Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 280 - 279: The Strange Man (2 more)

Chapter 280: Chapter 279: The Strange Man (2 more)

After the idle chit-chat, Jin Yu asked Jin Ruiyang some questions about Ye Xiangtian.

He made a frightening speculation, "Ye Xiangtian may not be as simple as we imagined. I suspect he is not a pawn put forward by Old Master Ye. Instead, it’s likely that Old Master Ye is the front he is using."

Upon hearing this, Jin Ruiyang frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jin Yu straightforwardly shared the suspicious points he had discovered with Jin Ruiyang, "I did some research on Ye Tianxiang a while ago. Most of the Ye Family’s affairs are basically decided by Ye Tianxiang, while Old Master Ye adheres to a policy of non-involvement. The fact that he was eager to step forward this time could very well be a trick within a trick."

"On the surface, it seems he is trying to protect Ye Xiangtian from being discovered, eager to step forward. Old Master Ye is not someone who makes hasty decisions. Leveraging this line of thought, he tempts us to guess that Old Master Ye is the real power behind the scenes, and Ye Xiangtian is just a pawn. In reality, it’s quite possible that Old Master Ye is actually the pawn Ye Xiangtian put forward."

"Did you find out anything?" Jin Ruiyang asked with a furrowed brow.

Jin Yu solemnly nodded, "The major drug trafficker from the Delta has met with Ye Xiangtian, and his attitude in front of Ye Xiangtian was quite strange."

"Strange?" Jin Ruiyang voiced his confusion.

Jin Yu nodded, "Logically, even if Ye Xiangtian were collaborating with Chi Jin, it should be him currying favor with Chi Jin. You should know, given Chi Jin’s status, he would not stoop to flatter anyone. But in front of Ye Xiangtian, he was actually extremely respectful."

"Are you sure?" Jin Ruiyang exclaimed in shock. How could Chi Jin possibly be extremely respectful towards Ye Xiangtian.

"I’m sure because I saw it with my own eyes."

He had been busy with this matter for a while now.

"It seems that Ye Xiangtian is indeed deeper than both of us imagined. Someone who can make Chi Jin extremely respectful can’t possibly be a pawn of Old Master Ye."

This was precisely Jin Yu’s speculation.

After bringing Xu Niannian back home, Jin Yu planned to thoroughly follow up on this matter.

This trip would take at least about a month. Now that Ye Xiangtian had returned to Beijing, he had someone keep an eye on Chi Jin.

However, Chi Jin’s influence in that area was too strong, and the people he had sent over didn’t dare get too close.

He shared this with Jin Ruiyang.

Jin Ruiyang’s expression turned grim, "My last mission was related to this matter. I’ll apply to join the investigation."

He understood Jin Yu’s desire to avenge his brother and didn’t try to dissuade him.

Because it would be useless to do so.

Because he knew the pain of losing a battle comrade.

Moreover, it was an unjust death.

If there hadn’t been a leak, how could they have suffered casualties in a situation where victory was assured?

*

Overwhelmed by a multitude of matters, Xu Niannian ultimately went to the store with a scarf around her neck.

It was only the second day of the wedding, and Yang Cuihua and Xu Dawei were not in the store, nor was Xu Zhiqiang.

Only Chen Xiaorou, Qin Feng, and two Aunt Wangs who had been hired later were there.

Chen Xiaorou was in charge of handling the accounts.

Xu Niannian glanced inside and saw that the business was still booming.

There was also a familiar figure in the store, hunched over and heartily enjoying a meal at a corner table.

Xu Niannian was dumbstruck, "Grandpa?"

She trotted over to where the old man was slurping noodles.

Hearing Xu Niannian’s voice, he looked up with a merry smile, "Niannian, you’re here. Look, Grandpa is here to help look after the business."

Xu Niannian was torn between laughter and tears, "Grandpa, didn’t I give you a jar of Butter Sauce the other day? You can have the nanny cook it for you at home."

The old man wiped his mouth, "It’s not the same, the soup here is much tastier."

Xu Niannian was helpless but had no choice but to accompany her grandfather.

After leaving the shop, Xu Niannian went to see Li Qingshui.

Seeing Xu Niannian, Li Qingshui teased her, "Yo, shouldn’t the bride be resting at home? Why did you run out?"

At that, Xu Niannian smiled with pursed lips, "Sister Qingshui, go ahead and tease me. By the way, how have the Liuyue Su sales been going in the town recently?"

She had prepared eighty thousand Liuyue Su, ready to sell.

Upon hearing her inquiry, Li Qingshui’s eyes crinkled with a smile, "Business is incredibly good. Niannian, I must say, partnering with you was the right decision. Do you know how many of those eighty thousand Liuyue Su you have left now?"

Xu Niannian honestly didn’t know.

She had stored the Liuyue Su in a warehouse on Nanshui Road, instructing Zhao Pang to look after it and supply Li Qingshui whenever she needed more stock.

She hadn’t been to the Nanshui Road area yet.

After all, it was only her second day of marriage.

Li Qingshui gestured with her hand, "Fifty thousand have already been sold, and today, more people came to place additional orders. Not only that, those stores that were previously unwilling to work with me, they’ve all come to find me."

Li Qingshui was particularly proud, "I told them they would regret it, and look, they are already regretting it. But I remember what you said, for now, only one shop in town, and I didn’t dare agree to them without your say-so."

"Fifty thousand?"

Xu Niannian was surprised; she certainly didn’t expect to sell that many. The eighty thousand were meant for a month’s worth of sales.

How long has it been? Just about a week.

Selling like crazy without restricting the quantity?

While surprised, Xu Niannian couldn’t help but consider getting started on the factory matters quickly.

After some thought, Xu Niannian straightforwardly said, "For those busier towns, add another partnering shop."

In addition to the good news from Liuyue Su, the shop opened by Du Wenwen also did as Xu Niannian said, getting busier and busier.

And because her shop was quite far from Xu Niannian’s, neither business was affected by the other.

In just about ten days, coinciding with the end of the month, Du Wenwen came to give Xu Niannian her share of the dividends.

Xu Niannian felt a constant flow of money coming in lately.

She then went to Nanshui Road where Zhao Pang, all smiles, gave her the earnings from selling fifty thousand Liuyue Sus.

Xu Niannian felt like she was out today just to collect money.

She quickly deposited the money in the bank.

From just fifty thousand Liuyue Sus, she had made ten thousand yuan.

Combined with what she had, the money she collected from the shop today, and what Du Wenwen had brought.

She now had about eighteen thousand yuan in total.

Suddenly, she had become a wealthy person.

She became a ’ten-thousand-yuan household’ through her own efforts!

Does Jin Yu have the luck of an auspicious wife?

Xu Niannian thought about monopolizing the businesses in each town of Nancheng County, which would elevate her earnings further.

Yet, she hadn’t expected that ’further’ to be so high.

After depositing the money, it took Xu Niannian quite a while to calm down her excitement.

She thought about the reason Liuyue Su had become so popular.

Being delicious was one thing, but more importantly, she had suddenly let go of restrictions and allowed unlimited sales.

So naturally, a lot of people would buy them at the start.

After this initial rush, sales should gradually stabilize, and then there wouldn’t be such good sales anymore.

Nevertheless, Xu Niannian was still very happy.

She was so thrilled with her bankbook, she almost started jumping up and down on the spot.

And then she actually jumped.

She almost bumped into someone, but fortunately, the person dodged in time.

Xu Niannian didn’t notice how swiftly the other had moved.

Despite the proximity, less than five centimeters away, he managed to retreat quickly.

Even though she hadn’t bumped into anyone, Xu Niannian quickly apologized, "Sorry, I didn’t hit you, did I?"

It was only then that Xu Niannian got a clear look at the man in front of her.

The man had a three-dimensional and profound facial structure, with deep-set eyes that seemed bottomless, like a cold and silent deep pool.

Dressed in a black suit, he was tall and upright. Xu Niannian, at one meter seventy, stood almost a full head shorter than him.

The man’s features were of a gentle beauty.

However, the aura around him was completely at odds with the term ’gentle.’

Sharp!

That was Xu Niannian’s impression of him.

The man gave her a deep glance, ignored Xu Niannian, and then bent down to pick up something that had fallen on the ground.

Xu Niannian saw that what had dropped was a very small Weeble, which seemed quite unusual.

A man with such an aura liked this kind of small toy?

However, Xu Niannian didn’t ask further.

She had already apologized, and since she hadn’t bumped into him and he seemed uninterested in her, she was not going to persist.

But just as she took a step forward, the man pulled at her wrist, and Xu Niannian instinctively shook it off, the hand’s temperature was too cold.

"What are you doing?" Xu Niannian asked, frowning.

Why grab a girl’s wrist out of the blue?

Feeling another man’s touch on her wrist made Xu Niannian particularly uncomfortable.

The man saw Xu Niannian’s displeasure, looked at her indifferently, and said, "Your scarf, it fell."

Only then did Xu Niannian realize her neck felt much cooler, instinctively covered her neck, and realized she had wronged him; she apologized repeatedly, "I’m so sorry, thank you."