usatvline Chapter 123: Indescribable "cheapness"
Chapter 123: Indescribable "cheapness"
The laughter spread like ripples throughout the tavern, attracting curious glances from people outside the tavern.
They wanted to know what could make these people so happy, but they were too reserved to disturb them.
When Chen Xueru calmed down and saw the eyes of the people around her, her cheeks flushed like the sunset glow, and she looked extremely shy. She held Hou Jie's hand tightly and walked out of the tavern in a panic.
Although Hou Jie felt a little helpless, his eyes were full of love and understanding for Chen Xueru.
When he was about to leave the tavern, he turned around and shouted to Old Man He, "Boss He, keep the account this time!"
Old Man He stood behind the counter and responded loudly: "Okay, after you leave, you are welcome to come back next time."
After Hou Jie and the others walked out of the store, Old Man He's face was full of curiosity. He turned to the old customers with whom he had a good relationship and often visited the store, and asked them softly why they were laughing just now.
At this moment, other curious customers in the store were also attracted and gathered around Lao Zhang, wanting to know the wonderful details he described.
Mr. Zhang, an old drinker, had a smile on his face as bright as the warm spring sun. He began to tell the story with great interest, revealing his irrepressible joy in his words: "That young man is so funny! We couldn't help listening to what he said."
As he spoke, Lao Zhang could not help but gesture and imitate it very closely, as if he wanted to restore those words to the scene at that time.
"I have been aloof all my life, but it all disappeared because of drinking."
Old Zhang was full of witty remarks, and as soon as he uttered this sentence, it immediately caused a burst of laughter.
Everyone nodded in agreement. This metaphor was extremely interesting.
"And there's more! He said: Xueru, I have remained a virgin for you, but a widow from the next village has been coveting me for a long time, and I can't stand it anymore." Lao Zhang continued to gesture, with a bit of exaggeration and teasing in his words.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter, and the whole store was instantly surrounded by a joyful atmosphere.
The corner of Old Man He's mouth twitched. "I didn't expect that the young master is quite humorous."
Someone asked Old Man He, "Boss He, who is that kid?"
Old Man He replied, "I don't know exactly who he is, but he's quite rich, probably a wealthy young man. He came to Mr. Niu to make furniture for him some time ago, and he spent several thousand dollars!"
"But that guy is not simple. Be careful not to offend him in the future, otherwise it will be a disaster. He is just trying to make his fiancée happy. He is smart!"
The man who spoke had a twinkling look in his eyes. "It seems that he is indeed a person of note. Next time you come, please ask Shopkeeper He to introduce him to you."
Old Man He agreed, "Sure, sure, but let's make it clear in advance! He doesn't come here often, so you can't blame me if I can't do things properly!"
The person who spoke said politely, "Look at what you said, how can that be possible!"
After some chattering, the crowd dispersed and went about their business of drinking and eating.
Chen Xueru kept complaining along the way, feeling a little embarrassed. She would pinch Hou Jie with her hands from time to time, but Hou Jie dodged it easily.
"Brother Chunsheng, how could you be so mean to talk nonsense in public?"
Hou Jie was about two or three meters away from Chen Xueru. As soon as she did something naughty, he would run away immediately with a sly smile on his face.
"Xue Ru, women don't love bad men! So do you like me to be bad? Or not bad?"
Chen Xueru was very conflicted and didn't know how to start. She turned away from him in anger and muttered:
"I hate you, I won't pay attention to you."
While chatting and laughing, the two returned to Chen's cloth shop together.
Hou Jie was about to step over the threshold when he was gently pulled back by Chen Xueru.
An expression of confusion and bewilderment immediately appeared on Hou Jie's face.
Before he could speak, Chen Xueru said disdainfully, "Brother Chunsheng, go back first! You are here and disturbing my business."
Hou Jie's face looked particularly resentful, and his eyes revealed a deep reluctance, as if he had thousands of words to say but couldn't express them. He hadn't come to see her for several days, and wanted to stay with her for a while longer.
"I won't leave. I haven't stayed long enough!"
Chen Xueru looked at Hou Jie's shameless appearance. Although she felt helpless and amused, she also knew what he was thinking.
She smiled with a doting yet slightly reproachful look on her face, and tried her best to make her voice sound gentle yet firm, as if she was treating a naughty child and trying to guide him back on track.
"Brother Chunsheng, I understand your concern, but you also have to be considerate of other people's work arrangements! Look, they have so many things waiting to be dealt with. If you stay here all the time, it will not only delay their work progress, but also make everyone unable to work with peace of mind." Chen Xueru acted coquettishly and cutely, bringing out the advantages of a girl to the fullest.
But in his heart he thought, "You big bad guy, you've already wasted my time. If I let you stay here any longer, you won't be able to do anything else today."
She tried to coax Hou Jie to leave with gentle words.
"Good boy! Just go and do your work first! It won't be too late to come and see me when you are free."
The little hand pulled Hou Jie's clothes, twisting and turning, looking at Hou Jie with big watery eyes, "Okay, Brother Chunsheng."
Hou Jie couldn't stand this. He was a soft-hearted person and didn't take any hardship. He sighed in his heart, "
Emma, who can stand this? It's killing me. She's so charming at such a young age, she'll be gone when she grows up."
I saw him still hesitating there, looking dragging his feet and extremely reluctant to leave.
Chen Xueru couldn't help but walk forward and lightly punched him twice, symbolically driving him away. At the same time, she bit her lips, widened her eyes, and pretended to hit him.
"Will you leave or I'll beat you up!"
However, Hou Jie was very uncooperative and started his performance instead. His expression was full of resentment, as if all the emotions accumulated over the past thirty years were poured out at this moment. "Oh, Xueru, you have changed. You dislike me so quickly."
He said pitifully, "You said that you only favored me among the three thousand beauties in your harem."
Chen Xueru almost fainted after hearing what he said, and was upset by him. She was forced into a corner and quickly defended herself, "I didn't, don't talk nonsense, I won't pay attention to you if you do this again."
Although her heart was filled with joy, her face was filled with helplessness. She was so conflicted now.
She couldn't help but sigh with a hint of reproach: "How could this guy become so mean? Since the two got engaged, his behavior has become more and more excessive. Not only does he kiss me frequently, but he also often makes annoying jokes. This feeling of love and hate makes Chen Xueru feel helpless and angry. She is becoming more and more helpless with him."
"Brother Chunsheng, I find that you are becoming more and more shameless. Why are you so clingy? Aren't you ashamed?" Chen Xueru muttered.
Although this sentence is reproachful, it is also full of intimacy and pampering.
After hearing this, Hou Jie was not ashamed, but proud. He couldn't help but reveal a smug smile.
He shook his head firmly and said, "It's embarrassing, not at all."
He knew that he had a special place in this girl's heart.
Hou Jie knew the principle of knowing when to stop and felt that the time was right.
He looked at Chen Xueru's cheeks which were flushed with shyness, and knew that she was shy and could not let him do whatever he wanted.
So, he took the initiative to give you a way out and said, "Okay, I know you've been working hard, so let's do this! I'll go back now and come back to play with you in a couple of days."
When Chen Xueru heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hoohoo! This guy finally went back. If he continues to act like a spoiled brat, she will be really helpless."
Although she felt a little reluctant to see Hou Jie leave, she understood her responsibilities as a shop owner and she could not delay her work due to playfulness.