My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn
Chapter 154 - 1 Bastard?

Chapter 154: Chapter 1 Bastard?

"Are you sure the person you’re looking for is called Lin Xiaoguai?" Zhou Huai Country couldn’t help but confirm once again.

"Indeed, that’s the name," Jiang Ruoyan said impatiently, "How many times do you need to ask?" If it weren’t for the fact that without a familiar guide one simply couldn’t enter the Military Family Area, she would have really liked to send this person away.

How had she never noticed how tiresome this man was back in the Capital?

Zhou Huai Country touched his nose, got it—he was being disliked.

As for how these two, not having seen each other for many years, had come across each other, the story was simple. Jiang Ruoyan was looking for someone in the security zone and was stopped by the soldiers of the guard squad and couldn’t get in. She just happened to see Zhou Huai Country and took him as muscle.

After all, she was the daughter of a family with generations of ties; even though Jiang Ruoyan had married and they hadn’t seen each other for many years, their past relationship was still there, so naturally he couldn’t refuse such a small, harmless favor.

Having escorted the visitor, Zhou Huai Country pressed the doorbell, and soon someone came to open the door.

"Zhou Huai Country?" Shen Chi, wearing a sweat-soaked tank top, looked surprised to see the person outside.

"This is my friend, Jiang Ruoyan," Zhou Huai Country introduced the person beside him, then added, "She’s here to see your wife, I’m just leading the way."

In fact, he didn’t know why Jiang Ruoyan was looking for Lin Xiaoguai. He had asked, but Jiang Ruoyan wouldn’t say.

"Looking for me?" Lin Xiaoguai, who just happened to walk past Shen Chi from behind, removed her apron and addressed Jiang Ruoyan, "Do you need something from me?"

Jiang Ruoyan was somewhat surprised as she looked at the woman in front of her. She had thought she would meet a simple married woman, but what she saw...

It wasn’t that Lin Xiaoguai wasn’t simple; in fact, her clothing could be considered plain and elegant, but that was exactly what was surprising. Her appearance was one thing, but the strong air of literacy and the uncommon temperament that could easily be seen on this person didn’t look at all like what one would expect from a married woman who lived by selling flowers.

"Do you know Boss Liang?" she asked tentatively.

"Boss Liang?" Lin Xiaoguai paused, then realized, "Are you here to buy flowers?"

Jiang Ruoyan let out a sigh of relief. She had really worried that she’d found the wrong person. Nodding, she said, "I’ve seen two orchids reserved by someone else, and I was planning to wait for you at the store, but after waiting for two weeks without you showing up, I asked Boss Liang for your address."

Lin Xiaoguai frowned, somewhat troubled, "But all the sellable orchids I had have all been sold; I don’t have any available to sell to you right now."

Two years had passed since they arrived at the security zone, and Shen Chi’s new orders had come through; she was in the midst of packing and moving, so naturally, all the orchids that could be sold had been sold.

A wave of disappointment washed over Jiang Ruoyan. Lin Xiaoguai’s orchids were truly exquisite, not just in appearance, which was extraordinary, but even in the essence of the orchids, which was far superior to other orchids. Although they were very expensive, she wasn’t short on money. Exceptional orchids were not easy to come by; usually, it wasn’t an issue, but this time she wanted to gift one to her father-in-law for his 70th birthday celebration.

Her father-in-law, who came from a family of scholars, besides prized calligraphy, his only other hobby was raising orchids. She had been preparing for half a year and still hadn’t found a birthday gift that satisfied her. She finally found orchids that pleased her at a flower store, only to learn they were already reserved, and now it seemed she couldn’t get any from Lin Xiaoguai...

Suddenly, from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of several pots of orchids on the living room balcony. Upon closer inspection, she widened her eyes and exclaimed uncontrollably, "Those orchids, those orchids..."

She was so excited she couldn’t finish her sentence. Although a novice, she believed she had a good understanding of orchids; the blooming orchids on the shelf were definitely even better than the ones she had seen at the flower store.

The quality was simply unmatched!

Caught off-guard by her glance at the orchids on the shelf, Lin Xiaoguai paused, somewhat awkwardly, "Those are privately owned and not for sale."

The remaining orchids at home were her prized collection, naturally, she was reluctant to sell them for money.

Standing at the door wasn’t a solution either, Shen Chi took the opportunity to invite them in.

Jiang Ruoyan, even after being doused with cold water, still unwilling to give up, asked, "Really not for sale? We can discuss the price; I guarantee you won’t be disappointed."

Lin Xiaoguai shook her head, "These are my treasures; no amount of money would convince me to sell them."

"Just one pot, just one would be fine, my father-in-law’s 70th birthday is coming, and he’s always been fond of orchids. I want to give him a fine orchid as a gift," Jiang Ruoyan pleaded with hope in her eyes.