The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead-Chapter 230 - 231 The Deceitful Merchant
Chapter 230: Chapter 231: The Deceitful Merchant
Chapter 230 -231: The Deceitful Merchant
Nian Shutong was completely oblivious to Fu Yunhe’s thoughts at the moment because she was preoccupied.
She was busy roasting a suckling pig.
The rotisserie that Rubble had made didn’t require her to turn it by hand; it turned automatically and at a steady pace.
All she needed to do was brush it lightly with honey, but this task was a true test of willpower.
The longer the time passed, the sweet and not cloying aroma tempted her into involuntarily salivating.
Should she sneak a bite?
Would that be wrong?
It’s alright, they’d need to cut it open for everyone to eat anyway, taking a tiny piece for herself surely wouldn’t be noticed.
Just as Nian Shutong’s hand was itching to reach for the suckling pig, Dou Dou came running over.
“Auntie, this roast suckling pig smells amazing.”
Nian Shutong looked at Dou Dou next to her, tempted to ask, “Dou Dou, do you want to try a taste?”
Dou Dou looked conflicted at the golden, crisp, and meaty-scented honey-glazed suckling pig, then firmly said with a bun-like face, “No! No! Auntie, don’t worry, Dou Dou is a good child.”
“Dou Dou can’t sneak a bite, we’ll wait and eat together.”
After Dou Dou spoke, a chubby little hand covered his own mouth.
“Auntie, auntie, Nie You Kao Shui.”
According to Nian Shutong’s analysis, that probably meant no drooling.
With her temptation failed, Nian Shutong still patted the truthful Dou Dou, “Dou Dou really is a good child.”
Ah, I should just resist the temptation myself.
If it were the old Nian Shutong, she would have just eaten it.
But now with so many people around, she felt a tiny bit embarrassed.
Mainly because a suckling pig wasn’t like fried tofu skin with meat; taking a few bites was no big deal, but cutting into this felt somewhat incomplete.
In the end, Nian Shutong made up her mind.
“Xiao He! Xiao He!”
The called-upon Fu Yunhe stood beside the suckling pig, gazing at Nian Shutong with an inquiring look.
“Beauty, I think you would do a better job roasting this pig than me.”
Before she had finished speaking, Nian Shutong had already stood up, taking Dou Dou’s little hand, and walked away.
Fu Yunhe watched the two leave with a puzzled expression, why did it seem like they were fleeing in a panic?
He shook his head and took Nian Shutong’s previous seat.
As soon as he sat down, he seemed to have an epiphany.
That scent, probably irresistible at this point.
Fu Yunhe licked his upper lip with the tip of his tongue, taking a deep breath.
Hmm? It’s even more tantalizing now.
Nian Shutong—how timely your escape was.
Now the aroma of the roast suckling pig was so rich that just smelling it made one drool uncontrollably.
Fu Yunhe emptied his mind, constantly convincing himself to think of something else, a plethora of thoughts flashed through his mind, finally settling on the Insect Race.
There he was, roasting the pig in his hands, yet in his mind, he was practicing fighting the Insect Killing Clan; a rather unique way to roast a suckling pig.
On the other side, the fleeing Nian Shutong watched from afar as Fu Yunhe’s face intermittently showed expressions of murderous intent, hatred, and delight.
Had the roast driven him mad?
She decided to leave him be for the time being; he looked mad but recoverable, probably able to cope on his own.
She walked off leisurely as there was nothing for her to do temporarily.
In the small wooden house, the banquet preparations were being expedited with full force, waiting for the evening meal to commence.
At the same time, Nian Shutong’s strawberries had finally arrived at the Chuan family home in Zone 1.
Chuan Laoer had been waiting outside and when he received the strawberries, his physical ability kicked into high gear, and he ran into the house like a gust of wind.
“The strawberries are here!”
“The strawberries are here!”
Sitting on the couch, Chuan Weibao spoke with a somewhat dim expression, “Laoer, don’t rush.”
“Why worry about him taking a few steps?” Mr. Chuan had already stood up, taken the box of strawberries, while Mrs. Chuan had prepared a basin of clean water, ready to wash them.
When the bright red and neatly arranged strawberries were taken out, Chuan Weibao felt a pang of hunger in her stomach.
It had been a long time since she felt this sensation, which should have been very familiar.
“Baby, try this,” Mrs. Chuan said, handing a clean strawberry to Chuan Weibao with a face full of both anticipation and worry.
Chuan Weibao took the strawberry and quickly put it in her mouth.
Rather than the taste of strawberry jam, it didn’t make her feel sick, only sped up her eating pace.
“Mom!”
“Yes, there’s more,” Mrs. Chuan said, already washing another strawberry as she watched Chuan Weibao take big bites.
After eating ten strawberries in one go, Chuan Weibao finally felt a bit of fullness in her stomach, and generally felt quite a bit better mentally.
Uncertain whether it was because she’d been hungry for too long, she said to her family, “Let’s keep some, I’ll eat them slowly.”
“Eat slowly, it’s not good for your appetite.”
Mr. Chuan and Mrs. Chuan kept saying good, right.
The eldest son, who hadn’t said much, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Only Chuan Weibao’s second brother, while feeling relaxed, also felt in the mood to talk about other things.
“Fortunately, Baobao can eat these strawberries, otherwise I’d definitely go to their livestream and ask why they dare to sell something for one hundred thousand a piece!”
“Even the Chi Family doesn’t have anything that expensive.”
“Chuan Weishuang, shut your mouth!”
Mr. Chuan was the first to speak up, looking at Chuan Laoer, also known as Chuan Weishuang, with dissatisfaction, “Whether this thing is expensive or cheap, we bought it willingly, not to mention it’s useful for your sister.”
“Who taught you to slander people after taking their things?”
Mr. Chuan rebuked sternly, causing Chuan Weishuang to mumble in agreement, though not entirely convinced, “They are swindlers for sure, they definitely raised the price, and it was more than double.”
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“Slap!”
The coffee table in the middle of the sofa shattered under Mr. Chuan’s palm.
“You idiot! How could I have such a foolish son.”
“Eldest, tell him what’s going on,” Mr. Chuan looked at the always silent eldest son, wanting to know whether his eldest was just as foolish.
Chuan Family’s eldest son, Chuan Weiyi, dressed in a black suit, appeared mature and dignified, one might even think he was older than Mr. Chuan if they didn’t know them.
“Laoer, to the lower classes, a single penny can be the downfall of a hero,”
“But for our Chuan family, money is in fact the easiest debt to settle, but favors are not so easily repaid, because they don’t have a fixed price.”
“You interact with the Chi Family, they help you, and you’ve already developed a bias towards them, you’ll inevitably give them preferential treatment in future matters.”
“Although these strawberries are sold at a high price, for our Chuan family it’s just a drop in the ocean, not to mention this is just a business transaction, once the deal is done, it really is over.”
After finishing, Chuan Weiyi leaned back on the couch, continuing to play the “mature and dignified” part.
However, Mr. Chuan was quite satisfied on the inside, relieved that not all his sons were fools.
He turned to Chuan Weishuang and asked, “Did you understand?”
“Mm.” Chuan Weishuang wasn’t stupid, just somewhat haughty with upper-class arrogance. In his view, what good could come from a small livestream?
But when it truly had something good, his pride kept him from acknowledging others’ merits.
Watching her second brother reluctantly admit, her father ready to burst in anger, Chuan Weibao spoke up.
“Dad, mom, let’s all watch this Little River Live tonight, shall we? I’m very interested.”
