Chapter 35

He was so terrified by the look in his eyes, especially when he was abusing the small animal, that he looked like a ghost, sinister and terrifying.

If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn’t have believed it. On the surface, he was weak and helpless, and he wouldn’t even step on an ant. But behind that facade, he was so vicious.

At that time, the leader even said that the head on his neck was just for show, not for thinking. He didn’t even know how well the other person was pretending. He simply didn’t need it, since it was useless anyway.

Gu Beihuai thought about it while he was eating. Xiao Yichen and Xia Yunxuan were both enjoying their meal. Xia Yunxuan, in particular, was eating with gusto, as she had never eaten food without additives before. Xiao Yichen saw how much Xia Yunxuan liked it and kept putting food into her bowl.

Gu Beihuai couldn’t bear to watch. The leader was already showing off his love for her. If they really started dating, he would be sick of it.

Xia Yunxuan was thinking, why does this person keep putting food in her bowl? These days there’s no need to worry about wasting food. She had no choice but to eat. Xia Yunxuan said, “Xiao Zhiqing, that’s enough. You don’t need to put any more in my bowl. I’m full.”

“Well, you’re not a good girl. What did you call me? Didn’t I tell you before? Xiao Zhiqing is what others call me.”

Xia Yunxuan said, “Isn’t it better to call you that? It’s a bit too intimate. What if others misunderstand? It won’t be good for you to find a partner later.”

“Don’t worry, little girl. I don’t plan to find anyone else. Whether they misunderstand or not is none of my business.”

Xia Yunxuan was thinking, what does he mean? What does he mean he doesn’t plan to find anyone else? Why do I feel like I don’t understand what he’s saying?

Xiao Yichen was just testing the waters. He knew that the little girl was smart and would understand what he was saying. He had to let the little girl know that he had this idea.

Then he could take things naturally. He had to get the little girl back to his house. He was a good judge of character. The little girl was very capable, but she was just hiding her talents.

With their family’s conditions, if they married a wife who was not capable and too weak, their family would probably decline soon. After all, there were so many people watching them, just waiting for them to make a mistake.

If his wife was capable and could work with him, their family would only get better. Those people would no longer be jealous, but would only look up to them.

He didn’t look down on someone like his elder brother’s wife. Although her family’s conditions were good, they didn’t help her much. Instead, she asked for a lot of favors from her elder brother. He didn’t know what his elder brother was thinking, how he could like that kind of woman.

Because of this woman, the relationship between her and her elder brother had become much colder. They only greeted each other when they met. His elder brother’s wife still wanted to control him and even introduced her cousin to him.

He thought he was a pushover, that he was so easy to manipulate that anyone could marry him. He didn’t give his elder brother’s wife any face that time. So, after she realized that she couldn’t control him, she started to find fault with him and be sarcastic.

She said that he was so old and still wasn’t married, that he didn’t have a job and was living off his parents’ retirement money. Who else’s younger brother was like him, just knowing how to eat his parents’ money and not helping at all?

His mother found out and scolded him. After that, she didn’t dare to trouble him openly, but she secretly told his elder brother to teach him a lesson.

After everyone finished eating, Xiao Yichen said, “Little girl, come on, go with me to the supply and marketing cooperative. I want to buy a bicycle. You can help me choose one.”

Xiao Yichen was afraid that Xia Yunxuan wouldn’t go, so he made an excuse. “I’ll treat you to dinner, and you can help me choose a bike. That’s fair, right?”

Xia Yunxuan was speechless. The more she got to know him, the less he seemed like the person he appeared to be on the surface. “Xia Yunxuan said, okay, anyway, there are only two bikes left, you can’t really choose.”

Xiao Yichen took the two of them to the bicycle section of the supply and marketing cooperative. He saw that there were only two bicycles left. Xiao Yichen asked Xia Yunxuan, “Which do you think is better, the Phoenix brand or the Shanghai brand?”

“Xia Yunxuan said, you’re the one riding it, why are you asking me? If you ask me, I think the Shanghai brand is better.” Xiao Yichen said, “Then let’s buy the Shanghai brand.”

Xiao Yichen looked at the staff member next to him and asked, “Comrade, how much does this Shanghai brand bicycle cost?”

The staff member said, “Hello, comrade. It’s 180 yuan plus a bicycle ticket.” Xiao Yichen said, “Then please write me a receipt. I’ll buy this bicycle.”

“Okay, please wait a moment. Please pay here. But you still need to register your bicycle at the Public Security Bureau.”

“That way, if it’s lost, it’s easier to find. Xiao Yichen said, please, we’ll go to the Public Security Bureau to register it later. It’s my job.”

After the staff member wrote the receipt, Xiao Yichen took out 180 yuan and a bicycle ticket from his pocket and handed them over. “The staff member said, this is the receipt. Please keep it. When you go to the Public Security Bureau later, just show them the receipt and they’ll register it for you.”

“Okay. Thank you.”

The three of them pushed the bicycle and left. Everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative was very envious. They could buy such an expensive bicycle just like that. They could only envy them. They didn’t have that much money, and they couldn’t get a ticket either.

It seems that this is another rich man. These days, buying a bicycle is like buying a BMW in the future. First of all, you need to have money and a ticket. Because bicycle tickets are quite valuable, ordinary people can’t get them.

Besides, many people earn 10 or 20 yuan a month and have to support a family. A bicycle costs 180 yuan. They probably wouldn’t be able to afford it even if they didn’t eat or drink for a lifetime.

This is for people who have jobs and earn 10 or 20 yuan a month. If you’re a farmer who only relies on work points, forget about buying a bicycle. You’d be lucky to have enough to eat.