Humiliation
On the way back, Uncle Shen didn't look like he was leisurely and contented like when he came. Instead, he frowned and drove the cart with his whip in silence.
Shen Yanbei asked, "Why does Uncle Shen look worried?"
Uncle Shen sighed. "The restaurant where your Laifu Gē works is poorly managed and has no profit. Also, the owner's lǎofù* is in serious illness. So the owner has decided to sell the store and go home to take care of the elder. It's over..."
*a respectful name for the elderly, and the meaning of referring to one's own father.
It was not difficult to find a job these days, but it was difficult to find a job that suited you. His Laifu was only interested in cooking, so it might not be easy to be another restaurant chef, especially there were only a few restaurants in the county. Besides that, there was no one that wanted to recruit him.
Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows. "Why is it so sudden?"
"Even if this restaurant not being sold, it will be closed sooner or later." Uncle Shen saw that Shen Yanbei's gaze was slightly puzzled, so he talked about the matter from beginning to end.
It turned out that the owner of this restaurant was stingy. When he opened the restaurant, he was afraid of spending money so he was not willing to renovate the store. He also didn't recruit more than two waiters. The kitchen work assistant only had an aunt, Shen Laifu, and three apprentices. This such a boss was naturally unable to spend too much money on the purchase of ingredients. He even lowered the price that he bought and asked Uncle Shen to delivers food every day. In addition, the owner was very mean to the workers on weekdays that often beat and scold or even deducted labor's salary. The workers in the shop had a big resentment.
People's hearts were uneven and reluctant to operate, naturally, such restaurants would not last long.
"I give him fresh vegetables every day, yet he was still picky. He even still thinks my family's vegetables were bad and wants to lower the price!"
Because the vegetables were grown by himself and were not worth a lot of money and his son worked there, Uncle Shen was willing to deliver the ingredients every day. The people in the village all envied his son for finding a good job that could help the family, but in fact, a lot of vegetables was given away but his son didn't make a lot of money. Now his son's job was gonna be gone! Uncle Shen couldn't help but feel depressed.
"It is said that harmony brings wealth, but this owner doesn't." Shen Yanbei chimed in with that idiom and he asked such as in casual chat, "This restaurant is gonna be sold in hurry, the people who want to take it are probably not able to pay high prices?"
"That's natural. Someone came to ask before, but the price is not suitable and could not be negotiated..."
When they returned to the village, Shen Yanbei thanked Uncle Shen. He and Gu Changfeng were ready to move all today's spoils.
The villagers looked at them with surprise and curious eyes when saw that they had bought a lot of things. The whole village knew about Shen Yanbei's repossession of the rent and the lands. Now seeing Shen Yanbei and his husband went hand in hand, really the same as what he said before that he now lived with his wife, the villagers all sighed.
"Shen Yan, you're both chatting and buying meat. The days when you have a wife are different!" Aunt Li, a gossip expert, said with a smile.
Shen Yanbei smiled embarrassedly. "My wife has just passed the door. I was too hasty to prepare before. Now I have a little more generous hands, so..."
A young man who usually didn't go well with Shen Yan said ambiguously, "Indeed it's the life of Master Xiucai, having a wife who warms the bed and there is a beauty outside to relieve boredom."
It sounded like Shen Yanbei was in lust after flowers and grasses* outside, but no one took it seriously. Not to mention this young man's sour face, that day, Shen Yanbei abundantly clear clarified himself in front of everyone and now he went in and out with Gu Changfeng. The people in the village just thought that this young man was jealous of Shen Yanbei. Everyone knew that young man like Lin Wanru but Lin Wanru didn't like him. She only had eyes on Shen Yan.
*niánhuārěсао: have many love affairs.
Shen Yanbei completely ignored this person. What he did to his wife, there was no need to explain to this person, as long as his wife knew.
"Shen Yan Gēgē!"
A joyous female voice suddenly came from far away, Shen Yan's temple tendon was about to burst. Acted like he didn't hear it, he walked home with things in his arms.
Seeing Shen Yanbei ignoring the girl, she chased up with perseverance.
Lin Wanru walked towards Shen Yanbei with small steps. "Shen Yan Gēgē!"
The woman wore a water-green corset dress today, which made her skin white and supple and her waist seemed like could be held in one hand. The young guys in the village had their eyes straight.
Gu Changfeng looked at this woman who was two points more beautiful than before, his eyes darkened.
The villagers who watched the excitement just now saw Lin Wanru appear, they all hurriedly turned their eyes. Especially the young man who had spoken to satirize Shen Yanbei before, his expression like he was lost his soul as if he saw a fairy descending to the earth.
Shen Yanbei resisted his temper and said faintly, "Miss Lin."
Lin Wanru was not annoyed, she glanced at him with a smile. When she glanced over the conspicuous cloth and baby ducklings on their hands, her eyes lit up and her smile became brighter. "Shen Yan Gēgē, you bought so many fabrics?"
Shen Yanbei was speechless. What on earth did this woman do? Didn't he make it clear last time?
Shen Yanbei's expressionless face made the smile on Lin Wanru's face stiff and she was secretly annoyed. Did this nerd not understand her? Or did he really want to draw a line with her?
Lin Wanru was unsure of Shen Yanbei's mind, so she could only retreat to second place.
"This little chicken and duckling are so cute! Shen Yan Gēgē, give me two to play!"
With a sneer in his heart, Shen Yan showed a gentle smile on his face. "Okay!"
Lin Wanru was overjoyed. She was sure enough. How could Shen Yan dislike a pretty and charming woman like her and preferred a Shuānger that ugly and looked like a man!
Gu Changfeng was taken aback for a moment, his lips pressed tightly, and the hand holding the rice bag suddenly tightened.
"Do you want two chickens and two ducklings, or one chicken and one duck?" Shen Yanbei asked with a slight smile.
Lin Wanru glanced at him shyly. "It's better to be in pairs. I want two chickens and two ducks!"
"Oh, that's a total of twenty-six cents!" Shen Yanbei said solemnly, "A little chicken is seven cents, a little duck is six cents. For the sake of the same village, I won't charge you for the cost of running errands and will be sold to you at the original price."
Lin Wanru's smile solidified on her face. Gu Changfeng suddenly raised his head to look at Shen Yanbei and Shen Yanbei raised his eyebrows at him with a joke gaze.
A young wife in a floral dress heard what Shen Yanbei said and turned to look at the Shuānger in a blue dress next to her. As a result, that couple looked at each other. She couldn't help laughing out loud.
Aunt Li also kept suffocating a smile. The fine lines around her eyes squeezed out and the flowers bloomed in her heart.
Lin Wanru immediately flushed with embarrassment.
"It's too expensive? Then I won't sell it!" Shen Yanbei was a little unhappy but smiled at Gu Changfeng. "Wifey, I'm hungry. Let's go home to cook and eat."
After speaking, he strode towards the house and no longer care about Lin Wanru.
Gu Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed Shen Yanbei.
Shen Yanbei looked at his quiet black eyes and said in a low voice, "This time, don't worry about it?"
Gu Changfeng's feet stagnated, his eyes flickered, and he didn't speak.
The corner of Shen Yan's mouth curled. He suddenly stopped and turned to Lin Wanru who was still stunned there. He said, "Miss Lin, I have told you last time that I want to take back the rent-land. Please remember to remind your family."
As soon as he said this, everyone around looked at Shen Yanbei in surprise. That day, Shen Yanbei sternly said in front of Shen Youcai that he would take back the land of the Lin's Family. But in the past two days, they hadn't seen Shen Yanbei's operation and many people were waiting to see that he was in a joke. Who knew that Shen Yanbei had already taken action!
The kerchief in her hand was tightly clenched. Lin Wanru's eyes were red with shame and anger. She just wanted to dig a hole and get in right now when she was being watched like this by the villagers. She was always so proud so she wouldn't allow herself to cry out.
She barely pulled his lips out to draw a smile. "Don't worry! I know!"
When they got home and put the things down, Shen Yanbei grabbed Gu Changfeng and refused to let him go.
"You haven't answered me yet?"
Gu Changfeng lowered his head while he sorted the goods. "I'm not worried..."
"Whose face that darkened and frowned when he saw Lin Wanru?" Shen Yanbei slid his finger between Gu Changfeng's brows and smiled ambiguously.
The mole became red by Shen Yanbei's touch. Gu Changfeng unnaturally hid. "I frowned because the other party behaved too frivolously. I am afraid that she would ruin your reputation."
"Oh, you so rest assured?" Shen Yanbei was not happy.
"I believe you." Gu Changfeng looked directly at Shen Yanbei, his eyes were deep. "I believe every word and every sentence you say."
You said you had no love for Lin Wanru, you said you didn't think I looked ugly, you said you liked me...
I believed all of these.
Shen Yanbei's heart trembled.
How could his wife be so pitiful!
"Even if others are beautiful, I only like you." Shen Yanbei couldn't help but holding the face in front of him and bit on the lip that could always say such beautiful things inadvertently.
