I’m speechless.
"So you an I helped you, but made a mistake? Then I won’t bother with your issues anymore, okay?"
"Alright, let’s talk about future issues later. Deal with the issue at hand first. Otherwise, it’s tough for to explain to my mom."
"Another important reason is that I want to stay in this mountain to teach kids, but my parents are strongly opposed. They think it’s unsafe and without a future for a girl to live here, and the most significant issue is that finding a spouse will be difficult, hence marrying becos a problem."
"But if you help by pretending to be my boyfriend, then my parents won’t have anything to object to, and I can stay here and teach indefinitely."
"Just think of it as helping the kids. It’s not easy to find such a responsible teacher as myself, you know."
Xu Jing playfully winked at Zhang Xiaoshan.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoshan knew Xu Jing was just bluffing; she must have made up this reason on the spot. But when he thought about it, the reason actually made sense.
Indeed, if they wanted to keep Xu Jing in the village, getting past her parents was essential.
"Little Shan"
At that mont, a faint call ca from the nearby village path.
Yu Xiuxiu was approaching from the direction of the farmhouse, already quite close.
"My sister-in-law is coming. Don’t talk nonsense."
"Then you promise . If you don’t, I’ll spill everything about last night in detail to Sister Xiu. I’ll let her decide for ."
Xu Jing had caught hold of Zhang Xiaoshan’s weak spot, her tail almost wagging with triumph.
"Okay, okay, you’ve scared ."
"So you agree?"
"Hahaha, sure, it’s a deal. Anyone who goes back on their word is a puppy."
Xu Jing ran off, grinning.
"What were you and Mr. Xu talking about? Why did she run off as soon as she saw ?"
Yu Xiuxiu approached and asked, sowhat suspicious.
Zhang Xiaoshan evasively said,
"Nothing much, just discussing so school constructions and needing to purchase so items. She wanted my opinion since I’m the village chief now."
"Really?"
Yu Xiuxiu said, sowhat disbelievingly.
"Honestly, you and Mr. Xu are about the sa age. I think very highly of Mr. Xu. She’s kindhearted and pretty."
"Although her family isn’t comparable to that of Vice Chairman Jiang’s, she’s definitely capable of managing a ho and caring for kids. Such a woman is more suitable to be a wife. I’d be completely in favor if you married her."
"So, you don’t need to sneak around behind my back."
Yu Xiuxiu said this but her face still bore a touch of sorrow and disappointnt.
Zhang Xiaoshan hurriedly said,
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Mr. Xu and I are just friends. If you et soone suitable, you can introduce them to her. Don’t ntion this to anymore."
"Anyway, why did you call ?"
Yu Xiuxiu’s attention was imdiately diverted.
"Oh right, that hotel owner who caused trouble last ti is here again. But this ti he brought quite a few gifts and insists on seeing you. What should we do?"
"Hehe, let’s go et him then."
Zhang Xiaoshan chuckled and followed Yu Xiuxiu back to the farmhouse.
In a private room of the farmhouse, Gong Yuhua sat rehearsing his lines, with many valuable gifts laid out on the table.
"Oh, Village Chief Zhang, long ti no see, long ti no see."
Upon seeing Zhang Xiaoshan enter, he imdiately jumped up, all obsequious.
He had been taken to the hospital yesterday afternoon but hadn’t been idle. He had made inquiries about Zhang Xiaoshan’s background.
Knowing this ti that Jiang Hanwen from the city office was backing Zhang Xiaoshan, what else was there to do but submit?
"Long ti no see? Haha, I really don’t want to see your disgusting face. If there’s nothing special, just leave. I need this room for business, don’t disrupt my work."
Zhang Xiaoshan didn’t give any face, and directly issued the order for him to leave.
Gong Yuhua had an awkward expression, cursing Zhang Xiaoshan’s ancestors in his heart, yet his face still wore a smile.
"Village Chief Zhang, I know you have a complaint against , and here I am to apologize, ha ha ha. I was blind before and offended you. Now I know I was wrong, please let off this ti."
"From now on, we can cooperate and make money together, a win-win situation, how about that?"
"Cooperate?"
Zhang Xiaoshan was amused.
"Boss Gong, your skin is really thick. You sha when you want, blacklist when you feel like it, and when you can’t defeat , you casually say you know you were wrong, and I should forgive you and still cooperate with you. Is the world really that simple?"
"If your wife cheats on you and then apologizes, would you forgive her?"
"You..."
Gong Yuhua was so furious at Zhang Xiaoshan’s words.
But he was helpless.
"Then tell , what do you want to do?"
"You’re asking ?"
Zhang Xiaoshan sat down, placed his legs on the dining table, and said in a carefree manner.
"Since you’re asking , I might give you a piece of advice—sell Wanshan Hotel and leave."
"What, sell the hotel?"
Gong Yuhua imdiately panicked.
"Wanshan Hotel is my father-in-law’s family heritage and the foundation of my livelihood. How can I sell it? That would be asking for my life, wouldn’t it?"
"Not selling? Then just leave."
Zhang Xiaoshan’s expression turned cold.
"Before you leave, I must remind you that, as far as I know, every departnt in Wanshan County is enforcing the law collectively, and Wanshan Hotel has been sealed, possibly undergoing rectification for a year or even more. Even if it reopens, whether or not it will have custors or be targeted again is unknown."
"If you don’t sell, it will just be a piece of junk, not worth a single penny."
Gong Yuhua said reluctantly.
"Then who could I sell it to?"
Zhang Xiaoshan smiled.
"You’ve asked the right person. The buyer is right here in front of you. I could do a good deed and help you escape from this misery."
"You?"
Gong Yuhua suddenly understood.
"You, you’ve been eyeing my hotel all along, haven’t you? You, you deliberately attacked to take over my hotel, right?"
"You, you scoundrel, despicable scoundrel."
"I’m despicable?"
Zhang Xiaoshan said coldly.
"The first ti we t, I ca to seek cooperation, but you chose to try to blacklist . Later, when I ignored you, you colluded with Liu Qingchun from our village to try to ruin my rural guesthouse. If it weren’t for your actions being caught just in ti by the authorities from Jiang City, would your hotel have been sealed?"
"Who really is the despicable scoundrel, who brought this upon himself?"
"I, you..."
Gong Yuhua was at a loss for words.
Zhang Xiaoshan continued coldly.
"I’ve given you an opportunity. If you are willing to sell now, I’m willing to buy it at a fair estimate. If you’re unwilling, then it’s simple, we’ll just wait and see."
"You..."
At this point, Gong Yuhua turned hostile.
"Kid, don’t get too smug. Just you watch, I’d rather burn the hotel down than let you have your way."
"Wait and see, I’ll make sure you regret this for the rest of your life."
Gong Yuhua left with a fierce remark, fuming with anger.
But as he walked out, he took a deep look at Yu Xiuxiu standing outside the door.
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