"Sigh, tell me, since when have I bee the silly big sister?"
"Tch, are you even shameless enough to call yourself the silly big sister?"
Both Zhu Hongyu and Ying Nuo almost simultaneously retorted, and then, everyone chuckled lightly, quickly erasing the little bit of disharmony that had been there.
"Of course, it’s not Chairman Qian who contacted my dad; my dad isn’t at that level yet. The Deputy Mayor newly transferred to Island City to oversee agriculture used to be Chairman Qian’s secretary. It’s him who’s reaching out to my dad..."
Once Ying Nuo finished speaking, Zhu Hongyu was the first to shake her head: "Nuonuo, I think there’s definitely something fishy here. That Secretary Jiao was a secretary of Chairman Qian twenty years ago; can they still be so close now?
Moreover, Old Man Qian is a person who values face. Luo Feng and Ying Nuo have already decided on marriage, and the wedding date is set. He wouldn’t intervene now.
Just because Luo Ye refused to marry Qian Xia, would he deliberately try to snatch Luo Feng’s fiancée to make her his son’s wife?
Given his status, can he afford losing face like that? No matter where you put this matter, he doesn’t have a shred of reason.
He himself should be very aware that if things really get stirred up, even without adding the Ye Family, just the Wen Family and Luo Family could make him unable to rise gracefully.
So, this affair is definitely someone stirring trouble in muddied waters, exploiting your readiness for confrontation right now."
"I think so too. As soon as Nuonuo mentioned it earlier, I was infuriated. I reckon the opposition is taking advantage of our mindset.
They’re hoping we pletely fall out with the Qian Family while they sit back to reap the benefits..." Luo Ye mused briefly and continued, "This person’s tactics are quite poor, meaning their status and perspective aren’t that elevated.
For someone with low status and perspective to attempt doing this, what’s the motive? Or perhaps consider a possibility that it’s a junior rival of Chairman Qian’s, or...
There is no or; the only possibility is it’s a junior. Subordinates don’t have the guts, and any bold subordinate is definitely threatened by the junior or promised benefits—bribery breeds bravery."
"What you’re saying makes sense..." Zhu Hongyu thought for a moment, suddenly realizing, "I know who it is, it’s most likely exactly as I suspected."
Luo Ye pinched her: "Don’t keep us in suspense."
"This matter, I bet it’s Jin Yucheng’s doing, know who I’m talking about now?"
"Jin Yucheng?" Luo Ye repeated, eyes wide, "You mean the grandson of General Jin? He..." After pondering for a while, added, "He doesn’t get along with Qian Xia?"
"Yes, and it’s not just any kind of discord, from childhood to now, they’ve grown up peting fiercely for anything Qian Xia likes, Jin Yucheng wants a share too.
The elders of both families have not the slightest idea how to handle them. In reality, the Jin Family and Qian Family don’t have conflicts of interest, and indeed, relations between the elders are quite good.
But alas, the kids are about the same age, both are quite clever, and adults, as you know, sometimes love paring similar kids.
Jin Yucheng has a strong petitive streak, Qian Xia isn’t without ambition either, so these two have been peting to make something of themselves.
Qian Xia went abroad to study, Jin Yucheng also went abroad. Qian Xia returned, Jin Yucheng likewise came back. Qian Xia wants to work in the ministry, Jin Yucheng also aims for the ministry.
Now, Qian Xia wants to marry Luo Ye, so it seems Jin Yucheng also wants Luo Ye. It’s just that he knows Qian Xia will hit a wall, and he surely would too, which is why he resorts to such low-level tactics.
Of course, I bet he doesn’t see his strategy as low-level. Perhaps he thinks he has succeeded and is quite smug.
On this point, I can only express my sentiment—foreign influences are misleading! Years living abroad have made him misfit with domestic ways of thinking. Otherwise, how could he do such foolish things?"
Luo Ye gave a thumbs up: "That’s what you call insulting someone without profanity. Witnessed it today."
"Alright, now that things are cleared up, I can relax. Sleep well, so we can carry out the next steps.
By the way, when confronting Jin Yucheng, bring me along. I almost got kidnapped; if I don’t give him a beating, my heart won’t rest!" Ying Nuo finished the last sentence through gritted teeth.
...
"Bang!" The door was abruptly pushed open, and Luo Ye and Zhu Hongyu almost sat up simultaneously from the bed. For them, such light sleepers, even the tiniest sound can awake them, let alone such a loud noise.
A woman, around fifty, stood at the doorway, holding a six or seven-year-old boy whose eyes were almost shut in weariness, his little nose was also red from the cold.
The woman was evidently startled by Luo Ye and Zhu Hongyu staring at her straight on, staring dumbfoundedly at them, silent for half a moment.
"You’re Granny’s daughter?" Luo Ye mused briefly, then guessed the woman’s identity.
"Who are you?" The woman looked skeptically at Luo Ye, "Who are you? Isn’t the tenant here a man?"
"That’s my brother." Luo Ye glanced at the time, just past 6 AM, then looked at the woman, "Heard you live in the neighboring village, busy this early, something happened?"
"I..." The woman bowed her head, noticeably seeing shoulder movements.
"Granny, Granny..." Luo Ye promptly nudged Granny, hoping to wake her. The woman seemed to really have an urgent matter, and as an outsider, she naturally couldn’t interfere with their family business.
Granny woke up, meeting her daughter’s gaze directly, promptly climbing up: "Ni’er? What’s wrong? What’s happened?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, wele to visit Qidian () to cast your remendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation.)
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