Rebirth of the Villainous Female Boss

Chapter 600: Chapter 574: Behind the Scenes and Confessions

“Imported from Degu Country?” Xiao Qian was so busy wiping him that she didn’t pay attention to it, fearing he might catch a cold. Her towel was wet from bathing earlier, so she had bought one from Auntie.

“Yeah, I found it very absorbent when I used it and took a look. See this label, isn’t it Russian?” Yu Minglang showed the towel label to Xiao Qian.

Indeed, it was very soft and absorbent.

“This thing is indeed very absorbent, so I won’t criticize your foreign-worshiping tendency to buy foreign goods for even towels. Just don’t do it again!”

Ming Lang deliberately said this because he knew that according to Xiao Qian’s character, she would slap him back in protest of his chauvinism, and then beat him up to divert the topic of pre-marriage phobia.

Unexpectedly, though, Xiao Qian’s brows furrowed as she looked at the towel over and over again.

“What’s wrong?”

“I bought it from Auntie for 5 yuan a piece.”

“From Auntie?” Yu Minglang also found it strange. How could this place, where no one came to stay all year round, have such a thing?

“Yeah, I was in a hurry, and I didn’t look closely when I bought it. Now that you mention it, I looked at it, and it’s actually the famous Baiyun brand. It’s a very good brand in the Island Country. These towels are perfect for women and infants, with no fluorescent agents, but they are quite expensive, probably 20 or 30 yuan.”

Even with the financial difficulties back then, she would still buy this kind for Xiao Wei.

“Now that you mention it, I’m not happy to hear that. No matter how good the Island Country products are, can towels be compared to flowers? How can domestic ones not be used? Look at how far you’ve come, not using domestic products now that you have money? You need to change this evil capitalist mindset of indulgence. So many children in my family use the towels distributed by the unit. Look at us, did any of us destroy our appearance?”

Xiao Qian glared at him, ready to retort. A master of argument, huh?

Yu Minglang gave himself a twinge, “What I meant was, it’s not unacceptable to learn from foreign advanced production experience appropriately – no, the focus of our discussion isn’t this, the focus is -”

“How did Auntie get this?”

The two spoke in unison.

Yu Minglang and Xiao Qian exchanged glances, and Xiao Qian stood up.

“You wait in the room for me, I’ll go ask.”

This was a farmhouse similar to a courtyard house, built with a unified allocation of funds from above. Xiao Qian and her family stayed in a detached guesthouse, Auntie’s family lived across from them, and the main house was empty at night but used for dining during the day if there were guests.

When Xiao Qian went over, she saw Auntie sitting on a small bench washing her feet outside.

“Girl, why haven’t you gone to sleep yet?”

“I just noticed that the towel you sold me is so good, can you sell me another one to take back to my mom?”

“Hey, wait here! Old man, bring out another towel!” Auntie’s face lit up with the prospect of making a sale.

The uncle brought out an unopened towel in no time.

“Auntie, this towel is really good. Are you losing money by selling it for 5 yuan?” Xiao Qian asked nonchalantly while holding the towel.

“No loss, no loss, this is what Zhiming brought back when he went down the mountain to buy stock. I didn’t see it written on any order, so I guess it was a gift for buying something else.” The uncle didn’t finish his words as Auntie interrupted him.

“Go inside and see if our cat is back, and stop blabbering nonsense! Can a free towel have this quality? Girl, don’t listen to him! This is our stock, and it cost us. If it were free, we’d just give it to you directly. How could we charge you!”

“Okay, I understand. Thank you.”

Xiao Qian turned around and went back to her room.

Auntie, fuming, finished washing her feet and went inside, lowering her voice, “Did a donkey kick you in the head? Who taught you how to do business like this? Letting people know it’s a freebie, will they still buy it?!”

“It was originally extra stock that came in… How can you cheat people?”

“Cheat” means to deceive in the local dialect.

“How can you do business without cheating people?”

The uncle swallowed his anger and, with a belly full of fire, went to his son’s room. He saw Second Brother Zhiming not sleeping, holding a basket and playing with a snake, which made him so angry that he kicked him.

“You’re useless at everything, you round off whatever you eat, and you screwed up college. You can’t even run a business! If your brother were still alive, could he be as useless as you? Throw this worm out tomorrow! The family’s wealth is all gone because of this worm, damn!”

The soundproofing was poor in this kind of house, and Xiao Qian could still hear the yelling at the child from her room. Her brow furrowed slightly.

“What’s wrong?” Yu Minglang asked Xiao Qian.

“The way uncle teaches his child is really detrimental. Comparing one child to another can cause great psychological harm. We shouldn’t educate our children like this in the future. Each child is unique and should not be compared to others.”

Yu Minglang thought to himself, I really want to have children with you, but the premise is that you have to marry me.

The topic of marriage is now taboo, so he could only think about it and shift the topic back to the towel.

“Did you find out?”

“It seems that it was a freebie when they bought other goods. Auntie didn’t want to tell the truth, but I saw through it.” Xiao Qian was also good at reading situations. Auntie’s little trick could not deceive her eyes.

“What kind of goods would come with such a product?” Yu Minglang’s strong intuition was at work again, and he vaguely felt that there was something more to this towel.

However, he didn’t think too much about it at the time. He just asked Xiao Qian to put the towel away and planned to ask someone else when he returned.

Yu Minglang kept this detail in mind. In fact, he didn’t intentionally look into certain things most of the time. He would just subconsciously store up information when he felt something was weird. It was his subconscious behavior to quickly access valuable information when needed, sometimes even producing amazing results.

Some of his past achievements were due to his keen intuition to discover problems. This time was no exception, but that’s another story.

They fought fiercely, but after the quarrel, Xiao Qian and Yu Minglang got back together like old times.

Even though he had given up on curing her marriage phobia through immersive experiences, they still had to enjoy themselves before leaving. Xiao Qian made him promise not to take detours and not to upset her with his self-directed acts again.

The two walked by the stream, and Yu Minglang, who had been holding back his words all night, finally got to ask.

“Qian Bao, you forgave me just like that?”

“Yeah.”

“Why?” He felt that Qian Bao would always hold a grudge, and her easy forgiveness didn’t seem like her style.

“Love is like the sand in our hands. The more we expect, the more disappointed we will be and the harder it is to get along. I’ve seen a lot of divorced women. They get divorced because their spouse can’t meet their expectations, not because of principle problems like gambling, drinking, domestic violence, or unfair property distribution. How can they be sure that they’ll meet someone who can satisfy them in their next marriage? For a man like you, I’ll lower my expectations, so I don’t torment you or myself, because -”

Where else could she find a man as silly as him who would do anything for her?

Just as Yu Minglang was about to ask further, there was a sudden strange noise from upstream of the stream. He had to pause his conversation with Xiao Qian and quickly run towards it.