Chapter 113 - Deliciousness and Purchase Orders (1/2)
Deliciousness and Orders
Chapter 113 - Deliciousness and Purchase Orders
“I have to hand it to you; causing trouble like this in the blink of an eye. If Xia Xue had not called me I wouldn’t have known that you were in trouble.” Long Bing rolled her eyes at Xia Lei as they walked out of the police station, a faint smile in the corners of her lips.
She’d been smiling more times the past two days than ever before.
Xia Xue spoke before Xia Lei could, “Big Sister Long, it’s not my brother’s fault, it’s mine… I shouldn’t have chided that girl.”
Long Bing stroked the top of Xia Xue’s head, “You - are too kind and naive. There are some people and matters which you cannot avoid no matter what you do.”
Xia Xue stuck her tongue out. It seemed like she and Long Bing were close.
“Xue, get in the car. I want to chat with your Big Sister Long,” said Xia Lei. Some things could not be said in front of Xia Xue.
“Okay.” Xia Xue complied obediently and got in the unmarked military SUV which Long Bing drove.
Xia Lei spoke only after Xia Xue had entered the car, “This incident was caused by Xu Lang. He got someone to hit my sister so he can set it up to land me in jail.”
Long Bing paused, “How do you know it was Xu Lang?”
“I happened to hear it when w.a.n.g Wei was making a phone call,” said Xia Lei. How he actually found out was through his X-ray vision and lip-reading but he could not tell her that.
Long Bing’s brows wrinkled, “Even if Xu Lang was trying to get you in trouble, how could you hit a girl into unconsciousness in a place like the Forbidden Palace?”
Xia Lei smiled wryly, “They can hurt me but not my sister. I can’t even bear to scold her at all, let alone slap her.”
Long Bing sighed, “Xia Xue is indeed a good girl and I really like her but it’s not good to coddle her like this. Think about it - someone else just slapped her and you lost control and beat the person into unconsciousness. If someone hurts Xia Xue again, will you kill that person?”
Xia Lei was silent. Though he said nothing, he had to admit that what Long Bing said made sense. Xu Lang had identified and made use of his weakness against him, employing dirty tactics to get him in trouble. If someone else made use of Xia Xue again to corner him and harmed Xia Xue even more, won’t he lose all reasoning then?
“It’s just Xu Lang and you became so reckless. This won’t do; you have to learn to control your emotions,” said Long Bing.
Xia Lei nodded and smiled, “Is this your second lesson?”
“How can this be counted as a lesson?” Long Bing said, “I’m just reminding you. Let’s go back. You’re in charge of cooking and Xue and myself will take care of the eating.”
“Mn, back home to cooking.” Xia Lei a.s.sented.
Xia Lei and Long Bing looked embarra.s.sed after he said that line. It was normal for Long Bing to say to go home because it was her home after all but it was weird when Xia Lei said ‘back home’. If Long Bing’s home was his home, wouldn’t that mean that he was Long Bing’s man?
Then again, this embarra.s.sment was nothing compared to the ‘lesson’ Long Bing had taught him last night.
w.a.n.g Wei walked out of the police station as Long Bing was driving out. He watched the unmarked military vehicle move off into the distance before he took his phone out and called Xu Lang’s number.
“Hey, has it been settled?” Xu Lang’s voice came from the phone, sounding rather delighted.
w.a.n.g Wei couldn’t help clenching his teeth at Xu Lang’s voice and he replied angrily, “Xu Lang! Are you trying to ruin me? I treated you well so how could you do this to me? Huh?!”
The line was silent for a few seconds before Xu Lang spoke again, “w.a.n.g Wei, did you take the wrong medication? When did I try to ruin you? What good would that do for me? Tell me clearly what the h.e.l.l is going on.”
w.a.n.g Wei retorted, “You got me to arrest someone and use his sister to force him to plead guilty, then this woman came and took him away. Do you know what that woman’s ident.i.ty is? The National Security Agency!”
“What? The National Security Agency? How is the possible? That punk is just some brick-mover on construction sites - how can he know anyone from the National Security Agency?” Xu Lang was astonished.
“I saw her identification doc.u.ments. Her name’s Long Bing and she’s a director!”
“Long Bing? So it’s her…” Xu Lang recalled the time when Xu Zheng-Wen had warned him to never cross that woman. He’d never imagined that Long Bing would use her status in the National Security Agency to pressure someone over a matter like this.
“Xu Lang, our relations end here. Don’t contact me again!” w.a.n.g Wei hung up without waiting for Xu Lang to say anything else.
Offend a director of the National Security Agency over old relations and favours? w.a.n.g Wei was not such a fool!
Long Bing parked in a spot marked ‘No. 57’ in a special little neighbourhood. Xia Lei and Xua Xue alighted, their arms full of bags from the supermarket. They looked the picture of a family - newlyweds and a bright little sister in happy harmony.
However, an uninvited guest cut into the perfect family picture.
The three of them spotted an elderly man waiting for them before they got into the rose-filled front yard - Mu Jiang-Feng.
Mu Jian-Feng did not come empty-handed. He had a gift basket of what looked like chocolate and cakes.
The thin and old-fas.h.i.+oned elderly man with a trendy basket of deliciousness also made a picture but it was neither harmonious nor perfect.
However, a visit from China Industrial Group’s CEO was still an event to feel honoured about, even if he brought a bundle of lettuce or garlic. Long Bing welcomed him, saying politely, “Elder Mu, what wind has blown you our way?”
“The summer wind,” chuckled Mu Jian-Feng.
This ‘summer wind’ referred to Xia Lei.
Xia Lei did not neglect to pay his respects and greeted him with a smile, “Elder Mu, you could have just called me. It should be me coming to pay you a visit. How could I trouble you to come to myself?”
Mu Jian-Feng looked at Xia Lei and said with some reproach, “Do you know where my home is, boy? What is this ‘pay me a visit’? You won’t come to my home unless I come to you, isn’t that right?”
Xia Lei was speechless.
Xia Xue stood next to Xia Lei and did a half-bow, smiling. She spoke in a clear voice, “h.e.l.lo, Grandpa Mu. My name is Xia Xue. I am Xia Lei’s sister.”
Xia Xue was the most well-behaved after all.
Mu Jian-Feng chuckled, “Oh, not bad, not bad. You’re more lovable than your brother.”
Long Bing opened the door, “Please come in, Elder Mu. Let’s chat inside. You’ve come at the right time - I’ll get Xia Lei to cook and you can have a meal here.”
Mu Jian-Feng did not hold himself back either, “I’m here to freeload after all. I’ll have to eat since Xia Lei is cooking. But are the dishes he makes palatable?”
“You’ll have to wait and see,” smiled Long Bing.
“Huh, you talk as though he’s a pro. Are you a chef on top of being a machinist, Xia Lei? I don’t quite believe it,” said Mu Jian-Feng.
Xia Lei laughed, “Order whatever you’d like, Elder Mu. I’ll make it for you as long as there’s the ingredients for it.”