120: Eat cake
Ye Ze and Zhang Rouer were in the kitchen together making dessert.
Zhang Rouer said that it would be sweeter if they made it together, and Ye Ze doted on her.
However, his Mother had never let him enter the kitchen since he was young, so it felt a bit chaotic the first time he was in one.
Zhang Rouer looked at the flour on his face and burst out laughing. She wanted to help him wipe it off, but forgot she had even more flour on her hands, turning Ye Ze into a big calico cat.
She laughed until she bent over, and Ye Ze looked at her in confusion.
After realizing what happened, he directly cupped her face with both hands, and seeing the two flour handprints on Zhang Rouer's face, he also started laughing.
Playing and fooling around, it took almost two hours for the fruit cake to be finished.
Looking at the cake where the fruit was almost bigger than the cake base, both of them felt a strong sense of accomplishment.
First cake, success!
They each ate a piece of cake, and the rest was shared with the Auntie and the two bodyguards.
After sharing, Ye Ze looked at her: "Suddenly feel like I didn't eat enough cake."
Zhang Rouer: "Ah? Why didn't you say so just now! The cake has all been given away!"
"Well, I'm full from that cake, but I haven't eaten the one in front of me yet."
With a strong pull, he lifted her up horizontally and even specifically took the cream before going upstairs.
"Why do you need to take the cream?"
"You'll know in a little while."
Indeed, when cream was squeezed onto Zhang Rouer's buns, she finally understood why she was the cake...
The next day.
After training, Ye Ze heard the other party report that the nursing aide's Son was completely trapped and already owed hundreds of thousands.
Hundreds of thousands might not seem like much, but with interest compounding, it could multiply by n times in just a few days! Now the nursing aide's family was working hard to repay the debt.
"Okay, no need to worry about it, pull the people back."
The current extent was already enough to destroy their family. Ye Ze had no sympathy for them at all, simply because the investigation revealed that not a single person in this family was decent.
One could only say that the rule of law society saved them.
During dinner, Ye Ze didn't mention how the nursing aide's family was punished, only vaguely spoke about their current situation.
Zhang Rouer clenched her fist: "Serves them right. She could treat Grandma like that, she must be a repeat offender!"
"Thinking of how many children chose her because of trust, taking other people's money and mistreating other people's elderly, I feel that their family is not pitiful at all!"
Ye Ze nodded: "Yes, I think so too."
The two looked at each other and smiled...
After dinner, Xiao Suxin showed him a proposal, which was exactly what the applicant girl had mentioned yesterday about warming up in advance.
He looked at it, thought it was good, and replied with his approval.
It's a good thing for employees to be motivated; it will help things get on the right track faster later.
Let them scout around first; he was preparing to go to Lin You's place again.
Since Cao Jun was the C from the previous live stream, if his family was rich, the room for manipulation would be quite large.
Finding people and spending more money could reduce the punishment time. He was going there to prevent such things from happening.
As for money, who could have more than him?
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was the king of cash in the country, would it?
Furthermore, there had been no results, and he was also afraid that the child Lin You would be scared.
After dropping Zhang Rouer off at work, Ye Ze took a taxi to the airport.
On the way, he received a call from Jin Xin's two childhood friends; they had already convinced their families and decided to come here to study, just like Jin Xin.
They thought simply, anyway, they hadn't achieved anything significant by trying on their own before, so they might as well come here and see.
Ye Ze expressed his welcome and said he would have dinner with them after he returned from his business trip.
After hanging up the phone, he was quite happy; everything was going smoothly.
The task bar had become 12/20, there was still plenty of time for the task, and now he just needed to recruit 8 more people.
It wasn't too late when he arrived in C City; Lin You had already resumed classes these past few days.
The doorman still remembered him and Tian Feng, and let them in directly.
From Lin You's daily shares, Ye Ze already knew her preferences, and the delivery he ordered were all dishes Lin You liked.
He also specifically bought her a gift when he got off the plane. He didn't tell Lin You he was coming here, planning to give her a surprise.
In the afternoon, after school, Lin You returned home and saw the lights inside were bright and there was a delicious smell of food.
She stepped back and closed the door, checked the house number, and yes, it was her own home.
She entered the password again and went in. This time, she saw Ye Ze leaning against the wall by the door, smiling and looking at her.
She rushed into Ye Ze's arms: "Water Brother! You're here!"
"Yes, I'm here."
In this embrace that gave her a sense of security, Lin You released the panic she had felt these past few days after learning that Cao Jun was following her.
Her nose tingled, and large tears fell down.
Keeping emotions bottled up is unhealthy; expressing them is good, so Ye Ze didn't disturb her.
He waited until she had cried enough before telling her to wash her face and come eat.
Lin You was a little embarrassed but obediently went to wash her face.
Seeing all her favorite dishes on the table, her heart warmed again. Even though she had bodyguards with her these past few days, it still couldn't compare to the embrace from Water Brother coming over.
After eating, Lin You's mood improved significantly.
The haze that had been lingering in her heart these past few days also disappeared, a sweet smile appeared on her face again, and the intoxicating dimples finally showed.
After dinner, it was almost time for the show.
Before coming, he had already bought tickets for the talk show, but he didn't know if this person would be as funny as Xiao Hang was before.
But no matter what they did, as long as it made her happy, that was enough.
...
Xu Momo felt that this dinner tonight was definitely not that simple; she had completely understood what kind of person her Father was.
She didn't go back early but returned at the usual dinner time at home.
Her Father, who usually had many rules, didn't say anything. If it were usual, he would have frowned and scolded her already.
She sat in her seat and glanced at the dishes on the table, which were all her favorites.
She glanced discreetly. Mother Xu, ever since she had come to terms with things, found her daughter quite pleasing to the eye this time.
She proactively put some food on her plate: "Don't you usually love this stir-fry the most? Eat more."
Xu Momo felt a bit surprised in her heart. Why was this family so strange today?
Knowing that she had blocked her, Mother didn't even get angry? And she was putting food on her plate with a pleasant expression?
She nodded and ate in silence.
After she had eaten a few bites, Father Xu spoke as if unintentionally: "How are things with your boyfriend lately?"
Xu Momo's chopsticks paused: "Quite good."
"Well, my daughter is skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; pleasing a man is naturally not a problem."
Hearing her Father say such words, her brows furrowed, but she didn't respond.
However, Father Xu didn't look at her reaction: "The company has had some cash flow problems recently. He can buy you cars and villas, so your boyfriend's cash flow should be good."
"These past few days, talk to him and ask him to invest some money in the company."
Xu Momo suddenly looked up: "What did you say?"
Father Xu didn't explain further, as if his daughter was his subordinate and he was just conveying his orders.
"About 80 million should be enough. Talk to him about it after dinner."