Qin Qianqian, the tea-selling girl who was as gentle as a chrysanthemum, was encountered by Grandpa Nie Rong.

It's a pity she didn't come at the right time, because she's at least 26 or 27 this year, past the age to enter the entertainment industry. Otherwise, if she had gone to Hong Kong to make her way earlier, with her beauty and wit, she could have become a big star.

Unfortunately, when he had just come of age, relations between the two places were extremely tense, so it was impossible for him to come to Hong Kong.

However, her appearance wouldn't be the type that mainstream people in mainland China would prefer.

Too seductive, and too petty.

Chen Rou guessed it must be Qin Qianqian, and sure enough, she was right.

Master Er nodded and smiled again: "Rumor has it that she might marry into the Nie family. At the time, I thought it was just a rumor, but since you know her, it seems there really is no smoke without fire."

There is no such thing as a rumor without a basis in reality; every unfounded claim must have some origin.

Chen Rou had to give Qin Qianqian a thumbs up for her ability to quickly evolve from failing to win over Nie Rong within a few months to hiring people from Hong Kong to cross the mainland and commit crimes.

She's strong enough, she's amazing enough.

But who could be the person who would drive her to such lengths as to hire someone from Hong Kong to kill them?

Chen Rou's first thought was still Liang Lisheng, because he was known in Hong Kong for his demanding nature in engineering construction. However, he was a local bigwig in Hong Kong, and the big shots in Kowloon did not dare to provoke him.

But now we're in mainland China. The Nie family's entire project is worth billions. If someone wants the project, he won't give it to them. He has a weak foundation, is unfamiliar with the place, and because of his illness, he can't be tempted by beautiful women. So there's a high chance he'll be taken advantage of.

After leaving Master Er's place, Chen Rou immediately called Liang Lisheng to exchange the information she had gathered. As for counter-surveillance, she told him to observe carefully and see which big shot Qin Qianqian had hooked up with this time. That would reveal who wanted to take her down. Of course, she also reminded him to be extremely careful, as he really couldn't afford to fall now.

Liang Lisheng readily agreed, but then changed his mind and said with a smile, "Third wife, let's go to the Happy Valley Golf Course. Be careful not to tell the boss, come quietly, or he'll scold me again."

Liang Lisheng has been in Hong Kong these past few days, Chen Rou knows this, because as soon as Nie Zhao comes home, he has a distinctive tar smell of Zhongnanhai cigarettes on him, which is from him.

But he should have stayed home to rest these past few days, so why did he go to Happy Valley again?

He went to see his older brother again, didn't he?

Did Nie Rong save his whole family's lives in his past life? He's so loyal.

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The golf course in Happy Valley belongs to the Nie family and is in normal business hours, so it's normal for the boss to come and play a few rounds. As soon as Chen Rou parked her car, a caddie immediately helped her park and drove her directly to her destination.

"Brother, we old folks have three things to abstain from: smoking, drinking, and desire. Especially desire, that's what it means to maintain good health!"

It was Liang Lisheng, leaning on a golf club in one hand and smoking a cigarette in the other, talking eloquently and incessantly.

Nie Rong looked at him as if he were a giant idiot: "So you smoke and drink yourself, but you want to advise me to be celibate?"

Liang Lisheng glanced at the cigarette in his hand and said, "Especially lust, you know that lust is a dangerous thing."

Nie Rong also abandoned his wheelchair and began walking slowly, trying to swing his club: "My heart is like the bright moon, which heaven and earth can see."

He added, "I would advise you to remember to leave yourself a way out, after all, I am also in dire straits now."

Liang Lisheng said, "Brother, I think you have a prejudice against Ah Zhao. He's so good. Before, when I went to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, I had to make an appointment every day. Now he has the doctor at home, and I can take his pulse anytime. Aren't you the same?"

Just as Nie Rong was about to respond, Chen Rou said, "That Dr. Li, is he the one who treated your gout, Uncle Liang?"

He added, "Then won't you have to go to Hong Kong every week to get treatment?"

The shuttle bus she was on was silent, and the two old men didn't notice her until now.

Yes, Nie Zhao recruited him from the mainland. He was the one who used acupuncture and external application to cure Liang Lisheng, a lame old man who couldn't walk, into being able to play golf. Nie Zhao's move to Hong Kong was not very advantageous for Liang Lisheng.

However, Nie Zhao had certainly considered this issue.

Even the high salaries of capitalists require a high workload to achieve.

So Nie Zhao told Chen Rou that female TCM doctors work six days a week and rest one day. But on her day off, she actually had to go back to the mainland to help Liang Lisheng take pulses and adjust prescriptions. She also had female apprentices who usually helped Liang Lisheng with acupuncture. She would go back once a week to check on the treatment results.

Moreover, although Nie Zhao's attitude towards Nie Rong was terrible, after discovering that the female TCM doctor's skills were indeed good, he also instructed Uncle Ming to go to Happy Valley once a day to take the old man's pulse and prescribe medicine to regulate his body.

In Liang Lisheng's view, Nie Zhao was doing very well, after all, none of his sons were any good. The only one who was somewhat better, Liang Sihan, had AIDS, so let alone getting married and having children, it was still unknown how many years he would live.

Nie Rong's attempt to steal a kiss backfired and he was exposed. He even complained about his son, so Liang Lisheng naturally felt that he was wrong.

But due to his personal habits, he felt uneasy if he returned to Hong Kong and didn't see Nie Rong again.

Now that Chen Rou has arrived, there are some things about Qin Qianqian that can't be explained over the phone, so he wants to discuss them in person.

He said, "I've been thinking about this for a long time, and my intuition tells me that Qin Qianqian is going to spend a lot of money to deal with someone, and it should be a prosecutor."

Chen Rou understood: "The Guo brothers' case is currently at the procuratorate?"

Liang Lisheng said, "Guo's eldest son's wife works in the demolition office. I heard that after the incident, she has been trying to help him with his connections everywhere. But you know, the person in charge of the case is a man, which is another corruption case. But the person in charge of their brothers' case is a female prosecutor, and she was transferred directly from the capital. Of course, she is not easy to corrupt."

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