Chapter 300: Putting Long Lines to Catch Big Fish
Mr. Bai is in good spirits and is very talkative. Although Shi Lei is only dealing with him for the first time, he doesn't feel cramped at all.
When it was getting dark, Chen Ya Nu went down and ordered someone to withdraw the refreshment and quickly prepared the meal.
It's really a common dish, it's all common to ordinary people, including green pepper shredded pork, tomato scrambled eggs, and not drinking alcohol. It's all about eating.
The talkative Mr. Bai didn't say a word when he was eating. He probably followed the ancients' words and said nothing. Shi Lei rarely had a home-cooked meal now, but it was quite delicious. He also felt that the food in Mr. Bai's place tasted very strong and the rice was also very fragrant. He ate three big bowls when he was not careful.
There was almost no leftovers on the plate, and the soup of scrambled eggs in the end was poured onto the rice and mixed with it.
Mr. Bai didn't eat much, and he just tasted everything briefly. He only ate half a bowl of rice. After eating, he looked at Shi Lei eating with a smile, as if he was very happy.
Seeing that Shi Lei finally swept away the last bit of vegetable juice, Mr. Bai waved his hand and asked someone to clean up the table and replaced it with freshly brewed tea.
Wei Xingyue looked at Shi Lei with some contempt and said, "How many days have you not eaten? You actually didn't even miss the soup."
Shi Lei smiled and said, "I don't know why, but I just think the food here is very fragrant, so I couldn't help but eat more."
Bai Lao laughed and said, "It's nothing special to say that it's special, but the food I have arranged to grow by myself. I have opened a small piece of land in the mountains, and I have grown some of each vegetable and the rice is also grown by myself. So it has a little more flavor than the vegetables I bought in the vegetable market."
Shi Lei picked up the corner of his eyes and settled the accounts silently.
Mr. Bai said it simply, but to plant a little bit of every dish, even if it is only served by Mr. Bai's family, this is a very huge project. This is the case with all the food, let alone meat, it must be raised by yourself, and it is probably at least ten people to serve it. The food may not look conspicuous, but the labor contained in it must be at least hundreds of thousands or even millions a year.
"This is the life of rich people. It seems common, but in fact, just hiring someone, the expenses are far more than that of ordinary people. Mr. Bai, you may have to spend millions this year, right?"
Wei Xingyue glared at Shi Lei and thought to himself that what is the million-dollar talk about Mr. Bai a year? This guy is really so timid that he talks with Mr. Bai here.
Mr. Bai didn't think it was offended, but instead laughed very happily and said, "I didn't ask much about the old man, but the small farm in the mountains hired fifteen or sixteen people to work. The salary should be paid to them for more than 100,000 yuan a year, and there must be a million yuan."
Shi Lei was shocked and said, "It's common, but in fact, this meal has been calculated carefully and has been several thousand."
Wei Xingyue couldn't help but complain: "You're enough. You're driving a car worth millions at least. You're actually a small amount of money with Mr. Bai."
Old Bai laughed and waved his hand, "It's okay to calculate it. I don't want to calculate this on weekdays. I always feel it's commonplace and always teach my children and grandchildren not to always waste it outside. Now that my friend Shi Lei helped me settle the accounts like this, I realized that the expenses I spend on meals on weekdays may not be much savings than them. Haha, I won't talk about them anymore!"
Wei Xingyue looked at Shi Lei in surprise. Old Bai was in a bad mood today. His eyes turned, and Wei Xingyue felt that it was necessary to help Shi Lei get some benefits.
"Old Bai, you are very happy today!" Wei Xingyue said with a smile.
Old Bai smiled and said, "What, my friend Shi Lei gave me a painting. He didn't say anything yet. Are you worried that I don't know how to thank him? The little girl is really grown up." Old Bai was meaningful. Except for Shi Lei, he didn't take it seriously, Wei Xingyue and Chen Yanu both heard what Mr. Bai said, especially Chen Yanu. The look at Wei Xingyue also became somewhat connotated.
Wei Xingyue grabbed Chen Yanu's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister, look at Mr. Bai, how could he joke with the younger generation like this?"
Chen Yamg smiled but didn't say anything, while Bai Lao smiled but didn't say anything.
After a while, Old Bai looked at Shi Lei and said, "My friend, old man, I have never owe others favors in my life, so naturally I can't take your painting in vain. Let's talk about it, what do you want? As long as the old man can do it, he will definitely not treat you badly."
Shi Lei shook his head and said, "That painting may be very precious to Mr. Bai, but it is of no use to me. If you still want any benefits to Mr. Bai, it would be better to sell it to Mr. Bai from the beginning."
Old Bai was stunned and thought that this was the case. Now, when asked Shi Lei what reward he would like, it was just equated with money. If someone else was a little bit fond of, he might be a little fond of it and could exchange some collections with Old Bai. But Shi Lei was young and obviously had no knowledge of the collection, and all he could ask for was money.
He frowned slightly, and Old Bai felt a little embarrassed. He would never want Shi Lei to owe anything because of this.
Seeing this, Wei Xingyue hurriedly said, "Old Bai, I have an idea."
Old Bai slowly looked up, his smile was full of wisdom, and said, "What do you want to help your lover?"
This sentence was much more blunt than before. Shi Lei was stunned when he heard this, and quickly waved his hands and said, "No, Mr. Bai, don't get me wrong, Wei Xingyue and I are just ordinary friends."
Old Bai looked at Wei Xingyue, meaningful. Wei Xingyue glared at Shi Lei, and was about to go wild.
"Tell me, let's see if you have any good ideas." Old Bai said again with a smile.
Wei Xing looked straight and said, "I won't say anything, just let him do it."
Old Bai laughed and slowly shook his head. Shi Lei scratched his head awkwardly, just said, "I really have nothing to ask for. In the future, Mr. Bai, you will just call me to come here for a meal when you have time. The food here is really delicious."
Wei Xingyue rolled her eyes at Shi Lei, but thought to herself, this kid is not that stupid, and she knows how to use long lines to catch big fish.
Old Bai looked at Shi Lei with great interest. On the one hand, he didn't think Shi Lei was too scheming, but Shi Lei's words seemed to be very meaningful to want to get in touch with the Bai family and then move around.
Chen Ya Nu pulled Old Bai at this moment and made several gestures at him. Old Bai was stunned and asked, "Do you like him?"
Chen Ya Nu nodded, smiled quietly, and made a few more gestures.
Old Bai's eyes fell on Shi Lei, he pondered for a moment, and said, "Since you feel destined to be with him, then you will fulfill your intentions."
Shi Lei was confused and asked Wei Xingyue: "What did Mr. Bai say to his sister?"
Wei Xingyue said angrily: "Don't ask me, we are just ordinary friends."
"Oh, what else can it be? Could it be that you still want to be with me...I am a person with a girlfriend!"
"Go to die!" Wei Xingyue cursed, but felt it was necessary to explain, so she said, "Is it still a big difference between good friends and ordinary friends?"
"Okay, okay, we are good friends. The ordinary friends I just said just to distinguish what Mr. Bai said. Why didn't you see that you were so stingy before?"
Wei Xingyue rolled her eyes and no longer wanted to Li Shi Lei anymore.
Chapter completed!