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Chapter 243 - Chapter 243 243. Firewood Stick_1

Chapter 243: 243. Firewood Stick_1 Chapter 243: 243. Firewood Stick_1 What else is there to say?

Call her stingy! With such little stuff, she wants them to come and take pictures? Wishful thinking!

Everyone at the pond was grumbling, but Zhang Yanping’s phone kept pinging with notifications–she had already received no less than three private messages.

[I’m from our city’s photography association. I’ll bring my camera over tomorrow.]

[I won the runner-up in the Autumn Themed Photography Competition of 20xx…]

[My camera is xx…]

Zhang Yanping was sorting through the photos everyone sent, while adeptly getting the group-buying mini-program ready to go live–

[The out-of-town customer group-buying mini-program is here! Convenient and quick, choose at will]

The images were all taken with her phone, done rather perfunctorily, but luckily it was her own vegetable-buying group, so no one was fussy about it.

In the group, everyone was very supportive, especially Xiaofeng, who sold scallion oil rolls. She bought twenty kilograms out of the thirty kilograms of small onions all by herself.

And then she sent a separate message:

[I still have to sell rolls in the morning, and I’m afraid I won’t make it to the market on time, so I’ll place an order here first. No need for express delivery, I’ll pick it up myself.]

[May I ask if you can restock? I didn’t buy everything because I was worried others wouldn’t have a chance to buy. If you can restock, then I’ll take another twenty kilograms.]

Such good onions, one must buy plenty, only then does it feel safe to chop them up and freeze them in the freezer.

Zhang Yanping: …

Alright then, that’s good too, it shows there’s a demand.

The mini-program was something everyone was accustomed to using. As soon as the vegetables went on sale, orders came in continuously. Only the more expensive honey and tea hadn’t moved yet.

But the prices were listed there. If someone wanted to buy, they would just pay and leave their address. Zhang Yanping mentioned this to Song Tan and turned her head back to huffing and puffing while moving stuff.

Song Tan didn’t look closely either and passed the information to Huo Xueying. It was already eight o’clock, and she needed to hurry to the town to buy some meat and vegetables, and also to bring over the construction team to familiarize them with the area.

Just as Seventh Uncle was listing off the vegetables, the sound of a motorbike came from the doorway, and Wu Lei and Zhu Li arrived.

After fumbling to park the motorbike by the roadside, both of their complexions weren’t great, clearly still a bit rattled.

When it came to moving, Wu Lan just couldn’t bear to go up the mountain to pick tea and instead stayed at home watching her belongings. Now, coming out and seeing this, she couldn’t help but be pleasantly surprised:

“Ah, Xiao Lei is here! This is…”

Her eyes were filled with excitement, already guessing.

Wu Lei’s face was pale, the paleness tinged with green, and he forced a smile: “This is my girlfriend Zhu Li. You can call her Lili, little aunt.”

“Ah!” Wu Lan was overjoyed, hurriedly welcoming them: “You brought your girlfriend back, how come I didn’t hear your mom mention it? Come, come, was it a bit chilly this morning? Look how pale you are–do you want hot water? I’ll pour you two cups of honey water.”

The two of them strained to lift the corners of their mouths, somehow managing a smile. It was then that Zhu Li, still unnerved, said, “Auntie, the mountain roads here are really scary.”

Of course, with Wu Lei’s half-baked driving skills, riding the motorbike all the way here at a snail’s pace, they were genuinely frightened.

Wu Lan also let out an “Oh dear”: “I was wondering why you both looked a bit off, the road is a little steep–If only I’d known, I would have asked Tantan to bring you over after buying groceries. Come, come, let me pour you some honey water to calm your nerves, this honey is really good.”

With relatives visiting, she might begrudge giving away a whole bottle, but wouldn’t she spare two cups?

She turned and went to pour some water.

But Zhu Li had already subconsciously touched her face, “Ah, does my complexion really look that bad? Auntie, where is the mirror? I want to touch up my makeup.”

She was planning on live streaming later.

…

Wu Lan was wholeheartedly playing the host, unaware that just last night, Wu Lei had received a good scolding from his mom, “You’re already an adult, how can you still be so immature when you do things! You’re nowhere near as good as Tantan!”

“Bringing your girlfriend home without a word in advance, I didn’t even prepare any dishes, and the room was tidied up in a hurry, not thoroughly cleaned–you’re making her think we don’t think highly of her.”

Wu Lei was also short of breath, “It’s okay, Mom, Lili heard that Tantan’s Peach Garden was blooming and wanted to take a look. We were planning to go directly to her place, but she mentioned that she’s moving out and has nowhere to stay, so we came back to stay for one night. We didn’t have time to inform you… ”

The more she talked, the angrier Aunt Yanping became!

“You knew that Tantan is moving, too! You guys are about the same age, but you never bother to show any concern for her! Your aunt has been so busy lately that she barely touches the ground. Your dad and I have been helping her out for quite a while, so we have no time to entertain guests!”

“Thinking of just taking Lili to take a look, you could have found some free time. She’s in the middle of building a house, it’s a mess. Aren’t you just causing trouble for your aunt on purpose?”

“Besides, when you bring your girlfriend over, your aunt would have to give you a red envelope, are you really planning on going empty-handed?”

One thing after another, Wu Lei was left speechless.

He hurriedly explained, “Mom, it’s not just for fun that Lili’s going, you know that she’s a live streamer, right? She live streams on ‘Trembling Sound,’ and she earns money from that.”

“The scenery at Tantan’s place is great, she plans to go there to film. It was all unplanned…”

As he spoke, Aunt Yanping’s irritation initially directed at her own son shifted subtly towards Lili–

She hasn’t even arrived at our house yet, and she’s already planning on going straight to a relative’s place without any reservations?

But then she thought about how young people today are friends with each other and don’t fuss over formalities like in the old days, so she kept her peace and went to gather two buckets of oil from her room, “Bring these to your aunt tomorrow; there are many mouths to feed in her home, and they’ll be needed.”

It was, after all, a gesture of goodwill.

But now she began worrying again: This girl wasn’t coming for a formal visit, just to spend the night. Should she still give a red envelope or not?

If so, should she prepare it as if it were for a future daughter-in-law, or…

Sigh.

In the dead of night, Aunt Yanping was utterly sleepless.

…

Remembering the nagging from his mom, Wu Lei also looked dejected as he took the two buckets of oil off the step:

“Aunt, I know you’re busy, but this… ”

“Oh my!” Wu Lan scolded him with a glare, “What did you bring these for! Besides, it’s not me who’s busy, it’s all people Tantan found–What does Lili like to eat? I’ll have Tantan buy some groceries.”

Zhu Li, who was patting powder on her face, responded softly with the demeanour of a well-behaved girl, “Auntie, don’t trouble yourself, I’m currently dieting, just some greens would be fine.”

Wu Lan thought to herself: She’s as thin as a stick, and she’s still dieting?

Turning to her, she handed over the honey water, “You look slim enough to me; it’s okay to indulge once in a while. The food at auntie’s house is very tasty!”

Zhu Li smiled, “Thank you, auntie–I heard there’s a Peach Forest on the mountain, and the blossoms are beautiful! Where is it?”