Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 165 - 164: Starting to Take Shape (1 update)

Chapter 165: Chapter 164: Starting to Take Shape (1 update)

Jin Yu, the annoying ghost, his face was becoming clearer and clearer in her mind, and Xu Niannian’s face suddenly flushed with the handsomeness of his features.

Touching her hot face, Xu Niannian let out a "woof" and rolled over in bed.

Being a sucker for good looks is a disease that needs curing.

She had only been interacting with him for a few days and was already captured by Jin Yu’s face.

To her dismay, she had developed a bit of reluctance to let go.

It was really haunting.

Xu Niannian covered her face, which was aching from the headache; it seemed that she hadn’t seen those young, fresh-faced idols for too long, which led her to even fancy someone as crude and ruffian-like as Jin Yu.

Before she knew it, Xu Niannian had drifted off to sleep in a daze.

Jin Yu left in a hurry because his assistant, Huzi, found him directly and told him that they had caught one of the scumbags who had set him up last time.

Although they had only caught one, it was enough.

As long as they could pry his mouth open, there was no worry about not finding the others, right?

Those people had taken out two of his brothers, and just the mention of them made it impossible for Jin Yu to stay calm.

Jin Yu had always suspected there was a mole inside the organization, for otherwise their movements wouldn’t have been exposed.

His interrogation methods were almost unmatched within the organization; no matter how tight-lipped someone was, once in Jin Yu’s hands, they would spill everything.

That’s why the team was eager to have someone notify him.

*

Ye Shaoting watched Jin Yu step out of the car and walk over with a stern face.

"Jin Yu, Old Master Ye is here. Don’t be impulsive," he said.

Jin Yu frowned and asked as he walked, "Old Master Ye? What’s the situation? What’s he here for?"

"To take away the captive."

Upon hearing this, Jin Yu stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Ye Shaoting, "Did they spill anything?"

Ye Shaoting’s expression was grave, "No, Old Master Ye’s people said the matter involved too many parties and couldn’t be handled by our side."

"Hah...Let me finish the interrogation then," Jin Yu said coldly.

Ye Shaoting had feared Jin Yu would react this way, which is why he had come here in advance to wait for him.

"No way, Old Master Ye has already issued an order that no one is permitted to approach."

"If I can’t do it openly, I’ll do it covertly. I’m determined to interrogate him today," Jin Yu stated.

Old Master Ye was a top-level figure in Jingdu Headquarters of Organization C.

His presence indicated the situation was more serious than they had anticipated.

Jin Yu had followed this case from the beginning, and two of his brothers had been sacrificed for it. No matter how wide the implications, he was entitled to know.

It wasn’t reasonable to keep him involved and then, at the last minute, say he couldn’t be informed. If that was the case, they wouldn’t have allowed him to be involved from the start.

In the effort to retrieve what belonged to them, two brothers were sacrificed, and he too was injured, prohibited from returning to the organization in the short term.

An interception out of the blue?

Don’t even think about it.

He had suspected that the failure of their last mission was due to a mole inside, and among the suspects he pinpointed was the Ye Family’s Crown Prince, Ye Xiangtian.

Just as they caught the man, the Ye family brought out Old Master Ye.

It was very unusual, and Jin Yu wasn’t going to let anyone cut in.

Not to mention Old Master Ye, even if the Jade Emperor himself came, he would interrogate the captive today.

If someone was indeed to be taken away, they at least owed him a reasonable explanation.

Seeing him like this, Ye Shaoting knew persuasion was futile and simply said, "Make it quick, I’ll cover for you."

"Thanks."

...

Even with Jin Yu absent, Xu Zhiqiang was able to help out. Also, Li Qingshui, upon hearing that Xu Niannian was going to open a store here, immediately tossed the store’s management to her father and called over her fourth brother to help out.

Li Qingshui was informed by Xu Zhiqiang and had come all the way here.

At that moment, Xu Niannian was decorating the store environment together with Xu Zhiqiang. She was in charge of directing the design, while Xu Zhiqiang took care of the manual work.

They pinned previously cut dry tree bark onto the wall to create the shape of trees.

Then they wrapped the green plastic vines they had bought around the bark and secured them with nails, weaving them into attractive patterns.

When they reached the top section, she made a point of having Xu Zhiqiang hammer many nails into the vines.

Later, they would buy some lower-quality fabric, cut it into small pieces, and tie it into the shape of leaves to attach there.

Just as she nailed the third piece of tree bark, she heard Li Qingshui’s voice from outside, "Niannian girl, is that you?"

Earlier, when Xu Zhiqiang had gone to deliver goods, he had chatted with Li Qingshui for a bit.

Because she and the fourth brother had taken care of him when he was hospitalized.

Plus, Xu Niannian also said Li Qingshui was a decent collaborator, so Xu Zhiqiang didn’t hide it from her and directly told her the store’s address.

Hearing that he was going to decorate the store today, Li Qingshui brought the fourth brother over to help.

"Ah, Sister Qingshui, how come you’re here?" Xu Niannian dusted off the dust on her hands and walked over with a smile.

Li Qingshui’s eyes lit up upon seeing Xu Niannian painting the inside of the store white: "Yo, Niannian girl, you’re really capable, it’s quite clean."

Xu Niannian replied with a polite smile, "Sister Qingshui is jesting, it’s just a rough job. By the way, I haven’t thanked you and fourth brother for taking care of Zhiqiang at the hospital before. Come to where I live today, I’ll be in charge of cooking and make a delicious meal to thank you both."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingshui became even more fond of Xu Niannian. She liked Xu Niannian’s frank and straightforward nature, never beating around the bush.

"Alright, no need for all this thanking back and forth. If we really start counting, I should be the one thanking you. If there’s anything else in the store that needs help, just order me around. Don’t be polite with me, Sister. And if you’re ever unsure of anything in the future, feel free to ask me."

Li Qingshui’s straightforwardness was what Xu Niannian admired most. Hearing this, she squinted her eyes with a smile: "Then I really have to thank Sister Qingshui. There is something to do right now."

Then Li Qingshui and the fourth brother joined the ranks of those working hard.

It didn’t take long for them to nail all the tree bark in place.

Xu Niannian then took Li Qingshui shopping for beautiful fabrics, as well as a bunch of poor quality green coarse cloth.

Curious, Li Qingshui asked, "Girl, what are you planning to do with all this low-quality fabric?"

After cooperating on some tasks in the store, their relationship had grown closer, and their names for each other had changed.

Li Qingshui directly called Xu Niannian ’girl’, while Xu Niannian addressed her as Sister Li.

When Li Qingshui inquired, Xu Niannian replied with a laugh, "You’ll see in a bit."

She had been busy in the store since early morning, and she and Xu Zhiqiang hadn’t even had lunch. Without asking if Li Qingshui had eaten, she invited her to share a bowl of beef noodles.

There was a generous helping of beef, making for a satisfying meal. After eating, Xu Niannian also brought a serving each for the fourth brother and Xu Zhiqiang. When it was time to pay, Li Qingshui insisted on splitting the bill with her.

Xu Niannian finally managed to pay after much persuasion.

Li Qingshui said helplessly, "You girl, you won’t even let me, your elder sister, show a little generosity."

Xu Niannian laughed, "I’ll give Sister Li a chance to be generous next time, but today it’s my treat. You came over to help, it wouldn’t be right to let you pay."

"Alright then, I’ll treat you next time," Li Qingshui said without further politeness, decisively.

The two of them smiled at each other and walked hand in hand back to the store.

Xu Niannian was beautiful, and calling her a national beauty was no exaggeration. Her vivid laughter along the way dazzled the eyes of many men.

Back at the store, Xu Niannian finally showed the fabrics she had purchased, along with scissors and string.

She took out a piece of fine aqua-colored printed fabric and used string to run through it, hanging it as a curtain at the entrance of the kitchen.

For the remaining green coarse cloth, Xu Niannian cut it into diamond-shaped pieces. Li Qingshui watched for a while and then figured it out, starting to help Xu Niannian.

Soon, they had cut out a heap of fabric pieces.

Xu Niannian took the green string they bought, placed it in the center, arranged six diamond-shaped cloth pieces on top, tied the string around them, and fashioned a beautiful green flower.

The green looked vibrant and full of life, the color of tree leaves, the shape of a flower.

Zhiqiang and the fourth brother couldn’t be of much help with such delicate work. After eating the beef noodles they brought over, they followed Xu Niannian’s instructions to wrap the finished flowers around the nails holding the rattan in place.

They didn’t finish until evening.

Previously, whether it was Xu Zhiqiang, Li Qingshui, or the fourth brother, they didn’t understand why Xu Niannian wanted to decorate the store in such a way.

They only knew they had to follow Xu Niannian’s orders, just doing the task at hand without paying much mind.

Only after everything was completed did they take the time to look around at the interior decoration.

The freshly white-washed walls were now adorned with rows of trees, bursting with life.

Many pieces of green fabric were stuck to the walls with glue, with the diamond-shaped pieces folded diagonally to form two verdant tree leaves.

Just looking at it lightened the spirits.

"Ah, it’s so beautiful." Li Qingshui covered her mouth in surprise, looking incredulously at the well-decorated storefront: "Did we just do all this?"

Seeing the results of their hard work, Xu Niannian was especially happy: "Yep, we made it."

The more Li Qingshui looked, the more she liked it: "It’s so beautiful. Girl, what business are you planning to run?"

"I’m opening a restaurant," Xu Niannian did not hide her intentions.

"That’s wonderful, with your cooking skills, the restaurant is sure to be a success."

Thinking of Xu Niannian’s culinary abilities, Li Qingshui was filled with admiration.

She thought everything delicious would eventually become tiresome, but her Liuyue Su had been selling for two months straight, and they were still snatched up within a couple of days of stock arrival.