Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 270: Can’t Beat_1

Chapter 270: Chapter 270: Can’t Beat_1

And things on my side will definitely get better and better.

My father, eldest brother, and the aunt destined for the grand stage, although she doesn’t care about reputation, they need it.

Eventually, people will say that when it comes to murder, sparing someone’s life is a mercy that should be granted if possible.

Besides, Shangguan Yunqi thinking she could get away scot-free is impossible; she has to spend at least a year or so in jail.

After all, she’s not even seventy yet.

Once Shangguan Yunqi is in, as long as she’s alive, she’ll never let Xia Bowen live in peace.

What will her four children choose then?

To go to hell together?

Impossible!

Song Yunuan thanked De Ming with a smile.

De Ming said there’s another meeting in the afternoon, but that it’s just a small one, and they would discuss the details later.

De Ming had to go report to his superiors.

Before leaving, he said to Song Yunuan with a chuckle, "Little Nuan, I heard you’re starting high school soon; have you thought about which university you want to try for?"

Song Yunuan replied, "I haven’t thought about it yet; I’ll decide when the time comes."

De Ming said, "I think you are well-suited for a foreign service academy. Push a little harder, and you might just get in."

Xia Xindong raised an eyebrow.

Song Yunuan just laughed, "Uncle De, I’ll do my best."

De Ming had some regrets as soon as he had left.

Song Yunuan was so smart; she would definitely have picked up on his insinuation that she was a smooth talker.

But that was indeed what he thought.

It’s not so easy to find someone with strong language skills, excellent impromptu abilities, and the calm composure to take control of the entire scene.

Since Song Yunuan said so, De Ming genuinely laughed, "Little Nuan, then I’ll go report for work now."

After saying that, he left the meeting room briskly.

Xia Xindong’s thoughts weren’t actually on Xia Bowen just now.

He was pondering something and, when he thought the time was right, he went to find Old Mr. Ji.

Yes, Old Mr. Ji.

The mentor predicted by Little Nuan’s prophecy.

But now there’s no chance, which doesn’t stop Xia Xindong from considering Old Mr. Ji one of his own.

Meanwhile, Song Yunuan returned the film to Qin Wang and the others.

It was already noon at this point.

The Nanshan County Town Guesthouse was abuzz today, bustling with an unusual array of visitors.

Shangguan Yunqi confessed readily, not offering any excuses but making sure to emphasize that she assured there were no other actions that endangered the country.

Even now, aside from knowing some of Xia Xindong’s affairs, she claimed to be ignorant of the rest.

Old Lew wasn’t paying attention to these things. His focus was whether she was connected to the incident with the crazed carriage today.

Shangguan Yunqi thought that the human trafficking matter being settled was all there was.

But she didn’t expect Old Lew to be so aggressively pursuing the issue.

The interrogation went relatively smoothly, though she did pass out twice along the way, but the working group had come with a few doctors.

Both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine doctors.

There was no need for Old Mr. Ji to get involved.

Not to mention, there was Wei Qingmei as well.

Finally, before lunch, Shangguan Yunqi implicated Old Qi and Old Dou.

Then and there, arrest orders were issued, and back in Beidu, surveillance tightened around two families.

Naturally, it was after lunch that they took Shangguan Yunqi back to Beidu by herself.

As for the diary, Song Yunuan was not clear about that part.

After returning the film to Qin Wang, she told them that this whole matter was completely behind them, but if in the future they still wanted to get involved, she wouldn’t be as polite as she is now.

Qin Wang felt like rolling his eyes.

Is this what you call being polite?

They were nearly skinned and de-boned by her.

But still, with a smile on his face, he said sorry.

Saying nothing was not an option, let alone the words she had spoken in the meeting room. Even that unflappable demeanor was something they couldn’t yet match.

Xia Zhi and Xia Liying were accompanying Shangguan Yunqi as they left.

It was the afternoon train.

Xia Bowen was actually very anxious, firstly about matters at his workplace.

He had already prepared himself for being dismissed and for Xia Xindong to accuse him, his father, of being heartless and ungrateful.

He had even simulated how he would respond and admit to his faults.

To say that he was sitting around waiting for doom was out of the question.

Before coming here, Xia Bowen felt that the entire course of events was largely within his expectations.

The outcomes seemed predetermined.

There was not much to argue about.

He was the one who was wrong; all he needed to do was bow his head and admit his mistake.

What mattered was the attitude.

He had even thought about exactly what to say and how to answer.

But where did he anticipate that reality would be the complete opposite of his imagination?

The moment Shangguan Yunqi forced Song Yunuan to reveal the diary, he was completely out of moves.

No match for them.

At least not now.

So instead of engaging in futile actions, he thought about the other danger—that damn Shangguan Heng still had the videotape in his hands.

He would need to talk about this with Little Nuan in person later.

And even though he was prepared to be dismissed, he needed to explain things clearly to the working group.

Xia Zhi got a stern talking-to and further instructions from him.

Only then was he ready to go find Song Yunuan.

At this moment, Song Yunuan was discussing the Zhilan Garment Factory’s matters with Song Liang and Kou County.

It had already been approved, currently affiliated with Erdao River Village. What followed was the brigade’s approval of the factory location and then the recruitment process.

When Song Liang arrived, things here were almost settled, so he didn’t dare to disturb them and waited outside the whole time.

There hadn’t been time to ask for specifics yet.

When they brought up the matter of the factory location, he was initially taken aback. Did they need to approve another site for the factory?

Did that mean, aside from his homestead, he would also have another piece of land to build the factory on?

But where would the money come from?

Chu Zizhou from over there said, "We don’t need anything fancy at the beginning. A slight renovation of the educated youth spot is completely sufficient."

Kou County had been to Erdao River Village before, quietly visiting with Chu Zizhou without unsettling the villagers, but he knew about the educated youth spot. Once the Xia family finished building their house, only Sun Zhiqing would be left at the youth spot. If he got into college, the youth spot would be completely vacated; if not, he would probably return to the city.

So, the educated youth spot was indeed quite suitable.

Song Yunuan just listened to this.

Turning her head, she saw Gu Huai’an leading Little Asheng, who was pulling Ji Yingying along.

Gu Huai’an glanced at Song Yunuan, the corners of his mouth slightly curving upwards.

Afterward, he nodded to Team Leader De and exchanged a few casual words with a few people who came up to greet him, then he headed towards the gate of the guesthouse.

Song Yunuan: ...

You’re taking my little brother away, isn’t it just to make me follow you?

Then I’m simply falling into your trap, aren’t I?

Song Yunuan turned back and looked.

The courtyard and the hall were bustling with activity. Kou County had made good arrangements, preparing lunch early.

Although it wasn’t exotic foods, the standard was decent.

After all, vegetables and fruits were plentiful now, including early-ripening watermelon that had been chilled in the well, making them refreshingly cold and crisply sweet when eaten.

Kou County originally came from Beidu; he knew some of these people, some he didn’t. With many friends—and of course, the annoying Qian family people around—if he played his cards right using Xia Xindong’s influence, a pleasant surprise might await.

And indeed, the pleasant surprise arrived.

Although not yet finalized, there was a high probability that Nanshan County Town would soon have a pharmaceutical factory.