Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 160 - 159: What to Do? (3 Updates)

Chapter 160: Chapter 159: What to Do? (3 Updates)

The next day, the three of them arrived at the store together.

Xu Zhiqiang couldn’t contain his excitement about the store being in this location.

"Sister, is this going to be our store from now on?"

"Mhm." Xu Niannian nodded with a smile.

Jin Yu observed the synchronized smiles of the sister and brother, a curve forming at the corner of his lips.

The store had basically been cleaned up, and now the most important thing was arranging the interior environment.

Jin Yu worked on constructing the cooking range in the kitchen, while Xu Niannian directed Xu Zhiqiang to paint the walls with white paint.

The painting process went quickly, and in no time, a wall was done.

The previously yellowed walls were now snow-white. They couldn’t compare to the porcelain powder of later generations, but their brightness left the place looking clean.

She had noticed that most restaurants nowadays didn’t pay much attention to the environment. She had been to a few, and if the tabletops weren’t always greasy, then the walls were blackened with soot.

Dining in such places always affected her mood.

The only nicer environments were in big restaurants.

However, the food in big restaurants was expensive, not suited for the general public, only for the wealthy.

In this society, regardless of the era, the wealthy were always in the minority while the poor were the majority.

Not to mention in the 1980s, the disparity between the rich and poor was even greater.

Since she was just starting out with her store, she definitely had to cater to the majority of the public.

She did have the desire to open a higher-class restaurant, but she knew well that one cannot become fat with just one bite.

Everything had to come gradually, one step at a time. Building a solid foundation first before climbing higher was the only way to avoid a crushing failure.

Xu Zhiqiang was a hard worker, not even knowing when to take a rest, his eyes full of determination.

He painted all four walls and even the ceiling, working all day long.

Jin Yu also busied himself in the kitchen for a whole day.

Xu Niannian popped in a few times to check on him and found that Jin Yu had not only built her a cooking range but also made the cabinets, with the counter connecting to the cooking range and circling the kitchen.

It saved space and also made it convenient for her to work.

When she cooked, she could also place seasoning on the counter for easy access.

That wasn’t all; Jin Yu had also installed a sink on the counter.

The sink was placed right next to the wall behind the kitchen, and he had even drilled a hole in the wall, which Xu Niannian guessed was for drainage.

She had thought that Jin Yu was just going to build her a cooking range, but he went ahead and did the cabinets too.

That was really something.

Feeling Jin Yu’s thoughtfulness, Xu Niannian smiled brightly, "I never expected it, Jin Yu, for you to have such a deft hand?"

Jin Yu looked up at her, his face smeared with cement dust.

"There are many things you haven’t anticipated; this is just one of them."

Xu Niannian didn’t bother to banter with him, grateful for his help nonetheless.

Setting a certain incident aside, he was actually a pretty good person.

As long as he didn’t have a "bastard" moment, he was quite decent.

"What would you like to eat tonight? I’ll cook it for you," Xu Niannian said cheerfully as she skipped over the cement bricks on the floor to Jin Yu’s side.

Her skirt lifted, brushing across Jin Yu’s face, leaving behind a fragrance. Jin Yu instinctively caught hold of it.

Grey handprints immediately appeared on the snow-white skirt.

Xu Niannian: "..."

"Why are you grabbing my skirt?" she demanded, yanking the skirt back.

By the time Jin Yu realized he had soiled her skirt, he was about to let go, but her sudden pull caused his instinctive reaction to clench back.

Xu Niannian’s skirt was made from high-quality fabric she had sewn herself; it was very sturdy and did not tear.

But since Jin Yu was stronger than Xu Niannian, the skirt didn’t rip, yet he yanked it down forcefully.

Jin Yu only caught a flash of two pale and smooth legs before his face was slapped firmly twice, causing his handsome face to go numb.

A blush spread across Xu Niannian’s face as she pulled up her skirt, "Jin Yu, you dead hooligan!"

Without giving Jin Yu a chance to reply, she dashed out with a flushed face.

Blood trickled from Jin Yu’s nostrils. Realizing what he had done, he covered his nose, his first thought being, her legs were so white!

His second thought, oh no, trouble.

He quickly dropped his tools and ran out.

Xu Niannian was right in the hall, not having gone anywhere, passing the brush to Xu Zhiqiang to paint the corners, with Xu Zhiqiang standing on a tall stool.

All of a sudden, Jin Yu didn’t know what to say.

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to pull off your skirt?

Or, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have looked at your legs?

Or perhaps, your legs are beautiful, you really don’t need to be upset about it?

Jin Yu suddenly felt that no matter what he said, he couldn’t escape getting slapped again.

Touching her cheek that was scalding hot, she might as well have grilled rice cakes on it.

Jin Yu mustered up his courage and walked over to Xu Niannian.

That’s when he noticed her cheeks were so red they could bleed, her entire face was flushed.

It wasn’t the kind of redness that came from a sudden surge of blood, but rather like she had a full face of peach-colored powder on.

Her charming red lips were bitten tightly, and the bright moisture in her eyes seemed they could roll down at any moment.

Seeing her bewitching, peach-blossom-like appearance, Jin Yu’s throat tightened, and his mouth became dry.

Feeling uncomfortable, he licked his lips, at a rare loss for words.

"I have something to say to you."

As soon as he spoke, his own husky voice startled him.

In front of Xu Zhiqiang, Jin Yu didn’t say much.

Xu Niannian didn’t want to argue pointlessly with Jin Yu in front of her brother either.

She simply turned and walked towards the kitchen, with Jin Yu following behind her.

Xu Zhiqiang glanced curiously at the two of them, didn’t say much, and continued with his work.

"What do you want to say?" Xu Niannian asked with a red face, adding, "Hitting you this time, you deserved it, the agreement doesn’t count."

She and Jin Yu had agreed she wouldn’t slap him so casually next time.

Jin Yu knew he was in the wrong but still wanted to argue a bit for himself.

"I didn’t mean to take liberties."

Xu Niannian glared at him from the corner of her eye: "But you did something that took liberties with me."

"I didn’t mean to," Jin Yu said uncomfortably, touching his face and, enduring the pain, drew it closer, "How about you give me two more slaps?"

Looking at his handsome face leaning in, that face, at this moment, no longer showed the usual suaveness.

It was not only covered in cement dust, but also sported two bright red handprints.

Strangely enough, had it been anyone else who dared to pull down her skirt, she would have fought to the death with a kitchen knife in hand, even if she couldn’t win.

But facing Jin Yu... Instead of the usual disdain, she couldn’t find anything other than embarrassment and coyness.

Could it be just because he was handsome and had saved her once?

Xu Niannian deeply despised herself inside, ashamed of being a ’face-chaser’.

Without saying a word, Xu Niannian made Jin Yu somewhat nervous.

But the unbending Jin Yu didn’t know how to appease people; the more anxious he got inside, the stronger his stubbornness grew.

He rubbed his hair irritably a few times and suddenly grabbed her shoulders with both hands.

"Hey, Xu Jiaojiao, you’re not allowed to be mad, hear me? If you get mad again, I’ll just..."

"Just what?" Xu Niannian opened her eyes to look at him: "Do you want to slap me twice too?"

It was better that she was talking than anything else, and Jin Yu couldn’t help revealing a relieved smile.

In a flash, his eyebrows softened with warmth, and his dark eyes sparkled like the bright stars in the night sky.

Xu Niannian was dazzled by his shining eyes.

"Then I’ll let you slap me two more times," he said with a smile.

Although his face was dirty, and there were two handprints on it, he looked very handsome at that moment, at least in Xu Niannian’s spellbound eyes.

This was the first time Jin Yu had ever smiled so unguarded in front of her.

Realizing she was mesmerized again, Xu Niannian spat in annoyance inside.

Shameless face-chaser.

Yet, why did Jin Yu’s words sound so misleading?

It gave her the sensation of an idol drama from a past life.

Ah, how annoying.

Xu Niannian, be alert, the one in front of you is not the male lead, just a somewhat handsome ruffian.

With a myriad of metaphorical wild horses stampeding through her, Xu Niannian couldn’t control her inner turmoil, and with a "Meow," she cupped her face and even stamped her foot.

Jin Yu watched, completely baffled.

Done for, she hadn’t gone mad, had she?

"Xu Jiaojiao, get ahold of yourself." He shook her shoulders forcefully, and Xu Niannian’s neck wobbled like putty, swaying back and forth with his movements.

"I told you, my name isn’t Xu Jiaojiao," she said, shoving his hand off and keeping her face tense, not wanting to look at him any longer; the more she did, the more she noticed that the ruffian was annoyingly handsome.

"Are you still mad?" Jin Yu asked.

Xu Niannian puffed up her cheeks and nodded: "A little."

Jin Yu cleared his throat and asked in a low voice, "Can I hit you?" While saying this, he moved his face closer to let her vent.

Xu Niannian looked at him, his ingratiating smile clear on his face for having done something wrong.

That face, that demeanor, were the very image of an idol drama male lead, plus the way he spoke, inexplicably made her feel pampered.

Ah, Xu Niannian was going mad, anger pushing her to shove Jin Yu away.

Her small strength certainly couldn’t knock Jin Yu down, but to let her vent, he intentionally staggered back from her push and even pretended to accidentally step on a brick, falling buttocks-first into the cement mix, feigning a grimace of pain.