Lu Benlai replied with a 'pitiful emoji' before sending: [Daddy…]

Again, ignoring Lu Benlai's message, he continued as if he was doing a monologue: [In order to brag to others, you hugged my laptop and took a selfie, claiming that you just bought it?]

Lu Benlai sent a 'kneeling' image before hurriedly adding: [The recipient is currently on his way over to the stated KTV and will arrive in roughly ten minutes . So, he will be unable to respond to your messages for the time being . He seeks your understanding for this matter . ]

Wouldn't it be so much better if you did that right from the start? I really wasted my time typing those words out .

Lin Jiage continued typing swiftly: [There won't be an understanding for you but a request: to coax Yaoyao . ]

Lu Benlai: [What?]

Lu Benlai: [Boss, how can I do that? Little Junior belongs to you, so if anyone should coax her, it should be you! And if my future wife finds out that I went to coax Little Junior, wouldn't she make me to kneel on durians?]

Is Lu Benlai haggling with me?

Lin Jiage couldn't even be bothered to type anymore . He copied the message above and sent it again: [I heard that two days ago, in order to quickly get to the Mai Dong, you stepped on my bed with your dirty feet?]

[The 3 Mai Dong a day quota, I heard that you fed your Mai Dong to the toilet bowl instead?]

Lu Benlai: [Alright, alright! I'll do it, alright?]

You should have done that right from the start . . .

After dealing with Lu Benlai, Lin Jiage tapped into Xia Shangzhou's WeChat and began typing out a message .

Having learned his lesson from Lu Benlai, he was much more decisive and concise this time around: [Half an hour later, let's meet in the KTV near our school . ]

[There's only one request: coaxing Yaoyao . ]

[I won't accept any rejection because—]

[You secretly took twenty bottles of Mai Dong and sold them to the neighbors at a discounted price, and then used the money earned to buy duck neck for yourself . ]

[You took a pair of socks from my cupboard because you didn't have any to wear this afternoon . ]

[You accidentally used my hand towel after was.h.i.+ng your hands . ]

Before Lin Jiage could finish sending his entire string of messages, Xia Shangzhou had already replied: [Daddy, rest a.s.sured! It's only right that I help you coax Mommy . Only when Mommy is happy will I be happy as well . I'll definitely use everything I have at my disposal to bring a smile to Mommy's face!]

Lin Jiage finally stopped typing after seeing those words . He backed out of his chat with Xia Shangzhou and tapped into the chat with Lin Jiayi . There, he sent a pin location and typed: [Half an hour later, this KTV . ]

In order to avoid Lin Jiayi's expensive appearance fee, he added: [Yaoyao will be there . ]

For quite a while, the screen displayed that Lin Jiayi was typing, and this was the eventual message that Lin Jiage received: [At first, I decided on the prices of my appearance fee—8,888 for an hour, 18,888 for two hours, and 28,888 for three hours . However, for the sake of my Yaoyao, I'll waive those fees this time around!]

Lin Jiage didn't respond to Lin Jiayi's message . Putting away his phone, he walked out of the KFC and returned to the car .

After fastening his seatbelt, Lin Jiage glanced at s.h.i.+ Yao and asked, "You don't have to worry about tonight's dinner . If you really feel bad, why don't you join me for a gathering?"

s.h.i.+ Yao stared at Lin Jiage and blinked her eyes in confusion . "Gathering?"

Instead of replying to s.h.i.+ Yao's question, Lin Jiage asked, "Can you drive?"

s.h.i.+ Yao nodded . She obtained her driving license during the summer break after she took the National Higher Education Entrance Examination .

Lin Jiage nodded . As he turned the steering wheel to move the car out of its parking lot, he continued with a nonchalant tone, "I'm probably going to get drunk during the gathering, and I won't be able to drive by then . If you really feel bad, you can chauffeur me around later on . The tip will be tonight's dinner . "

Lu Benlai replied with a pitiful emoji before sending: [Daddy…] Again, ignoring Lu Benlais message, he continued as if he was doing a monologue: [In order to brag to others, you hugged my laptop and took a selfie, claiming that you just bought it?] Lu Benlai sent a kneeling image before hurriedly adding: [The recipient is currently on his way over to the stated KTV and will arrive in roughly ten minutes . So, he will be unable to respond to your messages for the time being . He seeks your understanding for this matter . ] Wouldnt it be so much better if you did that right from the start? I really wasted my time typing those words out . Lin Jiage continued typing swiftly: [There wont be an understanding for you but a request: to coax Yaoyao . ] Lu Benlai: [What?] Lu Benlai: [Boss, how can I do that? Little Junior belongs to you, so if anyone should coax her, it should be you! And if my future wife finds out that I went to coax Little Junior, wouldnt she make me to kneel on durians?] Is Lu Benlai haggling with me? Lin Jiage couldnt even be bothered to type anymore . He copied the message above and sent it again: [I heard that two days ago, in order to quickly get to the Mai Dong, you stepped on my bed with your dirty feet?] [The 3 Mai Dong a day quota, I heard that you fed your Mai Dong to the toilet bowl instead?] Lu Benlai: [Alright, alright! Ill do it, alright?] You should have done that right from the start . After dealing with Lu Benlai, Lin Jiage tapped into Xia Shangzhous WeChat and began typing out a message . Having learned his lesson from Lu Benlai, he was much more decisive and concise this time around: [Half an hour later, lets meet in the KTV near our school . ] [Theres only one request: coaxing Yaoyao . ] [I wont accept any rejection because—] [You secretly took twenty bottles of Mai Dong and sold them to the neighbors at a discounted price, and then used the money earned to buy duck neck for yourself . ] [You took a pair of socks from my cupboard because you didnt have any to wear this afternoon . ] [You accidentally used my hand towel after was.h.i.+ng your hands . ] Before Lin Jiage could finish sending his entire string of messages, Xia Shangzhou had already replied: [Daddy, rest a.s.sured! Its only right that I help you coax Mommy . Only when Mommy is happy will I be happy as well . Ill definitely use everything I have at my disposal to bring a smile to Mommys face!] Lin Jiage finally stopped typing after seeing those words . He backed out of his chat with Xia Shangzhou and tapped into the chat with Lin Jiayi . There, he sent a pin location and typed: [Half an hour later, this KTV . ] In order to avoid Lin Jiayis expensive appearance fee, he added: [Yaoyao will be there . ] For quite a while, the screen displayed that Lin Jiayi was typing, and this was the eventual message that Lin Jiage received: [At first, I decided on the prices of my appearance fee—8,888 for an hour, 18,888 for two hours, and 28,888 for three hours . However, for the sake of my Yaoyao, Ill waive those fees this time around!] . Lin Jiage didnt respond to Lin Jiayis message . Putting away his phone, he walked out of the KFC and returned to the car . After fastening his seatbelt, Lin Jiage glanced at s.h.i.+ Yao and asked, You dont have to worry about tonights dinner . If you really feel bad, why dont you join me for a gathering? s.h.i.+ Yao stared at Lin Jiage and blinked her eyes in confusion . Gathering? Instead of replying to s.h.i.+ Yaos question, Lin Jiage asked, Can you drive? s.h.i.+ Yao nodded . She obtained her driving license during the summer break after she took the National Higher Education Entrance Examination . Lin Jiage nodded . As he turned the steering wheel to move the car out of its parking lot, he continued with a nonchalant tone, Im probably going to get drunk during the gathering, and I wont be able to drive by then . If you really feel bad, you can chauffeur me around later on . The tip will be tonights dinner .