0p0 Chapter 139 Undercurrent
Chapter 139 Undercurrent
Bai Shuiru looked in the direction of the sound, only to find Hei Huomian's car parked on the side of the road. She hurriedly ran over with the documents in her arms, "Hey~! Mian... Ahem, Chairman, haven't you been holding a board meeting in the conference room?"
"In order to let you accompany me earlier, I have the ability to split myself." Hei Huomian half-grabbed the documents in her hand with one hand, and took the little girl's hand with the other hand to get in the car, "Hurry up and get in the car with me to go home for dinner. I'm very hungry." He leaned close to her and whispered:
"Help me serve the rice. I can eat five bowls of rice."
"But Chairman, I still have to deliver documents to three companies, and then go back to work overtime~!"
"You just reported in today, but I will take you to visit the company, watch the company promotional video, employee rules, and learn about the contents of the board of directors' office. At most, I will read and familiarize you with the latest business. What are you doing staying in the office with me?"
Hei Huomian handed the document out of the car window, and Li You immediately appeared, took it, and teleported away.
"Li..." Bai Shuiru was confused again, but now she understood the other party's intention, "So Hei Huomian, did you deliberately let them work overtime?"
After the group of Ming·Xin employees who were infected with salmonellosis recovered from the hospital and returned to work, Heihuo Mian arranged for them to work overtime for half a month for various reasons. Although the overtime pay was not reduced at all, everyone could only swallow the loss. This is a story for later.
"Isn't this more aboveboard than asking the secret guards to lure stray cats over the takeaway cartons, causing them to be infected with the virus when they open the packages and eat the food?" Hei Huomian poured a glass of pineapple juice for Bai Shuiru to moisten his throat.
Bai Shuiru took the juice and snorted coldly, "If I were the chairman, I would make them work overtime for half a month and then give them overtime pay. But I'm just a small assistant who has been in the company for only one day~!" She made a "small" gesture with her thumb and index finger, and then rubbed it hard.
"Who told them to slander us in the group first, and then locked me in the tea room and turned off the electricity. I was acting in self-defense!" Bai Shuiru noticed Hei Huomian's serious and thoughtful expression. Her breathing stagnated slightly, and she raised her eyebrows slightly, testing him:
"You feel bad for your employees, don't you?"
"No, I was thinking about the two things you told me." Hei Huomian sighed softly, frowning slightly with a hint of worry, and rubbed the little girl's hair with his hand, "Although I know you just want to teach them a lesson and you are very sensible in doing things, please don't make me worry, okay?"
He was just worried that she would be implicated in something bad.
Bai Shuiru was slightly stunned, stretched out his hand to put down the juice cup and unbuckled his seat belt, then turned around and knelt on Hei Huomian's long legs, holding his tie with one hand and asked seriously with one hand on his waist:
"Hei Huomian, aren't you worried that if I fail, dozens of them will die from salmonella infection?"
"I told you, I know you are very sensible," the man leaned over and kissed the girl's full forehead, answering each word with certainty:
"I believe you."
Bai Shuiru immediately hugged the man's neck and murmured his name excitedly:
"Hei Huo Mian, Hei Huo Mian, do you really believe me?"
He believes in me! I believe in him too!
"Before I took action, I read their verdicts to make sure they would not die from the vomiting and diarrhea, and that they would not have any sequelae. That's why I let them go and took action."
Bai Shuiru felt this realization echoing in her heart, and warm, crystal clear liquid welled up in her eyes.
"What's wrong? What did I say wrong?" Hei Huo Mian felt the wetness on her neck, and hurriedly pushed the girl away, checking her expression, and coaxing her softly:
"I apologize, please stop crying and smile, okay? If there is anything I said or did wrong, please tell me and I will definitely change it, okay? There won't be a next time."
"Smile!" The man remembered something and continued with a smile:
"Smile! I promise I won't say you're crying and laughing, like a yellow dog peeing."
"Pfft~!" Bai Shuiru immediately tried to hold back her laughter, then pursed her lips and hummed, then fell into Hei Huomian's arms and laughed so hard that her whole body shook.
I didn't expect Hei Huo Mian also understood this slang.
She clearly remembered that when Mu Xian got into a fight as a child, she was punished by Uncle Nan to kneel in the ancestral hall. Because she was not allowed to write in the shape of a jade pen, she was frightened and cried by Piao who was passing by.
Every time I arrived or showed up, Mu Xian would kneel down and hug me, crying and laughing.
Every time this happened, she would laugh at the boy for "crying and laughing, like a yellow dog peeing" before she was willing to let him hold her and drive away Piao.
It seems like I occasionally think of Mu Xian recently.
"I will do everything I can to make you happy and smile forever, no matter what you do." Hei Huomian kissed her forehead with pity, cherishment and piety. Little brush, I will definitely make you happy forever.
Bai Shuiru seemed to have heard some shocking and explosive news. She leaned back away from the man and asked seriously:
"Hei Huo Mian, do you know what the 'Three Smiles of the Lost Nation' means?"
"What do Meixi, Daji and Baosi have to do with me, Heihuo Mian? I only know Shuiru's smile of feasting on a large piece of meat." Heihuo Mian whispered in her ear and added:
"I will personally cook for you tonight. Zitong, since you don't like sashimi, I will make the blue lobster into garlic shrimp tail and lobster soup, and the South African peacock abalone will be steamed and made into abalone porridge. Zitong, will you smile for me?"
Bai Shuiru grabbed the other man's tie again and pulled it towards her inch by inch, "Is there any barbecue?"
"Whatever you like. Lobster, barnacles, and king crab?" The man smiled, but his tone was unquestionable. "It would be best if you add some grilled asparagus."
Although Heihuo Mian dotes on Baishuiru, he never compromises on nutritional balance. He has gone from previous indulgence to strict management now.
The little girl nodded in agreement, bit her index finger and suggested with a smile:
"And try some cumin chocolate sauce for dipping?"
"I'll ask Uncle Nan to prepare the ingredients right away. I hope you didn't have too much to eat during your afternoon tea." Hei Huomian looked at the person with a smile, took out his phone and dialed back to Sucong Manor.
Bai Shuiru took out an ice cream from the small refrigerator and started eating it, adding with a smile:
"Let me introduce you to my new nickname - Big Eater~!"
Bai Shuiru scooped a mouthful of ice cream and smeared it on Hei Huomian's lips. She tilted her head and smiled to admire it. "By the way, you just said that you thought of two things. What is the other one?"
"You~!" The man approached the little girl lovingly and kissed her cheek, returning all the ice cream on her lips. "You just reminded me of something."
"What? A recipe?"
"Little greedy pig." Hei Huomian used his fingers to gently scrape the white water like the tip of his nose. "If you want to squeeze a certain energy to the extreme, what would you do?" He carefully wiped her cheek with a wet wipe, not forgetting to reapply moisturizer for her.
"No need to moisturize, we'll be home for dinner soon." The little girl smiled and deliberately chewed the food with her left teeth, puffing up her cheeks to obstruct the man's actions.
"The air-conditioned environment is dry, and it's still more than half an hour before I get home, so it's better to moisturize."
"Oh." She tilted her head and let him apply the moisturizer obediently, saying:
“To maximize the production units per unit time, or to maximize the production time.”
"I thought so too." Hei Huomian pecked the girl's lips in appreciation.
Bai Shuiru and Hei Huomian returned to Sucong Manor. They played in the kitchen and made a big meal. Then they personally brought it out of the kitchen and sat down. Uncle Nan came forward and reported:
"Master, Madam, Master Chu Ran is here."
The next second, Jing Churan appeared in front of them, "Cousin, cousin~!"
Jing Churan was wearing a flashy black home suit with dazzling dark purple patterns, and a pair of large white goose down slippers. Without waiting to be invited, he sat down at the dining table, taking the first seat. "Of course young lovers should sit face to face. I'd better leave it to you to sit in this class-based seat that hinders the development of feelings."
Hei Huomian glanced at Jing Churan, and finally kicked his plush slippers in disgust, "Aren't you hot?"
"Anyway, there's air conditioning, and I can wear a down jacket if I want~!" Jing Churan moved closer to the food on the table, "Wow! They're all expensive~! I knew I'd have a great meal here~!"
Bai Shuiru was thinking about something. As she looked Jing Churan up and down, her eyes were unconsciously attracted by the pair of super cute slippers. She turned her head and said to Hei Huomian with a smile, "Mianmian, these slippers are so cute. Shall we buy some too?"
"My cousin's wife has good taste!" Jing Churan said as he handed a small refrigerator to Uncle Nan, "Here, I have developed a new ice cream cold rice dumpling. If you don't eat cold rice dumpling, you can't say that you have celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival. The three days before and after the Dragon Boat Festival will be this form of Mengpo soup."
"If you like it, we'll buy it. Buy all the styles. We can customize the ones you like, okay?" Hei Huomian responded to Bai Shuiru in a gentle voice, slightly tilting his head to signal Uncle Nan to place the order.
Hei Huomian glanced at the cold rice dumplings in Jing Churan's small refrigerator. Each one had a delicate and small shape. "You have made a contribution."
Uncle Nan received the host's signal and signaled the maid to serve Jing Churan plates and tableware.
Jing Churan was about to take his first bite when he was struck by the sight of Hei Huo Mian and Bai Shui serving food to each other. He angrily shouted that he must defend the human rights of singles, and picked up the colander to grab a few peacock abalones.
Unexpectedly, although Hei Huomian was kissing the girl's scalded fingertips across the dining table, he still managed to slap away Jing Churan's hand that was reaching for the bowl of peacock abalone soup in time.
Jing Churan blew on his reddened hands and began to fan the flames:
"Cousin, this man can't even concentrate on kissing, dump him~!"
"We're not answering..." Bai Shuiru immediately responded in a low voice with a red face, and simply buried her head in cutting the peacock abalone and stuffed it into her mouth in a hurry, and almost choked.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure you eat until you're 70% full." Hei Huomian stood up and helped the little girl wipe the sauce off her lips, handing her a glass of water. "Don't look at me with such surprise. Eating too much is bad for your health. You can only eat until you're 70% full."
"Oh~, okay~!" Bai Shuiru obediently let Hei Huomian put the food on her plate, and glanced enviously at Jing Churan who was eating with relish.
After the meal, just as the three were about to eat the rabbit-shaped cold rice dumplings that Jing Churan brought, Li You came to report to Hei Huomian.
Hei Huomian wiped his mouth and kissed Bai Shuiru on the cheek, "I'm going to go upstairs to take care of something first, you must not be greedy."
Bai Shuiru took advantage of the favorable position with her back to Hei Huomian and exchanged glances with Jing Churan:
Doctor Jing, while he's going upstairs later, could you give me some food?
Jing Churan picked up the wine glass and raised his eyebrows:
No problem. He made a pair of plush slippers for you, my cousin. If you don't like any of them, give them to me~!
The two were just looking at each other and grinning as they reached an agreement when they heard Hei Huo Mian Wu Qi Fu's instructions from behind:
"Uncle Nan, help me take care of Shui Ru's meals. Also, Master Jing is a guest, so you must also treat him well."
Uncle Nan responded respectfully: "Understood, Master."
Bai Shuiru/Jing Churan: ...
In the study, after hearing Li You's report, Hei Huomian snorted coldly, "It's He Ting again."
Li You nodded, and spat in indignation:
"Last time, it was He Ting who leaked the news and almost ruined our contract with the House of Imagination. This time, he even colluded with those foundations to falsify the accounts and tried to embezzle the charity donations of the group. Fortunately, you, boss, let me investigate secretly."
Hei Huomian responded calmly:
"He was resentful that he was not able to join the board of directors because of my opposition when Ming Xin was first established. He relied on marrying a wealthy wife to take over the management of his father-in-law's family business. He wanted to join the board of directors at that time in order to interfere with the group. It was not until two years ago that Li Yaoting was dismissed for corruption that He Ting was elected to the board of directors by winning over those small shareholders."
Li You stepped forward and continued:
"Boss, I have obtained all the evidence to prove that it was He Ting who set up Li Yaoting to embezzle money and then anonymously reported it to the Economic Investigation Team. As long as the evidence is released, those other old men and women shareholders, even if they are antiques, will not feel at ease with such a Zhongshan wolf around them."
Hei Huomian took a sip of hot tea and said, "I'm afraid this is not the only thing."