Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 500 - Chapter 500 How to handle Brother Wu Leis salary_1

Chapter 500: How to handle Brother Wu Lei’s salary_1 Chapter 500: How to handle Brother Wu Lei’s salary_1 The setting sun’s last rays finally disappeared completely, and both rice fields were now fully planted with seedlings.

Song Sancheng waved goodbye to the villagers who had come to help, walking home with a dejected Wu Lei in tow.

Upon entering the yard, as he expected, Wu Lei wordlessly washed the remaining mud off his feet by the water tank, then trudged upstairs to the third floor.

Leaving everyone in the yard looking at each other in confusion:

“What’s wrong with him?”

“Don’t even mention it…”

Song Sancheng also had an indescribable look on his face.

“You know, Lili seems to have deleted him, blocked him.”

“What?” Zhang Yanping frowned. “Lili is only blocking him now!”

Really, Wu Lei was such a simple-minded guy; high schoolers were better at cajoling people than he was, though they didn’t like Lili either. But they were still curious–how could anyone fall for him?

Song Sancheng hurriedly gestured with his hands: “Don’t blame Lili this time, really don’t blame her! This foolish kid…”

He showed a pained expression: “While video chatting with Lili, he showed her locusts…”

And not just a quick glimpse, but right up close to the camera. He’d finished talking about his own hardships, so it was quite restrained of Lili not to burst out with a tirade.

At these words, everyone in the yard was at a loss for words.

Just…

Song Tan looked at Wu Lan with a complex expression, “Mom, logically speaking, our Wu family’s genes shouldn’t result in this, right?”

“What’s there to say,” Wu Lan had come to terms with it. “You see in movies they talk about mutations, can’t other people have other strong points?”

“What strong points?”

Zhang Yanping suddenly asked.

That question left Wu Lan speechless too.

Just… strong points… that… she had yet to discover them, but how to put it–

Song Tan suddenly raised his voice: “The strong point is! My brother Wu Lei works much harder than you do!”

Zhang Yanping was not convinced–there was a saying, wasn’t there? The one who works with his mind rules others, the one who works with his strength is ruled by others!

Just as he was about to retort, he heard thumping sounds from the staircase–Wu Lei was coming downstairs again.

He was downcast, probably hungry by now, and grabbed a peach from the living room to crunch on it, as if he had a grudge against the fruit.

It made Mr. Qian grimace, feeling that without taking a bath, burning incense, and maintaining a proper mood, one was unworthy of his extraordinary peaches.

However, Song Sancheng whispered, “Tantan, I just heard Wu Lei say, he wants to save his wages to buy Lili a train ticket and a gift… maybe you should find an excuse to give him only part of it, and save the rest?”

Weren’t they planning to buy a house in Ning City? With room and board covered here, a monthly wage of 3000, even saving a thousand of it, he could accumulate twenty thousand in two years, right?

That’s surely better than relying solely on his family?

Song Tan raised an eyebrow, full of confidence: “Don’t worry, Dad!”

Then she cleared her throat and said loudly, “By the way, Brother Yanping, since these peaches are so tasty, don’t you want to bring a couple of boxes home?”

Zhang Yanping’s dark, honest face broke into a dutiful and wistful smile: “Definitely! And with the peaches being this delicious, how could I take only two boxes?”

“Given the friendly price you’ve offered, Tantan, I’ve got to be thick-skinned and grab the opportunity to buy more–let’s do this, such good things aren’t always around. With my monthly wage of 2500, I’ll keep 500 for my phone bill and other stuff, save another 500, and use the remaining 1500 to buy peaches!”

Xin Jun chimed in timely, “I earn a bit more, but since I have to pay for shipping, I’ll go with 2000.”

Song Tan turned around, looking at the absent-minded Wu Lei, as though asking casually, “Brother Wu Lei, this is your first paycheck, do you want to buy some peaches for the family?”

Wu Lei hesitated; his paycheck hadn’t been issued yet, had it?

But–

“Alright… I’ll take six boxes too, but I want to leave three for Lili, so she can take them back for her parents to try.”

“These peaches are really delicious. Lili got angry today, and I’ll send peaches over to cool her down.”

Song Tan shook her head.

Then she walked over to him and whispered, “Brother Wu Lei, you’re not thinking this through–why are you working at my house? It’s for your down payment, right?”

“Who’s holding on to the down payment? Your parents!”

“With your first paycheck, of course, you should go all out to let them enjoy the benefits of having a son. That way, it’ll be harder for them to refuse you later.”

“Of course, you can still give some to Lili–but isn’t she angry? How can you be so silly? A cold delivery handled by a cold courier… can that be heartfelt?”

“She might even feel you’re just fobbing her off with two boxes of peaches, showing no respect at all, right?”

Her words were earnest and her demeanor sincere, as she played with language with exceptional dexterity.

“How about this, tell Lili you’ve prepared an amazing gift for her especially and ask her to come find you here!”

“Of course, don’t buy a ticket first. After all, it’s still uncertain whether she’ll agree or not.”

To save the expense of buying gifts and tickets.

“And hey, phone conversations lack emotional connection.”

“You have to do it face to face! If Lili is angry, she will probably reject you at first, but we can slowly warm up the water like boiling a frog, eroding stone with dripping water.”

“If she’s no longer mad, inviting her over would be giving her a way out, and wouldn’t that make everyone happy?”

Wu Lei fell silent for a moment, then hesitantly said, “You… you seem to make sense…”

“Of course!” Song Tan replied with extra confidence: “Who dates like you do?”

“But!” Wu Lei looked at her with some distrust:

“Tantan, you haven’t been in a relationship, have you? Can you really guide me, someone who has been in one?”

Song Tan: …

She did have a point.

But–

She unabashedly praised herself:

“Brother, look at this face of mine, am I lacking in admirers? I may not have eaten pork, but I’ve seen pigs run!”

“Listen to me, if your uncle and aunt are happy, maybe they’ll cut that two years down to one! Isn’t that more important than a brief meetup with your girlfriend?”

She spoke with heartfelt urgency: “If love endures through time, why should it depend on–being together morning and night!”

After saying this, she herself rubbed away the goosebumps on her arm.

But Wu Lei didn’t notice.

All he did was ponder deeply, then grit his teeth:

“You’re right!”

“Let’s do it your way–eight boxes for my parents, and two saved for when Lili comes! The rest I’ll keep for topping up my phone credit, playing games, and for the ticket and stuff!”

Song Tan nodded, then added thoughtfully:

“However, Brother Wu Lei, giving too many peaches at once, they won’t finish them all, and they won’t be fresh anymore. Since Peach Garden is still there, I’ll just send two boxes over for now. The rest, we can slowly bring over when we head to town some day.”

“The longer they eat them, the more they’ll feel your filial piety.”

Considering everything so thoroughly, Wu Lei could only nod again and again in agreement.

He felt that, although cousin Tantan could sometimes be a bit cold-blooded and fierce, when it came to thinking things through, she was very meticulous.

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