novellhall Chapter 40 Are you drunk?
Chapter 40 Are you drunk?
Sun Yongxian grinned, "What are you afraid of with Factory Director Lu around? He's the factory director, who dares to say anything to you?"
Zhuang Qingxiang felt this was inappropriate; wouldn't it just cause trouble for Factory Director Lu?
Sun Yongxian smiled and said, "Sister Zhuang, leave this to me. I'll bring it over secretly if you need it, and we can keep it a secret from everyone, right? But... I have a small request."
"What?"
"Sister Zhuang, you cook so well, could you treat me to one, two, three, four, or five meals a week? Don't worry, I won't come empty-handed; I'll bring my own ingredients!"
Zhuang Qingxiang: "..."
As someone temporarily staying at someone else's house, Zhuang Qingxiang certainly couldn't agree to that.
Sun Yongxian sighed, and the two chatted quietly for a while longer. When the child started fussing for milk, she tactfully took her leave.
After feeding the child, Zhuang Qingxiang went outside to fetch water to wipe the child's face and body, and smelled a strong odor of alcohol.
Lu Congyue was not seen in the outer room either; the empty plates and bowls were still on the table.
Zhuang Qingxiang told Xiao Qianyue and then started tidying up.
After washing the dishes, I swept the floor and wiped the table. Only after I finished all that did I fetch water and go inside to take care of the children.
Little Qian Yue asked softly, "Mommy, can Yueyue really go to kindergarten? If Yueyue isn't here, can Mommy manage taking care of my two younger brothers all by herself?"
Zhuang Qingxiang pinched her slightly chubby little face: "Yes, Mom can definitely take good care of the two younger brothers. Besides, Yueyue can also help Mom when she gets home from school."
Little Qianyue jumped happily on the kang (a heated brick bed).
She was probably too excited, which affected the two younger children, making it particularly difficult to get all three of them to sleep tonight.
By the time the three children were asleep, it was already late at night.
Zhuang Qingxiang finally got away from taking care of the child and went out to do laundry while the child was asleep.
While washing, I thought, if Xiao Qianyue really can go to kindergarten, should I prepare a small schoolbag for her?
What if you don't have any fabric?
"Sigh..." Zhuang Qingxiang couldn't help but sigh.
Why are you sighing?
The sudden sound startled Zhuang Qingxiang, causing her to shudder. The clothes she had just wrung out fell into the basin with a splash, soaking her completely.
Lu Congyue's figure seemed to teleport, suddenly rushing from the front door to her side and supporting her arm.
A faint smell of alcohol wafted over, and Zhuang Qingxiang instinctively tried to break free, but couldn't.
"Director Lu?" she called out, struggling even harder to shake off her hand.
Lu Congyue probably realized his recklessness and quickly let go, causing her to fall to the side due to excessive force.
It was Lu Congyue who stepped in just in time to pull her back.
"Are you alright? Be careful," he said.
Zhuang Qingxiang felt not only the burning heat of the hand on her waist, but also the same heat on his body.
Zhuang Qingxiang bit her lip: "Director Lu, are you drunk?"
The distance between the two instantly increased, and Lu Congyue stood there with his hands behind his back, saying, "It's okay, you go about your business."
Zhuang Qingxiang's heart was pounding. She grabbed her clothes haphazardly, wrung them out, and hung them on the line. After finishing, she hurriedly said, "I'm going back to my room to sleep. Director Lu, you should get some rest too," and ran back to her inner room.
Lu Congyue stood in the yard for a while before returning to the house. As soon as he entered, he saw that the house had been cleaned.
He frowned: "You don't need to do the cleaning and tidying."
Inside the room, Zhuang Qingxiang didn't dare to breathe, pretending she was asleep and hadn't heard anything.
Lu Congyue rubbed his forehead and said again, "You just need to take good care of the child."
There was still no response.
Lu Congyue picked up the tea mug, which was filled with cooled boiled water, and drank more than half of it in one gulp.
As Lu Congyue lay on the wire bed, he was still thinking about something: it seems that since there was a woman in the house, not only has the house become cleaner inside and out, but even the water in the tea mug is always kept full...
Before falling asleep, he thought: No wonder men all want to get married.
After waking up, Lu Congyue pinched the bridge of his nose: What had he done last night?!
From the inner room came the sound of a child crying after waking up, followed by the sounds of Zhuang Qingxiang waking up and busying herself while trying to soothe the child.
Lu Congyue quickly got up, folded the bedding, put away the wire bed, and took his washbasin to go out to wash up.
When Zhuang Qingxiang came out after finishing her work with the child, he called out to her, "Comrade Zhuang."
Zhuang Qingxiang stood still with her head down.
"Last night..." Lu Congyue said expressionlessly, "Don't misunderstand, I only helped you up because I saw you were about to fall."
"I know," Zhuang Qingxiang said hurriedly. "I won't misunderstand."
"That's good..." Lu Congyue breathed a sigh of relief. Last night, he had a couple of extra drinks with Shi Peiran and went out for some fresh air. He hadn't expected that he would forget to keep his distance from her while he was drunk, even though he meant well...
"I'm going to make breakfast." Zhuang Qingxiang hurriedly walked towards the kitchen.
Lu Congyue thought for a moment and followed him to the kitchen door: "I remember you sighed last night... Is something troubling you? If it's about Yueyue, don't worry, I'll talk to the principal today and Yueyue can go to kindergarten tomorrow."
"No, no," Zhuang Qingxiang quickly replied. "It's nothing difficult, thank you, Director Lu."
Since she said that, Lu Congyue didn't ask any more questions.
"You heard what I said last night, right?" He continued with a stern face and a serious tone. "I will pick Yueyue up and drop her off at school. If I'm not free, I'll ask Teacher Sun for help. It's not easy for you to take care of two children by yourself. I can do the housework after get off work. You don't need to do anything. You just need to take good care of the children."
Hearing his stern tone, Zhuang Qingxiang assumed he was worried that she wouldn't be able to take care of the two babies alone and would neglect Xiao Donghua, so she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Director Lu, it's nothing. I'm used to doing this at home, there won't be any problems."
"If you have any questions, just ask. Don't force yourself," Lu Congyue added.
"Okay..." Zhuang Qingxiang replied obediently.
She knew that Lu Congyue wouldn't leave unless she said that, and sure enough, Lu Congyue didn't continue talking after she honestly agreed.
Zhuang Qingxiang quickly prepared breakfast. While eating, she secretly observed Lu Congyue's expression. Seeing that it was alright, she mustered up her courage and said, "Director Lu, I really think that abandoned warehouse is habitable. I'm not picky."
Seeing Lu Congyue frown, she quickly added, "I'm doing this for you. Staying here with you inevitably leads to gossip and could affect your relationship with your partner."
Lu Congyue raised his eyelids, stared at her, and asked, "My boyfriend?"
"Yes, isn't that Comrade Lin Wei your girlfriend? The reason she acted that way... is because I'm staying here with you..." Zhuang Qingxiang's voice trailed off under his gaze.
No, what did she say wrong? Why does Director Lu look so scary?
"Who told you she's my girlfriend?" Lu Congyue asked coldly. "Did Technician Lin tell you?"
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately realized she had misunderstood and hurriedly said, "No, she didn't say that, I just thought so... She, she likes you."
Lu Congyue's gaze grew even colder: "I don't have a partner, nor do I want one! As for who likes me, that's none of my business. I haven't made her like me, nor do I accept it! You'd better not make wild guesses!"