Chapter 167: What a blockhead!

Watching Wang Yingna take care of Li Jiaci.

The brothers all felt a bit sentimental.

Zhang Chuqiang said, "Sis Na, luckily you're here with our brother, looking after him for us!"

Wang Yingna turned her head in surprise.

She never imagined she could hear such words from the brothers' mouths.

Not long ago, whenever the brothers saw her, they never had a pleasant expression, always complaining she was troublesome and clinging to Li Jiaci.

Zhao Chen held his bowl, scooped a ladle of mutton soup, and said with a smile, "Our brother is good at taking care of others, but not himself—he can't do without a woman by his side!"

"You noticed that too?"

Wang Yingna smiled, her eyes crinkling, and she nudged Zhao Chen's arm.

She seemed to expect him to continue saying something.

Zhao Chen understood, but his elder brother hadn't expressed an opinion, so he didn't feel it was his place to intervene.

So he took a sip of mutton soup, paused, then said, "Sis Na, give our brother some time; he's just been vexed by that woman Li Qinglan, his heart in turmoil. Once this buffer period passes, your thing will surely work out!"

"Really?"

Wang Yingna glanced at Li Jiaci.

Li Jiaci pretended not to have heard the conversation and kept eating what was in his bowl.

"Tch, what a blockhead!"

As soon as Wang Yingna's words fell,

Liu Jiang, sitting opposite her, said, "Don't blame our brother for being slow to react; back then Li Qinglan approached him just like this, and our earlier hostility toward you was also because we feared a second Li Qinglan would appear!"

"I'm nothing like Li Qinglan!"

"She approached you with an agenda, just to squeeze money out of you!"

"And I'm not short of money myself!"

"To be able to take a liking to your elder brother, he must have burned incense and accumulated virtue in his past life!"

"Yet he puts on a stony front, giving me a cold face all day!"

"The day I quit, see who he'll go crying to!"

Wang Yingna deliberately said those few lines.

Just to see what reaction Li Jiaci would have.

All I saw was Li Jiaci picking a carrot from the boiling mutton hot pot, blowing on it twice, and placing it in Wang Yingna's bowl.

"Go on, eat—what are you staring at me for?"

Wang Yingna pursed her lips, suddenly feeling a bit lackluster.

But upon second thought, Li Jiaci is just that kind of person.

Although he's a bit dull.

Yet he's sincere and responsible.

If she liked the smooth-talking type,

she wouldn't go for this quiet, brooding Li Jiaci.

"Give me a piece of meat!"

Wang Yingna passed her bowl over.

Li Jiaci immediately set down his chopsticks, took her bowl, and filled it halfway with mutton.

Then he fished out an egg, blowing on it while peeling the shell.

Once peeled, he straightaway shoved it into her mouth.

"Mmm..."

Seeing Wang Yingna's cheeks bulging, everyone burst out laughing in unison.

……

In the blink of an eye, several days passed.

The dormitory renovation was nearing completion.

The blizzard weather finally ceased.

That afternoon.

A private car pulled up at the gate of Mu Cai Chang.

Liu Jiang watched the person step out, and his expression tightened involuntarily.

"Liu Team, why are you here?"

Liu Yanxi held two bags, kicked the car door shut with her foot, and explained, "Don't be nervous when you see me—I'm here to deliver tea to your elder brother, not to arrest you!"

Hearing that, Liu Jiang scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile.

"I'm used to it..."

Before, whenever he saw Maozi, he'd jump like a mouse seeing a cat, terrified the other was coming to catch him.

Even though he'd gone straight, this habit couldn't be shaken.

Liu Yanxi looked at the crowd at the gate, somewhat surprised, and said, "I thought nobody would come out to fetch goods in this weather!"

"That won't do—business still has to be done!"

"Liu Team, hurry inside—my elder brother's in the office!"

Liu Jiang made a gesturing invitation.

Liu Yanxi nodded, picked up her things, and walked inside.

Just then.

Wang Yingna came out of the dormitory, ran into a familiar face passing by in front of her, and hurriedly went up to ask, "Aren't you supposed to be waiting? What are you doing here?"

Hearing the voice, Liu Yanxi paused her steps.

"How come you're here too?"

"Look at what you're saying—I've been here for months, you didn't know?"

"Oh..."

Liu Yanxi gave a faint nod.

She then turned and walked into the office in front of her.

Wang Yingna's expression changed instantly, and she hurriedly followed in.

"Liu Team, just give me a call; I'll go to your bureau to pick it up—why make a special trip?"

Li Jiaci took the tea leaves from Liu Yanxi's hand, placed them on the coffee table, and said.

He then snapped his fingers at the pursuing Wang Yingna and instructed, "Go boil a pot of water; I want to taste the specialty tea from Liu Team's hometown!"

"No time!"

Wang Yingna flung her face and plopped onto the sofa.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

Li Jiaci frowned and asked, "Aren't you being rather leisurely?"

"I'm busy thinking things over in my mind!"

"Are you going or not?"

"No!"

"Alright then, Liu Team, let's go to the dormitory to talk—there's hot water there!"

"Stand there for me!"

Wang Yingna suddenly shouted.

This startled Liu Yanxi, who patted her chest and said, "Miss Wang, don't startle people like that, okay?"

Wang Yingna gave her a white-eye look.

Reluctantly, she stood up.

"I'll go boil water for you; before I return, you two must keep a one-meter safety distance. If I catch you sneaking across, I'll splash the boiling water on you!"

Having said that,

Wang Yingna tossed her head haughtily and walked out of the office.

Watching her wildly unrestrained back, Liu Yanxi wondered, "Li Jiaci, is this girl serious?"

"Yeah, she's serious!"

Li Jiaci said while measuring the distance between them.

Then he stepped back a few steps toward the sofa.

Only then did he invite Liu Yanxi to sit down.

"Hehe..."

Liu Yanxi laughed, her face expressionless.

Not long after she sat down, the heat from the stove made her sweat all over, so she took off her down jacket and said, "Your business is getting hotter and hotter—I heard you opened a furniture factory; will you be busy enough to come back later?"

"Don't worry, I've arranged everything!"

"My few brothers also need some training!"

Li Jiaci lit a cigarette and slowly spoke.

Liu Yanxi laughed and said, "I've recently heard some things about you!"

"Oh? Do tell!"

Li Jiaci narrowed his eyes and took a drag of his cigarette.

"An old senior in our bureau said that the fiercest gang he caught a few years ago was your lot, especially your former big brother Zhang Shiqiang!"

"He never imagined that the person he once dreamed of catching would now have gone straight and started a legitimate business!"

"But his vision is much broader than Lin Niansheng's!"

"He privately told me that your turning over a new leaf is beneficial to society and should be encouraged, not suppressed!"