Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s
Chapter 1303 - 1304: Can’t Work for Nothing

Chapter 1303: Chapter 1304: Can’t Work for Nothing

When Meng Xinian went to make a phone call, Chiang Xiao waited for him under the shade of a tree outside.

A middle-aged man walked by with a foam box on his back, covered with a wet towel, and the word "ice pops" written on it, which made Chiang Xiao’s eyes light up.

"Uncle, I want to buy an ice pop!"

"Eh, sure, what flavor would the lady like?"

"What flavors do you have?"

"Mung bean, the old-school kind, sweet, nothing else."

Chiang Xiao immediately bought two of the old-school ice pops, each costing five cents.

The moment she handed out a dime and got two ice pops in return, Chiang Xiao once again truly felt the reality of being reborn into the ’80s.

Where could you still find ice pops for five cents these days?

Even a tiny pudding, one that you could finish in no more than two bites, would cost fifty cents. And that was already considered very cheap.

Not to mention those branded ice creams, a small box would cost tens to hundreds of yuan—if it were now, it would scare people to death.

Meng Xinian came out to see his little girl holding an ice pop in one hand and eating, while tightly holding another one in her other hand, looking somewhat anxious. He guessed she was worried that the ice pop would melt if he came out too late.

His heart warmed as he walked over and took the ice pop from her.

"Why did you suddenly want to eat an ice pop?" He remembered she didn’t usually eat cold treats.

"I just felt like it." Chiang Xiao watched him bite off a big chunk of the ice pop, and couldn’t help but sigh at how strong his teeth were. Hot, cold, sour, sweet—he could eat whatever he liked. "How did it go?"

"I reported directly to the Officer and asked him to send people to investigate."

Giving Officer Yang something to do would stop him from thinking that Meng Xinian’s leave to the Capital was just for play.

When Yang Zhiqi received this phone call at the military compound, he took it seriously. After thinking for a moment, he also made a call.

"Yes, this person is in Capital City, within your jurisdiction, so get on it. The lead was found by my guys; they wouldn’t just make things up. It’s almost a sure bet that you won’t be wasting your time. Alright, alright, I guarantee it, okay?" He snorted, "But if you do find something, I won’t deal with it. My people didn’t work for nothing; they deserve credit too. What do you mean ’fighting over credit’? Hey, Old Wei, that’s not right to say, I’ll have to have a proper chat with you..."

One phone call from Meng Xinian had Yang Zhiqi nagging Director Wei for a good part of the day. Of course, Great Officer Yang still came out on top.

How many could really stand against Tyrant Meng?

In the end, he managed to extract a promise from Director Wei—if anything was indeed uncovered, Meng Xinian would be credited for the find, and Director Wei would personally endorse it with the higher-ups.

After hanging up, Yang Zhiqi contentedly picked up the tea from his desk and took a leisurely sip.

The tea wasn’t good—not nearly as good as the one he had in Meng Xinian’s room the other day. Once there were results this time, he would certainly pester the kid for some of it.

Of course, Meng Xinian was unaware that his Officer had his tea in mind.

Right now, he was taking Chiang Xiao to see his shop in Capital City.

When he’d bought the shop, the street had been quite desolate. He had left it unattended since, and now, coming back to it, he was surprised to find that the street had been repaved and many new shops had opened, with more pedestrians and bicycles than before.

The alley was rather narrow, not accessible by car, which is why Meng Xinian thought it might not be valuable. He had never mentioned it to Chiang Xiao before.

However, after seeing the street and hearing that Tyrant Meng had a continuous two-unit shop there, Chiang Xiao nearly jumped up in excitement.