Chapter 407: Original Text: Chapter 407 Incredibly Patient
But no matter how much he hated Zhang Dadan, no matter how much he cursed Zhang Dadan, it was of no use. The only thing he could do was to seek help from his fierce sister.
Speaking of which, Zhang Dadan, after leaving Dafa Sauce Factory and not walking too far, encountered a motorcycle taxi. After negotiating the price and confirming it several tis, he headed to the bus station.
Sitting on the motorcycle taxi, Zhang Dadan remained silent, and the enthusiastic driver asked, “Brother, where are you from?”
“From Stone Town!” Zhang Dadan hesitated, quickly took out his phone, and pretended to be busy to avoid further conversation.
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, ten years fear of a well rope. Zhang Dadan had been deceived by that shaless uncle before, how could he easily chat with a motorcycle taxi driver again?
Seven or eight minutes later, Zhang Dadan returned to the bus station, paid the driver, and hurriedly escaped.
He had just bought his ticket to the county and was about to board when he received a call from Li Xuanxuan.
“What’s up? I’m busy, make it quick!” Zhang Dadan hesitated but eventually answered the call.
On the other end, Li Xuanxuan, hearing Zhang Dadan’s impatience, felt her mood plunge and murmured, “When will you arrive?”
When will I arrive? Li Xuanxuan’s question left Zhang Dadan puzzled. Arrive where?
Could it be… Li Xuanxuan had gone to Stone Town again? Zhang Dadan quickly asked, “Where are you now? Who are you with?”
Li Xuanxuan was also confused and ekly replied, “I’m at my second uncle’s house in the city, with… with my cousins!”
In the city? When will I arrive? Zhang Dadan suddenly realized it was Friday.
That ant he had to go to the city today to help Mu Zhuangfei train his team? To treat Mu Feiyan?
These past few days, Zhang Dadan had been busy with villagers making soy sauce, and he had forgotten about his weekly Saturday tasks!
“I’ll be there soon… I’ll definitely be there tonight!” Zhang Dadan replied hurriedly and hung up.
After hanging up Li Xuanxuan’s call, Zhang Dadan called little Li from Jiji and instructed him to collect goods at the town’s station tomorrow.
After arranging the pickup for the soy sauce, Zhang Dadan beca worried again, wondering how to explain this to his parents.
He couldn’t tell them the truth, could he? What he was doing now seed far-fetched to his parents.
While Zhang Dadan was distressed, his phone rang again. It was still Li Xuanxuan.
“What now? What’s wrong? I already said I’d be there tonight!” Zhang Dadan asked impatiently.
His impatience hurt Li Xuanxuan deeply, but she still held back her anger and asked, “I wanted to know what ti you’ll arrive so my uncle can send soone to pick you up!”
Though Zhang Dadan intended to distance himself from Li Xuanxuan, seeing her concern made him feel guilty.
“Okay! I should be there around eight o’clock! Anything else?” Zhang Dadan asked patiently out of guilt.
Li Xuanxuan heard the change in his tone, becoming gentle and affectionate, and she couldn’t help but feel elated.
“No, that’s it… you can hang up now!” Li Xuanxuan replied ekly. After Zhang Dadan hung up, she finally moved the phone away from her ear.
Mu Feiyan, sitting beside her, seeing her lovestruck look, shook her head helplessly and said, “Alright, I’ll go greet Bai Jie, you take a rest!”
Hearing Bai Jie’s na, Li Xuanxuan’s joy dissipated, and she beca cautious, muttering, “You go first, sis!”
After Mu Feiyan left, Li Xuanxuan called Zhang Dadan again and asked, “Zhang Dadan, what do you think of Bai Jie?”
Still coming up with excuses, Zhang Dadan was puzzled when Li Xuanxuan suddenly ntioned Bai Jie.
“She’s… she’s good! Why? Why bring her up?” Zhang Dadan asked, sowhat at a loss.
“Nothing! You’ll know when you get here!” Li Xuanxuan felt sour hearing Zhang Dadan praise Bai Jie, and she quickly hung up!
Li Xuanxuan’s call left Zhang Dadan bewildered. She suddenly asked his opinion about Bai Jie, and when he answered honestly, she abruptly hung up. This was odd.
Speaking of being odd, Li Xuanxuan seed a bit off. Though she was seventeen or eighteen, her mindset was like a girl of fourteen or fifteen.
But based on her physical traits, she appeared perfectly healthy, perhaps it was what they called childishness or princess syndro?
Zhang Dadan’s inherited dical skills were incredibly effective for physical ailnts, but when it ca to psychological issues, he was helpless. He could only hope she grew up soon.
However, considering her current living environnt, expecting her to mature quickly was difficult. Everyone treated her like a precious gem, shielding her from hardships.
Zhang Dadan shook his head to rid himself of these idle thoughts and continued to think of an excuse.
If he said he was going to see patients again, it would seem too frequent, wouldn’t it? Even though he had marvelous dical skills, he wasn’t a renowned doctor with endless patients.
And if he said it was getting late and he was staying in Baiying Town, he’d have to return tomorrow anyway.
Besides, these were only temporary solutions, not permanent. If he wanted to go to the city again, what excuse would he use?
Just as he was about to buy more ti by telling his parents he was staying in Baiying Town for the night, his phone rang again. Fortunately, this ti it wasn’t Li Xuanxuan, but Zhou Yong.
“Hello… Zhou Yong! What’s up? Sothing happened?” Zhang Dadan curbed his distress and asked calmly.
On the other end, Zhou Yong was clearly excited and replied eagerly, “I found a place… right in the city center near the mall, two floors. The rent is sixty thousand a month!”
Sixty thousand a month? That rent wasn’t cheap, but if the shop was in a pri location, it might be worth it.
“You make the call on this! Try to negotiate the rent!” Zhang Dadan thought for a mont and said cheerfully.
But Zhou Yong insisted he co to check it out and be present when signing the lease contract. Zhang Dadan understood his reasoning.
Though they were classmates and good brothers, business matters needed clarity to avoid any misunderstanding between brothers.
“Alright! I’ll co by in the next couple of days to check it out…” Zhang Dadan blurted out and then his eyes lit up.
Wasn’t this a perfect excuse? Jiji was opening a branch in the county. As the boss, he couldn’t be absent.
Telling his parents about the new branch would not only make them happy but also explain his frequent absences. Wasn’t this killing two birds with one stone?
Quickly, Zhang Dadan hung up Zhou Yong’s call and dialed his father’s number to tell him about Jiji opening a new branch in the county.
Zhang Yousheng, receiving his son’s call and hearing about Jiji’s new branch, was understandably surprised.
They had just opened Jiji not long ago, though it had already driven Juxian Inn out of business and beco the town’s hottest restaurant.
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