The Landlady and The Amnesiac – Chapter 49

They left at seven in the morning and didn’t arrive until seven in the evening.

Not to mention Luo Bei, even Zhou Jianguo, who was only sitting in the car, felt like his body was falling apart.

Even though children usually sleep late, luckily Luo Bei had calculated the traffic time beforehand, so she told Fang Jingzhou that they would pick him up tomorrow to play. The small county town was developing well and had quite a few hotels. After all, it was not a tourist city, so even during the National Day Golden Week, there were still rooms available. Luo Bei had only booked one room. It was only when she handed over his ID card for registration that Zhou Jianguo realized the seriousness of the situation.

After all, his ID card was fake. If he handed it over for registration at the hotel, it would definitely be discovered on the spot…

If the hotel staff didn’t care, that would be fine. But if they did, it would be troublesome. Zhou Jianguo didn’t want to take that risk.

Luo Bei naturally opened his hand and said to Zhou Jianguo, “Here, give me your ID card, and I’ll book another room for you.”

In an instant, Zhou Jianguo shook his head and pulled Luo Bei to the side, whispering, “I won’t stay in the hotel. I won’t be here for more than a day or two anyway. How about this, since the weather isn’t hot now, I’ll just spend the night in the car. As for showering, I’ll take care of that in your room. We’re going to open a car beauty salon, right? We can save some money this way.”

If it were before, Luo Bei would have immediately paid for another room for him without saying a word, but now…

“Is it necessary to be so thrifty?” Luo Bei pretended to not know anything, but it was also a test of his acting skills. “A single room is only two hundred yuan.”

Zhou Jianguo immediately said, “Two hundred yuan is just like adding fuel. It’s just a travel expense. I’m a man, sleeping in the car for one night is nothing. When starting a business, we have to save some money. There will be plenty of places to spend money in the future. I know Chen Lan’s mother well. It won’t be a problem for me to sleep on the floor at her house tomorrow night.”

“Okay, then,” Luo Bei reluctantly agreed.

“I’ll go to your room later to brush my teeth and wash my face and take a shower.” Zhou Jianguo thought for a while and said, “This hotel looks average, but we don’t know if it’s safe. If anything happens, just give me a call.”

“Okay.”

Zhou Jianguo was actually quite upset with himself. How could he have not thought about the accommodation issue? Fortunately, he would only be here for two nights at most and would go back soon…

Although he could sleep in the car, Zhou Jianguo was tall and big. After getting up early in the morning, his whole body ached.

Originally, Luo Bei planned to have breakfast before going to find Fang Jingzhou, but she just got up and her phone rang. It was Fang Jingzhou calling. His grandmother was also on the phone, saying that this child had been asking her for the past few days. If it weren’t for her stopping him, he would have called her before 5 o’clock in the morning.

There was no other way. Fortunately, the small county town was not very big. Luo Bei drove with Zhou Jianguo to Fang Jingzhou’s house.

Just as they arrived at his house and before changing into slippers, Fang Jingzhou rushed over like a small missile, tightly hugging Luo Bei’s waist and affectionately rubbing against her, “Beibei, I miss you so much!”

Luo Bei also missed Fang Jingzhou a lot, as they hadn’t seen each other for months.

She squatted down, and the two hugged each other, a touching scene.

Chen Lan’s mother had a special liking for Zhou Jianguo, and quickly invited him in to sit. The house was quite large, reportedly a unit-assigned house from Chen Lan’s father’s former workplace. Although it was a bit old, it was comfortable to live in and spacious enough, just right for two elderly people with a child.

“Xiao Zhou, I heard you haven’t had breakfast yet, so I had Jingzhou’s Grandpa go out to buy some.” People are not as unfeeling as plants and trees, and Mother Chen has been getting along with her grandson for several months, and the affection has already developed. She has always been grateful to Zhou Jianguo. If he hadn’t taken her to that Master Sun’s place, she might still be hesitating. Now she understands that she can’t control her daughter, but it’s fine as long as she takes good care of her grandson, after all he is still her biological grandson.

Zhou Jianguo looked around the living room and got some understanding of Fang Jingzhou’s current situation.

After all, Fang Jingzhou was still a child and in the most adorable age. He was also Chen Lan’s biological son, the biological grandson of Father Chen and Mother Chen. These two people would never mistreat him in any way.

Sure enough, there were many toys in the living room that children would love to play with, not to mention that Fang Jingzhou had become chubby and clean in this period of time. It was clear that he was better off with his grandparents than with his biological mother.

Fang Jingzhou took Luo Bei’s hand and led her to his bedroom. He eagerly showed her his piggy bank.

“It’s heavy, isn’t it?” Fang Jingzhou had his own plan. “I haven’t used the money that Uncle Xiao Zhou gave me, and Grandpa gives me a coin every day to save. Look, there’s so much! Beibei, I’ll take you to eat something delicious later!”

Luo Bei sat on his bed and looked around the tidy room. She could relax now. “Okay. Beibei and Uncle Xiao Zhou also bought you a lot of snacks. But you can’t eat too much at once, or your stomach will feel uncomfortable. When you go to school, you can share some with your friends, okay?”

Fang Jingzhou sat next to Luo Bei, leaning on her arm and nodding. “Beibei, I really missed you. I thought you wouldn’t come to see me.”

Luo Bei laughed silently. “How could I not? I promised you that I would come and play with you whenever I had time. After breakfast, I’ll take you out for a drive.”

Father Chen came back with some xiaolongbao and local specialty breakfast. He was quiet and looked very honest, just as described in the plot. But Luo Bei could feel that he liked Fang Jingzhou.

Zhou Jianguo stretched his muscles and casually said, “I’m getting old. Sleeping in the car all night makes my whole body ache.”

Mother Chen, who was very fond of him, immediately asked, “You slept in the car? Weren’t you in a hotel?”

“The hotel only had one room left, and we didn’t feel like looking for another one, so we let Luo Bei stay there,” Zhou Jianguo chuckled. “Anyway, I’m a man, so I can manage a few nights.”

Mother Chen immediately said, “How can that be? Xiao Zhou, you can stay at my place tonight. Sleeping in a car is not proper. I’ll prepare a bed for you later.”

Zhou Jianguo politely declined, “Auntie, that’s not necessary. I was actually planning to look for another hotel room tonight.”

“It’s settled then! Luo Bei, you can also stay at Auntie’s place. You came all this way to visit, how can you stay outside?” Mother Chenwas genuinely enthusiastic. On the one hand, she really had a good impression of Zhou Jianguo, and on the other hand, she had met Luo Bei before and knew that she was a nice girl who cared about her grandson.

Luo Bei : “…”

There were only three rooms in this house, and she wasn’t familiar with Father Chen. It wouldn’t be convenient to take a shower or anything.

“She booked three nights in the hotel, and they won’t refund the money,” Zhou Jianguo said. “Let her stay at the hotel, it’s close by anyway.”

Luo Bei felt relieved when she heard this. Zhou Jianguo was not only intelligent, but also emotionally intelligent. He could consider things that she was worried about in advance.

Just like now, she actually didn’t book three nights, but he helped her out to avoid awkwardness of staying under the same roof.

Mother Chen gave up.

However, Zhou Jianguo finally solved the accommodation problem. After breakfast, he and Luo Bei took Fang Jingzhou out to play.

There is a city above the small county, and it only takes about an hour to drive there on the highway.

Because they brought a child, Zhou Jianguo sat in the back seat with Fang Jingzhou. Fang Jingzhou was very excited, touching here and looking there. He had ridden in a car before, but this was Beibei’s car!

“Beibei, you really bought a car!” Fang Jingzhou, as Luo Bei’s number one fan, never hesitated to praise her. “I knew Beibei could do it. Beibei, your car is so beautiful and big!”

“This is not Beibei’s car alone.” Luo Bei explained, “It’s a car that Uncle Xiao Zhou and I own together.”

Fang Jingzhou didn’t care about that, he stubbornly believed that it was Luo Bei’s car. “Uncle Xiao Zhou, do you know how to drive?”

“No.”

Fang Jingzhou paused, “Then you have to learn. It will be very hard for Beibei to drive alone.”

Zhou Jianguo calmly said, “I have no plans to learn. Uncle is just enjoying life.”

Luo Bei : “…..”

Afterwards, like a little adult, Fang Jingzhou began to educate Zhou Jianguo: “Beibei works hard every day. Uncle Xiao Zhou, as a man, you should be the one driving. Beibei can sit in the car. Besides, is it difficult to learn to drive? The older brother of the neighbor’s family knows how to drive, and he looks very silly.”

Is Zhou Jianguo the type of person who can be easily educated? Clearly, he is not.

Luo Bei wanted to stop Zhou Jianguo from speaking, but it was too late.

Sure enough, Zhou Jianguo touched Fang Jingzhou’s little head and said, “You just said that driving is hard, so why would I want to learn? Beibei can drive, and I’ll just ride on her car. Also, let me tell you something, Xiao Jingzhou, when your Beibei becomes rich, I won’t work anymore. She can support me and I’ll just stay at home watching TV and sleeping all day, enjoying my life.”

Fang Jingzhou : “….”

Although he was young, he was a future CEO, and he would not give up easily. He clenched his little fists and his face turned red with anger, “No!”

“Why not?” Zhou Jianguo asked.

“You’re too much!” Fang Jingzhou punched Zhou Jianguo in anger. “You’re not allowed to say that!”

“Your Beibei is born to be rich and prosperous,” Zhou Jianguo said calmly. “As for me, your Uncle Xiao Zhou, I was born to enjoy life.”

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