053 You Yelled at Me
When Qin Ren went to work, classmate Yu Yourong went to the wet market to buy groceries.
Before buying groceries, she changed her clothes first, because her brother would always change into an old T-shirt when he went to the market, saying it was comfortable and he wasn’t afraid of getting it dirty.
So Yu Yourong also went to the balcony and took down the old clothes Qin Ren had just washed and put them on.
They were loose and indeed very comfortable, with her brother’s scent. Wearing them made her a little shy, and her reverse scale would also feel warm. It was very magical.
…
And while she was changing clothes at home, Luo Yao had already run downstairs to play with Tang Bobo.
Tang Bobo’s mother, Su Yu, had also gone to buy groceries, leaving Bobo to play on the swings for a while. They would go upstairs together when she got back.
“Tang Bobo, why do the swings on your Earth only swing back and forth, not side to side?”
Luo Yao, sitting on the swing, swung her fair little legs and asked a question that Tang Bobo had never thought of, and probably never would in her entire life.
“Because, because…”
Tang Bobo, who was pushing the swing for Luo Yao, stared blankly around with her big eyes. She didn’t know why Yaoyao could always come up with such advanced questions. An eighteen-year-old girl was so much more mature than a six-year-old.
“I don’t know either.”
Tang Bobo was too young to think about such a difficult thing. Luo Yao then asked a slightly simpler question.
“Why can your mom go buy groceries and not go to work?”
“Isn’t work time at 10:30?”
People can’t be compared. State-owned enterprises and private enterprises, and different types of jobs, were all different.
“Sigh, that’s so nice… Our Qin Ren has to be at the company by 9:30 every day.”
“It’s just one hour later, only 60 minutes, only 3600 seconds,” Tang Bobo sniffled and counted on her fingers.
“But he often works overtime.”
“Oh, oh, then he can’t be with you often.”
One second, Tang Bobo was feeling sorry for her good friend. The next, she was proudly showing off.
“My mom often pushes the swing for me~”
Luo Yao snorted in disdain.
“Is that so? That’s nice. Don’t swing anymore in the future.”
“Why?”
“Your mom is not a child anymore. She’s a young matron.”
“Can’t a young matron swing on a swing?”
“Of course not. A young matron who swings is a slut. Do you want your mom to be put in a pig cage and drowned?”
So uncultured. Luo Yao jumped off the swing and went to buy groceries with Yu Yourong, who had just come downstairs, leaving Tang Bobo standing there in shock for a good while.
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It was classmate Yu Yourong’s first time cooking. It took her a long time to prepare the groceries she had bought, far from being as efficient as Qin Ren.
Newbies are all like this, no matter what they do. Cooking is like this, and so is work.
Yu Yourong was a kitchen novice, and Cheng Siyu was also a workplace novice. In the afternoon, she was assigned a few drawings from Yun Wanhe. To ensure she was careful, she could only work slowly. She was busy from the afternoon until seven in the evening, barely drinking a few sips of water. Qin Ren’s heart ached watching her, so he went over to remind her before getting off work.
“Engineer Cheng, Cheng Siyu…”
“Hm?”
Cheng Siyu was very engrossed. He had to call her several times before she turned her head.
“You’re not in a hurry with this. You can do it when you come in tomorrow.”
“I can’t.”
Cheng Siyu, with a tired face, shook her head, stretched her willow-like waist, glanced at Yun Wanhe’s back diagonally behind her, and then leaned close to Qin Ren’s ear, her warm breath tickling his ear.
“Brother-in-law… Sister Yun hasn’t left yet. It’s not good for me to leave now, is it…?”
“What’s not good about it?”
Qin Ren was like this too when he first joined the company. He taught her as an experienced person.
“Leave when you should. Our company generally doesn’t let newcomers work overtime. You’ve already worked overtime last time. Who can say anything about you? Once you’re in this industry, there will be many hard days ahead. Rest when you can now. Don’t ruin your body…”
Qin Ren’s words were from the bottom of his heart. His concerned gaze was gentle. Cheng Siyu’s heart grew warm listening to him. She folded her arms on the desk, rested her cheek on them, and looked at him with only her two mischievous eyes showing.
“Brother-in-law… you feel sorry for me?”
“Shh—, call me Engineer Qin…”
“No, I’ll just call you brother-in-law, to scare you.”
Cheng Siyu’s voice was deliberately a little louder.
“Tell me first, do you feel sorry for me?”
“Tsk, nonsense.”
Qin Ren glanced at Yun Wanhe behind him, who was also still at work, concentrating on her drawings. He gestured with his hands to lower his voice and glared at this mischievous little sister-in-law.
“You’ve been working overtime under my nose since you came to the company. If your health gets ruined, how am I supposed to explain it to your sister?”
“I don’t understand.”
Cheng Siyu lifted her face, holding back a mischievous smile, and pointed at him.
“Just tell me, do you feel sorry for me?”
“…”
The girl’s slender white finger was pointing in front of Qin Ren’s nose. Her fingernails were pink and lustrous. He could smell the fresh, sweet, cool fragrance from her fingertips, which made Qin Ren a little uncomfortable.
“Do you?”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
Qin Ren nodded impatiently. It was a normal thing for a brother-in-law to feel sorry for his little sister-in-law working overtime, but why did this girl make it feel like he had a guilty conscience…
“Mhm, very sensible~ I’ll put in a good word for you with my sister tonight~” Cheng Siyu was very smug. A little sister-in-law who likes to tease her brother-in-law loves to see her brother-in-law feeling helpless against her.
“Go, go, no respect for your elders… hurry up and save your files and get off work. I’m leaving first.”
Qin Ren didn’t want to argue with her. He had just stood up to leave when he turned around and saw the expressionless Yun Wanhe standing in front of him, her lips half-pursed, her arms crossed over her chest, holding her two plump rabbit sisters and staring at him.
“Sister Yun, you scared me…” Qin Ren patted his chest and gave a dry laugh.
“Serves you right. Sneaky. If you’re not doing anything wrong, you’re not afraid of ghosts knocking on your door.”
“You can’t say that.”
Qin Ren tried to be witty.
“Are you a female ghost, Sister Yun?”
“Did you do something wrong?”
Yun Wanhe retorted.
“If you did something wrong, then I’m a female ghost. Did you?”
“Of course not.”
Wrongdoings were done at home. He had been well-behaved at the company all day. What wrong could he have done?
Qin Ren believed that Yun Wanhe had just walked over. At most, she had seen him and Cheng Siyu huddled together, but hadn’t heard words like “brother-in-law.” Otherwise, she wouldn’t have just this reaction.
Of course, in reality, Yun Wanhe hadn’t heard anything. The “wrongdoing” she was talking about was an old employee whispering and gossiping with a newcomer.
Sneaky, whispering, like telling secrets. Their two faces were almost touching several times.
Truly scandalous…
After silently giving a four-character evaluation in her heart, Yun Wanhe ignored Qin Ren and walked to Cheng Siyu.
“Cheng Siyu, I’ll have to trouble you to stay and work overtime today.”
“Huh?”
Cheng Siyu was already packing her bag after listening to her brother-in-law. She was a little stunned, glanced at the equally stunned Qin Ren, and then squeezed out a smile.
“Mhm, okay…”
“Aiya, what’s okay about it?”
Qin Ren felt a little knot in his heart. He walked over, stood in front of Cheng Siyu, and looked at Yun Wanhe.
“Sister Yun, Cheng Siyu has been learning this and that and doing miscellaneous tasks these two days. She’s quite tired. Let her go home first today.”
Yun Wanhe didn’t look at Qin Ren. After a moment of silence, she continued to instruct Cheng Siyu.
“Get on WeChat first. I’ll send you the materials.”
Then she turned her head and walked out of the office with her teacup.
“Sister Yun, Sister Yun?”
Qin Ren called out twice but was ignored. He thought to himself that even if this woman was on her period, he had to say a few words to her today.
He turned his head and first threw a “you sit here” at Cheng Siyu, then chased after her. He saw her heels disappear into the break room, and also quickly went in, taking the teacup Yun Wanhe was rinsing and putting it aside.
“Sister Yun, if there’s anything, I’ll help you. Let Cheng Siyu go back first.”
“I don’t need your help.”
Yun Wanhe said faintly, snatched the teacup back, and continued to wash it.
“Sister Yun, do you have some opinion of Cheng Siyu?”
“No.”
“Really or not? Anyway, after these few days, everyone thinks she’s pretty good. A very nice, kind, and hardworking girl.”
“Heh, yes, kind and hardworking, and also young and pretty…”
“No… you, why do you sound like you’re implying something…”
“I’m not.”
Yun Wanhe muttered coldly, repeatedly and meaninglessly rinsing the teacup in her hand. Qin Ren finally couldn’t take it anymore. He took the teacup again and put it aside. Seeing Yun Wanhe go to get it, he directly grabbed her slender wrist.
“Yun Wanhe! What on earth are you doing?”
Yun Wanhe didn’t struggle at all. She let him hold her wrist. After a long silence, she slowly raised her head and just stared at Qin Ren, at his furrowed brows, at his unpleasant expression. Her heart finally couldn’t help but feel a pang of sourness. A watery mist welled up in her beautiful eyes, and her rosy lips trembled, her mouth gradually turning down in a pout.
“You yelled at me…”
“…”
