Chapter 482: Unfair Fair Competition

Wang Yong was indeed well-intentioned, but many times, good intentions only get in the way.

If losing one's temper could solve all problems, this world would be simple.

Wang Yong was dragged out by Lao Qi, which gave Lao Ya Tou a misconception.

He mistakenly thought that Shi Youxuan would still agree to this request of his.

So, he happily laid out the subsequent arrangements: "Don't worry, Yafei is a kind and good girl. After she marries Yano, she won't neglect you and your two children. You can raise your daughter yourself, but once the son is born, send him to the village. Yafei will definitely treat your son as if he were her own, and I will also treat this child as my own grandson..."

This old man really dared to think.

Not only did he want to keep Sheng Hanyu, but now he actually wanted to occupy her son?

Even in a daydream, one wouldn't dare to do this.

It was fortunate that Wang Yong wasn't there, otherwise, Lao Ya Tou would have already been kicked out by now.

Even the usually calm Zhang Ma was shaking with anger, but she had a sense of the big picture; she wouldn't express her stance before Shi Youxuan did.

"No." Shi Youxuan remained calm and composed, but she gave a flat refusal.

Lao Ya Tou was rejected, but he wasn't discouraged. He continued: "I know this request is excessive for you, so how about this? We won't take the son; it's not good to separate mother and child."

"Let the two of them have their own children."

Heh.

This was the second time today that Shi Youxuan had said "heh."

Even protecting one's own kin shouldn't be done like this; he wasn't being reasonable at all, was he?

Shi Youxuan said: "I agreed to let Hanyu stay temporarily to help you develop the village because you saved his life, but I could never agree to give my own husband away to another woman. Don't even think about it."

In fact, this so-called agreement was merely a favor of convenience.

Because even if she didn't agree, Sheng Hanyu wouldn't leave with her right now.

Even if he had lost his memory, his temperament and character wouldn't change.

Staying to help the village overcome its current difficulties was fine, but wanting to push for more and make her give up her husband was impossible—that was wishful thinking!

Lao Ya Tou appeared very angry and "slapped" the table: "You woman have no compassion! All you're losing is a man; you still have a son, a daughter, money, and property. But Yano is Yafei's only hope. If she loses Yano, she will have nothing left..."

Shi Youxuan:...

Today, she finally understood what it meant to say—"I'm poor, so I'm right."

So, just because she had money, she deserved to give up her husband?

Just because Yafei was pitiful, the whole world should yield to her?

Why?

Shi Youxuan said to Lao Ya Tou: "I can give you a sum of money as compensation for your family saving Hanyu. This money is enough for Yafei to live a life of abundance for a lifetime. Can we exchange this money for Hanyu to come home now?"

"No, no, Yafei only wants Yano, not money." Lao Ya Tou waved his hands repeatedly.

He wasn't stupid; Yano's speed at making money was a miracle. Of course, he couldn't trade Yano for money.

Not only that, he brought up the old lady's dying wish again.

Shi Youxuan clearly stated: The dying wish could only be the old lady's own desire. Whether your family chooses to abide by it is your family's business, but you have no right to demand that others do the same.

The old man: "Yano is also a member of our family."

She immediately pressed: "Then did he agree to it?"

The old man was speechless—he hadn't agreed.

It wasn't that he hadn't asked over the past two days, but every time he asked, Yano would brush it off, and he hadn't received a definitive answer.

Of course, if he had a clear answer from Yano, he wouldn't have thought of kneeling before Shi Youxuan to beg!

Shi Youxuan and Lao Ya Tou talked for a long time, and finally, the two reached a consensus—the decision to stay or leave would be up to Yano, with a one-month deadline.

But during this period, Shi Youxuan would live in the Fishing Village and "compete fairly" with Yafei.

This matter was an agreement between the two parties and could not be told to Yano; it had to be kept secret.

After Lao Ya Tou left, Zhang Ma complained to her: "Eldest Young Mistress, you are just too kind-hearted. What 'fair competition'? You and the Eldest Young Master are a legal couple, and you have children together. Why should that woman compete with you? There's simply no need for it."

Shi Youxuan smiled bitterly: "Don't I know there's no need? But what can I do now that he doesn't remember us? Even if I used duty to force him to go back with us, his heart would still remain here."

Only then did Zhang Ma stop talking; the Eldest Young Mistress made sense.

Shi Youxuan moved into the Fishing Village, into an independent two-story Villa that Lao Ya Tou had specifically arranged for her.

On the surface, he hadn't mistreated her; all the items in the Villa were brand new, fully equipped, and had never been lived in before.

However, it was very far from where Yano lived; if one relied only on walking, it would take an hour to get there.

So much for fair competition.

The old man was playing dirty.

But this little bit of pettiness was nothing to Shi Youxuan. She readily moved her personal belongings into the Villa and then set up camp at the Village Office!

Sheng Hanyu was a workaholic, and after losing his memory and becoming Yano, he still was.

He went to the Village Office to work before dawn every day, busy all day long, and wouldn't go back to rest until midnight.

When Shi Youxuan first started staying at the Village Office, she was met with skepticism.

But soon, the villagers discovered that she truly had many ideas and could always win through unexpected moves, achieving surprising results.

Gradually, as Shi Youxuan stayed at the Village Office, people not only stopped saying anything but even welcomed her.

Yano also began to see Shi Youxuan in a new light and even let her rest in his lounge when she was tired.

If it was too late at night, he would send her back.

When Zhang Ma prepared a late-night snack, Yano would also eat it before heading back.

A week later, Yafei couldn't stand it anymore.

She took the initiative to find Shi Youxuan, demanding to change her living quarters, claiming that Shi Youxuan was using the excuse of her remote location to monopolize Yano and wouldn't let go!

This was unfair to her.

Shi Youxuan smiled: "Fine, then tell me, where should I move to?"

Yafei: "Move in and live with me, and you are not allowed to go to the Village Office. The Village Office is a place for men to stay; women cannot go there."

Shi Youxuan sneered: "I am not a woman from your village, so why should I follow your rules?"

"Besides, I have already been going to the Village Office for a week, and no one told me women couldn't go. Just because you say I can't, I can't? Why should I listen to you?"

Yafei:...

She had never known Shi Youxuan was so sharp-tongued.

She could not win an argument against her either, so she strongly insisted that Shi Youxuan live with her.

This way, she could avoid Yano taking her back every day, and the time the two of them spent alone together.

Shi Youxuan "moved house."

She moved from the small Villa with a private entrance to Yafei's home, which was even closer to Sheng Hanyu.

There was work to be busy with at the Village Office, so there was no time to talk about personal matters.

But it was different after returning home from the Village Office; Shi Youxuan opened WeChat to video call her daughter.

Shi Ran's sweet little face appeared on the screen, and before they had chatted for long, she asked: "Mom, where is Yano?"

Shi Youxuan had told Shi Ran not to call him Dad, but to call him by his name.

Wasn't it supposed to be a "fair competition"? Using the advantage of his status wouldn't be fair.

Although Yafei and Lao Ya Tou had not made such a request, Shi Youxuan just wanted them to know—no matter how the competition went, she would be the final winner!

"Yano, Yano, Shi Ran wants to talk to you. Do you want to?"

"Mm, I do."

Yafei had made a new set of clothes for Yano; just as she handed them to him, before the words she had prepared for the day could be spoken, she was called away by a single sentence from Shi Youxuan.