Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 603 - 602: Smacking You Regardless of the Day of the Week

Chapter 603: Chapter 602: Smacking You Regardless of the Day of the Week

According to Chang Jinzhong, Chang Shihong went drinking with a few fair-weather friends after work one day, and by the time he was stuffed and satisfied, it was already past nine o’clock when he headed home. Riding his bicycle, he happened to pass through an alley he wouldn’t normally take and stumbled upon some kids stealing someone’s dog with the intent to slaughter it for meat to satisfy their cravings.

Maybe because the dog was making too much noise, those people wanted to kill it first.

Before their knife could touch the dog, Chang Shihong swung an iron shovel, which he scrounged from someone’s doorstep, leading the attack.

Sure, Chang Shihong took a beating since he was outnumbered, but he’s a stubborn one, focusing only on clobbering the ringleader.

The result was the dog running back home, alarming the neighbors, who scrambled to separate them and then sent them to the hospital to resolve the matter.

It seemed like a temporary end to the incident – both sides were injured, and neither got the better of the other.

But the gang leader didn’t see it that way. He thought he hadn’t provoked anyone, just wanted to have some meat, so how come he ended up with a busted leg because of this bastard?

He immediately rallied all sorts of "heroes", vowing to beat Chang Shihong every time he was discharged from the hospital, determined to teach him a lesson so he’d never meddle in others’ business for the rest of his life.

Chang Shihong, of course, wasn’t afraid, but the Chang Family could not just watch their only scion get beaten up incessantly, could they?

Moreover, what good could come from getting tangled up with a gang of shameless ruffians? In the end, it would only result in trouble, and he’d even have a hard time finding a partner.

Just when Chang Shihong was about to be discharged from the hospital, Lin Nianhe called asking for help.

The Chang Family’s elders held a collective vote and immediately packed Chang Shihong off on a train to Lan County.

They were in such a hurry that they not only forgot to tell Lin Nianhe, but they also failed to inform Chang Shihong himself, simply stuffing him onto the train while gagging his mouth.

Chang Shihong himself only found out his destination from Li Mo’s words after the train had been traveling for a day.

"So... he still doesn’t know he can’t go back now?" Lin Nianhe raised a question.

"Uh..."

Chang Jinzhong was bewildered for quite a while, his voice getting weaker: "I don’t know if his dad told him or not, but he probably... probably didn’t."

If he had been told, Chang Shihong would have likely called a long time ago.

Lin Nianhe touched her nose and said directly: "You’ll have to explain this to him personally, I really can’t handle it."

She didn’t dare catch this hot potato.

"Alright, then call him over to take the phone."

"Umm... that might not be possible."

"What happened?"

"Because, cough cough, actually, I also don’t know where he is right now."

"..."

Chang Jinzhong fell silent for a long time, heaving a sigh: "Xiao Lin, I’m sorry."

"No, no, Brother Chang is still very useful, he..."

"Uncle Wong! Hey, guess what? I just went to help at the construction site, and when I came back, I caught a woman who looks like a sly thief. I thought she was a thief, she insisted she wasn’t, I pinned her down, and now she’s tied to a tree in the courtyard, can you come and take a look?"

Chang Shihong said all this as he barged into Wong Xiao’s office, coincidentally interrupting Lin Nianhe’s explanation.

Lin Nianhe glanced at him and quickly said: "Uncle Chang, please wait a moment, Brother Chang has come back!"

Then she immediately shoved the phone into Chang Shihong’s hands: "It’s Uncle Chang on the phone, looking for you."

"Ah? What’s going on?"

Chang Shihong, puzzled, picked up the phone and immediately said: "Uncle, what’s up? I’m catching a thief here!"

Lin Nianhe heard Chang Jinzhong’s cursing.

It was quite filthy.

She held back her laughter, signaling to Wong Xiao with a gesture that she was going out to see the commotion.

Wong Xiao nodded and couldn’t help but peer out the window as well.

Lin Nianhe dashed out the door to see the person tied to the tree and fell silent.

I mean, really.

Chang Shihong shouldn’t have gone to the mechanical factory to learn a trade. He’s on the wrong path!

He should have been in Public Security, a sure catch every time he goes after someone!

Duan Hongmei was forced to hug the tree with both hands by the side of the tree, her wrists bound with hemp rope, tied with a butcher’s knot used for pigs.

She struggled with all her might, attempting to escape the restraint, but didn’t see Lin Nianhe.

Lin Nianhe crept up quietly, standing behind her and asked, "Hey, busy, aren’t you?"

Duan Hongmei was jolted alert, turning her head to see Lin Nianhe, fear and despair instantly filling her eyes.

Lin Nianhe lifted the corners of his lips, "Need my help?"

Duan Hongmei looked at her warily, unable to resist the temptation of freedom, and asked, "Would you help me?"

Lin Nianhe: "Nope."

"Then why did you ask!"

"Always feel it’s rude not to ask."

Duan Hongmei was so angry she felt her liver ache.

She glanced at Lin Nianhe, then at the clerk who had already positioned himself by the courtyard gate, and gave up struggling.

Lin Nianhe watched her with a smile, "Thinking of running away?"

Duan Hongmei turned her head away, refusing to look at her.

"Speak up. I’ll whip you if you don’t say anything."

As she said this, Lin Nianhe casually picked up a tree branch from the ground.

Duan Hongmei: "...!"

When others say they will whip her, it may be a threat, but when Lin Nianhe says it, she definitely will.

And she’s known for being particularly ruthless.

Duan Hongmei pursed her lips and cast a glance at the tree branch, barely audibly grunting an acknowledgment.

Lin Nianhe whipped her on the buttocks with the tree branch: "You still dare to run? You’ve become too bold."

Duan Hongmei: "...?"

"How can you whip me even after I’ve answered you?"

"Whipping you just because I feel like it, no matter the day of the week!"

Lin Nianhe didn’t hit hard, and it was the buttocks that took the beating, so Duan Hongmei wasn’t going to be seriously harmed.

But still, Duan Hongmei’s sight went dark as she fainted from anger.

Lin Nianhe casually tossed the branch away and spread her hands towards her dumbstruck clerk, justifying herself righteously: "The above actions are solely due to my personal lack of quality and have nothing to do with Ten Miles Team, Lan County, or Beijing."

The clerk, schooled by reality to choose his words carefully, immediately looked skywards: "No worries, I’m blind, I didn’t see anything."

After saying that, he waited a moment and then slowly looked down, as if he had just noticed the fainted Duan Hongmei, and exclaimed, "My gosh!" yelled out, "Hey! How did Duan Hongmei get out here? Quick, quick, take her back and restrain her!"

Saying so, he called others over to untie Duan Hongmei and then sent her back to the infirmary.

Watching his retreating figure, Lin Nianhe sincerely sighed: "A promising future indeed."

This time, it was indeed Chang Shihong who had made a merit. After hearing that he had been scolded pitifully, Wong Xiao took over the phone call at the right moment to clarify that Chang Shihong was not out wandering, but had helped to capture someone.

Having heard Wong Xiao’s account, Chang Jinzhong’s heart finally felt a bit lighter.

He then had a heart-to-heart talk with Wong Xiao for quite a while, the main idea being: Beat him, scold him, just keep him breathing.

Wong Xiao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and only after responding a few times did he hang up the call.

"Little Chang, thanks a lot, that girl you caught was the one we were going to send to the farm, and we’ve already reported it. It would’ve been big trouble if she had gotten away," Wong Xiao patted Chang Shihong on the shoulder, "You’ve really saved me from a big headache!"

Chang Shihong had just been informed that his stay in Lan County would be indefinitely extended and, surprisingly, he didn’t have even a trace of resentment, still grinning ear to ear.

"Look at what you’re saying, I just happened to run into her... Oh right, Uncle Wong, my Uncle Chang told me to stay here for a long time, can I go work on the construction site?"

Wong Xiao: "...?"

What on earth was going on in this kid’s head?

He was giving up a cushy factory job to go work on a construction site hauling bricks?