My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 402: The Irredeemable A-Dou

Chapter 402: Chapter 402: The Irredeemable A-Dou

"No, no, we already decided together to go eat at the Chengzhou cafeteria. Right now, we are in the cafeteria, getting ready to order." Ji Deyi said, "I have to say, the Chengzhou cafeteria is really good. It’s so big and there are so many different kinds of dishes and snacks."

"You guys are making it sound so good, I want to eat there too. How about I go to the cafeteria with Zhou Shuyan to find you guys?" Lu Youxi said with a mischievous smile, deliberately teasing them.

Zhou Shuyan couldn’t help but laugh and raised an eyebrow at Lu Youxi, scaring them.

Even though they couldn’t hear what was being said on the other end of the phone just now, they could tell from Lu Youxi’s reaction that they were just talking big earlier, and now that they were really being invited, they were embarrassed.

As expected, Ji Deyi jumped in shock, almost leaping up, "No need, really no need! You know... boss, in my opinion, having President Zhou, such a big CEO, come down to the staff canteen to eat would definitely create a lot of psychological pressure for the employees at Chengzhou."

"That’s right, that’s right." Pei Jingyuan couldn’t hold back any longer; he took Ji Deyi’s phone and said, "A day’s work is already tiring enough. Finally, during the lunch break when we want to relax a bit, let’s not add more stress to the staff."

"So that’s how it is, I understand now." The voice on the phone somehow switched to Zhou Shuyan’s.

Pei Jingyuan: "!!!"

"President Zhou, I didn’t mean it that way, haha..." Pei Jingyuan didn’t know how else to explain and could only awkwardly laugh. It was really impossible to clarify.

How could the boss hand over the phone to Zhou Shuyan without a word!

Lu Youxi helplessly glanced at Zhou Shuyan. Just now, Zhou Shuyan had turned on the speakerphone, and just like that, Pei Jingyuan’s words were overheard by Zhou Shuyan.

"He’s just teasing you guys. You don’t need to be scared," Lu Youxi said, "Alright, you two go ahead and eat. If there’s a time when you feel less pressured and want to have a big meal, let me know, and we’ll make it up to you."

"Okay, okay," Pei Jingyuan quickly said.

Ji Deyi also turned on the speakerphone feature, and now the two of them were listening together.

Lu Youxi added, "Besides, no matter what, it was Zhou who hid his identity from you before, so treating you to a meal can be considered an apology."

Zhou Shuyan: "..."

What Lu Youxi said wasn’t wrong.

Since it was Lu Youxi who had spoken, Zhou would just accept it.

Zhou Shuyan touched the tip of his nose and didn’t dare to say more.

"We wouldn’t dare!" Even though Lu Youxi and Zhou Shuyan couldn’t see them, Ji Deyi and Pei Jingyuan were hurriedly waving their hands in denial, "President Zhou had his reasons, we can understand."

Pei Jingyuan followed, "Yes, yes, we understand."

Lu Youxi laughed, "Okay then, won’t delay your meal any longer."

"Okay, okay, goodbye boss, goodbye President Zhou!" Pei Jingyuan and Ji Deyi said in unison.

Lu Youxi hung up the phone and helplessly said to Zhou Shuyan, "Usually, including today before entering the conference room, they keep calling you ’Brother Zhou.’ But now in front of you, they don’t dare."

"Let them be," Zhou Shuyan actually didn’t mind how they addressed him.

He wasn’t worried they would call him President Zhou inappropriately.

Those two always knew their boundaries.

*

The Village Chief sorted out some affairs of Hexing Village and, to be on the safe side, made a preliminary tally of those willing to continue selling rice to Lu Youxi.

"Eh?" The Village Chief’s Wife casually glanced at the list and wondered, "Why is Ge Guifen’s name still on the list?"

"I didn’t expect it either, but she’s still willing to sell," the Village Chief said, "It wasn’t surprising when she wanted to sell before because Youxi offered a high price. Even though she’s always had disputes with Youxi, she is someone who is so shrewd about money that she wouldn’t be at odds with it. But now, hearing that the factory is offering a higher price than Youxi and she’s still willing to sell to Youxi, I’m quite surprised too."

"Ah, what nonsense," the Village Chief’s Wife said, "She’s already agreed to sell to the factory."

"When did that happen?" the Village Chief asked, surprised.

"It was shortly after you spoke about it at the village plaza, I heard from Xiao Lin that she sold her family’s rice to the factory at a high price," the Village Chief’s Wife said, "You see, you can keep track of the big issues in the village, but for gossip like this, you’ve got to rely on me."

The Village Chief laughed, "That’s something Xiao Lin told you."

"If I hadn’t asked Xiao Lin to find out, would you have known?" The Village Chief’s Wife gave him a look, "I was the one who first talked to Xiao Lin, asking her to help pay attention to the intentions of each household in the village to see if anyone had secretly signed a contract with the factory or something. After Xiao Lin inquired, so far in our village, only Ge Guifen secretly signed with them, and it seems she even signed for a high price."

The Village Chief’s Wife grimaced and said, "If it weren’t for my extra vigilance, you would have been duped by Ge Guifen."

"Yes, yes," the Village Chief laughed and thanked his wife, "We really owe this one to you."

"This Ge Guifen, she already signed with the factory, and is then coming back to sign and say she’ll sell the rice to Youxi—isn’t she just setting traps for people?" The Village Chief’s Wife was really starting to loathe her.

"Exactly," the Village Chief also said discontentedly, "We’ve tallied the amount of rice and given it to Youxi. If Ge Guifen’s share is missing, it might cause trouble for Youxi’s business."

"Lucky we found out," the Village Chief’s Wife said.

The Village Chief immediately crossed out Ge Guifen’s name and said, "Go check again and see if anyone else has secretly sold to the factory."

"People are funny, selling is selling, no one is stopping them. They just need to openly admit it," the Village Chief complained.

The Village Chief’s Wife shook her head, "What can I say, some people are just hopeless. Trying to lead them to a better life, but they just outsmart themselves."

"I’ll go find out more," the Village Chief’s Wife said before leaving to gather more information.

But to the Village Chief’s surprise, in the end, only Ge Guifen had sold her rice to the factory.

"Fan Shugen actually wanted to sell too, but since he doesn’t do any work, he doesn’t take care of matters. His wife is the one who does all the work on their land, and she controls the money. So when his wife insisted on selling to Youxi, he had no say in it," the Village Chief’s Wife couldn’t help but sigh, "Fan Shugen may play tricks, but at least he listens to his wife. His wife is quite capable, and she’s able to keep him in line."

"His wife used to say that if Fan Shugen is lazy and doesn’t work, that’s fine, as long as he doesn’t cause her trouble and listens to her, that’s okay with her. She treats it as if she’s raised another son," the Village Chief’s Wife said, "I was a bit disapproving at first, but now I think Fan Shugen’s wife is actually quite smart."

"In the city, it is easy to say and do divorce, but here in our village, it’s not possible. Since she can’t divorce, at least having a husband that is obedient allows her to get by."

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