thefictionvixens Chapter 23 Here's a big chicken leg for you
Chapter 23 Here's a big chicken leg for you
"Comrade Shen, you got a haircut?" Su Wan had just parted ways with Lin Shuyao that morning and immediately noticed that her hair was much shorter.
Lin Shuyao hummed in agreement and picked at the rice on the plate, putting it into her mouth.
Su Wan said regretfully, "Your hair is so beautiful, it's such a waste to cut it."
"There's no way around it, I have to follow the rules, otherwise people will see me as a troublemaker." Lin Shuyao's eyes kept drifting towards the person diagonally opposite her, but she didn't dare to be too obvious.
It has a sense of daring to be angry but not daring to speak out.
As if sensing something, Cheng Zheng glanced at her. Lin Shuyao quickly lowered her eyes, lightly poked the food on her plate with her chopsticks, and dared not say another word.
Gao Tingting smiled and smoothed things over, saying, "Qingqing's hairstyle looks better than her ear-length bob; I'm even thinking of getting one myself."
Su Wan chimed in, "I'm quite tempted too. I've never had shoulder-length hair like this before. But Comrade Shen is beautiful; she looks good with both long and short hair."
"You two should grow your hair long. My current length isn't very convenient, so it's better to tie it up." Lin Shuyao put down her chopsticks, casually gathered her loose hair behind her ears, tilted her head slightly, bit off the hair tie on her wrist, and tied her hair into a low ponytail.
With her hair tied up, her already exquisite features became even more defined: large eyes, a delicate nose, and rosy lips. As her eyes sparkled, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, revealing two small dimples that were both pure and beautiful.
The men in the vicinity all glanced at her.
Su Wan couldn't help but raise her hand and touch Lin Shuyao's face: "Comrade Shen, your skin is so tender. I wanted to touch it the first time I saw you. How can someone have such good skin, like tofu?"
Gao Tingting nodded vigorously: "I thought the same thing when I first saw Qingqing. She was so tender that I wanted to take a couple of kisses."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a chilling gaze sweep over her from the side. Gao Tingting was so startled that she covered her mouth, forgetting that she was in the cafeteria and her brother was right next to her. As a young woman, she couldn't possibly say such inappropriate things.
"Hey, Comrade Su, I remember you just joined the technical department, right?"
Gao Tingting cleverly changed the subject.
Su Wan nodded.
"I heard that all the female students in military training have to cut their hair short. Don't you have to?"
Su Wan was taken aback; she hadn't considered this question before. She looked at Cheng Zheng and asked, "Representative, do I need to get my hair cut?"
Cheng Zheng replied decisively: "No need."
Need not?
Gao Tingting raised an eyebrow in surprise, and Su Wan explained, "I'm not participating in military training due to health reasons, so I don't need to."
"I see," Gao Tingting nodded, looking at Lin Shuyao across from her. She noticed that Lin Shuyao had suddenly become silent, picking at her rice with her chopsticks listlessly, even though she had been eating quite heartily just now.
They're all women, but Su Wan doesn't have to do military training or cut her hair, while her future sister-in-law does. Her brother is clearly not treating them equally!
Even if we're going to tilt the scales, it should be towards my sister-in-law, not towards Su Wan.
No, she has to do something to make amends for her brother.
How can we remedy this?
Gao Tingting glanced at Cheng Zheng and saw the untouched chicken leg on his plate. Her eyes lit up, and she swiftly snatched it with her chopsticks, placing it precisely on Lin Shuyao's plate while smiling obsequiously.
"Qingqing, you got a haircut today, have a big chicken leg to help you recover."
Lin Shuyao, who had been staring intently at her plate and oblivious to her surroundings, asked in surprise, "Tingting, where did you get this?"
Gao Tingting glanced to the side and said, "He's the representative. You're from the technical department, and the representative is the head of the technical department. It's only natural that he would give you chicken legs to nourish your body."
Lin Shuyao was completely stunned. How dare Tingting snatch food from the tiger's mouth? Does she have a death wish?
She quickly pushed the plate towards Cheng Zheng: "I haven't touched the chicken leg yet, you, you can take it."
Cheng Zheng didn't even touch his chopsticks: "Finish your meal, and don't waste food."
"Who wants to eat yours?" Lin Shuyao stubbornly shook her head: "I don't like chicken legs."
Cheng Zheng said with a stern face, "Being a picky eater is not a good habit."
Lin Shuyao was already angry, and seeing his cold, lecturing look, she completely lost control of her expression. Her cat-like eyes widened as she glared at him: "As long as it's not illegal, it's fine."
It's none of your business.
"It's not illegal, but it violates the cafeteria rules."
Cheng Zheng glanced casually in a certain direction, and Lin Shuyao followed his gaze, seeing a red slogan posted on the cafeteria wall: "Cherish food, eliminate waste."
Lin Shuyao choked and was speechless.
But I couldn't help being angry.
Her little face puffed up twice, and then, as if remembering something, she poked the chicken leg hard twice with her chopsticks, before picking it up and putting it back on Cheng Zheng's plate. "Waste is shameful, but please don't be disgusted by it."
She was using the chopsticks she had used, and he seemed to be a germaphobe. She didn't believe that he could still eat after all that messing around!
She deliberately annoyed him.
As a result, Cheng Zheng picked up the chicken leg and finished it in a few bites without even hesitating.
There was only one bare bone left on the plate.
Lin Shuyao was dumbfounded.
Unconvinced, he picked up another piece of the leftover stir-fried cabbage from his plate and gave it to him: "This means you shouldn't just focus on eating meat, but also pay attention to a balanced diet with a mix of meat and vegetables."
I don't believe he can eat her leftovers.
She just wanted to disgust him.
But Cheng Zheng's expression didn't change at all. His Adam's apple bobbed rapidly as he chewed, and he ate it all.
After finishing his meal, he glanced at her again, his dark eyes unfathomable.
Lin Shuyao's cheeks inexplicably flushed as he stared at her.
"I...I'm done eating, I'm leaving now." She couldn't quite describe her feelings, and hurriedly picked up her tray and got up.
"Hey, Qingqing, wait for me!"
Gao Tingting quickly followed.
Even after leaving the cafeteria, Lin Shuyao's cheeks were still flushed. The thought of Cheng Zheng eating her leftovers made her feel uneasy, though she couldn't quite put her finger on it.
She reached out and fanned her face.
Gao Tingting stared at her blushing cheeks, a sly smile playing on her lips: "Hey Qingqing, don't you think it means things are different with you?"
"You noticed too?" Lin Shuyao seemed to have finally found a kindred spirit. "Actually, I've felt it for a long time. He's always targeting me!"
"Huh? He's targeting you?"
Gao Tingting looked bewildered. She wasn't referring to that.
Lin Shuyao nodded fiercely. She finally found someone to confide in after holding back her words for so long. Her little mouth opened and closed, and she began to accuse Cheng Zheng in a rapid-fire manner.
From the time she joined the factory until now.
One pile, one piece.
Hearing this, Gao Tingting was terrified. Her future sister-in-law and her older brother had so many misunderstandings—how could that be?!