll ask him again tomorrow."
Xiao's mother nodded: "Okay, it's alright, you can stay here by yourself."
Xiao's mother hummed a little tune as she went to the kitchen.
Wang Dabao pedaled hard against the wind, feeling a surge of energy he wanted to release, as if he had found his purpose in life. In short, he felt strange.
Back at the entrance of the courtyard house, I ran into Yan Bugui carrying a potted plant back home.
"Hey, Lao Yan, another new baby?"
Wang Dabao asked with a smile from behind.
"Oh my god, it's Brother Da Bao! Your shout scared me to death, I almost dropped the flowers." Yan Bugui was startled, turned around and saw that it was Wang Da Bao, his expression softened a bit. If it had been Xu Damao, he would have definitely given him a good scolding.
"I didn't buy it. My salary can't support this hobby. I traded it with Old Zhang from the next courtyard."
"Old Yan, I'll criticize you. You treat these few potted plants like treasures, and you say so all the time. How can you just replace them like that?" Wang Dabao was in a good mood and couldn't help but tease Yan Bugui.
"Da Bao, I'm telling you this, but don't tell anyone outside."
Yan Bugui leaned closer mysteriously and said, "That pot has some problems. I don't think it will last more than two months in my hands. Since Lao Zhang was arranging to replace it, I just went along with it and swapped it with him."
Yan Bugui handed the flowers to Wang Dabao, saying, "Dabao, what do you think of these flowers? If you like them, you can take them."
"That's good, thanks, Lao Yan."
The flowerpot wasn't big, so Wang Dabao took it with one hand while pushing the cart. "Okay, Lao Yan, I'll head back now. Can you give me some fertilizer or something for the flowers later? I don't know much about this stuff."
Wang Dabao didn't mean to disgust Yan Bugui; he just thought it was nice to keep a potted plant on the windowsill.
He had relations with Xiao Su today. Judging from Xiao Su's behavior downstairs just now, she will definitely come to the courtyard house often. Growing a potted plant can also be pleasing to the eye for his wife.
Wang Dabao had already entered the main hall, but Yan Bugui's hand was still not down.
Old Man Yan was a little confused. He had jokingly said he would give Wang Dabao flowers, but Wang Dabao didn't like them at all and even thought it was too much trouble to take care of them.
What's wrong with me today?!
Seeing Wang Dabao disappear, Yan Bugui stomped his foot and slapped himself on the face. "Serves you right for being so cheeky. Now look what happened! The orchid I worked so hard to get has been taken away by Wang Dabao."
No, he delivered it himself.
That's right!
But since the words had already been spoken and Wang Dabao had accepted the flowers, how could he possibly ask for them back?
If the other party were Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, or Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui would swallow his pride and talk to them.
But the other party was Wang Dabao. Putting aside his status as the head of the security department, just considering his relationship with the Yan family, the two of them had swindled someone together, each receiving a hundred or so yuan.
Besides, Wang Dabao saved Yan Jiekuang's life; that's something a potted flower can't compare to!
There's also the relationship between Wang Dabao and Yan Jiekuang. Sometimes Yan Bugui feels that he can't even compare to his son; the two of them are really good friends.
If it weren't for Wang Dabao's age, Yan Bugui would have suspected that Yan Jiekuang was Wang Dabao's son.
Last time, Yan Jiekuang went to Wang Dabao's place to eat braised pork. He said he almost ate too much and also drank Arctic Ocean soda.
Yan Bugui really wanted to tell his son, "Next time you go back, bring a piece of meat back for Dad to try. Dad doesn't mind if it's dirty."
Once Yan Bugui understood this, he stopped worrying. If people really thought he was a stingy old man, he was just good at managing his money, not stingy.
As I lifted the curtain and entered the house, my second aunt looked over from the small kitchen and asked, "Where did you leave your money? Did you leave it at Old Zhang's house?"
"No, I gave it to Da Bao."
Yan Bugui sat at the table, poured himself a cup of hot water, and spoke in a seemingly relaxed tone.
"What did you say?" Aunt Er rushed out of the kitchen. "You gave it to Da Bao! That's five yuan!"
Yan Bugui jumped up from the stool, his little face raised: "I'll say it again, it's given to Wang Dabao, did you hear me?!"
Aunt Er blinked twice: "Oh, you...you said you gave it to Brother Da Bao? Well, then let's give it to him. He's not an outsider. Didn't Da Bao just say today that Jie Kuang should come to his place for a meal in a couple of days? Besides, Da Bao has been good to our family."
The second aunt lowered her head and said this meekly, then went back to the kitchen to keep busy.
Yan Jiekuang came out of the inner room with a pencil in his hand: "It's just a potted plant. If Uncle Dabao likes it, I'll bring him two more."
"Go, go, go do your homework. I'm not even that many pots of food."
Yan Bugui shuddered at the thought of having to move a few more pots.
When Wang Dabao arrived at the Central Courtyard, he saw Qin Huairu and an older woman washing clothes by the pool. He didn't greet them, just nodded to them, and continued pushing his bicycle toward the North Courtyard.
"Da Bao, wait for your sister-in-law, let's go together."
An older woman ran over carrying a basin. "Your boyfriend left? Old Liu came back and told me, Da Bao, your boyfriend looks like a fairy. Your sister-in-law is thinking of seeing him."
"Hey, I'm in the yard, I'll see her sooner or later. But calling her a fairy is just Old Liu being too kind."
"Anyway, it's very beautiful. Listen to your sister-in-law, you absolutely can't let it get away. When are you planning to get things done?"
"Sister-in-law, you're right. Let's wait until the weather gets warmer before having the wedding."
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll be looking forward to your wedding banquet." The middle-aged woman beamed, looking like she was about to have a happy occasion. "By the way, Da Bao, where did you buy these flowers?"
Wang Dabao raised the flowerpot in his hand.
"Oh, this? Old Yan from the front yard gave it to me."
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