Chapter 437 — Seizing Coolie Labor
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"Another one?" Zhong Yongliang's face immediately fell. Digging this one had already worn him out. Now he had to dig a second?
"This one's mine. The next one's for Sister Yaoyao. But if you don't want to, then forget it — I'll call Sister Yaoyao over to dig, and tell her you're not willing to help her." Shen Yushu stood up and made as if to go fetch Gu Mengyao.
"Don't... don't do that!" Zhong Yongliang nearly burst into tears. After all this work, wasn't the hole for Gu Mengyao anyway? If Shen Yushu called out like that, all his effort so far would be wasted. And who knew — Shen Yushu might even sabotage him so that tonight's plan would not go smoothly... At that thought, Zhong Yongliang could only grit his teeth and accept. "I'll keep digging. How could I let you and Yaoyao dig? Leave this sort of thing to us men!"
"Then carry on. Sister Yaoyao said she likes boys who are a bit stronger," Shen Yushu said as she sat back down.
"I'm very strong. Look, digging doesn't tire me at all — I'm only using thirty percent of my strength, and I can go even faster!" Zhong Yongliang said hastily.
Before long, Gao Xiaofu came running back with several bottles of drinks in his arms. "Brother Liang, I've bought them. Do you think these are enough?"
"Enough!" Zhong Yongliang waved a hand to dismiss Gao Xiaofu, then handed two of the bottles to Shen Yushu. "Why don't you take one over to Yaoyao too?"
"Okay, I'll go then. Dig slowly, and call me when you're done!" Shen Yushu took the drink, gave Zhong Yongliang a word of instruction, and ran off toward Gu Mengyao.
Zhong Yongliang dug at the ground with his shovel, sweating buckets. To show off just how strong he was, he gritted his teeth and kept a broad smile plastered across his face despite his exhaustion...
"Sister Yaoyao, here's one for you." Shen Yushu handed a bottle to Gu Mengyao.
"I won't drink it. You have it yourself." Gu Mengyao shook her head. She was always careful about such things and generally never gave Zhong Yongliang the slightest opening, especially not when it came to favors that would leave her owing him.
"Then I'll drink it myself!" Shen Yushu did not care in the least; she was long since used to extorting things out of Zhong Yongliang.
"Did you lie to him and say I was the one who told him to dig?" Gu Mengyao frowned as she watched Zhong Yongliang putting his back into the work.
"No, I didn't. I only said that Sister Yaoyao likes strong boys, and he came up with the idea of showing off all on his own." Shen Yushu replied with a giggle.
"When have I ever liked strong boys?" Gu Mengyao was slightly taken aback. She had not expected Shen Yushu to invent such an excuse to trick Zhong Yongliang into doing the labor.
"Isn't Arrow-Brand Bro pretty strong? Don't you like him?" Shen Yushu asked.
"Why bring him up again? How could I possibly like him? A man with eyes but no sight — I can't be bothered to waste my time on him!" Gu Mengyao shot a glance toward Wei Zhao and spoke with venom in her voice.