The Tender Beauty is Sweetly Doted in the 20th Century Novel!-Chapter 233 - 232: What a Silly Man

The sound of her opening the door was not quiet, and He Chen was apparently not sitting there sleeping. When he heard the noise, he realized she was still awake and quickly sat up straight reflexively, turning his head to look over.

He also had a face full of concern.

"Why are you still awake so late? Are you not feeling well, or studying too late?"

The man who had just been so exhausted that he could hardly stand up straight seemed like a different person. He Chen reached out to touch her face, scanning her up and down with worry. Only after confirming nothing was wrong did he smile and ask her.

"Did you miss me?"

Watching him forcefully hold up his spirits and put on a smiling face, Ye Manman’s heart ached terribly.

She blinked, barely controlling herself not to cry, but her choked voice betrayed her emotions.

"He Chen, if you’re very tired, you can also try leaning on me."

She put down the shoebox in her hand, took a step forward, and hugged his head, letting him lean against her chest.

He Chen was stunned for a moment and instinctively wanted to say he wasn’t tired.

But listening to her soft, tearful voice, with his head resting on her feeling the slight tremor of her body, he suddenly didn’t know how to say it.

It seemed she had seen his recent state.

He felt a little remorseful, regretting not enduring a while longer, maybe then she wouldn’t have noticed his condition.

He really wanted to tell her, he is her man, no matter how bitter or tired he is, he should endure it, but at this moment he couldn’t say anything.

Ye Manman felt extremely distressed, "He Chen, we are husband and wife, you don’t need to bear everything by yourself. Even if I can’t help much with business, but at least when you come home, you don’t have to hold it in, I can give you a hug, help you massage your shoulders and legs, and you can also tell me about the troubles you encounter."

"You always endure everything alone, it’s too hard. I feel so sorry for you, don’t you know?"

As she spoke, she gently stroked his hair, her voice soft, like a cool breeze passing by, easily smoothing away the long-suppressed anxiety in He Chen’s heart.

His arms wrapped around her waist, his chest lightly against her slightly swollen belly, and he immediately felt that the fatigue he felt was insignificant, and he was so happy he could die.

"I’m sorry, I won’t do this anymore, I’ll listen to you, and share everything with you, okay?"

He withdrew a hand and placed it on Ye Manman’s belly, the weariness on his face resurfaced, but there was more tenderness and love in his eyes.

"Actually it hasn’t been that tiring before, don’t worry too much."

"Before, I always thought about opening chain stores, making Sweet and Spicy Duck famous in Jing City, but that didn’t feel enough. So I found time to talk to my uncle, and later decided to brand Sweet and Spicy Duck. My uncle has helped me a lot with economy, connections, and site selection, so it hasn’t been as exhausting as I imagined. Today was just the first day of the company’s opening."

"Because of the company opening, I practically invested all the money I had saved before. I brought in a few people to invest shares recently, and it only opened today. There were so many things to deal with on the first day, which is why it was so late and so tiring. Things should get better once the company is on track."

He Chen knew Ye Manman wasn’t interested in doing business. Those ideas about store marketing and chain stores he mentioned earlier were all things she willingly delved into for him.

Now that she was busy with her studies, he naturally didn’t want to bring up business matters for her to worry about.

After all, he’s a man, hitting some snags in work is normal, and the bitterness and fatigue are all necessary steps on the road to success. No need to run to his woman every time he encounters a problem, even if she is very smart and excellent.

She has already helped him enough.

Now he wanted more to do his best to make a good life for both of them.

Ye Manman didn’t expect him to take such a big step in business, shifting straight from opening a small store to opening a company.

A company is not that easy to run, with countless twists and turns involved.

However, recalling his business performance over the years, she was again at ease.

He Chen had always been the steady and down-to-earth type, not doing things he wasn’t confident about. He naturally has the brains and courage for doing business. Now with his uncle’s guidance, it should rise faster than she had imagined.

She pinched his ear, looked down at him, "So are you now at the point where your eyelids are fighting and you’re about to fall asleep?"

He Chen obediently uttered a "hmm", no longer concealing his fatigue, a bit like a dog who had just worn itself out on a walk and was now pitifully begging for pats.

Ye Manman pouted, "So does that mean you don’t have the energy to try on the shoes I bought for you?"

"Shoes?"

He Chen was stunned for a moment. When he realized, his face immediately showed surprise, his voice rising a pitch, and his entire being revived.

"You bought shoes for me?"

Ye Manman snorted, raising her chin to indicate for him to look at the things on the table.

When He Chen saw the box, he was extremely excited. He hadn’t even paid attention to what it was, thinking it was something she had casually picked up, never imagining it was bought specifically for him.

He excitedly opened the box, inside lay a pair of shiny black leather shoes.

And these shoes...

When he went to buy leather shoes, he had seen them in a mall advertisement. They were a famous brand!

Very expensive!

"How about it, do I have a good eye or what?"

Ye Manman could tell he liked them very much.

She proudly lifted her chin, "I bought it with my own money, you know. Today I won the city-level speech competition, the prize was three hundred bucks."

After speaking, she went back to the room and took out the red envelope to give to him, "Look, the prize money was given on the spot, although the trophy still has to go back for engraving, probably will be returned to me in two days, but that’s okay. You should try if the shoes fit, the salesperson said if they don’t fit, they can be exchanged."

She directly stuffed the envelope containing the prize money into his hand, just like when she had first married him and had placed her dowry in his hands, not caring at all how he might spend the money.

"Just keep this little amount for now, the company needs money, use it however it needs to be used. In a few days when my national competition result comes out, I’ll have another five hundred bucks, and I’ve also participated in several competitions, all with prize money, though some are just a hundred."

She chattered, placing the new leather shoes in his hand.

"Quick, try them on~"

Meeting her bright, expectant gaze, He Chen looked down at his own feet, and then wiggled his toes against the floor.

"I, I have stinky feet... better wash them before trying."

Today, he had been wearing cheap leather shoes and walking all day. Those shoes weren’t breathable at all, it was stuffy as hell, and ever since coming into the house and taking off his shoes and socks, a foot odor had lingered in the air.

If it weren’t for the atmosphere, Ye Manman would have mentioned it, and he would have been mortified.

She was, after all, someone who loved cleanliness and detested anything dirty or smelly.

Listening to him, Ye Manman also realized the source of the odor she had been sensing all along.

Since being with her, He Chen had always paid attention to personal hygiene, his feet had never smelled this bad before.

She subconsciously looked at his feet, but He Chen quickly put down the shoes and fled to the bathroom.

Soon the sound of running water was heard, and inside he was blushing furiously washing his feet.

Ye Manman giggled softly.

"Such a silly man."