Chapter 132: Reunited Again
“What exactly does this woman want to do? Why does it always feel like she’s up to no good?”
But it’s really not that he was bitten by a snake once and fears ropes for ten years; judging from Lian Minmin’s temperament and style, the possibility of her not causing trouble is too low!
Fu Jiaming curled his lips; if it were up to him, someone like this should just be thoroughly dealt with harshly and not treated like a woman at all, otherwise she’d seize any opportunity to pop out from some corner and disgust you.
“Let’s check it out first and see what Su Ning says.”
“Alright, I’d like to see what kind of demon or ghost she is.”
Patting his shoulder, Yan Bei returned to Su Ning’s side first. “Let’s go, shall we find a place to sit?”
“Come to my place. Since Jiaming is back and you have time, let’s call Xi You too and gather together.”
“Great!”
Fu Jiaming, who was a step behind, heard her proposal and immediately responded excitedly in a loud voice.
Heaven knows what crap he ate on the train these past few days; coming back and being able to feast at someone else’s expense was simply wonderful!
“I want the cumin pork ribs from last time, dry-fried string beans, oh oh, and right, the stewed pig trotters with soybeans!”
“Heh~”
No wonder he and Xi You were a perfect match; both loved eating and could eat a lot.
“Then the task of buying groceries is yours. Whatever you can get, I’ll make it for you, how about that?”
“Hahaha, just watch me!”
Worst case, he’d throw away this face; he was determined to get everything he wanted to eat.
Just as the words fell, Fu Jiaming rushed impatiently back toward the factory gate, even faster than before.
“What’s he doing?”
“I asked Jiaming to find someone to first check out this woman’s background.”
While answering, he casually picked up the large item she had placed by her feet. Yan Bei lightly lifted his chin toward the small bag still in her hand. “Open it and take a look first.”
“What’s this?”
“Didn’t I mention yesterday? Two little gadgets I made for you.”
Opening the paper bag in her hand, she found two small cylindrical objects inside, like mini flashlights.
Held in the fist, it could be completely wrapped; the slot in the middle could hold liquid or powder, and there was a protrusion at the bottom that, when pressed, would spray directly from the other end.
After figuring it out, Su Ning liked it very much and played with it back and forth in her hand. With these two little guys, if she encountered danger again in the future, she could better protect herself.
“Thank you, Yan Bei.”
These things looked small and were simple to operate, but they seemed like delicate work; making just these two must have taken a lot of time and effort.
Carefully examining his face, sure enough, under those deep eyes was a faint layer of dark circles, and even the whites of his eyes had some bloodshot veins.
“You… didn’t stay up all night, did you?”
“Rest assured, I slept a bit. I’ll rest early when I go back tonight.”
Yan Bei smiled, trying to downplay it, not wanting to boast about his hard work and make her feel bad.
In fact, he had been busy almost half the night to finish the items. Just as he was about to rest, he was woken by Fu Jiaming, who had arrived by the early morning train, pounding on the door.
“This bag contains the drug manufacturing tools and vessels you need. Check later what’s still missing, and I’ll get it for you.”
Saying thanks again would seem too polite, so Su Ning could only stare at him blankly.
Wasn’t Yan Bei too good, too reliable?
It had only been a day since she mentioned it yesterday, and he had already taken care of everything for her. He must have gone straight home and worked on it just for her.
“No, you must order two dishes you like today!”
“Alright, then fish-fragrant shredded pork and scrambled eggs with tomatoes?”
“Such low demands?”
A magnetic laugh escaped his lips. Yan Bei shook his head. “Otherwise, swap Jiaming’s cumin pork ribs for sweet and sour pork ribs?”
“I think they’re all pork ribs, no problem?”
The two exchanged smiles: As for Fu Jiaming’s ideas? They weren’t important.
Over there, after finding Chen Baisi, explaining the matter, and promising remuneration, to make him act quickly and diligently, Fu Jiaming even gave him a deposit in advance.
Only after Chen Baisi repeatedly guaranteed and left with excited, thrilled steps did he turn around and immediately head to the second canteen.
The head chef inside had a good relationship with him; quietly asking to exchange for some extra ingredients shouldn’t be a problem.
“Master Hao!”
“Hey, kid, you’re back from the business trip? When did you get back?”
Master Hao, wearing a white coat and chef’s hat, turned around with a ladle in hand. Seeing it was his young friend he hadn’t seen in a while, he was delighted inside, handed the ladle to his apprentice, and quickly stepped out of the kitchen.
“What’s this? You just got back and came to old Hao for a drink?”
“Heh heh heh, Master Hao, the drink can wait. I’m here to ask you for a little help in a pinch!”
“Oh? What happened that you need my help with?”
“You know my good brother; he locked himself in the lab too long and ended up straight in the hospital. The doctor said he needs to eat well to recover. So I want to find someone to specially cook for him…”
“Engineer Yan from the mechanical factory?”
Master Hao nodded knowingly. This young man was just like his own miserable daughter—completely disregarding his health when working!
……
With a satisfied smile, carrying a hemp sack in hand, Fu Jiaming’s steps were light and joyful.
He just knew that with him taking action, what couldn’t he handle?
Cough~
As for his good bro who was now inexplicably “ill,” well, he’d credit him with the lion’s share of the credit!
“Yan Qi, Su Ning, I’m back!”
“All done?”
“Of course.”
Fu Jiaming raised his head proudly, looking like he was just waiting for praise, but what awaited him was the two turning their backs in perfect tacit understanding.
“Hey, wait for me!”
The group first went to the department store to find Luo Shuangshuang, notified her, and then returned to Su Ning’s small courtyard.
……
Gao Fen and her daughter, who had just finished shopping and returned, had barely entered the yard when there was a knock at the door.
Xiao Lian glanced at her mom, set down the things in her hand first, and followed the little round circle, who was trotting excitedly toward the door.
“Woof~”
Sensing the owner’s scent through the door, little round circle excitedly wagged its tail and spun around.
Seeing this, Xiao Lian remembered that the little guy always acted this way whenever seeing Sister Su, and she joyfully opened the door neatly, not even waiting for the people outside to speak.
“Sister Su, how come you’re…”
Seeing that the person at the door was indeed Sister Su, Xiao Lian smiled and spoke, but her peripheral vision caught the person closely following behind her, and the smile on her face instantly vanished as she instinctively lowered her head.
Only after remembering that after last night’s treatment, her face was no longer scary, did she slowly raise it and give them a polite and shy smile.
“Something small came up, so I took the day off. They are my friends; Xiao Lian, don’t be nervous.”
“Xiao Lian, right? I’m your Sister Su’s friend Fu Jiaming. He’s Yan Bei. Rest assured, we’re not monsters and don’t eat people, hahaha!”
He could clearly see Xiao Lian’s fear and panic upon seeing the two of them, though she adjusted quickly.
“Hello Fu Big Brother, hello Yan Big Brother.”
“Hey, hello to you too.” “Hello.”
After a simple exchange of greetings and seeing she was no longer nervous, Su Ning smiled and led them into the yard.
Gao Fen greeted them under Su Ning’s introduction. To make it convenient for them to gather and also because she was afraid her daughter would feel uneasy, she took Xiao Lian back to the guest room where they were temporarily staying.
“That’s the Xiao Lian you mentioned earlier when you got back?”
Seeing the mother and daughter enter the room as if avoiding them, Fu Jiaming turned to the person pouring tea for them and asked softly, “I see she doesn’t have any scars on her face. Is your ointment that powerful?”
The best scar removal medicine he had seen couldn’t achieve this effect if it was as serious as she described.
Were the prescriptions and secret medicines passed down in Su Ning’s family all this amazing?!
Not to mention the medicinal water that promoted wound healing, which they had personally experienced; this scar removal ointment seemed even more powerful.
“Really just one night?”
“Why so curious?”
“It’s for my sister; you know about the scar on her wrist…”
At this point, Fu Jiaming’s mood dropped a bit.
But thinking about it, fortunately she had already moved on; if those ugly knife scars could be removed too, she could bid even better farewell to those past troubles.
“Su Ning, do you have any extra? I want to buy some of that scar removal ointment, okay?”
“What scar removal ointment? It has a name: Jade Visage Paste.”
“Okay okay okay, Jade Visage Paste it is. So, do you have any?”
“Not now, but I can make some extra for you when I do drug manufacturing tonight.”
