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The business for the storytelling building was getting more popular each day, with people coming and going. Sometimes, there weren’t even any seats available, and customers would rather stand than leave. In the first month, Lin Lixuan, as the boss, was very busy. He basically had to stay in the building all the time. Although the storytelling building he invented had training for several months, when it was time, it was inevitable that there would be various unexpected accidents.
Lin Lixuan initially found ten people with excellent memory and good speaking skills, only eight stayed after completing the training. Less than seven days after the storytelling building opened, one of them couldn’t keep their voice after three days. Two of them couldn’t get over their stage fright. So for now, there was only half remaining.
Lin Lixuan began to recruit people to come over for training again. Not only was it to train newcomers, but it was also to adapt the script and reset the lines. After all, not all novels could directly be told out loud. They also needed to be perfected and modified. It was a big project…Some time ago, he cooperated with a troupe. Lin Lixuan provided people with a number of stories, including the famous Peony Pavilion, Dou E’s Justice, and the story of the West Chambers, etc. Lin Lixuan’s grandfather from his previous life loved to listen to opera. He also listened to a lot of opera. He couldn’t remember them all, but he remembered all the famous singers. The head of the troupe sang a few lyrics to the song he wrote and praised him for his good writing. He himself was hopeless in this aspect. When he saw that this new drama was no joke, he pestered Lin Lixuan all day to compile an opera book.
After being busy for over half a month, Lin Lixuan was finally able to relax.
The grape trellis in the courtyard was crawling with vines. They hung down like tassels and stained edges. The wine that was made last year was still hidden in the cellar. Lin Lixuan nested in the recliner outside and read a random book for an hour and a half. The courtyard was quiet without a trace of noise. He put the book down and looked toward the sky. The sky was a pitless blue with white clouds floating westward.
He stretched his back, took a few steps forward, and turned a corner just in time to bump into Ger Yu, who was picking up stones from the ground to play with. He was really bored.
The corners of Lin Lixuan’s eyes moved slightly. He dragged a hand over his chin and thought, “I wonder what Ger Yan is doing now?”
When he was reading a book just now, he also saw Ger Yan drying melon seeds outside. The warm sun shone on his face and he looked a little drunk. His beautiful little face was so attractive. Speaking of which, he had been busy with the storytelling building recently, so the two of them hadn’t been intimate. Now that they were free, they had to make up for the time!
Ger Yan sat at the square table with a white paper in front of him. On his left was the ink shining with water. His white and slender hand was holding a seven-inch long brush. The brush was still for a long time. The ink on the tip of it had long dried up. A few ink stains had dripped down onto the white paper.
“What are you thinking about?” “Why are you in a daze?”
Lin-dage walked over and snatched the brush. Ger Yan returned to his senses in a fright. He raised his head in astonishment and looked at the uninvited guest. A familiar face was reflected in his ink-like eyes. It was Lin-dage, with a smile on his face. His beating heart calmed.
He took a breath from the shock and complained, “Lin-dage, why are you so sneaky…You came out of nowhere and scared me to death. You…Why didn’t you call out to me first?” Ger Yan’s voice trembled a little at first. He sounded like a little thief who’d been caught. He still refused to admit it and wanted to continue to fool around.
Lin Lixuan put the brush back on the brush holder, picked up Ger Yan and sat in the other party’s original seat. Ger Yan moved uncomfortably on his thighs and adjusted to a comfortable position. There was a lingering aroma of ink between the two of them.
“Ger Yan, what are you thinking about sitting here alone?” “You’re holding the brush and not moving like a sugar stickman. Have I been too busy recently and made you feel neglected? Were you very lonely…”
Ger Yan’s sparkling eyes were stunned. He didn’t even know which sentence to reply to, but after realizing the content of the other party’s words, his face turned red like he was wearing a layer of rouge. He retorted lightly. “How am I like a sugar stickman?” ！”
“When I saw you, you looked as sweet as honey. You were motionless here earlier. Isn’t it just like the sugar stickmen on the shelves?”
“You…” Ger Yan wanted to say something, but then he stopped. “Lin-dage, you’re talking like you’re singing in a show!”
You’re talking like you’re in a show!
He was a little dizzy. Lin Lixuan, who was told this, almost choked on his own saliva. It was as if he was a little misguided. He blamed the head of the troupe for babbling and singing in front of him. You mimic those you were close to. Sure enough… However, it was easy for this pair of husbands to say sweet or sour words to each other, but the effect was like blown in the wind.
“Ger Yan, you really don’t understand what flirting means.” Lin Lixuan pinched Ger Yan’s cheeks with his big hand, making it look like a ball. His face came closer and closer to the other party as he reluctantly said, “Tell me honestly, what were you thinking about just now?” Every time Lin Lixuan spoke a word, he got closer to him. It forced Ger Yan to shrink back. He dodged the warm breath of the other party/ He turned his head and looked to the side.
“Still hiding? Why aren’t you telling me honestly? You’re going to be punished. Don’t even think about getting up early tomorrow. Just wait for Ger Yu to laugh at you! Tell me, what little secrets are you hiding in your heart from me?”
Lin Lixuan got closer and closer. Ger Yan smiled fearfully. He raised his right hand and hurriedly protected his neck. “I wasn’t thinking about anything. I was just sitting in a daze.”
“You’re still trying to lie to me, Ger Yan. Do you know how weak your gaze looks right now? My mother complained to me saying that you haven’t been eating or drinking. That your soul has left your body. I see that you’ve lost a few pounds. What happened? Why aren’t you telling me…? Are you trying to sneak around to draw something unspeakable? Or is it as my mother has guessed, saying that I’m getting too close with that Shuang’er from the troupe?”
“That’s not it. It really isn’t…” Ger Yan retorted helplessly. He took a deep breath and told the other party about a difficult problem he’d encountered recently. “A few days ago, Ger Qiu asked if I wanted to learn how to embroider from an old tailor from Duji Cloth Shop…”
“That’s a good thing!” “You’re good with your hands, so why wouldn’t you make good clothes as well?” “You should go learn a few skills, then we can open our own store. Then my Ger Yan will have a ready-to-wear store in the county town. When that happens, you’ll be Boss Ji, and I’ll be Boss Ji’s husband…” Lin Lixuan’s voice became louder the more he spoke. It was as if he was envisioning the day Ger Yan opened the store.
“Have you been struggling with the store these days?”
“I can’t think as far as you do…” Ger Yan couldn’t help but laugh and said, “I’ve thought about this, but opening a ready-to-wear store… What if nobody buys the clothes I make? What if I lose all the money…If that happens, the store will close down and all the invested money will be gone.”
Ger Yan was a little moved after hearing about a ready-to-wear store. But nowadays, which women didn’t know needlework? They all bought cloth to make their own clothes. Were there really people who would buy ready-to-wear clothes?
“If the money’s gone, then it’s gone. If the business clothes, then we’ll open another one. Don’t be afraid. Your family is rich and we can afford my wife.” Lin Lixuan scraped the bridge of the other party’s nose with his hand.
“Don’t speak nonsense. Only nonsense comes out of your mouth…You’re even staying to open another store if the first one closes? Can’t you say good things?”
“Okay, okay. I’ll say something good. My baby’s store will make a fortune. When that happens, you’ll turn from our lucky star to the little god of wealth!” “Happy now?”
Ger Yan shot him a happy smile.
“So, it’s not a big deal. You’ve been struggling about this for a few days. Have you replied to Ger Qiu yet?”
“Not yet…I told him I’ll think about it.”
“Don’t think about it anymore and agree to Ger Qiu.”
Ger Yan hesitated for a long time and finally nodded. “…Okay.”
“Look at how much weight you’ve lost over this. It’s useless.”
The big eater had become a pitiful man who couldn’t eat. It really made them feel distressed.
Even if Ger Yan, who had a low appetite and couldn’t eat, was still the person who ate the most in their family. But compared to before, it really was pitiful!
“It’s not because of this that I can’t eat well. I get tired when I eat fatty meat, and the pork belly that I used to like isn’t delicious anymore… A few days ago, I ate fish and it had a strong smell. I wanted to vomit when I smelled it. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.” The weather had been hot recently, but Ger Yan didn’t know why his belly felt swollen. He felt nauseous.
It wasn’t easy for him to suppress his nausea every day. It was already good that he could eat half the amount of food that he used to.
Hearing Ger Yan say this, Lin Lixuan asked with concern, “If you have a bad appetite, could it be that you’re not used to the food?” His stomach was bloated? “Do you want me to rub your belly for you?” Without waiting for a reply, Lin Lixuan’s warm palm covered Ger Yan’s lower belly as he gently massaged it clockwise.
“No…No need—” Ger Yan’s refusal was stopped in his mouth, and he was strongly suppressed by the other person.
After pressing, Lin Lixuan blurted out, as if he suddenly made a new discovery, “Ger Yan, why do I feel like your belly is bigger and bulging. If you used to be a little pumpkin before, you’re a watermelon now…”
Ger Yan stiffened in his arm. He slapped his palm and said angrily, “You just said that I was starving myself and going hungry!”
Lin Lixuan snorted and comforted him. “It might be that you’re full, and that’s why your stomach is bulging…”
Ger Yan said quietly, “It’s been an hour since I ate.”
Lin Lixuan: “…”
“Then could it be that it’s all fat on your belly?”
“!!!”
“Stop rubbing it. Go play with the stones with Ger Yu!” ！”
Lin Lixuan was pushed out of the room by the angry Ger Yan. The wooden door slammed shut. Lin Lixuan looked at the door helplessly, then shrugged and shook his head. Why did Ger Yan’s temper get shorter and shorter?
