My Fish Pond Has One Very Loyal Customer novel · Chapter 16 of 24
Chapter 16: Triple
Tang Zhenhai held the red envelope for a moment longer.
Then he smiled, warmly, and gave it to Qian Lixin.
"For the roof," he said. "A promise is a promise."
Qian Lixin took it with both hands.
"Yuhe," said Tang Zhenhai, gently, "you're tired. I'm not angry. Sleep, and we'll talk."
He got into the black car.
Lu Qing watched it go up the lane, and for the first time in weeks he felt cold.
By evening the pond was empty of people.
The aunties had gone home with the trophy rice cooker.
The police had taken the fish seller away, and Wenjie had left without saying goodbye.
Lu Qing and Meng Yuhe were in the broken hut, picking up tackle off the floor.
"You held the rod," said Lu Qing.
"You held the rod."
"You were asleep. I wasn't allowed to wake you. Aunt Fen says I've got a husband."
"You do," said Meng Yuhe.
"I haven't done anything."
"You stayed up and watched me for three hours," said Meng Yuhe.
Lu Qing laughed, and bent to pick up a float, and the laugh stopped.
A car was coming down the lane.
It was small and silver, with a Hangzhou plate, and a man in a good grey suit got out with a briefcase.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of My Fish Pond Has One Very Loyal Customer are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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