Chapter 416

Do you want watermelons or not?

Old Zhao was shocked back to life from his sickbed—

"Want, want, want—cough, cough, cough, I mean, why are you calling at this time? The truck for the watermelons isn't going until tomorrow."

Song Tan sighed and told the truth: "It's going to rain heavily, and I don't want to move them home again. There are probably a thousand of them; you need to find a large truck."

A thousand?! Oh my, his customers would be crazy with joy! He knew that many people now bought several to stuff in their cars and drove for several hours to take them back to the neighboring city!

That's how delicious and charming they were!

Old Zhao almost laughed wildly: "Song Tan, Song Tan, you have today—cough, I mean, what if I don't want them?"

Song Tan:...

"That's simple!" She sneered: "I'll book a large truck myself, notify the group, and open another melon for new customers to taste—guess if I'll be able to sell them?"

No need to ask!

Old Zhao rushed out the door: "You start picking, I'll find a truck right now!"

These watermelons were too heavy, and moving them around was truly hard labor. Song Tan stopped Wu Lan and Song Song Sancheng from going up the mountain and instead took Zhang Zhang Yanping and Brother Wu Lei Lei to move them trip by trip, also calling two other villagers.

It's worth mentioning that Zhang Zhang Yanping only moved five trips before escaping—after all, his job was to be customer service.

And Brother Wu Lei Lei...

He had already become numb to it these past few days.

At this moment, wearing a straw hat and a dirty sun-protective suit and vest, in just a few days, his cheeks had been tanned to a yellowish-black...

And just then, his phone rang.

"Li Li!"

He was pleasantly surprised; Li Li had rarely taken the initiative to contact him during this period, and as a young couple in love, Brother Wu Lei Lei was quite disappointed.

But...

His body was a bit weak, and coming here to work, his sleep time was also much more than usual.

He would start working as soon as he opened his eyes and finished washing up in the morning, and would be sleepy as soon as he washed up and lay on the bed at night... The only free time he had during the day was either helping pick vegetables or being assigned to clean, and he'd only get 20 minutes for a nap...

His schedule was too full, and he hadn't had time to use his brain to think.

He answered the video call with particular speed, and Zhu Li, who was dressed exceptionally beautifully on the other side, was stunned—

Was this... her boyfriend?

Her boyfriend had fair skin, a decent appearance (inherited), was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and at the very least looked quite upright.

But the one in front of her—wearing a straw hat with a chipped edge (Song Tan hadn't had time to buy a new one), wearing a white vest full of stains (it was flowery now), and on his exposed skin, besides the disheveled sweat beads, was an increasingly dark face...

This, this, this!

How could this be her Li Li's boyfriend? There was absolutely no such possibility!

!

Her expression was so shocking that Brother Wu Lei Lei, staring at her expression on the screen, felt a bit embarrassed now.

"Li Li, do I look particularly ugly like this?"

"No, how could you?" Li Li looked at him sincerely: "Baby, why are you working so hard? Uncle and Aunt are really too heartless; you are their child after all!"

As she spoke, her eyes turned red: "Lei Lei, why don't you just forget it? I really can't bear to see you working so hard for a house..."

"Your parents are so heartless to you, I really... I really..."

"And I'm so sad right now, I really need someone to be by my side..."

Her eyes reddened, and she was on the verge of tears.

"Don't cry!"

Brother Wu Lei Lei was anxious: "I, I, I... I'm doing fine at my aunt's place! Their food is especially delicious! And I have a salary; Tan Tan said to show my performance for a while, and then she'll slowly persuade them—"

Wait, how long does this "show my performance" last? Why is it still so hard now... does he still need to show it?

Brother Wu Lei Lei looked at Li Li, unable to think clearly, his sweaty face filled with tenderness: "Li Li, don't cry, I'll accompany you, you should come over. Tan Tan said the last incident was a misunderstanding; she has already seen my performance and won't mind..."

"You come over, I'll take you to have good meals at my aunt's place; it's really too delicious! It's worth it!"

Zhu Li:...

Across the screen, her expression couldn't hold up anymore—

Eat, eat, eat! Eat your head!

!

She couldn't even bring up the rest of her topics; every three sentences were inseparable from eating! How could he be so useless?

She lowered her head and shed tears: "Lei Lei, I feel like you're really working so hard now, working in such hot weather... how much money do you actually make to work this hard? Before, when we were together, you bought me coffee, milk tea, took me out to eat, and bought me clothes and skins every day..."

"Now, without you by my side, I'm really so lonely... you don't even play games anymore."

Brother Wu Lei Lei felt deeply guilty: "Li Li! It's my incompetence—come, don't be sad, take the money and buy yourself something good to eat!"

Zhu Li's eyebrows moved, and she felt relieved in her heart.

However, staring at her phone—

A 200 red envelope?!

!

What is 200 enough for? It wouldn't even last an evening in a coffee shop! It's simply outrageous!

And here, Brother Wu Lei Lei sighed: "It's really a loss that you didn't come; the things at my aunt's place are too delicious—but Li Li, I haven't received my salary yet, and I only have three hundred left, so I can't afford to buy anything to send to you..."

Speaking of this, he felt a bit embarrassed; Tan Tan was really too stingy—not only did he not get a discount for buying things, but she didn't even offer free shipping!

But... he felt a man shouldn't be so stupid and say everything, so he saved face for Tan Tan in front of Li Li, lest Li Li feel too sorry for him and get angry.

Zhu Li:...

This conversation couldn't go on.

Every sentence was inseparable from food, and he even only sent limited red envelopes instead of the bank transfers he used to make...

It should be said that when Li Li first dated Brother Wu Lei Lei, it wasn't without feelings.

But she became a streamer, and the topics and circles she came into contact with grew, and gradually, other people's lives got better and better, and she was assimilated, unable to live without this kind of fake generosity and luxury now.

In comparison, a rural boyfriend with no house and no car couldn't give her much face in her circle.

However, at this moment, she was still reluctant to give up this relationship just like that.

Therefore, she accepted the shabby 200 yuan with mixed feelings, and looking at her boyfriend who looked like a silly dog on the video, she sighed:

"Lei Lei, next month, I'll find time to visit you."

She remembered the embarrassing past events here, and her expression was both awkward and painful. But in Brother Wu Lei Lei's eyes, that was Li Li coming to visit—

Wait, why describe it like that?

Anyway, forget it!

He nodded repeatedly in joy: "Good, good, good! Li Li, you must come quickly! I'll get an advance on my salary by then and buy you some local specialties—you must come!"

"Don't worry, I'll try my best to buy some white fungus, tea leaves, green pepper beef sauce... and bring them back for you!"

He looked at Li Li affectionately and emphasized again and again: "The things at Tan Tan's place are really, really especially delicious!"

Zhu Li:...

She pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly and silently hung up the video call.