Chapter 423: If Nothing Goes Wrong

He recognized her; this was the woman who had just been standing at the door laughing at him.

Hearing Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong ask, Xilin's face turned pale instantly.

While Li Xuewu said with a smile: "A friend I met while wandering the market; we hit it off, so I'm giving her a ride."

Hearing Li Xuewu say this, Xilin's eyes immediately misted over, and she moved her feet to stand behind Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu always handled things steadily, so Li Huai De didn't pay much attention.

While Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong looked at this girl a few more times, then lost interest, yawned, and asked: "When are we leaving?"

Li Xuewu gestured outside and said: "The car has been ready for a long time; we've been waiting for you for half a day."

"Hehehe."

The group, having exerted their strength, smiled embarrassedly, then put on their clothes and followed Li Xuewu out of the tent.

Perhaps seeing that there were many people here, no one from the Azayi caravan came to see Xilin off.

And Xilin also followed behind Li Xuewu with a calm face.

When they walked to the rear compartment, as Li Xuewu helped her onto the truck, she still couldn't help but glance toward the caravan.

By the time Zhao Yajun and Hadier worked together to cover the tarpaulin tightly, Xilin silently hid in a corner of the compartment, hugging her luggage and crying.

Li Xuewu didn't pay much attention, walked to the front of the compartment, and patted the driver's cab hard.

Then he heard the roar of the truck and felt the shaking and movement of the compartment.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong, as if paralyzed, lay on the pile of cloth, squinted his eyes, looked at Li Xuewu, and asked: "What did you buy?"

Li Xuewu turned his head and ignored him, instead looking at the others.

But hearing Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong's words, Li Xuewu couldn't help but think of what had just happened in the partition.

Through the light coming in from the rear window of the driver's cab, everyone saw the corners of Li Xuewu's mouth curling up.

Sometimes this kind of thing is like it's contagious; everyone recalled the loud shout in the tent just now.

"Pfft~"

"Hehehe~"

"Kuku~"

"Hahahahaha~"

Who knows who was the first to not hold it in; in the end, everyone laughed out loud.

Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong wanted to kill Li Xuewu right now; it was just that he didn't have the strength to move his body.

Watching the laughter of these people in the car, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong wrapped himself in his overcoat, covered his head, and chose to ignore it.

The group laughed for a while; although there were still bursts of laughter from time to time, they all restrained themselves.

These past few days, Comrade Comrade Ji Weidong and Li Huai De had been very bored and uncomfortable on the train.

This rare opportunity brought the relationship between the group a little closer.

When they were almost at their destination, Li Xuewu told everyone what he had bought at the bazaar.

It got dark earlier in Beijing than in Steel City, because there was a difference of several time zones.

When Li Xuewu was still strolling in the Erken Bazaar, Qin Huairu at the Steel Mill guesthouse had already pushed her bicycle and finished work.

If nothing went wrong, this time there was no accident.

"Sister~"

"Don't call me sister; you can't even call me Mom right now."

Qin Huairu pushed her bicycle and nodded to acquaintances on the road, with Qin Jingru following behind carrying a small bundle.

"The house is already a mess; it's enough that you've been hiding here for the afternoon for some peace and quiet."

She was too lazy to bother with this younger sister anymore; she would go upstairs to pick her up after work in the evening.

Qin Huairu had thought about it: it was better if she wasn't in the room, so she wouldn't have to be troubled in the future.

But what she didn't want to happen, happened.

Qin Huairu knew what kind of person her mother-in-law was, and she knew even better what kind of person her second uncle was.

To say they were both as bad as each other was absolutely correct; neither was anything good.

She was at the factory working, but her heart was worried about home.

"Get on."

Qin Huairu said to her sister impatiently; after Qin Jingru got on the bicycle with a pout, Qin Huairu rode toward home.

Qin Jingru hadn't thought about running away, but there were only so many places she could go.

People had already come to the house, her sister didn't care about her anymore, and while the guesthouse was good, she couldn't stay there without money or connections.

At this moment, sitting on the back seat, the closer she got to home, the more upset she felt.

Before, when her sister had just married over, she had envied her—envied her for being a city person.

After her brother-in-law passed away and her sister got a job and entered the workshop, she still envied her—envied her for being able to earn money herself.

Now, seeing the environment of the guesthouse and listening to the guesthouse staff being polite to her sister, she was a bit jealous now.

They were from the same village, from the same ancestors; why was she able to...

There were many pedestrians on the road, and Qin Jingru's heart was very chaotic.

When she entered the street, her heart became even more chaotic, because the figure walking in front wasn't that of Sha Zhu?

Qin Jingru turned her face away 'whoosh', pretending she hadn't seen him.

Qin Huairu was riding the bicycle, and she didn't want to bother with Sha Zhu either.

So she didn't greet him, nor did she slow down; instead, she pedaled a few more times, preparing to ride past quickly.

She accelerated so suddenly that Qin Jingru, sitting in the back, wasn't paying attention and almost fell off the seat.

Originally, her hands were holding her small bundle, and her toes were stepping on the axle of the rear wheel.

With this sway, she reached out to grab Qin Huairu's clothes, and her right foot exerted force.

"Zeng!"

"Quick! Quick! Quick..."

Hmm?

Qin Huairu, who was riding the bicycle, was accelerating, and felt the resistance on the flywheel increase, so a question mark appeared in her heart.

After hearing her sister's shout from behind, she thought she wanted to hide from Sha Zhu, so she stood up and pedaled.

"Ah~~~ Stop the car!"

Sha Zhu heard the shout from behind; his ears twitched, and he was about to turn around.

But he still restrained himself and held back from turning his head to look.

Before he could think of anything else, painful screams came from behind.

He turned his head abruptly, only to see Qin Jingru crying and shouting to stop the car while constantly slapping the saddle.

Looking down, Qin Jingru's foot was stuck in the wheel rim, but at this moment, Sha Zhu saw Qin Huairu standing on the pedals in a daze.

Hearing her sister's shout, Qin Huairu froze for a moment, then wanted to stop the car.

But because of Qin Jingru's chaotic grabbing and swaying, the two had an accident that didn't go wrong.

"Ouch!"

How could Sha Zhu watch the two fall to the ground and not care? He stepped forward a few steps, held the handlebars, and first helped Qin Jingru, whose leg was stuck, up.

Qin Huairu got up and wanted to go see Qin Jingru, who was crying loudly.

But seeing her sister crying and howling, Qin Huairu was also scared out of her wits, not knowing what to do.

Sha Zhu squatted behind the bicycle, grabbed Qin Jingru's ankle, and reversed the wheel to rescue her.

"Hey! Are you alright!"

Sha Zhu pushed the bicycle to the side, and together with Qin Huairu, helped Qin Jingru sit on the curb.

Qin Jingru cried while holding her foot; now that she was rescued, she was still crying, feeling that her foot had no sensation.

"Wah~ woo woo woo~ wah!"

Passersby on the road all came over to take a look; some said to send her to the hospital, some said it was nothing.

Qin Huairu took off her sister's shoe in distress, which made Qin Jingru raise the volume of her crying by several octaves.

"I checked, the bones are fine."

Sha Zhu stood up, feeling a bit embarrassed to squat there and look at the girl's foot.

"It should be skin abrasion; it will swell for a while."

Seeing Qin Huairu wanting to take off her socks, Sha Zhu hurriedly stopped her.

"Sister Qin, we're almost home; go find Uncle Li. Look, the socks are all bloody."

Qin Huairu heard Sha Zhu's words and stopped her movements, wiped away her tears, and said to Sha Zhu: "I'll go hold the bicycle, you carry her onto the seat."

"Ah? This..."

Sha Zhu looked at Qin Jingru, who was sobbing, and hesitated.

Qin Huairu didn't wait for him, held the bicycle steady, and shouted at Sha Zhu: "Hurry up!"

Sha Zhu gritted his teeth, bent down, picked up Qin Jingru, and placed her on the back seat.

Originally she was riding, now she could only sit sideways.

Qin Huairu waited for her sister to sit properly, pedaled the bicycle, and hurried toward home.

Sha Zhu picked up the small bundle on the ground and wanted to call out, but as soon as he stood up, the shadow of the bicycle was gone.

Qin Huairu was also anxious; she rode into the alley in a rush, just wanting to stop the bicycle at the entrance, but was startled by three 'earth people' who suddenly rushed out.

She had already been flustered by the incident just now, and because of Qin Jingru's crying behind her, she was anxious; now, being startled by people rushing out, damn!

"Clang!"

"Ah! Hmm~ ah woo woo wah~"

This time Qin Huairu stabilized herself and used her feet to support the bicycle, but Qin Jingru, who was sitting sideways behind, couldn't support herself.

Qin Huairu squeezed the brake hard, tilted the bicycle, and slid off the seat, performing a large forward sprawl.

This fall was solid; she didn't dare to put force on her injured foot, so she sprawled down.

Not only did her two hands land on the ground, but her forehead also bumped.

Looking from behind, this was Qin Jingru sliding off the bicycle and kowtowing to the gate.

The three 'earth people' who rushed out were also stunned.

Qin Laoer had been watching the alley entrance, and seeing Qin Huairu and the other enter, he went to notify Old Qin and Qin Laoda.

Because he was afraid the two would ride the bicycle away, Old Qin set this ambush.

But he never thought the ambush wouldn't work, and instead, his own daughter would be knocked down and eat shit.

At this moment, the day was long, and it wasn't dark yet; Qin Huairu recognized who these three 'earth people' were.

"Second Uncle! What are you doing!"

Qin Huairu shouted, then helped the wailing Qin Jingru with a crying voice.

Seeing the miserable state of his daughter after being helped up, Old Qin was also at a loss.

"We... we waited for you and you didn't return, so we were afraid you'd run..."

Before Old Qin could finish his words, Qin Huairu stared and shouted: "Run run run, is this my house or your house!"

After speaking, she didn't bother with her second uncle, and shouted at Qin Laoda: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and carry her!"

"Oh oh!"

Qin Laoda obeyed the order, squatted in front of his sister, and carried his sister, who was crying loudly, on his back, helped by Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu led the way in front, Qin Laoda carried the crying Qin Jingru on his back, Old Qin followed behind, and Qin Laoer carried the bicycle.

This was like the master and disciples on their way to fetch scriptures, which really gave the people in the courtyard a big show.

Because Qin Huairu was leading, no one stopped them at the gate this time, and they arrived at the front courtyard all the way.

Good heavens, today is 'excitement's mother opening the door for excitement'—excitement has arrived.

As soon as Qin Huairu entered, she saw the Third Master sitting in the courtyard, looking tearfully at the bicycle parked under the window, scolding Yan Jiefang, who was squatting at the door.

"You tell me! What else does our family have! Don't we just have this bicycle!"

He had rested for a few days; perhaps Li Shun's medicine was effective, as he could walk now.

But as soon as he went out, yo! The wheel was warped.

How much impact force must it have taken to warp the wheel like this?

No need to think, the second one rode the bicycle; it must be him.

As soon as he started scolding, Yan Jiefang could only honestly squat at the door and listen to the lecture.

Qin Huairu didn't have time to watch the fun and ran into the Li family first.

"Uncle Li, you're back, that's great."

Qin Huairu rushed in in a panic; Li Shun was holding a teacup and drinking water.

He had also just arrived home and was startled by Qin Huairu who rushed in.

Before Li Shun could speak, Qin Huairu held up the door curtain and shouted to Qin Laoda behind her: "Hurry up and carry Jingru in!"

Qin Laoda obeyed the order, carried his sister, and entered the room.

Seeing Li Shun stunned, Qin Huairu hurriedly explained: "Uncle Li, Jingru's foot was caught in the spokes, and she bumped it again at the door; please take a look."

Hearing this, Li Shun put down his teacup and signaled Qin Laoda to place Qin Jingru on the bench.

Qin Laoda put down his sister and wanted to help, but was pulled back by Qin Huairu.

"You go out first; you're covered in dirt, where are you touching?!"

Qin Laoda retreated a step in embarrassment and went outside the door; at this moment, his father was standing at the door, looking like he wanted to enter but didn't.

"Dad, Sister won't let me in."

Old Qin glared at his son, then lifted the door curtain and walked in.

At this moment, Li Shun had already brought over the medical kit and was checking the injuries on Qin Jingru's forehead and hands; he was currently preparing to check the foot that was resting on the bench.

Qin Jingru was still sobbing, tears streaming down in grievance.

Half of it was from the pain, and half was from being angered by her father and brother.

Li Shun took the scissors and cut open the sock, revealing the foot that had swollen into a bun.

The blood that had flowed out from the skin abrasion had already coagulated, and Qin Jingru felt the pain again when Li Shun treated it.

Old Qin stood to the side with a furrowed brow and asked his daughter: "Where did you go?"

Qin Jingru turned her head away in anger, refusing to look at her father.

Old Qin wouldn't tolerate such an attitude from his children and raised his hand to hit her.

"Second Uncle!"

Qin Huairu pushed away Old Qin's hand that was hitting Qin Jingru and said sternly: "Can't you see what Jingru looks like? Why are you still thinking of hitting her!"

"Hmph! She asked for it!"

Old Qin pointed at Qin Jingru and scolded: "Did I tell you to run! You've even learned to hide from your father! You ungrateful thing! You deserve it!"

"Hmm~~~"

Hearing her father scold her, Qin Jingru cried again; the dust on her face hadn't been wiped off, and she was already a big-faced cat from crying.

Li Shun frowned, looked at Old Qin, and then took alcohol and cotton swabs from the medical kit to rinse Qin Jingru's wound.

"Ah!"

As soon as the alcohol touched the top of her foot, Qin Jingru couldn't take it and pulled her leg back while covering it.

Qin Huairu walked over, squatted down, and fixed Qin Jingru's leg so that it would be convenient for Li Shun to treat it.

"If you want to hit or scold her, do it after she finishes treating her wounds and take her home to deal with her; don't put on a show for everyone right now!"

Qin Huairu didn't give her second uncle any face.

Old Qin stared and pointed at Qin Huairu, scolding: "You're not anything good either; you've hooked her heart to the city, and she doesn't even want her parents anymore."

"Yes, it's my fault; I shouldn't have introduced a partner to her."

Qin Huairu was also scared out of her wits; if Qin Jingru's leg or foot had really been broken, she wouldn't have been able to get over it.

At this moment, she said while wiping her tears: "But now that we're at someone else's place, let her finish treating her wounds first; if you want to scold her later, take her home to scold her."

"Hmph!"

Old Qin put his hands behind his back, glared at Qin Huairu, and said: "You think it's so good; you hooked your sister to the city by sucking up to the cook, and now that she's bumped or bruised, you want to push it all away."

Li Shun finished cleaning the wound on her foot, applied ointment, and then wrapped it with gauze.

"Raise your head and let me see."

Li Shun didn't bother with the argument beside him and continued to treat the wound on Qin Jingru's forehead.

"Uncle Li, will it leave a scar on my face? Woo woo~"

Qin Jingru had been here several times; Li Shun knew this girl and had heard about her from Liu Yin.

There was no airtight wall in this world; Liu Yin already knew about Qin Jingru wanting to marry into the Li family.

Not to mention the matter of being well-matched in social status, just this upbringing alone was enough for Li Shun to never let Qin Jingru marry any of his sons.

After finishing the one on her forehead, Li Shun treated the wounds on her hands.

The wounds on Qin Jingru's two hands were more serious because they were abraded by broken stones, so the gravel had to be cleaned out.

This required alcohol, which made Qin Jingru cry 'wah wah'.

The argument between Old Qin and Qin Huairu, Qin Jingru's crying, and the Third Master's scolding in the courtyard outside—it was truly lively.

"Why are there so many stones?"

Li Shun frowned and used tweezers to search and clean them.

Liu Yin stood to the side and chimed in: "Who knows who dumped a lot of broken bricks and tiles at the foot of the wall."

"Who else could it be?"

Qin Huairu's eyes glanced at Yan Jiefang opposite.

Old Qin followed his niece's gaze and saw the boy who had dumped his dirt sitting over there.

"It's him!"

Old Qin said indignantly: "No wonder they say you city people are bad; you dump dirt on us on purpose. Is there anyone like you!"

Qin Huairu couldn't be bothered to deal with him and pointed outside the door: "The one scolding people is his father; go find him."

Old Qin shook his head, pointed at Qin Huairu, and said: "Don't you give me any of that; you two bastards tell me how Old Six ran away, and how that old bastard in your family covered it up."

Speaking of this, Old Qin was full of fire, pointed at Qin Huairu, and said: "Don't look at how well you're living; you don't recognize your own flesh and blood!"

Qin Huairu turned her head away, not looking at him, disgusted by his foul mouth.

"You guys, that old thing in your family told the gatekeeper you weren't home, just not letting us in."

As he spoke, he put his hands on his hips and scolded: "You think you can hide from me and I'll just go back!"

"Alright, go back and wipe your face, but don't get it wet."

Li Shun finished wrapping the gauze and then started packing up the tools on the table.

"Thank you, Uncle Li."

"Alright, alright, take good care of it, don't freeze it."

Li Shun nodded and responded to Qin Jingru twice.

Qin Huairu walked over and asked politely: "Uncle Li, thank you; how much is the consultation fee?"

"Hey, go back."

Li Shun blocked Qin Huairu's hand and pointed to Qin Jingru: "Take your sister back."

Knowing Li Shun's temper, Qin Huairu exchanged a few polite words, ignored her second uncle, and reached out to help Qin Jingru as they walked out.

Seeing that Li Shun had treated the illness without asking for money, Old Qin couldn't help but choke in embarrassment.

Just a moment ago, he was saying that city people weren't good, but now a city person had treated his daughter's illness without asking for money.

He also never expected this; this slap in the face came too fast.

Seeing that the doctor wasn't bothering with them, he left in embarrassment.

"Sigh~"

Liu Yin sighed, took a broom and shovel to clean up the trash on the ground, and then took a rag to wipe the stools and table.

"People's fate is destined by heaven."

Li Shun looked at his wife and said: "Don't say that."

After finishing with Liu Yin, Li Shun looked toward the door, because at this moment, Sha Zhu entered from the hanging flower gate, and the front courtyard became completely lively.

If you want to talk about getting dark early, it has to be Steel City.

Yu Min returned to the club, looked at the orchestra preparing the music for the evening and the staff tidying up the tables below, gave a few instructions, and went up to the third floor.

"Brother Guan."

"Hmm."

The man standing by the window looking outside responded, but didn't turn around.

Yu Min carefully closed the door, then walked to the front of the desk and stood still.

"The grain has already started to be transported to the Steel Mill, and the Zhou Wang Yamei family is in the Steel Mill's dormitory."

"That Man Dejie is at the guesthouse in front of the station, with Xiao Tao inside; I let Old Liu take people to keep watch."

Yu Min first reported the current situation, then reported from the time he left here in the afternoon.

He hadn't reported the previous situation because Brother Guan was in the next room when he was chatting with Man Dejie in the small dance hall.

"Don't you think the time is a bit tight?"

The man by the window asked after Yu Min finished speaking.

Yu Min froze, then asked: "

"The grain has already started being transported to the steel mill, and Zhou Wang Yamei's family is all in the steel mill's dormitory."

"That Man Dejie is at the station guesthouse, and Xiaotao is inside; I had Old Liu take some men to keep an eye on them."

Yu Min first stated the current situation, then proceeded to report starting from when he left here this afternoon.

The previous situation wasn't reported because when he was chatting with Man Dejie in the small dance hall, Brother Guan was right next door.

"Don't you think the timing is a bit rushed?"

The man by the window commented after Yu Min finished speaking.

Yu Min was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Brother Guan, are you saying... that this Man Dejie has a problem?"

"Heh heh."

Brother Guan turned back around, took a look at Yu Min, and said, "I didn't say he has a problem, but this timing is too tight."

After saying this, Brother Guan walked back to the sofa and sat down, taking the cigarette Yu Min lit for him.

"A person suddenly appears in Steel City, can handle this kind of business for the suddenly appearing Fu family, and has to get it done within these two days—where does he get his confidence?"

After Brother Guan finished this question, he smoked his cigarette while squinting his eyes at Yu Min.

Yu Min stood opposite the coffee table, pondered for a moment, and replied, "I've also been suspicious, but all the suspicious points match up."

"I've already had Little Wang call Beijing regarding this Man Dejie's unit. One of the people he brought has already gone to Jicheng; Little Wang saw him get on the train."

"As for the Fu family side..."

Yu Min hesitated for a moment and said, "Wu Fengxian's identity was confirmed by the Beijing side. Although there are no specific details, I can tell that this woman is either wealthy or noble."

"Heh heh."

Brother Guan chuckled and signaled for Yu Min to continue.

Yu Min reported, "As for his confidence in handling the business, I don't see anything novel in his methods. If he can't find us, I estimate he's going to collect the remainder."

This "collecting the remainder" was something he saw Man Dejie planning to do at the market with his own eyes; it's even possible he might go directly to the Grain Bureau.

After explaining his point of view, Yu Min saw that Brother Guan didn't refute him, so he continued, "Brother Guan, I want to increase the stakes."

Brother Guan slightly raised his hand holding the cigarette, signaling Yu Min to speak.

"Wu Fengxian still has half a box of gold in her hands..."

Yu Min's eyes rolled, and he said, "Grain is a bit of a loss; I want to use Western medicine to top it off."

"Are you that sure he can get his hands on beef and mutton?"

Brother Guan didn't care about his proposal, nor did he care whether it was grain or Western medicine.

No matter what is sent onto the train, the final thing to be obtained can only be that beef and mutton.

There are still two months of freezing period left in the Northeast now; if handled well, these meats could potentially double the value of the inventory in the warehouse.

"I don't trust any of them."

Yu Min looked at Brother Guan, took the deposit slip out from his chest pocket, and placed it on the coffee table.

"But since the steel mill has the deposit, I won't lose no matter what."

Brother Guan reached out and pressed down on the deposit slip, sliding it along the tabletop to his side to examine it.

"Is this the deposit Man Dejie paid?"

"Yes."

Yu Min nodded and said, "He paid ten thousand, and Wu Fengxian paid half a box; the quantity is fifteen jin."

Brother Guan nodded and asked, "Is it safe?"

"Brother Guan, that is also the problem I'm worried about."

Yu Min frowned and said, "The money isn't in our hands after all. According to financial regulations, Man Dejie needs the deposit slip and the official seal to exchange for the deposit."

"No need to worry about the steel mill."

Brother Guan nodded and said, "They also have to play by the rules of the game."

"Yes."

Yu Min continued, "The deposit slip is with us, the official seal is with Zhou Wang Yamei at the guesthouse, and Man Dejie is at the train station. To move the deposit, all three must be gathered. If he tries any tricks, our people won't be unaware."

Brother Guan nodded and said, "Increase the surveillance on this Man Dejie. If it doesn't work, have Nie Liansheng help out."

Hearing Brother Guan mention Nie Liansheng, Yu Min's brows twitched.

"Brother Guan, their identities are sensitive after all. I still suggest having Old Liu and the others send more men."

"It's not your first time doing this."

Brother Guan stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and said with a smile, "Don't suspect those you use, don't use those you suspect. I've handed the business to you, so you handle it."

Yu Min was also an old hand who had followed him for a long time and hadn't made any mistakes on this issue, so he still trusted Yu Min relatively well.

"I'm not the person involved after all, so the questions I raise aren't representative."

Brother Guan's way of speaking was always so gentle and refined, unhurried and steady.

Yu Min said with a face full of respect, "I still prefer to listen to your opinions more; that way I feel at ease."

"Hey~ the future is yours after all. You must be brave in taking on responsibilities. Being cautious is good, but you shouldn't be suspicious of everyone!"

As he spoke, he stood up, walked over to the desk, and patted Yu Min on the shoulder.

"You can listen to others' opinions more, but you must also have your own judgment."

"Then..."

Yu Min looked into Brother Guan's eyes and asked, "If the two trucks of medicinal materials from Jicheng arrive tomorrow, this matter of increasing the stakes..."

"I said it, it's all handed to you; you handle it."

Brother Guan looked at Yu Min with a very trusting gaze and nodded.

"Thank you, Brother Guan."

Yu Min was filled with the excitement of being trusted and said with a smile, "I won't be satisfied until I get that box of gold into my hands. Once I get it back, I'll send it to your house."

"Ha ha ha."

Brother Guan patted Yu Min on the shoulder and said, "I only have this one little hobby, and you've managed to catch onto it. Ha ha ha."

"Heh heh."

Yu Min replied with a smile, "I remember all the kindness Brother Guan has shown me. I have no way to repay it, so I can only hope to make you happy."

"Mm."

Brother Guan pointed at Yu Min and said, "Look around later to see if there's a suitable girl, and get your life's big event settled early. When that time comes, I'll gift you a property."

"Thank you, Brother Guan."

Yu Min knew it was time for him to leave.

After thanking Brother Guan, he pointed toward the door and said, "Then I'll go out and make arrangements."

Just as he reached the doorway, he heard Brother Guan in the room say, "In this time of needing people, you look into arranging those brothers of your sister-in-law's."

"Yes!"

Yu Min didn't have time to think too much and quickly agreed.

After walking out of the room and closing the door, Yu Min's face showed all sorts of colors.

Just now, when Brother Guan mentioned Nie Liansheng, he couldn't help but want to look at Brother Guan's face.

Now that Brother Guan mentioned those brothers-in-law of the Zhong family, he felt an even more absurd sensation in his heart.

If one day, Brother Guan finds out about that matter...

Hiss~

Yu Min shivered, shook his body, and went downstairs to make arrangements.

"Da da da."

"Manager Man!"

"Speak!"

"It's mealtime, should we..."

"Get lost!"

Before Da Chun'er could finish speaking, a loud shout came from the room: "Don't you know I'm busy!"

Wen San'er was indeed busy; this was an imperial decree... that thing, that thing. He returned to the room and started getting "busy."

Xiaotao was also somewhat surprised by this Manager Man's impatience, but this was a task arranged by Director Yu, and she didn't dare not do it.

Being grabbed by the hand by Wen San'er, a protracted war began.

Da Chun'er curled his lips and muttered a few words. Just as he was about to leave, he turned back around, pressed his ear against the door, and started eavesdropping.

Seeing the big, foolish guy eavesdropping at the door opposite, Old Liu, standing at the doorway of the room across the hall, looked astonished.

This Manager Man isn't very proper; even the subordinates he brought have a rogue air about them.

Da Chun'er had no idea someone was watching him from behind; right now, he was listening to the "creaking" sound inside with great joy.

He was also malicious; thinking about how this grandson made the two of them drink urine in the room on the train, he wanted to take revenge.

When the "creaking" sound accelerated, he patted the door and shouted, "Manager Man! Manager Man!"

"What the hell do you want!"

"I just went downstairs and remembered, do you want me to bring food back for you!"

"Get lost! Bring your grandmother's shit!"

Da Chun'er heard the sound in the room stop and covered his mouth, laughing "ku ku ku."

"My grandmother has been dead for eight hundred years; where am I supposed to get that stuff for you~"

He was laughing happily at the doorway when the room door was suddenly opened.

He saw Wen San'er draped in his clothes, holding his shoes in his hand, looking at the startled Da Chun as if he were about to strike.

Da Chun'er was foolish, but his body was agile. Seeing Wen San'er come out, he retreated a step.

When Wen San'er chased him out, throwing his shoes to hit him, he ran down the stairs.

According to Director Yu's requirements, the Manager Man opposite and his subordinate were both targets of surveillance.

Old Liu let the person behind him take over, opened the room door, and walked out.

As if he were just going out inadvertently, Old Liu's eyes glanced into the room opposite.

Because the door was wide open, Old Liu had already seen Xiaotao lying on the bed looking toward this side.

After confirming Xiaotao was normal, Old Liu bumped squarely into Man Dejie, who was returning to pick up his shoes.

"Oh! Sorry!"

Old Liu apologized quickly, then stepped back to clear the way, brushing past Wen San'er's side and heading downstairs.

Wen San'er squinted his eyes and looked at Old Liu's back, then rummaged through his pockets.

Fortunately, all his things were in his bag; he had already felt that this person was problematic just now.

It's just that at this time, it's better to be still than to move. After glancing at the room this person had just come out of, Wen San'er shuffled back into his room in his shoes.

"Battle again!"

Wen San'er was clear about the situation here, but he knew even better that he had to play his role well, otherwise, all his previous efforts might be wasted.

Being able to reach this step, he also felt it was a stroke of luck.

A stroke of luck that his luck was good, a stroke of luck that that damn kid calculated well, otherwise he might have had to account for his life at that club today.

Da Chun'er, however, was completely unaware of any danger today; he just felt that this Manager Man wasn't a good person.

He went downstairs happily, found a noodle shop, walked in, ordered a bowl of noodles, and started eating.

Old Liu, standing at the doorway smoking, never took his eyes off Da Chun'er.

He had originally thought this big, foolish guy was coming out to make a phone call or pass on a message, but damn, he just started eating as soon as he entered the room, making him hungry just watching.

"Old Liu?"

"Director Yu."

Old Liu heard the voice behind him, turned his head to look, and saw Yu Min walking over with a few people.

Turning his head to look inside the noodle shop, Old Liu quickly gestured to Yu Min.

As soon as Yu Min saw Old Liu's signal, he reached out and stopped the five Zhong family tigers following him.

Last time the Zhong family was taught a lesson by Li Xuewu, Old Zhong finally realized what the gap was.

So after returning, he "repented and turned over a new leaf," determined to have all five sons enter this kind of powerful department.

After begging his sister several times, he finally managed to get the eldest son arranged in.

Right now, Yu Min grabbed Qin Laoda's shoulder, signaling him to go over and take over from Old Liu.

Qin Laoda walked over, and while lighting a cigarette, let Old Liu brief him on the target of the surveillance, then stood there, while Old Liu went to report to Yu Min.

"Director, why did you come?"

"I wasn't quite at ease."

Yu Min walked with Old Liu toward a dark place, pointed at the four people beside him, and said, "I've brought you a few people; tonight you must keep a firm eye on the people for me."

"Yes."

Old Liu nodded and said yes, then briefed the four newcomers on the situation inside.

Yu Min stood to one side listening, his eyes watching the Zhong eldest side, guarding against anyone coming out of the restaurant.

After Old Liu finished briefing them, Yu Min asked, "Do you know what Man Dejie is doing?"

"Heh heh."

Old Liu chuckled, looked toward the direction of the guesthouse, and said, "He's... doing Xiaotao."

Yu Min grinned and also started laughing.

As long as it's normal, as long as it's normal. As long as we get through tomorrow, as long as the grain is shipped out, as long as the deposit slip is kept safe, as long as Man Dejie is watched!

Although he had been suspicious of this Man Dejie in his heart all along, his heart had also been emphasizing the rationality of Man Dejie's appearance all along.

It was Yu Min himself hypnotizing himself; all the suspicions were explained by what he thought based on what he saw and heard.

It can be said that everything Yu Min wanted to think about was performed for him with Wen San'er and Lou Xiaoe as the leads, Zhou Wang Yamei and her son as supporting roles, and Da Qiangzi and Da Chun'er as two extras.

If it were just the few of them acting, it certainly wouldn't work; the guest appearance by Dong Wenxue added quite a few points to the credibility of this performance.

How could Yu Min ever imagine that the steel mill would cooperate with them to deceive him?

You can run from the monk, but you can't run from the temple. Brother Guan can't influence the steel mill, but he's not someone to be trifled with either.

No matter how much of a "dragon crossing the river" Dong Wenxue is, he can't just kill the local snakes at will.

"Dong Shuji, it's time to eat."

"Good."

Dong Wenxue responded, put down the document in his hand, stood up, and walked to the dining table.

He was now used to the attendant Little Wang preparing his dinner every day and then calling him to eat.

His initial persistence had also turned into calmness under Little Wang's repeated soft persistence.

Little Wang handed the chopsticks to Dong Wenxue, then went to tidy up the clothes Dong Wenxue had changed out of today.

"Dong Shuji, are there any valuables in the clothes?"

"No."

Dong Wenxue responded, then said, "My clothes don't need to be washed all the time; they aren't very dirty."

"How can that be?"

Little Wang replied with a smile, "Your image represents my work performance. If the Director sees your clothes are dirty, wouldn't he say I didn't take good care of you?"

"Heh heh."

Dong Wenxue knew this Little Wang was eloquent, chuckled, and didn't say anything more about this.

As soon as his clothes were taken off, they were never left for the next day; they were washed and ironed flat by Little Wang that same evening.

The clothes he was to wear every morning were also prepared by Little Wang and placed at the head of the bed, and before going out, his image was also checked by Little Wang.

If it were Li Xuewu here, he would definitely think of the fact that he also had such a thoughtful person.

Could Dong Wenxue not perceive the intention of this attendant?

How could that be? Dong Wenxue's background and experience were not something a little attendant could fool.

But who could refuse an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young and beautiful girl serving one's daily life every day?

Dong Wenxue knew who he was, knew what this girl was after, and of course, knew that there were a wife and children in Beijing waiting for him.

So when he enjoyed this kind of service, he didn't show any approval or overstepping.

Dong Wenxue and Little Wang both knew it in their hearts, but they just didn't say it out loud.

Is Little Wang foolish?

Not really; she of course knew Dong Wenxue had a family.

And looking at the photo on the desk in the room, she knew Dong Wenxue's spouse's status wasn't low.

She hadn't thought about what she could directly obtain from Dong Wenxue, but when Dong Wenxue slowly got used to her service, she had already obtained what she wanted.

As she just said, the Director of the guesthouse, how could he criticize her?

She was now Dong Wenxue's attendant, and people in the guesthouse had started to curry favor with her.

The reason she said that was to let Dong Wenxue know she understood her status, wouldn't make mistakes in her work, and was waiting for Dong Wenxue to give her a chance to show herself.

Isn't interpersonal relationship just this kind of tug-of-war as the norm?

Advanced hunters often appear in the guise of prey.

But at the end of the game between hunter and prey, no one knows who is the prey and who is the hunter.

Asking for monthly tickets with an extra update, good brothers~