Diary of Getting Rich Quick in the South

I may be simple-minded, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid.

Thinking back to her earlier words about repaying me, my throat felt a little dry.

Isn't this a bit too fast?

Before I could even speak, she added, "You don't seem to have eaten much tonight. When you get home, ask me to make you a bowl of noodles for my mom. My mom's noodles are so delicious."

I asked in surprise, "You live with your mother?"

"Yeah, what else did you think?" Bai Yan tilted her head and winked at me.

Who would have thought that, after shedding her cold facade, she also has a playful and adorable side?

Since her mother was home, I didn't want to bother her, so I changed the subject, saying, "Well, if there's nothing else, I'll head back to my dorm now, otherwise I won't be able to get back once it's closed."

Bai Yan stopped joking and handed me the car keys: "The subway is closed, and it's too late to take a taxi. Why don't you take my car? You can park it at the company tomorrow."

I asked her, "So what are you going to do?"

Bai Yan smiled and brushed a stray hair from her forehead, saying, "I'll just take the subway tomorrow. Drive slowly tonight and be careful."

I didn't refuse.

We can't afford to offend Xu Mingde for no reason and then not get any benefits in return.

It would cost over fifty yuan to take a taxi back.

On my way back to the dormitory, I sent Bai Yan a message to let her know I arrived home safely.

I had just sent the message and looked up to see my cousin squatting at the entrance of my dorm, smoking. There were cigarette butts all around his feet. I had no idea how long he had been there.

"Cousin, what brings you here? You didn't even call me."

I opened the door and invited him in.

"I just arrived not long ago, and the security guard said you guys went out for a meal. Since I had nothing else to do, I decided to wait here."

My cousin shook the two bottles of baijiu in his hand: "Want some?"

Seeing that he seemed preoccupied, I didn't refuse and took a bag of peanuts from the snack bag that Su Wan had brought last time and put it on the table.

After thinking for a while, he took out another Da Zhong Jiu (a type of Chinese liquor) and gave it to him.

"Hey, you've struck it rich, kid? You're actually buying such expensive cigarettes."

My cousin's eyes lit up the moment he saw the smoke.

I poured him a glass of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and proudly boasted, "It was given to me by General Manager Zhang, and he even gave me two packs."

"Zhang Dongting?" My cousin's eyes widened in surprise.

"yes."

I looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Why are you so surprised?"

My cousin picked up his drink, took a sip, and gave a knowing smile that all men understand.

"I have to say, you're something else. You've already hooked up with the company's CEO on your very first day here. That woman may not be as pretty as your cousin's wife, but her figure is absolutely amazing. I suspect she can't even see her toes when she looks down."

As he spoke, he gestured with his hand in front of him, his smile particularly sly.

My face flushed red, and I punched him angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? He's only taking good care of me because of Sister Wan. Don't think of him in such a despicable way."

"Am I filthy?"

My cousin sneered and lit a cigarette, putting it in his mouth.

"Are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending? It's understandable that she arranged a job for you out of respect for your sister Wan, but to give you two packs of cigarettes worth over a thousand yuan for no reason, and you're telling me she's not interested in you? Do you even believe that yourself?"

Uh……

That makes some sense, but what would a CEO with a net worth of over 100 million want from me?

"See, you don't even believe it yourself."

My cousin grabbed my neck and chuckled, "Tell me, are you guys asleep or not?"

I pushed him away forcefully: "I've already said we're just in a superior-subordinate relationship, and I value personal feelings a lot."

"Feelings? What's that worth?"

My cousin scoffed, "Chen An, you're still too naive. You don't understand adult rules at all. What is love? If you break down the character for 'love' (爱) and take the horizontal part, it becomes... semen!"

Is this another way of interpreting it?

"To put it bluntly, in this world, only money is real. As long as you have money, anywhere is paradise. A hero smiles for a beauty, and a beauty's smile is worth two hundred yuan."

He patted my shoulder and earnestly advised, "Since Zhang Dongting looks at you differently, don't be so stubborn. I'm not telling you to talk about marriage with her, but you must seize any opportunity that comes your way."

"These days, people laugh at poverty but not prostitution; it's not shameful to be a kept man; being broke is what's truly shameful!"

My cousin's words shattered my worldview.

I couldn't help but ask, "Is your relationship with Sister Wan like that too?"

My cousin paused for a moment, then laughed and slapped me on the forehead: "Damn it, I'm talking about you, why are you dragging me into this? Alright, alright, just listen to your brother."

"What did you say?"

My cousin's expression turned extremely serious: "If anything really happened between you and Zhang Dongting, don't take it seriously, or you'll be the one who suffers."

I retorted, "If anything were to happen, wouldn't I be the one who benefits?"

"Heh, you think you're young? You're arguing with me."

My cousin picked up his drink and downed it in one gulp: "Who is Zhang Dongting? A powerful businesswoman with assets of over 100 million! What kind of man can't she find? She's only after something new, to expand her harem. I'm afraid you'll get trapped and not be able to get out, and still be stupid enough to think she loves you."

"You need to understand one thing: never think that you've already won her over; it's just that it's your turn."

After hearing my cousin's words, I was stunned.

My mother taught me from a young age that I should be faithful in relationships.

But when my cousin said those words, they somehow turned into a transaction.

Seeing my stunned expression, my cousin waved his hand with a smile: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. When you truly understand that 'can't stand it' means they hate you, and 'can't stand it' means they like you, then you'll have truly grown up."

Well, he's saying something I don't understand again.

We ate and chatted, and I drank quite a bit. My head was a little dizzy, mainly because I was shocked by what he said.

Seeing that he was about to lecture me again after having two drinks, I quickly changed the subject.

"Cousin, let's not talk about me anymore, let's talk about you. You said on the phone before that Sister Wan really cheated on me?"

To be honest, I have absolutely no belief that Su Wan would cheat on me.

She's such a good person, so good it breaks your heart, how could she possibly do something so shameless?

As soon as I said that, my cousin's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and his expression became somewhat unnatural.

Could he really be cheating? My heart skipped a beat.

"Cousin, you...you found that strange man?" I was even more nervous than him.

My cousin slammed his hand on the table, glaring and roaring, "If I found out she was having an affair, I'd chop him up already!"

I was speechless: "Then why did you say Sister Wan cheated? You haven't caught anything wrong with the relationship, so what are you thinking about all day?"

My cousin sighed, lit another cigarette, and took a deep drag: "I can't really explain it, but your sister-in-law has been behaving very strangely lately."

As he spoke, he leaned close to my ear and whispered another sentence.

My face instantly turned red to the roots of my ears.

Is this something I can listen to?

My cousin scratched his hair in frustration and muttered to himself.

"Why would she buy that thing? I have plenty, and you don't even know what it's like..."