AWDC Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Kicking Out Liu Jingjing

Chapter 13: Kicking Out Liu Jingjing

Lin Xi took over the cooking, and Mu Chuang now had the leisure to soothe her emotions.

“Jingjing, don’t be angry.” He sat next to her, put an arm around her shoulder, and began to reason with her, “We’re all out here to make money, it’s not easy for anyone. As long as it doesn’t affect work, I can turn a blind eye. Why insist on a fine?”

“The rules are there. I believe no one will do anything excessive. If someone is really disobedient, fine them once in a while as a warning. There’s no need to go to extremes.”

“A factory that’s too strict won’t be able to recruit people,” he concluded, feeling like he was doing right by both the “court” above and the “people” below.

However, Liu Jingjing’s anger at this moment wasn’t entirely because her complaint failed. It was more because of Lin Xi. She felt like that young man was like a fox spirit, more attractive than a woman.

But on the surface, he was Mu Chuang’s younger brother, so she didn’t dare to stir up trouble openly. Otherwise, she would be the one to suffer.

“I understand. Brother Chuang is right.” She temporarily suppressed her resentment, and while the man was holding her, she quickly leaned into his arms, as if seeking comfort. “Brother Chuang, hug me, and I’ll feel better.”

“Okay.” Mu Chuang smiled and put his other arm around the woman’s waist, embracing her tightly.

Then, the next second, Liang Ting also leaned over, sitting next to Mu Chuang with a stern face and not saying a word.

Mu Chuang naturally understood, let go of Liu Jingjing, and went to comfort her. Seeing her expression improve, he praised Fu Xiaoling, “Xiaoling is the most worry-free. She never seems to cause Brother Chuang any trouble.”

Liang Ting and Liu Jingjing immediately became unhappy. They each punched him once and subconsciously sat further away, putting on an act as if they didn’t care about him.

Fu Xiaoling stood beside them, smiling reservedly. “Brother Chuang is right, but Xiaoling needs to trouble Brother Chuang tonight.”

She originally didn’t want to speak up, but how could she miss an opportunity when it came? Since Mu Chuang praised her for being worry-free, he shouldn’t refuse her rare request, right?

“Go ahead,” Mu Chuang answered straightforwardly. “As long as Brother Chuang can do it, I’ll definitely help you.”

Fu Xiaoling finally smiled, her delicate face with curved eyebrows and eyes. She lightly walked towards Mu Chuang, leaned over and whispered something in his ear. Then, Mu Chuang nodded and agreed without hesitation.

Liang Ting and Liu Jingjing didn’t understand what was going on, but one thing was clear: they absolutely couldn’t let the two of them have a chance to be alone together.

“What are you doing? I want to go too.” The two women said in unison, afraid that Mu Chuang would be tied down by Fu Xiaoling as soon as he went out, and it would be too late to regret it.

Unexpectedly, Fu Xiaoling was not an easy person to deal with, and she persuaded the two women with just a few words.

“Going everywhere together, are you planning to be friends with Brother Chuang forever?” Although this was blunt, it made sense. The meaning was self-evident.

If Mu Chuang always took three women with him wherever he went, then they would only ever be friends and couldn’t develop any further.

If they could give each other some alone time, maybe they could get Mu Chuang to make a final choice.

While the two women were struggling with this, Lin Xi came out of the kitchen.

He brought out the dishes he had just made, called Mu Chuang over, and also politely greeted the women, “Have the three sisters had dinner? Would you like to come and eat something?”

The three women glanced at the things on the table and showed no interest. In fact, Lin Xi’s cooking was not bad, but they were just resisting in their hearts and didn’t want to eat.

“Sister has eaten, thank you, brother.” Only Fu Xiaoling replied with a superficial gesture, while the other two acted as if they hadn’t heard.

Mu Chuang immediately went over and showed great interest in the dishes Lin Xi made. It was the first time he had ever tasted something he had made.

Before, he was too young and couldn’t cook. Later, when he grew up, he left the village, and there were very few opportunities to meet, so he hadn’t been able to taste something he made himself until now.

“I didn’t think you could cook. I didn’t expect you to be able to.” He sat next to Lin Xi and glanced at the two dishes on the table, feeling like they should taste good.

The preserved eggs and peppers were stir-fried together, not burnt at all, with bright colors and a very appetizing appearance. The soup dish was mushrooms and sliced meat cooked together, sprinkled with chopped green onions. The broth was clear and not cloudy at all, showing that he was very skilled in cooking.

“Brother Chuang really underestimated you.” Mu Chuang picked up his chopsticks and tasted both dishes, praising them repeatedly. “The taste is very good. I just don’t know which girl will be lucky enough to marry you in the future.”

Lin Xi forced a smile, then picked up his chopsticks and ate the things he had made in a refined manner, but didn’t respond to Mu Chuang’s words.

Mu Chuang continued to praise him and often put meat in Lin Xi’s bowl, which looked to others as if Lin Xi didn’t have hands.

“I’m not talking about you, brother,” Liu Jingjing, who couldn’t stand it, sat on the bedside and said in a strange tone, “You’re such a grown man, not a three-year-old child, and you’re not without hands. Always letting Brother Chuang take care of you like this, how will you marry a wife in the future?”

Mu Chuang paused the chopsticks with which he was putting meat in Lin Xi’s bowl, feeling that what this woman said seemed to make sense. “Indeed, our Lin Xi should learn to be independent, act like a man, and have a family and a career in the future.”

He put the meat on the chopsticks back into his mouth and didn’t forget to ask Lin Xi, as if wanting to get his approval, “Brother Chuang is also doing this for your own good, don’t you think?”

“Yes.” Lin Xi responded softly, lowering his eyelashes to hide the emotions inside, feeling that his eyes were sour. “I know, it’s true that Brother Chuang is good to me, but others are different. On the surface, they say they’re doing it for my own good, but in secret, they’re hostile to me. I’m not stupid, I can see it.”

Although Liu Jingjing was one of Mu Chuang’s female friends and might become his girlfriend in the future, her mouth and narrow-mindedness made Lin Xi look down on her. He didn’t want his Brother Chuang to marry such a woman in the future.

This blatant confrontation with Liu Jingjing also stunned Mu Chuang. At the same time, he planned to make his first choice—

Kick Liu Jingjing out.

He believed in Lin Xi. This child had been well-behaved since he was a child. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t hate others or argue back. He didn’t like her, and he believed she wasn’t suitable for him either.

Liu Jingjing was still unrelenting, especially after hearing what Lin Xi had just said, and couldn’t hold back her anger. “How am I hostile to you? Do you really think I would be jealous of you, a man? Even if all the women in the world died, Brother Chuang wouldn’t marry a man like you. Don’t be narcissistic, you’re embarrassing yourself.”

With a “pa” sound, Mu Chuang put down his chopsticks. “Get out!”