At first, Aunt Fang had been unwilling. It was just her and her fatherless son at home; who knew how much gossip some strange man suddenly turning up might stir up?
Especially with that boss being so unpredictable. His sinister eyes gave anyone he looked at goose bumps.
But the brigade leader had spoken, and the man had offered to pay a hefty lodging fee. Looking at the fifty thousand yuan on the table, Aunt Fang promptly pocketed it and enthusiastically went to clean his room.
He could stay however he liked!
Cheng Yue: "..."
What else could he say? He wouldn't have refused either.
Ji Huaijin slept deeply, and he was heavy, too. Cheng Yue sat at the head of the bed, supporting his neck and letting him lean against his chest as he struggled to take off his jacket.
He was debating whether to fetch some water and wipe him down when a figure burst in.
Fang Lele, dripping with sweat, saw the stranger on the bed and swallowed his shout just in time.
Cheng Yue noticed him, too, and waved him over. They walked outside, one after the other.
"Just got off work?"
Fang Lele hadn't continued his education after high school. He had used the money from odd jobs to get his driver's license and now had a job delivering vegetables in town.
"Yeah. Cheng Yue, is that your friend?"
Cheng Yue nodded and handed him a bottle of water.
Fang Lele took it but didn't drink. Rubbing his fingers against the cap, he asked with feigned casualness, "Is he... from Capital City, too?"
Cheng Yue answered without thinking much of it. "Yeah. Why?"
"Nothing!"
Fang Lele raised the water bottle. "Thanks. I'm off. Still have to go to the fields."
He had arrived in a