Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 161 - 160: Harmony Brings Wealth

Chapter 161: Chapter 160: Harmony Brings Wealth

The rustling of leaves, the sound of the wind.

This place must rarely see the living, the air seemed almost stagnant for a moment.

Lin Nianhe silently took a step back, fear at its peak in her voice, still with a hint of suppressed trembling, "Sis... I, I think I won’t buy it after all..."

As she spoke, she shuffled back another two steps.

Zheng Lirong glared fiercely at the man sitting in the center of the courtyard, then grabbed Lin Nianhe’s hand and said, "Don’t be afraid, we’ve got nothing to do with the affairs of these masters, come on, follow me inside."

Without a care, she dragged Lin Nianhe through the courtyard as if to challenge the man.

A flash of irritation crossed Bai Bo’s eyes.

But he quickly put on a smiling face, ingratiatingly saying, "Wife, put the stuff down, I’ll have Laosan cook lunch."

"Hmph." Zheng Lirong ignored Bai Bo’s attempt to ingratiate himself and continued straight ahead without glancing aside.

No trace of anger showed on Bai Bo’s face; he shifted his gaze and then suddenly shouted harshly at the two men in the tree, "Qian Guozhu, I am giving you face by talking to you, don’t fucking reject this face given!"

Lin Nianhe’s steps momentarily paused, then she continued forward.

She had just seen the side profiles of the two men in the tree, they were Qian Guozhu and Sun ManCang.

Both men were tied up, hanging from the tree, their clothes tattered and soaked with blood, likely from being whipped.

Lin Nianhe thought to herself that she should stay timid, after all, she truly couldn’t beat the dozens of men in front of her. And this black market was too big, she couldn’t run away.

She also knew that, even if Qian Guozhu now revealed she was the supplier, with Zheng Lirong present, they probably wouldn’t do much to her, at most the man would harbor suspicions and have someone follow her.

All she wanted was to walk out and maintain silence.

"I, I..."

"I’ve said before..."

"The goods, I... from the countryside... collected them..."

The voice was thin as a thread, making one’s heart shiver upon listening.

Lin Nianhe clenched her fist, her nails digging into her palm, causing slight pain.

"Fuck, what’re you muttering nervously for? You think you’re badass? Then fucking kill me, or as long as I’m breathing, I’ll fucking fight you to the end. I’ve got nothing to lose, I’m not afraid to die!"

Sun ManCang suddenly bellowed.

Apart from Lin Nianhe, everyone else would take his words as a provocation.

"Ha, hahaha! Fine, fine! You don’t give me the way I want, then you won’t be left alive. Laosan, go dig a couple of pits, prepare to send them on their way."

"Alright..."

"That’s enough."

Lin Nianhe suddenly stopped in her tracks.

Zheng Lirong, puzzled, turned her head to look at her, then after a moment’s shock, said in a low voice, "Don’t be scared, sister, let’s go inside, we won’t get involved in this mess."

Lin Nianhe looked at her, gently shook her head, then withdrew her hand that was being held.

She turned back, in the midst of astonished, inquisitive, resigned, or eager gazes, she walked up to the seated man, stopping in front of him.

Bai Bo looked at the girl before him, rubbed his bald head, and suddenly grinned, "Scared the little girl did I? It’s my bad, sister-in-law. Laosan, go find some nice things to calm her down."

"Alright..."

"That’s enough."

Lin Nianhe interrupted Laosan once again.

She turned slightly to the side, glanced at Qian Sun who were desperately gesturing at her, casually put her hand in her pocket and said indifferently, "I know them."

Bai Bo was taken aback for a moment, but then he laughed even heartier, revealing a set of yellow teeth, "I get it, the girl can’t stand the sight of blood, Laosan, get the men down."

Who knew what kind of henpecked husband he was, that even when Lin Nianhe provoked him like this, he could still hold back.

"Alright..."

"You just want to know who they got their goods from, right?"

Laosan was interrupted for the third time, his look towards Lin Nianhe slightly resentful.

His plaintive voice went unnoticed by Bai Bo, who chuckled and sized up Lin Nianhe with narrowed eyes: "What? Does the lady know?"

Lin Nianhe, turned sideways, looked back at him.

"I know."

"It was me."

In the rustling wind, Lin Nianhe’s voice clearly reached the ears of everyone present.

Qian Guozhu and Sun ManCang furrowed their brows simultaneously, then helplessly drooped their heads.

It’s over, over...

Leaning askew, Bai Bo rested his hand on the back of a chair. He rubbed his bald head for quite some time before laughing and saying to Lin Nianhe: "Lady, we don’t take kindly to lying here."

"Eight thousand kilos of sheep meat, two thousand kilos of apples, two thousand kilos of pears," Lin Nianhe’s voice was calm, "Should have arrived early this morning, right? There were also four thousand kilos of apples before."

Bai Bo finally suppressed his smile and began sizing up Lin Nianhe anew.

Suddenly, he kicked Laosan: "Blind fool, go fetch a stool for the lady!"

"Ah..."

"No need."

For the fourth time, Laosan withdrew his foot, looking at his boss with a mixture of grievance, helplessness, and sorrow.

Bai Bo’s face became somewhat stiff as apprehension arose in his heart, his voice also laced with a threatening tone: "Lady’s come all this way, wouldn’t be appropriate to leave without a word, would it?"

"If I didn’t want to talk, I wouldn’t have come."

As Lin Nianhe spoke, she discreetly took out a piece of chocolate wrapped in gold paper from her pocket.

It was definitely not something available in the market, and Bai Bo’s eyes gleamed as he watched her holding it.

Lin Nianhe looked down, slowly peeling the chocolate and putting it in her mouth.

With her eyes slightly squinted, she chewed on the chocolate.

Bai Bo cleared his throat and asked in a softer tone: "May I inquire the lady’s esteemed surname?"

"No need for ’esteemed,’ my surname is Lin," answered Lin Nianhe, "Lin Nianhe."

"Oh oh, your accent doesn’t sound like you’re from Hei Province."

"From Beijing."

The place clearly cast a sizable psychological shadow on Bai Bo, who furrowed his eyebrows and eyed Lin Nianhe with added wariness: "Did you really come to do business?"

"Heh."

Lin Nianhe scoffed coldly, tilting her head to look at Bai Bo: "Some guy surnamed Wang kidnapped me a while ago. Now, when I have the time, I thought I’d come and ask his boss—is this something he did on his own, or was it on your orders?"

Bai Bo was evidently aware of the happenings in Lan County, especially the latter event where one person cleaned out an entire town, something that left a deep impression on him.

Combined with Lin Nianhe’s origin, he instantly associated Lin Nianhe with that untouchable man from Lan County.

So, was this a case of coming to settle scores?

Just a young girl, how dare she?

Bai Bo leaned against the back of the chair, his hand finding the knife stashed behind the stool.

Lin Nianhe carried on as if she didn’t notice his movement, continuing self-possessed: "Forget it, it’s all water under the bridge. I’ll think of it as Mr. Wang being blind."

Clearing her throat, she got straight to the point: "I can supply you with the goods. I don’t care how you sell them in the provincial city, but Lan County—you must not touch it."

Bai Bo was ready to fight the hidden dangers, but the sudden turnaround left him gripping the knife so hard the blade pierced into the soil.

He ventured to ask: "Lady, are you after the business in Lan County?"

"Hmm, what do you think?"

Lin Nianhe’s reply was ambiguous.

Yet Bai Bo felt he had understood, also realizing why Wang Mao and his group had been cleaned out—it was all because they had blocked someone’s way!

Lan County was already a place Bai Bo preferred not to mess with again, and without much hesitation, he got up and in two or three steps was before Lin Nianhe, saying with a cheeky smile: "Look at what you’re saying, lady. You and my wife are so close—if you want something, how could your brother-in-law refuse? Rest assured, as long as your brother-in-law’s around, Lan County’s turf is yours. If anyone dares to touch it, your brother-in-law will clean them up for you!"

Lin Nianhe’s lips curved up slightly, and she nodded with a smile: "Harmony brings wealth."

"Exactly, harmony brings wealth!"