CH 156

Ze Wu brought the dinner Ms. Hua made to the office, and Mo Yan chatted with Chi Jie while they were eating.

Chi Jie still had wine, so he couldn’t help but drink a couple of glasses, and poured some for Mo Yan as well. As they were talking, Mo Yan lost track of how many cups she drank, but felt that her face was hot, and her eyelids were droopy.

She heard Chi Jie’s voice get farther and farther away, and finally couldn’t hear it at all as she fell asleep lying on the table. Chi Jie came over and pushed her gently, but she had no intention of waking up at all.

Afraid that she might catch a cold if she continued to sleep here, Chi Jie picked her up, and took her to Ms. Hua’s room.

The next day, Lu Junming reminded his mother to lock the courtyard gate, and then went to the workshop. As soon as he entered the office, he saw Ze Wu clearing the table, and there were two sets of bowls and chopsticks on it.

“Did the two of you eat very late last night? Did something happen in the workshop?”

Ze Wu said while tidying up, “The workshop is fine. Miss Mo didn’t go back home last night, and they stayed up late chatting, so I didn’t clean up.”

“Is Yan’er here?”

Before he finished speaking, Mo Yan yawned and entered the office, “Lu Junming, you’re here. Did you bring smoked meat and wraps for breakfast?”

“Why didn’t you go back home last night?”

“I didn’t want to run all the way back, is there an issue? Did you buy smoked meat?”

At this moment, Chi Jie also came in yawning, “Last night, I went to bed too late and couldn’t even wake up in time. Ze Wu, where’s breakfast?”

Looking up and seeing Lu Junming, Chi Jie also asked him if he had bought smoked meat, the same as Mo Yan just a minute or two ago.

Lu Junming replied, “I didn’t buy anything. I came here after having breakfast at home.”

Zhao’er came in with a tray, “Breakfast is millet porridge and a smoked meat wrap.”

Ze Wu quickly took the tray over, “Zhao’er’s the most considerate out of all of us, the two of them were craving smoked meat!”

The food was placed on Chi Jie’s table, and the two of them sat facing each other. As they ate, they would raise their heads and smile knowingly from time to time, thinking about what they talked about last night which they couldn’t tell Lu Junming.

Lu Junming suddenly got up and walked out. Mo Yan asked him what he was doing, and replied darkly, “Boxing!” When he went out, he closed the door forcefully. Only then did Chi Jie and Mo Yan realise that he was upset.

After eating breakfast, Mo Yan didn’t see Lu Junming in the courtyard when she went out. When she walked out of the workshop, she saw him on the edge of the field, practising.

It might’ve been because he was too focused, and Lu Junming didn’t see Mo Yan standing there until he finished his kata.

“What are you doing here?” He didn’t show any displeasure.

“I’m checking on an upset and angry child.”

Lu Junming deliberately looked around, “Really? There are no children here, who’s angry?”

Mu Yan went over and slapped him lightly on the shoulder, and the two walked back side by side, “Stop pretending! I stayed last night to talk about building a shop with Chi Jie. The property’s been empty for long enough, and it’s warm enough to start work on the house.”

“The courtyard doesn’t belong to him, so why did you discuss it with him?”

“Can’t he help out! What he said is very reasonable. I’ll explain it to you later. Let’s find a craftsman first!”

“Okay, I’ll go find a craftsman.”

“How do you think the Cao family is right now?”

“I don’t know, and I don’t care.”

“How can you not care? You might have to call Cao Zhang brother-in-law in the future!”

“I don’t have any older sisters. Their affairs have nothing to do with me.”

Xiaoyue and Dagan arrived at the workshop just before them. She heard Xiaoyue say, “Brother Dagan, did you know? Last night, the Cao family had an argument which lasted until midnight. It seems that there were other people involved, and I don’t know who they are.”

At this time, Xiuying came up from behind them, “Mrs. Cao found a marriage for Cao Zhang. She’s a girl from a prestigious family and could recommend him to be an official. But he didn’t agree to it, and Mr. Cao didn’t agree either.”

Xiaoyue asked, “Isn’t he happy that she took a fancy to him, a countryside boy?”

“Mrs. Cao also said the same thing, but Cao Zhang thought the girl was too ugly.”

After Mo Yan coughed from behind them, they stopped talking and hurried into the workshop.

“I’m afraid Cao Zhang won’t be able to come today. I have to go back to the firm.” Mo Yan left for the firm.

Fortunately, she arrived in time. When she entered, Mo Feng and Chuzi were arguing. Mu Feng held a silver hairpin in his hand, and Chuzi grabbed it, “Put it down, this hairpin is inlaid with pearls, it’s worth several taels of silver!”

Mo Feng raised his hand high, and Chuzi was just too short to reach.

“It’s just a hairpin. It’s worth a few taels of silver, so what? I don’t want a cheap one! I’m taking something from my own family, you have no right to interfere!”

Mo Yan was furious, and shouted, “What are you doing?”

Chuzi stopped trying to grab it, and Mo Feng dropped his arm. Mo Yan walked up to him slowly, taking the hairpin in his hand. Mo Feng didn’t dare to snatch it back.

Mo Yan held the hairpin in front of him, “Do you know what this hairpin is called? Do you know how much silver was used, how much the inlaid pearls are worth, and how much the whole hairpin is worth?”

Mo Feng looked at her cold face and shook his head, “I don’t know.”

“It’s been a few days since you arrived at the firm. You’re ignorant, and the accounts are in a mess. You just know how to take expensive things!”

“This looks good! Xiuying likes simple and elegant accessories.”

“Xiuying likes it, huh! If she likes our firm, will you give it to her as well?”

Mo Yan walked to the back of the counter, picked up the account book and read, “Two quilts with fortune symbols, one canvas bag, comb, candied fruit, dried meat…” After she finished speaking, she lifted up the hairpin in her hand, and went over the sums with an abacus, “Including this hairpin, the costs total sixteen taels of silver.”

She stretched out her hand towards Mo Feng, who frowned and asked, “These goods are from my own firm, and you want me to pay?”

Mo Yan sneered, “Your own firm? How much money did you invest in this firm? None, that’s right, so how did this firm become yours out of thin air?”

“This shop doesn’t belong to you either, so why do you care so much, and why does Lu Junming trust you so much?”

“You don’t need to worry about these. Pay for the things you took, and then get out, there is no shortage of useless managers willing to take things from my firm in the world!”

“You insulted your own brother like that without even the slightest courtesy? Let’s see who dares to marry you in the future!”

“If no one will marry me, that’s fine. I won’t marry anyone. Get lost!”

All the clerks stared at them with wide eyes. Mo Feng could only walk out of the firm with a wave of his hands. Mo Yan handed the hairpin in her hand to Chuzi, “Brother Chuzi, from now on, Mo Feng is not allowed to enter the store, not even to buy things. If anyone lets him in, they’ll be the first to be fired!”

The employees had never seen Mo Yan get so angry. They were so frightened that they stood with their heads bowed, not daring to make a sound.

Post-translation notes: When can Mo Feng finally be kicked out? I hope it’s going to be soon, I just want to scream in frustration when I read about his antics.