Chapter 55: Cheng Xianglan, Get Out!

Upon hearing that, Qiao Sheng looked at Xiao Shitou and said, "Mother wants to go change a lock, and also buy a broom and dustpan to come back and clean up the shop; once it's clean, we'll find someone to renovate the shop."

Before writing the shop rental contract, she asked the boss whether modifications were allowed.

The boss said modifications were allowed.

She only then signed it.

Otherwise, even if the price had been agreed upon, they probably wouldn't have rented it.

"Oh."

Xiao Shitou didn't ask further.

Qiao Sheng and the others simply tidied up and then went to find someone to renovate the shop.

As for the person to do the renovation,

Qiao Sheng didn't know who to ask, so he went to consult Cheng Xianglan.

Cheng Xianglan said with a smiling face, "Qiao Sheng, little sister, you've found the right person; my younger brother does this work. Wait, I'll send someone to call him for you."

"Xianglan sis, thank you."

Qiao Sheng thanked her gratefully.

Cheng Xianglan gave Qiao Sheng an annoyed glance and said, "We're already this close; from now on, you're not allowed to say polite things."

Soon after, she brought over a plate of snacks to greet Qiao Sheng and Xiao Shitou to eat.

She and Qiao Sheng's group hadn't exchanged more than a few words.

A furious old woman's voice came from outside.

"Cheng Xianglan, get out here!"

Cheng Xianglan's expression changed slightly; she told Qiao Sheng and the others to stay here eating and wait for her, then she strode out.

She hadn't walked far when she saw Shi Shi coming from the side.

"Aunt Shi."

"Smack."

Shi Shi slapped Cheng Xianglan's face with one palm, not caring that there were other people present.

"You slut, I warn you to stay away from my son; if you dare to flirt with him again, I'll fight you to the death—I'll kill you!"

Cheng Xianglan suppressed her anger and said, "Aunt Shi, what nonsense are you spouting? When did I ever flirt with your son? This is completely unfounded; Yun Tian and I are just friends."

"Pah!"

"My son himself admitted he's staying unmarried just to wait for you—how dare you say you haven't flirted with him? If you hadn't, you wouldn't be like this!"

Shi Shi didn't let Cheng Xianglan speak, sat on the ground slapping her thighs and wailing: "Everyone, come look—this old woman, an old cow eating tender grass, messing with my son, and she still won't admit it!"

Her son Yun Tian is twenty-one this year, eight years younger than Cheng Xianglan, works as a constable head at the yamen, and his appearance is fairly handsome.

Yun Tian, Qiao Sheng also knows him; previously, when handling the travel permit, it was he who helped.

After listening for a while,

Qiao Sheng walked out from the living room: "What are you yelling about? Even if your son likes Xianglan sis, you can't blame her."

"Who do you think you are? You have no right to speak here!"

Shi Shi glared at him.

Qiao Sheng said calmly: "Why can't I speak? Are you allowed to spout nonsense while I'm not allowed to tell the truth? I also know your son; Xianglan sis only regards him as a friend, with no other relationship—I can prove that."

Shi Shi was about to scold Qiao Sheng.

Yun Tian ran in from outside: "Mother, what are you making a fuss about here? Hurry up and go back with me."

If he hadn't heard from a fellow yamen worker that his mother had come here,

he wouldn't have known she was coming to cause trouble for Cheng Xianglan.

Shi Shi said: "I won't go back unless you promise to cut ties with her and marry the woman I've arranged for you!"

Yun Tian blurted out: "Mother, I won't agree to your demand; the person I like is Cheng Xianglan, and the person I want to marry is also her."

Seeing that he and Cheng Xianglan were getting along better than before,

his mother's fuss like this might have sent them back to square one.

What the heck is going on!

Cheng Xianglan said: "Yun Tian, I've already made it clear to you—us being together is impossible; at most we can be friends. If you keep acting like this, we won't even be able to stay friends."

(End of chapter)