Chapter 461 Thief
The sky and the sea are one color, connected to the farthest point.
There is no wind and no clouds.
Only the sun, at the highest point, hangs high in the sky.
Lin Yiyi lifted up her skirt to fan herself, moved from the big rock to squat beside the man, and did not disturb him by making any sound, only poking his thigh with her fingers from time to time.
Sweat rolled down like rain, soaking her white short-sleeved shirt, but she never took off her sun-protective long-sleeved jacket.
After making his wish, Zhao Sheng looked down at someone hiding in his shadow, raised his thin lips slightly, and imitated her by poking the brim of her hat with his index finger.
Lin Yiyi looked up at him and moved her lips, "Are you done?"
"Okay, let's go back."
"You may..."
Thinking that they couldn't talk nonsense while burning incense and praying to Buddha, Lin Yiyi stood up holding Zhao Sheng's hand, tiptoed to his ear and whispered, "You ran so far to the top of the mountain, did you do that to make a wish?
This place...does it work?"
The woman's voice was soft and thin, and the last few words were left with only a breath, as if she was afraid people might hear them.
A light laugh escaped from Zhao Sheng's throat. He raised his eyebrows and spoke to her in an even lower voice, almost silently.
"It works. It works very well."
When Lin Yiyi heard this, her eyes lit up instantly, and she followed his example, lighting three incense sticks and facing the sea.
She muttered to herself; she reported her name, where she was from, her age, and the school she attended. She was worried that the Bodhisattva was not aware of the detailed information of the person making the wish and would send the wish to the wrong person.
Lin Yiyi is not greedy, she only has one wish, that everything goes well for her.
After repeating it three times, she introduced herself again.
It was so hot on the top of the mountain, and there wasn't a single tree to provide shade.
After making the wish, Lin Yiyi pulled the man down the mountain and found a shady place.
"Cousin, let's rest here for a while. You wipe your sweat first."
Lin Yiyi took the towel from her neck and gave it to him, then began to rummage through the man’s backpack.
I couldn't wait to take out the thermos and lunch box.
When she unscrewed the lid, a cool breeze gushed out. Lin Yiyi took a big sip of ice water, which made her shiver.
When you swallow it, the heat will be immediately driven away.
When she took the second sip, the thermos was snatched away by the man. Zhao Sheng took a sip and frowned, "Didn't you say that it contained the tonic soup that you didn't have time to drink?
Why is it ice water? "
Not obedient at all, no wonder she is not in a hurry to eat the fruit.
"....." She said it was ice water, could he let her bring it?
Lin Yiyi didn't continue lying. She picked up a towel to wipe the sweat rolling down Zhao Sheng's forehead. She blinked at him and smiled calmly.
"Okay, now that we've brought everything, let's share the drink."
"Drink this." Zhao Sheng confiscated the thermos and handed her the plastic kettle.
Lin Yiyi stopped wiping his sweat with a towel and grabbed a spot and pulled it.
He grumbled unhappily, "Cold food can relieve fever, do you want to enjoy it all by yourself?"
"I don't drink."
The man screwed the lid on the ice water, let her do something naughty, opened the lid, and took out a piece of watermelon to feed her.
"You can't drink water that's too cold, especially in the summer."
Lin Yiyi swallowed the watermelon, put a towel on his back to absorb the sweat, and sighed, “But it’s really hot.
If you don't allow me to drink it, how about using it to wring out an ice towel to cool myself down?"
"Not very good."
It was rare to see her sweating so much during exercise, so how could he possibly agree?
No matter how Lin Yiyi acted coquettishly and made excuses, the man refused to give in. After eating the watermelon and grapes, Zhao Sheng saw that she was angry, felt a little soft-hearted, and backed down.
He carried her on his back all the way down the mountain.
The exhibition ended near noon.
When the real owner shows up, the Zhong family’s birthday party begins.
The birthday presents took up most of the side hall.
The two little ones were the ones who secretly opened the gifts for fun.
Youyou pulled his own trailer to deliver the "cargo", and Mozi tore the ribbon on the packaging box.
They couldn't open the big gift boxes, so they could only open the small boxes.
When he opened it and saw the shiny stuff, Mozi put them all into his pocket.
Sister Fang and Sister Xia were anxiously remembering what the young master had opened and hidden.
The housekeeper, Sister Mei, has made a list of all the gifts. If one item is missing or something is lost, the high compensation is no joke.
A birthday party is when a bunch of relatives get together to eat, drink and chat.
There is a little more ceremony, formality and politeness than ordinary families.
Lin Yiyi knew about her parents-in-law’s family background, but she had little idea of it. It was like a piece of stone. Looking at the surface, you only knew it was as big as your fist.
But I don’t know how heavy it is, whether it is rare compared to other stones, and what will be inside after it is cut open...
After meal.
Yang Ying and her daughter-in-law were playing mahjong in the backyard botanical garden.
Teach her while beating her.
Lin Yiyi knows how to play mahjong, but she doesn’t know how to play the kind that adds east, west, south, north and middle.
Lin Yiyi couldn’t tell the truth about her mother-in-law’s card skills. The upper and lower players were obviously giving her a hand…
After sitting for nearly an hour, Lin Yiyi felt a little bored and found an excuse to slip away.
I returned to the guest room and prepared to rest, thinking that I had gone out early in the morning and had not checked the safe in the morning.
Lin Yiyi counted her belongings as usual, opened the safe and found that the things inside were damaged. Her eyes suddenly widened. Who touched her safe?
Her cousin and father-in-law were talking to relatives in the cigar room, and she didn't want to knock on the door to disturb them, so she could only ask Sister Mei to go in and get some tea and help her call for help.
Zhao Sheng came out and saw her pacing back and forth in the corridor. He walked up to her and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Lin Yiyi turned around in response, looking anxious, "Cousin, someone touched my safe."
"......"
Zhao Sheng felt a little guilty, but his expression remained unchanged. A hint of surprise flashed across the depths of his eyes, and he asked in a low voice, "Is there something missing?"
"No, that damn bastard plucked out all my feather shuttlecock, leaving only one blue feather."
Lin Yiyi was so angry that her cheeks turned red. She spread out the shuttlecock in her right palm to show him the evidence.
When Zhao Sheng saw the damaged feather shuttlecock, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly. Without saying a word, he returned to the bedroom on the second floor with a heavy heart.
He opened the safe, checked it carefully, took out the rosewood box inside, opened it, and saw that the calf's wooden fork inside had been broken.
“Pah—”
Lin Yiyi watched him quickly close the small wooden box, and her face instantly became terribly gloomy. She guessed that his safe had also been tampered with.
Are the jeweled accessories in the box given to him by his mother-in-law?
It must be very valuable, otherwise he wouldn't be so angry. Compared with her pheasant-butt shuttlecock, his loss was more serious.
Lin Yiyi comforted him softly: "Don't be sad, the old won't go away until the new comes."
She didn’t know whether the lost item was expensive. If it was not expensive, she could buy a new one for him.
The man looked indifferent and said nothing, but his eyes were so terrifying and sharp that they could kill people.
Lin Yiyi knew that he was not targeting her. After thinking for a moment, she endured the pain and coaxed him with a smile.
"What is the lost thing? Describe it to me, I'll draw it, and have someone make an identical one for you."
Zhao Sheng slowly raised his eyelids and looked down at her with a hint of cunning in his eyes.
"It's very expensive to make a new one. It costs a lot of money. Are you willing to make a new one for me?"
Lin Yiyi suppressed her distress and asked, "How much is very expensive?"
It won’t be more than 50,000 Hong Kong dollars, right?
"About ninety-eight thousand Hong Kong dollars." Zhao Sheng looked at her with interest.
Lin Yiyi frowned, "It's so expensive... it would be a pity to throw it away..."
She can't pretend to be a rich woman.
She only had HK$100,000, and her desire to be generous to her husband was weighed down by her savings.
Lin Yiyi stole a glance at him and thought for a moment, "Since you like it so much, how about I make a handmade version for you?
It’s more thoughtful and meaningful.”
She was almost moved by her own lies.
Zhao Sheng sneered. It was as expected. He was indeed no match for money.
In a stern tone, he said, "I also want a small wooden fork with a bull's head, exactly the same as the original one."
Since he couldn't find the information, he took it out on him. If he knew who it was, he would break that person's hand.
Lin Yiyi nodded in agreement. She could hear the unhappiness in his tone and felt that she was too stingy. Her face blushed with embarrassment.
"How about I use my first three months' salary to buy you a gift when I start working?"
The man groaned, "Okay."
She is just a heartless little thing.
There must have been a huge difference between the housing prices in Hong Kong in 1978 and when she graduated from university and started working.
If she saves HK$100,000 for another two months, she can buy a house with full payment.
Lin Yiyi couldn't tell him what might happen in the future, so she could only owe him something for now.
His gift can only come later.
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