NCCnovel Chapter 511: The Stranger's Story
Chapter 511: The Stranger's Story
"If they don't mind, we can agree to renew the contract when the time comes. They didn't mind me and distanced themselves from me even though I was slandered like that before. Now that we have clarified it, it's not good to be ungrateful."
"Okay, let's do as you say. If you don't want to work in the entertainment industry for now, it's okay to have an endorsement. This way, your fans won't keep pushing you."
"How is our investigation going? Is there still no news about Mu Bai and Wu You?"
"No, logically speaking, Wen Nuohan and Ren Xueer should have brought Mu Bai out to negotiate with us in this situation. Why is there no movement yet? Could it be that we are wrong? The disappearance of Mu Bai and Wu You may have nothing to do with them at all?"
"It's hard to say. Anyway, Wen Nuohan and Ren Xueer are the most suspicious in my opinion. Let's send someone to look for them! Maybe they don't dare to make any moves because the situation outside is so tense."
"Okay, then I'll have someone keep an eye on them."
After Cheng Yunchuan finished talking to Shen Siqi, he went to the company to handle some matters. In the afternoon, the bodyguards who escorted Zhu Shiliu and Yi Kai to Rongcheng came to tell Shen Siqi that they had arrived safely.
Shen Siqi said he knew, and told Cheng Yunchuan and Manman the news. Everyone felt relieved after seeing Zhu Shiliu and the others arrived safely.
Jiang Mubai was still living in the mountains with a strange man. One day, she saw the strange man go down the mountain to buy some fish and bring it back. Jiang Mubai had the idea of making a grilled fish for the man, as a way to repay the man for taking care of her during this period of time.
Since Jiang Mubai had never handled a live fish, the strange man was afraid that she would be scared so he just watched from the side.
Jiang Mubai thought that she was making the grilled fish to thank the strange man, so she should do these things herself and not let others interfere.
The strange man wanted to help but was rejected by Jiang Mubai, "Just let me do it! The first time is unfamiliar, right? I agreed to make grilled fish to thank you, how can I need your help?"
Seeing Jiang Mubai was so persistent in not letting him interfere, the strange man couldn't help but complain: "Can you kill fish?"
Jiang Mubai happened to hear this sentence. Jiang Mubai looked at the man in surprise and said, "You just spoke! I heard what you said with my own ears."
The strange man was frightened by Jiang Mubai's reaction. He panicked and hurriedly explained: "I didn't! You heard it wrong!"
Jiang Mubai didn't say anything and just stared at him. The strange man looked at Jiang Mubai with a look that seemed to say, "You said it again!"
The strange man groaned bitterly, regretting in his heart that he had accidentally spoken out loud.
Jiang Mubai knew that the man must be feeling extremely regretful so she stopped teasing him and focused on cleaning up the fish. Jiang Mubai had no experience and the fish was restless and kept moving, so she didn't know how to start.
The strange man sighed and took the tool from Jiang Mubai's hand, "Let me do it. You don't dare to kill it. Do we have to wait until the fish dies before we can eat it?"
Jiang Mubai no longer worried about why the man was willing to speak. After all, she was facing greater challenges now.
"Well, the task of killing the fish is now up to you. I'll go prepare the ingredients for grilling the fish. When the fish is killed, I'll do the rest by myself, so don't worry about it."
"it is good."
The man agreed with Jiang Mubai's opinion and began to process the fish skillfully. The fish was particularly obedient in his hands, and the strange man finished it in no time.
When Jiang Mubai came back with the tools, the strange man had already processed and cleaned the fish. He was now making a fire and waiting for Jiang Mubai to bring the things over.
"You can roast them when I have a good fire."
"Okay, I'll marinate the fish first. I guarantee it will taste great!"
After the strange man lit the fire, he did not just leave it alone. He also helped Jiang Mubai put the fish on the grill and grilled it.
There was smoke when the fire was lit, and Jiang Mubai was suffocated by it.
"You go hide and I'll do the roasting. It's not good for you girls to smell too much smoke, and you're pregnant now, so you can't smell the smell of smoke."
"Okay, I'll come back when the smoke gets less."
The strange man knew that Jiang Mubai liked to eat watermelon, so he brought back a watermelon when he went down the mountain to buy things. Jiang Mubai saw this and went to the kitchen to cut some watermelon to eat with the grilled fish.
When she came out, the smoke from the burning wood was already very little. Jiang Mubai sat over and brushed the fish with seasoning and oil so that the fish would not become burnt during grilling.
Jiang Mubai also cut the watermelon and brought it out. "Have some watermelon. I've already cut it. The fish will take a while to cook. Eat some fruit first to fill your stomach!"
The strange man saw that Jiang Mubai was only planning to eat grilled fish and watermelon in the evening. He was afraid that the two of them would not be full, so he planned to cook two more dishes.
"Let me wait until the fish is cooked before we eat together. You grill it here first. I'll go to the kitchen and be back in a while. When the fish is cooked, you can put it on the plate. Just be careful of the heat."
"Okay, leave this to me, you can go with peace of mind."
By the time the man had finished preparing the two dishes, Jiang Mubai's fish was also grilled and served on the table. The two of them started eating with these dishes.
Jiang Mubai was very happy today, not only because she got to eat the grilled fish she had been craving for, but also because this person finally spoke to her.
"Eat more, it tastes delicious!"
The strange man couldn't help but sigh when he saw Jiang Mubai being so enthusiastic towards him, "If my daughter were still around, she would definitely be as obedient and sensible as you."
Seeing the man take the initiative to say this, Jiang Mubai's curiosity was immediately aroused.
"Then why is she not with you? Did something happen?"
Seeing that Jiang Mubai cared about him so sincerely, the man took the initiative to tell her his story.
Jiang Mubai found out that the man's name was Jiang An. He met a girl named Bai more than 20 years ago. Then the two fell in love and couldn't separate from each other. Jiang An's family disliked Bai Yalan's poor background and tried to stop them. Jiang An was unwilling to compromise with his family and resolutely took Bai Yalan away to live with them.
Jiang An's family was unwilling to give up on Jiang An, who had fallen on hard times. In addition, Bai Yalan was pregnant at the time, so Jiang An's family was forced to bring them back and take good care of them. Although Jiang An's family acknowledged the existence of Bai Yalan and the child on the surface, they privately took advantage of Jiang An's absence to harshly criticize and neglect the mother and daughter.
"Yalan has never been accepted by the family. They only treated her well on the surface for show. Yalan never told me about this so I was kept in the dark. Yalan didn't receive good care when she gave birth, and she left us soon because of the unaccepting environment."
"I have been immersed in the pain of losing Yalan. I also failed to take good care of the child in time. I really regret it when I think of it. If Yalan knew how I treated our daughter, she would definitely resent me."
"You loved her so much, and you must feel very bad after losing her. She will understand if you do this."