Although Xie Zhuzhou was completely clueless about farming, he didn't find these trivial matters boring. He reached into the bag and took out the roasted, soft-fleshed sweet potatoes. The medium-sized sweet potatoes were packed in a box and smelled delicious. He shared them with his younger cousins from the Sheng Family who were playing on their phones nearby.
My younger cousins, their hands trembling slightly, accepted the gift, nodded, and politely said, " Xiexie, cousin."
They dared not laugh, but it would be impolite not to, because Xie Zhuzhou had a bad reputation, and they were afraid that Xie Zhuzhou was unhappy, he would call his older cousin to beat them up.
They hadn't done many good things in their own home before, so given their past experience, my older cousin definitely trusted Xie Zhuzhou more than them!
After all, Xie Zhuzhou is Ji Wangchen's younger brother, and they can tell which is more important.
Xie Zhuzhou had no idea what wild ideas these younger ones were having. He didn't seem to have any particular feelings towards the Sheng Family. If they were in the Marquis's mansion, their elder brother's cousins would barely be considered his cousins.
If he behaved well, he wouldn't even bully the younger ones.
Chu Yanzhang looked up and saw Xie Zhuzhou coming from Ji Wangchen's direction. From a distance, he could see Xie Zhuzhou carrying a bag of sweet potatoes, walking on the muddy ground where flowers had been planted. It hadn't snowed much these past few days, so the snow had melted a little, and the air and the mud on the ground were slightly damp, making his shoes sticky.
Chu Yanzhang, worried that the cold air might be too strong and harm Xie Zhuzhou's body, lowered his eyes, continued to light the fire with one hand, and pressed the silver snake ear clip on his ear with the other, saying to Wu Chang, who was on standby, "Bring me a hand warmer." After saying that, he quickly asked An Xinian, "You're very good at lighting fires, aren't you?"
An Xinian frowned slightly, but he couldn't admit defeat in front of his rival. He decisively replied, "Of course."
When Chu Yanzhang looked up again, An Xinian noticed that Chu Yanzhang's expression had completely changed from its previous coldness, now resembling a warm and sunny puppy. Seeing Xie Zhuzhou approaching, Chu Yanzhang said, " Zhuzhou, this fire doesn't seem to obey my commands; it hasn't caught fire."
An Xinian was dumbfounded and his eyes were opened wide. He realized that there really were people who could switch to another face in an instant!
Chu Yanzhang didn't seem like someone to be trifled with, and when he wasn't speaking, he was aloof and didn't care about anyone, not even bothering to glance at them. Even his rival in love was here, and he didn't take him seriously at all.
But once Xie Zhuzhou appeared in Chu Yanzhang's sight, Chu Yanzhang was like a robot that had been activated.
Xie Zhuzhou handed him a sweet potato. "It's alright."
"Wait a moment, I'll be right there..." Chu Yanzhang took the sweet potato, his hands and feet a little flustered, his voice becoming warmer, gentle yet tinged with embarrassment.
Xie Zhuzhou looked at Chu Yanzhang, whose face was covered in dust, and immediately felt sorry for Chu Yanzhang, saying, "Then don't use a lighter to light it. Second Brother said there's a flamethrower, it was just delivered. I'll go get it later."
An Xinian: "..."Would Chu Yanzhang die if he skipped tea for a day?
And why does Xie Zhuzhou like someone like that? Chu Yanzhang pretends so well, but what's the use of being obedient in front of Xie Zhuzhou? Xie Zhuzhou is just someone who'll be discarded once he's bored.
An Xinian felt a mix of emotions, and suddenly a lighter appeared in his hand. He looked at Chu Yanzhang: "?"
An Xinian's face nearly cracked as he asked Chu Yanzhang, "Why did you give me a lighter?"
"Brother Xinian, didn't you just say that setting a fire was a piece of cake for you?" Chu Yanzhang looked a bit dazed now, and after speaking to An Xinian, he slowly stood up again.
At the same time, he carefully protected the box of sweet potatoes in his hand and looked at Xie Zhuzhou, " Zhuzhou, Brother Xinian just said that he's really good at starting fires, so I wanted to let him try it out, is that okay?"
An Xinian had already cursed Chu Yanzhang a thousand times in his heart. Ha, Brother Xinian? Just now this guy kept calling him "Hey" or "that guy," only behaving slightly better by calling him "Mr. An" to shield him from the wind.
Xie Zhuzhou noticed that An Xinian's expression was unpleasant. The original owner had seen this expression many times before. He guessed that An Xinian was angry and embarrassed after being caught bragging.
"Senior, if you don't want to, that's fine. Don't be angry. Little Yan is a bit naive and might not understand what you mean. He might think you're really that capable. Since you can't do it, just give the lighter back to him and refuse him."
Xie Zhuzhou saw that the three fish had been quiet and hadn't caused any trouble lately, so he had no reason to confront them. After all, they were fish that the original owner had raised, and he was willing to give them some face. But if they corrupted Little Yan, he wouldn't hold back.
Why boast if you can't do it?
Little Yan has been studying and making money all these years. He doesn't know anything about scheming and intrigue. An Xinian must be trying to show off in front of Little Yan Little Yan to make him feel inferior.
What a vicious thought!
How dare they bully a child!
An Xinian was so shocked by Chu Yanzhang's actions that his eyes widened. He had only said that Chu Yanzhang was a shameless person, but the guy actually did something shameless to him.
Xie Zhuzhou was like a tyrannical ruler, believing everything Chu Yanzhang said...!
Chu Yanzhang was blind before, now Xie Zhuzhou is blind!
"I didn't say that." He was just saying it casually because he didn't want to lose; it wasn't true. An Xinian now finally understood how infuriating those scheming, manipulative women in the novels the female students in the club read were. Oh well, he already didn't get Xie Zhuzhou's attention, and if he argued with Xie Zhuzhou now, he probably wouldn't even be able to see him again.
"Fine, just pretend I was hallucinating." Chu Yanzhang sighed, looking pitiful and helpless.
An Xinian is currently in a state of utter despair.
Xie Zhuzhou felt sorry for Chu Yanzhang and had no choice but to take back An Xinian's lighter. "Forget it, senior, don't brag anymore. It's easy for people to misunderstand that you really have that ability. You should also forgive Little Yan; he didn't mean to embarrass you."
Chu Yanzhang nodded, looking regretful. "Maybe I misheard, Zhuzhou, don't blame your senior."
The Sheng Family's cousins stared wide-eyed. "!!!!"
Li Yankai and Lin Shu, cousins, had just brought over some hot milk tea when they witnessed this terrifying scene. Lin Shu almost burst out laughing, "Cousin, your classmate really knows how to have fun."
Li Yankai felt envious of Chu Yanzhang when he thought about missing out on 50 million, since Chu Yanzhang was the one who could most easily get what he wanted from someone close to him, and that guy seemed incredibly strong. Li Yankai knew that Xie Zhuzhou was currently more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, and was good at arguing, but he was very concerned about poor little creatures like cats and dogs.
One day, after school, he and Xie Zhuzhou walked out of the school gate from the classroom. On that way, he overheard Xie Zhuzhou and his assistant discussing rescuing disabled small animals and how they had allocated a considerable amount of money.
Xie Zhuzhou is a person who shows disdain for the strong and pity for the weak.
Li Yankai knew this, but he had to play dumb. Why was his roommate so wary? He had no right to be anyone's unofficial friend except to play the naive and innocent type.
Being a friend of the strong is indeed very difficult!
Xie Zhuzhou actually called him an unofficial friend! Well, that's already pretty good. Li Yankai was a little touched, but not much.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?" Li Yankai broke the deadlock, telling Xie Zhuzhou not to make things difficult for An Xinian. He was just bragging, so let it go.
Xie Zhuzhou accepted the milk tea he was offered, and the two exchanged sweet potatoes and milk tea.
"It's nothing. It's almost eleven o'clock. If the fire doesn't start soon, it'll be noon. Li Yankai, could you go and get the flintlock pistol from my second brother?"