Uncle Nine, where are you running to?

After Xiao Hai left, Lin Jiu reached out and held her hand with trembling hands, as if he couldn't believe it.

"Brother Lin, we...are really together, two men??!"

Jingzhi paused.

With her other hand on the couch, she leaned over, raised her head slightly and rubbed his slightly cool nose.

"What? You still want me to kiss you to confirm?"

Lin Jiu focused his attention on her who was so close to him, his eyes almost becoming cross-eyed, but he still couldn't bear to move away.

"I feel like I'm dreaming," he whispered.

Knowing that Xiao Hai would be back soon, she was afraid that Lin Jiu would be caught and embarrassed, so she kindly stepped back, took the hand he was holding and said:

"What did you dream about?"

"I'm in your dream?"

"What am I doing?"

Lin Jiu's face turned redder with every question he was asked.

He retreated inch by inch, and when asked what she was doing in the dream, Lin Jiu's body tilted and he almost fell off the couch.

Jingzhi exerted force with her fingers, stretched her arms, and grabbed him.

"Are you having a wet dream?"

Lin Jiu came back and sat down obediently, but he didn't dare to shake hands with her anymore.

Put your hands on your knees obediently.

"No."

"there is nothing?"

"...I didn't have any erotic dreams." Lin Jiu was so excited that he slightly lowered his chin, intending to hide his red face in the shadows.

"You didn't have any erotic dreams, why are you blushing?"

He clenched his fist to his mouth, coughed lightly, and said something else, "Xiao Hai is back."

She turned her head and saw Xiao Hai walking towards the study holding a box.

box?

Her brows gradually furrowed, and she stopped teasing Lin Jiu's heart.

Didn’t I ask Liang En to take it back? Why did he leave it here?

"Master, there's more than one, come and see!"

As soon as Xiao Hai stepped into the study, Lin Jiu automatically jumped away and sat on the other side of the couch.

Jingzhi looked at him speechlessly.

……never mind.

It is normal for a straight man who is forced to come out to not want to show off in front of others.

The box was placed on the table. Jingzhi walked over and opened it to see that nothing was missing.

Under several land deeds was a box of silver.

"Oh my god! Brother Lin, you are so rich! My master is so lucky!"

"Boom!"

What sounds good is a good start.

Xiao Hai was hit on the head.

"Am I this kind of person?"

Facing Lin Jiu's cold eyes, Xiao Hai shrank his neck and took out a land deed from his arms and handed it to Jingzhi.

"Here, this one is at the bottom of the box."

Jingzhi took it and spread it out to take a look.

The Tongji Shop branch is only 15 square meters in size, which is not very big.

However, Tongji Barbecued Pork is very famous in this town. Even Erdi, who is not a local, likes it because she is picky about food. You can imagine the value of this deed.

"Xiao Hai, ask your senior brother to come in."

Xiao Hai grinned and winked at her, "Hey, you're already ordering me around as soon as you're with my master?"

Lin Jiu pursed his lips tightly, picked up a shuttlecock and threw it over, "I can't order you around anymore, hurry up!"

"Go, go, go!" Xiao Hai dodged it smartly, walked out happily, and suddenly stuck his head back through the door, "Master~"

"Hey~" Jingzhi responded with a smile, then fell into Lin Jiu's arms with a smile.

"Hahaha, Brother Lin, your disciple is so funny, haha!"

Apart from the kiss they just had, this was their first hug.

Lin Jiu felt uncomfortable because of her shaking body while laughing.

So he raised his hand to straighten her body, his ears reddened, and said to her sternly: "Don't call me Brother Lin."

"What's that called?"

Lin Jiu looked at her and thought for a while, and suddenly remembered the name she called him in his dream.

He muttered something under his breath.

Jingzhi didn't hear clearly, so she leaned closer and asked, "What? What did I call you?"

Lin Jiu gently pushed her away and said, "Call me Jiu, Brother Jiu."

Two heads suddenly appeared on top of each other next to the door frame.

Xiao Hai: "Nineth Brother~"

A Bao: "..."

Why is it his only voice?

Xiao Hai silently retracted his head: "Brother, why don't you shout? We agreed to shout together."

Po shrank back even faster: "...I'm afraid of being beaten."

He is straightforward, but has a strong sense of crisis.

really.

“Xiao Hai!!!”

"Get out of here and do some horse stance in the yard!"

"what??"

"What?! Hurry up and go, or do you still want me to beat you up——"

Jingzhi slowly moved her red lips away from his tense profile.

Youyou called in his ear:

"Brother Lin Jiu..."

Boom… Boom…

be terribly upset.

Lin Jiu's fingertips suddenly tightened, the hem of his clothes and trouser legs were wrinkled, and the words he was about to curse Xiao Hai suddenly stopped.

It was like a firecracker that was touched by water and instantly went silent.

"Don't stand there, Xiaohai, come in too." Jingzhi called towards the door.

Jingzhi handed Abao the title deed of the Tongji branch and a silver ingot.

Lin Jiu quickly reached out to stop her and looked at her with disapproval.

"How can he take your things? He has hands and feet, he can earn it himself."

Po then took a step back and waved his hand, "I can't accept it. Master said, no merit, no reward."

"Master said, Master said, I think Xiao Hai is right. Brother Jiu is not a saint, and he always makes mistakes."

"Your porridge shop is a mess. You saw what Boss He did."

Jingzhi put his hands behind his back, walked to Abao, turned his head and asked him:

"Don't you want to marry Xiaozhu as soon as possible?"

These words seemed to touch Po's sore spot.

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes wide open.

"Yes, I dream about it."

"She and I have been childhood sweethearts, and my feelings for her have grown stronger day by day. If it weren't for..."

Jingzhi stuffed the land deed and a silver ingot into his hand and interrupted him.

"If that's the case, then you can accept these things."

Seeing Abao and Lin Jiu moving their mouths and wanting to refute, Jingzhi raised his hand and pressed down.

"Just listen to me first."

"I know that both you and your disciple are men of integrity. I'll rent this shop to you. However, I don't want rent. I just want 10% of your monthly profits."

"But you don't have to rush to give it to me. These two ingots of silver will be used as capital to buy meat. When the one-tenth of the profit you owe me reaches the amount of these two ingots of silver, you can return it to me."

This ingot-shaped silver coin weighs 50 taels.

When one tenth of his profit reaches 50 taels, the total profit must be at least 500 taels.

A Bao secretly counted on his fingers and thought that even if he could earn this money, it would take him a long time to save enough to pay her back.

This silver...isn't it equivalent to the money she gave him?

A Bao's eyes suddenly turned red. He held a gold ingot tightly in his right hand, but held the land deed lightly in his left hand.

"Master, this..."

Lin Jiu stood up and walked over to pat him on the shoulder.

"I'm sorry, Master was wrong last time. Consider those ten silver dollars as a lesson for me."

"As for what Brother Lin gave you, just accept it."

"That Tongji Barbecued Pork has a history of a hundred years. If you do your job well, I believe you can earn enough to pay her back in no time."

"Tong Kee Barbecued Pork?" Xiao Hai's eyes widened in shock. "Are you talking about the Tong Kee on the main street that always has a long line?"

Jingzhi hissed and said nonchalantly, "It's just a branch. Abao, you have to do a good job and don't ruin their reputation."

She winked at Abao and said jokingly, "This time, no one will say you're selling pirated porridge. We're a franchisee."

A Bao pursed his lips tightly, suddenly stretched out his hands towards her, and two tears as big as beans fell to the ground with a plop.

"Brother Lin, come here, give me a hug, how can you be so kind!"

Lin Jiu quickly reached out and moved his arms in another direction.

Abao was so excited that he hugged Xiaohai tightly in his arms.

"Woo woo woo, Junior Brother, I'm saved."

Xiao Hai patted A Bao's thick back helplessly and said with some envy:

"You're in luck! Master has paved the way for your future and even prepared the funds for you. It's easy for you to get Xiaozhu."

"And me, I have nothing."

Jingzhi met his expectant gaze and shrugged slightly.

"A Bao has something to ask for. I see you're pretty content every day, playing with the dog and doing some boxing. I don't think you need these things."

Moreover, she mainly wanted to repay Uncle Hua Bao for saving her life in her previous life.

This Abao looks exactly like Uncle Huabao, and is most likely Uncle Huabao's reincarnation.

She is not a pushover.

The most important point is that Xiao Hai is very smart. When she suggested that A Bao take ten silver dollars to gamble last time, she knew that he wanted to take a risk.

People with this kind of personality will easily gamble away their money once they have it.

Jingzhi thought about it and handed the other ingot of silver to Lin Jiu.

She said to Xiao Hai, "This is for you. Consider it the first gift I give you from your master and I."

Seeing Xiao Hai's happy face, she immediately poured a basin of cold water on him:

"But I won't give it to you right away. Let Brother Lin keep the money for you. You can only use it if you really need it in an emergency."

Xiao Hai spread his hands indifferently and said, "It's okay. I don't need money that often. I'll just leave it with Master. Anyway, knowing that I have so much money, I feel at ease."

Jingzhi nodded slightly.

As for the remaining things, she will find an opportunity to take them back and return them to Liang En.

Jingzhi walked back to Lin Jiu and gently nudged his shoulder with her shoulder.

She looked at him lovingly, "Brother Lin, I have something for you too."

"I don't want your money, I have my own." Lin Jiu frowned and refused sternly.

Jingzhi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and gently punched him on the shoulder.

"Okay, Brother Lin is the most principled person. It's not about money, don't worry."

She waved to the two brothers who were still standing behind them eating melons.

"Why don't you go to the Tongji branch first to check out the shop and take over. Three months isn't a long time, so you need to hurry."

The two people who received the gifts were very easy to talk to and left in a flash.

Lin Jiu was pulled by Jingzhi to sit down at the desk.

She took out the gift box she had brought at the beginning and placed it in front of him.

"Open it and take a look. I wanted to give it to you tomorrow, July 18th, to win back your heart."

"But since we've brought it up today, you can open it and read it now."

Lin Jiu's dark brown eyes sparkled slightly as he looked at the exquisitely packaged box.

Anyone who receives a gift will feel happy.

He nodded and gently opened the clasp on the side of the gift box.

What appeared before his eyes was a small teapot.

It is oval in shape and dark brown in color. There is a small cluster of bamboo carved on the body of the pot, and a small word "nine" is written next to the bamboo.

The overall look was somewhat asymmetrical, but Lin Jiu's eyes were getting brighter and brighter.

"This... you made it yourself?"

Jingzhi scratched her head shyly, "Sorry, it's my first time, so it's a little crooked. Time is tight, I'll make you a better one next time."

The reason why she carved bamboo was because in her previous life, Lin Jiu made a kettle for her with bamboo carved on it.

She wondered if adding a few more clues like these would make him dream like Lin Jiu and remember something...

"No, this one is great. I like it very much."

Seeing Lin Jiu closing the box again and taking it to the bookshelf to put it away, she felt a little confused.

"Aren't you going to use it?"

Lin Jiu's face suddenly felt hot, but he still answered honestly.

"I...I can't bear to use it."

"You like it that much?"

Lin Jiu pursed his lower lip and abruptly changed the subject.

"...I have something to give you too." Lin Jiu turned his back to her, holding the bookshelf with his right hand, his heart beating wildly.

"Then bring it here for me to see."

Two arms suddenly passed through his waist and hugged him from behind.

Her face rested gently against his warm back.

Lin Jiu suddenly said:

"Brother Lin... the ointment on your face rubbed onto my back."

Jingzhi quickly withdrew her hands and punched him on the back twice in anger, "...Your mouth is straighter than sugarcane."