The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 85 You really can’t help it, right?

After breakfast, Lin Dawei did not stay any longer. He planned to go to the house and take a look. Just as he was about to leave, Wang Shengnan stopped him.

"I'm going to the cram school to register Miaomiao, and I might stop by Dingnan's house on the way. If I'm not back by noon, you can eat out."

"no problem"

Lin Dawei didn't feel there was anything wrong, so he nodded, picked up his briefcase and walked out the door.

Wang Shengnan pouted and sat at the dining table with her chin propped up in a daze. Lin Dawei seemed to have a second spring. He earned more in the job he found after being unemployed, but he spent less and less time at home.
I don’t know how long I thought about it, but there was a noise from the door of Lin Miaomiao’s room, and Lin Miaomiao walked out of the room in a daze with a messy hair.

Wang Shengnan habitually sneered

"Hey, Miss Miaomiao, you're up. You never get up during the day and don't sleep at night. And look at your hair, it's like a chicken coop."

Lin Miaomiao pretended not to hear anything. She went to the bathroom in her slippers to wash up. After washing up, she sat at the dining table and started eating.

Seeing Lin Miaomiao eating with relish, Wang Shengnan felt relieved. Although her daughter had many shortcomings, she also had her merits. At least the person who cooked would be happy to see her eating with such enthusiasm.

When Lin Miaomiao had almost finished eating, Wang Shengnan spoke

"I'm going to sign you up for a cram school later, do you want to come with me?"

Wang Shengnan just asked out of habit. Lin Miaomiao was definitely unwilling to go out. Sure enough, Lin Miaomiao shook her head violently.

"If you don't go, you can only play for a week. I won't go out no matter what."

Wang Shengnan rolled her eyes and said nothing. She put away the empty bowls and plates and told Lin Miaomiao:

"If you don't want to go, forget it. If I'm not back at noon, you can go have lunch with Xiaoyu. I'm going to your aunt's house. I heard that she made money. I don't know how she makes money without going to work every day."

Lin Miaomiao nodded, and suddenly remembered something. She immediately jumped up from her chair and shouted

"Mom! Wait a minute before you go out."

After saying that, without explaining to Wang Shengnan, he ran back to his room, took out his cell phone, and transferred some money to Wang Shengnan.
"Xianyu asked me to forward this to you. He also needs to take extra classes this summer, so please sign us up."

Wang Shengnan glanced at Lin Miaomiao out of the corner of her eye, pursed her lips, and felt something very strange.

After cleaning up, Wang Shengnan put on her bag, changed her shoes, and walked out the door. When she went downstairs, she found that Wu Xianyu's new house was very lively. She looked out and saw a group of people from the housekeeping company cleaning the house, working busily.

Shaking her head, Wang Shengnan felt that the money was wasted. Wouldn't it be better to clean the place herself? But Xiaoyu was a lazy person, so it wasn't surprising. Thinking about it, Wang Shengnan drove out of the community.

At the gate of the community, Wang Shengnan saw several decoration workers walking in with tools. She looked in the car at the direction they were heading. It seemed to be the three buildings at the back, probably Uncle Lin's house.

Three buildings downstairs, Lin Dawei was sitting on a bench next to the unit door, frowning and thinking about how to meet someone who wanted to rent a house. It would be troublesome if he was misunderstood as someone trying to poach a client.

While he was thinking about something, he saw a woman walking out from the stairs. Lin Dawei thought she looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.

At this time, the decoration worker was also walking towards Building 3 and bumped into Pei Yin at the stairs.

Looking at this huge wave of people, Pei Yin stopped a worker and asked two questions with a frown.

"Which house are you renovating? Will the noise be too loud?"

The worker seemed very nervous but spoke in a reasonable manner.

"We are here to renovate the unit on the left hand side of the fourth floor, but don't worry, the noise won't be loud. We are in a hurry to move in, so we are just making some minor repairs and there won't be much noise. We have also reported this to the property management."

Pei Yin felt relieved when he heard that the noise wouldn't be too loud. The summer vacation of the second year of high school was also an important moment. Why not send Qian Sanyi to a cram school?

At this time, the second landlord came in at some point. Seeing Lin Dawei, he sat down next to him. Seeing that he was frowning and thinking about something, he handed him a cigarette.
"What are you thinking about, Dawei?"

Lin Dawei took the cigarette, looked up at Pei Yin, and said with a troubled tone:
“I feel like I’ve seen this person somewhere before, but I can’t remember where.”

The second landlord carefully looked at Pei Yin's back and raised his eyebrows.

"Oh! I know. This person is Qian Yukun's wife. I heard that their son is very capable. He was the top scorer in the 14 high school entrance exam. He is also studying in an elite middle school now. I heard that he is among the top students in his grade. Why are you observing him?"

"Snapped!"

Lin Dawei slapped his forehead and suddenly remembered that he had met Wang Shengnan when he came here to look for a house, but at that time it was Wang Shengnan who communicated with this person, and he went to drive.

But after thinking it through, Lin Dawei realized that he had no reason to think about this matter. He couldn't solve the house problem. It happened that the person involved was here. Lin Dawei looked at him and squinted his eyes.

“Did you really rent out your house?”

The second landlord also knew what Lin Dawei meant. He took two puffs of his cigarette and smiled bitterly.

"Why would I lie to you? Don't you know how popular the houses here are? Why would I rent if I can sell it? Even if I can't eat meat, I can still drink soup with you. Besides, this tenant is also difficult to deal with. You know Deng Bancheng, she rented it."

When Lin Dawei heard this name, his body shook. This name was so familiar. Wait, the one just now was Qian Sanyi’s mother, and this house was rented by Deng Xiaoqi’s mother. What’s going on?
Lin Dawei swallowed his saliva and felt that it would be better for him not to get involved in this matter. His expression changed slightly, pretending to be intimidated by the name "Deng Bancheng" and sighed.

"That's all I can do. Never mind. Let's just leave it at that. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Lin Dawei propped himself up and stood up from the bench, ready to leave. The second landlord did not try to keep him, but just nodded and continued to sit there smoking, as he wanted to keep an eye on the decoration.

After Lin Dawei left, he did not go home. Instead, he went to the agency where he placed his order, drank tea and chatted with his colleagues to relieve his inner depression.

On the other side, Wang Shengnan successfully enrolled her two children in cram schools. Seeing that it was still early, she drove towards Wang Dingnan's home. A few days ago, she heard her sister proudly telling her that she had made money, but it was not earned from working, so she was really worried.

I rang the doorbell and the door opened. Tang Jiaojiao was behind the door. She had a smile on her face and the atmosphere at home seemed to be good during this period.

Tang Yuanming walked into the room holding Tang Jiaojiao, and then came in from the study with a smile. He greeted Wang Shengnan and took her to the sofa to sit down and served her tea. At this time, Wang Dingnan also walked out of the bedroom in a very arrogant manner, sat next to Wang Shengnan, crossed his legs, and showed her some new home appliances.

"Sister, I told you I've made money. Look at these things at home. They were all purchased with my own money. Look at this sweeping robot. It saves me the trouble of cleaning. It cleans up wherever there is garbage. It knows to charge when it runs out of power. There is also a Jiaojiao learning computer. I can play and study at the same time." Wang Shengnan looked at her sweeping robot cleaning and felt that she had fallen behind the times. Tang Yuanming also brought the washed fruits over at this time, with a smile on his face.

"Sister, we are all behind the times. I had the same expression as you at that time, but it also saves Dingnan from cleaning the house himself, which is a good thing."

Glancing at Tang Yuanming who was talking to him, Wang Dingnan snorted and raised his chin proudly.

Wang Shengnan hugged Tang Jiaojiao, retracted her gaze, and looked at Wang Dingnan beside her.
"How do you make money? You make so much all of a sudden. It can't be a bad job, right?"

"Oh, sister, you just can't stand seeing me doing well, can you?"

Having made money, Wang Dingnan was more confident in what he said. He looked at Wang Shengnan with an unhappy face and took out his mobile phone.

"Look for yourself, this is a fund I participated in. I just need to invest, and the income will be credited to my account every once in a while, and I can just withdraw the cash."

Looking at the thousands of dollars in cash on Wang Dingnan's phone, Wang Shengnan couldn't understand this kind of business, so her tone naturally softened a lot.

"Okay, I don't understand this either, just pay attention to it, this thing is not the right way after all."

"Alright, alright, I get it, sis. Stop nagging me. This month's share just came in. Let's go out for dinner together. I'll treat you this time."

"I won't go. Miaomiao is still at home waiting for me to cook."

Wang Shengnan always felt something was wrong and wanted to leave first, but Wang Dingnan grabbed her arm and insisted on inviting Wang Shengnan to have a meal outside. Tang Yuanming also joined in. Tang Jiaojiao even hugged Wang Shengnan and wouldn't let her go. Wang Shengnan had no choice but to follow her sister's family to have dinner.

Lin Miaomiao, who was used as a shield by Wang Shengnan, naturally would not be hungry. She spent the whole morning with Wu Xianyu. At lunch time, Lin Miaomiao suddenly didn't want to eat those regular foods. She wanted to eat some junk food, so she sat on Wu Xianyu's lap, hugged his neck and acted coquettishly.

"Xianyu~~ Let's go out for lunch. I'm getting a little tired of eating my mom's cooking every day these days."

Wu Xianyu greedily sniffed the fragrance of Lin Miaomiao, the smile on his face never faded, but he still shook his head when he heard Lin Miaomiao's request.
"Just tell me what you want to eat, and I'll see if I can make it for you."

Lin Miaomiao pouted and thought for a while. She was attacked by Wu Xianyu, but she didn't care. She also thought about what to eat.

"I want to eat spicy hot pot, can you make it?"

"Uh"

Wu Xianyu looked a little embarrassed and scratched his face.
“I didn’t make the soup in advance, which is a bit difficult.”

Seeing that Lin Miaomiao was about to change her expression, Wu Xianyu immediately made amends and hugged Lin Miaomiao's waist.

"There is a food that is very similar to Malatang. I don't know if you have ever eaten it, but it doesn't have as much soup as Malatang. It is dry and is called Mala Xiangguo."

"Hmm? I've heard of it, but I haven't tried it. Are you sure it tastes better than spicy hot pot?"

“I feel it’s about the same, except maybe the spicy hotpot is a little spicier.”

"Okay, then eat this, hurry up, do it now, I'm hungry"

Lin Miaomiao jumped out of Wu Xianyu's arms and pulled Wu Xianyu towards the kitchen.

Spicy hotpot is quite simple. The ingredients are not much different from malatang, except for the cooking method and seasoning. Wu Xianyu asked Lin Miaomiao to pick out her favorite dishes from the refrigerator. Because he needed to study recipes, Wu Xianyu's refrigerator was filled with a lot of different ingredients.

Looking at the large pot of meat picked by Lin Miaomiao, Wu Xianyu's mouth twitched. He went to the refrigerator and grabbed a few vegetables, washed the ingredients, cut them, fried the seasonings, put the ingredients into the pot and stir-fried them. When the meat was cooked, it could be served.

Smelling the spicy fragrance in the air, Lin Miaomiao's saliva began to secrete continuously. She sat at the dining table waiting, rubbing her hands.

Not long after, Wu Xianyu brought a large pot of spicy hot pot to the dining table and served each of them a bowl of rice. After Wu Xianyu picked up his chopsticks, Lin Miaomiao couldn't wait to pick up a piece of sausage and put it into her mouth.

"Sha--"

Lin Miaomiao started to inhale the cold air before she ate much of the dish. Wu Xianyu took a bottle of milk from the refrigerator and handed it to Lin Miaomiao. This thing has now become a regular item in the house. After all, Lin Miaomiao, who obviously can't eat spicy food but insists on challenging it, is there.

Lin Miaomiao was sweating profusely while eating, and her lips were red and swollen. The two of them finished the last pot of dish, but there was still half a pot of rice left. After all, the spicy hot pot could be eaten as a staple food. Wu Xianyu put the remaining rice in the refrigerator and prepared to make fried rice tonight. He had a habit of never leaving food overnight. If he could finish it in one day, he would finish it in one day and would not reheat the food a second time. Sometimes he would rather waste a little and put his health first.

Not long after, Wang Shengnan and Lin Dawei returned home. Lin Miaomiao did not rush back. She squeezed on the sofa with Wu Xianyu and took a nap for a while. She did not dare to sleep on the bed. That place was too convenient. Maybe something would happen between the two of them in a fit of impulse.

Wu Xianyu was very restrained, but he certainly would not miss out on the bargain. Lin Miaomiao only symbolically blocked him a few times. In fact, she took the initiative to stick close to Wu Xianyu. Just like Wu Xianyu liked to pinch her belly, she also liked to smell the scent of Wu Xianyu and enjoyed the feeling of being close together.

Lying on the sofa, Wu Xianyu put his hand on Lin Miaomiao's belly and closed his eyes. Lin Miaomiao also leaned back and leaned on Wu Xianyu's chest.

As if sensing something, Wu Xianyu opened his eyes and looked down at the shape of the underwear on Lin Miaomiao's back.
"Hey, you changed your underwear."

"You pervert, why do you care what kind of underwear I wear?"

Lin Miaomiao rubbed herself in Wu Xianyu's arms without looking back, her voice filled with excitement.

"This isn't the first time we've met. It's pretty good. But isn't it uncomfortable for you to sleep like this?"

"What? Are you still planning to help me untie it? You better think about it carefully."

I don’t know what’s wrong, but Lin Miaomiao always feels a little out of control and provokes Wu Xianyu. If Wu Xianyu can’t stand the provocation, wouldn’t she be in danger?
However, Wu Xianyu fell into silence. After a while, he spoke in a strange tone.

"Miao Miao, is your period coming soon?"

After opening her eyes and calculating for a while, Lin Miaomiao nodded, turned her head sideways, and thought of something with a trembling voice.

"Yeah, what's wrong? You can't really help it, can you?"

Wu Xianyu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard Lin Miaomiao's words

"No, it's just that your hormones are really unreasonable."

(End of this chapter)