Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 262 - 261 Xiao Wuzi and Xiao Caozi

Chapter 262: Chapter 261 Xiao Wuzi and Xiao Caozi

Lin Nianhe had been pondering lately about what to do with the Wu Cao duo. Although having two little brothers was convenient, she couldn’t just let them wander around aimlessly forever, right? This was fine for now, but what would happen once she returned to Beijing?

Now, a great opportunity had come up—helping Sister Lirong take care of her two children.

It was kind of like being the East Palace Chief without pain, and if done well, the prospects were definitely better than brick-making.

Lin Nianhe sized up Xiao Wuzi and Xiao Caozi, observing the clear foolishness in their eyes, and silently gave herself a thumbs up internally.

Forget being the East Palace Chief, even if they were collectively bestowed with 18,000 years, they couldn’t pull off anything like using the emperor to command the princes.

She really knew how to make the best use of people.

She needed to reward herself with a top-tier midnight snack tonight.

Lin Nianhe turned to look at Zheng Lirong, who was still contemplating life, planning to discuss with the duo first.

"Hey, how about you two just stick around?" Lin Nianhe asked knowingly.

"Stick around? Of course, we’re not going anywhere," Cao Shijian thumped his chest eagerly to express his loyalty, "Teacher Lin, from now on we’ll follow you!"

Wu Genmao, a bit more cunning than Cao Shijian, added, "Wherever you go, we follow."

Lin Nianhe looked at them and asked, "So, whatever I ask you two to do, you’ll do?"

"Absolutely!"

"You say who to hit, and we hit them!"

Lin Nianhe really didn’t want to deceive them any further; it would make her feel guilty.

She immediately got to the point, pointing to the door behind her, "Sister Lirong is thinking of sending Zheng Shan and Bai Xiaojun to the village school. If the two kids come, can you two look after them?"

Wu Genmao: "..."

Cao Shijian: "..."

They looked at each other, then Wu Genmao immediately said, "Teacher Lin, you don’t need to test us anymore, we really want to follow you!"

"Exactly, not just Sister, even if Big Brother resurrected, we wouldn’t follow him anymore!" Cao Shijian added.

Lin Nianhe: "..."

Wu Genmao, holding up his severed arm, earnestly said, "Teacher Lin, before, we didn’t understand things, but now we do, they were up to no good, we can’t mingle with bad folks."

Cao Shijian: "Exactly, exactly."

Wu Genmao continued, "We need to draw a clear line, no matter how much money they offer, we won’t get involved with their family matters anymore!"

Cao Shijian: "Exactly, exactly."

"We two..."

"Stop!"

Lin Nianhe, pressing her temples, interrupted Wu Genmao: "Firstly, it’s not Sister Lirong who wants you to watch the kids, it’s my idea."

"Ah?"

"Oh."

"Secondly, there are proper channels for redressing grievances, you can’t take it out on the kids, right?"

"Ah?"

"Oh."

"So, give me a clear answer, can you two take care of these kids or not?"

"Ah... yes, can do, whatever you say, we will do."

"Exactly, exactly."

"What are you guys... saying?"

Lin Nianhe turned back, meeting Zheng Lirong’s puzzled eyes.

Seizing the moment, she pointed at the duo, "I figured since you might not have personnel to spare to take care of the kids, I thought I’d have these two help out with Shanshan and Xiao Jun."

Zheng Lirong exclaimed, "Ah," and looked at the duo, saying, "You two used to follow Laosan, right? Called... Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian, am I right?"

Wu Genmao and Cao Shijian both froze in shock.

They truly didn’t expect Zheng Lirong to remember their names.

What they didn’t know was that although Zheng Lirong didn’t deal with the black market, she remembered everyone’s name and knew the difficulties their families faced, even though they were just the lowest-level apprentice ruffians.

Zheng Lirong said, "It’s fine, Shanshan has grown up too, she can take care of her brother, it’s not necessary for someone to always be watching over them, it’s okay if you two are not willing."

Wu Genmao glanced at Cao Shijian, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Sister Lirong, whatever Teacher Lin asks us to do, we will do."

Zheng Lirong was somewhat surprised and turned her head to look at Lin Nianhe.

Lin Nianhe waved her hand slightly: "We’ll talk about it later, it’s not urgent."

Having said that, she then told the duo, "You two can go back and rest for now."

Wu Cao: "No need, we are not tired!"

Lin Nianhe: "..."

Not assigning them a task akin to being 007 would be an injustice to their enthusiasm for work.

She said, "Then you two just guard the door for now, don’t let anyone disturb the children’s nap."

"Alright! No problem!"

"Guarding the door is our old trade, absolutely professional!"

Lin Nianhe: "..."

They wouldn’t start charging admission to enter her house, would they?

Probably... not?

Lin Nianhe, massaging her throbbing forehead, then turned to ask Zheng Lirong, "Sister, shall we talk here or go outside?"

Zheng Lirong instinctively glanced at the small house diagonally across and said, "Let’s go outside to talk; there are too many people here."

She wanted to talk outside, and suddenly Lin Nianhe didn’t feel her headache anymore.

"Sister, I’ve thought it over, I still want to get goods from you."

Beside the small grove, Zheng Lirong said in a very low voice to Lin Nianhe.

Just as she had said earlier, she had no choice.

Working with Lin Nianhe, there might be death;

Not working with Lin Nianhe, death was certain. Not just for her, but her family’s thirty-odd members, Laoer’s wife and son, Laosan’s mother... none of them would escape a dire fate.

Her man had already let down many people, she couldn’t afford to fail others.

Lin Nianhe nodded slightly: "Okay, but I have my conditions too."

"You say," Zheng Lirong understood, her decision to cooperate was just the beginning.

Lin Nianhe saw Zheng Lirong’s nervous expression, she smiled, saying, "Earlier, Wu Genmao and the others dug a cellar for me, I’ll take you there later to familiarize you with the place, I will store the goods in the cellar, and you can send a car to pick them up—only at night, and you can’t bring too many cars at once."

Zheng Lirong nodded repeatedly, taking note seriously.

"You can put down a deposit for the goods first, then settle the payment later, just leave the money in the cellar, I’ll fetch it myself," Lin Nianhe said, "After this, other than you visiting the village to see the children, there’s no need for us to meet."

Zheng Lirong’s eyes sparkled instantly.

Not meeting meant Lin Nianhe would be safe, and similarly, she wouldn’t risk implicating Lin Nianhe.

"Alright, as you say," Zheng Lirong nodded repeatedly, "I don’t know anything now, I’ll go back and discuss it with Laosi, set a fixed time for picking up the goods, and then we don’t even need to call each other anymore."

"Hmm," Lin Nianhe said, "I have two more crucial demands."

"You say."

"First, in your black market, the markup on food cannot exceed 20% over the Cooperative Society prices, and other items can’t have a markup exceeding 40%."

"Second, the money previously donated to build schools and support students cannot be taken back, nor can those students be involved in the black market, but you can stop making donations in the future."

Lin Nianhe looked at Zheng Lirong, her eyes carrying a cold clarity.