Chapter 113: Man's Plans Fall Short of Heaven's
The next day, before dawn, Su Chen was woken up by Lin Xi.
"Darling, isn't the bus at 10 o'clock? Why are you getting up now?" Su Chen rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at Lin Xi, who was already fully dressed, and mumbled.
After all, it was only 6 o'clock now.
"To prevent any unnecessary troubles, there are a few things I need to explain before we leave," Lin Xi said earnestly.
"What is it?"
"First, on this trip, our relationship will be that of superior and subordinate. I'm your boss, not your wife."
"Okay, boss," Su Chen agreed with a nod, and, just like that, Lin Xi truly became his boss.
"Second, the purpose of this business trip is to improve the company's performance, not to go sightseeing. I hope you prioritize the company above all else."
"No problem."
"Third... and this is the most important, you must follow all of my commands!"
Su Chen's face turned a little strange, "Wife, this doesn't seem quite right. What if you ask me to..."
Lin Xi's face flushed with embarrassment and she scolded, "Rest assured, that kind of thing is absolutely not going to happen!"
"Wife, I haven't even said what it was! How do you know it won't happen?"
"I don't need you to say it, I already know what you're going to say!" Lin Xi said, gritting her teeth.
This rascal, he's probably thinking that what if his wife here wants to take advantage of him... Would I take advantage of you?
I'd thank my lucky stars if you didn't try to take advantage of me.
"Fine, since you've said so, wife, I guess you'll carry the luggage yourself later," Su Chen said with a pout.
Lin Xi was stunned, "Is that what you meant just now?"
"What else?" Su Chen looked innocent and then teased with a wicked smile, "Wife, you couldn't possibly be thinking of something naughty, right? Don't worry, I'm your husband; I will satisfy you anytime you need, very much satisfy you, immensely satisfy you."
"Get lost!"
Lin Xi's cheeks turned a faint red.
She knew this guy wouldn't say anything decent.
Although Su Chen had said he wouldn't help Lin Xi with her luggage, he ended up carrying it anyway.
After all, he was a man, and such physical work naturally fell to him.
However, when Su Chen saw the luggage Lin Xi was planning to take, he immediately felt like he was screwed.
Wife, this isn't a business trip, it's more like you're moving houses, isn't it?
Two large suitcases, two shoulder bags, and a large backpack.
Fortunately, he was strong. Otherwise, just carrying all this luggage would be exhausting.
The two of them took a taxi to Jinsha Station.
According to Lin Xi, the place they were going to was a remote ancient village with no planes or trains, only accessible by bus.
The ancient village was called Yangquan Village, inhabited by a very simple and rare ethnic group called the Zhuang family.
Lin Xi's reason for visiting the place was because she had stumbled upon a certain piece of information.
In the Zhuang Clan, there was a very magical natural dyeing technique.
The fabric they dyed was not only vibrant in color but also colorfast and most importantly, it was completely non-toxic.
In this era that's increasingly focused on health, if Yimena could acquire this technique, it would play a vital role in the development of Yimena.
However, this technique was the Zhuang family's closely guarded secret and not easy to obtain. Chapter provided via M|V|L@EMPYR.
Moreover, as the times progressed, even the Zhuang family members themselves started abandoning this complex technique.
To this day, only a handful of elderly craftsmen still possessed this skill. The Zhuang family members were unwilling to learn it and refused to share it.
It's conceivable that, before long, this unique dyeing technique could vanish into the annals of history.
This time, Lin Xi was prepared for a long struggle, which is why she almost moved half of her home there.
If she couldn't learn the dyeing technique, she wasn't planning on coming back.
Arriving at the station, Lin Xi handed the ticket over to Su Chen.
Su Chen took a look and was instantly displeased.
Because his and Lin Xi's seats were not together.
It must have been the CEO's wife doing this on purpose.
However, after the two of them boarded the bus, Su Chen found it funny.
Lin Xi's seatmate turned out to be a foot-scratching burly man.
Just sitting there, without any care, rubbing his feet.
An unpleasant smell began to spread throughout the bus.
While next to Su Chen, there was actually a pretty girl sitting.
The girl was wearing a white T-shirt, with a delicate face, long hair that cascaded down like a waterfall, and radiated a faint scent of shampoo, which was particularly comforting to smell.
Su Chen was about to cheerfully sit down.
Seeing Su Chen's somewhat lecherous gaze, the girl frowned slightly and couldn't help but shift her body inward, as if she didn't want to get too close to Su Chen.
"Su Chen."
Lin Xi suddenly called out to Su Chen, who instinctively turned around.
And then, Lin Xi snatched the ticket from his hand.
Lin Xi threw her own ticket to Su Chen and then sat down in his seat with a smug look, arrogantly raising her eyebrows at him.
Su Chen had a look of annoyance on his face, wondering how this could happen.
In reality, with Su Chen's capabilities, could Lin Xi have snatched his ticket?
He had already noticed it when Lin Xi came over.
To tell the truth, he intentionally let Lin Xi snatch it.
Shaking his head, Su Chen took the ticket and walked over to the foot-scratching burly man.
Just as he was about to speak and ask the burly man to be mindful of others, the man suddenly stood up.
Then he walked over to Lin Xi and said to the girl in the white T-shirt, "Excuse me, beauty, I'm sorry, but I think I'm sitting in the wrong seat, yours is actually my seat."
Zhou Ya frowned slightly and instinctively checked her ticket, only to realize that she was indeed sitting in the wrong seat.
"Sorry," Zhou Ya stood up.
Lin Xi was dumbfounded.
After all that trouble, she still ended up sitting next to the foot-scratching man.
Su Chen smugly waved his ticket at Lin Xi, that's what they call 'man proposes, God disposes.'
However, in the end, it turned out the foot-scratching man had boarded the wrong bus.
This was undoubtedly good news for everyone.
Otherwise, it would have been a rough trip.
Next to Lin Xi, a middle-aged woman in her forties took the seat, which Lin Xi found more acceptable.
She had never ridden such a bus before and had never encountered this kind of environment, but she quickly adapted.
And Zhou Ya ended up sitting next to Su Chen.
Zhou Ya was a bit downcast, not expecting to switch seats several times and still end up next to Su Chen.
Su Chen was also rather frustrated, thinking, girl, I'm not peeping at you, why are you guarding against me as if I'm a thief?
I'm openly looking at you, okay?
Once everyone was seated, the bus started and slowly pulled away from the station.
The bus ride was rather boring, the only option was to sleep to pass the time.
Su Chen was no exception.
"Stop the bus, please stop the bus, my child is sick!" After an unknown period, a scream erupted in the bus.