I initially thought he was my wife's childhood friend, but I also suspected he might be a rival, perhaps pursuing a romantic relationship or something.

The main thing is that there are still connections.

Even now, Chen Yifei feels that this kind of contact is not good enough. Apart from his face being passable, he is actually just a spineless coward.

This kind of man marries a woman who will suffer along with him. The main problem is that the women around him don't know how to say no.

Moreover, it seems that the father-in-law didn't mention it either, and probably didn't visit the couple much. He just said it to He Runqing and that was it.

Does this mean... he's after his wife's family's money?

After everyone had dispersed, Chen Yifei asked, "Wife, how is Yang Lixin's family? Are they wealthy?"

"Hmm... I don't think so, he only has a grandmother. But he was a very good student, and back then all the kids in our alley said they wanted to study hard like him."

"Then he must be after your money, otherwise he wouldn't have kept you hanging on by letters while you were in the countryside." Chen Yifei could tell at a glance; as a man himself, he could tell what kind of person someone was just by looking at them.

He Runqing tugged at Chen Yifei's sleeve: "I didn't explain this to you because I thought it wasn't important. But Chen Yifei, I need to make this clear to you now."

He Runqing said righteously, "Before I met you, I really thought I liked Yang Lixin. I also thought I... had a crush on him."

"But after I met you, you showed me what love is, and I really haven't thought about it anymore. I've also made things clear to him, and told him not to write to me anymore."

"You really have to believe me. I didn't mean what Jiang Yu said."

He Runqing was very nervous.

For her, as long as Chen Yifei believed in her, no one else mattered much.

"I know, how could I not know your personality?"

After all, Yang Lixin never showed up after He Runqing died in his previous life, so how could this be affection?

"She only wanted your family's money. When you weren't around, Jiang Yu could have helped her out. But she only has herself to blame."

"Men who want everything usually end up with nothing."

Chen Yifei had his own opinions about this kind of man.

He Runqing nodded blankly: "Never mind him, as long as my husband is by my side, that's enough."

"Besides, honey, don't listen to what Jiang Yu said. Yang Lixin and I haven't spoken much since we grew up. At first, I was puzzled why Jiang Yu kept mentioning it to me, but it turns out she likes..."

“When the three of us went out to play before, two of them would suddenly disappear... At the time, I didn’t think much of it. Now that I think about it, I was really too kind to them.”

"You're so silly," Chen Yifei said helplessly. "But at least you found such a good husband like me."

"Let's go, let's go find Director Yang Qing and have a meal together."

"Okay!"

The couple went over and found Yang Qing already sitting in the state-run restaurant. Chen Yifei went over, and Yang Qing was eating mushrooms.

Chen Yifei asked in surprise, "Could these mushrooms also be from our Wenshui County?"

"Haha, yes, Brother Wang Zheng sent it to me. I took it to the state-run restaurant and had someone prepare it for me. It was pretty good."

"You are the very capable young man he was talking about!"

"I don't deserve it, I just happened to save Mr. Wang Zheng. It was nothing more than a small favor."

"It wasn't easy." Yang Qing took a sip of tea. "We're usually busy with work, so we arranged to have dinner together today. Are you getting used to life in Shanghai?"

"I'll stay at my father-in-law's house, that's fine," Chen Yifei said with a smile.

"Little girl, have your parents accepted him? Should I go and talk to them?"

"Accepted, accepted." He Runqing sat obediently to the side, making tea for the two of them. She was also very good at making tea and knew a little about the tea ceremony popular in the Song Dynasty. Sitting here now was a pleasant sight.

"My parents both really like Chen Yifei."

"That's good."

Yang Qing looked at Chen Yifei: "I'm a little curious. I understand that the meat processing plant in Wenshui County was saved by you, right? The meat wasn't damaged at all."

"I just gave a reminder; there's no need for that much time."

Seeing that the two of them were about to talk, He Runqing said, "I'll go to the kitchen to get some tea leaves."

After she left, Yang Qing said, "You're quite good at business. I also know about the public service advertisement; it's a model of civility."

Are you interested in what we have here?

Chen Yifei raised an eyebrow: "Yes. Director Yang, just say what you have to say, I'm listening."

"I know you're a bold and decisive guy. I'll be in charge of making arrests. The mayor wants to boost his performance. We've discussed it. I'm quite familiar with you. The Market Supervision Bureau wanted you to handle a case, and our police station is responsible for making the arrests. There are a lot of gray industries now. Although Shanghai is developing, there are still quite a few gray areas."

"The cases we've been cracking down on the most recently are those involving the resale of raw materials. You guys in the southwest all rely on us for those raw materials, right?"

"Yes, we have many orders, but the price of raw materials has risen significantly, so making less money is also a problem." "In the production materials trading market, we have an original ecosystem here."

"What I mean is, this place is impregnable. They control prices and the market themselves, and we officials can't get involved. Can you, by yourself, break this balance?"

"If you can, the supply of raw materials for your industry will not be a problem. If you can't, you might lose your life."

Chen Yifei said, "Most of the raw materials for production are gathered at the Qiujiang Road secondhand market, with a man named Sixth Master Jiang as the leader, right? He also deals in foreign exchange. This man is of utmost importance."

"I think, Director Yang, isn't your ultimate goal to find evidence to arrest people?"

"And by the way, could you also use me to develop and plan the market?"

"That's what I mean." Yang Qing took a sip of tea. "It's just different chatting with smart people."

Chen Yifei's focus in his previous life wasn't on Shanghai, but now... things have changed, and there are even greater opportunities. His goal for this trip is to resolve the issue of raw materials.

Although this cooperation is mutually beneficial, Chen Yifei can also gain connections in this area.

He understood the principle that fortune favors the bold.

"Deal made. Who will we work with next?"

After they had finished talking, Director Yang Qing left, and He Runqing returned. They ate something and then went out together.

Chen Yifei said, "We might stay in Shanghai for a while to do some preparatory work."

“I know,” He Runqing nodded. “I know you were prepared. Hu Zi came over right after the New Year. I wonder if Second Sister will come.”

“Chen Yifei, you are clearly scheming against others, but they think you are the ones scheming against them.” He Runqing didn’t know the specifics of what was going on.

But I'm certain that everything is under Chen Yifei's control.

"Hmm, it's alright."

He's good at disrupting the market.

Suitable for showing off.

Just as I was about to leave, Jiang Yu arrived with a group of people.