Chapter 22: Reborn 1987 Chapter 22: The Bully Comes to the Door Again

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Protagonist:

Jiang Wenyu

Zhou Shi was someone who had seen the real big world; there was probably nothing Jiang Wenyu did that could escape his notice.

Only after watching Wu Miaomiao curiously walk into Dianqi Cheng did he let out a sigh and recount the whole story from beginning to end.

"The Food Factory, the one at the south end of Chema City?"

Jiang Wenyu nodded and asked in return, "How did you figure it out?"

Zhou Shi remained as cold as ever and said quietly, "Just from her bearing she's not a girl who does manual labor; her temperament is more like a teacher's — one can guess there's definitely something going on."

Jiang Wenyu sighed again and said, "The times are bad."

Zhou Shi looked at him with some surprise and said, "Can tell you've got quite a few ideas yourself."

Jiang Wenyu gave a bitter smile and said, "After all, I once dabbled in these things a little; I understand better than anyone what kind of harm they can bring to a family."

Zhou Shi fell silent for a moment, then said, "Using the Food Factory's deed to offset the debt isn't a problem; the problem lies in whether the source is legal. But even if it's illegal, in this era it's hard to do anything about it. Later, if luck holds, maybe it can be recovered."

Jiang Wenyu froze for a moment and said, "You mean…"

Zhou Shi didn't say more; turning to leave he said, "The big cities have already started strict investigations and crackdowns. Although there's still some time, Chema City won't last much longer either."

Jiang Wenyu froze for a moment, but then suddenly understood something, smiled to himself, and rode his bicycle away from there.

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On the way back he passed by the Food Factory, but at this time the factory's main gate was tightly locked, and inside a major rectification had already begun. He couldn't see the innermost situation clearly, but outside a huge signboard had already started being spray-painted, with several large characters written on it —

"Chema Grand Dance Hall."

Just a few simple large characters, yet they made Jiang Wenyu's brows furrow; in the end he didn't look again and quickly left the place.

Before long he arrived at Li Chen's place and, as always, began working. This pile of appliances was enough to keep him repairing for a while, and Li Chen had also been busy lately finding a new buyer.

When he returned home in the evening, Jiang Wenyu unexpectedly ran into nearby neighbors.

"Aiyo, Little Jiang's back! Last time you helped fix our radio — really, thank you so much!"

"Little Jiang, your hands are truly marvelous; we'll be troubling you in the future too!"

The neighbors chattered and laughed about Jiang Wenyu, and he himself nearly felt a bit embarrassed.

"Haha, I say, Little Jiang might as well be called 'Marvelous Hands Jiang' from now on!"

"I think that works!"

After chatting a few sentences with them, Jiang Wenyu laughed and left, muttering to himself as he rode, "Marvelous Hands Jiang… hmm, not bad."

He rode his bicycle to not far from his front door, but before he could go over, Chen Lan's voice rang out unusually piercing.

"Li Zhao, what do you think you're doing!?"

Outside the front door, a familiar man with a face full of fierce flesh stood there, followed by three or four guys covered in tattoos. Chen Lan, just off work, was holding Nuan Nuan and retreating step by step, while Li Zhao was clearly only one step away from entering the house.

"Hehe, what 'doing'? I say, Chen Lan, we count as acquaintances, right? Why be so polite with me?" Finished speaking, he wore a nasty grin and was about to step over the threshold.

Just then, a man abruptly appeared in front of Li Zhao, causing Li Zhao, who was about to advance a step, to retreat several steps in succession.

Jiang Wenyu, face grim, blocked the doorway. Chen Lan inside saw this and instantly let out a breath of relief, but then couldn't help worrying again.

It turned out that not long after Chen Lan got off work, Li Zhao actually brought a few people to the door. Everyone knew what kind of person Li Zhao was, and she was scared at the moment.

Fortunately Jiang Wenyu returned just in time. He said coldly, "Boss Li, the money I owed you has already been repaid, right? What are you doing running to my house today?"

After retreating a few steps, Li Zhao also clearly froze for a moment, then turned back and sneered nonstop, saying, "Aiyo, Jiang Wenyu, haven't seen you for a while — you're living pretty well, aren't you? Did you make some money?"

Jiang Wenyu said indifferently, "That has nothing to do with you, does it."