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Chapter 673: Chapter 673 What Kind of Person is She
Tong Yao sat down and waved her hand, "I eat plenty every day, no need to supplement."
Sister Zheng came out of the kitchen, chuckling, "Miss Tong, do you like pork hock and soybean soup? That’s good for you, all the young women in our village who don’t have enough breast milk drink that."
Tong Yao shook her head without thinking, "No need, no need, I can’t drink that stuff, just give me some crucian carp soup! I think it tastes better."
Sister Zheng nodded and said, "I will stew crucian carp soup for you at noon. Let me know in advance if you want to eat something else, so I can buy the ingredients."
The good thing about Sister Zheng is that although she sometimes recommends some foods to Tong Yao, as long as Tong Yao expresses her disinterest, she would absolutely not mention it a second time, and she wouldn’t persuade Tong Yao in a presumptuous manner.
In summary, while Tong Yao is good to her, she does not overstep her bounds, nor does she forget her own position, which is really good.
After dinner, Tong Yao wanted to go downstairs for a walk. Guo Miaomiao was downstairs making milk tea for customers. When she saw Tong Yao coming over, she joyfully called out, "Sister Yaoyao."
Tong Yao smiled and nodded, "Why didn’t you go with them on the outing?"
Tong Yao had set up a day off each week for Guo Miaomiao, but Guo Miaomiao said she had nowhere to go on her rest days and liked to stay in the store. She doesn’t find making milk tea tiring, and she loves doing it, so she rarely takes time off.
Today everyone has gone on an outing, and she thought Guo Miaomiao would go too.
Guo Miaomiao, chuckling, shook her head, "Sister Yaoyao, I don’t find going out fun at all. I’ve grown used to the countryside scenes at home. I prefer working, I enjoy making milk tea."
Hearing Guo Miaomiao’s words, Tong Yao couldn’t help but laugh again.
"Alright, take a break if you want to. There’s no need to come to work so early in the morning, because few people drink milk tea in the morning."
This store is her own, so there’s no rent to pay. As the traffic here is not as large as the other locations, the income is naturally less as well. On average, the net income is about two to three hundred a month.
Tong Yao thinks it’s pretty good.
Having Guo Miaomiao manage the store means Tong Yao doesn’t have to worry about it. She can go downstairs whenever she wants to drink milk tea, and if she doesn’t want to come down, Sister Zheng can help pick it up.
The two of them sat and chatted for a while, and then Tong Yao went back upstairs again. With her child upstairs, she usually doesn’t like to stay away too long as she worries about the baby.
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Out in the countryside, Guo Jinnian and the others were having a great time. The scenery here is beautiful and very suitable for oil painting. Han Enzhen and Wang Chun were sitting together painting and chatting from time to time.
Si Boyi and the others were sitting on the grass eating the food they brought. They don’t know how to paint, but they think eating and enjoying the scenery is quite nice.
Guo Jinnian was busy moving around. He would eat, then go to see Wang Chun and Han Enzhen painting, and then he’d join in Gu Hongwei’s business discussion with Cheng Feng and Fu Sen. He found the whole process quite interesting.
These three men have one thing in common: they would glance at the girls in their conversation from time to time.
Just as Guo Jinnian finished listening to their conversation and was about to turn his head towards the food, Fu Sen said, "Jinnian really is impressive. Such girls are rare. I admire her. A girl who dares to do business on her own in a foreign country must have some belief supporting her."
Cheng Feng chimed in, "I also admire Jinnian. She’s a very capable and bold girl."
Gu Hongwei listened to their words and looked at Guo Jinnian thoughtfully. A look passed in his eyes that others couldn’t decipher.
After pausing for a while, he then added, "She’s indeed brave and hasn’t had it easy."
Being born in such a family, if it were some other girl, she probably wouldn’t dare to resist, but would obediently find someone to marry.
If Guo Jinnian had been a bit softer, she might have married the man from the same village, right?
Thinking of Guo Jinnian marrying that man, he remained silent for a while.
Cheng Feng noted his expression and joked, "Hongwei, I feel like Jinnian seems to have a bit of an inclination towards you. And the girl is not getting any younger. If you’re interested in her, don’t drag it out too long."
"It’s not what you think," Gu Hongwei explained almost instinctively.
He and Guo Jinnian don’t have any ambiguous relationship. He didn’t want to tarnish Guo Jinnian’s reputation since a new project was about to start and no one knew what would happen. He didn’t want to hold Guo Jinnian back.
Cheng Feng smiled without saying a word, but Fu Sen bluntly chimed in, "Just a friendly reminder, don’t be like me. Not appreciating what you had when you should’ve, and now that you want to cherish it, you’re not given the chance. It’s like I’m a miserable dog running after her, and she is not willing to even look at me."
By the end of it, Fu Sen’s tone was rather resentful, as if he felt wronged.
Gu Hongwei and Cheng Feng both touched their noses. Neither of them agreed nor disagreed. They had indeed noticed Fu Sen acting like a little follower, but they didn’t feel sorry for him. Isn’t this all his doing?
In the past, the girl used to chase after him, but he didn’t care. Now that he wants to be together with her, he needs her agreement too, doesn’t he?
If it was them, they would also be a little upset.
With this thought, Cheng Feng glanced in Wang Chun’s direction and asked curiously, "Hongwei, were things between Achun and Zhao Wenkai really good before?" 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
Fu Sen looked at him meaningfully, stroking his chin like an old fox.
Gu Hongwei looked at him in surprise, then suppressed his thoughts and said, "I don’t know much about her matters, but I’ve met Zhao Wenkai, and he does have genuine feelings for Wang Chun. She’s kind-hearted and has always been treated abroad. This time, she came back from abroad for Yaoyao’s baby’s first-month birthday. Don’t go by her quiet exterior, she’s quite resolute inside. The matter with Zhao Wenkai has probably hit her hard."
After all, that was a childhood sweetheart relationship, and for Wang Chun, it was like a wound dug in her heart. She was upset, but that was understandable.
Anyone else would find it quite hard to get out of this relationship unharmed.
Cheng Feng stayed silent for a while, then continued to ask, "What kind of person is Zhao Wenkai?"
Gu Hongwei thought for a while and answered, "He’s very calculating, ruthless in his work, dotes on those he likes, and is merciless to those he dislikes. I think he might have saved his only gentleness for Wang Chun."
Before Cheng Feng could speak, he added, "This is just my understanding of him, it might not be correct. I haven’t had much contact with him, so I don’t know him well. However, his ruthless demeanor is not a rumor. What he does is indeed very ruthless."
