novelden Chapter 156 I listened
Chapter 156 I listened
He Qiaoyun hummed in agreement and said, "Yes, he has never married."
Xu Hemei raised an eyebrow, nudged He Qiaoyun, and asked with sparkling eyes, "So, does he... not like women?"
He Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh. "What are you thinking? What are you thinking?"
Xu Hemei pursed her lips and said in a very reasonable manner, "I remember Uncle Liu used to be very rich. Every time he came to our house, he would bring a lot of things. He also owned a company. He was so well-off. Although he wasn't very fair-skinned, some women liked the rough and tough type like Uncle Liu. Besides, wasn't early marriage popular in your time? People's thinking wasn't as open as it is now. Many people would get married first, whether they were rich or poor. As the saying goes, 'Settle down first, then build a career.'"
Therefore, she concluded, "Uncle Liu is not married, probably because he is not attracted to women."
He Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh after hearing this, "Your Uncle Liu is normal, he doesn't dislike women."
Xu Hemei pouted, "Oh, then why not get married? Could it be that he's still a romantic and the woman he likes doesn't want him anymore, or..." She was gone.
He Qiaoyun nodded. "Yes, we used to be curious about why he didn't get married. He told us that there was a woman he really liked, but she didn't want him, so he waited for her. He's been waiting ever since. He's really a romantic. This is the first time I've ever seen such a devoted man."
Xu Hemei clicked her tongue in surprise, "He's quite romantic."
He Qiaoyun chuckled, "Romantic? It's pathetic. Now that he's in jail for committing a crime, even if he's single, he doesn't want him anymore."
Xu Hemei clicked her tongue and shook her head. "That's true."
He Qiaoyun patted her and said, "Go back to work. You've been up all day, I should go back and rest too."
"OK Bye Bye."
The mother and daughter said goodbye, and He Qiaoyun took a taxi home.
When she arrived at the residential area, it was already 8:30 pm. Many stalls had been set up outside the area. She suddenly felt thirsty, so she went to the milk tea shop next door and ordered a cup of milk tea.
As I was about to enter the residential area with my milk tea, I ran into Wang Jinghuai, who was setting up a stall with her daughter.
Wang Jinghuai, pulling the stroller with one hand and holding her daughter's hand with the other, looked He Qiaoyun up and down, showing concern for her, "Why haven't I seen you these past few days?"
He Qiaoyun also looked her over. She seemed normal now, no longer wearing revealing clothes, perhaps because she had her daughter with her.
She gave her a brief look, said nothing, and walked into the residential area.
Wang Jinghuai watched her dismissive back and muttered indignantly, "What is that? So rude."
Tongtong, the daughter, looked up and asked, "Mommy, why is this auntie ignoring us?"
Wang Jinghuai smiled and said, "Tongtong, don't learn from this auntie. You should be polite, right?"
Tongtong nodded seriously, "Yes, Tongtong understands."
The next day.
He Qiaoyun woke up early in the morning, turned on her phone, and saw two small red dots on the message bar.
One was Feng Jiashu's daily greeting, and the other was Liu Biao's "Good morning."
She replied to both posts, then opened her WeChat Moments, where people were still liking yesterday's posts.
After scrolling through my phone for a while, just as I was about to get up and wash up, Liu Biao sent me another message: [Is your little supermarket still open?]
She replied: "It's open."
Liu Biao: [How's business?]
He Qiaoyun: [It's so-so, just getting by.]
Liu Biao: [That's good. By the way, I'll pick you up for lunch.]
He Qiaoyun: [Okay, I'm going to restock today. I'll probably spend half the day at the supermarket. Do you still remember the address?]
Liu Biao: [I remember.]
He Qiaoyun: [Okay, I need to get up and get busy.]
Liu Biao: [Hmm.]
After the chat ended, she put down her phone, got up, and went to wash up.
When school started a while ago, the students had almost looted all the goods in the small supermarket. He Qiaoyun and two other employees worked all morning to restock the missing items and also stock up on some other goods.
Busy with this and that, the morning was almost over, and there would be more work to do after school at noon. The two shop assistants were hungry and wanted to order lunch first. They asked He Qiaoyun, "Sister, want to order lunch together?"
He Qiaoyun waved her hand, about to speak, when suddenly a black Jeep Wrangler drove up to the outside and slowly stopped at the side of the road.
Two shop assistants craned their necks to look outside.
The driver's door opened, and a fit man wearing a fitted short-sleeved shirt and work pants got out of the car and walked step by step toward their small supermarket.
Liu Biao pushed open the door of the small supermarket. His serious and tense face broke into a smile when he saw He Qiaoyun. "Qiaoyun, you haven't changed at all. In fact, you've become even more beautiful."
He Qiaoyun stepped forward and couldn't help but reach out and slap his muscular arm twice, saying, "You're still the same as before, you look like a soldier just by standing there."
But there are still changes, such as the gray hairs that can't be hidden, all of which suggest that they are getting old.
Liu Biao was a little embarrassed. "I have nothing to do in prison, so I'm doing pretty well. I just exercise whenever I have free time. If I don't get stronger with my big frame, I'll turn into a big fat pig."
When the two shop assistants heard the word "jail", their eyes darted away.
He Qiaoyun turned to the two shop assistants and introduced, "This is my friend, Liu Biao. You can call him Brother Liu or Uncle Liu. From now on, he can have his meals for free when he comes to the store."
The two shop assistants timidly greeted Liu Biao, "Brother Liu."
Liu Biao raised his chin at them expressionlessly, "One thing at a time, you can't come here to eat and drink for free."
He Qiaoyun chuckled and teased, "At most you'll take a drink and some biscuits. You're not going to carry them by the case, are you? Don't be so polite."
Liu Biao clicked his tongue and said, "Then I'll really come and move it."
He Qiaoyun gave him a light kick, just like before. "You dare?"
Liu Biao wasn't angry. He chuckled and dodged to the side, immediately admitting defeat, "No, no, I wouldn't dare."
As they walked out, talking, He Qiaoyun turned back to greet the two shop assistants, "You can order your own lunch. I'll eat out. If you need anything, just let me know on WeChat."
The two shop assistants waved to her straight back and said, "Okay, ma'am."
Stepping outside, Liu Biao opened the passenger door and said, "Get in."
He Qiaoyun got into the car, looked at its brand-new interior and the temporary license plate, and asked, "Did you just buy this car?"
As Liu Biao started the car, he said, "Yes, I just picked it up this morning. Although it's not as good as my old Mercedes, it's not bad. It's fine for casual driving."
He Qiaoyun clicked her tongue twice, "This is not only good, it's much more comfortable than my old, beat-up van."
Liu Biao was very generous and waved his hand, saying, "If you like it, I'll buy you one too."
He Qiaoyun quickly waved her hand, "No, no, no, but where did you get this money? I remember you were all swindled out of it back then..."
Liu Biao laughed, "It was compensation from the demolition. Speaking of which, I should thank you. Back then, you said you wanted to buy land, build buildings, and collect rent. I took your advice and bought a few plots of land. Later, when the demolition came, they came to the prison to get my signature to demolish the buildings and transferred the money to me."
Even though he was swindled out of all his savings back then, he still had a lot of real estate. In addition to the rental properties, he also had several commercial properties and two villas that were practically rotting away. So buying a new car was nothing to him.