Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife

Chapter 739: Chapter 739: Even Living Under a Bridge Would Be Fine

With him there to greet and giving a signal to the other brothers, the atmosphere picked up again.

"Qin’s Cooked Food is really something now. Everybody knows it’s produced by Xiyang Food Factory. You must have heard of the boss of Xiyang Food Factory. The big event in our county today, the opening ceremony of the Xia Yang Group Building, that’s the Xiyang."

Gu Peng took a bite of food, noncommittal.

These people were already used to Gu Peng’s silence. Although his presence made everyone a bit restrained, the meal was completed smoothly.

Once they put down their chopsticks, the other underlings quickly left, leaving only the one who had first spoken to Gu Peng.

Gu Peng took a sip of beer, "Hui Zi, how’s the matter I discussed with you before?"

The man called Hui Zi showed traces of difficulty on his face.

"Boss, the task you gave is indeed a bit challenging for the brothers since the information you provided is really too little. I’ve sent people to the Northwest twice, but there’s no clue at all. You only mentioned looking for someone and didn’t specify the matter. Maybe you could tell us what’s really going on. If that person offended you, I’ll have the brothers find them and avenge you on the spot."

Hui Zi knew that Gu Peng had been imprisoned in the Northwest for several years and thought that person might have offended him.

He even wondered if Gu Peng’s imprisonment was related to the person he was asked to find.

Just that Gu Peng wouldn’t say more, making it really difficult for him.

After Hui Zi finished speaking, he saw Gu Peng raise his eyes coldly, "Avenge me? Since when did I need you to decide my affairs?"

With just one sentence, Hui Zi stood up instantly, his face turning pale white, sweat dripping from his bare temple.

He lowered his head in panic, repeatedly saying he didn’t dare.

Then, remembering something, he quickly spoke, "Boss, that other task you gave me has been completed. You really called it; that woman barely suspected anything and took the train early yesterday morning."

Gu Peng just took the beer slowly, making a sound of approval.

Hui Zi glanced at Gu Peng’s face and, seeing no change in his expression, mustered the courage to speak.

"I think this matter won’t make much difference. Instead, it might benefit that woman, and the Zhang Family isn’t a lucky place. Boss, if you want to deal with the Li Family, the brothers could set a trap and bring in Li Guangyuan. Without Li Guangyuan as their backbone, the Li Family’s days should become quite lively."

Gu Peng downed the last mouthful of beer, slammed the glass on the table, and stood up slowly, "No rush, once inside, the fun’s gone."

Hui Zi dared not ask further. Seeing Gu Peng about to leave, he quickly followed him out, "Boss, where are you going? It’s so late; why not spend the night with the brothers? My place is decent; it’s for you to sleep."

Gu Peng chuckled lightly, "Your place for me to sleep? Should I also sleep with your woman?"

The woman entering the yard heard this and instantly lit up, looking expectantly at Hui Zi.

Hui Zi knew Gu Peng was joking and hadn’t expected Yanzi to overhear.

Seeing her eager expression, he got a headache.

He forced a smile and said to Gu Peng, "Boss, you’re joking again. I know you don’t think much of my place. Please, go as you please."

He even made a gesture of invitation.

He just had a slick mouth, having been with the boss for so long. When had the boss ever told them his whereabouts?

Yet he still wanted to offer this courtesy.

Yanzi, unhappy with his words, took initiative and walked towards Gu Peng, casting a flirtatious glance even before she got there.

"Brother Gu, don’t listen to his nonsense. If you want to take me along, I’ll go wherever you go, even if it’s to live under a bridge..."

Hui Zi got anxious, "Yanzi, you..."

Gu Peng hadn’t expected a casual joke to be overheard like this and, looking at the colorful face in front of him, turned away coldly.

"I don’t have such a good appetite. If you like under a bridge, should I get you a couple of stray dogs?"

Yanzi’s expression changed, and she spoke awkwardly, "Wasn’t I just joking with Brother Gu? I actually prefer Brother Hui."

Until that figure walked out the door, Yanzi dropped her shoulders.

Hui Zi approached and pinched her, "Silly flirt, haven’t you learned? Do you think Boss is someone you can covet?"

"I was just saying. Besides, he did just say he wanted to sleep with your woman."

"You still know you’re my woman? I thought you’d forgotten. Don’t say I didn’t warn you; the boss is in a good mood today, not bothering with you. But if you really crossed him, beware that he might actually bring over a couple of dogs."

Thinking of that scene, Yanzi shivered suddenly.

She hadn’t interacted with Gu Peng much but had heard quite a bit from Hui Zi and his brothers.

This kind of thing he might really do.

She then put on a smiling face, gently leaning against Hui Zi’s arm.

"Brother Hui~, I know I was wrong..."

.........

Li Guangyuan rode his bicycle back to Xiaoqingshan Village.

By the time he entered the village, it was already dark.

The Li Family courtyard was silent.

Since Lin Jiayi divorced him, his mother found raising chickens and pigs troublesome. The pigs were all sold, some chickens were sold, and some were taken by his second sister.

Now, apart from humans, there were no living creatures at home.

To sell vegetables more conveniently, he rented two rooms in the county this spring and rarely came home.

At this moment, only one room in the house was lit.

Li Guangyuan’s eyes darkened a bit.

If Li Dongmei had come back, the house shouldn’t be this quiet.

As he parked his bicycle in the yard, Old Mrs. Li heard the noise and came out.

Seeing Li Guangyuan in the yard, she immediately began to scold.

"You brat, you still know to come home? I thought you were dead out there and wouldn’t return, you ungrateful thing. I raised you all with my own hands, and each one of you stays far away, leaving me as an old lady with no one to care. Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning for your unfilialness?"

Seeing his mother like this, Li Guangyuan was even more certain that Li Dongmei hadn’t returned.

The uneasy feeling in his heart grew stronger.

He took out 20 Yuan from his pocket for Old Mrs. Li, his voice showing no emotion.

"If I don’t earn money selling vegetables outside, how will I support you? You know the family’s money was all taken by the second sister. If I weren’t selling vegetables tirelessly outside, you wouldn’t even have money for healthcare. The ones truly neglecting you are the two sisters, not me."

Mentioning the two daughters, it was like touching the old lady’s heartstring.

She slapped away the money handed to her, scolding, "You heartless one, dare to blame your sisters? If you were capable, would your sister be mistreated by her husband’s family? Would Hongmei have gone missing? You dragged down my two good daughters, and now you still hope for them? If I could depend on my daughters, why would I need a son like you? Look at other families; do they expect daughters to support the elderly? Are you, as the son, dead?"