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The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife(361)
🕑 Added 2024-06-01 09:53:44 +0000 UTCChapter 361: Pouring Wine
This table was already attracting a lot of attention.
A gathering of handsome men and beautiful women.
As Yun Ruolin stood up, diners at neighboring tables cast glances over, eating while admiring the scene of two supreme beauties clinking glasses.
"I’ve long heard that Brother Cheng has a capable assistant. It’s rare to meet you. I toast Miss Bai."
She spoke as if it were their first meeting.
And used the term “capable assistant” to replace the role of the boss's wife.
"Miss Yun, you flatter me. My husband and I run a small shop together; only through joint effort can we go far." Bai Lu effortlessly reclaimed her position with a few words, picking up a wine glass filled with coconut juice.
Yun Ruolin pinched the stem of her glass but didn’t clink it.
Looking at the coconut juice in Bai Lu's hand, she said, "Wine tastes better than drinks. Don’t you want to try?"
Bai Lu smiled slightly, "I prefer drinks."
Yun Ruolin didn’t press further, sighing as if regretting for her, "What a pity, unable to enjoy a drink with Brother Cheng."
After saying that, she politely clinked glasses, keeping them level, and elegantly drank her wine to the bottom.
She then casually strolled back to her seat.
Bai Lu remained unfazed, drank her coconut juice, and sat down, taking bites of the food Xiao Cheng served her.
When she met Yun Ruolin’s gaze, she gave a friendly smile, as if saying, "The food is really delicious~."
Zhang San and Li Si seemed to smell a growing sense of tension, as if the air was thickening with smoke.
Yun Ruolin’s earlier remark seemed to imply that their sister-in-law couldn’t drink, thus couldn’t enjoy drinks with Cheng, whereas she, having finished her wine and walking lightly, could enjoy drinks with brother Cheng?
Brother Cheng serving food to his sister-in-law was indicating that he didn’t need to drink, just wanted to eat with his wife?
Zhang San and Li Si felt they had uncovered the truth.
There was no need to worry then.
The bond between their brother and sister-in-law was strong; she wouldn’t leave home, and the conflict hadn’t surfaced yet.
They could continue their meal.
Yun Ruolin watched silently as Xiao Cheng quietly served food to Bai Lu, taking a deep breath unnoticed.
Wu Qian poured wine for her.
"Brother Cheng! Is that really you?" The surprised voice’s owner quickly approached the table from the entrance.
Scanning the group, he greeted only Bai Lu, "Sister-in-law is here too? Did you use the item I gave you last time? How did it work? Was it powerful? We have plenty more in our place; I can bring more for you to play with next time!"
Seeing the overly enthusiastic Li Jianfeng, Bai Lu remembered the ticking time bomb at home, which she had thrown in a corner and hadn’t told Xiao Cheng about.
Her lips twitched, "No need, thank you."
Xiao Cheng, unaware that Li Jianfeng had approached Bai Lu before, furrowed his brows at their conversation.
With a cold glance at Li Jianfeng, he asked, "What's up?"
Li Jianfeng had something big, his expression showing he had discovered a shocking secret. His eyes glowed as he leaned closer to Xiao Cheng and whispered, "A matter of utmost urgency! It’s related to your electronics shop. The item is even more powerful than the firecrackers I use for fishing. Come with me, I’ll tell you about it…"
Xiao Cheng didn’t want to deal with a madman.
But Bai Lu suddenly whispered in his ear, "The item he gave me last time was a firecracker, the kind he threw into the river to catch fish on Dragon Boat Festival."
Incredibly powerful!
Xiao Cheng frowned, seeing the urgency in Bai Lu’s eyes, he stood up, saying, "Excuse me…"
"Brother Cheng, go ahead if you have things to attend to," Yun Ruolin sensibly bid farewell.
Watching Xiao Cheng and Li Jianfeng disappear at the door, the anxiety in Bai Lu’s eyes gradually faded.
Li Jianfeng, a mix of good and evil, sometimes mad, sometimes sane, rarely intersected with Xiao Cheng, unless it was a matter of utmost urgency. Despite his exaggerated expression, the matter was usually genuine.
Whether it was great news or bad news was another matter.
As Bai Lu pondered, a hand suddenly extended with a coconut juice bottle, refilling her empty glass.
Another hand gently swirled a wine glass.
"Brother Cheng has matters to attend to. Let’s finish this drink and continue our unfinished business," said Yun Ruolin.
Bai Lu didn’t think there was any business left to discuss since Xiao Cheng had already rejected the agent deal.
But since she had refilled her coconut juice, not drinking would seem like surrendering.
Zhang San, Li Si, and Xiao Wei watched as the white coconut juice and red wine glasses slowly approached each other.
Their hearts leaped to their throats.
Yun Ruolin seemed like a grand lady, not one to stoop to the low trick of splashing wine.
After the coconut juice and wine clinked glasses, they parted.
Zhang San and Li Si breathed a sigh of relief.
Then their hearts stopped abruptly!
An unexpected waiter, appearing from nowhere, twisted their ankle and crashed into Yun Ruolin.
The impact was as strong as a bull, sending Yun Ruolin's wine glass flying.
The red liquid splashed like water in the air.
Zhang San and Li Si’s eyes widened.
Their hands simultaneously reached out with Xiao Wei’s, trying to push Bai Lu aside, but…
Bai Lu had already dodged.
The wine had no chance to drench her from head to toe; only a few drops on the outskirts stained her jeans, leaving slight, inconspicuous wet spots.
The two men and the boy sighed in real relief, "Sister-in-law, are you okay!"
"Get tissues, quickly!"
Bai Lu took the tissues handed over by the three simultaneously, lightly wiping the minor wine stains on her pants.
"Don’t worry, I’m fine."
Good thing she was fine; if she wasn’t, they’d be doomed!
Zhang San and Li Si wiped their foreheads' cold sweat, hating themselves for not being quick enough, reacting slower than Bai Lu.
Brother Cheng had given them a look before leaving, telling them to keep an eye on things.
They did, but tragedy still struck. They failed to protect their sister-in-law and would face the consequences.
Seeing Bai Lu’s jeans spreading the wine stain as she wiped, Zhang San and Li Si wanted to bang their heads against the wall.
Looking up, they saw Yun Ruolin, only slightly shaken by the bump, not having fallen, and perfectly fine.
They wanted to hit someone even more.
"Sorry, sorry…"
The waitress, climbing up from the ground, bowed repeatedly to Yun Ruolin, her voice sincere, her expression full of guilt and nervousness, hands at a loss, eyes reddening with anxiety.
It seemed she genuinely had just been careless.
Yun Ruolin spoke with a magnanimous tone, "How could you be so careless? It’s good that no big trouble was caused. Your job isn’t easy; we won’t hold this against you this time. Be more careful in the future."
The waitress thanked Yun Ruolin profusely, quickly cleaning up the unbroken wine glass on the floor before leaving.
She didn’t even glance at Bai Lu, as if getting Yun Ruolin’s forgiveness meant the whole matter was resolved.
Zhang San was furious, "Are you kidding me!"
"Sister-in-law’s pants got stained! Even a drop counts! Leaving without getting her forgiveness, what kind of work attitude is that? Doesn’t she know the rules or whom to apologize to!"
"Walking without looking! Grab her and make her apologize to Sister-in-law!" Li Si angrily moved to grab her.
But Bai Lu raised her hand to stop him, "Forget it, it's fine. I’ll wash it off in the restroom later, it’ll be clean."
Being nice had already been taken, bringing her back now would make them look like the bad guys.
Bai Lu held the little one’s hand, who was stubbornly wiping her stain, gently removing it.
"Okay, be good, it's fine."
After calming the little one, Bai Lu picked up the soup ladle, unhurriedly serving soup into Yun Ruolin’s bowl.
Smiling, she spoke calmly, "Miss Yun, it's your first time in Pingcheng, you must try our clear stewed soft-shelled turtle soup…"
