Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 197 - 196: Brother Cheng Seems a Bit Cuckolded

Chapter 197: Chapter 196: Brother Cheng Seems a Bit Cuckolded

"Big brother, important news! Sister-in-law’s man has also come down to the countryside! Right here in our brigade! Yes yes, from Beijing, just arrived today, Sister-in-law asked me to help him buy grain... She didn’t go, she went to a meeting at the commune today, I inquired about it, it’s a meeting about the elementary school starting..."

Zhou Xu sat on the ground, leaning against the counter, his head filled with one question mark after another.

The guy making the phone call outside, there’s no doubt it was Wu Genmao, he can almost hear that voice every day, it’s way too familiar.

Sister Lin, this ill-fated nickname he also knew, referred to Lin Nianhe.

But...

Lin Nianhe’s partner?

And he’s come down to the countryside?

If he remembers correctly, his Brother Cheng is still in the provincial city right now! And he’s not an educated youth either!

Zhou Xu felt, his Brother Cheng seemed a bit cuckolded.

Zhou Xu also felt, he now faced a lethal puzzle.

Should he tell Brother Cheng this news?

If he told him, he might be silenced;

If he didn’t, he might get torn to pieces.

Zhou Xu buried his face in his palms.

What a misfortune.

...

After Bai Bo hung up the phone, he always felt like something was missing.

Not until Bai Xiaojun came running over with a small wooden sword asking him, "Dad, what are we eating tonight?" did Bai Bo react, oh, today, that bastard Wu Genmao oddly didn’t mention what they ate.

He’s actually feeling a bit uneasy about it!

Right then, Laosan, who had been out for several days, came back.

He very wisely stood by the courtyard gate, quietly waiting.

Bai Bo ruffled his son’s hair, took a 10-cent coin from his pocket and gave it to him: "Go on, buy an ice-lolly with your sister."

Bai Xiaojun ran off happily.

Only then did Laosan come in, his face showing fatigue, but unable to hide his excitement: "Big brother, I found out, that elementary school was built with donations from Lin Nianhe!"

"What did you say?" Bai Bo couldn’t believe what he was hearing and widened his eyes, "When?"

"In June," Laosan replied, "The Lan County Commune didn’t make it clear, Lin Nianhe didn’t show up, everything was done with the help of their principal, but there’s a record, I also inquired that Lin Nianhe and Principal Wu met at the health clinic, and then she often went to the Textile Factory Family Courtyard, she was quite friendly with the people there."

Bai Bo furrowed his eyebrows, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the tabletop.

After a while, he asked, "How much money did she donate to build the school?"

"Five hundred," Laosan said, pursing his lips with a sour expression, "Don’t know what that girl from Beijing is up to, with that kind of money, it’d be enough to indulge in good food for a year and a half."

Bai Bo waved his hand, signaling him not to continue.

He frowned in thought, feeling something was amiss.

"Right, big brother, there’s another thing," Laosan licked his lips, "Do you still remember Old Man Niu’s grandson?"

"Uh, what about him?" Bai Bo didn’t care about some little bastard, casually responding.

"He was adopted by that principal, all the procedures are completed."

"What did you say?"

Bai Bo suddenly sprang up from his chair, his eyes glaring intently at Laosan: "Are you sure?"

His voice was trembling a bit.

Laosan was at a loss, trembling as he nodded, "Ye-yes, it’s just something from a few days ago. I heard that kid is only five or six years old and lives at the school..."

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Bai Bo suddenly burst into laughter.

Laosan: "...?"

It’s over, his big brother seems to have gone mad.

Indeed, when those messy and unrelated affairs piled up together, he almost went mad himself when he heard them.

Bai Bo’s eyes shone brightly as he took out his cigarette case, pulled out two cigarettes, handed one to Laosan, and put the other one in his mouth.

"Good, very good! Laosan, you’ve done a great job!"

As Bai Bo spoke, he even struck a match himself to light Laosan’s cigarette.

Laosan was incredibly flattered and quickly covered Bai Bo’s hand with his own in pretense to light the cigarette.

Bai Bo lit his own cigarette as well, exhaling a puff of white smoke. He looked at Laosan stupefied, feeling very much the big brother who was strategizing behind the scenes.

"School, school!"

Bai Bo laughed like a fox that couldn’t hide its tail.

He sat back down on his chair, patted the armrests, and looked into Laosan’s eyes, saying, "This Lin Nianhe is indeed no simple character; she’s playing a big game here!"

Laosan: "Er... big brother, what do you mean?"

"You, you still lack experience."

Bai Bo was in a good mood, wanting both to school his younger brother and to show off his unique, profound strategic foresight as a big brother. He proceeded to share all his thoughts:

"School, the school is key. I’ve been wondering all this time, in Wu Genmao’s reports, it’s almost always about the school, school, school, as if Lin Nianhe came down to serve as a teacher."

"Today, I finally realized, Lin Nianhe is trying to cultivate her own loyal followers in Lan County! Oh no, perhaps not just Lan County, she might want more. Her last visit to the provincial city, definitely wasn’t because she foresaw Qian Guozhu’s incident and rushed over..."

"Didn’t we hear she spent an entire afternoon in the bookstore? What kind of books take that long to buy? I think, she used the trip to the bookstore as a cover, aiming to set up a school in the provincial city too!"

Laosan understood every word, but still couldn’t comprehend when they were put together.

He puffed on his cigarette, carefully voiced his doubt: "But big brother, it’s just a primary school she’s building, what can those little bastards achieve?"

Bai Bo had a ’I knew you wouldn’t understand’ expression. He took a deep drag on his cigarette, his voice growing hoarse: "That’s why I said she’s playing a big game... Think about it, those little bastards watched by her from a young age, just offering them a little favor here and there, won’t they obey her every command?"

Finally, Laosan understood.

He also preferred his own followers to be from a clean slate to avoid the infiltration of other families’ spies.

Those raised from a young age right under his watch were the ones he trusted the most.

Moreover, in a fight, it’s not the old-timers you should fear, as those people are already sly and cherish their lives dearly. It’s the young and fearless little bastards that are the most frightening, ready to throw punches ruthlessly and gambling their own lives as well.

Laosan pondered for a moment, but still hesitated, "But big brother, it’ll take years before those little bastards grow up, won’t it?"

Bai Bo scoffed, "She can build a primary school, can’t she build a middle school and a high school next? By that time..."

Laosan mulled it over, and it made sense.

He hastily said, "Then big brother, what do we do? We can’t just watch her gain power, right? She has connections not just in Beijing, but here too... If she really starts hopping around, we might have trouble handling her."

Bai Bo took one last drag on his cigarette and fiercely stamped it out on the ground, sparks flying.

He pulled back his lips, smiling.

"A little girl, how big of a splash can she make? Now that I’ve guessed her intentions, can I still let her control the situation? But I must admit, the girl from Beijing is quite clever. I really hadn’t thought of this move."

Bai Bo stood up with his hands behind his back, went inside the room and threw a bag of money on the table:

"Laosan, you go, hire some people to build a school! Start with Lan County!"

With hands still behind his back, Bai Bo’s eyes glinted with a sage-like insight into everything.