lerbook Chapter 292 Immense Pressure!
Chapter 292 Immense Pressure!
Chapter 292 Immense Pressure!
Winter is incredibly generous, letting its warm light stream freely into the office through the glass windows.
It enveloped half of the desk, and even the folder's cover was illuminated by a soft glow.
Yu Huan turned her head and gazed at the horizon, allowing her eyes, which were sore from staring at the electronic screen, to relax for a moment.
'Don't laugh!'
He heard the message notification tone, turned around, saw the message box pop up on his phone screen, and quickly tapped the nine-key keypad with his fingertips, unable to suppress a smile as he replied:
"I'll leave lunch to you, okay? That shouldn't be a problem, right?"
No problem! Everything's fine on my end, so you can go to work without worry~
Yu Huan sent another heart emoji, then exited the chat with his wife, tapped the QQ app, and prepared to reply to his little brother.
My eyes quickly scanned the two message boxes sent by my younger brother:
'That's outrageous! You kept it from me for so long, telling Yu Chengcheng but not me at all!'
Besides this angry text, there was a long string of angry emojis.
He stopped calling her "Sister Orange" and started calling her "Yu Chengcheng," which shows how furious the little brother was.
Yu Huan patiently typed out the explanation:
"Didn't you already know? Your sister-in-law and I don't plan to go public right now. Currently, only your uncle and aunt have clarified the truth with Yu Cheng, and then there's you."
'The old man doesn't even know his granddaughter-in-law is Lin Su?' Yu Songnian replied in a flash, which shows that he had been holding his phone the whole time.
"Of course, if he knew, wouldn't you all know? The old man only has a vague understanding; he only knows your sister-in-law's real name is Lin Yourong, and some information about her family."
After Yu Huan clicked send, she quickly sent another message:
'Don't gossip about this. Don't tell anyone, not even Qianqian. Don't cause any accidents and disrupt my and your sister-in-law's plans.'
'Okay...'
"I'll get back to work and take this time to process this. You go ahead and get on with your work."
Yu Huan glanced at the two message boxes that popped up quickly on her phone screen, replied with an "OK," and then immediately gave him an important instruction:
"I'll trouble you with one more thing. Aside from the long table, all the other tools in the room belong to Dog Brother. Move them all to the car and take them to his place when you have time."
'Okay.'
Yu Huan smiled slightly as she looked at the two words that had been sent so quickly.
He then put down his phone, ended the chat, and returned to his tightly scheduled work.
The office was quiet, with only the occasional soft sound of him typing on the keyboard and the faint whirring of the central air conditioning vents.
The karaoke room, several kilometers away, was also very quiet.
Yu Songnian put his phone back in his pocket, pressed his large ear against the door, and listened carefully to their conversation.
The sound was barely audible through the door, but with his focused attention, he could still make it out faintly.
In the living room, a mature and gentle female voice rang out; my sister-in-law casually called out "Mom"...
He knew perfectly well that this was Huan Ge's mother-in-law!
Having smoked the white cigarettes that Huan's mother-in-law had given the old man, how could he not know that this person was a leader of the tobacco company...
As a grown man, he already felt immense pressure dealing with the sister-in-law of a famous celebrity, as he felt they had nothing in common.
Now, there is another elder who is a leader of a central state-owned enterprise.
Tremendous stress!
He let out a long sigh, scratched his big head, and decisively decided to slow down and dawdle, resorting to a delaying tactic!
A task that should have taken only ten minutes was dragged out by him for an hour.
After finishing, he slowly climbed down the stepladder and carefully put the paint roller away.
He patted the dust off his hands, walked to the windowsill, and examined the dense canopy of the camphor tree outside the glass window. The leaves trembled slightly, and it was clearly windy outside.
From this angle, the tree canopy perfectly blocks the view of the building opposite.
Remembering what Huan-ge said before, this room was supposed to be used as a karaoke room, but it was actually used for his sister-in-law to practice singing, right?
No wonder my sister-in-law likes to sing, she turns out she's the singer Lin Su!
However, if my sister-in-law is in this room, there's no need to draw the curtains, so there's no need to worry about privacy being compromised.
Yu Songnian's mind raced. He was about to pick up the paper cup above and take a sip of the cooled tea to suppress his craving for a cigarette.
Suddenly, upon hearing the sound of the door being opened, he froze as if he were a statue!
He turned around, standing ramrod straight.
The famous actress's sister-in-law stood gracefully at the door, glanced around the room, and asked him with a smile, "Songnian, are you finished? Would you like some tea?"
Yu Songnian swallowed a mouthful of non-existent saliva with difficulty, his parched throat tightening. The grown man nodded nervously, then shook his head.
"Hmm?" A look of confusion appeared on Lin Yourong's face.
After thinking for a moment, Yu Songnian said, "Sister-in-law, the ceiling has been painted. After cleaning it a bit, we can lay the carpet directly."
"Really? Thank you for your hard work!"
Lin Yourong felt that she could finally have something to do.
The mother sat there, fussing over Yu Chengcheng's well-being and chatting happily. To be honest, she felt uncomfortable standing, lying down, and sitting...
"It's not hard work!"
Yu Songnian turned to the side, picked up the disposable paper cup, and continued:
"Sister-in-law, I haven't drunk the tea you poured for me yet."
"Oh." Lin Yourong rolled up her sleeves, glanced at the few drops of latex paint on the floor, and asked, "Songnian, shouldn't we mop the floor first?"
Yu Songnian swallowed the tea leaves and water in one gulp, put the empty paper cup back on the windowsill, nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, I'll take care of it."
Hearing this, Lin Yourong quickly waved her hand gently and said, "I've already troubled you too much. Go sit down and rest for a while, have some fruit and snacks, I'll take care of it!"
Yu Songnian, who only wanted to stay here and had no intention of sitting, suddenly fell into deep thought: "This..."
He glanced at the stepladder and the construction tools on the long table, and a sudden inspiration struck him: "Brother Huan told me to move all the tools to Brother Gou's place!"
"Brother Dog?" Lin Yourong asked, her face full of confusion.
See this.
Yu Songnian quickly explained, "He's Huan's college classmate, and all these things belong to him."
"Oh." Lin Yourong was still full of doubts, not knowing who Brother Gou was. She nodded and, trying to make conversation, said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"It's no trouble at all!" Yu Songnian replied hastily.
For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Lin Yourong said, "I'm going to the bathroom to get a mop," and then turned and walked away.
Yu Songnian raised the back of his hand to wipe away non-existent sweat from his forehead, looked around, decisively picked up the ladder, and slowly walked out of the karaoke room.
He glanced at Yu Chengcheng, who was eating sunflower seeds, and then their eyes met those of Huan Ge's mother-in-law next to her.
Yu Songnian, with a sweet smile on his fleshy face, greeted her, "Hello, Auntie."
The mother-in-law said with a smile in her eyes, "Oh, Songnian, you've worked hard. Come and sit down and rest for a while."
Yu Songnian carried the A-frame ladder in both hands and walked towards the front door without stopping. He hurriedly said, "No, Auntie, I have to take all the tools back first. I got these from Huan-ge's classmate."
The mother-in-law nodded slightly and praised, "Young man, you're really diligent!"
"Auntie, you flatter me. I'll drive the car in from outside the community first. There are still a lot of things to move from the room!" As he spoke, Yu Songnian placed the A-frame ladder upright on the ground.
He held the door with one hand and placed the other on the doorknob, gently turned it, and pushed open the security door.
However, upon hearing his words, his mother-in-law quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket: "What's your license plate number? I'll call the security guard and ask him to let your car in."
As soon as Yu Songnian finished reciting the license plate number, Yu Chengcheng said with a mischievous smile, "Songnian, hurry up! Don't dawdle, get it over with!"
She thought to herself that painting the ceiling would only take a few minutes, so why was he taking so long? Was he playing on his phone inside?
Yu Songnian rolled his eyes, completely ignoring her. He'd already come to her door, and she still hadn't told him that his sister-in-law was Lin Su? She was clearly just playing a trick on him!
We must remember this grudge!
Yu Songnian stood on the threshold, moved the A-frame ladder outside and placed it against the wall, then turned around to change his shoes.
While his mother-in-law was chatting and laughing with the security guard on her phone, he decisively slipped away.
The first thing I do after closing the security door is to take out a cigarette from my pocket and light it with relish.
A long trail of smoke drifted out from between his lips and teeth.
Yu Songnian felt that he was the most uncomfortable person here; he was utterly miserable...
The bathroom was spotless and sparkling clean.
Lin Yourong slowly pulled the lever on the absorbent mop, squeezing out the water forcefully, and then carried the mop into the living room.
As Yu Chengcheng passed by the television set that was turned off, she suddenly clapped her hands and stood up.
A bright, radiant smile graced her baby face: "Sister Yourong, I'll help!"
The mother-in-law replied with a smile, "Chengcheng, you are a guest, what can we do for you?"
Yu Chengcheng actually wanted to stay with her famous sister-in-law, but she said without thinking, "Auntie, I don't consider myself a guest. I want to help too! It's more fun to work together!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yourong stopped in front of the door, turned around and said to them, "It's nothing—"
"Chengcheng is not only smart, but also has such high emotional intelligence, and is sensible and warm-hearted!" The mother-in-law suddenly spoke up, seemingly looking at Lin Yourong with a meaningful gaze.
As Yu Chengcheng walked towards Lin Yourong, she said modestly, "Auntie, please don't praise me like that, I'm embarrassed."
“Chengcheng, Auntie isn’t exaggerating at all. You really are outstanding, there’s nothing to be ashamed of.” The mother-in-law also stood up.
In this situation, Lin Yourong was filled with utter speechlessness.
Originally, I was worried that I would feel awkward being alone and wouldn't be able to entertain the guests well, so I asked my mother, who lives nearby, to come over and sit for a while in the morning.
As it turned out, it was indeed a bit unnecessary.
The mother treated Yu Chengcheng like she was someone else's child, showering her with praise and belittling her...
She admitted that Yu Chengcheng was indeed very talented, but everyone has their own expertise, and every profession can produce an expert, even if Yu Chengcheng might actually be the top student...
But she's not bad either! So who's the real biological daughter?!
On another note, Yu Huan's two cousins are easy to take care of, so it would be better to invite Mengmeng over!
Three women filed into the karaoke room.
Lin Yourong felt a pang of resentment and immediately began mopping the floor with her head down.
After entering the room, Yu Chengcheng looked around and saw the paint tray and rollers against the wall, as well as the various decorating tools on the long table. She asked, "Sister Yourong, do we have to move everything out of here?"
Lin Yourong wasn't sure either. She turned to her and smiled, saying, "I'll mop the floor clean first, then lay down the carpet. Let's put everything in the stairwell for now, and let Songnian see which ones need to be moved."
"Okay." Yu Chengcheng nodded.
She walked to the wall, squatted down, picked up the tray with one hand and held the roller with the other, gave her mother-in-law a polite smile, and then strode out of the karaoke room.
The mother-in-law returned her a smile, then glanced at a small bucket of paint on the ground.
Judging from the open bucket, there is still some left, and the words "Formaldehyde-resistant, odor-free, five-in-one latex paint" are clearly visible on the bucket.
She sniffed, nodded slightly, and said, "Not bad, there's no strange smell."
Lin Yourong bent down and mopped the floor while continuing the conversation: "Yu Huan said that we still can't stay for too long within ten days or half a month. We have to ventilate frequently. Although we use environmentally friendly materials, there will still be some toxic gases that are bad for our health."
"Have you bought the activated charcoal and the pothos?"
"I bought activated charcoal yesterday."
After a moment's thought, the mother-in-law said, "There are a few pots of snake plants on the terrace. We can put them on the windowsill in this room for now."
As the mother and daughter were talking, Yu Chengcheng strode in.
She glanced at the long table against the wall to the side, then turned back to the door frame, braced her feet on either side, and looked down to examine it.
Looking at the girl's back, the mother-in-law felt that she could hit her head if she jumped even slightly.
With a high level of education and a tall stature, it would probably be very difficult for him to find a suitable partner.
Completely unaware that her marriage was being discussed, Yu Chengcheng turned around with a smile.
She walked to the long table, gestured with her hands along the edge of the table, then carefully arranged the items on it and said, "Auntie, we can carry this table and everything on it to the hallway first."
"Okay." The mother-in-law nodded with a smile.
The table wasn't heavy; it was just a hollow iron frame covered with wooden planks, originally used for storing miscellaneous items.
Lin Yourong mopped the floor clean, then followed behind the two women, and the three of them walked out of the karaoke room one by one.
The mother-in-law put down the edge of the table and placed the doorknob on it.
After Lin Yourong walked past the door and went into the bathroom, he opened the front door.
Then, together with Yu Chengcheng, they carefully carried the table to the stairwell.
A few moments.
Yu Chengcheng stood behind the door waiting for her mother-in-law to come in. Then she gently closed the door and asked with a smile, "Auntie, I heard that Sister Rong and Brother Huan met through a blind date?"
The mother-in-law waved her hand gently and sighed, "Sigh~ When we invited Xiao Yu over for a meal, your Uncle Lin and I thought it was hopeless. But it turns out they were secretly dating. They didn't even inform us parents beforehand, and then they got their marriage certificate. That's when we found out they were really together."
"I see." Yu Chengcheng smiled thoughtfully and said, "It seems that when fate brings two souls together, nothing can stop it."
The mother-in-law nodded: "Your Uncle Lin and I are quite pleased. Although it was a whirlwind marriage, their relationship is really good, and their personalities complement each other. All that's missing is to have a child and complete their marriage."
When Lin Yourong came out and heard this conversation, her expression froze.
What's wrong with this mother? She tells everyone everything!
Also, do you have to have a child to be considered to have achieved a happy ending?
What kind of outdated feudal thinking is this!
Lin Yourong muttered to herself as she walked past the two of them toward the karaoke room.
Yu Chengcheng stared at Lin Yourong's profile and thought to herself, "Those busybodies on the internet who call this big star's sister-in-law an ice queen are indeed right."
She had seen it a long time ago.
Although the big star's sister-in-law had a smile on her face while talking, that smile was obviously somewhat formulaic.
The impression they give isn't that of being distant, but rather that they seem to be somewhat bad at socializing.
but--
It's so beautiful!
They look a million times better in person than on camera!
Her skin was exceptionally good, as white as milk, and looked very smooth. There wasn't a single freckle or pimple on her face!
Unbelievable! Unbelievable! Yu Huan, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, your wife is actually Lin Su!
They're so down-to-earth and approachable, serving her and her younger brother tea and water, and even mopping the floor and cleaning here!
And then, listening to Huan's mother-in-law recount all those amusing anecdotes about his sister-in-law's past...
Lin Su's celebrity filter in Yu Chengcheng's eyes has been shattered. She now feels that Lin Yourong should be her beautiful and loving sister-in-law!
Yu Chengcheng hurriedly followed behind Lin Yourong, heading towards the karaoke room.
There are still some miscellaneous things to tidy up! And I need to help my beautiful sister-in-law lay out the carpet!
staircase.
Yu Songnian, somewhat furtively, tiptoed up the steps and looked at the long table placed in the hallway.
They've already moved out?
He couldn't help but scratch his forehead.
After a moment's thought, he clapped his hands in delight.
Great! I don't have to awkwardly walk back and forth in front of them anymore.
(End of this chapter)