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Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Behind-the-scenes Mischief
Jia Qing walked out of the breakfast shop and headed straight into the Bureau of Industry and Commerce. It was empty at this time, and Jia Aizhi was having a drink. Seeing Jia Qing walk in, her unpleasant face softened a bit, and she said, "Aqing, I’ll introduce you to a prettier girl later, this one won’t do."
Thinking about what had just happened, Jia Aizhi was furious. She had asked Tong Yao to go to the breakfast shop first so she could find the opportunity to call Jia Qing over. It was a surprise that Tong Yao was already married.
Now that her nephew had made the trip for nothing, she felt she had lost face in front of him. But the fact that Tong Yao was married was settled, and all she could do was swallow her anger.
Of course, if she lost face, Tong Yao wouldn’t have a good time either...
Jia Qing touched his forehead, pretending not to understand, "Why doesn’t it work?"
Jia Aizhi sighed and explained, "Auntie didn’t ask clearly beforehand. She’s already married. Actually, it’s not auntie’sfault. She’s only twenty, who would think she’d be married so young?
Jia Qing: "..."
It turns out that Auntie had heard about Tong Yao’s marriage before he met her. The matter of the business license...
Thinking of Tong Yao’s arrogant demeanor just now, Jia Qing’s face changed, and he quickly asked, "Auntie, you haven’t already processed her business license, have you?"
"No." Jia Aizhi’s face darkened. With colleagues present, she couldn’t be too explicit. "You stay out of this. I will handle it through normal processes."
As she finished speaking, she suddenly noticed a wet spot on Jia Qing’s chest and couldn’t help but ask, "Why is your shirt wet?"
"Auntie, actually, I have already met her in the breakfast shop." Jia Qing didn’t hide it and embellished, "She insulted me as a dung beetle who’s not worthy of her, saying our family is no good, and you have a husband-repelling face and are not a good person for taking advantage of your position for personal gain. I was very angry and slapped her, but she made a scene and poured the congee all over me."
He didn’t believe that after hearing these words, his aunt could still smoothly process Tong Yao’s business license.
Jia Aizhi’s face turned green with rage, "This little vixen, she thinks she’s something just because she’s a bit pretty and has had a bit of education. I’ve been working here for twenty years, and no one has ever spoken to me that way. What right does she have to throw mud at me? What does she think she is?"
Although she had no intention of letting Tong Yao get the business license, the remarks made behind her back still made Jia Aizhi very angry.
Seeing that the fire was almost extinguished, Jia Qing quickly tried to put out Auntie’s fire. "Auntie, don’t be angry, I don’t like her either. She’s nothing special except for having a pretty face. I would never bring such a rude woman home."
Upon hearing this, Jia Aizhi’s face brightened slightly. "Aqing, it’s good that you think this way. You mustn’t be charmed by that little fox. Your aunt will find you someone better in the future. As for her, don’t concern yourself about it. I have ways to deal with her."
Knowing that the matter of the business license was a sure thing, Jia Qing was delighted, "Aunt, I always listen to you."
As long as Auntie withholds Tong Yao’s business license, Tong Yao will have to lower her head to him sooner or later.
An outlandish woman dares to stir up waves in Li City, she’s certainly dreaming.
The saying ’a dragon can’t crush a snake in its old haunt’ didn’t come from nowhere.
The more Jia Qing thought about it, the happier he became. After bidding Jia Aizhi goodbye, he headed for the steel plant where his uncle worked. He could buy some cold dishes and join his uncle for a few drinks at lunchtime.
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Tong Yao, who had left the Bureau of Industry and Commerce, grew angrier the more she thought about it. When she returned home, she planned to write a letter of complaint. However, when she picked up a pen, she realized she knew nothing about Jia Qing’s father and had no idea about his misdeeds. Despite Jia Qing having many flaws, they were only rumors, and he had not done anything outrageously heinous.
As for the matter of Jia Aizhi deliberately not processing her business license, she did not have solid evidence. Jia Aizhi could easily come up with a reason not to issue the license.
After a lot of thought, Tong Yao decided to do some homework before writing a letter of complaint, and so she assigned the task to Mosquito Number Nine.
Yes, Mosquito Number Nine.
When she returned from outside, she had received the unfortunate news that Mosquito Number Eight had died. Its cause of death was ingesting too much of Baodan’s blood, which resulted in it being unable to fly, and Baodan had rolled over and squashed it to death.
Tong Yao held a three-second mourning session for it then immediately assigned tasks to Mosquito Number Nine. She instructed it to send a few of its fellows to Jia Aizhi’s house to gather information about Jia Aizhi. Once everything was set up, she made a call to the village chief’s house.
Upon receiving the call and finding out it was from Tong Yao, Lin Fengying’s smile faded a bit.
Her children had been in the city for quite a while now, but none of them had called her. Finally, when a call came, it was from her daughter-in-law. Lin Fengying couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.
Sigh!
A mother worries when her child travels far, but a child doesn’t worry when his mother does. These words really were truthful.
"Yaoyao, how’s the business at your shop? Are Xiaohui and Boyi adjusting to life in the city?"
"Mom, don’t worry, they are all fine. When we have time, we’ll come back together to visit you." Tong Yao replied crisply.
"You guys are busy in the city, don’t worry about me." Although she hadn’t received a call from her children, knowing that they were doing well still comforted Lin Fengying, "Have you finished with the pickles I brought you last time? I’ve pickled some more. Pick them up when you have time to come back, there aren’t many other good things at home, I hope you won’t mind."
Tong Yao was not good at this kind of conversation. She gave a few offhand replies and then turned the topic, "Mom, I wanted to ask, what’s the village chief Jia like? Have you heard any bad things about him?"
Lin Fengying was taken aback, "Yaoyao, why are you asking about him?"
As Tong Yao had a rumored relationship with Jia Qing, Lin Fengying was a little uncomfortable when she asked about Jia’s family.
"It’s Ahchen who asked me to ask." Tong Yao lied without blushing or skipping a beat, "I don’t know why he asked, maybe he just wants to gossip!"
Lin Fengying was on the phone at the village chief’s house. Tong Yao was worried that the news would leak before she had the chance to file a complaint, so she didn’t mention it.
Since it was her son who had asked, Lin Fengying didn’t suspect anything. The village chief’s wife was sweeping the yard and wasn’t nearby, so Lin Fengying whispered, "He’s done quite a lot of shady things. When land was being distributed, he gave his relatives the large flat land, while the rest got small bumpy hillside plots. Someone in the village was raising a few sheep, his wife stole a lamb. When they came to him, he had people beat them up. He’s also had an affair with Wang Mazizi’s wife from the next village..."
Although Lin Fengying usually doesn’t talk much, the information she knew was endless. When the villagers chatted under the big tree, they talked about the gossip from the surrounding villages. It’s no exaggeration to say, even who’s hen laid how many eggs, Lin Fengying knew everything.
