Chapter 134: Are you two like frogs in a well?

Li Jiaci, as the boss of Shiqiang Mu Cai Chang, believed that whatever he did was his duty.

If his shoulders could bear a heavy load, he would take on a correspondingly big task.

A bit of hardship and tiredness didn't matter.

After all, this was what he owed his brothers.

No matter how red the money, could it be as red as his brothers' blood?

Li Jiaci dared not reward himself.

He feared that if he couldn't help feeling pleased, he would forget the blood debt of his previous life and the hatred that cut to the bone.

Wang Yingna walked a few steps forward, her eyes glinting.

"Right, what about your own reward?"

"You gave red packets to everyone, even me, who made a big mistake, got a share……"

"How come you didn't get one?"

Li Jiaci's mouth corners slowly rose.

His gaze, relaxed, looked at her.

"I don't need it!"

Wang Yingna shook her head.

"You do need it."

"The person who most deserves a reward is you!"

"If you haven't prepared something for yourself, then I'll help you prepare it!"

"Brother Jiaci, this is the first time I've given someone a gift!"

"Give me face, you must accept it!"

Hearing this, Li Jiaci smiled helplessly.

"That'll do."

In his previous life, he and Wang Yingna had little interaction; there was no case of one owing the other.

"Fine, I'll wait!"

Li Jiaci pinched her cheek.

In such cold weather, her face was still warm; pinching it felt like sticky corn, soft and springy.

Wang Yingna's face was pinched out of shape; she frowned and glared at him.

"Little thing, you're like a sticky corn that's become a spirit!"

"Why are you so fond of people?"

Li Jiaci was joking.

"Get lost!"

Wang Yingna picked up a handful of snow from the ground, rolled it into a snowball, and stuffed it into Li Jiaci's clothes.

That chill directly made Li Jiaci's face freeze askew.

Seeing that, Wang Yingna deliberately hugged his waist, wrapped her hands around his arms behind him, and wouldn't let him take the snowball out.

"Don't mess around, Nana!"

"I, damn it, really can't take it!"

"Quick, let me take it out!"

Wang Yingna gave a hehe laugh.

"Then beg me!"

"I beg you, der!"

"Freeze to death, you deserve it!"

"Cao!"

……

Somewhere in the factory.

Liu Jiang propped himself on the table with one hand, his face full of disdain as he looked at the two people huddled together in the distance.

"Xiao Liu, you say, why does this winter pass so quickly?"

Wang Lan stared, lifted her head, and said: "Brother, are you frozen stupid? Winter has only just begun."

Hearing that, Liu Jiang gave him another look of disdain.

Then he pointed at the two people in the distance.

"Look, doesn't our brother look like spring has arrived?"

Wang Lan followed the direction of his finger and looked.

She couldn't help but also show a look of disdain.

"It is like that."

"It's more than just like."

"It's practically spring already!"

At the same time, Li Jiaci also glanced over this way.

Wang Lan hastily coughed and lowered her head.

Footsteps sounded from far to near.

Li Jiaci flicked Wang Lan's forehead and asked, "What are you avoiding?"

"No, brother!"

Wang Lan put on her signature pure smile.

Li Jiaci sized him up from head to toe, clicking his tongue.

"I have an announcement!"

"What?"

"Our factory struck it rich, huh? I figure we should take everyone out for a meaty feast!"

"I agree!"

"Um, I agree too!"

Wang Lan and Liu Jiang were overjoyed.

How long has it been since they last went out to eat!

They really missed that flavor brimming with gutter oil and street‑food vibe!

Li Jiaci smiled and continued: "Let's set it for tomorrow evening. Liu Jiang, go book a private room at Spring Happiness Restaurant, and give Brother Wang Zhen a call to let him know."

"Brother, Spring Happiness Restaurant? Really?"

Liu Jiang's mouth hung open in surprise.

In this Pingzhou area, Spring Happiness Restaurant is the top dog of the food industry.

Only the rich or noble can afford to eat there.

During holiday rushes when business is booming, even with money you might not get a table.

Wang Lan hadn't even tasted it yet, but she was already drooling.

"Spring Happiness Restaurant..."

"My brother, you've really gone all out this time!"

Li Jiaci was amused by their reactions.

"You two, tell me!"

"Don't you two look like frogs in a well?"

"Just going out for a meal gets you two all excited!"

"Don't embarrass me tomorrow!"

Liu Jiang nodded vigorously.

Meanwhile, Wang Lan pulled out the phone book from the drawer, found Wang Zhen's contact, and called him on the landline.

As soon as the call connected, he handed it over to Liu Jiang.

The rest was no longer Li Jiaci's concern.

The next day.

Li Jiaci inspected the warehouse together with Hong Bo.

Based on the situation on the ground, they held a small meeting.

"Brother Hong, if we just use these warehouses for contracting, that'd be a waste!"

"Let's instead give the warehouses a full overhaul, turning them into subsidiary factories that can produce timber and generate profit!"

"Then have Zhang Chuqiang and Zhao Chen deliver the timber in batches, hire more young carpenters, and ramp up production!"

"From now on, patrol duty will be Huzi's responsibility!"

"Ever since he got a motorcycle, this kid's been full of himself—let him run around more to burn off his energy and ease our load!"

As soon as he said that,

Hong Bo doubled over laughing.

"Hahaha..."

"Boss, you'd better not say that!"

"Huzi hasn't had any work these past two days, wiping that motorcycle eight hundred times a day!"

"He's rubbing it so hard sparks fly!"

"This is true."

Li Jiaci shook his head: "If you asked this kid, if his motorcycle and his wife both fell in the water, he'd definitely grab the motorcycle first!"

"Actually, not."

"Oh?"

Hong Bo lit a cigarette, squinting, and said: "I think he'd grab his wife first, then pull her along to get the motorcycle, because he couldn't lift the bike by himself!"

"Damn!"

After a round of puffing clouds,

Hong Bo stubbed out the cigarette and wrote down Li Jiaci's instructions in his notebook.

"All jokes aside,"

"when it's time to get down to business, we can't be vague."

Before they knew it, it was afternoon.

Spring Happiness Restaurant.

Several cars pulled up to the curb one after another.

Li Jiaci stepped out wearing sunglasses, a black leather jacket, olive‑green cargo pants, and polished leather shoes, full of swagger.

A cold wind howled in his ears.

Li Jiaci's teeth were chattering from the cold, but to onlookers he was the most eye‑catching show‑off under the streetlamp.

A few younger brothers followed behind, bundled in thick down jackets, exhaling white mist, shivering.

Wang Yingna was the last to get out, wearing a knitted wool ear‑covering cap, a pink lotus‑section down coat, light‑blue jeans, and fluffy snow boots, carefully stepping in their footprints, afraid to get her shoes wet.

At that moment, a warm blanket was draped over her shoulders.

Wang Zhen frowned, urging: "The weather is cold, pay more attention to staying warm!"

"Thank you, brother!"

Wang Yingna laughed while pulling his hand over.

Suddenly someone jumped up and pounced onto his broad back.

"Brother, let's set off!"

"Target 15 meters, the main gate of Spring Happiness Restaurant!"

"Let's do it once!"