Chapter 30

Near noon, just as Li Ye was having a great time writing his novel, Sun Laoliu, the school gatekeeper, came to the remedial class and told Li Ye with a dark face that someone was looking for him outside.

Li Ye was very surprised.

This Sun Laoliu had a grudge against him; why would he come to the class to pass a message?

Li Dayong immediately said vigilantly: "Brother, could this old guy be holding a grudge and have ambushed people outside the school to fix you?"

Li Ye sneered: "What are you thinking! Do you think this is *Romance of the Three Kingdoms*? If it were really like that, it would be good."

Li Ye packed up his novel manuscript and handed it to Watching Wen Leyu.

"Help me keep it safe, don't let others see it!"

"Okay, you can rest assured."

Watching Wen Leyu took it with a solemn expression, as if she had received a heroic mission.

And when Li Dayong saw the stack of letter paper in Li Ye's hand, his heart skipped a beat, and he stared at the stack of paper with a bad expression.

Of course, he wouldn't think Li Ye was writing a novel; he would only think Li Ye was writing a letter.

Writing to whom?

Except for a certain woman he hated to the bone, Li Ye hadn't written letters to anyone else.

【Brother, didn't you swear to break it off with that disaster a few days ago? Why are you... getting involved with her again? It's really bad luck for eight lifetimes; a good horse doesn't eat back the grass...】

And when Watching Wen Leyu saw Li Dayong staring straight at the letter paper in her hand, her eyes widened.

"What are you looking at?"

"........"

Li Dayong looked at the fierce little mute and had no temper at all.

Recently, he had clearly seen the "intimate" way Watching Wen Leyu and Li Ye were acting.

Even if there was the slightest possibility of Watching Wen Leyu having a relationship with Li Ye, Li Dayong wouldn't argue with her.

He had deeply experienced Li Ye's bad temper when it came to protecting his own.

So Li Dayong turned his head to Fu Yingjie and launched his "damage transfer" skill.

"What are you looking at? I'm talking about you, you're still looking? No one is allowed to look!"

"........."

The bewildered Fu Yingjie opened his mouth and finally had to helplessly endure this unprovoked disaster.

Li Ye got up and walked out. By now, he had probably guessed that it was Hao Jian and the others back from the provincial capital, though they had returned a bit earlier than scheduled.

Li Dayong also followed Li Ye out; he was still a bit worried. What if Sun Laoliu was seeking revenge for that day?

However, when he and Li Ye walked to the school gate, they didn't see any thugs, but instead saw their fellow brothers Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng, Hao Jian, and Wang Jianqiang.

"Brother Peng, why are you here?"

"I came to find you and Li Ye!"

Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng was smoking and spat, saying: "What's wrong with this old guy at the gate? I said I wanted to go in to find you, and he was being all difficult?

He wouldn't let me in. Fine, I won't go in, I'll just make him obediently call you out for me."

Li Ye and Li Dayong looked at each other and then looked at the guard room in unison.

Sun Laoliu had his back to them, but the large footprint on the back of his cotton-padded jacket made the brothers understand everything.

Could they not know what kind of person Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng was?

The thugs on the street all went around him. If it weren't for his mother keeping a tight rein on him, he would have already been lording over the county and ended up in the station.

Sun Laoliu hadn't been sharp-eyed just now and must have been hammered by Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng, which was why he was holding back his anger and went to the remedial class to call Li Ye.

What is called "fierce in appearance but weak in reality"?

This is it.

You bully the children in school, but why don't you bark at the bullies outside the school?

Li Ye didn't tell Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng about what happened that day; if he had, it would probably be another round of trouble.

The five of them went to a mutton soup restaurant a few hundred meters away. In the middle of winter, each of them slurped a bowl of mutton soup; it was so comfortable and warm.

Li Ye asked Hao Jian: "Why did you come back at noon today? So fast?"

Hao Jian glanced at Li Dayong and didn't speak.

Li Ye said: "We're brothers, our lips are tight. You can just say it."

Only then did Hao Jian say: "We didn't expect it to be so early either. We had just visited two families and sold all the malt sugar. Since we were out of stock, we thought we'd come back to boil more sugar. The other families we agreed with are still waiting!"

Li Ye was a bit surprised: "So smooth? Do they think our sugar quality is good? Or is the price low?"

Since an accident had occurred, he had to analyze the cause; this was a habit Li Ye had formed in his previous life.

Hao Jian shook his head: "Neither. It's that some relatives and friends of those two families also got involved, each wanting ten or eight jin, wanting to test the waters."

Li Ye understood.

People in this era were timid. When they wanted to do something, they liked to gang up, emboldening themselves with the idea that "the law doesn't punish the masses."

This was a good thing for Li Ye. After all, one more person meant one more distribution point and one more potential target. There would always be a few who would blaze a trail and slowly form a terminal market.

However, Hao Jian continued: "But... it wasn't completely smooth. When we were trading with the second family, they relied on their numbers and intended to lower the price or buy on credit, but they were settled by the two brothers."

Li Ye was shocked. This was no small matter. A strong dragon doesn't suppress a local snake. If the other party had bad intentions, they had to cut off all contact early, otherwise, they would fail to achieve success and only cause trouble.

"Tell me, what trouble did you cause?"

"No trouble,"

Seeing Li Ye's solemn expression, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng hurriedly said: "Just as a sign of trouble appeared over there, before I could even speak, Qiangzi smashed two bricks on his own forehead, scaring those people silly on the spot..."

"........."

Li Ye was also a bit stunned. He thought letting Wang Jianqiang go along was just a tag-along to get a free meal, but he didn't expect this simpleton to have this use?

Seeing Li Ye stunned, Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng raised his hand and took off Wang Jianqiang's cotton hat, revealing a bruise on his forehead.

And Wang Jianqiang, who was slurping mutton soup, looked up and gave Li Ye a silly, simple smile.

But Li Ye, with his sharp eyes, clearly saw the panic in the depths of his eyes.

This child... was afraid Li Ye would scold him and not let him go along in the future.

Li Ye pursed his lips and whispered: "Qiangzi, in the future, when you encounter such things, watch Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng's eyes and act. Even if you have to smash, one brick is enough. Remember?"

"Yeah, yeah, I remember, Brother. Hehehehe, it doesn't hurt, hehehehe."

Wang Jianqiang really didn't feel it hurt. When his mother, older brother, and younger brother at home complained that he was wasting food, that was what really hurt.

"How could it not hurt? But Brother Qiangzi's two bricks were worth it. Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and I looked carefully; those people weren't tough guys and couldn't make any waves..."

Hao Jian was a smart person. Seeing Li Ye feeling sorry for Wang Jianqiang, he immediately began to flatter him without leaving a trace.

Of course, today's events also let him know that he really couldn't break into the provincial capital alone, and having these two to help was a form of support.

With someone like Hao Jian to liven up the atmosphere, the dinner table soon became lively, and the few of them ate and drank, very boisterously.

But slowly, Li Ye noticed that Li Dayong's mood was wrong.

This best friend and childhood pal looked at Li Ye with eyes that seemed full of... resentment.

Li Ye asked: "Dayong, what kind of look is that?"

Li Dayong lowered his head and said: "Brother, you guys went to break into the provincial capital together, why didn't you pull me along? Do you think I'm useless?"

It turned out that Li Dayong had listened to Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and Hao Jian talking with such excitement and finally realized what was going on.

Originally, he had just thought Watching Watching Watching Jin Peng and the others had made some money in the provincial capital and had come to treat him and Li Ye to a good meal.

But now he saw that these people were partners doing business, and it was "big business" involving several yuan at every turn, yet they had left him out.

He asked himself, given his relationship with Li Ye, how could they have left him out? Chapter 31: Truly Fragrant