ARBW Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Pei Yuhuai stayed overnight at Lin Mian’s place, and because he didn’t return in time the next morning, he didn’t go to work.

This was the first time since taking over the Pei family that Pei Yuhuai had suddenly not shown up for work without prior notice.

Both Xiao Su and Secretary Zhang were startled, thinking that President Pei might be ill.

Later, even the Pei family got wind of the matter.

To prevent his family from worrying, Pei Yuhuai called home when he went to the company in the afternoon.

“Mom, I’m really fine. I just went to accompany Lin Mian yesterday.”

“Oh, so you were with Xiao Lin. You should have informed your secretary in advance. He was scared, thinking you were sick.”

“I was careless this time. I thought I would be back in the morning. This won’t happen again. I’m sorry for making you worry.”

“It’s alright, it’s alright. You’re not young anymore, and now that you finally have someone you like, it’s not a big deal if you lose your composure. Mom won’t blame you, and you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself. Your elder brother often says you’re too tense and worries you’ll wear yourself out. How about this, your elder brother doesn’t have much to do recently, let him help you out. That way, you can relax a bit.”

Hearing this, Pei Yuhuai frowned slightly.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want his elder brother’s help, nor was he wary of him.

The reason he took over the Pei family was that his elder brother wasn’t capable of managing the company.

His elder brother didn’t like managing a large company; he preferred indulging in food, drink, and entertainment, dabbling in art, or traveling around.

If Mom sent his elder brother to help, it might not be of assistance but could add various troubles to his company.

“Mom, if you really want to share my burden, why not let my nephew come to the company for an internship? That kid has some talent and is more reliable than his father.”

Hearing Pei Yuhuai’s words, the old lady knew he was criticizing his elder brother.

She wanted to defend her eldest son, but after some thought, she decided against it.

She was well aware of her eldest son’s character.

That child wasn’t as capable as her second daughter, who at least managed a large shopping mall quite well.

“Alright then, I’ll have my grandson come to see you tomorrow. Make sure someone guides him properly. He’s not young anymore and should start focusing, not just playing around. You won’t have children, so they will need to support the entire Pei family. And those girls, don’t spoil them just because they’re girls. They need to study, especially Cai Cai. You can’t keep indulging her. When you were her age, you were already in college and interning…”

Pei Yuhuai listened to the old lady ramble on for a while longer before hanging up.

He realized he was too busy, even lacking time to date.

He had worked tirelessly for the Pei family for so many years; sometimes, he really needed to plan for himself.

For example, delegating some authority to the younger generation instead of handling everything personally, otherwise, how would he have time to accompany his lover?

Because of the backlog of work today, Pei Yuhuai didn’t log into the game.

It wasn’t until the next day at noon that he finally had time to go online.

Lin Mian’s life was as usual. In the morning, he went jogging with Cheng Xiaowan.

In the morning, he took care of two pets at home and glanced through some textbooks.

Originally, he planned to spend the afternoon with the children from the town, reading and practicing calligraphy.

But then Pei Yuhuai suddenly logged in, and Lin Mian’s calligraphy practice was temporarily set aside.

Lin Mian followed Pei Yuhuai like a little tail, sticking close.

Pei Yuhuai went to the small square to complete a time-limited task, then visited various households in the town, with Lin Mian happily trailing behind.

Pei Yuhuai’s first task was to heal a townsperson who was injured while out.

Pei Yuhuai had a Healing Power; with a gentle activation of his ability, any ailment would be cured.

So this task was very simple for Pei Yuhuai, taking less than two minutes to complete.

Seeing Pei Yuhuai stand up, Lin Mian immediately followed, looking ready to continue tagging along.

Pei Yuhuai found it amusing, “Weren’t you going to read? How’s the reading going?”

Lin Mian replied somewhat guiltily, “I know all those characters.”

Although he didn’t finish elementary school, he knew most of the characters. Moreover, he had self-studied some English and wasn’t truly illiterate.

“Alright, after I finish today’s tasks, come over and I’ll personally quiz you?”

“Today? Today won’t work, because I’m waiting for someone to deliver a mutant beast.”

Hearing this, Pei Yuhuai remembered and realized he had been too busy today.

“Alright then, after your mutant beast arrives, we’ll make plans?”

“Mm, after I tame the mutant beast and have it help protect the town, I’ll teleport over to see Mr. Pei.”

Hearing that Mr. Pei wanted him to come over, Lin Mian felt quite happy.

This showed that Mr. Pei liked and missed him, giving Lin Mian, who often felt anxious and insecure, a sense of reassurance.

After Pei Yuhuai completed his tasks, he gave the task rewards to Lin Mian and logged off.

Lin Mian distributed the day’s rewards to the townspeople with the help of the townsfolk.

Today’s reward was meat, and the townspeople, who hadn’t eaten meat in a long time, looked very happy seeing so much fresh meat.

There was quite a lot of meat, including pork, beef, mutton, chicken, duck, goose, and a few pigeons.

Lin Mian gave the pigeons to a few children, as pigeon soup is very nourishing.

Lin Mian didn’t take much meat for himself, just a small piece of fresh beef.

He now lived with Mr. Pei, and his villa’s fridge was stocked with plenty of meat, so he didn’t compete with the others for these items.

In the evening, Lin Mian fried the beef and shared it with Cheng Xiaowan.

While they were eating, Xue Dayou arrived with two mutant beasts.

He wasn’t alone; a female Mutant accompanied him.

The two brought the mutant beasts into the town, which clearly displeased some townspeople.

But when they saw the beasts were for Lin Mian, who quickly tamed them in public, the townspeople stopped being upset.

Lin Mian wanted the mutant beasts to tame them; once tamed, they were very docile and helped protect the town.

The townspeople were beneficiaries and knew Lin Mian’s capabilities, so they weren’t as angry as before.

An older auntie, still somewhat uneasy about the now-tamed mutant beasts, said to Lin Mian, “Xiao Lin, it’s not that I don’t want you to tame these creatures, but they’re very dangerous before taming. If, just if, they accidentally break free and hurt a child, it would be no small matter. So next time you do this, it’s better to do it outside the town.”

This auntie wasn’t bad; she often went to where the town’s children lived, helping to take care of them.

She cooked for them, did their laundry, and even mended their clothes.

Lin Mian knew she meant no harm and understood the townspeople’s fear of bringing mutant beasts into the town, so he promised, “This time was my oversight. Next time, I’ll do it outside the town, so everyone needn’t worry or be afraid.”

After the townspeople dispersed, Lin Mian gave four crystal cores to the two Mutants.

Xue Dayou, who had recently learned more about the town, seeing Lin Mian being so polite and kind to the townspeople, couldn’t help but feel a bit indignant.

“Why are you so polite to them? They can live here and enjoy so many good things daily, all thanks to your man. I don’t think you need to be so polite and kind to them.”

Lin Mian shook his head helplessly, “The auntie meant well; she’s just overly concerned about the children. I don’t think what she said was wrong. As for why I’m so polite to them, before I met Mr. Pei, I was one of them. I don’t think I’m any nobler than them, nor do I feel superior because of Mr. Pei.”

After all, everything he had now wasn’t earned by himself; he really had nothing to be proud of.

Hearing this, Xue Dayou didn’t say anything more.

He had only spoken up to make a good impression on Lin Mian, hoping to get more crystal cores from him.

“Will you need more mutant beasts later?”

“Not for now. The town already has three, and they eat a lot. I can’t afford to feed too many at the moment. Let’s wait a bit.”

Yes, feeding three mutant beasts also requires food.

And this food needs to come from Lin Mian.

Everyone in the town lives a hard life, and with the little food they have, they’re reluctant to feed it to mutant beasts. Only Lin Mian is “generous” enough to afford the food for such large creatures.