Chapter 108: Chapter 108

Chatting with Wang Jianjun all the way there wasn’t boring, and by the time they arrived at Pingyang Town, it was exactly 10 AM.

Bai Ruxue thought for a moment and decided not to go to the milk powder factory right away; she first went to look for Wang Cheng.

When she reached the State-Owned Restaurant, she found that Wang Cheng was no longer working there.

The head waitress recognized her, so she gave Bai Ruxue Wang Cheng’s home address.

Bai Ruxue followed the address given by the waitress and found Wang Cheng’s home.

"Da... Sis, how did you find this place?" Wang Cheng initially meant to call Bai Ruxue "Miss," but since his neighbors were around and his wife, although aware of her existence, didn’t know about his side business, he quickly changed to calling her "Sis."

"Uncle Wang, I came to see you all!" Bai Ruxue understood and nodded, greeting Wang Cheng.

They lived in a communal building, so even slightly louder conversations could be heard by neighbors, which prevented them from speaking freely.

"Wife, hurry up, our niece is here, go prepare some food!" Wang Cheng said to his wife, inviting Bai Ruxue inside.

Bai Ruxue walked in and, seeing how cramped their apartment was, some thoughts emerged in her mind.

"Sis..." Wang Cheng stood behind Bai Ruxue, rubbing his hands awkwardly.

"Uncle Wang, you can just call me Xiao Xue!" Bai Ruxue whispered softly.

Only then did Wang Cheng learn Bai Ruxue’s name.

"Xiao Xue, this is just how the conditions are at home... have a seat, have a seat!"

"Alright!" Bai Ruxue sat by the table in the living room, as there was no sofa there, just a dining table and a few stools around it.

"Uncle Wang, you’ve earned quite a bit, why haven’t you thought about buying a house?" Bai Ruxue said softly.

"Oh... well, there’s a free place to live, why spend that money!" Wang Cheng scratched his head and sat next to Bai Ruxue. "As long as we can fill our stomachs, that’s good enough, no need to waste money!"

"Uncle Wang, you’re missing the point! Owning a house gives you peace of mind, and it’s more comfortable, isn’t it? In the future, it will be a valuable asset!" Bai Ruxue knew that people of this era thought that way. She didn’t plan on changing their mind but simply pointed it out. If they understood, they’d benefit; if not, she couldn’t help it.

"Here, have some sweet soup to warm up!" Wang Cheng’s wife brought over a bowl of sweet soup, ending Bai Ruxue’s topic.

"Thank you, Aunt!" Bai Ruxue politely thanked her and, seeing the clean bowl in front of her, took a sip since she was thirsty.

"Xiao Xue, why are you here today? Anything going on?" Wang Cheng tentatively asked in a low voice.

He guessed that people might be eavesdropping at the door, so he spoke cautiously.

This communal building had only so many residents, and everyone was curious when a stranger visited. If he went outside to chase them away, rumors would inevitably spread.

"Nothing really! Just came to see Uncle and Aunt! By the way, Uncle, you’re not working at the State-Owned Restaurant anymore? I went there looking for you, and you weren’t around!" Bai Ruxue was aware of the curious faces of those she encountered when she entered and was cautious with her words.

"Yes, I stopped a couple of days ago!" Wang Cheng replied.

After chatting a bit more with Wang Cheng’s wife, Bai Ruxue took out a box of fragrance from her shoulder bag as a gift and then mentioned she had to leave soon!

Wang Cheng offered to walk her out, and his wife, unsuspecting, insisted on making her a meal.

The two walked out of the building and only dared to discuss important matters after covering some distance.

"Uncle Wang, living here must make things inconvenient, doesn’t it?" Bai Ruxue asked.

"Exactly! I don’t dare let the kids I brought over come here. We always meet at your house to talk; my wife doesn’t know about this," Wang Cheng admitted.

"How about this, Uncle Wang? Let me help you see if there’s a courtyard for sale near us. They’re not very expensive, around a thousand or so, which shouldn’t be too hard for you right now!" Bai Ruxue suggested.

"No need, no need! I’ll look into it myself! How could I bother you with this? You’re right, owning a house would be comfortable! Plus, our family has grown, and this communal building is getting cramped!" Wang Cheng waved his hand, declining her offer.

But he did take Bai Ruxue’s suggestion about buying a house to heart.

"Alright then! By the way, Uncle Wang, can you get in touch with the new town mayor?" Bai Ruxue revealed her purpose for coming.

"I know who he is, but he doesn’t know me! His secretary has bought cigarettes from me, but we’re not close!" Wang Cheng spoke the truth; how could he have personal connections with the new town mayor? Even with the secretary, it was just a buyer-seller relationship, with no real connection.

"I see, I have two bottles of good liquor here. Find an opportunity to build rapport with him; I need his support on something!" Bai Ruxue said, discreetly pulling out two bottles of Wuliangye from her supermarket space to put in her shoulder bag and handed them to Wang Cheng.

"Alright, Miss! I’ll let you know once I can talk to that secretary!" Wang Cheng quickly tucked the liquor into his clothing.

Bai Ruxue didn’t visit the courtyard she bought; instead, she went straight to the milk powder factory. Follow current ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs on novel•fire.net

Since it was lunchtime, she needed to quickly find her uncle.

When she arrived, the three men were frantically cooking in the communal kitchen!

None of the three were good at cooking; they had been sharing meals together for the past few days. Bai Daliang could only boil rice and porridge but couldn’t stir-fry vegetables, and the other two weren’t good at boiling rice. The meals in these past few days had been hardly satisfying.

Bai Ruxue covered her face with a smile, stepped forward to push them aside, and prepared a hearty meal for the three of them.

The dried vegetables she left last time, as well as potatoes and cabbage, were mostly untouched, but they finished the sausages.

Using her bag as cover, she took some sausages out from her supermarket space and cooked a couple, stir-fried two vegetable dishes, stewed some ribs with dried beans, and brought out a roast chicken.

The aroma wafted through the entire dormitory building of the milk powder factory, attracting everyone.

Bai Ruxue quickly served the meal and brought it back to the room. Bai Daliang’s dorm was in the middle, so the three of them ate there. By the time Bai Ruxue laid all the dishes on the table, the three men already had their faces washed, waiting eagerly.

Seeing such a lavish spread, those who had been eating bland meals for days couldn’t help but salivate.

"Dig in! If I had known you couldn’t cook, I would have gotten you some meal tickets so you could eat at the cafeteria!" Bai Ruxue laughed, watching the embarrassed trio.

"Xiao Xue, why did you come today? Dad has been wanting to ask but didn’t get the chance! How’s everyone at home? How’s your mom?" Bai Daliang picked up his chopsticks and began eating without any hesitation in front of his daughter.

The other two also started eating but kept looking at Bai Ruxue, waiting for her answer.

Bai Ruxue slowly served herself some rice, sat down, and then responded to Bai Daliang’s question.

"Everyone at home is fine! My mom is just watching over the kids, and has already started working, digging up corn stalk roots. I came today for..." Bai Ruxue looked around the room mysteriously before continuing, "because of Uncle!"

"Huh? Because of me? What happened? Is something wrong with Grandma or Grandpa?" Wang Yongsheng, who had not taken his eyes off Bai Ruxue, hurriedly swallowed his food and asked worriedly upon hearing it was about him.