Chapter 47 You have to call me brother-in-law! The tone on the other end made Zhu Yan…
The tone of the voice on the other end made Zhu Yanhe glance at his phone again. He made a note to distinguish between the two numbers, and the words "Two-Legged Gold-Eating Beast" were clearly displayed on the screen. This was his nickname for his "girlfriend".
He paused, then lied without batting an eye: "Ning Buyi? This is my cousin's phone. Do you have something to say?"
On the other side, Ning Buyi sat up straight on the sofa, holding his phone, and asked suspiciously, "Cousin?!"
Is it really such a coincidence?
Zhu Yanhe hummed in agreement. The sound of the wind carried through the microphone as he casually mentioned a few things: "Don't believe me? She said you call her 'baby,' and that you can be affectionate with her, and also—"
The voice beside her trembled, and she hurriedly interrupted, "Stop talking!"
Ning Buyi was as ashamed as a boiled shrimp, muttering to himself how his sister could tell everyone everything.
Zhu Yan and Mo Ming reached out and caught a leaf falling from the sky, their voices tinged with amusement: "Didn't you not believe me?"
"I believe you! Give my sister back her phone right now!" Ning Buyi said and immediately hung up.
Zhu Zhu, who was keeping an eye on the situation, asked with starry eyes, "How did it go? Did they answer it?"
Ning Buyi nodded. When Zhu Zhu first entered, she saw him covered in bandages and inquired about his entire body before asking about his girlfriend. Zhu Zhu was anxious because she hadn't gotten any gossip.
Ning Buyi then told her about what happened with his sister. Seeing that he was listless, Zhu Zhu patted him on the shoulder and told him that he was sure to get through if he called now.
He did it on a whim, but he didn't expect to actually get through. No wonder Sister Zhu knew; she was Sister Zhu's cousin.
Ning Buyi turned to her curiously and asked, "Sister Zhu Zhu, did you know that my sister is your cousin before you asked me to do it?"
Zhu Zhu was completely confused by the question. What cousin? Ning Buyi only hit her because her brother had brought her home, and he even said he was angry. He was just being a tsundere. How did a cousin suddenly appear?
She hesitated, because if she said the wrong thing and things didn't go as planned, her precious little darling would be sad. If she told the truth, her sister-in-law had run away and her brother would kill her in a heartbeat. She began to regret that she shouldn't have come.
Ning Buyi waved his hand in front of her eyes: "Sister Zhu Zhu?"
Zhu Zhu then snapped out of her daze, chuckled awkwardly, and suddenly realized what to say: "How did you know? Who told you?"
He replied, "Zhu Yanhe said that he is with Sister Xiaohe now."
Sister Xiaohe? Her brother said that?
Zhu Zhu squinted, her eyes narrowed, her chin resting on her hand. A storm was raging in her mind. Didn't she see it at all? Her brother believed her just because she said so? Fine!
She took Ning Buyi's hand: "Yes, I just wanted to give you a surprise, brother-in-law!"
The brother-in-law and sister-in-law are about the same age, so let's just let her brother suffer a little.
Ning Buyi was delighted to be called "brother-in-law," and his already rosy face became even more flushed, like a child's blush. He rubbed the back of his head and said, "Thank you, Sister Zhu Zhu."
Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Sister Zhuzhu, what kind of person is Sister Xiaohe?"
Is there a second level?
Zhu Zhu pondered for a moment, then replied to her brother, "She's a straightforward person; she speaks her mind directly."
As she spoke, she carefully observed Ning Buyi's reaction, and if she did anything wrong, she would immediately change her tune.
Ning Buyi recalled their usual phone calls and chats, during which Xiao He would always transfer money while talking to him. This further convinced him that they had a cousin, and he obediently nodded with an "Oh," asking, "Anything else?"
Zhu Zhu continued tentatively, "Yes, you're tall and good-looking, and you have a mole here just like me."
Ning Buyi stared at Zhu Zhu with bright eyes, realizing they were indeed a family: "Doesn't Sister Xiao He look a lot like Zhu Yanhe?"
Upon hearing this, she paused for a moment. Had that cheeky little rascal figured it out?
Zhu Zhu said cautiously, "It is indeed... quite similar."
He raised his eyebrows and said smugly, "Hehe, I guessed it!"
Xiaohe and Zhu Yanhe have such similar personalities, their family must look alike too. No wonder Zhu Yanhe is his good brother, he's really good at judging people!
Seeing that he looked exactly as he had expected, Zhu Zhu decided to help her brother out. She suddenly reached out and grabbed Ning Buyi's shoulder, her face full of sorrow: "But she has a secret. If you don't like her, you might not be able to tolerate her."
Ning Buyi shook her head vigorously, disagreeing with her words: "I like Sister Xiaohe."
Even if Sister Xiaohe goes bankrupt and has no money, he can tolerate it.
She stared straight into Ning Buyi's eyes and said, "Xiao He, she is Si Ai."
Zhu Zhu made a tough decision: it was all or nothing. If she succeeded, her brother would be thanking her; if not, she would go home first.
What are the Four Loves? That's what he thought, and that's what he asked.
Zhu Zhu explained all his sexual orientations to him in detail. Ning Buyi listened attentively, nodding from time to time, like a model student paying close attention in class.
"Jianjianbao, do you understand?" Zhu Zhu cupped his face, kneading it like a dough ball, pinching the left side and then the right.
He blinked. "I understand! But why is this a secret?"
Zhu Zhu said that apart from heterosexual relationships, nothing is accepted by the public. He thinks these are all normal. His idol is not heterosexual either. As long as you like it, that's fine.
Zhu Zhu straightened her expression and asked, "Can you accept Xiao He?"
The light streaming in through the glass windows was brighter than the room's lamps, and the animation on the television played frame by frame, with a glint of light in Ning Buyi's eyes.
"Of course, I like Sister Xiaohe."
Zhu Yanhe happened to hear this when he pushed open the door and came in. He was carrying a bowl of spicy hot pot that was a far cry from his own worth, and he paused in his tracks.
The animation was quite loud, and neither of them noticed the door behind them had opened. Zhu Zhu then asked him, "Even if Xiao He has no money, would you still like her?"
Ning Buyi nodded: "I like it."
Even if Xiaohe acts like a man and does that to you, would you still like it?
Ning Buyi nodded firmly: "I like it."
He likes anything Xiaohe does.
Zhu Yanhe smiled and listened to Ning Buyi's confession, which sounded like saying "I do" at a wedding. She deliberately closed the door a little louder, and the two of them turned around at the sound.
"Zhu Yanhe!" He was immediately drawn to the plastic takeout box in the man's hand and opened his arms to Zhu Yanhe.
The boy stared intently at him, his eyes fixed on the spicy hot pot in his hand.
He hesitated for a moment, then turned his feet away from the sofa and placed the spicy hot pot on the dining table. He then walked to the sofa, expertly picked up Ning Buyi, and clung to Zhu Yanhe like a koala.
Zhu Zhu looked like she'd seen a ghost. If she didn't know that Jianjianbao was really silly, she would have suspected that the couple was teasing her. They were so intimate, yet they were still cosplaying as her cousin!
Ning Buyi rested her chin on his shoulder and asked, "Why don't we eat here?"
"A genuine leather sofa costs 300,000 yuan. Do you have enough money in your pocket?" Zhu Yanhe's voice trembled as he spoke.
Three hundred thousand for a sofa; even selling him wouldn't be enough.
He chuckled dryly, "No, no, I still prefer to eat at the table."
Zhu Yan chuckled and helped Ning Buyi into a chair. Zhu Zhu followed. Ning Buyi immediately began tearing open a plastic bag as soon as he sat down. Zhu Zhu, seeing only food in front of Jianjianbao on the empty table, sincerely asked, "Brother, what are we eating?"
Zhu Yanhe glanced at her: "Solve it yourself."
She dared not speak out in anger. It must have been her brother who called her over. How could he not even provide a meal? No wonder he couldn't win over a wife.
The boy, focused on the present moment, broke open his chopsticks and slurped up a mouthful of noodles. He turned his head and met Zhu Yanhe's gaze. After taking just one bite, his face scrunched up. He pushed the plastic box in front of Zhu Yanhe and said, "Zhu Yanhe, this isn't good. This isn't the good one from that restaurant."
Zhu Yanhe looked at him, her face expressionless: "Wasting food deserves a spanking."
Zhu Zhu, who was looking at her food delivery app across from her, suddenly looked up, her eyes wide. What had she heard? A spanking? Was that right?
Ning Buyi turned her head to look at him, then at the bowl of spicy hot pot, and pouted: "Then I'd rather get a spanking. I don't want to eat something that tastes bad."
Zhu Yanhe didn't say anything, but simply asked, "Which mala tang do you want to eat?"
When the assistant got the call from the president as soon as he got home, he wanted to curse. After work, he was no longer a member of the company! But if he could get triple pay for running errands, he would fight anyone who tried to take the job from him.
When he learned that he was going to buy a bowl of spicy hot pot from a small shop, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Would a CEO worth hundreds of millions eat at a hole-in-the-wall restaurant?" But when he caught a glimpse of the figure inside, only one thought remained in his mind: "I should change the name of this group chat."
Good news! Mr. Zhu no longer needs to pursue his wife.
Zhu Zhu was initially uninterested in food that didn't look very clean or hygienic, but after Ning Buyi's effusive description, she inexplicably became eager to try it.
In the end, all three of them had a bowl of spicy hot pot in front of them. Zhu Yanhe was eating the same bowl that Ning Buyi had eaten from. He took a couple of bites and found it wasn't as bad as the boy had described.
Zhu Zhu, the third wheel, was dumbfounded for the umpteenth time today when she saw her brother naturally take the bowl of spicy hot pot from Jianjianbao. Putting aside whether he was a clean freak or not, who would eat someone else's saliva? Her brother was someone who looked down on others, so it was even more impossible for him to do so!
Parents, is this what they call "the old house catches fire and the iron tree blooms"? Even though her brother isn't that old.
Ning Buyi finished eating quickly. Bored, he looked up at the sky and the ground, swinging his legs. Suddenly, he remembered something and turned to Zhu Yanhe: "Zhu Yanhe, you can't call me by my name anymore."
Zhu Yanhe glanced at him sideways, her eyes indifferent: "What kind of bad idea has your clever brain come up with this time?"
His eyebrows furrowed at first, then he proudly raised his head: "From now on, you'll have to call me brother-in-law."
Before Zhu Yanhe could react, Zhu Zhu on the other side burst out laughing. As expected of the cheeky little rascal, her brother really did shoot himself in the foot.
Even though it was a lie he told himself, he didn't necessarily have to cover it up. He stared at the expectant person in front of him for a moment, then said with a forced smile, "Sure, call me once and I'll spank you. You choose."
You deserve a spanking for this?! You can't take a joke! Such a stingy person!
Ning Buyi pouted in anger, grabbed his arm and started biting him, giving Zhu Yanhe's arm a unique tattoo, which was less painful than a cat's scratch.
Still not satisfied after biting, he threatened, "I'm going to tell Sister Xiaohe, and you're finished, Zhu Yanhe."
Zhu Yanhe looked at him with a half-smile: "Whatever."
Those who defy the young emperor shall be executed! Ning Buyi glanced at him sideways and expertly pulled his phone out of his pocket to lock it for half an hour.
Zhu Zhu felt incredibly radiant. She really wanted to leave. Not only did she miss seeing her brother get his comeuppance, but she also got fed a load of dog food by the couple. How infuriating!
The night light seeped gently in through the window, and the room was dimly lit by warm lights, casting a shimmering glow around us.
He was lying obediently in bed while Zhu Yanhe applied the medicine. The medicine was to be applied twice a day. The man controlled the pressure very well, and he massaged him until he wanted to close his eyes.
He yawned and said, "Zhu Yanhe, I know why you've been so good to me."
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Author's Note: [doge] How many lies do you need to cover up one lie? [doge]
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