5,000. Perhaps, with 5,000… Nevermind. I’m just afraid that the kid will come up with some other tricks to rip me off even more.
At this juncture, Li Sihan felt regretful and could not stop thinking that he should not have pretended to be someone he was not. But since they were already here, it would not look good if he were to leave right now.
Li Sihan was full of regrets. After entering the cubicle, he painstakingly watched Little Bean put in the order while calculating how much it would cost in his heart, trying to comfort himself. Whatever. It’s just 5,000; it’s not even enough to marry someone. The most important thing right now is to win her heart.
The thought of marrying Yan which would eventually make him the owner of the ramen shop brought a smile to his face. By then, he no longer had to get up early to go to work; he would be his own boss, while she took care of him at home. As such, Li Sihan felt that spending 5,000 was a worthy investment.
After placing the order, Little Bean noticed that Li Sihan did not look unhappy; instead, he was seen reveling in his thoughts. Although puzzled, Little Bean reckoned it was not anything good. “Sir, what’s on your mind?”
The abrupt question posed by Little Bean brought Li Sihan back to his senses. He let out a smile after seeing the clear and dazzling eyes on the kid sitting across the table. “Nothing much. Are you done? Is that enough?”
Little Bean chuckled. “Yes, it is. Thank you, sir.”
“You’re welcome.”
Seeing that the order that he placed did not seem to have any impact on Li Sihan made Little Bean wonder what caused the sudden change of attitude. At this moment, Little Bean’s phone vibrated. He looked down at it and noticed it was a message from Han Qing. ‘Where are you?’
Little Bean’s face lit up as he read this. Oh yeah, Uncle Qing’s finally coming! He quickly closed his chat with Han Qing and switched to the chat with Aunt Yan; he quickly sent her his location. If Aunt Yan makes it here later, Uncle Qing and Aunt Yan will be able to see each other. And when this blind date of Aunt Yan meets Uncle Qing, he’ll know to back off.
After sending his location, Little Bean slowly went back to his chat with Han Qing and replied nonchalantly, ‘Uncle Qing, do you want to come over?’
‘Didn’t you ask me to go over?’
‘Why do you sound reluctant? Maybe I shouldn’t tell you where I am then.’
Right at this point, a car was parked outside the five-star hotel. Inside the car, Han Qing was seen sitting in the back seat, unhappily pursing his lips after reading this text. He then pinched his temples that were slightly hurting. This little brat. Is he trying to make me admit that I want to go there on my own accord? This crafty little brat. Who taught him this? Anyway, when it comes to certain things that I want to do, it’s just a matter of time before I get to do them. Then, Han Qing typed out a reply. ‘I want to come. Are you happy?’
‘Alright, you said so yourself!’
‘Send me the location.’
Finally, Little Bean was happy. He called the server, asked for the cubicle number, and texted it to Han Qing. After the server left, Li Sihan shot him a confusing look. “Is anyone else coming?”
“Yes, sir. I’ve asked my Uncle Qing to come and join us.”
Li Sihan immediately frowned as he heard that, looking slightly annoyed. Unable to suppress his anger, he asked eccentrically, “Why did you do that? Isn’t today about me taking you out for a meal?”
“Yes, it is. But I’ve ordered much more than we can finish. To avoid wasting food, I’ve asked Uncle Qing to join us.”
Li Sihan was rendered speechless. Will we have to add more dishes and spend more money with the addition of another person? Li Sihan could not help but remark, “Little Bean, I’ve only promised to buy you a meal. Your uncle… isn’t included.”
For the sake of a woman, 5,000 was already too much for him as it was money he never intended to spend. But, he forced himself to do it so that he could have a better future. Anything more than this would crush him.
“Ah, sir, please don’t worry. My Uncle Qing is rich, so he won’t let you pay for him. I can even ask him to close the tab.”
Li Sihan was rendered speechless. Little Bean seemed to be suggesting that Li Sihan was poor. He remained silent as he looked increasingly worried.
“Sir, are you Aunt Yan’s boyfriend?” asked Little Bean all of a sudden.
Li Sihan was stunned by the question. Before he could answer with a ‘yes’, he was terrified by the thought of Little Bean telling everyone about it when they got back—like what he did about Li Sihan claiming to be the owner of the shop earlier. He could not let this kid ruin it for him. So, he denied it.
“Not yet, but—”
“That’s good then.” Little Bean placed his hand over his chest, looking frightened. “Things will be easier if you and Aunt Yan aren’t a couple.”
“What do you mean?” Li Sihan immediately sensed that something was not right.
“Because Aunt Yan likes Uncle Qing,” Little Bean added happily, looking all pure and naïve.
This shocked Li Sihan. Does she have someone in mind? Isn’t she single? How could this be? “Little Bean, are you saying that Yan and your Uncle Qing are a couple?”
“Hmm, not yet, but Aunt Yan has liked Uncle Qing for a long time now. They should be together soon. Sir, how do you know Aunt Yan? Why are you helping out in the shop these days? Are you a new staff member hired by Aunt Yan?”
“No!” Li Sihan denied the proposition, almost losing it. “How can I be a staff member?” I’m more like the boss. Staff, my a*s. He did not expect to get cornered by Little Bean.
“If you’re not a staff member, who are you then?”
“I’m your Aunt Yan’s blind date—someone that she’ll marry. Understand? Earlier on, you said that Yan liked your Uncle Qing. Is that true?”
After Little Bean heard him say that he was going to marry Yan, he was shocked and covered his mouth with his hand. After a while, he put his hand down and stuck his tongue out at Li Sihan. “I’m sorry, sir. I misspoke earlier. Actually, Aunt Yan doesn’t like Uncle Qing at all. She never kissed him after she got drunk, and she never lived with him—oops!” All of a sudden, Little Bean put out his hand and covered his mouth again.
“What?!” Li Sihan became mad and frantically frowned as he heard this. Doesn’t this woman have any self-respect? D*mn it! What a shameless woman!
“Sir… I misspoke. I was bluffing earlier,” Little Bean explained, almost crying.
Before Li Sihan could say anything, a callous and indifferent male voice interrupted, “If you know that you’re wrong, apologize properly.”
