mtlumby2d Chapter 147 The Foolish Man Who Loved His Bad Father and Abandoned His Mother 14
Chapter 147 The Foolish Man Who Loved His Bad Father and Abandoned His Mother 14
"Brother Gang, what's wrong with your face?"
"I'm so angry. Yesterday, so many people couldn't catch the thief. I got beaten up by the boss when I got home."
"Ah, I was resting yesterday, what happened?"
Xu Tao wanted to eavesdrop again, but was covered with her mouth and dragged into the alley from behind. She was about to punch the reckless person, but when she saw the man's face clearly, she put her hand down.
"Shh!"
The two of them leaned against each other in the corner, very close to each other, their breath hitting each other's faces. The girl was very calm and composed, while the man's neck to the back of his ears was so red that blood seemed to drip out.
A burly man walked by with his younger brother, and seeing the couple secretly dating, he simply ignored them and walked past. If he was in a good mood, he might even whistle a few times, but now he was in a bad mood, so he was very merciful not to go up and kick each of them.
The two did not dare to move and waited for another half an hour. Only when they were sure that no one had returned did they secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Xiaonan, this is your girlfriend. She is such a pretty girl." The neighbor lady looked at Xiangnan's shy look and teased him mischievously.
"Auntie Feng, the two of us..."
"Are you shy? I know it all without you saying it. Xiaojun is still waiting for me at home. I'm leaving first." Cheng Feng looked at the two of them meaningfully and left with a smile.
Xu Tao didn't have any special reaction. After all, they were not neighbors and they would never see each other again.
"Taotao, are you dating someone? Come and bring them to your aunt's house for dinner later." Wu Ping said hello and ran away in a hurry.
"Auntie, no, I..."
Xu Tao didn't call anyone and felt a little depressed. Why did she only run into acquaintances today?
"Tell me, why are you dragging me around everywhere?"
"Tao...Taotao, Brother Gang is the second in command of the black market. If he finds out we cheated him, he'll give us trouble."
"How do you know my name? Tell me, have you been following me on purpose for a long time?"
Xiangnan pointed to the woman who was still there and said, "I heard it from my aunt."
Xu Tao paused and said, "He said that it would make her look stupid."
"Let's go to the state-owned restaurant and eat and chat."
Xu Tao knew that the state-owned restaurant was not open yet. He had just made him laugh at himself, and now he had to humiliate him.
"Why are you knocking? Can't you see the time? Lunch is still more than half an hour away... It's you, Xiaonan. Chef Tian is in there. I'll go call you."
The waiter's face changed from impatient to enthusiastic in just a moment of raising his head. Xu Tao was really impressed by his speed.
"Thank you, Aunt Wei."
"Oh, we're family, why should we be so polite?"
Xu Tao pouted unhappily, having missed the joke. Xiangnan saw the little girl's puffy cheeks and inexplicably wanted to reach out and poke them.
"Nephew, it's not easy to see you once. What do you want to eat today? Uncle will treat you. Who is the little girl next to you?"
Tian Jianshe fits the profile of a chef perfectly. He's broad-shouldered and big-bellied, speaks with a powerful voice, and has a pair of dimples when he smiles. He's quite cute.
"Uncle, Taotao is my friend. What do you want to eat?"
"Hello uncle, I can eat anything."
"Okay, then uncle will show you his skills."
Tian Jianshe felt a little regretful. It would be great if the little girl was his nephew's wife. Her round face made her look like a member of the Tian family.
The two sat at the back, waiting quietly to be fed.
Xiangnan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and couldn't help but shift a few times. His mind raced. Was there something dirty on his face? Was there something wrong with his clothes? Or was he just not looking good because he slept too late last night?
"Do you have ADHD?"
"Huh? No."
"In the space of a few minutes, you touched your face nine times, the sleeve of your clothes fifteen times, and the hem of your clothes no less than twenty times."
Xiangnan was shy and embarrassed. She lowered her eyes slightly and smiled faintly, revealing two dimples, which were sweet and delicate.
Xu Tao swallowed her saliva. The fair-skinned young man with a delicate demeanor, who was he trying to seduce?
Faced with the fiery gaze, Xiangnan wanted to bury his head under the table.
Tian Jianshe wanted to ask the other party if he could eat spicy food, but when he saw this pungent scene, he suddenly stopped, turned around, and returned to the kitchen in a daze. The youngest child born to his sister is a boy, right?
Xu Tao propped up her chin, staring at the boy opposite her with lustful eyes, and only withdrew her blatant gaze when the food was served. After appreciating the beauty enough, she turned serious and asked, "How do you know he is the second-in-command of the black market? Why did he bother me just because I passed by?"
Xiangnan looked serious and moved a little closer, which made Xu Tao feel a little uneasy.
"I happened to see him before. Last night, I heard that someone in the black market had robbed them. Several thousand dollars worth of goods were stolen. There seemed to be an ancient jade among them. It was said to be their boss's heirloom."
Some time ago, tens of thousands of kilograms of high-quality rice were sold out of thin air in the four black markets in the east, south, west and north, and my father and his men began to conduct strict screening.
If it was a few hundred kilograms, they wouldn't make a big fuss and would turn a blind eye to such behavior. After all, the times are difficult now and the people have to survive.
But there were so many extremely abnormal things. The search found that the locations of large transactions were all on the back of the hillside in the suburbs. They had never seen the specific appearance of the group of people, and only one person came out to connect each time.
The operators at the four locations found out through comparison that it should be the same person. Whether it was a woman, a man or an old man, they were probably disguised through superb makeup techniques.
In addition, they also found that the boss of the black market in the east was suspicious and ruthless, unlike their Hua countrymen, so they paid special attention to the black market in the east.
Xiangnan would secretly go to the black market to trade his finished products, and would pay extra attention to such matters. Now, anyone passing by those alleys and acting suspiciously would be noticed by the black market and the group led by Dad.
When he passed by and saw the little girl lingering for so long, he was afraid that she would be targeted by two groups at the same time.
Xu Tao's heart skipped a beat. She seemed to have stuffed something into the space yesterday.
"Taotao, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I'm just hungry, let me eat first."
Xu Tao buried her head and ate the rice without a second thought. "I'm going back first. Thank you for today. I'll treat you to a meal some other day when I have time."
"Wait, Taotao, I...I have something else to tell you."
Xu Tao had a blank expression on her face. She was very nervous because she wondered if her brother could just say everything in one breath.
"We might need to get married."
"What?"
Xu Tao opened her eyes wide. They were just being seen by two acquaintances. There was no need to do this.
"I...my eldest brother was watching us in the crowd at that time."
Xu Tao was a little confused. How could she be involved with her eldest brother again? After understanding the whole story, a thousand horses galloped through her heart. She wanted to slap herself twice. Why did she join in the fun for no reason?
There's nothing wrong with her marrying the man in front of her because of his looks, but why does she feel so aggrieved in her heart?