The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(181-85)

Chapter 181: All Stirred Up


Xiao Cheng has moved out.


Same house, different rooms.


He left without hesitation, noncommittal.


In Bai Lu's heart, the vague and ambiguous thoughts that arose due to their overly friendly interaction over this period gradually extinguished in Xiao Cheng's indifferent silhouette.


It turns out she had overthought.


Big shots and kids are different.


Children cling because of drunkenness, their minds unclear, subconsciously seeking closeness to familiar and safe people.


But the unyielding big shot doesn't need that.


Since Li Chengbin's retreat from Xiao Village last time, he stayed quiet for a few days, and this afternoon, he sent people to overturn all the stalls selling candied chestnuts.


Except for Wu Xiuyun's stall in the town, none were spared.


Wang Cuihua and Yu Fugui, who were nearby, had already returned with their unsold chestnuts to find Bai Lu.


Those farther away, like Chen Dafu, Wu Fangli, and the Zhang Huiru couple, arrived not long after.


Xiao Cheng went to the city to handle the paperwork for opening a shop, Xiao Wei went to school, and only Bai Lu was at home.


After selling candied chestnuts for so long, everyone had established a steady customer base. Because each place had only one candied chestnut vendor, the business was very popular. Before the stalls were overturned, each vendor had only ten or twenty pounds of chestnuts left unsold.


All of them were placed in the yard.


All the bosses gathered in the main house, sat down, explained the situation to Bai Lu, and brainstormed solutions.


Those people, after overturning the stalls and smashing the fruit shop stands, issued a warning: no more selling candied chestnuts. If they did, they wouldn't even be allowed to sell fruit. Whether it's a fruit stand or a candied chestnut stand, they could only choose one.


Clearly, this is Li Chengbin's blatant and destructive strategy against candied chestnuts.


Wang Cuihua thought the solution was simple: "Just let Big Brother Xiao Cheng call someone to beat those people up. The tattooed men who overturned my stall were quite arrogant last time. After being taught a lesson, they became honest."


Thinking of this, Wang Cuihua could feel Xiao Cheng's immense and boundless sense of security. Her face turned shy and red.


Chen Dafu gave her a disdainful look. "I think you didn't use your brain when you went out! Can you compare that trivial matter last time with this serious matter? Do you think just because he can find someone, Li Chengbin can't? If things go wrong, the stalls might get sealed."


"Who does he think he is? He says seal, and it's sealed. Why don't you say he can seal all the shops in Pingcheng?" Wang Cuihua usually only paid attention to Xiao Cheng besides selling chestnuts and had no idea about Li Chengbin's background.


Chen Dafu looked at her as if she were a fool. "Long hair, short knowledge. You don't even know who Li Chengbin is, yet you dare to make suggestions here. You really know how to court death."


"He invited the big shots behind him. Apart from sealing the Pingcheng shops, your entire family might be sealed!" Wang Cuihua wanted to retort but, surrounded by sympathetic gazes, she gritted her teeth and remained silent.


Behind the forces of those with several sales channels, Bai Lu was not clear, so she asked, "Do you know who the forces behind are?"


There's no need to mention this side of the new town. With Xiao Cheng covering, Wu Xiuyun is still doing good business now and hasn't been affected.


Yu Fugui said, "In Pingcheng, it's Li Chengbin and Hu Biao. Hu Biao was beaten into the hospital the night before yesterday and hasn't come back since he was discharged yesterday afternoon. His group of little brothers saw Li Chengbin's people going beyond the bounds and smashing stalls but didn't care. I don't know if Hu Biao left any instructions before leaving."


Hu Biao went to the hospital because of Xiao Cheng. He must know about the candied chestnut matter and deliberately let it go.


Bai Lu was clear in her heart.


Wang Cuihua didn't know about the forces behind Dashizhen, only that she was overturned by the tattooed men last time, so she said straightforwardly, "Dashizhen has tattooed men."


Except for Wang Cuihua, everyone present knew that the forces behind Dashizhen were Li Chengbin's people.


Bai Lu also knew, so she didn't ask much.


Wu Fangli said, "Gaofeng Town is also Li Chengbin's people. Before selling chestnuts, there was an incident at the pier. Those people all went there. After that, they never came back. The ones who came back this time are all newcomers, and they targeted candied chestnuts first."


Zhang Huiru also said, "My husband and I opened a shop in Baicheng. Baicheng is also Li Chengbin's territory, but Li Chengbin rarely comes. The most frequent visitor is Li Chengbin's father-in-law's people."


Li Chengbin's father-in-law's people are all regular employees, while Li Chengbin's group consists of society people.


When to collect money and when to handle matters, the two sides are very clear, and the situation is clear at a glance.


There are already three sales channels, all backed by Li Chengbin, and the faces of everyone present gradually became serious.


Except for Bai Lu, who has remained calm since everyone entered the door, her gaze turned to Chen Dafu.


Chen Dafu's small town is farther away, but he has given out opening red envelopes, so he knows who is behind them: "I'm in Lewan Town, which is the territory of the big boss in the south market."


When the three words "big boss" were uttered, everyone looked at Chen Dafu at the same time, obviously very surprised.


What's surprising is not that the forces behind Lewan Town belong to the big boss, but why the big boss and Li Chengbin's father-in-law are not in conflict, and Li Chengbin's people still dare to go to Lewan Town to court death?


Why did the people of the big boss turn a blind eye to the dead enemies who crossed the line and caused trouble?


When Bai Lu cast a puzzled look at Chen Dafu, he explained: "The people of the big boss must have recognized Li Chengbin's people. Seeing Li Chengbin's people overturning stalls, they not only didn't care but also stood aside and watched the show."


"I don't know if it was instructed by the big boss or if it was the initiative of the people below. Knowing that candied chestnuts are related to you and Xiao Cheng, they deliberately let it go."


The dead enemy who was about to grab the territory could still endure this breath. It's clear that there's a mastermind behind it.


Bai Lu has read Xiao Cheng's memories and knows that the big boss values Xiao Cheng a lot. This time, he probably thinks that Xiao Cheng has been playing outside for too long and wants him to go back.


He doesn't take Xiao Cheng's withdrawal seriously.


The big boss doesn't value anyone, and he won't take it seriously even if he values someone. The way he wants Xiao Cheng to go back is to cut off all the ways Xiao Cheng can do business, making Xiao Cheng desperate and only able to go back to beg him.


Knowing that Xiao Cheng will suppress him tightly again after going back, Hu Biao probably doesn't want Xiao Cheng to go back.


But the grudge that has been suppressed by Xiao Cheng for a long time can't be swallowed, so he wants to quickly defeat Xiao Cheng in the nightclub, making Xiao Cheng kowtow to him.


On the one hand, he can save face and vent his anger, and on the other hand, he can make Xiao Cheng completely hate the big boss.


Because Hu Biao is the big boss's person, what he does represents the big boss's position. After Xiao Cheng knows it, he will definitely not go back.


Bai Lu's speculation was confirmed in the words of another person, who is Meng Youliang, who opened a shop in Xicheng.


Meng Youliang said, "Behind Xicheng is the big boss, and the situation is the same as Lewan Town."
























Chapter 182: Well done

The locations of the other three people are all within the range of Nan City, the surrounding counties of Pingcheng, not far from Xin Zhen.


Behind the county near the pier is the big boss.


There are many underground casinos owned by He Yongli, and the small-scale commercial street is dominated by the local snakes of Nan City.


The situation is the same as in Yuewan Town. The people of the three major giants are either indifferent or watching from the sidelines.


Outsiders are watching the struggle between Li Chengbin and Xiao Cheng.


Bai Lu is Xiao Cheng's wife, and in their eyes, Bai Lu represents Xiao Cheng. Bai Lu's candied chestnuts are equivalent to Xiao Cheng's candied chestnuts.


Upper-level insiders are watching the tiger fight from the mountain.


Li Chengbin has his father-in-law behind him, and Xiao Cheng has the big boss behind him. When two tigers fight, one must die and the other be injured.


However, He Yongli and the local snakes do not think that the big boss will abandon Xiao Cheng, a valuable pawn. In the end, when the heron and the clam fight, the fisherman will profit, and it will be them.


In front of the four giants, those doing small business are cannon fodder. If the small business has no prospects, they won't intervene, and if there's potential, it will be taken under their wing before it even develops. There is no right to make independent choices.


They also don't have the capability to resist them.


Forcing their way is definitely not an option. They don't have as many people or as strong armed forces. Going against them would mean certain death.


Moreover, Bai Lu doesn't like to solve problems with violence; it would only lead to trouble.


They need to come up with a foolproof plan.


Yu Fugui and Meng Youliang are also serious. Today, this matter can't be resolved by just offering a bribe.


Dealing with the four giants, a misstep could lead to annihilation, and the opponents can see through their small schemes at a glance.


They can't think of a deep and far-sighted strategy. If they could, they wouldn't just be doing small business.


Now, they can only rely on Bai Lu to come up with a solution.


Without selling candied chestnuts, they do have their original business of selling fruits. However, after experiencing the exclusive booming sales of candied chestnuts, they've earned sweet profits.


Who would focus only on the small profits of selling fruits?


Fruits are available everywhere on the streets during the season, but exclusive chestnuts sold out of season are in high demand.


When Xiao Wei returned home from school, he actually saw his older brother coming out of the vegetable market carrying a plastic bag. The bag also contained vegetables. Normally, his older brother would return home just before dinner, so why was he back so early today?


Xiao Wei looked around but didn't see Bai Lu, making it even more strange.


Did his older brother go to buy groceries alone?


Xiao Cheng sensed small footsteps approaching from behind, coming closer before stopping. He continued walking without turning his head, asking, "I haven't been home these days. Who has visited us?"


Instead of being scared, Xiao Wei, who was discovered, was a bit excited. He obediently reported the contents discussed over the phone, "Besides the male bosses who came to get chestnuts, there was one more, Lin Jinfan."


"Lin Jinfan and Sister-in-law came back from the countryside. Uncle Fu and Uncle Ahu, along with the village women from the Xiao family, brought a lot of things. Lin Jinfan originally wanted to come in and get something from our house, but I didn't let him in, so he left."


The furrowed brows of Xiao Cheng slightly eased. "Well done."


Is this praise?


Praise! Praise! Definitely praise!


Xiao Wei, wearing the new shoes his older brother gave him, felt the praise from his older brother circling in his ears repeatedly. He felt so happy that his whole being seemed to be floating, and his steps were about to take off.


The excited vision was suddenly stopped when he saw several bicycles, motorcycles, and tricycles parked at the door.


"Why are there so many cars parked at the door?"


Xiao Wei, who had only seen men driving, suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.


This is bad.


There must be a lot of men in the house.


With quick steps, he rushed back home.


Arriving at the door, Xiao Wei suddenly realized that his older brother was still behind, walking calmly.


He abruptly stopped, and his face showed anxiety. "Aren't you worried, older brother? With so many cars parked at the door, there must be many men... coming to the house. There's only Sister-in-law at home. What if she's bullied?"


Xiao Cheng looked at the anxious figure at the door, listening to the small silhouette eavesdropping on the corner, and his eyebrow raised slightly.


Casually, he said, "People selling chestnuts."


After hearing the explanation, Xiao Wei, who was not paying much attention, carefully looked again at the cars parked at the door. It seemed quite familiar.


The bicycle belonged to Wang Cuihua, the motorcycle belonged to Chen Dafu and Uncle Fu Gui, and the small tricycle belonged to other uncles.


They were all business partners mentioned by Bai Lu, and there was no sign of arguing. There should be no big issue.


Xiao Wei looked at the motorcycle again, suddenly remembering a scene, and his little brows wrinkled instantly.


"Chen Dafu always peeks at Sister-in-law when he comes to get chestnuts. His motorcycle is also parked at the door. He must be in the house. If he peeks at Sister-in-law again..."


Xiao Wei hadn't finished his words.


The figure of his older brother suddenly disappeared.


His older brother's figure was no longer at the door.


This... How did a big person suddenly disappear!


Xiao Wei, in a hurry, ran back home. Ready to report the urgent matter to Bai Lu, he looked up and found that his older brother, who had disappeared, was now standing next to Bai Lu.


A group of people greeted his older brother with smiles.


Chen Dafu looked the most embarrassed, trembling like chaff under his brother's gaze.


So, that's how it is.


Xiao Wei felt that he had nothing to do with it.


He helped his older brother bring the groceries into the kitchen, took off his small backpack, and put it on a chair before starting to wash the vegetables in the kitchen.


Bai Lu's strategy had just come to mind, and Yu Fugui and Chen Dafu, among others, said their goodbyes.


She could only leave a contact information for now.


And let everyone take the remaining chestnuts back.


Yu Fugui and Meng Youliang were not new to business. They wanted a chance for future cooperation with Bai Lu and wouldn't accept compensation.


However, Bai Lu said, "There are not many chestnuts left. Take them back and taste them. Share them with relatives and friends. Leaving a good reputation for future sales is important. If people don't forget about us, the business can thrive."


"And those people who caused trouble were not just targeting candied chestnuts. Your fruits also suffered. Take these chestnuts back; consider it compensation for the damaged fruits. Eat them or give them away. If you refuse even these chestnuts, I would be worried."


Bai Lu has always been articulate, addressing both interests and relationships, putting all the reasons in place.


Yu Fugui and others had no reason to refuse. Rejecting would push away future cooperation.


While carrying chestnuts, they smiled and said they would bring the freshest seasonal fruits next time, offering Bai Lu a taste. Of course, they didn't forget about Xiao Cheng.


Bai Lu's words just now indicated that the candied chestnut business would not end like this; it would definitely make a comeback.


Moreover, Bai Lu still had Xiao Cheng.


Although Xiao Cheng had retired from the world, his influence had not disappeared. With a call, there would surely be responses from all sides.


Solving this predicament was completely effortless.


Yu Fugui and Meng Youliang and others knew this well.

























Chapter 184: I Won't Take Action


Today's dinner was prepared early, and before it got dark after eating, the red glow scattered across the sky.


Bai Lu sat under a chestnut tree on a leisure chair, reading a book. Her left hand rested on the armrest, and her right hand, holding a tender large vegetable leaf, fed the little chicks on the ground. The book covered her face.


A steady footstep, gradually approaching, stopped by the leisure chair under the tree.


"Have you figured out a solution?"


A magnetic and deep voice entered Bai Lu's ears. She immediately moved the book away from her face and indeed saw a handsome and perfect face, along with those deep and mysterious eyes.


The stability and calmness conveyed by those eyes always made her feel at ease, enabling her to speak her mind.


"I want to sell the recipe for candied chestnuts."


Xiao Cheng seemed unsurprised, as if he had expected it: "To an individual or as a teaching class?"


Even though she knew that he had a sharp and intelligent mind, Bai Lu was still shocked that he could understand everything with just one sentence.


The first half was a backup plan, and the second half was the best plan. This was her decision.


"I want to sell the first batch to these ten partners with established sales channels. The second batch will expand to small towns within the city that haven't sold candied chestnuts before. The third batch will reach Pingcheng and surrounding county towns. Each location will have a limited number of participants to ensure that there won't be an oversaturation of candied chestnut sellers in the towns and cities."


"At the same time, provide chestnut raw materials, collaborate with partners to purchase from Xiao Village. When candied chestnuts are sold everywhere, even if Li Chengbin wants to stop it, he won't be able to, and he wouldn't dare to provoke public anger at this time."


Unless he wanted his father-in-law to be suspended and investigated.


Xiao Cheng leaned against the chestnut tree in a relaxed posture, looking at Bai Lu with appreciation. "A good method. The premise is that someone dares to learn, dares to sell, and can successfully open a store or stall."


Once again struck in the heart, Bai Lu sighed with a sense of frustration. "Yes, unless I deal with Li Chengbin, who would dare to learn how to make candied chestnuts and then not be able to sell them."


Originally, Bai Lu's plan was to sell candied chestnuts until the end of the month and then start selling the recipe next month.


After this period, with the hot sales of the ten channels, the reputation of candied chestnuts had already spread far and wide.


Many people were interested in the recipe, and once the news of the selling method was out, there would definitely be a rush of people eager to learn.


But today, all ten candied chestnut stalls had closed. By now, it must be widely known.


No one would dare to learn to make candied chestnuts anymore.


Everyone knew that candied chestnuts had attracted the attention of powerful forces, and who would be willing to spend that much money.


The best way now was to distract Li Chengbin, making him too busy to intervene in the popularization of candied chestnuts. By the time he had the time, everything would be settled.


But anything that could distract Li Chengbin would undoubtedly attract the attention of the four major powers. If the four major powers knew that candied chestnuts were about to enter the entire market, they would certainly take action.


It would be best if this major event could hit five birds with one stone, distracting everyone's attention and allowing the selling method to proceed smoothly.


Xiao Cheng pondered for a moment. A trace of ruthlessness flashed in his deep and dark eyes, but it quickly returned to calm. He said to the girl sitting on the leisure chair, "I'm going out for a while."


His tone was as calm as usual, casually mentioning his whereabouts, similar to when he usually went to the city for business.


However, looking at his cold and arrogant figure, Bai Lu felt the ominous and fierce aura of a beast breaking free from its cage.


Subconsciously, she stood up and called out, "Xiao Cheng."


Xiao Cheng stopped, but didn't turn around, as if waiting for Bai Lu to say what she wanted or bidding farewell as usual.


Bai Lu suddenly remembered the incident in Gaofeng Town last time, where there was a sudden conflict between Li Chengbin's people and the people of the big boss. Wu Fangli's sales channel succeeded only after that confrontation.


She had a guess. With the current situation and Xiao Cheng's sudden decision to go out, her speculation became more certain.


"Are you going to take action?"


Xiao Cheng didn't speak. His back was elongated by the red glow in the sky, and the falling leaves didn't disturb his shoulders.


Bai Lu said, "I don't want you to take action."


The expected result, Xiao Cheng still didn't turn around, but there was a dim light in his eyes.


A self-deprecating curve appeared at the corner of his cold mouth.


Do you have to make everything clear...


Looking at the tall and silent figure in front of her, Bai Lu hesitated for a moment and resolutely spoke, "I don't want you to get hurt."


The self-deprecating curve on Xiao Cheng's mouth suddenly stopped. When the footsteps approached, there was already a figure of a girl in his eyes.


In those crystal-clear and clean eyes, there was an obvious worry, for him.


Since they slept in separate rooms last night, the two hadn't spoken again. The atmosphere seemed to return to the coldness of their first meeting.


But now, with just one glance, she broke the ice, and everything revived. Even the red glow showered down with tenderness.


The gentle wind lifted the girl's soft long hair. Xiao Cheng involuntarily reached out, picking up a strand of hair that had messed up her gentle brows, tucking it behind her ear.


He realized it was somewhat inappropriate after doing so and was momentarily stunned.


At this moment, a chestnut flower fell gently.


It fell in front of her, and she smiled.


The smiling face was as beautiful as a flower painting.


Xiao Cheng's eyes also carried a hint of a smile, and he embraced her. "I won't take action."


Bai Lu was slightly stunned, and there was a refreshing breath between breaths. In this moment, she automatically closed her senses, letting go of concerns and reasons, not thinking about why, just embracing like this.


Softly, she spoke, "And you're not allowed to get hurt."


Xiao Cheng agreed, "Okay."


"Protect yourself."


"Okay."


"Come home early."


"Okay."


...


The moon rose above the willow branches. Bai Lu sat in the yard reading a book, while Xiao Wei sat beside her doing homework.


Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.


Xiao Wei asked, "Who is it?"


"It's me." It was Wang Cuihua's voice.


The door opened, revealing a pitiful-looking Wang Cuihua, trembling in fear but dressed in bright and colorful clothes. She ran in very familiarly to find someone.


"Big Brother Xiao Cheng, there's a mouse in my house!"


If it weren't for Xiao Wei mentioning the story of mice becoming spirits before, Bai Lu would have believed her.


"Xiao Cheng isn't at home."


Wang Cuihua didn't believe it. She thought Xiao Cheng should be taking a shower, so she ran to Bai Lu and tearfully complained, "There really is a mouse in my house, and it even climbed onto my bed."


"I'm terrified!" Wang Cuihua, seeing no response from Bai Lu, immediately changed from a pitiful appearance to a look of great horror. "That mouse is particularly big and even bites people. When I lie on the bed, the new clothes I just bought were bitten into a big hole by it."


"Look, my clothes are all bitten..." Wang Cuihua, seeing no reaction from Bai Lu, suddenly turned from fear to extreme horror. "Shall we wait for Big Brother Xiao Cheng?"


You understood now, right?


Xiao Wei kicked her little foot, picked up a slipper, and walked out. "My brother is not at home. I'll help you catch the mouse."


This scene seemed familiar, and Wang Cuihua was suddenly stunned. "Shouldn't we wait for Big Brother Xiao Cheng?"


Bai Lu suspected that she was a bit hard of hearing. "My husband is not at home; he went out."


Now you understand, right?


Wang Cuihua understood, but she didn't want to leave. She thought Xiao Cheng must be taking a shower.


"Let's wait a bit longer."























Chapter 185: Squeak Squeak


Bai Lu directly pulled Wang Cuihua out of the door, saying, "If we wait any longer, the mice in your house won't wait anymore."


Wang Cuihua had a small hole in her pants, but her new clothes on the upper body were intact. Afraid of being damaged by Bai Lu's pulling, she immediately exerted all her strength to pull it back.


This new outfit cost her twenty-three yuan. How could she show it to Xiao Cheng if it got torn?


As Wang Cuihua just pulled back her sleeve, Bai Lu grabbed her wrist again, insisting that she couldn't go home.


"Brother Xiao Cheng..."


Xiao Wei turned around with slippers in hand. "I've said my brother isn't home. Are you deaf?"


Wang Cuihua dressed up beautifully tonight, how could she accept Xiao Cheng not being at home and not seeing her beauty?


If this continued, Xiao Cheng would truly have Bai Lu in his eyes and heart, and she wouldn't be able to compete.


How could a widow like her live on?


What to do if she was bullied in the future?


"The mouse is too big. It will scare you. Let's call Brother Xiao Cheng to deal with it."


Both Bai Lu and Xiao Wei didn't want to talk anymore.


Arriving at Wang Cuihua's home, they went straight to her bedroom, searching for the big mouse.


The result was they couldn't find it after searching for a long time.


Wang Cuihua nodded helplessly. "It must have run away. It was in the room before I left..."


Bai Lu and Xiao Wei glanced at her, too lazy to expose the truth. Without saying a word, they turned around and left.


However, just as they stepped out of the door.


"Squeak!"


A mouse's cry echoed through the dark night, coming from the top of the wardrobe, and Wang Cuihua was standing in front of the wardrobe.


Bai Lu and Xiao Wei turned around to see a small black-brown mouse leaping down from the top of the wooden wardrobe, landing on Wang Cuihua's shoulder.


Wang Cuihua froze, her eyes staring like bull's eyes, her face, adorned with blush, turned instantly pale.


"Ah!"


"There's a mouse!"


"There really is a mouse!"


Wang Cuihua jumped up and went crazy, slapping her shoulder as if possessed. The mouse circled all over her body and returned to her shoulder, coincidentally getting slapped by her hand.


It could have been killed with a single slap.


But because of fear, she instinctively grabbed the mouse and threw it out, aiming directly at Bailu.


A mouse flew through the air.


Bai Lu swung the wooden stick in her hand like playing baseball, hitting the mouse and sending it flying.


The mouse flew back towards Wang Cuihua.


Xiao Wei stared dumbfounded, watching the flattened head of the mouse fly onto Wang Cuihua's face. After a close collision, Wang Cuihua's pale face was stained red with the mouse's blood.


"Ah! A mouse!"


"The mouse died on my face!"


Wang Cuihua's vision turned blood-red, and then darkness, with a "thud," she fell backward.


Directly crushing the last breath out of the mouse.


Xiao Wei looked at Bai Lu with admiration and at her cool posture of swinging the stick.


"Sister-in-law is so amazing!"


Although he didn't know why Sister-in-law, who was so afraid of mice just before, was suddenly unafraid, her precise and cool swing just now was really impressive!


Just like Big Brother!


Bai Lu appreciated the admiring look of the little guy, smiled gently, and waved the stick in her hand.


"Do you want to learn?"


Xiao Wei nodded eagerly. "Yes!"


Killing a mouse with a stick was much easier than using a slipper, and it didn't dirty the shoes.


Most importantly, it was as domineering as Big Brother and Sister-in-law!


Bai Lu walked over, patted the little guy's head, and smiled gently. "I'll teach you next time."


Xiao Wei nodded vigorously. "Okay!"


"Sister-in-law fainted."


Xiao Wei and Bai Lu walked to Wang Cuihua, who was lying motionless on the ground, with faces full of sympathy.


Looking at the face covered in red and stinky mouse blood, Bailu couldn't bring herself to pinch the person's philtrum.


So, she could only splash cold water on Wang Cuihua's face.


Wang Cuihua shivered and woke up. She opened her eyes blankly, staring at the ceiling.


Seeming to have forgotten what happened just now, she was trying hard to recall why she fainted on the ground.


Not knowing what she thought of, Xiao Wei kindly reminded, "You killed the mouse by pressing it."


Wang Cuihua twitched, shivered all over, and, looking as if she had just woken up, retreated to the corner of the wall, trembling.


This time she was really trembling, dare not even look at the mouse. Her lips trembled.


"Did the mouse die? Is it dead?"


Xiao Wei nodded. "Yes, you can touch your face. There is mouse blood on it."


Wang Cuihua subconsciously wiped her cold face. Seeing her white hand turning red, she was scared again.


Xiao Wei frowned. "She fainted again. She has no self-protection ability now, and there is no one else at home. If someone breaks in, stealing money is a small matter. In case they encounter scoundrels like Liu Guanggun, who are despicable and harmful even after stealing money..."


Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Xiao Wei, without saying a word, picked up an empty water cup on the table and went to the yard to fetch cold water.


Bai Lu took the cold water and splashed it on Wang Cuihua's face.


The ice-cold well water instantly woke up Wang Cuihua. She opened her eyes, staring at Bai Lu and Xiao Wei.


Bailu pointed to the dead mouse nearby. "Don't faint. We've killed the mouse."


Wang Cuihua's groggy mind finally cleared up.


After rehearsing in her mind countless times, she dared to turn her head and look at the dead mouse.


As she looked, she suddenly recalled the process of the mouse's death. Her face turned pale in an instant.


"The mouse is dead!" Xiao Wei loudly reminded.


Wang Cuihua's gradually dimming mind suddenly became clear. She wailed and burst into tears. Tears flowed like water, flooding out.


The blood sprayed on her face disappeared.


Bailu and Xiao Wei, seeing that she was fine, left.


"Wang Cuihua always uses mice as a shield. Finally, she made a mistake. She won't use mice as an excuse anymore. She came to look for Big Brother so late at night." Xiao Wei sympathized with Wang Cuihua while expressing joy for his Big Brother.


"Last year, Big Brother gave her mouse traps and mouse poison. Finally, they can be put to good use. Wang Cuihua will definitely fill every corner of the house with mouse traps and sprinkle mouse poison everywhere tonight."


Bailu looked at the little guy's sympathetic and excited expression, finding it amusing.


The two of them went home to tidy up and sleep.


At half past two in the morning, the hot water pot in the kitchen still had red charcoal underneath, and all the water in the pot had been poured out, enough for one person to take a bath.


Xiao Cheng, who washed away the anger all over him, walked lightly to the master bedroom and sat down by the bed.


He stared at the sleeping girl on the bed without blinking.


Under the hazy moonlight, her small face was red in her sleep, her long and curly eyelashes covering her eyes, hiding all the clear and gentle allure that made people's hearts move, appearing particularly quiet and obedient.


Quiet for a second, just like kicking the blanket last night.


Xiao Cheng chuckled, pulled the blanket back, and gently covered the girl.


Time slipped away from his fingertips. It was unknown how long it had passed before he reluctantly took back his gaze and stood up.


Just as he took a step, a voice sounded behind him.


"Ah Cheng..."