Chapter 462: The Zhu Family Brothers Have Caught Up

"That... that she and Ye Cheng have an affair, are we just going to ignore it?"

"I've asked around, she's just working for Ye Cheng to earn a living for her family, who said there's an affair?" Chen Jinhai said calmly,

"Besides, she's widowed, Ye Cheng isn't married; even if they were together, it's just free love—why do you care so much?"

"Fine, I see it now." Chen Houda's chest heaved as he pointed at Chen Jinhai and said,

"You're just afraid of Ye Cheng, aren't you? You don't dare to go up against him, do you?"

Chen Jinhai spread his hands,

"It's not about daring or not; when we go out we need a justification—ancient warriors talked about having a righteous cause, and you have none."

"She hit me—doesn't that count?"

"Well you hit her first, and Ye Cheng didn't even lift a finger—why don't you bring people and beat Han Xiaotao again?"

Chen Jinhai gave him a contemptuous glance—someone who'd even kick a widow's door still has the nerve to speak.

"You, you..." Chen Houda was speechless; without Chen Jinhai's help, he really didn't dare go alone.

As for going again to beat Han Xiaotao, it'd be easy, but he's afraid Ye Cheng would bring Han Xiaotao back to retaliate.

Moreover, Han Xiaotao's slap was genuinely surprising—this usually meek woman actually dared to strike him.

The look in her eyes when she slapped him still feels a bit frightening when he recalls it.

"Uncle, let me say—forget about it; wouldn't it be better to spend this time thinking about how to make money? Look at Ye Cheng—he's making money every day, while you're still stuck on feudal superstitions—just drop it."

Seeing Chen Jinhai refuse to help no matter what, Chen Houda had no choice but to leave resentfully.

After returning home, Han Xiaotao was also extremely anxious; even though Ye Cheng told her he'd protect her, she still feared Chen Houda would come back.

She grabbed a pole, tested her grip—if Chen Houda brought people over, she'd swing, swing at whoever came; Ye Cheng was right, you can't always not resist.

But she waited all night and no one came to cause trouble, which surprised her—apparently the Chen family isn't as formidable as she imagined.

Early that morning, she rode her tricycle to deliver things to Ye Cheng; he was already up and washing up.

Seeing her approach, he immediately asked,

"How was it? Did anyone bother you last night?"

Han Xiaotao happily shook her head,

"No, Brother Cheng, nobody all night."

"That's right, let me tell you—some people are just paper tigers; they look fierce, but once you stand up to them, they back down."

Ye Cheng was referring to Chen Houda, but suddenly he thought of the Zhu Family Four Brothers he had to deal with today, hoping they were paper tigers too.

Otherwise, this would get a bit tricky.

After paying Han Xiaotao her wages, Ye Cheng rode his bike to call Xiao Hu; Xiao Hu loaded a big sack onto the bike, the two exchanged a glance and said nothing, perfectly in sync.

Duan Chunsheng met them at the village entrance, holding bait for longline fishing.

As soon as they got in the vehicle, Duan Chunsheng began to worry,

"Lao Er, will we run into them again today?"

Ye Cheng and Xiao Hu exchanged a smile,

"Uncle, I'm just afraid we won't run into them."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Duan Chunsheng was baffled.

While Xiao Hu pedaled the tricycle, Ye Cheng explained his plan in full.

After hearing it, Duan Chunsheng gave a big thumbs-up,

"Alright, that's dark enough—it's your style."

"With that said, are they not dark? They're practically gangsters."

After the three reached the dock, they didn't rush to set sail; it was still morning.

The three strolled around the dock market, played a few rounds of pool, then ate a leisurely lunch at the fat guy's stir-fry place, happily ordering seven or eight dishes, making Wu the fat guy grin so wide his mouth couldn't close.

Having eaten and drunk their fill, they then slowly headed out to sea.

Once the boat was out at sea, no need to pretend—Ye Cheng kept looking back, checking if anyone was following.

"Brother, they should be able to see us, right?"

"Don't worry, we're being so conspicuous—if they still can't see us, they'd be utterly unprofessional."

As expected, not long after they went out to sea, a boat quickly came up behind them.

"Is it them?" Xiao Hu asked.

"Probably, it's exactly the same boat as last time."

"Brother, this time let them come and never return!"

Duan Chunsheng glanced at him,

"You're acting like a TV drama, with this 'no return' nonsense."

"Whether it's a TV drama or not, if they follow, that's their problem."

Xiao Hu was seething with indignation—fish thieves deserve to die.

According to the plan, this time they didn't go to Yezi Xiedao; instead they took a turn and headed to the spot where they'd previously sheltered from a storm.

The waters here are more complex, so few people come.

After turning onto the side channel, Ye Cheng glanced back—the boat was also following.

Xiao Hu was excited,

"These guys are really bold, openly tailing us."

Ye Cheng looked at the boat behind him, then suddenly said,

"Xiao Hu, turn around, meet them head-on."

"Huh?" Xiao Hu blinked, "Meet them head-on for what? To fight?"

"Not fighting, I just want to ask them." Ye Cheng said calmly.

Seeing Ye Cheng insist, Xiao Hu didn't say anything; he just obeyed and operated.

The Boat turned around, and the Boat behind also began to slow down; soon both sides stopped a few meters apart.

On the opposite Boat stood four sturdy youths, exactly the four we had seen before, the Zhu Family Four Brothers.

They stood at the bow, looking at Ye Cheng and his two companions with a provocative expression, full of contempt.

Ye Cheng stepped forward and then spoke loudly,

"Are you the brothers from Xia Ling Village?"

Zhu Liwen stepped forward and looked at Ye Cheng arrogantly,

"What's up? If you have something to say, say it; if you have a fart, let it out."

Ye Cheng also didn't get angry, just calmly pointed at them,

"Last time, our Fish Trap and Longline Fishing were stolen by you, right?"

As soon as his words fell, the opposite side started shouting.

"Kid, you damn well keep your mouth clean; who the damn stole something?"

"Goddamn, if you say we stole, then we stole."

Over there they started cursing; Xiao Hu and Duan Chunsheng didn't back down either, standing at the boat's edge pointing at the opposite side and cursing as well.

"Damn it, who else could it be? Last time it was you following us."

"Heaven watches and people see; just ask at Matou and you'll know, what's there to hide?"

"Are you even a man? You dare to do it but not to own it?"

"A bunch of spineless things!"

Duan Chunsheng's cursing was especially vicious, even bringing up the testicles; the opposite side couldn't take it upon hearing it.

Zhu Liwen let out a loud shout,

"It was us who did it; what can you do? Want to fight? Then come on."