My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 518: The Thirty-Six Stratagems

Chapter 518: Chapter 518: The Thirty-Six Stratagems

"There’s nothing wrong with it. According to generational seniority, they are all your juniors, and it’s only right for them to pay their respects to you,"

Yao Buji waved his hand seriously and then stared at Liang Xuwang and Qin Aotian and said, "What’s the matter, my fiancée doesn’t have the stature to deserve your respects?"

"Good day to the three aunts."

Seeing the situation, Liang Xuwang hurriedly opened his mouth to greet.

"Good day to the three grand-aunts," Qin Aotian also said begrudgingly, already regretting deeply. Had he known this would happen, he would never have introduced the three ladies to Yao Buji.

This was just great—if the three women really became Yao Buji’s wives, considering their relationship with Tang Ming, the Qin Family probably wouldn’t have a moment’s peace in the future.

"That’s more like it, let’s go!"

Yao Buji nodded in satisfaction, then bid a reluctant farewell to the three women and got into the Qin Family’s car.

Jack also stealthily got on the car, not daring to utter a word of nonsense. He was quite worried that Li Xiaoli and Xia Wei’er would hold a grudge against him for kidnapping them, and if they took this chance to get back at him, he would be in luck out now.

After everyone had left, Li Xiaoli and her two companions burst into laughter, leaning back and forth. Ever since Tang Ming disappeared, they hadn’t been this happy—it was both exhilarating and thrilling.

"Xiaoli, you really did a great job!" Liu Mengting said, holding her stomach, admiringly:

"Not only did you foil Yao Buji’s forced marriage, but you also acted high and mighty as their grandma. I bet the Qin brothers will be utterly embarrassed the next time they see us!"

"Yeah, before Qin Haitao used to throw his weight around in school, even wanting me to be his girlfriend. Now he has become my grandson, I wonder how he’d have the nerve to show his face before me in the future."

Xia Wei’er also felt a great sense of relief.

"Hehe, not just grandsons, huh, even Qin Aotian and Liang Xuwang, those two martial masters, have become our juniors. I’m just awesome."

Li Xiaoli said proudly, her face beaming with pride.

"Right, Jack is the main culprit behind Tang Ming’s misfortune, why not take it out on him?"

Liu Mengting looked at Li Xiaoli in confusion and asked.

"You think I don’t want to?" Li Xiaoli rolled her eyes and said in an exasperated tone:

"Jack is with the Yang Family, not the Qin Family, and so he’s not a descendant of that old man. If I rashly trouble him, not to mention whether Yao Buji would turn against the Yang Family for our sake, just the obviousness of the motive would make him suspect we were putting on an act."

"I see."

Xia Wei’er and Liu Mengting suddenly realized and had to acknowledge that Li Xiaoli was indeed very clever, at least more meticulous than them when it came to toying with people.

"No matter how you look at it, we’ve not only resolved the forced marriage crisis, but for the time being, we can also strut around Songlan City under the name of Yao Buji. That’s way better than passively letting ourselves be bullied."

Li Xiaoli, linking arms with the other two, explained as they walked towards the villa. She waved the bank card in her hand and called out, "That old man actually gave us money to spend. Tomorrow, let’s go shopping, splurge, and max out his card."

Liu Gaoze observed everything from the window and was filled with admiration for Li Xiaoli. This girl might seem frivolous, but she was actually wise beyond measure.

This time, faced with Yao Buji’s aggressive forced marriage, Liu Gaoze could only endure the humiliation and threats. Even if he was prepared to go to the lengths of dying in opposition, he still had to consider the employees of the Liu Group. In the end, he probably would have had no choice but to agree to marry off Liu Mengting.

Li Xiaoli unexpectedly took action, not only temporarily resolving the issue of forced marriage but also using the situation to her advantage, creating a period of peace for the three women and the Liu Family as a whole. With Yao Buji backing them up, it’s unlikely that the Qin Family, Yang Family, or the Flying Wolf Organization would dare to easily make a move against the Liu Family.

After returning to the villa, Li Xiaoli was immediately surrounded and received praises from Xia Wei’er and Liu Mengting, as well as Liu Gaoze’s admiration.

After the excitement, Liu Mengting began to worry again:

"Xiaoli, I still can’t understand why you agreed to Yao Buji’s marriage proposal. Do you really want to marry that old guy?"

"I’d be damned if I wanted to marry that old geezer," Li Xiaoli cursed contemptuously, then sighed helplessly and said:

"You all saw what happened earlier. Uncle Liu was completely unable to resist under the pressure from those people. What would happen to the employees of Liu Group if Uncle Liu really fought back with his life? If they got rid of Uncle Liu, wouldn’t we three still fall into the hands of that old man?"

"That’s true."

Liu Gaoze nodded. If they really resisted, he would definitely not end well. He estimated that in the end, the three girls would also be subjected to their coercion and would be forcefully married into their households.

"Once Uncle Liu is dealt with by them, then sister Meng Meng would have no choice but to comply. As long as they use Uncle Liu’s life to threaten sister Meng Meng, could she just stand by and do nothing?"

Li Xiaoli sighed and looked at Liu Mengting to ask.

"Of course I..."

Liu Mengting would naturally not stand by and watch as Liu Gaoze was in danger, but she stopped mid-sentence. If that were really the case, she would have no choice but to agree to the marriage.

Liu Gaoze’s face also changed dramatically. He had only thought of the possibility that he might be killed, not considering that those people could use his life to threaten Liu Mengting just as they could use the lives of the employees of Liu Group to threaten him.

"And Wei’er, although the life and death of Uncle Liu has nothing to do with you, what if they captured your parents?"

Li Xiaoli then looked at Xia Wei’er to ask.

Xia Wei’er was momentarily startled, then her complexion turned pale. If that were really the case, could she still resist?

"So you see, you all have things you fear. If we were to fight head-on, the outcome would certainly be terrible, and we wouldn’t be able to stop their coercion," Li Xiaoli said with a smile and a shrug, "Instead of that, it’s better for us to go with the flow, to retreat in order to advance, not only protecting Uncle Liu and the innocent but also preserving ourselves and taking the initiative."

"You really are clever."

Liu Mengting looked at Li Xiaoli with mixed emotions and wondered, "How did you come up with all this?"

"I watch TV shows! There’s a web series about protecting the campus belle, and I just love the cunning sidekick of the heiress in it!" Li Xiaoli grinned and proudly said:

"There are lots of schemes in that series. The one I’m using this time is called the delaying tactic."

"Heh!" Liu Gaoze smiled awkwardly, inwardly marveling:

"Xiaoli’s tactic is not just a simple delaying tactic. She’s retreating to advance, defending to attack, leveraging forces, and sowing discord... She used several of the Thirty-Six Strategems all at once; this girl is really not simple, just like her brother!"

"Wait a minute, although we can now buy some time, by the looks of that old man, it seems he really does have a way to recover his health. What will we do after he regains his health?"

Xia Wei’er asked with knitted brows.