Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 155 - 154: The Eyesore (2nd Update)

Chapter 155: Chapter 154: The Eyesore (2nd Update)

So it was him who asked Ye Shaoting to look for it, yeah, that makes sense. She didn’t have any particular relationship with Ye Shaoting, and she hadn’t told him about her plan to find a store either.

The only ones who knew about it were Jin Yu and Xu Zhiqiang.

Of course, he was the one who arranged it.

She was just too excited earlier and had forgotten it momentarily, she could have figured it out on her own after calming down, even if Jin Yu hadn’t mentioned it.

She remembered that Jin Yu had told her he would find a way to help her with the store matter.

It seemed he really kept his word.

However, Jin Yu’s actions not only failed to earn him extra brownie points, but they also convinced Xu Niannian even more of one thing.

Jin Yu was indeed eager to make money.

Otherwise, why would he be so proactive, offering his family’s old house for her to live in, and having someone find her a store?

Ye Shaoting seldom saw such a childish side of Jin Yu, practically fishing for praise so conspicuously as if afraid others wouldn’t notice.

Oops, that’s not right, not afraid others wouldn’t notice, but afraid Xu Niannian wouldn’t know.

Remembering Jin Yu’s words about not liking Xu Niannian, Ye Shaoting took great interest in watching Jin Yu’s dark expression.

Well done, kid. Is this what you call ’not liking’?

’Not liking’ but still being jealous.

After all, such a great beauty is a feast for the eyes, what man wouldn’t be tempted?

If it weren’t for the fact that you shouldn’t covet your friend’s wife, he really would’ve wanted to pursue her.

But Ye Shaoting’s appreciation for Xu Niannian was purely platonic, without a hint of other intentions.

"Sister-in-law, shall I take you to see how the store is?" Ye Shaoting intentionally stirred the pot.

After all, he was due to rejoin his unit soon, and Jin Yu wouldn’t be able to get back at him in the short term.

"Sure, shall we go now?" Xu Niannian asked excitedly.

"Let’s go right now."

Ye Shaoting got more and more into his act, clearly enjoying himself.

Jin Yu’s forehead veins throbbed, and the hand that had been resting lazily on the bed clenched into a fist, cracking audibly.

Ye Shaoting almost hurt himself trying to hold back his laughter.

"You’re not going."

Jin Yu gritted his teeth as he spoke, each word seeming to be squeezed out through clenched teeth, his dark eyes looking like they could shoot fire.

The severe and raised voice startled Xu Niannian for a moment as if he had shouted directly into her ear.

"What’s wrong with you?" Xu Niannian frowned, feeling somewhat annoyed.

Why was he being so harsh with her? She wasn’t his prisoner, nor could he order her around.

"I’m hungry. Make me something to eat. My hand is too weak to hold a pot."

A second ago, Jin Yu’s expression was still moody; but upon seeing Xu Niannian look down with a dim gaze, Jin Yu immediately surrendered, his voice softening by ten degrees.

Not only that, but he also deliberately adopted a nasal and weak tone of voice as he spoke.

Xu Niannian suddenly remembered why he was suffering.

It all came down to her.

Guilt welled up inside her, and with his tone sounding particularly pitiful, she suddenly felt a surge of maternal instinct.

Without a second thought, she said, "Alright, I won’t go. I’ll make you something right away. What would you like to eat?"

She had cleaned the kitchen yesterday and sent Old Wu away this morning. When she went out to get his medicine, she also bought some condiments and flour at the Department Store.

But if Jin Yu wanted to eat something else, she was ready to go out and buy it to cook for him.

After all, it was a debt she owed.

Ye Shaoting had observed the whole process of Jin Yu going from jealousy to rage, and then to pretending to be pitiful, and it left him utterly amazed.

Bravo, truly brilliant.

Once a person abandons shame, that face can really be anything - disposable, breakable, trampleable.

Look at Jin Yu... the once Living King of Hell of the Thunder Group, now shamelessly pretending to be pitiful and wronged.

Ah, spit, it’s simply brazen.

He really wanted to summon an earth-shattering spit to wash his face with.

What Ye Shaoting thought was not within Jin Yu’s consideration; if he could, he would have loved to bury Ye Shaoting, this blind guy, alive.

He continued weakly, "Just make something simple to eat."

Xu Niannian obediently went to the kitchen.

No sooner had she stepped out of the room than Jin Yu, with a swift movement, flipped over and pressed Ye Shaoting to the ground and started hitting him, targeting places that wouldn’t show bruises.

Ye Shaoting kept pleading for mercy under the beatings.

"Jin Yu, Jin Yu, I’m wrong. Please show mercy!"

Jin Yu cracked a smile, twisted his wrist, and then spat out three words: "No chance."

As he raised his fist to deliver the final blow to Ye Shaoting, suddenly footsteps approached.

"Jin Yu..."

Jin Yu reacted quickly, immediately pulling Ye Shaoting over to flip positions, even managing to position himself in a way that forced Ye Shaoting to grip his neck.

The door opened that instant, and Jin Yu withdrew his hand.

Ye Shaoting: "..."

How did he end up with such a shameless matter?

Xu Niannian pushed open the door and saw Ye Shaoting pinning Jin Yu to the ground with his hand around Jin Yu’s neck, and for a moment she was somewhat taken aback.

Jin Yu’s face turned red with violent coughing, and while coughing, he said to Ye Shaoting, "Stop joking around, I already told you I’m not feeling well, get off me."

Ye Shaoting: "..."

Damn, he really wanted to hit someone.

He really felt like strangling him right then and there.

From Ye Shaoting’s actions, combined with what Jin Yu said, Xu Niannian understood.

She hurried over and pulled Ye Shaoting away: "Come on, get off him, he’s really not feeling well."

A second blow hit Ye Shaoting, and the corners of his mouth twitched non-stop.

Damn, which god had he offended to run into Jin Yu, this shameless and rotten friend?

Where was his high-and-mighty persona?

To get close to a woman, he could go so far as to shamelessly pretend to be weak and pitiable—did all those women who worshipped the ground he walked on know about this?

Clearly, the answer was no.

Even if they knew, they were still deliriously devoted to him.

Jin Yu, helped up by Xu Niannian and walking towards the bed, didn’t forget to turn back and provocatively raise his eyebrows at Ye Shaoting.

After settling Jin Yu on the bed, Xu Niannian remembered the reason she had returned.

She said to Ye Shaoting, "Have you had breakfast yet? If not, I’ll make yours too."

Ye Shaoting still remembered the taste of the noodles he ate at Xu Niannian’s place last time; he hadn’t forgotten it even now.

He had finally gotten the chance to taste her cooking again—how could he pass up such a delicious meal?

"I haven’t eaten."

"He already had."

Two voices sounded at the same time, one from Ye Shaoting and the other from Jin Yu.

Hearing each other’s words, both men gave the other a look of disdain.

Jin Yu said slowly, "Didn’t you just say you had eaten?"

His eyes carried a warning as he looked at Ye Shaoting.

Ye Shaoting replied with a grin, "Coincidentally, I got hungry just when I got here."

Having been slaved around by him for five days of holiday, Ye Shaoting couldn’t express how satisfying it was to see Jin Yu taking a hit. He felt so light, he thought he might float away as he walked.

Xu Niannian didn’t have any suspicions and said, "Okay then, I’ll make you a portion too."

The kitchen only had the most basic seasonings. She couldn’t carry much by herself, and just a bag of twenty pounds of high-gluten flour was enough to make her hands hurt from the weight.

She didn’t buy too many seasonings and didn’t have Butter Sauce, so she could only make a simple pot of noodle dumplings for them.

While Jin Yu wasn’t around, Xu Niannian took several buckets of stream water out of her space and put them into the kitchen’s stone jar.

She scooped two ladles of water into the iron pot to heat up.

It was a good thing she had cleaned out the kitchen cabinets the day before, or she wouldn’t have found these pots, cutting boards, and kitchen knives.

The kindling underneath crackled as it burned, and the flame was big; in no time, the stream water began to boil.

Xu Niannian was quick to act. As soon as the water boiled, she had already kneaded the dough.

The water used to knead the dough also came from the stream in her space.

In the past, when she used stream water for cooking and boiling rice, it was always accompanied by other spices, or she was preparing other dishes.

With the flavors mixed, Xu Niannian hadn’t noticed any unique taste of the stream water alone.

She had thought the stream water was only good for removing impurities from the food and making it more delicious.

It wasn’t until now that Xu Niannian realized an important fact.

The stream water itself had a unique flavor.

It was just that she couldn’t smell it normally.

Only when boiled could she smell it.

She couldn’t describe what kind of scent it was exactly, but it was very enticing.

So enticing that Xu Niannian herself was getting hungry.

She tried to scoop up a little with a spoon, blew on it to cool it down, and then took a small sip with her eyes narrowed.

Despite being as clear as boiled water, the taste was even more delicious than the secret broth she made in her previous life.

The rich and aromatic liquid invaded every corner of her mouth, lingering on her taste buds and enveloping her tongue.

The taste was so good, she wanted to drink more after the first sip.

Xu Niannian felt as if she had discovered a whole new world, a cause for great surprise and delight.

The fragrance from the pot wafted out, making the two big guys staring at each other in the room salivate.

Ye Shaoting gave up on glaring at Jin Yu and took a strong sniff, "Damn, what an amazing smell, what exactly is your wife making?"

He looked on with envy, jealousy, and resentment, then gritted his teeth, "Did you rack up a lot of karma from hitting the wooden fish as a monk in your last life? How else could you have landed such a fairy-like wife?"