Wu Jiantong had seen it all clearly. His eyes darted around, and only when the waiters had beaten Ruan Huaiwu nearly to death, with not a single unscathed spot on his face, did he raise his hand. “Stop.”

The waiters stopped, crossed their arms, and stood aside, still glaring at Ruan Huaiwu, who was now a pig’s head, groaning and crying in pain on the ground.

Wu Jiantong squatted down, rubbing his chin, looking at him with amusement. “Do you know who I am?”

Ruan Huaiwu, still clutching his head tightly, nodded cautiously.

Wu Jiantong was the head manager of Huibin Restaurant; he frequented the streets and naturally knew who he was.

“It’s good that you know who I am.”

Wu Jiantong stood up and spat on the ground. “I beat you up today to teach you a lesson, to let you know your place, and what you should and shouldn’t do.”

“With your looks, you think you can stand up for Miss Qiaohui? Look at yourself, you’re a toad trying to eat swan meat, you stupid thing. I’m teaching you a lesson now, so stay away from Miss Qiaohui from now on!”

Seeing Wu Jiantong say this, a quick-witted waiter hurriedly chimed in, “Next time we see you bothering Miss Qiaohui, you’ll be in big trouble!”

“It won’t be like just a beating you got today!”

“You’ll lose at least one leg!”

“…”

Ruan Huaiwu was stunned.

Wu Jiantong brought people to beat him up not because he had designs on Shuangye, but because he had bothered Hu Qiaohui?

But didn’t Hu Qiaohui say that Shuangye bullied her, so she specifically asked him to teach Shuangye a lesson and give her a good venting of anger?

Or…

That girl, Hu Qiaohui, actually lied to him!

On the surface, it was to let him take advantage, but in reality, it was to teach him a lesson. So, she teamed up with Shuangye and the people from Huibinlou to beat him into a pulp!

When Ruan Huaiwu thought of this, he was furious.

Seeing that his scheming words had worked, Wu Jiantong didn’t linger. He called his staff and left.

Su Yujin and Shuangye waited outside for a while.

“I heard no sound from inside for a long time. I thought something had gone wrong,” Su Yujin asked. “Did everything go smoothly?”

“Smoothly,” Wu Jiantong replied. “That bastard knows he’s in the wrong and doesn’t dare to say anything. He can only swallow his anger.”

“The manager said a few more things,” a waiter said with a grin, relaying Wu Jiantong’s divisive words. “Now, the two of them are probably going to fight amongst themselves. Before we can even make a move, they’ll be fighting like cats and dogs.”

“That’s how it is,” Su Yujin nodded approvingly with a smile.

Originally, Su Yujin was still thinking about how to deal with Hu Qiaohui, the instigator.

Considering that the other party was a complete green tea bitch, Su Yujin was also considering whether to set up a trap. Now it seemed that it was probably not her turn to act.

Wu Jiantong, as expected of the head manager of Huibinlou, had seen all kinds of people in his daily life, and now he could easily deal with even this kind of green tea bitch.

Su Yujin gave Wu Jiantong a thumbs up, and then said to the other employees, “Everyone worked hard today. When you get back, ask Uncle Zheng to add chicken legs to everyone’s lunch, and increase your monthly wages by half!”

They put in so much effort; she couldn’t let them work for nothing.

“Thank you, boss!”

The employees’ mouths were practically stretched to their ears with smiles.

Ruan Huaiwu lay in the courtyard without daring to move at all, only getting up when Wu Jiantong and his men had been gone for a while, and there was no more movement outside.

His whole body felt like it was falling apart, and his head was completely swollen, and he couldn’t touch it at all. Even making a grimacing gesture or blinking his eyes hurt terribly.

Ruan Huaiwu was furious, his teeth itching with hatred.

He hated Wu Jiantong and his gang for their ruthlessness, and even more so for Hu Qiaohui’s double-dealing.

“That bitch, she actually schemed against me!”

Ruan Huaiwu cursed angrily, his anger growing with each passing thought. He forced himself to leave the courtyard, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and stealthily went to the street. He found a little beggar, gave him ten coins, and whispered something in his ear.

The little beggar accepted the ten coins with a beaming smile and happily went to find Hu Qiaohui’s house, just as Ruan Huaiwu had instructed.

Hu Qiaohui was washing clothes in the courtyard, her mind elsewhere.

She had originally intended to go to the vicinity of West Third Alley to listen for any commotion, but felt that getting too close would raise suspicion, so she decided to stay home. Now, hearing the little beggar’s offer to go watch the commotion, she felt a sudden sense of resistance.

“I’m washing clothes right now. Please tell them I can’t leave.”

Besides, she’s a young unmarried woman; what was so interesting about this commotion?

Watching would just make her look improper…

“That person said that besides inviting you, sister, they also sent someone to invite Yu Xiucai. They said that if you meet Yu Xiucai and watch the commotion with him, it will definitely be beneficial.”

Hearing the little beggar say this, Hu Qiaohui was immediately tempted.

Yes.

If she happened to meet Brother Yongye and see Ruan Huaiwu and Shuangye’s affair with him…

Brother Yongye would surely be filled with grief and indignation, and at his low point, she could gently comfort him from the side, and all these things would naturally fall into place.

Thinking this, Hu Qiaohui sent the little beggar away, scooped up a basin of water to wash her face thoroughly, applied some makeup, restyled her hair, changed into a brighter outfit that she usually couldn’t bear to wear, and quickly went out the door.

She headed towards West Third Alley.

Ruan Huaiwu looked around the garden for a long time, peeking through the crack in the door to see what was happening outside.

When he saw Hu Qiaohui approaching, he flung open the door, dragged her into the yard, and slammed it shut behind him.

Hu Qiaohui, who had fallen to the ground from the force of the drag, saw Ruan Huaiwu’s sly grin and his approaching steps. She immediately understood what was happening, turned pale with fright, and hurriedly retreated.

“Help! Help! Don’t come any closer!”

Her piercing screams and cries echoed through the West Third Alley for a long time.

…

Su Yujin took some time to visit the farm.

She checked on the autumn harvest and the preparations for winter, and also brought some common medicinal herbs used daily at the farm.

The head of the farm was diligent, and the villagers were all hardworking, which made her feel very reassured.

The low-lying area had been transformed into a pond as Su Yujin had described, and flocks of ducks roamed nearby, searching for food among the vast expanses of withered lotus leaves and mud.

Su Yujin was also exceptionally busy at the farm.

She was busy experiencing how to harvest corn and soybeans…

And also busy eating the fresh peanuts harvested from the farm.

(End of Chapter)

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