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Chapter 547: Chapter 547: Truly a Man to Both Love and Hate
Speaking of Zhao Wenkai’s feelings for Wang Chun, Guo Jinnian nodded in admiration, "Honestly, although I think Zhao Wenkai is a bit bad and even a bit of a scoundrel, on the matter of dealing with Achun, he really is better than ninety percent of men out there. He acknowledges that he was the one at fault, cooperated in the divorce without any hassle, and even left most of his property to his ex-wife. Not many men could do that."
Tong Yao nodded, "That’s also what I admire about him. If it weren’t for the incident with Lin Man, his relationship with Achun would have been textbook romantic."
Upon hearing Lin Man’s name, Guo Jinnian speculated, "I’m guessing Lin Man’s trouble has something to do with him. It must have been Zhao Wenkai who orchestrated that dirty trick, making it seem like an accident but an intentionally planned one."
Tong Yao frowned and deliberated, "More than likely! Zhao Wenkai is ruthless and capable of anything. The only person he’s ever treated kindly is probably Wang Chun."
Guo Jinnian shook her head and sighed, "He’s truly a man you can’t help but love and hate."
Gu Hongwei listened to their conversation without adding anything, his gaze once again landed on Guo Jinnian before he awkwardly looked away and cleared his throat, "It’s getting late, you guys should also get some rest!"
By now, Guo Jinnian had become accustomed to wearing a nightgown, her shameless demeanor returned, and she deliberately walked in circles in front of Gu Hongwei in her dress, "Hey, Gu Hongwei, what do you think of me in a dress? Do I look very feminine?"
Gu Hongwei grimaced, "Can you act normal for once, stop acting crazy all the time."
Guo Jinnian glared at him and huffed before heading back to her room.
Gu Hongwei frowned, thinking to himself, ’Doesn’t she fear the dress blowing up while she is still wearing it?’
The previously serious atmosphere lightened up with their banter, Tong Yao was amused by the two and smiled. She checked the time, yawned and stood up, "I’m going to sleep too. You haven’t been resting well recently, so go to bed early tonight. Tomorrow, I’ll accompany Mrs. Hu to the clothing market."
Since Hu Haiyun arrived in Kyoto, she hasn’t had a chance to explore the clothing market. Now that the people from her hometown are here, she was preparing to head to the market to take a look, ready to take action at any time.
Gu Hongwei nodded, "Rest early."
After watching Tong Yao walk into her room, Gu Hongwei turned off the lights. He found himself feeling a bit lost about the future and couldn’t fall asleep, so he turned on the TV to watch the economic news with the volume turned down.
Gu Hongwei understood very well. Now is a key moment for economic development. If one could seize opportunities, they wouldn’t have to worry about livelihood, at the very least...
Gu Hongwei watched more than a half-hour of economic news. Feeling drowsy, he turned off the TV and went to bed. 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
The next morning, after having breakfast, they waited for Hu Haiyun to join them before they went to the clothing market. In this era, the market hadn’t been strictly regulated yet, it was crowded with people. They chose some short-sleeved shirts quickly. The items Hu Haiyun sold before were these items, so she reckoned these items were well-received. She planned to bring a batch of jeans back after they reach their destination.
After confirming the goods, Hu Haiyun directly ordered two thousand pieces. She then bought train tickets for three days later. Because of the case with Lin Man, there were fewer people traveling abroad lately, so they managed to book sleeper tickets.
The sleeper and seat tickets were worlds apart. Hu Haiyun was pleased that she got the sleeper tickets, "I previously took goods from Li City and then transferred to Kyoto to go to E Country. Then, I took the goods from E Country to Kyoto, and transferred to Li City. It was extremely exhausting. It’s much more convenient now, and prices in the Kyoto market are not pricier than in Li City, plus I save on transport costs."
Tong Yao spoke crisply, "Mrs. Hu, anything you want to bring this time is okay. If you get apparels, bring apparels. If there are other items that are easy to bring, you can bring them. As long as you can bring it, I need it."
Hearing this, Hu Haiyun felt more at ease. Since she brought more people on this trip, she might not be able to procure so many jeans at once. However, if she could procure some other goods as well, it would increase the profit margins for this trip.
After interacting with Tong Yao for a while, Hu Haiyun affirmed Tong Yao’s capabilities. She saw that Tong Yao was capable, bold, good at networking. Gu Hongwei was intelligent and visionary, and Guo Jinnian was brave and dauntless. Such a team could resolve any problem.
"I’ll try to bring back as many goods as I can. Also, didn’t you mention before you are interested in trying out selling rosary bead bracelets? I’ll bring a batch of them this time and see how it goes! If they sell well, it will be much more convenient than selling clothes."
Tong Yao nodded, "Let’s go check out the market now! It’s just on the other street, not far from here."
Hu Haiyun followed Tong Yao and the others to the jewelry market. She was almost dazzled by the assorted jewelry. Eventually, she selected a sandalwood bead bracelet. Hu Haiyun was also very resolute, she directly ordered more than three hundred pieces.
Tong Yao arranged for someone to customize several cargo racks for Hu Haiyun, saving her a lot of effort.
Both Tong Yao and Hu Haiyun felt extremely safe to smuggle goods during this period because of Lin Man’s case; their pursuers would quiet down for a while.
In a blink of an eye, three days passed. As scheduled, Hu Haiyun, along with four other people from her hometown, boarded the train to E Country. Tong Yao saw her off at the railway station, and only returned home after Hu Haiyun boarded the train. Everything was going well at the breeding farm, and they were also getting along well with Cheng Feng.
Lin Man’s milk tea shop had been closed due to lack of management. The business at Tong Yao’s milk tea shop picked up. Hu Haiyun won’t be back for half a month; Gu Hongwei had signed up for a driving license test. In other words, Tong Yao would have some free time before Hu Haiyun returned.
On a whim, Tong Yao booked a flight to go abroad. She wanted to see Si Chen and couldn’t wait.
Guo Jinnian didn’t feel safe about Tong Yao going alone and Tong Yao also felt it would be safer to go with Guo Jinnian. So, they decided to visit abroad for a few days and then return.
They had planned to tell Si Chen about it, but Si Chen hadn’t called recently. On the departure day, Gu Hongwei drove them to the airport and reminded Guo Jinnian to take good care of Tong Yao repeatedly.
Guo Jinnian was so tired of hearing his nagging that her ears nearly formed calluses. Rubbing her ears, she said impatiently, "I never noticed you were such a nag before. Even if you didn’t remind me, I would definitely take good care of Yaoyao. That’s precisely why I’m going with her this time - to protect her. From today on, consider me Yaoyao’s personal bodyguard, so quit your pointless nagging."
The guilt she felt back in the village dissipated not long after arriving in Kyoto, so her attitude towards Gu Hongwei was more or less the same as before.
She strongly despised nagging men.
They only slowed down her punching speed.
