Marry a female star at a bargain price

Chapters 336 and 337: I've Been Captured by My Wife
It was already 11 p.m. when I left Xie Xiaowei's house.

Lin Xiao and Lao Cao were fine, but the three girls were all drunk and staggering.

Lin Xiao called a designated driver to take his wife home. Chen Jiajia, who had come with them, did not drive, so Cao Yuanzhi escorted her back.

Old Cao was extremely unwilling.

But there weren't many other options. We couldn't exactly let her go with Lin Xiao and Han Xixi to their house to eavesdrop on their sex life, could we?

That's not how it works!
Old Cao had no choice but to reluctantly drag Chen Jiajia into his car. As soon as she sat down, Chen, the top agent, slumped into the seat.

"Damn it, you didn't throw up the whole way, but you have to save it until you get on the bus, right?"

Old Cao was speechless. The pungent smell made him want to beat the woman to death on the spot.

This once again proves that we are destined to clash, there's no doubt about it!
Lin Xiao's designated driver arrived first, and the young couple got in the car and drove off.

Throughout the journey, Xixi slept soundly, nestled obediently against her husband's shoulder, as docile as could be.

As soon as she got home, she woke up and started acting crazy, walking in a serpentine path.

"Who is this? He's so handsome!"

After she was about to fall and was forcefully caught by Lin Xiao, Ms. Han leaned into his arms and naturally pinched his cheek, revealing a lewd expression of a burly man harassing a little girl.

Lin Xiao: "..."

Speechless!
"I'm your husband, don't you recognize me?" Lin Xiao said helplessly.

"my husband?"

Xixi waved her little hand and muttered, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! I'm still a little girl, how could I have a husband... You pervert, don't even think about taking advantage of me!"

Lin Xiao sighed and rubbed his forehead.

Thankfully, we were already at home. If we were on the street, people would definitely have mistaken us for a lecherous man abducting a young girl.

This will definitely be trending tomorrow with the headline: "Musical prodigy Lin Xiao picks up a corpse late at night, and the woman turns out to be her!"
Just thinking about it makes me drunk!
"You're still a young girl? You're already a mother!"

"A child?!" Xi Xi was startled.

"Yes, child!"

"Whose child?"

"Yours, mine and yours!"

"Me? And you?"

With her eyes glazed over from the alcohol, Xixi tried to open them wide, her rosy cheeks suddenly leaning closer to Lin Xiao for a thorough examination.

Then he revealed a sly and smug smile.

Ms. Han extended her index finger and shook it arrogantly: "Little thing..."

Lin Xiao frowned: Little thing? Who's little?
"Little thing, don't try to fool me. I've never even been in a relationship, how could I possibly have a child... You big pervert, do you think you can fool me like this? Let me tell you... no way!!"

"..."

Lin Xiao was completely speechless.

Seeing a neighbor from the same community passing by in the distance, he quickly grabbed his wife with one hand and used the other to press the fingerprint sensor to open the door, forcefully dragging her inside.

"You...you let me go! You big bad guy!"

"You called me a big bad guy, how can I let you go?"

Lin Xiao couldn't resist teasing her, his face stern as he hissed, "I'm telling you, behave yourself!!"

This scare really frightened Xixi.

The little girl curled up in someone's arms, pouting, her large eyes immediately welling up with tears; she looked utterly pitiful.

Lin Xiao immediately regretted it upon seeing this; he shouldn't have been so harsh with her!

"Oh dear, oh dear, I was wrong, honey... don't be angry!"

Instead of comforting her, Xixi's grievances overflowed, and she could no longer hold back.

She choked on her sobs and immediately sat down on the ground, wailing loudly.

Her crying immediately threw Lin Xiao into a panic, his heart clenching with worry.

"Don't cry, honey..."

"Who! Who's your wife! Waaaaaah..."

"Don't cry, little sister!"

Lin Xiao forced himself to change his mind, feeling incredibly awkward.

Well, now he really is a lewd old man who lures young girls.

Fortunately, the Korean girl accepted the nickname smoothly and finally stopped resisting it.

I didn't care about anything else at that moment, all I could do was cry.

Lin Xiao couldn't console her, so he could only let her cry. Although he didn't know why his wife was so sad and aggrieved, it was good that she could vent now.

It took a long time for Xixi to stop crying; her wailing turned into sobbing.

Lin Xiao used a hot towel to wipe her face, then brought her a glass of water and fed it to her.

Xixi was thirsty and obediently gulped down the drink. Afterwards, she stared blankly at Lin Xiao, her red eyes still filled with lingering grievances.

"Still drinking?"

"Um……"

"Wait!"

Lin Xiao ruffled her hair and then quickly poured her a glass.

This time, Xixi only drank half of it before she couldn't drink anymore. She stared at him blankly for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter through her tears.

"Uncle, you're such a kind person!"

"..."

Lin Xiao's actions were completely speechless.

Uncle? He's such a nice guy?
You're lucky you married me, otherwise, who knows how much you would have been deceived!
"I've been good to you, haven't I?" Lin Xiao admitted defeat and began to seduce... oops, I mean to comfort.

"Mmm." Xixi nodded emphatically.

"Then will you listen to me?"

"Listen!" He nodded again.

"Then take off your clothes!"

"Oh!"

Hearing this, Xixi didn't suspect anything and started taking off her T-shirt by crossing her arms.

Lin Xiao sighed, even more certain: I absolutely cannot let you drink outside anymore! It's too dangerous!

He quickly grabbed his wife's hand and pulled her to sit down in the living room.

Xixi sat very obediently against the corner of the sofa.

"Tell me, is there anything that's bothering you lately?" Lin Xiao asked gently, knowing that if something wasn't on your mind, you wouldn't cry like that even if you were drunk.

The effects of alcohol were real, but so were the feelings of grievance and sadness in my heart.

Lin Xiao has been busy with work lately and hasn't spent much time with his wife, so he doesn't know what went wrong.

In the two minutes that Xixi was wailing, he considered many possibilities: the tedium of raising a child, the accumulation of family conflicts, the discomfort of suddenly returning to work, or something else...

Lin Xiao then realized that although their life seemed harmonious and wonderful, there were actually many conflicts and hidden worries.

With him so focused on his work, these conflicts naturally fell to his wife.

Lin Xiao felt extremely distressed.

However, when asked by him, Xixi shook her head without hesitation.

"No!"

"No?" Lin Xiao didn't believe him. "If you weren't unhappy, why were you crying just now?"

"Did I cry?" Xixi asked, looking surprised.

"..."

Lin Xiao was completely convinced. He thought to himself, "If you didn't cry, who was that guy sitting on the ground outside the door earlier?"

Fortunately, Ms. Han Xixi still has some conscience.

After a serious denial, he quickly scratched his head and said, "Uh... I think I cried a little bit..."

Lin Xiao sighed and rubbed his forehead.

"Yes, I cried a little bit. Why did you cry?"

"Well...it's because of one of my good friends!"

"A good friend? Me?"

"who are you?"

"..."

Okay, here we go again!
Lin Xiao's first reaction upon hearing his good friend's name was himself, given the harmony of their marital relationship, which he considered to be one of complete openness and intimacy.

When it comes to good friends, I'm definitely the one who comes to mind.

But now, I've been proven wrong!

In Xixi's heart, she was not even a good friend, let alone a friend!

Lin Xiao felt a burning pain on his cheeks, but he still forced himself to ask, "Who was that?"

Xi Xi stared blankly, then sighed and said, "Her name is Xie Xiaowei, she's my friend who I've known since childhood..."

Lin Xiao was momentarily distracted, then suddenly realized what was going on.

How could you forget about Xiaowei? That's so unfair! We just left her house!
If Xixi's worries are about her, then everything makes sense.

Now that Xixi has started talking, she begins to chatter on and on, recounting in detail how close the two of them were when they were young, how Xiaowei encountered the fire, and how a gentle and intelligent little girl began to shut herself off and never leave the house...

The more she talked, the more aggrieved Xixi became, and she almost cried again.

“Xiaowei is really wonderful! When the grandparents in the compound saw us since we were little, they would only praise me for being pretty, but when they praised Xiaowei, they would say that she was smart, sensible, gentle, and quiet... There were so many wonderful words to use!”

Lin Xiao couldn't help but laugh and flicked her nose: "You're so shameless! Aren't you just subtly praising your own unparalleled good looks?"

Xi Xi was taken aback: "Pickling? Pickling what? Salted vegetables?"

Lin Xiao was speechless: "Go on, go on!"

Xixi continued, "Xiaowei is such a good person, so I felt so sorry for her after what she went through, and I really wanted to help her. Actually, I secretly went to the hospital to ask, and the area of ​​her scars isn't that big. She can have skin grafts to recover, and she can also get a prosthetic leg. With more training, she can walk like a normal person."

"After learning about these things, I worked hard to earn money, hoping to help her get these surgeries done so that she could return to normal and live a normal life. To be honest, this is also one of the reasons why I insisted on entering the entertainment industry, because these surgeries really require a lot of money! Later, when I earned the money, I carefully mentioned it to Xiaowei a few times, but she refused me every time, not wanting to try at all!"
“I know she’s lost all hope in life and doesn’t want to connect with the outside world anymore. After all, even the most advanced medical technology can only make her look like a normal person, but the wounds in her heart can’t be healed… But the more she’s like this, the more my heart aches for her. Why did such a good girl, who clearly had a bright and promising life, have to end up like this…”

Finally, Xixi couldn't hold back any longer and burst into tears again, throwing herself into Lin Xiao's arms.

Lin Xiao was shocked and speechless for a moment.

He could only gently stroke her soft, flowing hair, offering her tender comfort.

Xixi rarely mentioned Xie Xiaowei's affairs before, especially her insistence on entering the entertainment industry, partly because she wanted to earn more money for her good friend's plastic surgery and prosthetic limb.

This really shocked Lin Xiao.

He didn't blame his wife for hiding things from him; after all, everyone has secrets.

He was just glad that he had learned a little more about his wife today.

……

Xixi cried for a long time.

Later, she got tired and curled up in his arms and fell asleep.

Lin Xiao felt both heartache and emotion, and gently picked her up to take her upstairs to sleep.

However, this movement startled Xixi awake again. Her teary eyes gazed at him in the darkness, her long eyelashes still clinging messily to her eyelids, giving her a heartbreaking look.

"Husband?" Xixi recognized the man in front of her by the moonlight.

"Hmm? You finally recognized me?"

"Hmm...where are we?"

"at home."

Lin Xiao replied softly, then added, "At my home in Ninghai!"

Xi Xi blinked, looking somewhat bewildered. It took her a while to recall what had happened that day, including her earlier outburst of crying.

He immediately lowered his head, feeling embarrassed.

Lin Xiao didn't mind and continued to carry her upstairs. Xi Xi naturally wrapped her arms around his neck, then couldn't help but lean in and kiss the left side of his neck. This kiss sent shivers down Lin Xiao's spine, and the shivering sensation then spread to Xi Xi.

In the darkness, the two stood there, one in an embrace, silently motionless in the empty living room.

Lin Xiao was still hesitating whether to take advantage of his wife's drunkenness.

Fueled by alcohol, Xixi suddenly became bold and pounced on him, sucking on his neck and earlobes with no skill whatsoever, only pure passion.

Lin Xiao's body was like a fast-burning charcoal; once plugged in, it immediately became extremely hot.

"Woman, you're playing with fire!" Mayor Lin said, feigning humor.

Unaware of her drunken state, the wife, her eyes glazed over, boldly declared, "Husband, I want it!"

Lin Xiao's head was about to explode.

"What did you say?"

"……want!"

Xi Xi pursed her lips, her eyes red, and uttered the word from deep in her throat. Then, without saying a word, she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately.

For the first time, Lin Xiao was the one being forced into it, and he was kissed until he was completely dizzy.

My legs went weak, and I collapsed onto the sofa.

Without any instruction, Xixi naturally straddled him in a princess carry, cupped his cheeks with her burning hands, and showered him with a passionate kiss.

Lin Xiao was stunned by the kiss; his soul, desire, and certain parts of his body swelled together.

With a single roll, he pinned his wife down on the soft, wide sofa.

In early autumn, the night breeze is slightly cool.

The villa was very quiet, with only the two of them inside. In the spacious living room with its six-meter-high ceiling, it was so quiet that you could hear their breathing and heartbeats rising and falling.

"Wife... are you sober?" Lin Xiao asked in a hoarse voice.

Xi Xi lowered her head, shy and silent, drawing circles on his chest with her fingers.

After a long pause, she managed a determined look in her eyes and said, "My head is spinning... but I know it's you, my husband!"

These words were like a steel knife, shattering all of Lin Xiao's reason.

However, before he could make a move, Xixi raised her head again, wrapped her arms around his neck, and took the initiative to respond.

The young woman was not skilled in this technique; her movements were savage and rough, making it almost impossible for Lin Xiao to breathe.

"I reek of alcohol, maybe I should take a shower first..."

"want!"

"Let's go back to the room, it's too awkward here..."

"don't want!"

"Forgot to bring that... you know, watch out for a second pregnancy warning!"

"I don't care! I want it!"

At this moment, Xixi was as stubborn as an ox, and she rudely and forcefully ripped off Lin Xiao's shirt, her gentle kisses spreading towards his chest and below.

Even if Lin Xiao wanted to show tenderness and compassion, he simply couldn't remain calm in this situation.

If one can still maintain this composure, then one has become a saint.

His reason finally vanished.

Leaning against the back of the sofa, passionate kisses rained down upon them.

Then came a night of autumn rain, the rain pattering on the banana leaves, and as I lay awake at night, listening to the wind and rain, I saw countless pavilions shrouded in mist and rain...

……

Early the next morning.

The young couple woke up in the early autumn morning sun and in each other's arms.

A glance from her sparked a flood of memories of last night's madness into Xixi's mind.

Lin Xiao hadn't spoken yet.

Xi Xi's face flushed red instantly. She buried her head in the blanket and covered Lin Xiao's mouth with her hand, taking the initiative to strike first.

Lin Xiao laughed heartily, but couldn't make a sound, and finally coughed from holding it in.

Seeing how shy his wife was, he gave up on his plan to cancel on her.

Anyway, his wife was so proactive and engaged last night, and he really enjoyed himself, so there's no need to be verbally abusive!
"Drinking was a good experiment, but I never expected that my wife would turn from a little sparrow into a little wildcat after getting drunk!"

"That was so exciting!!"

Lin Xiao sighed inwardly, still feeling a sense of lingering satisfaction.

After washing up, the two drove to Mashan County during the morning rush hour.

Lin Xiao bought some breakfast on the way and arrived in the county at 10:30 a.m. After dropping Xi Xi off, he rushed to the town and arrived at exactly 11 a.m.

Then, just as we were about to reach the town gate, a familiar scene appeared.

At the main entrance, at least thirty or forty trendy-looking people gathered again, each carrying cameras, mobile phones and other equipment, clearly there to try and ride his coattails.

Lin Xiaoqi was surprised.

For the past week or so, he has been playing guerrilla warfare with this group of people every day. He either hitches a ride to the hospital, goes directly to the countryside for work and sneaks back to his unit just before the end of the workday, or simply takes his laptop to a village committee office.

He was having a great time, but the group was getting impatient, and it was visibly getting less and less people at the gate each day.

A new week has begun.

Lin Xiao had thought there would be fewer people at the gate than last week, but unexpectedly, the enemy returned just as he was about to achieve victory, catching him off guard and leaving him completely bewildered.

Lin Xiao was in a rush to get into the hospital for Monday's routine meeting; there was no way he could hide outside.

I could only follow last week's plan: park the car on the side of the road, put my briefcase in the car, and pretend I had just returned from a trip to the countryside.

As soon as he appeared, he was spotted by sharp-eyed reporters, and a large crowd immediately swarmed around him, almost crushing his toes.

Then came another round of nonsensical interviews, with Lin Xiao squeezing through the door while giving half-hearted replies.

After a great deal of effort, they finally managed to squeeze into the courtyard.

He entered the office, and as the noise gradually cleared, he remembered that the group of people had been talking about something like "Rice Fragrance" or a promotional video.

Lin Xiao was puzzled and quickly called Lao Cao.

"What are you doing?" Old Cao asked irritably, clearly having just gotten up.

"Dude, what time is it? You're still not up? Do you still think you're the boss of Xinxiangtu?"

"I...you already said I'm the boss, who can control me?"

Old Cao's tone was strange as he changed the subject, saying, "Stop talking nonsense, why are you calling me?"

Lin Xiao, focused on solving the case, didn't notice anything amiss and quickly asked, "Tell me, when are you planning to release 'Rice Fragrance' now that it's finished recording?"

Old Cao said, "No rush. We have to wait for the Publicity Department to release the official promotional video and the Innovation and Talent Bureau to release the talent recruitment promotional video before the song will be officially released on Tencent Music!"

Lin Xiao asked in confusion, "Why?"

Old Cao said helplessly, "Have you gone mad from drinking? If the official version of 'Rice Fragrance' is released first, who will watch these official promotional videos? The publicity department is in such a hurry to contact us for the song, isn't that their idea to steal it? ... Last time, one of their managers told me that the promotional videos would be released around the 20th, so it should be soon!"

Lin Xiao's eyes widened: "Holy crap, yesterday was already the 20th!"

Old Cao was taken aback and glanced at his watch.

"Holy crap, it really is! I wonder if the promotional video has been released yet!"

"Hmph, goodbye!"

Lin Xiao was too lazy to waste words with him.

It's obvious that the group of people at the gate were brought back by the popularity of the official promotional video of Nanzhou Province, and they once again blocked the entrance to the town government.

Lin Xiao had a headache.

Although one is upright and has nothing to fear, and is not afraid of being blocked or having one's way blocked, flies do not bite but are still annoying.

It's not good for them to keep bothering me like this, and it's also affecting the town's work.

Recently, ordinary people are afraid to come to our door to handle matters. They are scared when they see these men and women with green eyes that are gleaming with greed!
Lin Xiao pondered for a moment, needing to think of a way to resolve this matter.

I suddenly realized that today is already the 21st.

As is customary in previous years, navel oranges from Xingguang Town will be available in large quantities in October. However, due to different orange tree varieties, some varieties will ripen one to two weeks earlier.

Therefore, harvesting can begin in late September.

In previous years, the harvest season was often a time of worry. Although the sight of plump, golden fruits covering the mountains and fields brought joy and peace of mind, the farmers earned very little profit due to problems with sales channels and the aggressive price-cutting by fruit vendors.

Mashan County is neither a major producer of navel oranges in Nanzhou Province nor the region with the highest quality.

After all, this has little to do with how hard the farmers work; the soil quality is the most important factor in determining the quality of oranges.

The oranges from Xingguang Town are sweet and vibrant, but they are still a step below those from the nationally renowned navel orange capital.

This has created a very passive situation.

When the real navel orange producing areas have a bumper harvest, the oranges from Xingguang Town will be maliciously undervalued, to the point of breaking even or even losing money.

When the oranges in the navel orange hometown lose their sweetness due to rain, Xingguang Town will not benefit from the lower prices.

Because the town of navel oranges is famous, once the quality declines, the price will inevitably drop. So even if the oranges from Xingguang Town are very sweet, they will also have to be sold at a lower price.

In short, we share the good times but not the bad, and we suffer together.

Absolutely!

This is why, despite having ample land and water, and each household owning over ten acres of orchards, young people still leave their hometowns in droves to work elsewhere.

Because those dozen or so acres of orchards only offer glimpses of hard work and exhaustion, with little hope of security or a future.

The situation is very different this year.

With Lin Xiao's fame as a boost, Chen Dong, a young livestreamer from Xingguang Town who helps farmers, has been very popular since the beginning of September, and has already pre-sold 4,000 kilograms of oranges.

This data is still based on the data remaining after a large number of order cancellations.

Of course, Xingguang Town's annual navel orange production is far more than that, and selling all 40,000 tons of oranges through live streaming is a long and arduous task.

Chen Dong has been using live streaming to help farmers for two or three years now.

In the past two years, he could at most help the farmers in his village share some of the sales pressure, and that was on the basis of lowering prices and covering the transportation costs.

With Lin Xiao in charge this year, the selling price of navel oranges has increased by 30% compared to previous years, reaching 3.5 yuan per kilogram.

This price is cheaper than buying it in the supermarket, but much higher than the unit price that fruit vendors charge when they go to the countryside to collect the fruit.

The main selling point is that there are no middlemen taking a cut!
The purchase price of navel oranges in Xingguang Town is generally between 1 and 1.5 yuan per kilogram. Sometimes, when there is a surge in production elsewhere, the purchase price can even be driven down to below 1 yuan.

The online selling price is 3.5 yuan per kilogram, which is almost twice the offline purchase price.

Even if you have to pay for shipping, the profit is still much better than selling to fruit vendors!

Farmers naturally prefer to take this route.

However, in previous years, very little was sold through live streaming channels. To avoid having oranges stuck in their hands, fruit farmers had to sell large quantities of their harvest to fruit vendors at low prices.

But this year, the popularity of live streaming rooms has skyrocketed.

This gave the villagers hope.

So recently, several groups of fruit vendors have come down to buy fruit, and the purchase price has risen from one yuan per kilogram to one yuan and fifty cents per kilogram.

However, only a few villagers were willing to sell.

Everyone pinned their hopes on Chen Dong, the "handsome man from the deep mountains," and Lin Xiao, who was behind him.

Upon thinking of this, Lin Xiao immediately approached Deputy Mayor Dong Jianhui to inquire about the current pre-sale situation through live-streaming channels, the packaged sales situation in various villages, and the targeted transfer work of the Mashan County Express Station.

The reply received was: everything is stable and orderly, all villages are on high alert, and they are just waiting for October to arrive so they can fight a decisive battle!
After listening, Lin Xiao had an idea and said to Lao Dong, "I promised Chen Dong that I would show my face in his live broadcast room to help him boost his popularity. Now that oranges are about to be sold in large quantities, I should fulfill my promise."

Dong Jianhui's eyes lit up: "Mayor, you mean..."

Lin Xiao nodded: "Contact Chen Dong and have him spread the word that I'll be a guest on his live stream on Thursday night!"

Old Dong instantly understood the significance of those words, and beamed with joy. He responded repeatedly before leaving.

Lin Xiao sat in his office, a cunning smile on his face.

"They're all trying to ride my coattails, ambushing me every day outside my workplace, aren't they?"

"Since you are so heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

"I'll start my own live stream so everyone knows where to see me. I refuse to believe that if I'm online every day, you people trying to ride my coattails will still get any traffic!"

Lin Xiao pondered in his heart, his smile becoming increasingly cunning and calculating.

(End of this chapter)