Chapter 6 (2/2)

He handed her the pack of cigarettes and took the money from her as he asked, ”Do you want me to buy a little bit of everything?”

Su Tian was a little surprised. Or, should she say no wonder he'd one day become one of the wealthiest men in the world? He was already able to figure out her intention at his age.

”Yes, a little bit of everything. Just a little bit, no need to go overboard.”

Xi Yun nodded again and left with the money without asking another question.

Su Tian went upstairs and knocked on Xi Zhiqiang's door. She could hear a man shouting angrily even before the door was opened, ”Just where the h.e.l.l have you been? What took you so long….”

When the door swung open, Xi Zhiqiang saw standing outside his door was a fairly attractive-looking girl with a sweet smile that he had never seen before. He swallowed the remaining foul words and said impatiently, ”Who are you? And what do you want?”

Su Tian said, ”Are you Uncle Xi? I just moved in downstairs. Xi Yun had a stomach suddenly and I just happened to run into him so I thought I'd bring the cigarettes up to you first.”

Xi Zhiqiang finally looked a little happier after hearing that. He took the cigarettes from Su Tian and grumbled something about ”at least he knew to think about his dad” before opening up the pack of cigarettes, lit one up and puffed away standing right outside the door.

The smell of cheap cigarettes combined with the strong alcohol smell coming from Xi Zhiqiang was very unpliant. Su Tian did not want to stay any longer than she needed to, so she said her goodbyes and went back downstairs.

The entire time, never once did Xi Zhiqiang asked about Xi Yun as though he did not hear that part when she said, ”Xi Yun had a stomach all of a sudden”.

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The time was right after lunch, the hottest time of the day and there weren't very many customers inside the store. Li Xiuyun was lying on her rattan chair with a fan aiming straight at her. She was thinking about the store across the street from hers and worried that it would take business away from her. What could she do about that?

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