Sweet Wife Arrives: Mr. CEO, Please Pamper Me-Chapter 853 - V694: Love Traverses Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifelong Obsession [41]

Chapter 853: Chapter V694: Love Traverses Mountains and Rivers, Love Is a Lifelong Obsession [41]

Mai Shixiong walked over, naturally starting with flattery.

"President Feng... President Feng, good morning."

Feng Chengjin lazily glanced over, not even bothering to respond before turning his face away.

Mai Shixiong was embarrassed, leaned forward, glanced at the breakfast and said, "Hey, it’s rare for President Feng to visit our mountain village, how can you eat these things?"

"Then what else should I eat?" Feng Chengjin chuckled lightly.

Mai Shixiong rolled his eyes, sat down on the small stool next to Feng Chengjin, and said with a fawning smile, "We know we’ve wronged Miss Feng recently, and President Feng is really upset about this. We realize our mistake, so we’ve specially come to apologize today by preparing braised hen, red-cooked carp, stewed pigeon, and large chunks of braised meat for you..."

Mai Shixiong eagerly introduced the breakfast. Next to him, Qin Nuo couldn’t help but burst into laughter upon hearing these dishes, even before Feng Chengjin had any mysterious expression.

Mai Shixiong, upon hearing this, naturally froze, "Wha... what, what’s so funny?"

Qin Nuo chuckled, suppressing laughter a few times, and asked, "Do you actually eat this in the morning?"

"Otherwise?" Mai Shixiong was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Oh oh, no, this is specially made just because President Feng is here. Normally, we couldn’t afford it. This is definitely the best food we have here! Much better than what the Qiu Family gave President Feng."

Mai Shixiong was eager to prove himself, but to Feng Chengjin, who had been to many poor places for charity and poverty alleviation, knowing that eating meat is the highest standard there. In the past, even though he knew it was hard to stomach these early in the morning, he would symbolically use chopsticks a couple of times to give them face.

Because if he tried it, the others would be happy, and what he ate might be the whole improvement in that family’s life for the day.

Today...

Putting down his chopsticks, he leaned back in the chair, crossing his legs, and lit a cigarette. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

With a sideways glance, his expression was very bland, "I’m not interested, I’m full, you can go back now."

These words were like strangling Mai Shixiong’s throat. In desperation, Mai Shixiong said, "President Feng, please... we sincerely came to apologize, please give us a chance."

In an instant, Feng Chengjin laughed, raised the corner of his lips and said, "Apologize? Eat at your house? Sorry——your meals are too expensive, I can’t afford them."

The words left Mai Shixiong speechless, "President, President Feng, are you joking?"

Flicking ash from the cigarette, Feng Chengjin shook his head, "No, I’m not joking. If I eat a chicken at your house, I have to pay for two chickens. If I eat a fish, I have to pay for two fish. How many days have I been here in total? I’m leaving soon, and you want me to have a debt of gratitude? Forget it, I’m a businessman, I never make deals that lose money. If I were to leave being remembered and still owe you for chickens, people would laugh at me one day. Eating cucumbers is fine, cheap, Qiu Family offers them for free."

Mai Shixiong’s face turned from white to red in an instant, especially since his actual intention was completely not in line with Feng Chengjin’s expressed meaning.

Paying for chickens... what he was hoping for was nothing like just repaying chicken debts...

Yet with Feng Chengjin’s words, there was nothing wrong with them.

In a moment of embarrassment, Mai Shixiong’s face turned red, which Qin Nuo saw, making him laugh so hard that his shoulders shook, lowering his head, tears were about to spill out.

Mai Shixiong was left with no choice, only to clarify with Feng Chengjin: "President Feng, actually what I meant was, you see we’re so poor, no one is perfect, and our nature isn’t bad either. We admit our mistakes, apologize, as long as you’re not mad anymore, can..."

"Can do what?" Feng Chengjin looked over.

"Can..." Mai Shixiong felt his face burning, a bit embarrassed to say the next words, especially with the presence of Feng Chengjin’s overwhelming aura...

Finally, Mai Shixiong said, "...can forgive us and help others along the way."

He didn’t mention himself, as the villagers’ hope was just for Feng Chengjin to help them, as long as this goal could be achieved, it would be enough?

However, Feng Chengjin’s next moment of bewilderment almost made him spit blood.

"Help others?" Feng Chengjin scanned the mountain, chuckling, "I didn’t even eat a bite of your food, and you expect me to work for you? Is this your hospitality? Or the most genuine expression of simplicity? And now you’re busy with farming? Harvesting corn, do you think I’m capable of doing that?"

It was almost as if Mai Shixiong’s fresh lungs were about to be pumped out.

Farming? When did he mention farming? It was about financial aid, not the physical work they all could do! However, considering their past help for Feng Chengyue mostly involved hospitality and physical labor without much effect... Feng Chengjin’s words about exchanging work couldn’t be faulted.

Mai Shixiong’s expression was awkward and dazed, while Qin Nuo laughed so much that her head was buried in her knees, as if watching a comedy blockbuster.

Finally, with nothing left to say, Mai Shixiong could only awkwardly stammer, "President Feng, if you don’t want to eat or drink, is it okay for you to come and sit at my place?"

"There’s always a way if you take it slow and steady," he thought, doubting that with his years of experience as village secretary, he couldn’t handle Feng Chengjin!

Unfortunately, Feng Chengjin just smiled, holding a cigarette between two fingers: "Sure, once your family buys a genuine leather sofa, I’ll go."

In an instant, Mai Shixiong’s face turned white and then red from being choked, utterly speechless!

...

In Chen Family Village, Mai Shixiong was teased by Feng Chengjin to the point of being utterly speechless, while at the Zhou Family Camp, the Feng family’s deputy steward was on the brink of bursting from Qiu Mingyan’s pressure.

Three days went by!

They clearly knew that the Qiu family was nearby and Qiu Mingyan was right around here. They even found Qiu Mingyan several times, and followed him with the car to catch him.

However... what the hell were these doggone roads!

The government has been shouting about poverty alleviation for years! Where did the help go? The deputy steward had never wanted so badly to drag out the local government officials and give them a beating.

When it rained, the roads became muddy and slippery. The car would skid, not to mention that the clay roads could swallow the wheels at any moment, making them impossible to move!

They barely managed to get out, saw Qiu Mingyan again, and began to chase.

But then, after just over ten minutes of driving, they found a near-cliff road ahead. Qiu Mingyan crossed it on a motorcycle, while they stood dumbfounded on the mountain...

And then, the mountain was blocked, and they finally, after a long detour, cornered Qiu Mingyan.

This brat actually abandoned his motorcycle and hiked up the mountain.

Well, as they chased him, they truly felt the overwhelming embrace of Mother Nature.

The steep mountain ravines left their legs sore and exhausted, with desperation settling in; the worst part was the abundant presence of plants like castor bean, stickseed, and mountain leeches, pricking and clinging to them, leaving their skin swollen beyond description.

The most damnable thing was—they encountered two snakes!

Though encountering snakes in the deep mountains of Sichuan is nothing extraordinary,

the chilling sensation as a snake fell from a tree and landed on their neck...

The bitten bodyguard sat listlessly in the car, eyes brimming with tears and contemplating his last words.

The jeep sunk into a pit, causing the deputy steward’s lips to twitch as he looked at the human-excavated hole, not knowing how on earth to lift this two-ton vehicle out of the soft muddy path.

And the rain started again.

Sichuan’s damnable weather indeed showcased its rainy season in all its glory, with sun on one side and rain on the other in radiant August.

The deputy steward donned a raincoat, sitting on a stone with a bodyguard holding an umbrella over his head.

Yet, that didn’t stop his feet from being muddy, and half his body soaked.

Most despairing was the group from the fire department and forest rangers, who, upon arriving, grumbled in Sichuan dialect: "I say, you Southerners, you mischievous folks, why not play in the good South? You insist on coming to Sichuan to waste time in the mountains, calling yourselves donkey friends. You guys donkeys are fine, but don’t you see this place, Wangzi Valley, isn’t for visiting! This is a remote mountain area where even locals don’t casually wander."

"Great! You got your car stuck here, and I can tell you in advance, there’s no turning space ahead. To descend, your convoy can only reverse; let’s see if your driver has that skill. I must clarify, we’re only responsible for rescue, but if you roll your car down this slope, that’s not our responsibility, and we warned you! Moreover, we’ve reported to higher authorities, and you’ll be sent back to Rong City immediately. Ah, you Southern folks who have nothing better to do! Causing trouble in heavy rain is simply annoying!"

The fire and forest department personnel pondered how to pry the car out of the mud.

Listening to the endless chatter and reflecting on how his actions had alarmed the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture government, the deputy steward also pondered Lady Chen’s anxious call: "What happened? How did the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture government call our house? What on earth did you do?"

The deputy steward’s lips twitched, remaining silent...