He is Too Stingy, This Sand Sculpture Cannon Fodder

Shu You doesn’t understand: “Why?”

“That’s… just a meal!”

A delicious meal can bring a whole day of joyful mood!

And this is not just a meal.

Shu You persuaded, “On the surface, I had a meal with him, but in reality, I went to find a way to fight for my reasonable employee benefits!”

Lin Mingxu coldly said, “How do you plan to fight for it?”

“Of course, it’s…”

Shu You suspiciously paused, then shyly lowered his head, “First, eat some of it back.”

Lin Mingxu: “…”

“Then persuade him to modify the rule that part-time employees have to pay the cost fee.”

“How do you plan to persuade him?”

“Well…”

Shu You hesitated, seeming to really have no good way.

But is Shu You someone who is easy to give up?

No, he is not!

So he raised his fighting spirit and said, “I can, I can do it.”

“I will use just language to persuade him.”

Lin Mingxu sneered, “Why not try the righteous iron fist.”

Shu You was surprised, “Can you beat him?”

Lin Mingxu’s mouth twitched, “I won’t participate in your actions.”

“…Then I can’t beat him.”

Shu You said very sensibly, “Since I can’t beat him, then I can’t use physical persuasion.”

One must use moral persuasion.

With his methods limited, Shu You suddenly fell into distress.

He racked his brains, brainstormed, and mobilized all his brain cells comprehensively… Finally, he had a sudden inspiration and asked Lin Mingxu, “What is the relationship between Zhu Feiche and you?”

Lin Mingxu’s face darkened, “No relationship.”

He just had a different way of thinking.

Although Zhu Feiche was also in their circle, he started from scratch, was independent and almost didn’t give face to anyone.

Sending that photo to him may have been a moment of impulse, or it may have been intentional.

…It cannot be ruled out that he really took a liking to Shu You and deliberately provoked Lin Mingxu.

Shu You was very curious, “Then what is his purpose?” Bored?

Lin Mingxu paused, looked deeply at Shu You, and said lightly, “He is in the circle and expressed interest in Peng Shang’en before.”

“But he was blocked.”

Hiss…

Shu You understood.

Peng Shang’en looked like a straight man at first glance!

Zhu Feiche looked like a schemer!

Shu You looked at him with pity and said to himself, “Poor Peng Peng.”

Lin Mingxu’s temple throbbed, “I will tell Peng Shang’en that he has a new nickname.”

As for Zhu Feiche and Peng Shang’en’s affairs, let them solve it themselves.

But since he sent that kind of photo to him…

The man’s eyes deepened, “The next time you perform, I will go with you.” Let’s have a meal together after the performance.

Shu You was half surprised and half shy, “Boyfriend, are you going to support my performance?”

Lin Mingxu responded casually, “No.” He not only wanted to prevent Zhu Feiche from using Shu You’s ideas, but also suddenly realized that Shu You might be pursued by others, but he didn’t think about it any further.

At least it’s not Zhu Feiche, he thought to himself.

“Boyfriend, you don’t support my performance?” Shu You exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Mingxu: …misunderstood.

One slip and you’ll regret it forever.

Shu You immediately covered his face, “Boyfriend, you…”

Lin Mingxu quickly interrupted his impromptu performance and awkwardly changed the topic, “Did you buy new pajamas today?”

“Yeah, yeah.”

As soon as pajamas were mentioned, Shu You was completely focused and excited, “I battled with the boss lady for three hundred rounds, and in the end, I won.”

“It looks good. But I just washed it and it’s not dry yet, so I can’t wear it today.”

This meant that Lin Mingxu would be forced to battle with Shu You for three hundred rounds tonight.

…and it’s worth mentioning that it would be in bed.

Lin Mingxu remained calm and closed his eyes to sleep. However, Shu You suddenly whispered in his ear, “Lin Mingxu, did you forget something?”

Forget what?

Lin Mingxu furrowed his brow slightly.

For some reason, when Shu You called him by his full name this time, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.

He hesitated for a moment and whispered, “Did I forget to say goodnight?”

Shu You: !!!

This sentence seemed to be some kind of magic switch that made Shu You incredibly sleepy.

His eyelids involuntarily grew heavier and heavier…

No, he couldn’t fall asleep yet! He still hadn’t received the money for his pajamas!

Struggling to stay awake, Shu You stubbornly spoke up again, “Lin Mingxu, you forgot to reimburse me for the pajamas.”

Lin Mingxu’s mind exploded like fireworks.

The man quickly reached for his phone on the bedside table and immediately transferred one thousand yuan to Shu You.

“Hey, you gave me too much?”

In a rush, Shu You quickly transferred back nine hundred and twenty yuan, feeling satisfied as he put down his phone and lay down comfortably, “Goodnight, boyfriend!”

…the room was finally quiet.

But the next second, Shu You suddenly turned over again and complained in a low voice, “Can you say goodnight to me again?”

“That drowsiness seems to have worn off.”

Lin Mingxu, with an expressionless face, reached out and covered Shu You’s eyes directly, “Go to sleep!”

The first thing Shu You did after waking up the next morning was to rush to the bathroom to check if his pajamas had dried.

“Money has been collected, and I can’t just sit around!” he thought to himself.

His pajamas were completely dry, so he immediately changed into them. However, since there was no heating in the house and it was too cold, Shu You hesitated for a moment and decided to wear his old pajamas over the new ones.

Since the inner layer was relatively thin, wearing them like this didn’t look unusual. When he came out to eat breakfast, Lin Mingxu didn’t notice anything.

Today’s breakfast was finally switched to Chinese-style soy milk and fried dough sticks. Shu You took a sip of the warm soy milk and felt that it wasn’t very sweet, so he couldn’t help but ask, “Did they put less sugar in the soy milk?”

Lin Mingxu replied blandly, “I didn’t ask them to put too much. If you want more sugar, you can add it yourself.”

“Really?” Shu You’s face changed, “Are you…a salty food lover?”

“The rumored kind?” Lin Mingxu raised an eyebrow. “No, I just don’t like to eat too much sugar.”

“Well, that’s good.” Shu You thought to himself that salty food lovers were really heretics! What if Lin Mingxu really was one? Fortunately, Lin Mingxu was neither a sweet nor salty food lover. Wait, wasn’t that even worse? Shouldn’t he join forces with the salty food lovers and vote Lin Mingxu, the true heretic, out?

He fell into a difficult decision and thought for so long that the soy milk was almost cold. Lin Mingxu urged him, “Hurry up and eat. We’ll go out after we finish.”

“Go out?” Shu You heard these two words and quickly abandoned his important thoughts, asking curiously, “What are we going out for?”

“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to.” Lin Mingxu replied vaguely. “I’m going to pay the heating bill.”

Heating bill!

Shu You was delighted, “Did you get some money?”

“Sort of.” Lin Mingxu replied ambiguously. “I’ve earned some money recently.” The investors hadn’t sent the money yet, but he had other sources of income.

“Oh…” Shu You thought to himself that Lin Mingxu was indeed impressive; he earned money faster than others. Although he wasn’t at the level of a big shot in the original book, his daily life was certainly not a problem.

But the plot hadn’t developed to that point yet, so it seemed that he still had to continue to work hard.

He didn’t doubt or think much about it and smoothly accepted the matter. But in Lin Mingxu’s eyes, this look made the man subconsciously curl his fingers and rub them together.

Lin Mingxu couldn’t help but ask, “You don’t seem surprised?”

Shu You questioned, “Do I need to be surprised?”

“…Don’t you?” Lin Mingxu raised his eyebrows. “A few days ago, I didn’t have money to pay for heating, and now I do…aren’t you curious?”

“I believe in your abilities,” Shu You blinked his eyes, expressing his confidence in Lin Mingxu. “I believe this was only a matter of time.”

He also clenched his fist and made an encouraging gesture, “You can do it, Lin Mingxu!”

Lin Mingxu slightly frowned. He carefully observed Shu You’s expression but didn’t see any flaws. After a few seconds of silence, he suddenly asked, “You didn’t used to think this way.”

Biased towards the wealthy, narrow-minded…hypocritical and greedy, and nearly ran away with Lu Chenbi.

“That was just the old me,” Shu You shivered, quickly trying to distance himself. “Yesterday’s me is not today’s me, today’s me is not yesterday’s me. In any case, that cannot represent my entirety.”

Lin Mingxu’s eyes deepened. “Such a philosophical statement doesn’t seem like you.”

Shu You straightened his chest. “People need to continue learning throughout their lives. I just feel that my level of knowledge is still insufficient, so I need to strengthen it.”

He looked innocent, and the tuft of hair on his head shook, quite convincing.

Lin Mingxu took a deep breath and suddenly thought of something. He asked, “Have you ever thought that there might be some strange things happening in the world? For example…a person suddenly changing a lot? Not at all like they used to be?”

When asking this question, he stared at Shu You’s face, not wanting to miss any details.

Shu You’s heart skipped a beat, but he calmly replied, “I believe in the magic of love.”

Lin Mingxu: …never mind.

Perhaps it was just some kind of coincidence.

Regardless of other factors, Shu You’s changes have been much better than the last time.

He is slowly accepting this new life.

As Lin Mingxu shook his head with sarcasm, his lips curled slightly, and he stood up to change clothes.

Soon, Shu You also entered the master bedroom.

Lin Mingxu was already putting on his shirt.

The man buttoned up his crisp white shirt slowly, revealing the smooth muscles underneath. When the door opened, Lin Mingxu instinctively turned his head and saw Shu You walking in, with his sleepwear dragging behind him. He subconsciously wanted to look away, but then he saw Shu You’s deft movements as he took off his pajamas.

It turned out that Shu You was still wearing sleepwear inside.

Lin Mingxu raised an eyebrow and asked, “Is this the new sleepwear you bought?”

Shu You turned around, his eyes shining brightly as he asked hopefully, “Isn’t it pretty?”

Lin Mingxu hesitated for a moment before responding, “As long as it looks good.”

Shu You put down his arm and started unbuttoning his shirt. “I’ll wear this set to bed tonight.”

He stuck his upper body into the closet to look for clothes. By now, he had taken off his winter sleepwear outside and was only left with this thin summer set.

Lin Mingxu fastened his belt and suddenly caught sight of something out of the corner of his eye, making him involuntarily look over.

Shu You was putting on his shirt.

Shu You was putting on his socks.

He probably felt cold, as Shu You only changed his pants at the end.

The plump and tender parts of Shu You’s body flashed by, concealed under the thick winter clothes. He threw his sleep pants on the bed, but Lin Mingxu still saw what he wanted to see.

He was silent for a moment before speaking up with difficulty, “Shu You.”

Shu You was putting on his sweater and turned to look at him. “What’s up?”

Lin Mingxu spoke expressionlessly, “Have you ever looked at your sleepwear pants?”

“No.”

He had just thrown the sleepwear into the washing machine when he brought it back and put it on without much thought.

Lin Mingxu looked at him deeply and said with a subtle tone, “It’s nothing.”

It’s just that there happened to be a panda head on his butt, which was round and plump, and the black nose was just on the most protruding part.

Lin Mingxu’s Adam’s apple moved.

…Suddenly, he wanted to feed bamboo to Shu You’s panda.