"Boss Xu, you wouldn't want the lady boss to find out you've been out with another girl, would you?"
Zhao Lianmai was eating an egg tart, her gaze resting on Xu Musen, her delicate cheeks seldom showing a teasing smile.
"What are you suggesting?"
Xu Musen maintained his boss-like dignity.
Zhao Lianmai took a bite of her egg tart and then, pushing Xu Musen's hand forward, said, "Give a red envelope."
Xu Musen was startled: "Are you blackmailing ?"
"As an employee, is it too much to ask for a New Year's bonus from my boss?"
Zhao Lianmai shook her hand: "If Nuannuan, the lady boss, knew I wanted a red envelope, she definitely wouldn't be stingy."
"Alright, alright, when did you, Xiao Mai, beco such a money-grubber?"
Xu Musen interrupted her, having indeed stashed so red envelopes in his wallet for ergencies like this.
He pulled out a red envelope, glanced at the cash in his wallet, which was mostly Red Notes, which signified he was pretty well-off.
Besides, Xu Musen had planned to give Zhao Lianmai a red envelope anyway for the New Year's since there was nothing to criticize about Zhao Lianmai's work performance or attitude.
She had made quite a bit of money for him, the hands-off boss, this year, and Xu Musen was never stingy. Since the opportunity had arisen, he might as well give a generous red envelope as a reward to this hardworking and excellent employee.
It was definitely not hush money or anything of the sort!
Just as Xu Musen's hand was about to pick up a stack of Red Notes, another slender hand slipped the only Green Note out of his wallet and also snatched the red envelope from his hand.
Zhao Lianmai added the one dollar into the red envelope and shook it at Xu Musen: "This will do."
"One dollar?"
Even Xu Musen, the shrewd businessman, felt this was a bit too embarrassing to offer.
"Lucky money is just a token of good will. If it were hush money, of course, it would be much more."
Zhao Lianmai looked at Xu Musen with profound aning.
"It's clear that in your heart, the position of Nuannuan, the lady boss, is much higher than that of , your boss."
Xu Musen shook his head with a smile, looking at this delicate girl who would also joke around occasionally; Xiao Mai's tanned skin was still quite recognizable.
Zhao Lianmai didn't seem to be much different; her current inco made her a little rich lady for her age group.
However, she still dressed very simply, always in the sa color sche.
Zhao Lianmai was certainly attractive, usually in plain clothes and make-up free, but if she learned a bit about fashion and make-up, she might beco another dark-skinned beauty at the school.
"New Year's here, and you don't even buy yourself a few nice outfits. It makes it look like you haven't earned any money under ."
"Clothes just need to be good enough to wear. The more you buy, the more you can only wear one piece at a ti. If they hang in the wardrobe too long, inevitably soone will feel neglected."
Zhao Lianmai spoke calmly, but Xu Musen always felt she was speaking figuratively about sothing else.
This cheeky girl!
Xu Musen always felt he got the short end of the stick with her. Where was his boss's dignity?
Xu Musen thought he had to regain so face!
So, he acted decisively!
He grabbed the bag with the egg tart from Zhao Lianmai's hand: "Your boss has a big presence, I can wear several layers at once, they are all my little warm jackets!"
Zhao Lianmai was stunned, not expecting Xu Musen to actually snatch her food.
Xu Musen weighed the snatched egg tart in his hand and spoke pretentiously: "What are you looking at? Well, consider these as bribery for your leader. See you!"
With that, Xu Musen also figured Yao Mingyue would be coming back soon, so he turned and left.
Zhao Lianmai blankly watched him leave, suddenly feeling that his sowhat flustered and childish way of retaliation... was kind of cute.
"Sis, what are you looking at?"
Just then, Zhao Lianmai's little sister also ca out of the pastry shop, carrying a bag of hot-out-of-the-oven honey bread.
The little girl was dressed in a pristine brand-na down jacket, looking delicate and cute.
"Nothing, did you get everything?"
Zhao Lianmai patted her younger sister's head.
"Yeah! I bought honey bread, pork floss buns, cream puffs, and chocolate cake, hehe... but it's so expensive, all these cost over a hundred, did I buy too much, sis? Will mom scold for wasting money..."
The little girl was both happy and distressed, a hundred plus dollars could be easily spent just on a few items in this mall.
However, for them in the past, that was nearly a week's worth of groceries for the family.
With a hundred dollars, you could buy two white chickens; it was impossible to buy these kinds of pastries which would be eaten in a few bites.
Watching her little sister's careful deanor, Zhao Lianmai's heart was filled with a twinge of sourness.
Other kids might be sick of these sweets, but her little sister was tasting many of them for the first ti after so many years.
"Don't worry, your sister is quite a money-maker now, you can eat whatever you want in the future."
"Uh huh! When I grow up and make money, I'll buy you delicious food too!"
The little girl squinted her eyes, happy as she hugged her bag of pastries, with the scent wafting out making her entire being seem happily about to float and fly.
Zhao Lianmai smiled and pinched her sister's cheek: "Have so now; it won't taste as good when it cools down."
"I can't eat it now." The little girl shook her head, "Once it's opened, it'll cool down even faster. By wrapping it up, I can take it ho for mom to eat first, she hasn't had such sweet treats for a very long ti."
Zhao Lianmai felt even more sour, looking at her sensible little sister: "Silly girl, we can just buy more later."
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