Old Wang Doesn't want to be Tragic (Rebirth)

19.1 Not an unwanted child (〃ー〃)

Ji Lianhuo wiped the floor in front of him seriously. His fruit stall was gone, and the only way to make money was gone.

He and Dabao are now living in Brother Zhaomou's house. They can't pay a penny, and they are taken care by Brother Zhaomou for food, drink and clothing.

Ji Lianhuo remembered his brother's previous instructions. 'f you stay at someone else's house, you must be diligent, don't be afraid of getting dirty, let alone being tired, and do the housework to the best of your ability, so as not to be annoying to others.

'If he is diligent enough and does his job well enough, can Brother Zhaomou keep himself and Dabao forever?'

Thinking of this, Ji Lianhuo worked even harder, wiping every corner of the floor until his own image was reflected on the floor.

Ji Lianhuo had a thin layer of sweat on his body and was about to mop the next floor when a pair of high-end black leather shoes appeared in front of him.

Ji Lianhuo slowly raised his head, his eyes swept over the long straight legs of the man in front of him, and saw the elegant man holding a coffee cup in one hand.

Being looked at condescendingly, Ji Lianhuo didn't feel a trace of disgust. On the contrary, the tips of his ears turned red.

"Brother Zhaomou, morning." Ji Lianhuo stood up unsteadily and lowered his head. Thinking of the bizarre dream last night, he was a little embarrassed to look at the man in front of him.

"Who asked you to do this?" Wang Zhaomou tried to keep his tone steady and glanced at Mrs. Cheng who was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.

Mrs. Cheng noticed the situation here, turned around nervously, and grabbed her apron, feeling aggrieved and helpless.

"I have to do it myself." Ji Lianhuo blushed, "Mrs.Cheng didn't let me do it. She said there were hourly workers. I think... I can do it better than the hourly workers."

'If I can replace the part-time worker, can I be more useful and stay here longer?'

When Mrs. Cheng heard the words, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief. When she looked at the boy again, she felt that she was more pleasing to the eye.

At least this kid is not the scheming kind, and is quite diligent and honest.

Wang Zhaomou smiled dumbly, what on earth was this child thinking?

Glancing at the floor that the young man had wiped, Wang Zhaomou nodded.

"It's very good. Don't do it again."

Ji Lianhuo moved his lips and wanted to say something, but Wang Zhaomou raised his hand, his index finger gently pressed against his lips, with a helpless smile in his eyes.

"After breakfast, I want to make a three-part agreement with you."

The gentle touch on the lips made Ji Lianhuo blush and unable to say a word. There was a faint fragrance on the man's fingertips, mixed with the mellow aroma of coffee, which seemed to be more delicious than most food in the world.

Wang Zhaomou brought the coffee to see Mrs. Cheng. Ji Lianhuo swallowed it twice and felt thirsty from the bottom of his heart.

Every time he was touched by Brother Zhaomou, he would always feel like this. Ji Lianhuo didn't quite understand why such a situation occurred. It seemed that he had to hold the person in front of him tightly all the time to alleviate it a little.

Aunt Cheng felt much better after receiving Wang Zhaomou's comfort. She generously set out a few more side dishes for the boy and carefully prepared milk powder for Ji Dabao.

The breakfast was unusually quiet. Wang Zhaomou was thinking about how to make Ji Lianhuo understand that he did not take him in just to let him compete with the hourly workers for a living.

Ji Lianhuo also tried hard to recall his many years of experience in living under someone else's roof, as well as the rules that his brother and Li Daquan once required of him.

What my brother asked back then was that he could not enter his and his sister-in-law's room, keep a distance from his sister-in-law, and actively help his sister-in-law share the housework after school.

After his sister-in-law became pregnant, his brother asked him to keep his voice as low as possible so as not to disturb his sister-in-law. After Ji Dabao was born, his brother told him that his things could not be washed together with Ji Dabao's because the child's immunity was weak and adults would infect him with diseases.

After living in Li Daquan's house with Ji Dabao, Li Daquan held a stick in one hand and told himself in a rough voice that he could not enter the house, speak loudly, and make Ji Dabao cry. He would make money at dawn.

Although he haven't eaten a meal from him, Hehave to pay him food fees every month. He can't say unlucky words in front of him, and hecan't often hang in front of his eyes, otherwise he will get a beaten.

So what will Brother Zhaomou ask of himself?

Ji Lianhuo ate the food he couldn't name, with anxiety, feeling a little confused about the taste, so he ate three large bowls in silence.

As soon as breakfast was over, Wang Zhaomou asked Ji Lianhuo to hold Ji Dabao and go into his study room to discuss the three-chapter agreement with Ji Lianhuo.

The study room is covered with soft blankets and has two mahogany bookshelves. There is a faint smell of sandalwood everywhere in the room. There is a desktop computer next to the desk.

Ji Lianhuo stood nervously by the desk, like a student waiting for training. Ji Dabao stared at the computer, and his head suddenly became alive.

'His uncle in his previous life once mentioned that in the 1990s, China could see stock market data on computers through closed-circuit television cables and stock graphics cards. After a while, Bank-Securities Connect will appear. The online stock trading system will also become more and more perfect.'

Ji Dabao also paid attention at that time and remembered that there would be a list of top ten bull stocks* next year.

Although it was just a glance at the time and he did not write down all ten bull stocks, Ji Dabao was still somewhat impressed by the fact that there were two automobile companies among the bull stocks.

'If the computer in front of me has updated its system and allows online trading, can I also use my uncle's ID card to secretly make money in the stock market?'

Ji Dabao's eyes rolled around, and he suddenly felt pair of arms tightening around him. When he came back to his senses, he saw that Wang Zhaomou had just walked into the study and closed the door.

'What is he going to do?'

Ji Dabao also became nervous subconsciously.

Wang Zhaomou stood in front of the desk, hugged the baby in Ji Lianhuo's arms, and motioned to the boy to bring a chair next to him and sit next to him.

Ji Lianhuo quickly moved a chair and stood cautiously beside Wang Zhaomou. He watched Wang Zhaomou put Ji Dabao on his lap, took a stack of letter paper from the side, took out a pen and dipped it in ink.

"Sit down." Wang Zhaomou wrote the words "Three Chapters of the Agreement" and marked "one" below.

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*bull stock- Bull market is when stock prices rise over a period of time. The typical bull
                     market lasts just under 4 years, usually during a time of economic growth.