Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife

Chapter 436: Chapter 436 He Has Practiced

Cao Guigen and two others chased out from the hall, only to see their two simple-minded twin sons chasing Ning Ge around the yard, both giggling foolishly with long trails of drool hanging from their mouths.

Cao Xiaojuan’s face turned pale.

Upon seeing her, Ning Ge ran towards this direction with a panicked look, pointing at the two fools and said, ”Juan, who are these people?!”

Both Cao Guigen and Aunti Cao’s faces darkened, but at least they relaxed a bit.

”Weren’t you resting in the room? Why did you come out again?” Cao Xiaojuan avoided the topic somewhat, as she was rather reluctant to expose her simple brothers in front of Ning Ge, but now that they were exposed, she said, ”These, are my two brothers. They are twins, um, their minds are not very clear.”

”Are they... What happened?” Ning Ge pretended to be surprised, his face full of pity.

”They’ve been like this since they were in the womb,” Cao Xiaojuan said nonchalantly.

She glanced at her two brothers, feeling a bit aggrieved and sad. If it weren’t for them, she would have been married and had children of her own by now. Wouldn’t she? And not have to do such abominable deeds, constantly living in fear.

”No wonder, I was sleeping soundly in the room when I was woken up by the noise, and as soon as I came out, they started chasing me,” Ning Ge said.

”Da Bao, Xiao Bao, come here,” Cao Guigen called his two sons over, asking, ”Why are you chasing brother?”

”Brother, play, fun!” Da Bao said with drool dribbling down.

Xiao Bao echoed, ”Play, with us.”

Cao Guigen finally let out a long sigh of relief in his heart, realizing the recent commotion must have been caused by these two precious sons. He looked over at the young man, who now seemed more appealing with a look of regret and sympathy, certainly more so than before.

After resettling Ning Ge, Cao Guigen and the others resumed speaking.

”It’s not like if you don’t want to follow the protocol, it’s not followed. Master Wei also needs an explanation,” Cao Guigen said as he lit his water pipe.

”Right, even if you quit, the money that is divided won’t include your share. It needs to be saved for picking brides for your two brothers!” Aunti Cao also gave her daughter a sideways glance.

Biting her lip, Cao Xiaojuan scoffed internally. Her simple brothers were treasures, but they had to shoulder the burden of all the bad things they had done over the years, without her seeing any benefits. How was that fair?

”Dad, Mom, I’m going to get married. Do I have no dowry at all?” Cao Xiaojuan couldn’t hold back in the end.

”Don’t you know the state of your two brothers? Speaking of a dowry, at most you’d get two hundred yuan. If you ask me, why marry at all? You haven’t had less to eat or a place to sleep. In the future, when you’re old, your brothers will be there for your funeral,” Aunti Cao snorted.

Cao Xiaojuan sneered internally, thinking of how useless the two simpletons were.

Cao Guigen said, ”Let it go, daughters tend to be more outward. Let her do as she wishes. I’m telling you, if that young man shows one bit of wrongdoing, don’t blame me.”

Cao Xiaojuan was jolted and said anxiously, ”Dad, he’s really not Gui Touzai. You saw it yourself!”

Cao Guigen remained noncommittal.

Cao Xiaojuan returned to her room and threw herself into Ning Ge’s arms, wrapping her arms around him and said, ”From now on, it’s just you and me!”

Ning Ge suppressed the urge to push her away, feeling frustrated, and said, ”Is it that your parents don’t agree?”

”Whether they agree or not, I will follow you. It’s just...” Cao Xiaojuan looked up, ”I don’t have much for a dowry.”

Ning Ge pursed his lips, saying, ”Then you don’t. If only I had some real ability. When I followed my former boss, I didn’t make it as his right-hand man, couldn’t pull off anything big. Otherwise, I would surely have been able to marry you in style.”

Upon hearing this, Cao Xiaojuan’s eyes fluttered with emotion. She knew Ning Ge was a small-time gangster, and if she brought him to Master Wei, then...

No, that couldn’t happen. She herself was considering getting out of those dealings; she couldn’t get deeper into them.

Ning Ge noticed her pondering expression and allowed a cold smile to flicker across his lips where she couldn’t see it. Acting, after all, was something he had practiced.