Fat Wang lived next door, separated only by a wooden board, so the soundproofing wasn’t very good.
By this time, it had already reached the start of autumn, and the wind from the sea blew into the room, cool and comfortable.
She curiously asked Long Fei, "You said today you have a friend who specializes in adventure? Who is she? How come I don’t know her?"
Long Fei chuckled, "Chu Feng introduced her. I’ve only met her once as well. I got in touch with her just now, and she’ll take your brother for an interview tomorrow."
Wang Xiaoya expressed her concern, "You think Shengli can make it?"
"Don’t worry, I’m here, aren’t I?"
Long Fei’s large hand slid down, touching her smooth buttocks.
Wang Xiaoya swatted his hand away, put on her nightgown, and got out of bed, snorting at him...
She fetched a basin, went out to get some water to wash up with.
A girl wouldn’t be able to sleep at night without freshening up.
Long Fei lay on his side watching his pretty wife wash up. Her shy appearance was really endearing; he wanted to hold her in his arms.
The two of them had embraced and slept together all night, and the next morning, Wang Xiaoya got up early and bought breakfast for Long Fei and her brother.
She still had to go to work today, selling clothes, and the holidays were the busiest time.
Wang Xiaoya was very motivated and wanted to land this job as soon as possible.
Fat Wang slept heavily. Wang Xiaoya had to knock on the door for quite a while before he reluctantly opened it.
"Can you be a bit more diligent? What time is it and you’re still sleeping?"
Wang Xiaoya lectured him.
He yawned and complained, "Big sister, you two were up making noise until the middle of the night; how could I sleep?"
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Wang Xiaoya’s face turned red, and she pinched him, urging him to hurry up and wash and eat.
Fat Wang came over in a vest and boxershorts, giving Long Fei curious looks, and thought to himself that this cheap brother-in-law was quite impressive.
Wang Xiaoya got mutton soup for Long Fei to eat, while Fat Wang and she herself had tofu pudding.
Fat Wang spoke up discontentedly, "Sis, why does brother-in-law get mutton while I just get soup?"
"You’re eating and drinking for free, and you still have so many requests?"
Wang Xiaoya glared at him and handed Long Fei a youtiao.
"Dummy, you’re beefing up your man so much; you’ll be the one to suffer at night!"
Fat Wang sullenly took a sip of his soup, feeling a tiny bit jealous in his heart and resenting Long Fei for stealing his sister away.
Long Fei instructed him, "Later, change your clothes and I’ll take you to see my friend’s adventure team. If you make a good impression, you may be able to stay with them."
Long Fei had brought up this matter last night.
Fat Wang was unconvinced and deliberately said, "Are you just trying to make my sister happy?"
Long Fei spoke indifferently, "If you think I’m lying to you, then don’t go. Besides, this team is very professional, and the requirements are high. Even if I take you there, you may not get hired."
Fat Wang’s competitive spirit was aroused, and he quickly said, "No, I’ll go, alright? Today I’ll show you and my sister that I, Wang Shengli, have some skills too."
Long Fei and Wang Xiaoya looked at each other and smiled.
His so-called skills were just being good-for-nothing; Long Fei hadn’t seen anything else.
After eating, the three of them tidied up and headed out together.
Long Fei hadn’t seen Lin Shanshan for two days. As he went downstairs, he curiously looked back up towards her floor.
With military training reports and the opening ceremony these past two days, Lin Shanshan and Li Wenwen had been so busy they stayed at school, with no time to come back and cause trouble.
Long Fei, with Fat Wang in tow, had just put Wang Xiaoya on the bus.
The two of them then hailed a taxi to head over.
On the way, out of curiosity, Fat Wang asked Long Fei, "Brother-in-law, what exactly does your friend do in her exploration team? How much does she pay per month?"
Long Fei lectured, "First get the job, then worry about the salary. Later, they will definitely test your abilities. What do you know about tomb raiding?"
Fat Wang boasted, "I know loads, ’Ghost Blows Out the Light’ and ’Grave Robbers’ Chronicles,’ I can recite them by heart. Faqiu Seal, Treasure-Finding Talisman, moving mountains and unloading ridges to find the dragon’s ridge; people light candles, ghosts blow out the light, with geomancy, tomb raiders seek Star Peak..."
He rambled on for a while.
Long Fei was utterly confused and hastily interrupted, "Those are just fabrications by novelists to fool people, spouting that kind of nonsense will only make you look like a fool!"
Fat Wang protested, "How can they be lies! Art comes from life; I believe the author must be an expert tomb raider!"
Long Fei couldn’t reason with him and simply instructed, "Cut the crap. When we arrive, just play it by ear and best not to mention this rubbish. I’ll help you secretly from the sidelines."
Fat Wang felt indignant but kept silent.
Earlier, Wang Xiaoya had discreetly cautioned him that Long Fei had a bad temper and was quick to throw punches, so he’d better be watchful.
Fearing a beating, Fat Wang thought it best to hold his tongue until he could afford to throw punches first.
Once he struck it rich, he resolved to pelt Long Fei with money and find a better man for his sister.
The taxi stopped in a climbing club in the suburbs. Long Fei paid the fare and got out with Fat Wang.
The place was quite far from the city center, and the fare alone had cost them over a hundred.
The club was located in a nice area, backed by the sea, and there was a small mountain which had been transformed into a practical climbing venue.
When Long Fei and Fat Wang reached the entrance, they were stopped by the security guard.
The guard’s gaze was as if he were looking at a pair of beggars.
Long Fei offered him a cigarette and said, "Brother, we’re here to meet someone. We’ve already made an appointment with her."
"Who’s your brother!"
The security guard brusquely held up a hand and impatiently asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Long Fei gave the name.
The guard furrowed his brow and yelled to the group of guards inside the watchhouse, "Did you guys hear that? These two claim they’re here to see President Li!"
The guards sized them up and burst into laughter, as though they had just heard the funniest joke.
Their pompous demeanor made even Fat Wang want to punch them.
Looking puzzled, Long Fei asked, "Can we go in now?"
The guard coldly responded, "Of course not. Do you think you can just come and play here whenever you want? You say President Li invited you—what sort of person is President Li, and how would she know two poor souls like you?"
"What do you need for you to believe us?"
Long Fei held back his anger, not wanting to cause trouble on Li Zhenni’s turf.
The guard retorted, "If you can, have President Li come out and confirm. If you really do know President Li, I’ll call you dad!"
"Really?" ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥
Long Fei chuckled coldly, thinking that if his son were this mercenary, he’d have slapped him by now.
He made a call to Li Zhenni and took out a cigarette, sharing a smoke with Fat Wang.
Fat Wang scrutinized his prospective brother-in-law, thinking that maybe he was overplaying his hand?
From the guard’s tone, this President Li seemed to be quite high-ranking.
His would-be brother-in-law, the former security guard, how could he possibly know someone so formidable?