What followed was chaos. I kicked out with my feet like a madman, even hitting Lin Hai.

At first, he didn't think I would do that to him. It wasn't until my foot landed on him that he dispelled that conceited notion.

The way he glared at me turned fearful. He pulled Lin Yang back and retreated, not forgetting to leave a parting shot, "You have guts. You'll be struck by lightning for this."

"I'll be waiting for the lightning."

I stood with my hands on my hips, watching the disheveled father and son until they were far away before turning to Xiao Wu.

He jumped up from the ground, clearly not injured...

I asked curiously, "When did this father and son arrive?"

"They were harassing you for a while when I called you, constantly saying they wanted to settle accounts."

"Avoid him in the future, and don't pay him any attention. Lin Yang is a bit better, but Lin Hai, that old rogue, is infuriating just to look at."

"You're wrong. Lin Yang has two sides to his personality. At first, I also thought he was a scholar. The harsh words he said before you came really opened my eyes. He's much more venomous than Lin Hai."

I was a little skeptical of Xiao Wu's words. He didn't seem that hateful when I beat him up this morning. Although my impression of him wasn't good, he shouldn't be as bad as Xiao Wu made him out to be.

"What harsh words did he say?"

"He called us trash at the bottom of society, living like you, and said we weren't worthy of cooperating with Pei Shi Yu."

I turned around and looked in the direction Lin Hai had gone, but they were already out of sight. If my analysis was correct, Lin Yang was still unwilling to not have ended up with Pei Shi Yu. He probably thought in his heart that I had deliberately ruined their marriage. He still cared that Pei Shi Yu was getting too close to me and might say bad things about them. He didn't even think about how they had joined forces to send me to prison. Now, he was humbling himself out of consideration for President Li, and of course, the greatest temptation was profit.

I hadn't eaten lunch, only drank alcohol. After a few hours, my stomach was indeed a bit hungry. Apart from the newly built houses, the surrounding area was still relatively deserted.

"Brother Lin, let's go, I'll treat you to fried noodles," Xiao Wu suddenly said, patting me on the shoulder.

I looked around. Where was the noodle shop?

Xiao Wu seemed to see my doubts and said straight out, "Didn't you call the people selling fast food inside over here?"

"Huh? They're already up and running so quickly?"

"It only started this morning. The lunch boxes are sold at a fair price, and there are some snacks too. Do you want a tea egg?"

I moved before Xiao Wu, striding inside. The stall was set up opposite the pile driver and concrete mixer. The man should be the woman's husband. It was already past two o'clock, past lunchtime, and they looked very idle. The things boiling in the pot were still steaming.

I went straight to the stall. As soon as the woman saw me, she immediately stood up from her stool and asked me very politely, "Is it okay for us to set up here? Will it be a problem?"

I smiled and asked, "How's business?"

"We didn't sell all of the breakfast, maybe they don't know yet, but we sold out of all the lunch boxes."

"I haven't had lunch yet," I said directly.

"Auntie has fried rice and fried noodles here. Which one do you want to eat?"

"Noodles."

"Two more portions, please."

A Cheng's voice came from behind. I looked at the three of them and asked, "Didn't you guys have lunch?"

"We didn't. I even told Xiao Hei that Brother Lin was eating well in the hotel and might even pack something back for us."

I looked at Xiao Wu's face. He was planning ahead. It was as if he wanted to eat lavishly every day, and he probably didn't think much of the lunch boxes on the construction site.

"Have you forgotten what you said the other day? We have to tighten our belts and live frugally."

"Now that we've started work, what's there to be afraid of?"

"I'm going to eat lunch boxes here every day from now on. A Cheng, don't lend him any money."

"Brother Lin, you're saying it too late. He borrowed three thousand from me last night," Xiao Hei replied honestly.

"You just got paid, why are you borrowing again?"

Xiao Wu lit a cigarette and said righteously, "My girlfriend is coming tomorrow, I have to save face."

"That girl from last time?"

"Yeah, she's already quit her job there and plans to have a good life with me."

Don't look at Xiao Wu, he's not handsome at all, but he's quite good at picking up women. Whether it lasts is another matter, but one way or another, there are women who will follow him.

I stared at his face and said, "Interesting, it seems like you've found someone to go home with."

"I'm going to her hometown this year for the New Year."

"So fast? Is this rocket-like speed reliable?"

"I told her that Brother Lin will buy me an apartment in the city..."

Before Xiao Wu could finish, I slapped him hard on the back of the head. So, he was boasting to deceive her.

"You haven't even earned the money yet, and you're already talking so big. If you don't earn enough, does that mean I have to let you live in my apartment?"

"I did have the thought, but I didn't dare to think about it," Xiao Wu teased me in a joking tone.

The noodles were fried quickly. I watched the man's movements, which were very skillful. It looked delicious. The woman gave it to me first. I took a bite and said, "Not bad. Have you guys ever run a restaurant before?"

"No, my husband used to be a chef."

"No wonder. If you set up here, your business will definitely be good. The taste has already won."

"Hopefully, if we really make money, I'll have to thank you."

"Don't be so polite. It's convenient for us to have you here. Otherwise, it would be a bit of a hassle."

"No, several other stalls wanted to come in this morning, thanks to Xiao Wu for helping us."

I listened to the woman calling Xiao Wu's name affectionately, and I started joking with her...

"Auntie, do you have a daughter? Xiao Wu doesn't have a girlfriend."

"My daughter is a college student, still a sophomore."

The woman took my words seriously, thinking that I really wanted to arrange a marriage. She answered in such detail, which shows that she didn't think much of Xiao Wu.

I swallowed the fried noodles in my mouth and said with a sympathetic expression, "Did you hear that? A college student, you're not worthy!"

I thought Xiao Wu would be embarrassed, but unexpectedly, he was very skillful and said to the woman, "Auntie, don't worry, I already have a girlfriend. My Brother Lin is still single. Do you think he can be your son-in-law?"

The woman looked at my face for a while before answering, "This child is good-looking, but my daughter is very ordinary. The two are not a good match."

I breathed a sigh of relief and stuck out my chest with a smug look...

"Did you hear that? This is the highest evaluation the woman has given me," I imitated Xiao Wu's tone.

Xiao Wu suddenly leaned into my ear and said in a very low voice, "If the woman knew that you'd been in jail, she'd probably be scared out of her wits and wouldn't come out to set up a stall tomorrow."

I raised my leg and kicked Xiao Wu hard in the butt. He ran very fast, looking like a petty person who had achieved his goal, and showed a row of dog teeth as he smiled at me.

The woman looked at me curiously and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, he's just being a smart mouth."

All three portions of noodles were fried at this time. I had already eaten almost all of mine. Xiao Wu squatted on the ground and ate with relish.