It was past ten o'clock before Jia Dongsheng and Chen Xueru got up, went out to buy two buns, and had breakfast.
Afterwards, Jia Dongsheng went to work at the steel mill, while Chen Xueru limped to the tavern.
As for why he was limping, it was because he had been hungry for too long and suddenly had a big meal, so he was a little too full.
In the tavern, there were two men staring at each other.
One is the tavern's official manager Fan Jinyou, and the other is the tavern's bartender Cai Quanwu.
Cai Quanwu looks so old, with wrinkles all over his face, he should be over fifty years old, but his real age is only in his early thirties.
Both of them have a crush on the tavern's owner, Xu Huizhen, and want to pursue her, but Xu Huizhen has clearly refused and said that she doesn't plan to look for someone for the time being.
But, just because you don’t look for her doesn’t mean I can’t pursue her.
One of them was attentive every day, while the other was honest and just pulled wine, and thus they formed a tacit understanding.
But both of them understood each other's thoughts and lived under the same roof, so of course they didn't get along with each other. Fan Jinyou was a good talker, but all his efforts were in vain when facing Cai Quanwu, because Cai Quanwu was a man of few words.
You say what you want, I should pretend not to hear, so I pretend not to hear. If it really doesn't work, I will go out and ride a tricycle to pick up people and make money. All of Fan Jinyou's attacks were like hitting cotton, and could not form an effective attack at all.
"Hey, Xueru, why are you here?"
Although his true identity had been exposed by Jia Dongsheng long ago, Fan Jinyou was still very thick-skinned. Every time he saw Chen Xueru, he still greeted her enthusiastically.
In Fan Jinyou's mind, he would make money no matter which of the two proprietresses he could fool. Of course, the best one would be Xu Huizhen. After all, he was the official manager of the tavern, and it would be a win-win for both of them.
"What does my coming have to do with you?"
Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at the other person, then limped to the back to find Xu Huizhen.
"Boss Chen, did you fall and get hurt? Do you want me to buy you some safflower oil?"
Cai Quanwu also came over and asked. Unlike Fan Jinyou, he liked both of them and wanted both of them, but Cai Quanwu had set his sights on Xu Huizhen, so when facing Chen Xueru, he always remained calm and treated her as a friend.
"Thank you, but no thanks. I'm going to go find Huizhen."
After saying goodbye to the two of them, Chen Xueru went to the back, leaving the two of them staring at each other.
"Don't be so delusional. Look at the big bags under your eyes. You are only in your early thirties, but your bags are so big. You will probably die one day. Why are you still chasing women?" Fan Jinyou continued his daily sarcasm.
"hehe."
Faced with the ridicule, Cai Quanwu twitched the corners of his mouth expressionlessly, as if he was sneering, then turned his head and walked outside. It was time for him to get to work.
"Humph, you still want to fight me, I can't kill you."
Fan Jinyou raised his head with a triumphant look, looking very powerful, but when he turned around, he still had a sad face.
Xu Hui is really hard to pursue. Chen Xueru ignores him and the rent is about to be paid. If he doesn't pursue her, he won't be able to pay the rent.
In the back hall, Xu Huizhen saw Chen Xueru limping and hurried over to her, asking with concern, "What's wrong with you? Why are you limping? Did you sprain your ankle?"
"Come on, I'll help you into the house and sit down."
"Thank you, Huizhen." Chen Xueru felt Xu Huizhen's concern and thanked her sincerely.
"Oh, this is still the Chen Xueru I know, Boss Chen. She actually said thank you?"
After entering the house, Xu Huizhen helped Chen Xueru sit on a stool, and then started teasing her.
"Hmph, I've always been a person who dares to love and hate, and dares to act and take responsibility. I've never changed. Did you just realize this?" Chen Xueru rolled her eyes, looking like you're making a fuss out of nothing.
"Hehehe...yes, yes, you are indeed brave enough to love and hate, and you dare to take responsibility for your actions. You even dared to attack your adopted brother. What else would you not dare to do?"
Xu Huizhen teased as she took out a bottle of safflower oil and said, "Where did you sprain your ankle? I'll put some safflower oil on you and it will be fine tomorrow."
"Go away, who twisted it? I just... that... feel uncomfortable, not sprained. I don't need safflower oil."
Chen Xueru was a little hesitant when she spoke. How to explain this? Could it be that she had been hungry for a long time, and finally had a full meal, but then she didn't control the amount and ate too much?
Can you speak?
Do you still have any shame?
So, Chen Xueru quickly changed the subject: "Where are the little monkey and your daughter?"
"Playing next door."
Xu Huizhen responded, then looked at Chen Xueru seriously and carefully, making strange clicking noises, which made Chen Xueru feel uncomfortable all over, as if something she had been hiding had been discovered.
"I have something to tell you. The little monkey will stay with you for a few days. I have something to do there. I will come to pick him up in a few days."
Chen Xueru was still trying her best to change the subject, but she didn't know how smart Xu Huizhen was. She had experienced all this before and vaguely understood what was happening to Chen Xueru.
"You..." Pointing at Chen Xueru, Xu Huizhen's words came to her lips, but she really didn't know how to ask. After all, this was something that she couldn't say.
"Just tell me whether you agree or not." Chen Xueru was talking to herself, as if she didn't notice Xu Huizhen's expression which showed that she already understood everything.
"How did you do this? You've made your leg limp like this?"
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