jdhmnovel Chapter 170: Even with rounding, he's still handsome.
Chapter 170: Even with rounding, he's still handsome.
The two ate their breakfast separately, remaining silent for a long time, and the atmosphere gradually became heavy.
Suddenly, He Qiaoyun asked, "I'm really curious, who exactly is the person you like? This question has been bothering me for nearly twenty years."
Liu Biao stared at her, and suddenly his ears felt hot.
Seeing him shy like a clueless young man, He Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh. "Speak up, are you mute?"
Liu Biao subconsciously looked away, swallowed what was in his mouth, picked up the soy milk on the table, gently squeezed it, looked at her again, and said, "You know her too."
He Qiaoyun fell into deep thought. "I know him too?"
She went through all the women she had known and didn't know over the past thirty years, but still couldn't figure out who it was.
So, one by one, they asked, but all of them denied it.
Finally, she gave up, saying, "Just tell me directly, there's no point in keeping me in suspense."
Seeing her angry expression, Liu Biao chuckled, "You can guess for yourself."
He Qiaoyun pouted, "Tch, there's no point in guessing, she doesn't want you anyway." Then, she said seriously, "Speaking of which, haven't you ever thought about letting go? There are plenty of fish in the sea. Are you so persistent because you've moved the heavens and earth to grant you a next life to be with her forever?"
Liu Biao shook his head. "No need to wait for the next life."
He Qiaoyun raised an eyebrow. "Oh? How so?"
Facing her, Liu Biao looked away somewhat embarrassedly and said, "She... is single recently."
He Qiaoyun was a little stunned. She wondered if she was overthinking things. Her feelings became complicated. She forced a smile and said, "Then congratulations! Let me know if you succeed, and I will definitely give you a big gift."
Liu Biao looked at her, clenched his fist, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll definitely tell you."
He Qiaoyun changed the subject and asked, "What are your plans for later?"
Liu Biao replied nonchalantly, "I don't have any plans. I'll just go fishing, pick some fruit, and wander around. What about you?"
He Qiaoyun said, "I'm going to inspect the grape greenhouses later, around 9:30. I'll be delivering longan to the fruit shop in town and buying vegetables on the way back. Around 2 or 3 pm, I'll be meeting with people from the supermarket to discuss the arrangements for pruning the fruit tomorrow. That's about it."
After listening, Liu Biao said firmly, "Qiaoyun, you really need a helper."
He Qiaoyun made an "X" sign with both hands and said, "No need. I can do all of this by myself. I'm very good at it. We should save the money we would have spent on hiring someone and sell a couple more pounds of ribs."
Liu Biao said, "What if I don't want a salary?"
He Qiaoyun chuckled, "Have you heard a saying?"
Liu Biao: "What?"
He Qiaoyun said in a serious tone, "Free is the most expensive. You're definitely up to no good."
Liu Biao paused, then, as if thinking of something, felt his face flush. He picked up the soy milk on the table and took a big gulp.
Fortunately, He Qiaoyun was looking at her phone at the time and didn't notice his strange behavior.
He Qiaoyun didn't have a big appetite. After eating a box of shrimp dumplings, a custard bun, and drinking a whole bowl of mustard green and lean pork porridge, she felt that her stomach was already full.
As her name suggests, Liu Biao ate everything that was left, except for the last custard bun.
He Qiaoyun looked at the lone lava bun on the table and said, "You don't like sweets, yet you bought two."
Liu Biao chuckled, "I remember you like to eat this. It's okay, you can take it with you and eat it when you get hungry later."
He Qiaoyun: "Okay, I'll take it."
She usually finishes her breakfast quickly when she's eating alone, but today there was someone else with her, so they ate and chatted, and before she knew it, it was eight o'clock.
After tidying up the table, she grabbed her car keys and went out.
Liu Biao followed him out, saying, "Take my car."
He Qiaoyun: "No need, aren't you going fishing? Go ahead."
Liu Biao wasn't there to fish in the first place. He said, "When can't we fish? Let's go for a walk. I'm thinking of leasing some land to grow grapes next year."
He Qiaoyun clicked her tongue twice. "You think it's so easy? Come on, I'll take you to see it. I guarantee you won't want to think about it anymore after you see it."
Liu Biao: "Hey, let's go."
The two got into the car.
He Qiaoyun originally thought her car was quite spacious, but suddenly with Liu Biao in the passenger seat, it suddenly felt much more cramped.
"I'm sorry to trouble you to ride in my car," she said.
Liu Biao was very honest and didn't think she was joking at all. He said, "When you have some free time during the National Day holiday, I'll take you to buy a new one. I'll buy you a Mercedes-Benz, the kind that's spacious."
While turning the steering wheel, He Qiaoyun said, "Why do you always want to spend money? Driving a Mercedes to haul goods, people will say I'm showing off."
Liu Biao immediately added, "How about buying two? One is a Mercedes-Benz, and the other is a new, more spacious cargo van."
He Qiaoyun couldn't help but laugh and blurted out, "Liu Biao, tell me honestly, do you have a crush on me? You've been giving me apartments and cars, something's not right."
The words were out of their mouths, and the air seemed to freeze; both of them were embarrassed.
Liu Biao clenched his fingers, constantly encouraging himself.
He wanted to admit his crush on her, but He was interrupted by He Qiaoyun, who said, "I'm quick to speak, don't take it to heart. You really don't need to buy it for me. My little van is fine to drive, and it's quite easy to handle after a while."
These words almost extinguished his courage.
The two remained silent.
After a long, long time, Liu Biao asked, "Qiaoyun, now that you're divorced, have you considered remarrying in the future?"
These words made He Qiaoyun think deeply. She said, "I have considered it, if I meet the right person."
The short distance of less than two kilometers felt like a rollercoaster ride for Liu Biao, plunging him off a cliff one moment and soaring to the top the next.
Her words, "I've considered it," restored his confidence.
He then asked, "So, what kind of person do you want to find in the future?"
He Qiaoyun subconsciously turned her head and glanced at him, her heart starting to race again.
After a long pause, she replied, "I don't know."
Liu Biao: "There should at least be some standard, like being rich, gentle and considerate, and handsome..."
He Qiaoyun laughed, "Then he must be rich, gentle and considerate, and handsome."
Liu Biao smiled too, because he met all three criteria except for being handsome. Moreover, he wasn't unattractive; he was currently 1.8 meters tall, with fairly regular features, no blemishes or scars on his face, just a bit dark-skinned, and with a large frame that made him look fierce.
Moreover, he is neither overweight nor bald.
But overall, he's not ugly. If he's not ugly, he's already considered handsome among men, so rounding up, he's handsome.
As he thought about it, he smiled contentedly.
The atmosphere between the two gradually eased, and He Qiaoyun parked the car on the side of the road. "We're here."
Liu Biao opened the passenger door and got out of the car, asking, "Which area is yours?"
He Qiaoyun pointed to the row of neat plastic greenhouses in front of her, "That's it. I planted a total of ten mu of land there."
Liu Biao then asked, "How much does it cost to build a greenhouse?"
He Qiaoyun said, "About ten thousand."
Liu Biao did the math and said, "That's only 100,000. Besides, you said you took out a loan to build it, and you paid off the loan in less than two years. The return is pretty good."
He Qiaoyun chuckled and shook her head. "You're overthinking it. Keep moving forward."