Chapter 37: Wu Ke

  "Alright, alright, I was wrong, isn't that enough?"

  Wu Shu saw that the two heavyweight figures in his family were united in condemning him, and he immediately lost ground.

  Inside the house, Chu Chen picked up the phone with some excitement. It had been years since he last saw Wu Ke, and his emotions were still a bit stirred up. Moreover, since he moved out, it was rare for him to receive her calls, which made him miss her even more.

  "Hello, is that Xiaoke?"

  "Hmm, I'm telling you, Xiao Chuan, are you itching for a fight?" The voice on the phone was very familiar to Chu Chuan, although it had been distorted somewhat by the long-distance call from abroad, but he could still tell that the voice sounded extremely pleasant, like a songbird's trill.

  With a hint of annoyance in his voice, Chu Chen secretly thought it was bad and accidentally called out the wrong title. He quickly corrected himself:

  "Haha, slip of the tongue, but sweet and lovely little sister, you shouldn't mind, right?"

  "Xiao Chen, we haven't seen each other for years, how did you learn to flatter people and it's so disgusting?"

  Chu Chen heard her tone with a hint of resentment, and he also felt relieved in his heart. Otherwise, after she returned to the country, he would definitely be punished for his crimes. He muttered to himself: "Having such a friend is really a sin from my previous life."

  When Wu Kesha first met Chu Chen, she heard that he was younger than her by a week, so she insisted that Chu Chen call her "sister", otherwise it would be pointless. However, Chu Chen also had a stubborn streak and agreed to call her "sister" but only if he could add the character "" (little) in front of it, or else they couldn't even be friends. In the end, Wu Kesha saw that he wouldn't budge, so she reluctantly agreed.

  From this matter, Wu Ke also saw Chu Chen's stubborn side. From then on, Wu Ke didn't dare to make any excessive demands on him either. Otherwise, she would really provoke him into a big anger, and it was possible that they couldn't even be friends, which went against her original intention.

  At this time, Wu Shu's voice of accusing Wu Shu outside the house also reached inside, and Wu Ke probably heard it too, so he asked him:

  "What's going on outside? Why does it seem like my mom is scolding my dad?"

  Chu Chen smiled and said, "I'm not making some money, so I bought them some gifts, and then at night, I planned to invite them to the restaurant for dinner. However, Uncle Wu was a bit unhappy, saying that I had just made some money and was being extravagant. Auntie Wu probably scolded him because of this."

  "My dad is such an old stubborn, don't mind him. But Xiao Chuan, you're really something, quietly becoming a millionaire without making a sound. It's unbelievable to think about it, that little country bumpkin from back then actually became one of the rich!"

  Chu Chen grew up in a poor mountainous area, where the hardships were unspeakable. Chu Chen's family was slightly better off because his adoptive father was a formally employed teacher who received a state salary and could sometimes afford to buy new clothes for Chinese New Year.

  And in other families, let alone buying a new set of clothes for the New Year, some are so poor that they have to take turns wearing pants. It's not like it doesn't exist. And from such an environment, Chu Chen came out, how could he dress up?

  Although Chu Chen wore simple clothes, his clothes were still very neat. His adoptive father often educated him that people can be poor, but they cannot be so poor that they lose their dignity and spirit. Without a spirited person, others will not look up to him.

  This sentence, Chu Chen has always remembered in his heart, so although he is very respectful to Zhao Qirui, he will not fawn on him or try to curry favor with him. When speaking to him, apart from polite and respectful language, he is generally neither overbearing nor obsequious. Perhaps it's because of this that Zhao Qirui has a different opinion of him.

  Chu Chen joked: "No one has ever said that a poor man can't make money, right? Xiao Ke sister, your class ideology is very serious. In the past, you would have been struggled against for saying something like this."

  "Wow, it's been years since we last met, and you actually dare to lecture me now? Just wait till I get back at you! But since Xiaochun has become rich, I'm also more relaxed. At worst, I'll just mortgage myself to you."

  "...". Hearing Wu Ke say this, Chu Chen was somewhat at a loss, unsure of how to respond.

  "What's wrong, don't you think I'm good enough?"

  Chu Chen immediately sensed Wu Ke's unfriendly tone and hastily said, "No, why would I look down on Little Ke? Besides, you're a master's graduate from a renowned foreign university, how could you not repay such a small amount of money? Moreover, this money is also my support for you, so you don't need to repay it."

  "That's not okay, repaying debts is a matter of course. I must repay this money, otherwise, I'll be your secretary then?"

  "How can this be? You're a master's degree holder from a prestigious university and you want to be my secretary? I don't think I deserve it."

  "Are you going to answer me or not? Huh?!"

  "Let's talk about this next year, okay? Maybe your mind will change by then?"

  Wu Ke said resolutely: "I definitely won't change my mind, I'll give you some time to think carefully, and when the time comes, you must give me a satisfactory answer, do you know? However, as a thank you for paying my tuition fees, I'll offer this young lady's first kiss, hmm...!"

  This kiss, Chu Chen suddenly thought of Wu Ke's lovely cherry lips, making him feel as if there was a spark in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He thought to himself, "No way, how could I possibly have feelings for Little Ke? Is this because my hormones have been too active lately? Yes, it must be that."

  Don't look at Chu Chen's current openness, in fact, his inner self is still a bit lonely and not easy to accept others' emotions. This is also caused by his childhood experiences. He can be so open now, completely relying on his adoptive father's careful teaching, spending a lot of time and effort, to reverse his somewhat distorted personality at that time.

  At first, when he came to Wu Shu's house, although Wu Shu and his family were very enthusiastic about him, for the first few months, his heart was not completely open to them. It wasn't until later, after a long time had passed, that he slowly began to accept them as his own family.

  After several years of living in the capital, Chu Chen also understood the disadvantages of his personality, especially when doing business, it's about harmony and wealth. If you give customers a sense of being rejected from afar, then don't think about doing good business. Therefore, over the past few years, his personality has improved a lot compared to before.

  However, when it comes to romance, Chu Chen still doesn't dare to think about it. Firstly, he doesn't know what this feeling is like, and secondly, he's not sure how to deal with such feelings. He's completely clueless in this regard, which is why Wu Ke often calls him a wooden lump.

  Feeling that something was off, Chu Chen hastily changed the subject and asked: "Xiao Ke sister, do you know a certain Little Li BeiBei?"

  "Li Beibei? Are you referring to the old Li family's cow? How did you bring her up?" Wu Ke's voice suddenly rose.

  Chu Chen listened to Wu Ke's tone and confirmed that the two of them must have a grudge, so she simply told her about what happened before (Chapter 6).

  "Haha, with her IQ, she wouldn't dare come bother my dad again." Wu Ke said smugly on the other end of the phone.

  It turned out that the Wu and Li families were also old acquaintances, because Wu Ke and Li BeiBei had known each other for a long time. However, perhaps they were born with incompatible horoscopes, and from the moment they met until now, they have always looked at each other with disapproval, often quarreling and fighting.

  Both have their own advantages, Wu Ke is good at quarreling, Li Beibei is good at fighting, but when they get a bit older, the two girls fighting becomes somewhat inappropriate, so Wu Ke has an obvious advantage.

  However, Wu Ke also has a shortcoming, which is that some women's characteristics are not very obvious. But Li Beibei is extremely majestic, so she often uses this to mock her. Although Wu Ke also retorts and gives her the nickname "cow", in her heart she still feels quite uncomfortable, and thus becomes even more disgusted with Li Beibei.

  Before Wu Ke went abroad, one day, Wu Shu and Zhao Xueyi took Wu Ke to visit Li Lao (Li Beibei's grandfather). Coincidentally, Li Beibei and her little nephew were also there. She suddenly had an idea, slightly schemed and bribed Li Beibei's little nephew, then she started guessing riddles with Li Beibei.

  Li Beibei wasn't really stupid, she knew Wu Ke would come today, so she prepared a few difficult questions in advance. Otherwise, she wouldn't have agreed to the bet so easily. However, although her questions were difficult, they didn't stump Wu Ke. To numb her, Wu Ke also came up with some tricky questions at first.

  Feeling that it was about time, Wu Ke immediately changed to a relatively simple question, "A male cow and a female cow, three words", this question is actually very simple, but due to the previous misdirection, Li Beibei seemed a bit hesitant.

  At this time, on the other side, Li Beibei's little nephew appeared, pointing at Li Beibei with his small hand: "Auntie, you're really stupid, isn't the answer just two oxen? No wonder I often hear people say that those with big breasts have no brains, Auntie, you seem to be like this too."

  This sentence made Li Beibe so angry that her face turned blue and white, looking at Wu Ke's suffocated red face on the side, really wanting to go up and beat her thoroughly, but after all, there are elders present, this behavior is definitely not appropriate, in the end can only be two eyes red Run back home.

  Wu Ke smiled and said with a pleased tone: "Xiao Chuan, don't you think she's just big-breasted but brainless? I just used a little trick and made her pee her pants."

  Chu Chen's face twitched after listening, a girl was treated like this, how could she still have the face to bother Uncle Wu. He guessed that if Li Peipei wasn't so broad-minded, she probably wouldn't even go to Zhao Xueyi again. But after hearing this, he just let it go, anyway, it had nothing to do with him, so he flattered:

  "That is, our little sister is born with both beauty and intelligence."

  "Xiao Chen, is this really what you think?"

  "Definitely, if I'm lying, may heaven strike me with five thunders!"

  "Pffft! What nonsense are you spouting? I didn't say I don't believe you!"