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    Chapter 142: Happy New Year, Big Brother and Sister-in-Law!

    “Old Gu, I can’t get past this level…”

    “Mhm, mhm.”

    “Old Gu, my VIP membership expired…”

    “Oh, oh.”

    “Old Gu, can I buy a small oven…”

    “Okay, okay.”

    “Old Gu, look at this cucumber slice, it looks like a smiley face…”

    “Ancestor, can you please be quiet for a moment? I’ve rewritten this copy eight times.”

    In an apartment in Binjiang Residence, Gu Sheng’s helpless voice echoed through the study.

    Turning his head, he saw a small Nezha in a cute strawberry pajamas showing him a half-eaten cucumber in her hand.

    Alright, the cucumber slice did kind of look like a smiley face.

    Gu Sheng couldn’t help but chuckle. He was about to take the smiley face cucumber, but unexpectedly, Nezha pulled her hand back.

    “You’re being mean to me, I won’t give it to you.”

    Looking at Shen Miao Miao pouting, Gu Sheng smiled helplessly. “I’m working.”

    “But you’ve been working all day!”

    Shen Miao Miao complained:

    “I woke up this morning and saw you in the study. It’s already five in the afternoon, and it’s Saturday!”

    “I was afraid to interrupt your work, so I’ve been walking on eggshells.”

    “I even shared my coffee with you, my fruit…”

    “And I even shared my smiley face cucumber with you.”

    “But you were still mean to me…”

    She said.

    Shen Miao Miao’s mouth pouted higher and higher, her big eyes reddened, her eye sockets turned red, and it looked like small pearls were about to fall. She was extremely aggrieved.

    “I don’t want to play with you anymore, you just work by yourself. I’m going out to play…”

    She said.

    Shen Miao Miao placed the half-eaten cucumber on Gu Sheng’s desk and turned to leave.

    Gu Sheng couldn’t resist anymore.

    He was always someone who couldn’t stand being firm but couldn’t stand being soft. Now, looking at the coffee, fruit, and freshly cut cucumber on the table, his heart softened.

    Just like Nezha said.

    All day long, she had been as quiet as a chicken, even walking on eggshells when entering and leaving the study.

    Whether she was watching TV or playing games, she was in the living room.

    The few times she came in were to share coffee and fruit with him.

    And what about him?

    He hadn’t even noticed Nezha’s boredom and had simply been perfunctory about her enthusiastic sharing.

    I’m a real jerk!!!

    Thinking about this, Gu Sheng quickly called out to Nezha. “Hey, hey, hey, don’t go, don’t go, look at this.”

    “What?”

    Shen Miao Miao turned back reluctantly, looking at Gu Sheng.

    He saw Gu Sheng click the mouse, and all the saved windows on the dual screens closed one after another, followed by a black screen.

    “Magic!”

    Gu Sheng clapped his hands:

    “It’s turned off!”

    YES!!!

    Seeing this, Shen Miao Miao cheered in her heart.

    Plan successful!

    Sure enough, a girl’s reddened eye circles are the best weapon!

    Marketing accounts don’t lie!

    Not bad!

    Shen Miao Miao was purely acting for Gu Sheng!

    This guy was too obsessed with work!

    Such a beautiful weekend, and this old man was working from home!

    The same hours as work, from nine in the morning until now!

    Shen Miao Miao couldn’t stand it.

    I beg you to act like a person! Stop being obsessed with work, I’m really nervous when you do this!

    And!

    Me!

    Shen Miao Miao!

    A single, eligible young woman!

    Beautiful, sweet-voiced, and attractive!

    Is your attitude of not paying attention to the world outside a little insulting to me?

    Shen Miao Miao couldn’t swallow this, so she decided to use tactics.

    Facts proved that her tactics worked.

    Humph!

    Shen Miao Miao hummed happily in her heart.

    Then she rolled her eyes, twisted her little head and said sarcastically, “No need, why turn it off? Just keep working, work is important, work more so that I can give you a promotion and raise, so that you can marry a rich and beautiful woman and reach the pinnacle of life~”

    “I’m already at the pinnacle,”

    Gu Sheng stood up, waved his hand and said solemnly:

    “To be able to be roommates with Ms. Shen, Gu is deeply honored, this is already the pinnacle of life.”

    His serious nonsense made Shen Miao Miao burst into laughter. “You’re such a liar, Gu Sheng.”

    “You just pretend to believe it.” Gu Sheng raised an eyebrow, indicating that Nezha deserved the compliment.

    “Alright,” Shen Miao Miao nodded slowly. “I’ll give you another chance, but I’ll ask you…”

    “How was my smiley face cucumber?”

    “Perfectly lifelike!”

    “About buying the oven?”

    “Leisurely and refined!”

    “About my video VIP membership expiring?”

    “Scan my QR code!”

    “How do I solve the problem of getting stuck in the game ‘Protect the Radishes’?”

    “Boss is stupid! Don’t we still have ‘Our Crazy Kitchen’ to beat? Let’s lower the projection in the living room, connect a cable, curl up on the couch, and play games, wouldn’t that be great?”

    “Very good! Very energetic!”

    Shen Miao Miao patted Gu Sheng’s shoulder:

    “I’m betting on you for the best employee of the year!”

    “Thank you, boss, for the empty promises!” Gu Sheng gave a thumbs-up. “So delicious!”

    Shen Miao Miao couldn’t help but laugh, and with a puff, she lightly hit Gu Sheng. “You’re so sarcastic.”

    Seeing this, Gu Sheng also laughed. “Not angry anymore?”

    “I’ve gotten over it,” Shen Miao Miao gave Gu Sheng a glare. “You made me hungry.”

    With that, the two of them went to the living room.

    Shen Miao Miao flopped onto the sofa, like a big shot, and lay down with a thud.

    “I want to eat dumplings!”

    Gu Sheng wasn’t bragging earlier, he really knew how to make dumplings, and they were very delicious.

    Especially the seafood filling, Shen Miao Miao had eaten it once before, and now her cravings had resurfaced.

    “Eating isn’t a problem,”

    Gu Sheng was a little embarrassed.

    “But we don’t have meat filling, shrimp, or scallions at home.”

    “But I’m here!”

    Shen Miao Miao had just lain down, but she jumped up again.

    “I’ll go buy them!”

    Saturday was for buying groceries, eating, and enjoying a cozy life!

    “Alright,” seeing Nezha so enthusiastic, Gu Sheng also nodded with a smile. “I’ll mix the dough and beat the eggs. Wait for your triumphant return.”

    Before he finished speaking, Nezha had already put on her coat, looking impatient.

    She left with a “Leave it to me” and rushed out the door.

    “Ah…”

    Gu Sheng opened his mouth, shook his head helplessly, and took out his phone. “Buy a bottle of vinegar on the way.”

    He said, then went to the kitchen, tied on an apron, and started mixing the dough.

    Looking at the setting sun outside the window, Gu Sheng felt that he couldn’t stop smiling.

    He didn’t like to cook much before.

    Cooking for one, eating alone, and washing dishes and cleaning the kitchen alone.

    The food was hot, but the heart was cold.

    Not to mention the trouble, there was no point, it was better to just order takeout and eat.

    But since becoming roommates with Nezha, cooking seemed to have become an enjoyment for him.

    More accurately, it was a kind of warmth that made him fall in love with it.

    Outside the window, the golden sunset cast a warm glow on the tall and upright man in the kitchen.

    In the living room, the Harman Kardon speakers played a melodious tune, gradually filling the house:

    I need dreams, I need direction, I need tears,

    I need someone to light up the darkness of the night.

    I’m powerless, I can’t resist, I have nowhere to retreat.

    In this silent night, I,

    Need someone to stay with me…

    “Hey, Lao Lu, guess what your sister-in-law looks like?” “She must be tall and sexy, right? That kind of look matches Old Gu better.”

    “I guess she’s gentle and quiet, I think Sheng Ge and that kind of gentle lamb match better.”

    “Hmm… that makes sense too, Old Gu’s got that kind of cool and stylish vibe, he should also be pretty attractive to gentle lambs.”

    “I’m a little nervous.”

    “She’s Old Gu’s girlfriend, why are you nervous?”

    “What if we open the door and, bam, it’s Ms. Shen!”

    “Cut the crap, Ms. Ou would never stoop to living with Old Gu. Even if they did live together, Old Gu would be the one who moved in.”

    “Hee hee hee, I was just saying.”

    “Actually, I ship Old Gu and Ms. Ou, but love is about Old Gu’s own will, right…”

    In the elevator!

    Lu Bian and Da Jiang talked while watching the elevator floor slowly rise.

    Good!

    Today!

    Was the day they had agreed to ‘surprise’ Old Gu!

    They wanted to see who this ‘sister-in-law’ was that could make Old Gu change his routine, give up overtime work, and get off work on time!

    And!

    The two of them also had an important mission today!

    That was to help Old Gu say good things and try to tie down his sister-in-law!

    Old Gu had been living a hard life alone for all these years.

    Although it sounded a little sentimental coming from them, big men.

    But thinking about Old Gu carrying the weight of the world alone all these years, even without family, they felt really sorry for him.

    Now, there was finally someone who could make Old Gu want to go home, they, as top-tier wingmen, definitely had to contribute a perfect assist!

    Ding!

    They said.

    The elevator also arrived at the floor where Gu Sheng’s apartment was.

    They looked at each other, tilted their heads.

    “For Old Gu’s happiness!”

    “For Sheng Ge’s later life!”

    “Go!”

    “Go!”

    Ding – dong –

    They pressed the doorbell.

    From behind the door, Gu Sheng’s voice came. “Coming, who is it?”

    “Checking the room!”

    Lu Bian responded without any seriousness.

    “We suspect you’re hiding a beautiful woman, open the door and let us check.”

    “Impersonating relevant authorities and engaging in deception, sentenced to up to three years of imprisonment, detention, or deprivation of political rights,”

    As the door opened, Gu Sheng read from his phone.

    “If the circumstances are serious, sentenced to three to ten years of imprisonment.”

    He said.

    Looking at Lu Bian and Da Jiang at the door.

    “My stupid peas, did you drop a gold bracelet or a silver bracelet?”

    One sentence!

    It directly choked the two of them.

    “There’s not that much of a crime for free food…”

    Lu Bian laughed awkwardly.

    “We also came over to visit the sister-in-law.”

    Gu Sheng: …

    Lao Lu’s words were full of holes, even making him a little unsure of how to respond.

    “Let’s not examine whether the word ‘visit’ can be applied to people,”

    Gu Sheng paused for a moment, sorting out his thoughts:

    “The sister-in-law thing… where did that come from?”

    “Let’s start with the LV cream strawberry bucket bag next to you!”

    Lu Bian’s eyes were sharp, and he immediately saw the cute style ladies’ bag hanging on the shoe rack at the entrance.

    Gu Sheng let the two of them in, glanced at Shen Miao Miao’s bag, and smiled helplessly. “This is…”

    “Stop!”

    Before he could speak, Lu Bian made a silencing gesture.

    “I, a seasoned playboy, a love expert,”

    “What kind of person is the sister-in-law? Do you need me to tell you?”

    “I, Lu, just need to take one look, and I can guess eight out of ten!”

    “…Don’t regret it,” Gu Sheng saw that Lu Bian was determined to die today, so he didn’t try to persuade him anymore. “Just guess, don’t blame me when you’re wrong.”

    “Cut it out!”

    Lu Bian scoffed.

    “Am I afraid? Did you find a tiger for a girlfriend or something?”

    He said!

    Lu Bian analyzed with great interest:

    “The hanging bucket bag! LV’s last year’s design, fresh and cute style, slightly worn hardware!”

    “The lipstick on the table! Armani red tube lip glaze, shade 214, ambiguous milky apricot!”

    “The shoes under the shoe cabinet! LV’s RUN AWAY series, around size 34 or 35, pink, clean and fresh!”

    “To sum up!”

    At this point!

    Lu Bian pushed his nonexistent glasses, pointed at Gu Sheng with his hand.

    “The scheming frog has been rubbing your belly all along!”

    And Da Jiang on the side cooperated by playing the Conan case-solving BGM on his phone!

    Lu Bian said in a loud voice:

    “This girl, she’s rich, around 5’5” tall, around 20 years old, with a pure and cute look, clean and sweet style, playful and lively!”

    “Most importantly, she absolutely meets your, old warden, high demands for a jailer!”

    “Am I right?”

    Gu Sheng: …

    Speechless.

    How could I have two such idiotic friends?

    Should I reflect on myself?

    It’s good that this isn’t in the office.

    Otherwise, if others saw this, what’s the difference between it and taking a dump in public?

    “Hurry up, do you agree or not? Give me a word.”

    Lu Bian looked at Gu Sheng.

    “It’s tiring to keep this pose for so long.”

    As he was speaking!

    He heard a girl’s cheerful voice coming from outside the door, accompanied by light footsteps.

    “I’m walking alone on the way to buy groceries, Old Gu will make dumplings for me to try~”

    Swish!

    Lu Bian and Da Jiang looked at Gu Sheng, raised their eyebrows:

    The moment of witnessing a miracle has arrived!

    Gu Sheng leaned against the shoe cabinet, not afraid at all, and even picked up a glass of water.

    Please start your performance.

    Click!

    The next second, the door opened!

    Lu Bian and Da Jiang turned around, and immediately said, “Big –!”

    They only said one word!

    Lu Bian’s voice choked in his throat!

    Because the one who opened the door was none other than Shen Miao Miao, who had just returned from buying groceries, carrying a shopping bag!

    Four eyes met!

    In that instant!

    Lu Bian’s pupils constricted, his heart and lungs stopped, his brain went blank!

    What! The! Heck!

    Ah?

    Old Gu… Little Nezha… They… Uh… Uh?

    The situation, which was both logical and unexpected, caused Lu Bian’s brain to crash.

    Turning around, he glared fiercely at Da Jiang, secretly cursing him for being the top crow!

    Da Jiang was also dumbfounded, looking at Lu Bian innocently and grinning, indicating that he had really just said it casually, never expecting it to come true.

    As for Shen Miao Miao outside the door, she was also surprised. Seeing Lu Bian’s hesitant look, she asked:

    “Big – what?”

    “Big… uh… Big…”

    Lu Bian’s expression was a little twisted, his brain was turning rapidly.

    “Big brother, sister-in-law, happy New Year – you’re my father and I’m your son –!”

    Puff –!!!

    Behind them, Gu Sheng couldn’t hold back anymore, and a mouthful of water sprayed out, drenching Lu Bian from head to toe like a potted plant.

    “Ugh – cough – cough – cough –”

    He almost choked to death, Gu Sheng waved his hands repeatedly, explaining.

    “They’re just here to freeload, I was saying that I’m living with you now, even if they want to freeload, they have to ask for your permission. I asked them to say something nice to you, nothing else…”

    So dumb!

    If I’m guilty, you can punish me by law, but you don’t have to make two idiots my best friends!

    Being iron buddies with this kind of stuff, I must have done something wrong in my last life…

    Seeing this, Shen Miao Miao quickly pulled out a few tissues from the shoe cabinet and handed them to Lu Bian:

    “It’s okay, it’s just a meal, let’s eat dumplings together today. More people, more fun. I’ll order some sauce and marinated dishes…”

    She said, biting her lip and trying to smile.

    Although she knew that Lu Bian’s nonsensical sentence was a line from a classic Chinese comedy movie.

    But hearing the address ‘big brother and sister-in-law’, a sweet and wonderful feeling spread from her heart.

    The young man is quite eloquent!

    A wave of her hand!

    Freeloading, okay!

    Freeload! Freeload all you want!

    You have to eat and drink well today!!!

    (End of Chapter)

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