Chapter 567 [Extra: Bamboo Sheng] (3) The beginning of cohabitation

The cook was not completely fired.

Considering that someone has to clean the room on a regular basis, and Li Luo is a boy, it is not convenient for him to enter and exit Yan Zhusheng's bedroom and bathroom.

So after Yan Zhusheng confirmed that Li Luo was willing to be a full-time chef, he discussed a new contract with the cook whose contract had expired.

Simply put, the cooking is left to Li Luo, and everything else remains as usual.

Li Luo’s monthly salary increased directly to 15,000 yuan.

The cook didn't lose her job because of this.

Yan Zhusheng can eat meals cooked by Li Luo every day, so everyone is happy.

"Why are the dishes of the past two days..." At noon, Yan Zhusheng put down the phone that had just taken a photo, looked at the black bean pig's trotter soup, longan and lotus seed soup, and the bowl of red date porridge in front of him on the table, and couldn't help asking, "It seems a bit light?"

"Uh... is it not delicious?" Li Luo's heart tightened when he heard this, thinking that the boss was not satisfied.

"Not bad." Yan Zhusheng nodded calmly, "It's just that I've never seen you cook these dishes before, and it's rare to have porridge at noon."

"Actually, it's because... um..." Li Luo was a little embarrassed. After thinking it over, he said, "These few days are your period, right?"

Yan Zhusheng was silent for a moment and glanced at Li Luo: "...How did you know?"

"You asked me to help get a sanitary napkin last month."

"Oh." Yan Zhusheng nodded to show that he understood, then said no more and ate lunch in silence.

In fact, Li Luo noticed that Yan Zhusheng often frowned when she had her menstrual period, and guessed that she might have some dysmenorrhea, so he prepared some blood-enriching and nourishing meals.

When Xu Youyu suffered from dysmenorrhea in the past, she loved eating dishes cooked in this way.

Yan Zhusheng actually benefited a lot from it. In the past two days, she felt that her menstrual cramps were not as frequent as before. Especially after drinking porridge and soup, and tasting the lotus seed soup, her body felt a lot more comfortable.

However, she has never been good at expressing her emotions, and her face still has that indifferent expression, making it impossible to tell what she is thinking.

【Bamboo Fungus】：（Photo）
【Zhusheng】: Today’s lunch.

[Xixi]: Why has everything been so bland these past two days?

[Zhu Sheng]: He knew I was having my period, so he did it specially.

[Xixi]:?

[Xixi]: Why does he know about your menstrual period? Do you guys even talk about this kind of thing?
[Zhu Sheng]: Last month, I had my period and the sanitary napkins in the bathroom were all used up. The new ones were in the living room, so I asked him to help get them.

[Xixi]: And he remembered it? When did this guy become so careful?

[Zhu Sheng]: You are jealous.

[Xixi]: I don’t.

[Xixi]: He is just trying to please you because he wants to maintain this job.

[Xixi]: Employees are attentive to their boss for no other reason.

[Zhu Sheng]: But you are jealous.

[Xixi]: I didn’t say that.

[Zhu Sheng]: Then why don’t you just say no? Why bother explaining so much for him?

[Xixi]: You seem to be a little talkative.

[Zhu Sheng]: I just think that you don’t need to waste so much energy on him.

[Xixi]: You don’t understand.

[Zhu Sheng]: It’s just because you liked him when you were a child, but he doesn’t like you now.

[Zhu Sheng]: In fact, he might fall in love with me at any time.

[Zhu Sheng]: Is there anything about an ordinary boy like you that is worth doing all these things for?

[Xixi]: Do you want to quarrel with me?

[Xixi]: How about you handle all the orders yourself in the future?
[Zhu Sheng]: I was wrong.

[Xixi]: Hmm?
[Zhu Sheng]: Sister, I was wrong.

[Xixi]: Don’t forget the photos of dinner.

The chat ends.

Yan Zhusheng glanced at Li Luo with a cold expression, then lowered his head to look at the chat history.

Although Li Luo works quite seriously.

Although the taste of his cooking is also very good.

Although he does abide by his duties when getting along with others in daily life.

But just from the way he occasionally couldn't help but steal a glance at his legs, you could tell that he was just an ordinary man.

Yan Zhusheng really couldn't figure out what on earth his adopted sister liked about him.

She felt that she needed to prove to someone that being a child was different from being an adult.

……

In the days that followed, Li Luo lived a fairly fulfilling life.

Every day after getting up early and having breakfast, he would walk directly to Jinlin Wangjiang Mansion to work for Yan Zhusheng.

Record in the morning, cook at noon, edit in the afternoon, slack off in my free time, take on some scripts and earn some extra money, cook dinner myself to satisfy the boss's appetite, and then I can call it a day.

Then he would go home, buy the supplies he would need for his stall at night on the way, ride his electric tricycle home, and go to an intersection where there was usually a lot of traffic, to set up a stall to sell fried noodles.

If Li Luo received a notice from the Urban Management Bureau that someone was coming to inspect the city appearance today and stalls were not allowed to be set up tonight, he would have time to go to the hospital to see how Lin Xiuhong was doing.

"I feel much better now. In fact, I don't need surgery..."

"Okay, Mom, stop talking like that." Li Luo sat next to her and waved his hand. "If my business is good now, I can make about 30,000 yuan a month, which is pretty good. I don't need the money for the surgery."

He now gets 15,000 yuan a month from Yan Zhusheng, and he can also take on some extra work to earn some extra money. Adding that to the money he makes from cooking noodles, 30,000 yuan a month is not just a daydream.

I'm just a little tired.

But my mother is lying in the hospital bed, so it is all worth it.

"But I heard that my surgery alone would cost hundreds of thousands, and there are various ongoing medications to follow up..."

"We have enough money, don't worry about it."

"Thirty thousand a month is indeed not a small amount for you, but also..."

"That's enough, that's enough. We have already..."

"Ahem!" Li Guohong, who was standing next to them, suddenly coughed twice, interrupting the conversation between the mother and son, and then said, "The government has taken over Wei Dongrong's case. Although we can't get all the money back, we still have about a million, which is enough for your treatment."

"Really?" Lin Xiuhong's eyes lit up. "Did you get the money back?"

"Yes, the money will be in the account soon." Li Guohong nodded vigorously, his expression tense, trying hard to force a smile from the corners of his mouth.

When Li Luo heard this, he fell silent. Seeing Lin Xiuhong smiling on the bed, he did not expose Li Guohong's lie.

If Lin Xiuhong knew that they had sold the house where they had lived for more than 30 years, she probably would not accept the money to use for her medical treatment.

But even so, after being happy for a while, Lin Xiuhong still considered and said: "This money...why not keep it?"

"You two have borrowed a lot of money from others recently. Return the money to them first."

"The rest should be saved for Li Luo's wedding, okay?"

Li Luo rejected Lin Xiuhong's idea on the spot and told her to wait for the surgery and not to think about anything else.

After coming out of the ward, Li Luo walked out of the hospital gate, feeling the cold wind on the street. His heart trembled. He lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes, rubbed his stiff face hard, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly.

"Don't tell your mother about selling the house." Li Guohong stood beside Li Luo and subconsciously reached into his pocket.

He only took out a lighter, but no cigarettes.

Then he realized that he hadn't smoked for more than half a year in order to save money.

"I know." Li Luo noticed what Li Guohong was doing, so he looked towards the store across the street and asked, "Want to have one?" Li Guohong glanced at his son, then shook his head, "Forget it. For this kind of thing, if there's the first one, there'll be the second and third."

"There's no need to save money on cigarettes."

"It's not just about saving money." Li Guohong exhaled and looked up at the night sky, "I still have to take care of my body."

"Seeing that your mother is sick, you also start to worry about yourself?" Li Luo said with a smile.

"Oh." Li Guohong curled his lips, "I used to think that smoking is harmful to health, but when I get old and can't do it anymore, I still have your mother to take care of me."

"She's in this condition now. Even if the surgery is successful, her health won't be as good as before."

"Then I have to take good care of my body. Otherwise, who will take care of her in the future?"

The father and son were chatting on the street in front of the hospital.

No cigarettes, no alcohol.

Soon, Li Guohong prepared to return to the ward.

Before leaving, he told Li Luo, "The contract for the sale of the house has been signed. I'll find time to transfer the ownership next week. You should also find a house to rent as soon as possible."

Li Luo nodded slightly, watched Li Guohong's back disappear at the end as he returned to the hospital, then turned and walked towards home.

When he returned to Jincheng Community, he went up to the fourth floor and arrived at the door of his home.

Li Luo turned and looked at the door opposite.

No one has been back there for a long time.

Now, Li Luo turned around and faced the door of his house, sighing softly. No one would come back from here in the future.

The childhood bond will probably be completely severed at this point.

……

The next day, Yan Zhusheng got up early for a morning run as usual, went home for a simple breakfast, and then started singing on the balcony.

When Li Luo came to work, the two of them got down to work.

However, when it was time for lunch, Li Luo watched Yan Zhusheng take a photo as usual and then started eating, so he also ate while observing Yan Zhusheng.

When she had almost finished eating, he asked cautiously, "Um, old... um... can I ask you something?"

"Hmm?" Yan Zhusheng raised his head, frowned slightly, and looked at Li Luo, "What's the matter?"

"I have something to go out for this afternoon. Can I take half a day off?" Li Luo asked. "Of course, I won't delay my work."

"You can take a leave anytime. We mentioned this when we recruited you." Yan Zhusheng said, "But what are you going to do?"

"Well...let's rent a house."

"Rent a house?" Yan Zhusheng was a little puzzled. "Don't you live at home? Is it inconvenient for work?"

"This..." Li Luo was a little embarrassed to say it, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was nothing, so he confessed honestly, "My family is short of money, and we sold the house, so I had to come out and find a house to rent."

"Oh." Yan Zhusheng nodded to show that he understood, "Then go ahead."

"Do you have any recommended houses?" Li Luo asked curiously, "One that's close by?"

"Our Wangjiang Mansion is pretty good."

"Too expensive..." Li Luo smacked his lips.

It's not like he hasn't looked at the rental prices in Jinlin Wangjiang Mansion. Even if it's a single room of less than 10 square meters shared with someone, the starting price is 1500.

If you bring a private guard, it will cost more than 2000.

It’s not that he can’t afford the rent, but he wants to save as much as possible. Anyway, he doesn’t have too high requirements for the quality of life now.

Cheap is the most important thing.

Since he failed to find a suitable house to rent from Yan Zhusheng, Li Luo prepared to go out in the afternoon to ask the agent and go look at houses.

But the area around Jinlin Wangjiang Mansion belongs to the newly developed commercial area of ​​Yinjiang District. It is close to the city center and borders the South Station, the northern subway transfer center.

The rental price is really not low.

It was even more troublesome because he had to find a place to park his electric tricycle.

So I followed the agent to several communities in the afternoon, but in the end I was not very satisfied with any of them.

In the evening, Li Luo bought some food and returned to Jinlin Wangjiang Mansion to make dinner for Yan Zhusheng. He also said to her, "I may have to take a leave tomorrow afternoon."

"Haven't you found a place to rent?" Yan Zhusheng asked.

"Hmm...neither of them is quite suitable."

After Li Luo finished speaking, he started to cook dinner.

Yan Zhusheng sat bored at the dining table, resting his chin on his hand and watching the busy figures in the kitchen.

I had nothing to do, so I took a photo of Li Luo and sent it to someone.

No reply.

After Li Luo finished cooking dinner, Yan Zhusheng took another photo and sent it to Li Luo, and finally received a reply.

[Xixi]: Today’s dishes look delicious.

[Zhu Sheng]: Which one do you want to eat? I’ll help you taste it.

[Xixi]: Do you need me to say thank you?

【竹生】: You’re welcome.

[Xixi]: Don’t send me his photos in the future.

【竹生】: What? Don’t you like watching it?

[Xixi]: I don’t like it.

[Zhu Sheng]: Next time we meet, let me look through your phone album.

[Xixi]: This is personal privacy.

[Zhu Sheng]: I can also show you mine.

[Xixi]: Is there anything worth seeing in your photo album?
[Zhu Sheng]: I can take a few more photos of Li Luo from the front.

[Xixi]: I don’t want to watch it.

[Zhu Sheng]: Tell me, if he falls in love with me, will you still help him like you do now?
[Xixi]: I help him not only because I liked him when I was a child, but also for other reasons.

【竹笙】：So why don’t you dare to meet him? Are you afraid that your childhood fantasy will be shattered and you will find out that you don’t actually like him now?

[Xixi]: Could you please stop meddling in other people’s business and just eat your meal?

……

After dinner.

Li Luo soaked the plate in water and handed it to tomorrow's cook, oh no, now she should call her the cleaning aunt.

Then he picked up the kitchen waste and prepared to leave after get off work.

As a result, at this moment, Yan Zhusheng suddenly called him.

"Wait a moment."

"What's wrong?" Li Luo looked back in confusion.

"Follow me." Yan Zhusheng said calmly, then turned and walked towards the depths of the first floor.

Li Luo put the kitchen waste at the door and followed Yan Zhusheng all the way to the door of the guest bedroom on the first floor.

At this time, Yan Zhusheng stopped, pushed open the door of the guest bedroom, turned around and looked at him, and said, "You will live here from now on."

"……what?"

(End of this chapter)