Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 488 - 66: You Gave Away My Rabbit

The plump couple were actually old hands in the Jianghu World, and their experience in social exchanges was far beyond what a naive young man like Wang Yunxiao could match.

They couldn’t compare in terms of family wealth either; one was a Store Manager, the other a restaurant owner, and over the years they had saved who knows how much money.

When Wang Yunxiao returned from a stroll around the town, he saw Li Mumu playing with a bunch of little trinkets in the house.

"I said I didn’t want a consultation fee, your senior brother just gave me a set of toys, but these toys are too valuable."

They were indeed valuable, a set of mutton-fat jade carvings of the twelve zodiac animals. In the early years, honorable people would at most carry one of them on their waist. The senior brother had given a complete set.

Both the artistic and the actual value were sky-high.

This was not something a common family could possess; considering the senior brother’s illustrious past, Wang Yunxiao even suspected these might have originated from the imperial palace.

The senior brother had a shrewd eye and must have noticed the pair of jade bracelets that Li Mumu wore on her wrist.

Those from high-status families generally disdained talking about gold and silver as it seemed vulgar. Since the young lady liked jade, then give her what she loves. As for the quality of the jade, only someone knowledgeable could discern that; ordinary folks simply had no such knowledge.

Understated, yet luxurious.

Li Mumu was indeed pleased, even her headache had gone.

But she still had to maintain a bit of reserve on the surface.

"The two of them are wealthy, you don’t have to be polite with them. Whatever they give you, just take it."

Wang Yunxiao placed the hamburgers and Coke he had bought on the table and smiled at Li Mumu.

Li Mumu turned her head and gave him a sidelong glance, "Your senior brother has such insight, what about you?"

Wang Yunxiao immediately thumped his chest and promised, "Once I’ve earned enough money, I’ll buy you a nice watch!"

Wait until you have earned enough money? By then, I’ll be in the ground!

Forget it, why quibble with a poor boy...

Li Mumu thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Can you drive?"

Wang Yunxiao hesitated a bit, "Which kind of car?"

The kind that burns gasoline or the kind with connections?

"You really can drive?"

Li Mumu was surprised by his hesitation.

In these times, cars didn’t have the kind of automatic transmissions and intelligent control systems they would have in the future. There were no insurance companies or auto repair shops—if you could drive, you needed to be able to repair it too. This was considered a high-level technical job, and you might not be able to hire someone even with money.

"Wasn’t the army from beyond the border driving cars to our school to transport people and materials the other day? I happened to see them repairing one and just went over to learn a bit. It’s actually quite simple."

Of course, Wang Yunxiao couldn’t boast that he could handle any vehicle; whether Eldest Miss Li believed him or not was one thing, and he couldn’t explain where he had learned it.

Don’t ask; the answer is TikTok.

"I want to buy a car, how about you be my driver?"

"Why would you buy a car if you’re not going to the Seaside District every day?"

"Mostly, I want to offer you a job, fifty bucks a month, will you do it?"

"Sure, boss. Which brand do you like?"

"...I was just joking."

Li Mumu was, of course, joking. Although there was quite a bit of money in her little treasury now, buying a good car was still difficult.

The small cars on the street were basically produced by the Federation; the Four Seas Commerce Guild had a specific route for transporting federation-made cars and automotive parts. Mu Yuming used to be a logistics manager in Saifu City, and a big part of his job was managing these resources.

The country had its own car production line too, right in Tianmen, but its output was completely devoured by the military, producing those rough and tough military vehicles that were still in high demand.

As the eldest daughter, she of course couldn’t possibly ride in those rough and tough military vehicles devoid of any aesthetic appeal. The high-end small cars of foreigners were more befitting of her status.

The single downside of foreign cars was their expense.

Li Mumu felt she could wait a bit longer, as her dear father had his hands on projects that raked in big profits. In a couple of years, once his financial turnover was going smoothly, she could ask him to buy one for her.

"If I don’t help him spend the money, am I supposed to leave it for Li Lingling?"

Wang Yunxiao of course knew that Li Mumu was joking. Eldest Miss Li wasn’t the kind of woman to frivolously waste money. She never hesitated to spend where it mattered, yet not a single penny more on things irrelevant. Anyone who could marry such a wife was truly blessed with fortune from a previous life.

But a monthly salary of fifty dollars was really tempting, ah. Why not just ride me instead?

Two kilometers cost one steamed bun, and required no daily repairs.

After leaving Li Mumu, he went to see how He Lan was doing.

He Lan’s recovery looked promising. Though Doctor Li was thoroughly exhausted, she had no wounds on her body, having suffered almost no impact besides losing a bit of blood.

Lying in bed under a thin blanket, wearing no clothes underneath—this wasn’t something Wang Yunxiao wanted to see deliberately; the moment he entered, the young girl revealed two snow-white arms, shivering as she held the blanket tight under her armpits.

If you’re so pure, then why don’t you hide your shoulders and arms from me!

"Junior Martial Uncle~"

He Lan, with her big eyes wide open, let out a sticky, kitten-like mew.

"I hurt so much~"

"Where does it hurt?"

"Everywhere hurts~ Wuu wuu wuu..."

Grabbing the blanket with both hands, He Lan sat up and pretended to wail, "I heard everything just now. My dad gave my favorite bunny to Doctor Li, didn’t he?"

What bunny?

Wang Yunxiao was momentarily perplexed. Was she referring to the rabbit from the set of zodiac animal figurines?

"Since I was little, he used that bunny to tease me, saying if I called him ’dad’ just once, he would give the bunny to me... And now he just went and gave it to Doctor Li."

Wang Yunxiao felt a headache coming on. There’s an old saying, ’Even an honest official finds it hard to settle domestic disputes,’ especially in cases like this where a parent gives away their own child’s toy to someone else’s child. As an outsider, he really couldn’t intervene.

Of course, this was just He Lan’s side of the story, and how much of it was true was anybody’s guess.

Just as he walked over to offer some comfort, He Lan clung to him limply like a boneless creature, whimpering in his embrace.

"Junior Martial Uncle, I really want the bunny~"

"I’ll talk to your father later..."

"I want you to buy it for me~"

As she spoke, she intentionally or unintentionally rubbed against Wang Yunxiao’s arm back and forth, giving him the impression that what she really wanted wasn’t the rabbit, but to cajole Wang Yunxiao into searching for the rabbit under the covers.

The mere action of reaching out is something most men can hardly resist.

But Wang Yunxiao maintained his composure throughout.

As a noble and righteous man, how could I indulge in such an act with my own martial niece during broad daylight!

In the end, he found himself covered in a strong scent of litchi-flavored rouge, so intense that it was nearly suffocating and eye-watering.

Wang Yunxiao really didn’t have the heart to tell her, Silly child, you’re overdoing it.

If you want to make Doctor Li jealous, just a hint of the scent would be enough to raise her suspicion.

You smeared half a box of rouge on me, even a fool would realize something is amiss!