Chapter 130: Paying Debts
At noon the next day, Bai He arrived in the country to add fragrance, and the eldest lady had arrived early and was sitting and waiting for her.
"How long have you been waiting?" Bai He smiled and sat down across from her.
The eldest lady did not speak, but put a box on the table and said I brought the money, what about the contract?
"I can't see it, auntie, you're quite rich." Bai He said with a smile, let Zhili take out the contract printed yesterday and put it on the table, in duplicate, she had already signed her name and pressed her handprint, and waited for the eldest lady.
The eldest lady picked up the contract and looked at the contents carefully, Bai He opened the box, she couldn't be sure if there was 100,000 yuan, but she thought that the eldest lady wouldn't dare to fool her in this regard, so she didn't count. 、
She closed the box again, and the eldest lady read the contract, looked at her again, said nothing, owed her name, and pressed her handprint.
Then Bai He handed over the IOU signed by Bai Zhengting to the eldest lady along with the contract, and said, "Keep it, in case I turn my face and don't recognize anyone in the future, you can still scare me if you take out this contract." ”
The eldest lady did not speak, and silently put the contract away.
"It's still up to you to manage the country, but there is one thing I want to remind you." Bai He put away her contract and handed it to Zhi, and said with a smile: "Although you don't invest much, you are also the boss of the country, so don't be careful in the account books, it's too embarrassing to spread it." ”
"I don't need to say that." The eldest lady said lightly. Even if she didn't sign a contract with Bai He, she didn't become the boss of Guose Tianxiang, she wouldn't do this kind of thing again, she had already been discovered by Bai He once, and if she was found a second time, she would be completely faceless.
Bai He nodded, it is also a bit beneficial to cooperate with the eldest wife, at least she has a clear mind, if she really changes the fourth aunt, it will be difficult to say.
"You haven't told anyone about this for a while, have you?"
"Nope." For this matter, the Bai family can detect it by themselves, and if they can't detect it, the eldest lady won't take the initiative to say it, after all, this is a matter between her and Bai He, and it has little to do with them.
Bai He could guess the eldest lady's mind somewhat, so he just smiled and didn't say anything.
The eldest lady lifted her eyes to look at her, thought for a while, and said, "Today, a group of people from the family went to propose marriage. said that it was arranged by Zhu Jiuye. ”
"Oh?" Bai He answered, looked at her, and waited for her to continue.
"But your dad ...... When the master was not at home, they could only tell me what they meant, and I said that I could not do your marriage, but they put down their things and left. "When the eldest lady went out, the gifts were still piled up in the hall, and no one knew what to do.
"Well, let's leave it there for now." Bai He touched his earlobe and said indifferently: "I will find someone to move things in the afternoon." ”
The eldest lady asked, "What about your father...... He ...... him, sir."
"Whatever you want, you can protect him whenever you want, you are the wife, of course you have the final say."
Leaving from the national color Tianxiang, Bai He took the knowledge to the town guard mansion, but was told that Fu Jinghuai worked in the police department and was not in the mansion. Bai He hesitated for a moment, and then changed his route to the police department.
When she arrived at the police department, Bai He told the reception staff who came up to ask her what was going on and told her that she was here to find Master Fu Jinghuai Fu.
The receptionist looked at her several times, asked her her last name, and then asked her to sit and wait for a while.
Bai He waited for almost ten minutes before Fu Jinghuai came over, looked at her unexpectedly and asked, "Why are you ......?"
"If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, of course there is something to come to you." Bai He said jokingly, and followed happily in the back: "Good afternoon, Master Fu!" ”
Fu Jinghuai nodded slightly, and glanced at Bai He again, his eyes were so surprised, "Come to my office." With that, he took Bai He and followed him to his office.
His secretary looked at Fu Jinghuai with two women, and couldn't hide his surprise.
Entering Fu Jinghuai's office, Bai He saw the half-eaten lunch box on his desk, obviously he was having lunch and was told that someone was looking for him and hurriedly went out.
Bai He said, "I'm sorry to bother you." ”
"Nope." Fu Jinghuai put away the lunch box, asked them to sit down, and asked if there was anything he needed help with?
"Actually, there is nothing, I know the red bean cake I made, and I will give it to you to taste." Bai He took a look at it, put the snack box on the coffee table, opened the lid, and deliberately decorated the plate in order not to look too shabby.
Fu Jinghuai looked at the two of them, and then at the delicate red bean cake, he thought that Bai He really needed his help when he came to him, but he didn't expect that she just came to deliver snacks to him.
"This ......" He lost his ability to speak for a while, and did not know what to say.
He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, then picked up a piece of red bean cake and put it in his mouth. Knowing that what I make is very different from what I buy on the market, the skin is soft, the filling is delicate but not too sweet, and it is not stuck in the throat, so it is no problem for people like Fu Jinghuai who don't like sweets to eat one easily.
"It was delicious. The craftsmanship is very good. Thank you. Fu Jinghuai smiled and saw it, then looked at the white lotus, and then picked up another piece.
Zhizhi, who stared at his expression seriously, breathed a sigh of relief.
Bai He glanced at her, and told Fu Jinghuai with a smile: "I'm afraid you don't like it, and I've been worried all night." ”
"Because men don't usually like snacks and sweet things."
Fu Jinghuai nodded, "But the taste you made is just right." ”
Zhi said happily: "That's because Miss doesn't like sweetness either, so I deliberately put less sugar." "When she is at home, as long as it is the dim sum that Bai He wants to eat, she will do it herself, and only she knows best what dim sum and how much sugar is in line with Bai He's taste.
"Really? Then my taste and yours are really compatible. Fu Jinghuai looked at Bai He and said. During this time, they had eaten together five or six times, and they all knew how to cook. It can be seen from this that the white lotus likes spicy and salty, and the taste is a little heavier, while although Fu Jinghuai grew up in the south, his family is also from the north, so the taste is also heavy.
After eating another red bean cake, Fu Jinghuai covered the food box and said that he couldn't eat it all at once, and he had to keep it until he was hungry before eating.
Bai He smiled, and then said, "Actually, I have something else to do. ”
Fu Jinghuai wiped the corners of his mouth and looked at her when he heard the words.
"My eldest brother asked you to borrow money before, but he actually borrowed it for me. I came here to pay back the money. ”
Fu Jinghuai had a certain guess in his heart when he saw the box he was carrying, and he was not too surprised to hear Bai He say it at this time, but said: "I don't need to use the money, you don't have to pay it back in a hurry." ”
"I don't have a place to use money now." Bai He has figured it out now, she won't care about the dark fragrance anymore, and she won't give Zhu Dongfeng liquidated damages, she just wants to be a scoundrel, because this is what Zhu Dongfeng coaxed her to do when she lost her memory, and he did it himself.
"I don't know how much money my eldest brother borrowed from you, and I didn't ask him about it......"
"Then we'll talk about it when he's there."
Bai He shook his head and refused: "I'm not ready to see him for the time being." So I thought you could tell me directly how much money he helped me borrow from you. ”
Fu Jinghuai frowned and said in a deep voice: "This is not in accordance with the rules. ”
"What rules?" Bai He smiled, "Say that we are friends, don't follow the rules." ”
Fu Jinghuai was silent for a moment, not knowing what he was thinking.
"After you return the money to me, does it mean that we will settle the two of us?" He looked at Bai He suspiciously.
Bai He was more puzzled than him: "Isn't it? ”
"Is that why we won't have any contact with each other again?"
“…… Why do you think so? Bai He thought it was funny, "I just want to pay off the debt I owe, it's not as complicated as you think." And we're friends, and I'm renting your house, aren't I? How is it possible not to communicate? Excuse me, are you overthinking? ”
Fu Jinghuai was rarely a little embarrassed on his face, he thought that Bai He didn't want to owe him a favor, and he didn't want to have any dealings with him after returning the money to him.
"Even so, I can't say it unilaterally......"
"It's okay, I trust you." Bai He interrupted him.
Fu Jinghuai saw that Bai He would not give up easily if he didn't return the money owed to him today, he had no choice but to tell how much Bai Ziyi had taken from him, Bai He gave him the money, and joked that if you do this kind of thing here, will you mistakenly think that I am bribing you if you are found out.
Fu Jinghuai was quiet for a while and said, "No need to bribe, I will agree to whatever you want me to do." ”
Is this a confession?
Zhizhi quietly glanced at Bai He, Bai He didn't react, only said, "Then I'll say thank you first." ”
Fu Jinghuai looked at her and didn't speak again.
returned the money to Fu Jinghuai, although the location was not suitable, Bai He also had a matter on his mind. Zero Long Literature Network
Fu Jinghuai said that next time he would give her the IOU written by Bai Ziyi, and Bai He nodded. Later, the secretary came to inform Fu Jinghuai that Minister Wang was looking for him, and Bai He got up and said goodbye.
After repaying Fu Jinghuai's money, Lu Shaoye's money should be repaid next.
Bai He took the knowledge to Deji Hall, and the door of Deji Hall was still closed, but the troublemakers were no longer visible. She bought something and went to Lu Zhai, first visited Lu Mingde and his wife, and after chatting casually, she asked Aunt Lu where Lu Shaoye was?
Aunt Lu smiled and said, "Shaoye is drying herbs with Yang Liu in the backyard." ”
"Willow is there too?"
Aunt Lu nodded, smiling like a flower: "Come often." ”
Bai He smelled a trace of extraordinary breath, she and Zhi went to the backyard, and then saw Lu Shaoye and Yang Liu hugging each other, the two of them looked like they couldn't bear to look at each other, and looked away in shame.
"Ahem." Bai He cleared his throat, and in the next second, Lu Shaoye and Yang Liu quickly bounced away and sorted out their clothes.
Seeing that it was Bai He, Lu Shaoye rolled his eyes, "I thought it was my mother!" ”
"You ......" Bai He pointed at the two of them and nodded with a smile: "Well, it's quite a good match." "The personalities of the two people are very free and straightforward, and it is perfect to be together.
Yang Liu embarrassedly pulled her broken hair behind her ears.
"It's a good match, there is a vision." Lu Shaoye grabbed Yang Liu's shoulder and proudly raised his chin at Bai He, "Let's go, go in and talk." ”
Lu Shaoye made a pot of herbal tea and poured it for Yang Liu and Bai He, and Bai He's eyes kept wandering over them, which was something she had never thought about.
Yang Liu was seen by her as weak-hearted, and decisively told her the ins and outs.
It turned out that since Lu Shaoye sent Yang Liu home, Yang Liu had a feeling for him, but at that time Lu Shaoye broke up with Song Manman, and she thought that he should not have come out of the last relationship, so he didn't show anything. It just so happened that her mother was unwell, and when she went to the hospital, the doctor suggested that she go to see a Chinese medicine doctor to grab some medicine, so she thought of Lu Shaoye taking her mother there. Slowly, the two of them often connected, and Yang Liu felt that Lu Shaoye had let go of Song Manman, so he expressed his heart and began to pursue him.
"It didn't take me more than three days before she took it down." Lu Shaoye spread his hands and said, "This woman is very powerful. ”
Bai He said: "That can only mean that you have an idea." Just push the boat with the current. ”
"Or do you know him." Yang Liu glanced at Lu Shaoye with a smile, and said that since I was with him, he took the initiative to pursue him from time to time, and he was annoyed to death. Obviously, he had that kind of thought, but I just picked it out first, and he thought I didn't know.
Lu Shaoye nodded: "What you said is right, but it is still the confession you confessed first." ”
"Childish." Bai Lotus and Yang Liu said in unison.
"Alright, I can't talk about you two. What do you think? Are you here to play with me, or are you ......?"
"I'm here to send you money." Bai He gave him the more than 30,000 yuan he had prepared in advance and asked him to order it.
Lu Shaoye glanced at it, "Yo ho, it's time to pay back the money." No, two days ago, you said that you wouldn't pay it back for the time being, why are you paying it back now? Got a lot of money? ”
Bai He said that he didn't make a lot of money, but he was not short of money.
"In the future, I will concentrate on my career." Bai He said, holding his chin.
Lu Shaoye and Yang Liu both laughed and said, "Haven't you been engaged in a career?" ”
Yang Liu nodded: "The national color is very good, my mother and sister have gone to buy sachets!" ”
"It's not enough."
"Hmm......" Lu Shaoye pondered for a moment, looked at her and asked, "Aren't you going to marry Zhu Dongfeng?" ”
Bai He said indifferently: "It's not over." ”
Yang Liu was dumbfounded: "Why?" ”
Lu Shaoye frowned: "You won't quarrel again, will you?" ”
"No, it's just that I figured it out suddenly." Bai He tilted his head and smiled, and said half-truthfully: "Who is good to marry?" ”
"You're so fickle." Lu Shaoye looked at her and said Unless I am stupid to believe your words, you must have quarreled with Zhu Dongfeng again.
Yang Liu also thinks so, she said seriously: "Any couple will quarrel during the relationship, and it would be good to communicate well and say their thoughts after calming down." ”
Bai He shook his head: "I really didn't quarrel with him this time. "But of course, it's not good to get together and disperse.
"So it's true that you're not married?" Lu Shaoye asked.
Bai He nodded.
"Oh." Lu Shaoye also nodded, and said seriously: "Then my red envelope will be saved." ”
Yang Liu ignored him and asked Bai He: "Then what about the store you and Mr. Zhu opened?" ”
"Whatever he is, I don't care." Bai He said very casually. Anyway, she didn't take a penny, at most it took a little effort, and she thought of it as a good deed.
Lu Shaoye said: "It seems that you have really figured it out." So you say you want to have a career? What do you mean? Add fragrance to the country and open a branch again? ”
Guose Tianxiang already has three stores in Jinzhou City, and there is no need to open another branch, and there will be no obvious changes in profitability except for diversion. It's not worth it.
Bai He knows this well, so she will not open a store in Jinzhou again, it is okay to open in other places, but at present, her strength, human and financial resources are not enough to support her to gain a firm foothold in other places, and she has to wait.
"Concentrating on my career means that I want to make good money. You can no longer be a shopkeeper. ”
Yang Liu smiled and said, "Yes, money is the most important thing." ”
"In that case, you won't be in love in the future?"
Bai He twisted his eyebrows and looked at Lu Shaoye, "Did I say I'm not in love?" ”
"Love is a distraction, since you want to concentrate on your career, what kind of love do you have!"
"I used to fall in love, and it didn't delay my career." What's more, Bai He can't make people think that she still misses Zhu Dongfeng, and she can't let Zhu Dongfeng himself think that she has no feelings for him. Bai He wants everyone to know that she is looking forward, and she does not forgive Zhu Dongfeng and does not look back.
Lu Shaoye said: "Okay, let's talk." "Anyway, it's better to talk to anyone than to talk to Zhu Dongfeng.
Bai He took a sip of herbal tea, remembered the matter of Deji Hall, and said, "Just now I asked Uncle Lu when the Deji Hall will reopen, and Uncle Lu said that it will be a while?" But I can't see the troublemaker after passing by Deji Hall, is Uncle Lu afraid of any hidden dangers? ”
"It's not. He just hasn't rested enough and wants to play a few more days. You don't know, he now plays chess with a few old men every day, and he plays until more than ten o'clock in the evening, so that he doesn't even eat. It's more addictive than gambling. ”
Hearing 'gambling', Bai He's smile faded a little, but she quickly covered it up.
"I've been tired for more than ten years, and it doesn't hurt to rest for a few more days."
Lu Shaoye nodded: "My mother said the same, just be happy with him." ”
"Yes, just be happy." Bai He responded and asked Yang Liu what he was doing recently? Yang Liu said that she was busy with the design at hand, and the guests this time were more picky, and she was going crazy when she revised the draft.
Bai He was amused by her exaggerated expressions and movements, and said I can't comfort you, I can only wish you to finish the manuscript early.
After having lunch at Lu's house, Bai He left with Yang Liu.
On the way, Yang Liu told Bai He: "In a person's life, feelings are not the only one. You're only twenty-three years old, and your possibilities are endless. As long as you are always true to your heart's choice. ”
Bai He said, "I know. ”
After separating from Yang Liu, Bai He asked Zhi to hire a car to Bai's house, and packed all the gifts sent by Zhu Dongfeng and sent them back to Zhu's mansion.
She advised: "Don't talk too much, come back when you send it." ”
I knew that I promised to do it, and in less than an hour, I did what Bai He arranged.
After coming back, Zhizhi said, "Miss, Mr. Zhu said that he wanted to ask you to have coffee tomorrow at the Ruby Restaurant." ”