Chapter 280: 276. Who Are You? (Seeking subscriptions, seeking monthly tickets!)

Zhang Ran signaled for Huo Zhiyuan to stay in the vehicle with the two little ones, while he and He Yong walked over together.

"We had already made an appointment, and the deposit was paid. Now you're saying you won't host us just like that?" Principal Su's voice was filled with anger; she had not expected to encounter such a situation.

"Sorry, it's just that there are some matters in the village that need to be handled recently. We will return the deposit to you; you should go find somewhere else." A male voice said. Although he said "sorry," there was not a hint of apology in his tone; instead, he had the air of someone wanting to drive them away immediately.

"What time is it now? You want us to go find a place now? Where are we supposed to look? If it wasn't convenient for you, you shouldn't have agreed in the first place. Now that things are like this, what are we supposed to do?" Principal Su said, suppressing her anger.

"Then that's up to you; this is no longer our business. Alright, the money has been returned to you. Do you still want to cause trouble? This is our territory, don't go looking for trouble for yourselves. Take the money and get lost quickly, don't delay our affairs."

"If you really delay us, I won't let you off easily." A young man said impatiently, his tone becoming increasingly rude.

Following his words, several young men stepped forward, scaring Principal Su and the others into taking a few steps back.

Principal Su and the others were all teachers, and most of the time they dealt with children; encountering such a situation, they didn't know what to do for a moment.

However, Principal Su also knew that she could not cause trouble here, and even less could she take the children along to take risks.

She needed to be responsible for the children's safety!

Just as she was preparing to swallow this insult and find a county seat or a city to stay the night first, she heard a voice from the side.

"Tsk tsk tsk, since when did Tianjiashan become so arrogant? I suppose after making money all these years, having money makes one's speech bold." The voice was full of mockery, immediately provoking the anger of some of the young men.

Tianjiashan was the name of their village; being mocked like this, how could they not be angry?

Everyone looked toward the sound and discovered Zhang Ran and He Yong walking over slowly, talking as they walked.

"Mr. Zhang." Principal Su was a bit nervous hearing Zhang Ran say this; she was afraid that Zhang Ran's words would provoke these people, and that if they really started a fight, the children would be hurt.

"Kid, don't talk nonsense, watch your step on the night road." Someone threatened.

Zhang Ran didn't even look at the person; he looked at Principal Su and said with a smile: "Principal Su, you all take the children to play over there first. I'll handle this side. I actually want to see how the people who once couldn't even afford to eat but still kept their promises have turned into this."

Zhang Ran ignored the man, but He Yong narrowed his eyes and memorized the man's appearance in his heart.

Principal Su said nervously: "Mr. Zhang, why don't we just let it go? We'll just take the loss, don't..."

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "It's really fine, Principal Su. A tiny Tianjiashan can't stir up much trouble. Besides, if you don't trust me, Zhiyuan is here too. We can have Zhiyuan report it to the city later, it's fine."

Zhang Ran's words finally calmed Principal Su's heart a little. She didn't know who Zhang Ran was, but she knew who Huo Zhiyuan was. Hearing that Huo Zhiyuan had also come, she knew that nothing major could happen.

The people over there heard Zhang Ran say he was going to report them to the city, and a look of disdain immediately appeared on their faces.

Their Tianjiashan was not afraid of such things. If they needed connections, they had them, and they were even the top official of Yi City. Although it wasn't their local city, they would still be looked after to some extent, and their network was very broad.

Zhang Ran continued: "Besides, we can't dirty the children's eyes."

"Uncle, we aren't leaving, we want to watch Uncle beat up the bad guys." As soon as Zhang Ran's words left his mouth, before Principal Su could reply, a child shouted, a look of righteous indignation on their little face.

Once the first child spoke, the other children shouted one after another, looking at the people opposite with expressions that said "you are big bad guys," which made the faces of the people over there turn black instantly.

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "Then children, stand a little further away, don't get caught by these bad guys, or it will be hard for Uncle to handle."

"I know, I won't be taken as a hostage, I won't cause trouble for Uncle." The little ones' thoughts were jumpy; at this moment, they had already associated this with scenes from movies.

Immediately, the group of little ones ran off, standing by the recreational vehicle with their parents watching.

"Mr. Zhang?" Principal Su was a bit worried.

Zhang Ran laughed: "Don't worry, Principal Su. I won't make a move; I can't set a bad example for the children. I know this, so don't worry. Besides, I feel it's beneath me to fight them."

Zhang Ran's attitude made Principal Su feel slightly more at ease, but it infuriated the group of people opposite. Zhang Ran's expression, which clearly didn't take them seriously, made it impossible for them to hide the anger in their hearts.

Their village was a famously wealthy village. Even if not every household was a millionaire, they were close to it.

These people had lived since childhood in the envious gazes of people from nearby villages; when had they ever been looked down upon like this?

"Kid, I warned you not to talk nonsense, you won't listen, right? Do you really want a beating to be happy?" A young man walked up, clenching his fists.

However, he had only taken two steps when he saw He Yong, who had been standing by Zhang Ran's side, walking over with a blank expression.

"Dayong, don't make a move, there are children here. I just want to have a good chat with them; after all, we are old friends." Zhang Ran waved his hand and said.

He Yong stopped in his tracks upon hearing this, but his eyes were fixed on the man. The man felt uncomfortable being stared at by He Yong's gaze and subconsciously stopped his steps as well.

A man in his thirties who had been standing in the back had been frowning ever since Zhang Ran arrived.

He felt like he had seen this person before, but he couldn't remember where.

"Why are you breaking the contract? We have already paid the money. Now that you want to break the contract, at least give us a reason, right?" Zhang Ran said with a calm expression.

"What does it have to do with you?"

"This doesn't count as having nothing to do with me? You broke our contract; are we not even allowed to ask? Since when did your Tianjiashan become so overbearing? Who gave you the courage?" Zhang Ran didn't seem angry, and said with a smile.

Without waiting for them to answer, Zhang Ran said to himself: "Could it be Xia Zhangqing? That shouldn't be; this guy has always been very incorruptible. Or are you just using his name to intimidate us?"

Hearing Zhang Ran name the person they truly relied on in their hearts, the expressions of these people changed.

"Who are you?" Someone stared at him and asked.

Zhang Ran said with a chuckle: "I'm a parent of a student. What? You still want to retaliate against me? Then I'll have to go reason with Xia Zhangqing."