Under One Person: I, Jiaqian Jushi, work from nine to five

"Don't believe your brother-in-law's explanation just now, about an employee sharing the rent... With your brother-in-law's salary as the regional manager, and our rent being so low, he has absolutely no problem paying the rent..."

"What ordinary employee can live directly in their boss's house?"

"Sis, I urged you and your husband to unleash your ultimate move last time, and now look... it hasn't been long, and you already have two more formidable competitors."

"How are we competitors? Zhou Fengliu and I are just friends, not competitors. Besides, Chen Duo and Lingyu Zhenren live here too, so it's normal."

Feng Shayan still felt that, judging from Zhou Fengliu's reaction just now...

Neither Fu Rong nor Tao Tao ever truly entered Zhou Fengliu's heart.

They're not even competitors...

"Okay, sis, you'd better think that way... Don't come crying to me when someone actually takes over the enemy camp..."

Feng Xingtong looked at her older sister, then continued to recount her earlier discovery:

Even if my brother-in-law might not have any feelings for Fu Rong right now, Fu Rong might actually have feelings for him...

"I deliberately called Fu Rong 'sister-in-law' just now..."

"Hey, you're talking nonsense too. You called her 'sister-in-law' the first time you met her? I was worried you'd get slapped and forced into a fight by Zhou Fengliu..."

Feng Shayan preached.

"That's not the point... What is the point?"

"The key point is that Fu Rong didn't explain immediately, sis!"

Feng Xingtong said that this was the key point; his mispronunciation just now had directly revealed crucial information.

The fact that they didn't explain immediately implies there's something going on...

Some people might be stunned at first and not say anything to explain, but Fu Rong didn't explain either!

That's terrifying.

...

Ps:

Xia He: Okay, okay, you're not including me in this chaotic scene, huh?

Goodnight, godfathers, sweet dreams. May you have everything you need every day.

Chapter 346 Feng Xingtong: I have a plan! (First update)

Hearing her younger brother's words, Feng Shayan was slightly taken aback. After thinking about it carefully, it seemed that Fu Rong had indeed not refuted her earlier.

but...

What does this prove?

Many people admire Zhou Fengliu, but very few can truly enter his heart.

Feng Shayan believed she had a certain understanding of Zhou Fengliu. If Zhou Fengliu really liked Fu Rong, his reaction just now would definitely not have been like that.

As for Fu Rong and Tao Tao staying here, it was not Fu Rong and Tao Tao's ill-intentioned suggestion.

She was more convinced that Zhou Fengliu had deliberately found a few suckers to share the rent burden, or even to make a small profit.

Despite his current wealth, Zhou Fengliu still maintains an extremely tight rein on money.

No skimping on necessary expenses...

He can definitely reduce unnecessary expenses...

You might say this is the mentality of a petty, bourgeois... but it doesn't seem like it.

It's simply a matter of the lay Buddhist's extreme control over money...

Thinking about it that way...

Feng Shayan suddenly realized that a "person" had indeed entered Zhou Fengliu's heart.

That's just a small amount of money.

The lay Buddhist who acts solely for money has no room in his heart for another "her" besides money.

With this thought in mind, Feng Shayan felt even less need to panic.

She truly couldn't enter Zhou Fengliu's heart, but neither could anyone else... Her main principle was fairness...

Coming to his senses, and seeing his younger brother's serious expression, Feng Shayan replied:

"So you understand now, huh?"

Feng Xingtong: "..."

Faced with Feng Shayan's indifferent attitude, Feng Xingtong felt like he was talking to a brick wall.

Okay, okay... Dad's hope of having two kids in three years is completely dashed...

"Hurry up and grab your things, then head back. Eat less and talk less during dinner..."

Feng Shayan warned her younger brother, that treacherous strategist.

"Otherwise, if you get slapped by Zhou Fengliu for saying the wrong thing later, I won't stand up for you..."

"Sis... I'll just say one last thing," Feng Xingtong, acting as the strategist, said.

"how?"

"Don't you really want to know... whether Fu Rong and Tao Tao have feelings for your brother-in-law?"

Hearing Feng Xingtong's words, Feng Shayan was silent for a moment, then asked in return:

What do you want to do?

"I have a plan..."

...

While the Feng siblings were chatting, Fu Rong and Tao Tao were busy in the kitchen of the villa.

"This Zhou Fengliu... he never notifies me beforehand when guests come over for dinner. Isn't he making things difficult for me, the head chef?"

Fu Rong said she would definitely go to Zhou Fengliu later to ask for more money.

A fancy meal...that comes at a different price!

Hearing Fu Rong say this, Tao Tao, who was peeling garlic on the side, glanced at Fu Rong, and seemed to have something to say but hesitated.

To be fair, Teacher Tao is a smart person.

Judging from the reactions of Yanzi and Feng Xingtong when she and Fu Rong came in, she knew that Yanzi's relationship with Zhou Fengliu must be unusual.

It should be more than just friendship; at the very least... that Ms. Yanzi's feelings for Zhou Fengliu went beyond friendship.

How can we tell that?

As a teacher of the Tang Sect, a major assassination sect, Bai Lantao said: Human micro-expressions, breathing rhythm and frequency are all subconscious and cannot be controlled.

Based on the look of surprise and bewilderment on Yanzi's face when she heard Fu Rong say, "Why didn't you tell me earlier that a friend was coming?", and the way she looked at Zhou Fengliu, as well as Feng Xingtong's subsequent question, "Is this your sister-in-law?"

That's enough to figure something out...

The eyes can lie, but untrained human subconscious reactions won't.

This subconscious reaction wasn't unique to Yanzi; Fu Rong also exhibited it.

For example, when Fu Rong heard Feng Xingtong mention "sister-in-law" just now, Fu Rong didn't have a second reaction of refusing...

After these days of observation...

Having observed human nature, she had already figured out the relationship between these people in South China.

Zhou Fengliu is the head of this circle, a hands-off manager, while Zhang Lingyu is Zhou Fengliu's trusted second-in-command, a pillar of the South China region.

Chen Duo, that young girl, has a rather detached position in this circle, and her relationship with Zhou Fengliu is also sometimes close and sometimes distant.

The two are superior and subordinate, creditor and debtor, savior and benefactor, learner and learnee.

As for Zhou Fengliu's attitude towards Chen Duo, he was sometimes strict, urging her to cultivate diligently, and at other times, Chen Duo was quite patient with him...

In short, the relationship between the two was purely platonic.

As for the newcomer Fu Rong... that's quite interesting. Fu Rong and Zhou Fengliu seem to have known each other for a long time, and Fu Rong's interactions with Zhou Fengliu are quite contradictory.

Sometimes, Zhou Fengliu has absolutely no sense of propriety, treating her like family, cleaning and shopping for her...

Sometimes she maintains a significant distance from Zhou Fengliu, which is quite contradictory...

This contradiction leads to Fu Rong's expressions changing extremely quickly at times...

...

Watching Fu Rong humming a little tune as she prepared the ingredients, Tao Tao couldn't help but remind her:

"Rong, what do you think is the relationship between this Yanzi and Zhou Fengliu?"

"what?"

Hearing Tao Tao's question, Fu Rong turned her head and glanced at Tao Tao: "Teacher Tao, what did you say?"

"I'm saying... don't you feel that the relationship between that Yanzi and Zhou Fengliu is a bit unusual?"

"Is there?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Rong raised an eyebrow slightly, and unconsciously pondered the question for a moment.

"I don't feel anything...aren't we friends?"

Upon hearing Fu Rong's answer, Tao Tao paused for a second, then nodded:

"They really are friends."

Faced with Tao Tao's sudden question, Fu Rong truly failed to grasp the deeper meaning behind Tao Tao's words.

It wasn't until dinner time that she understood what Tao Tao meant.

...

Not long after.

Under Chef Rong's skillful hands, Tao Tao served up one exquisite dish after another.