Daily Intelligence System: Don't Kill Me, Honey!

Chapter 657: Chapter 192: Treasure in the Secret Room, Strength Greatly Increased_6

”Um!”

”I, did I just mock Grandpa Chen?”

”Um.”

”I just...”

”Yes, you did all that.”

The surrounding diners all nodded, and one patron patted his shoulder and said, ”If it had been Nan Batian just now, your head would have burst open already! It’s only because Grandpa Chen is magnanimous!”

Hearing this, the patron sat down with a thud, looking utterly soulless.

At that moment, the wonton stall owner came over and put down a bowl of wontons, saying, ”It’s okay, you didn’t speak ill of Grandpa Chen, no worries, Grandpa Chen isn’t like Nan Batian, he’s very approachable. With him in charge of Mianshui County, we’re all blessed.”

Then the diners reacted and asked, ”Boss, how do you know Grandpa Chen?”

Hearing this, the people around also curiously looked over; how could this ordinary wonton stall owner know Grandpa Chen?

The wonton stall owner straightened up and pointed to a house not far away, saying, ”See that? When Grandpa Chen first came to Mianshui, he stayed right here in the Big Vegetable Market, in that house.”

The crowd immediately understood.

...

”Old Yang’s wontons are getting better and better.”

Chen Jie, riding on the horse, picked his teeth and Xiao Hu said, ”Um, this time the meat filling was bigger.”

Chen Jie said, ”Let’s eat, he always wraps extra meat for us, oh, did you pay...”

”Rest assured, Fourth Brother, I paid for an extra bowl.”

Xiao Hu spoke up and Chen Jie responded, ”Um, don’t let him run a deficit.”

Xiao Hu said, ”Fourth Brother, we can’t always be eating wontons later.”

Chen Jie heard this and said, ”Um, yes, it would affect his business.”

”It’s not that, Fourth Brother, you’re about to become the Gang Leader; eating outside all the time, if someone finds out, it’s easy to be poisoned, which makes it hard for us to protect you.”

Chen Jie, hearing this, said, ”Noted, I won’t go anymore.”

A change in status can make one lose the simple joys they once had; like Chen Jie, after becoming the Gang Leader, couldn’t casually eat at street stalls anymore.

The group quickly returned to White Tiger Hall.

The two rode up to the entrance and as heads peeked over the wall, upon seeing Chen Jie, they excitedly shouted, ”Grandpa Chen is back, Grandpa Chen is back!”

Hearing this, the door quickly opened, and Si Xi came out to greet him.

Seeing the bloodshot eyes in Si Xi’s eyes, Chen Jie knew he hadn’t slept well that night.

Chen Jie patted Si Xi on the shoulder and said, ”You’ve worked hard, stand down the guard, let everyone rest, you go get some good sleep.”

Hearing this, Si Xi said, ”Yes, the Fishing Guild...”

Chen Jie said, ”Nan Batian has fled, and I’ve now taken control of the Fishing Guild Headquarters; by the way, there will be a shipment of precious herbs and a secret martial arts manual arriving later, help with receiving them, the herbs go to the storehouse, and the secret manual is to be kept in the Library Pavilion.”

”Good, I’ll watch over it myself.”

”No need, just assign someone to handle it,” Chen Jie said.

Si Xi insisted, ”No, I don’t trust anyone else to handle it. Hall Master, you should go rest, you still have so much to handle coming up.”

Chen Jie nodded and said, ”Then I’ll leave it to you, make sure you get some rest.”

”Yes.”

Chen Jie entered the courtyard and soon arrived at the inner yard.

At that time, the maids in the inner yard had already gotten up, and Yin Hongmei came out from a room carrying a basin of water. Seeing Chen Jie, she bowed excitedly and said, ”Master, you have returned!”

Chen Jie glanced at her and asked, ”Where is the lady?”

Yin Hongmei said, ”In the room, she hasn’t slept all night.”

Chen Jie nodded gently and said, ”Um, go ahead and get busy, have the kitchen prepare some nourishing dishes.”

”Yes.”

Chen Jie then slowly approached Su Yunjin’s room door and pushed it open.

At that time, Su Yunjin was sitting with her back to the door, facing her dressing table. Hearing movement behind her, thinking it was Yin Hongmei returning with water, she said, ”Hongmei, bring the comb here.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie saw a wooden comb on the table.

He picked up the wooden comb and gently approached Su Yunjin from behind, reached out to touch her hair, and began to comb it softly.

Su Yunjin said, ”Hongmei, my hair is a bit messy at the back, smooth it out, my husband shouldn’t see...”

Chen Jie smiled and continued combing her hair. Once he started, Su Yunjin startled, then turned her head around and Chen Jie quickly steadied her shoulders and said, ”Don’t move!”

”Ah, husband, you are back!”

Happiness laced Su Yunjin’s voice, she had worried through the night, not sleeping well.

Chen Jie said, ”Um, I’m back.”

”Is it, is it all settled?”

Su Yunjin hesitated a moment before asking.

Chen Jie said, ”Um, settled.”

”Husband, stop combing my hair, it will be embarrassing if someone sees, let Hongmei do it instead,” Su Yunjin said.

Chen Jie responded, ”My wife has been worried all night for me, what’s wrong with me combing her hair for her? Anyone dares to laugh, I’ll break his legs!”

Su Yunjin said, ”Husband, you...”

”That’s enough, sit well, look how messy your hair is, let me comb it nicely for you.”

Chen Jie held the comb and continued to comb the wife’s hair, while through the bronze mirror, she watched the back of her head, her eyes filled with happiness.

Finally, after her hair was neatly combed, just as Su Yunjin was about to get up, Chen Jie suddenly pulled out a beautiful gold and jade hairpin and inserted it into her hair bun.

It immediately made the wife look even more dignified and beautiful.

Su Yunjin, surprised, asked, ”Husband, where did you get this hairpin?”

”Does it look nice?” Chen Jie asked.

Su Yunjin smiled and said, ”It looks nice.”

”Do you like it?”

Su Yunjin placed her hand on his shoulder, touched Chen Jie, and said with a face full of happiness, ”Anything my husband gifts me, I like.”

Hearing this, Chen Jie immediately scooped Su Yunjin into his arms. The wife, startled, said, ”Husband...the child...”

Chen Jie carried Su Yunjin to the bed, gently laid her down, and said while looking at his somewhat anxious wife, ”I heard you haven’t slept all night, sleep well now.”

The wife, relieved by his words, had been afraid Chen Jie might make demands she couldn’t refuse, potentially harming the child...

”Close your eyes, I’ll be right here watching you sleep.”

Chen Jie held his wife’s hand, and she gently closed her eyes, quickly falling into a peaceful sleep.

Chen Jie saw that his wife was asleep, covered her with a blanket, and stood up.

Just then, a series of footsteps sounded outside; Xiao Hu was just about to knock when Chen Jie came out and asked, ”What is it?”

”Yelu Mansion has sent someone inviting you over to discuss matters!”

Chen Jie, hearing this, had a slight frown and muttered, ”As expected, they have come...”