Chapter 150: You

Du Xi hurried to Qin Lan's side, placed her hands on Qin Lan's wrists, and looked full of concern.

"Auntie, are you alright? You scared me to death!"

Qin Lan gently patted the back of Du Xi's hand and smiled, "Why did you come? With Tang Ye here, nothing could go wrong!"

Du Xi glanced at Tang Ye and said with some embarrassment, "Tang Ye called me and asked me to come over and take a look. But I had something to handle on my hands, so I arrived late."

Tang Ye said to Du Xi in a relaxed manner, "No, you arrived at just the right time!"

With her future daughter-in-law present in a police uniform, Qin Lan's spine stiffened.

Yet, she still complained to Tang Ye, "How could you trouble Du Xi?"

Ma Yongchang stood to the side, his heart skipping a beat.

He had intended to call the police and use his relationship with the Police Station Chief to regain some face, so why did it feel like he had called reinforcements for the other side?

After the Police Station in the jurisdiction of Xiyue Garden received the report, the Police Station Chief arrived at the scene quickly with several police officers.

As soon as the Police Station Chief entered the door, he spotted Du Xi in her police uniform. His gaze fell on her shoulder insignia—one bar and three four-pointed stars—and his brain began to race.

"Who called the police?" the Police Station Chief asked.

Ma Yongchang hurriedly stood out, walked to the Police Station Chief's side, leaned into his ear, and whispered a few words in a low voice.

The Police Station Chief nodded with a complex expression, thinking to himself that this matter would not be easy to handle.

He had dined with Ma Yongchang a few times and knew that Ma Yongchang was a cadre at the Municipal Public Security Bureau.

As for that female comrade, she was young but held a high rank; one look told him she was no ordinary person.

Du Xi generously took out her credentials and handed them to the Police Station Chief, "So many people running into a commoner's home and throwing their weight around—are you a criminal gang? Furthermore, demanding ten thousand yuan in mental distress fees—is that an attempt at extortion?"

Ma Yongchang flared up instantly and refused to show weakness, "It was clearly you who struck people first! Just because you are wearing a police uniform, does that mean you can randomly pin labels on people?"

At this moment, a young police officer beside the Police Station Chief tugged at the Chief's sleeve.

The Police Station Chief followed the officer outside, and the two whispered to each other for quite a while.

Afterward, the Police Station Chief called Ma Yongchang outside the door.

"Director Ma, I advise you to just concede," the Police Station Chief said with a helpless expression.

Ma Yongchang was full of surprise, "What is this about?"

"My colleague recognized her; that policewoman is from the Municipal Criminal Police Team, and her father is Tianling County Party Secretary Du Chengfeng!"

Ma Yongchang was instantly dumbfounded.

Although he knew quite a few people in Hanzhou, at his level, he usually dealt with nothing higher than section-level cadres. A County Party Secretary was a proper Department-level Official with immense power, even more formidable than some Deputy Department-level Officials.

Returning inside.

Ma Yongchang instantly became kind-faced and politely admitted his fault, "My apologies, it was a misunderstanding. We were too impulsive and shouldn't have brought so many people over. Please rest assured, I will arrange for workers to repair the load-bearing wall immediately and reinforce it until it is rock solid. If you are still worried, you can have the relevant department issue an inspection report."

Huang Hong stood to the side, unable to believe her ears. Tears of grievance welled up in her eyes—did that slap she just took go for nothing?

"Old Ma!"

Huang Hong couldn't help but call out.

Fearing that Huang Hong might say something she shouldn't, Ma Yongchang glared at her fiercely, lowered his voice, and roared, "Shut your mouth!"

At this moment, everyone's gaze turned toward Tang Ye.

"I hope you keep your word."

Tang Ye glanced at the neighbors who had come to watch the excitement; he was also wary of the influence and did not want to blow the matter out of proportion.

Even though they belonged to different posts, they all carried the label of civil servant.

To survive in this circle, one must follow the rules of the game.

However, Tang Ye felt that although the matter was resolved, the process was quite ironic.

If he were an ordinary person without a girlfriend like Du Xi, the story might have developed in a completely different direction!

After Ma Yongchang left with his people, the neighbors gathered downstairs, discussing it one after another.

"I didn't expect someone to move into the seventh floor who could keep the ninth floor in check!"

"What kind of background does this family have to be so powerful?"

"I've chatted with them a few times; their son is a cadre in the township, and their daughter-in-law works at the Municipal Public Security Bureau."

"A talented man and a beautiful woman, they are a perfect match!"

"Regardless, this family has finally solved a major headache for us. From now on, we can sleep without worrying about the ceiling suddenly collapsing!"

Ma Yongchang and Huang Hong returned home.

Huang Hong couldn't hold it in any longer and asked softly, "That family on the seventh floor is so overbearing, what exactly is their background?"

Ma Yongchang was furious, "Their backing is the County Party Secretary! If you don't want me to lose my job, be honest from now on. When you were smashing the wall, I warned you not to mess around. Now look, you've caused such a huge mess!"

Huang Hong had first taken a slap, and now she was being scolded by her husband.

Even though she was fuming inside, she had no thoughts of revenge.

On the contrary, she was still pondering whether she should find a way to ease the relationship with the seventh floor.

She didn't want her husband's job to be ruined because of this.

Failure in the officialdom is often cruel; the light cases lead to bankruptcy and imprisonment;

The heavy cases lead to the destruction of the family and the separation of loved ones.

Qin Lan took Du Xi to the furniture mall to look for furniture.

Tang Ye mused that after this incident, Qin Lan no longer held any grudges against Du Xi.

She had previously felt that Du Xi's job was quite dangerous, but at a critical moment, it possessed strong deterrent power.

Tang Ye knew the renovation workers had been wronged and felt bad about it, so he treated them to a meal at a restaurant near the residential complex.

Before long, Jia Teng hurried over.

Tang Ye helped Jia Teng pull out a chair and said politely, "Manager Jia, regarding the renovation, I must trouble you to put in extra effort. Although my mother often comes to keep an eye on things, she is a layman after all and still needs a professional to strictly oversee the quality."

Jia Teng had learned from the workers what happened today.

This client was introduced by Song Jin, and back then, Song Jin had vaguely hinted that Tang Ye was not simple.

"Town Mayor Tang, rest assured, I will definitely make your house a masterpiece and guarantee you will be satisfied!" Jia Teng had already made up his mind.

Whether there was money to be made or not could be set aside for now, but he absolutely could not offend this big shot.

When it came time to settle the bill, Tang Ye was just about to take out money, but Jia Teng quickly paid the tab.

Tang Ye knew what Jia Teng was thinking and secretly mused that he could introduce jobs to Jia Teng in the future.

This is the way of the world!

After parting ways with Tang Ye.

Jia Teng hurriedly pulled the subordinate in charge of the renovation to the side and instructed him with a serious face: "You've seen the owner's capability. Be on your toes, and if you drop the ball, don't blame me for docking your pay!"

The subordinate nodded repeatedly, "Manager Jia, I wouldn't dare to take this lightly. If this owner gets angry and slaps me across the face, I wouldn't be able to handle it!"

"..."

Hearing this, Jia Teng was left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.