Chapter 56: Bai Yi Chen’s concern

Bai Yi Yang said a few words about the children to Bai Yi Chen, she was telling about the things that happened while they were picking pebbles when Bai Yi Chen suddenly said an out of topic sentence.

"Yang Yang..I think you are being too close to Mr.Zhang.." Bai Yi Chen said in a low voice. They are at the gate now and Bai Yi Yang immediately stop, she look at Bai Yi Chen uncomfortable expression.

"What?" She ask again, to make sure that she hear clearly. Bai Yi Chen frown at his sister's reaction, he knows she heard him.

"I said you are too close with Mr.Zhang.." Bai Yi Chen said clearly this time, he slightly lose his cool.

"Yes we are, just like how close I am with Uncle Duan and Uncle Li.." Bai Yi Yang fold her arm in front of her chest, frowning. What is Bai Yi Chen meaning by this sentence?

"It's different, Mr.Zhang is young and unmarried." Bai Yi Chen said, didn't want to lose to her. Bai Yi Yang sigh. It's really hard to have an overprotective brother.

"Ge, I am 16.. You forgot?" She said, emphasising her age and sigh. This Bai Yi Chen is overthinking again.

"Zhang Yong is an educated person, he can differentiate right and wrong. So do I. Ge, you are really thinking too much." Bai Yi Yang add.

"I know. But he doesn't treat you like how someone is towards a junior and you also seems very comfortable with him. Rather than seeing me as a same age person, you treat him a person of same age." Bai Yi Chen voice out what he noticed. Bai Yi Yang was speechless, well of course because she is really at the similar age as Zhang Yong inside, her mental age is way older than Bai Yi Chen.

"Since you said that we treat each other like peers, then what is the problem? Isn't that a good things? That's mean we can communicate better, cooperate better." Bai Yi Yang cannot understand Bai Yi Chen.

"Yang Yang, you know relationship between man and woman start with befriending each other right?" Bai Yi Chen said.

"Ge..! What nonsense you are talking about? Zhang Yong most probably see me as a child." Bai Yi Yang scold him. Did he think that she is too eager to fall in love in this 16 years old body. Man and woman relationship with Zhang Yong? What a joke.

'Yeahhh..as a child..really?' The system said meaningfully, but Bai Yi Yang only think that the system is supporting her.

"That's what I am saying, you are young so you don't understand. Don't get cheated by men." Bai Yi Chen remind her.

Bai Yi Yang feels that he is talking nonsense and he is just overthinking. He has always been protective towards them siblings from outsider, that's why he is saying this about Zhang Yong.

"Then you really are overthinking this, ge. I will go look at the progress in the kitchen..please..please don't mention this again. Your worries really not making any sense." Bai Yi Yang said and leave Bai Yi Chen at the gate. She laugh unbelievably at her brother's previous words.

Did he think that Zhang Yong who is rich, capable and good looking is that desperate? If Zhang Yong already has a girlfriend, then he is really unfairly accused ah.

"Yi Yang, you are here. See, what do you think?" Zhang Li Li point at their work. Bai Yi Yang saw the big changes, the empty old kitchen has been transformed into the modern kitchen in her mind.

"Zhang Yong remember you mention about putting sticker on the wall so I didn't bother with it, I only painted the ceiling above the old fireplace with white paint. Looks like brand new right?" Zhang Li Li said.

"That's so kind of you, I thought of doing that later. Thanks, I like the design a lot." Bai Yi Yang said.

"You gave trust to our designer, of course we will do our best." Hu Yu Guang said as he pat Zhang Yong shoulder.

Zhang Yong didn't say anything and continue to install the few last cabinet below, what if he annoys her if he can't suppress his showy nature. If it were other, he will immediately take credit and say this and that words. Zhang Yong character is like that usually, he is always confident with his work, so he is a bit proud.

"This Zhang Yong ah, he is our boss but he is also the main person in our small workshop. We really cannot function without him." Hu Yu Guang add. He is already standing with Zhang Li Li and Bai Yi Yang to chat.

"He is talented. Our workshop didn't accept those bulk jobs from housing company, we usually accept request like yours. What more, this is not the only things we do, we actually sells hardware, just not in this town." Zhang Li Li said.

Bai Yi Yang is amazed as she listen more, no wonder they came to work looking like rich young masters, so this kind of job is like their hobbies? Bai Yi Yang found these team so cool.

"We are almost done, you go do your work. After we finished cleaning up we will find you." Zhang Yong said since he cannot stand listening to his friends who is low-key bragging.

"Yeah, you go ahead first." Zhang Li Li awkwardly laugh.

"Then.." Bai Yi Yang nod and went into her workshop. She is going to polish the dog house and then paint it.

Polishing is not a hard job, she doesn't need a lot of strength too. Just after making sure the surfaces are smooth and dusting off the wood dust, she bring the dog house outside and start painting. She is going to paint the roof with varnish after coating. Then let the pine tree natural colour for the wall, she only need to coat it. Bai Yi Yang finished painting in no time. She just let it dry under the evening sun, it wouldn't take long to dry.

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She has tried the sturdiness, it is very sturdy, she can even stand on the platform on the side with no problem. When it dry, she can transfer the puppies inside this house, they didn't need to sleep in the box anymore. The dog house door is quite big, Bai Yi Fang and Bai Yi Mo can easily go inside, they can even lie inside too.

"The puppies has a nice house ah." Zhang Yong come from behind when she was looking for any flaw on the dog house, which he didn't find.

"That's because I won't allow them to mess up the house in the future." Bai Yi Yang said laughing.

"I don't think so.." Zhang Yong smile softly. By now, he can guess what type of person Bai Yi Yang is. She is doing good things but she will try to cover it. Basically she have a kind heart.

"What?" Bai Yi Yang ask confusedly.

"Nothing. Oh right, we are done." Zhang Yong smile. Its already 4.30 pm, the children outside is already playing now, they also has finished their task.

"That's great. Then do we settle the account now?" Bai Yi Yang said.

"Tomorrow. I will come again to do quality check, after that we settle the bill, alright?" Zhang Yong said.

"Very well." Bai Yi Yang nod.

After that Zhang Li Li and Hu Yu Guang also came out with their tools. Bai Yi Yang send them out to the gate and they exchange a few words, Zhang Li Li even exchange number with her before leaving. Bai Yi Yang wave at them when they drive away.

Only after that did she call the children to come inside to rest. She wanted to give them their pocket money but she remembers that she doesn't have enough cash, she can only wait for Bai Yi Chen.

While waiting in the living room, she ask the them to wash their hands, took out apple juice boxes and small packets of various snacks and sweet. The older girl was reluctant to eat hers so she asked Bai Yi Yang if she can bring it home.

"It's yours, you eat it or you bring it home it is already yours." Bai Yi Yang said with a soft smile.

"Thank you Yang jiejie." The girl smile kindly.

Before 5 pm, Bai Yi Chen returns. Bai Yi Yang immediately came to him, wanted to exchange 200 yuan of money with cash. Bai Yi Chen didn't ask and gave her two 100 yuan note.

"A smaller change please." She said.

Bai Yi Chen immediately gave her his wallet. Bai Yi Yang took mixture of 5, 10 and 20 yuan notes worth 200 yuan.

"Thanks." Bai Yi Yang return the wallet and made a quick transfer to Bai Yi Chen. She ran back to the living room and gave each children 25 yuan, including her siblings.

"Is this really mine?" Xiao Bao ask. They rarely have their own money since they don't need it, school lunch was payed during registration, most parents also pay school bus fee in advance for 1 week, sometimes they will get 2-3 yuan pocket money but it's not everyday, it rarely happens.

"Yes. Keep it, don't lose it." Bai Yi Yang said. After saying their thanks, the children need to return now.

"Yang jiejie, remember to call us if there are other work oh.." Shitou said. Bai Yi Yang nod and send them away.

Only then Bai Yi Yang went into the kitchen again. She cannot see any flaws but she didn't allow her siblings to use it yet.

"Our kitchen is so pretty." Bai Yi Fang said. She look at the beautiful pattern of the counter.

"This, is this expensive jie?" Bai Yi Ling ask.

"Yes, but I think its worth it. Big brother Zhang already told me that the cost should be around 15,000 yuan." She said.

"15,000?" Bai Yi Ling eyes widened.

"Yeah, materials and work like this, it is already cheap." Bai Yi Yang said.

All are installed including the floor to ceiling cabinet on the left side. Basically, there are a lot of storage space in this new countertop, their things won't be all over the place now. Another thing that she likes is the 4 burner gas that is on the same line as the build in sink.

"We are not using wood anymore? But jie, I don't know how to use this." Bai Yi Ling said worriedly.

"This is easier to use than wood, you just turn this to the side, then you can adjust the fire. When it is connected to the gas I will show you." Bai Yi Yang said. Bai Yi Yang gave her siblings a tour before heading out if the kitchen.

"I think, tomorrow Uncle Zhou will send his people to install the vinyl flooring, we can only plug in the fridge then, put back the table and use the stove. So let's hang on for one more night. Tomorrow jiejie will cook a good meal." Bai Yang said.

The children are agreeable, and not picky. Tonight will be another rice and canned food meal. When Bai Yi Chen came in from covering the mushrooms with canvas, he immediately told Bai Yi Yang that a delivery came this evening when she went to the river.

"What delivery?" Bai Yi Yang bought two things online recently.

"There are two big boxes, its from C brand, I think it's a clothing brand." Bai Yi Chen said.

"Oh, its here. Children, go take a bath and jiejie will give everyone gifts." Bai Yi Yang said.

"What gift?" Bai Yi Fang hug her thigh.

"Fang Fang will love it, go take a bath first." Bai Yi Yang said. She took over Bai Yi Ling job in taking care of the rice and she ask her to bath too. Bai Yi Chen who has been exhausted the whole day also went to take a bath. There is only Bai Yi Yang and the puppies who is making small sound in their box.

"Hungry?" Bai Yi Yang ask.

"After this rice is cooked, I will make milk for the two of you." Bai Yi Yang bend down to look at them, she poked on their head as she feel their soft fur.

"Ahh..you two don't have a name yet right. How about..Cookie and Oreo? It matches your colour." She exclaimed, thinking that she is a genius.

"Yeah, a good name. Cookie Oreo, Oreo Cookie." She said again.

'Host, their name sounds so catchy, why am I TongTong?' The system complain. Bai Yi Yang laugh aloud at this.

'Tongtong is very catchy too.' Bai Yi Yang defend the system's given name.

'Bai TongTong..how nice is that?' Bai Yi Yang add again, almost laughing aloud when she add their Bai last name with TongTong name.

'Yeah. Sob. Sob. Sob.' The system said sobbing.