Fang Tangtang didn’t know what happened, so she questioned her friend. They were great friends, and Jiang Xiaobai couldn’t withstand the onslaught of questions, so she told Fang Tangtang what had happened. After she was done listening, Fang Tangtang chuckled. “Hahahahaha! You know what, Xiaobai? I have the feeling that you’re a nanny now.”
Jiang Xiaobai gripped her phone tightly and sneered. “What did you say? Say it again. Make it sound better, hmm?”
“Hey, I was telling the truth. Listen to yourself. That was a dumb proposal. How could you propose to go to his house and cook for him? Modern women like us have no desire to cook, nor do we know how to. Men being in the kitchen is the trend now.”
Jiang Xiaobai was doubtful. “Really? I’m a dumb kid, so I’d get angry if you lie to me.”
“Hey, that’s true. Don’t you even know about this? You’re an avid Internet user.”
Jiang Xiaobai pursed her lips. “That’s not the same thing. We’re in a contract now. He pretends to be my boyfriend so I can trick my mom, while I take care of his meals. This is a fair deal, so I am not his nanny.”
Fang Tangtang sighed. “You’re one hardworking woman. But this is a deal where he doesn’t even care what he eats, so just make something simple for him. You don’t have to go so far.”
“No! Being serious is my life motto, especially when it comes to food! Food is sacred, so how dare you ask me to disrespect them? Sacrilege! I am not that kind of person!”
Fang Tangtang pouted. “Well, true. I didn’t know a shut-in like you know how to cook. That’s really rare, but you don’t even get fat, d*mn it.”
Jiang Xiaobai liked this about herself, so she smiled. “Yeah, I don’t get fat at all. Come at me if you have a problem with that.” Even though they were both foodies, Fang Tangtang would get fat easily. If she so much as had one more grain of rice, her weight would skyrocket, so she had to control herself.
Fang Tangtang gnashed her teeth angrily, but she couldn’t do anything about it. Then she thought of something and smiled smugly before suggesting, “Xiaobai. I don’t think you have to spend so much to buy all these. I know you’re a foodie, but think about this. If you have to cook for him in his house every day from now on, why don’t you ask him to go to your place to eat? Won’t that work too?”
Jiang Xiaobai was taken aback, then she realized what was happening. Yeah, why did I limit my thinking? He didn’t stop me from choosing where I cook, so he can choose where he can eat too. If I can cook at my own place, I can just ask him to come over. I won’t have to run back and forth then. She thought this was a good idea, so she coughed. “W-What if he doesn’t want to? What if I anger him and he refuses to be my fake boyfriend?”
“So what? He said there will be no next time previously, so why did he agree to it this time? Just use the same way you did to make him say yes. I think he’s a really easily swayed man, so you can try it.”
Use the same way? Jiang Xiaobai bit her lip. She thought that if she did that again, the man would ask her to piss off, but she digressed. After she snapped out of it, the woman said, “Let’s talk about this later. I can ask him about it, but he might not agree to it. Besides, he works at a place far from my place.”
“Okay, so don’t buy those things then. Refund them and come with me to shop.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“I am not. Just don’t buy it and move all your stuff there. You might be cooking for him, but you need to eat too. Why don’t you have your meals with him and just go home at night?”
Huh, that’s interesting, Jiang Xiaobai thought. Fang Tangtang was a cheeky girl, so it wasn’t beyond her to think this way. Even though it sounded ludicrous, doing it this way could save her a lot. After hanging up, Jiang Xiaobai trotted to the sales assistant who was packing her things up for her. She smiled. “Um, I don’t want them anymore, so can I have a refund?”
D*mn it. Are you playing me? You came here and told me to pack all these things up, and then you swiped your card to pay. And now you’re telling me you don’t want them?
Jiang Xiaobai smiled awkwardly when she saw that the sales assistant wasn’t looking too happy. “Why don’t I take a step back and pay you a hundred as compensation?”
Man. The assistant still helped her with the refund in the end. Since she was here, and the items hadn’t been packed up yet, they could do nothing if she wanted a refund. Even so, the sales assistant didn’t take her money. All she did was tell her to think clearly before buying the next time. The girl looked downtrodden.
Jiang Xiaobai asked for her number when she saw the girl looking so sad. “Don’t feel down. I’ll add you into my contacts so I can ask for you no matter where you work. I’ll ask for you even when I marry and move out, okay? And I’ll recommend you to my relatives if they want to buy something.”
“That’s fine then. Don’t go back on your promise.”
“Yeah, I am a trustworthy person, so don’t worry.” Jiang Xiaobai left after that. She called Xiao Su to ask him if he was okay to have his meals at her place, but he didn’t take her call. As time passed on, Jiang Xiaobai decided to move her stuff to his home instead of asking him. If he disagreed, she would just move all her stuff back.
Xiao Su had just finished a video conference. He was overloaded with work lately ever since Young Master Ye threw his job to him, and he gave Xiao Su a promotion. Even though Xiao Su could now do anything in the company, he would rather be an assistant. No wait, being his assistant is a nightmare too. As long as it’s related to him, he would just exploit me. Xiao Su sighed. When he was about to get a cup of coffee to pump himself up, the man noticed a few missed calls and messages in his phone. Jiang Xiaobai? What’s she doing calling me?
‘Hey, when are you getting off work? Will it be too early if I cook right now?’
‘No response? Still busy, are you? Reply to me when you’re done.’
‘Hey, it’s late, but you’re not responding yet. Fine, I’ll go ahead and cook. You come back early, okay?’
She added a lot of adorable emojis at the end of her messages. It was a plump, vivacious avatar, and it looked a lot like Jiang Xiaobai. It was at this moment that he found out Jiang Xiaobai’s profile picture was a plump, white little guy. There was a red bandana on the fat guy’s head with a few words written on them. ‘10000-word update all-day, every day!’
