Chapter 16, in response to the call from home, Shen Lang shouted...

Upon returning home, Shen Lang called out to a young boy named Fang Yuan, who was tall and thin with a round face. Shen Lang introduced him to Jiang Can, saying, "I've been busy these past few days and can't always follow you. I'll have Fang Yuan help out at your shop and rest there tonight." He added, "Fang Yuan is strong and can fight."

Fang Yuan assured him, "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely protect your sister-in-law."

Jiang Can nodded and rode his tricycle to the market with Fang Yuan. The new store was opening, and there were quite a few things to buy.

Shen Lang rode his bicycle to the factory. He had borrowed a bicycle from the factory to transport goods today, and he would go and supervise the loading later.

The cotton mill went bankrupt, leaving a large stockpile of unsold clothes in the warehouse. The styles were outdated and couldn't be sold in the city, but the quality was good, thick and sturdy. If the price could be lowered, they would definitely be popular in the towns and villages.

In rural towns, style is not important; warm and sturdy clothes are the most popular.

He plans to wholesale these goods to towns and villages.

Because he had previously saved factory and county leaders and had this connection, he borrowed a Dongfeng truck and even provided a driver.

This was a lot of work, but it was also a lucrative job, so he called Liangzi and Zhuzi to join him.

Zhu Zi is the crew-cut young man who came to call Shen Lang when the factory had the accident last time; his real name is He Fengnian.

The two men were already loading goods in the warehouse: thick tops, sturdy pants, and complete sets of thermal underwear. The materials were all of high quality, but the styles were outdated, still popular in the 1980s. Nowadays, city dwellers don't like to wear them anymore. They took two thousand pieces of each. In addition, there were also one thousand pieces of smaller items such as bed sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases, tablecloths, and TV covers.

Other people in the factory can also come and pick up goods to sell, but they can't sell more than a thousand yuan worth.

Shen Lang was able to obtain large quantities of goods only because he had the factory manager's approval slip. If he couldn't sell them, he could simply return them.

No one could argue with him; after all, he had saved the factory leaders' lives.

The driver was in his early thirties and his name was Zhan Junzhuo.

Zhan Junzhuo was also helping out. He was very good at handling things and picked out all the defective goods, so the purchase price was no longer the same.

By the time it got dark, the truck was loaded with goods, and the purchase price had already reached tens of thousands of yuan.

The four of them didn't go out to a restaurant; they ate boxed lunches instead.

Shen Lang handed the boxed lunches to everyone and then told Zhan Junzhuo that he would give him an extra two hundred yuan a day as wages.

Zhan Junzhuo was originally a driver, and he didn't have to do anything except drive. But he did a lot of work that afternoon, and he was also quick-witted.

That's the price.

Zhan Junzhuo was grinning so hard his teeth were showing; this one day's salary was equivalent to more than a month's wages!

Before they had even finished their meal, Zhang Yuning arrived on her bicycle. As soon as she got there, she started crying, “Liang Kaiwen, you bastard! You gave up a perfectly good job at the soy sauce factory and took a long leave to work for free! How are your son and I supposed to live?”

Zhang Yuning was furious. After causing a scene and getting the debt back from Shen Lang and Jiang Can, only a few days later, Shen Lang was now urging Liang Kaiwen to come and work for free.

She pointed at Shen Lang and yelled, "You vicious bastard! You're unemployed yourself, and you want Kevin to lose his job too! Are you going to let us starve? You're going to harm your own brother like this?"

Shen Lang was so angry he laughed. "Ask Liangzi if I'm making him work for free. I give him a cut of the profits from this truckload of goods."

"You won't even pay my wages, you're just using profits to lure Liang Kaiwen in?" Zhang Yuning was even angrier, clutching her stomach and wailing, "I beg you, please stop ruining our family, okay? Who's going to buy this piece of junk? Can you even sell it?! You just want to mess with Kaiwen, to make him lose his job too. Liang Kaiwen, can't you use your brain? If you lose your job, are you going to let our family of three starve?"

Liang Kaiwen's cheeks flushed red, and he was so angry that he reached out to slap Zhang Yuning. Zhang Yuning, with her pregnant belly protruding, said, "Go ahead and hit me! Hit my belly! You might as well kill me and your son! I don't want to live anymore!"

He Fengnian's temper flared up. "Are you sick in the head?! Brother Lang is willing to help his brothers out, and you're complaining. If you don't want to do it, get lost! I'd love for you to join me. If you were a man, I'd beat you to death today."

Zhang Yuning was carrying the Liang family's precious grandson, so she wasn't afraid at all. She even scolded He Fengnian, saying, "You've lost your job and can't even get married. Now you're hanging out with a scoundrel. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at to death?"

Liang Kaiwen swung his slap again, but it didn't land on Zhang Yuning's face. His hand trembled, and he was so angry that his neck swelled up.

Zhang Yuning looked up, completely unafraid: "Go ahead and hit me, hit me all you want! If you're so capable, beat me and my son to death today."

Shen Lang grabbed Liang Kaiwen's hand and handed him twenty yuan, saying, "This is to make up for today's wages. Go back now."

Liang Kaiwen was furious and trembling all over. He refused to take the money. "Brother Lang, I'm sorry."

Zhang Yuning took the twenty yuan and said, "If you have any shame, don't come looking for Kevin again."

Liang Kaiwen was furious: "Zhang Yuning."

Zhang Yuning continued to cry, "Do you really have to give up on yourself? If you don't come home with me, we're getting a divorce! I'll go and abort your son right now."

Liang Kaiwen clutched his head in pain, "Why do you have to force me?"

Shen Lang patted Liang Kaiwen on the shoulder, "Go back and live a good life."

Liang Kaiwen followed Zhang Yuning away. After riding their bicycles a few meters away, Zhang Yuning, sitting on the back seat, turned around and looked at Shen Lang. She smiled silently. See? Kaiwen still chose family.

He Fengnian shouted from behind, "Liang Kaiwen, you good-for-nothing who can't control his wife, you'll regret this!" He then scolded the onlookers, "What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out."

Everyone: ...

He was tall and burly, with fierce eyes; he looked like a troublemaker, so no one dared to watch the spectacle anymore.

After everyone else left, He Fengnian continued to berate Liang Kaiwen, "To make his wife cause such a scene, he's ultimately incompetent. It's clear he doesn't trust Lang Ge to sell these clothes. Lang Ge, I believe in you. You've been capable since you were a kid! You'll be even more capable in the future."

Zhan Junzhuo leaned in and said, "He doesn't want the profit of one level, so he might as well give me the profit of one level instead of the two hundred yuan. If we really lose money, I'll just consider it as going out with you guys."

He felt that Shen Lang was an unusual person!

He Fengnian: "Hey, hey, what do you mean! You're dreaming. If we really lose money, I'll give you your two hundred yuan a day."

Shen Lang didn't respond to Liang Kaiwen's matter. Getting married had indeed changed things. He said to Zhan Junzhuo, "Okay, one layer of profit." He had Zhan Junzhuo drive and parked the truck near the Shen family's house. From the truck, they could see what was happening in the small courtyard.

Shen Lang went home, but the front door was locked from the inside. Without knocking, he prepared to climb over the wall. As soon as he reached the base of the wall, he noticed something was wrong. There were shards of broken glass on the wall. He carefully climbed over the wall and found that the yard was also covered with a layer of broken glass...

If he hadn't looked carefully, his foot would have been stabbed.

Any thief who dares to break into the door in the middle of the night is sure to be in trouble.

Shen Lang jumped back off the wall and knocked on the door honestly.

After a while, the door opened, and Jiang Can asked, "Have you eaten? I left you some food; it's keeping it warm on the stove."

Shen Lang ate, but he could have another meal. He brought the food into the house and ate while watching Jiang Can do his test paper.

A woman who studies diligently is truly beautiful!

After eating and washing up, Shen Lang pulled Jiang Can into his arms. "I won't be back tonight. I'll stay outside and watch the goods on the truck. Don't worry if anything happens. I'll come over as soon as I hear any noise."

The truck was loaded with goods worth over ten thousand yuan; he wouldn't feel at ease leaving it unattended. He also wouldn't feel comfortable leaving Jiang Can alone at home.

Jiang Can knew that Shen Lang had taken goods from the cotton mill and sold them in the countryside. She said fiercely, "I'm not someone to be bullied. I've stuck shards of glass on our walls, all over the base of the walls. If anyone dares to use underhanded methods, I'll make sure they don't leave alive."

Shen Lang hugged Jiang Can and laughed, "That's impressive!" He pressed her down on the table, kissed her twice more, and buried his head in her chest, saying, "Don't think about me tonight. I'll make it up to you double after I'm done with this busy period."

Jiang Can's cheeks flushed, and she was slightly panting from the kiss. She kicked him, saying, "Who told you to do this?! Please get out."

"I want to make it up to you double." Shen Lang used his teeth to unbutton her clothes and took her mouth into his mouth... Jiang Can bit her lip, trying hard not to scream.

Shen Lang didn't stay at home for long. He rubbed Jiang Can's cheeks and kissed her slightly swollen red lips again: "Don't worry, I'm here outside. The truck is parked in the open space around the corner."

Jiang Can's cheeks turned bright red. She closed her eyes and refused to look at him, wanting him to leave as soon as possible.

It's so annoying. He's always like a dog, kissing and nibbling on and on, and he's always drooling.

Once the footsteps had faded into the distance, she patted her cheeks, put on her slippers, and went to close the gate. She could still vaguely see Shen Lang walking ahead, his shadow stretched long by the streetlights. Hearing the noise behind him, he turned around, pointed ahead to Jiang Can, and could vaguely see a truck. "Let's go back."

Seeing that Jiang Can didn't move, he raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile, "Reluctant to part? Shall we go back inside and continue?"

Jiang Can slammed the door shut. "Pah! Only a dog wouldn't be willing to do that!"

Jiang Can went back to his room to do his test papers, but he couldn't concentrate on them. He memorized some English worksheets for a while before calming down. He then did two more English tests, checked the answers, corrected the mistakes, and went to bed.

She had no idea how much attention Shen Jiajia's backers paid to her, whether they knew about her being able to repeat a year at Moling Middle School, or whether they would intervene.

But she felt at ease, as there was a kitchen knife and scissors under her pillow, and Shen Lang was outside.

She fell asleep quickly.

With a few 'thump' sounds, something hit the roof and some landed in the yard, instantly waking Jiang Can.

These people found out really quickly. As soon as Director Chen found her a school, they couldn't wait to come over that very night.

Even more things were smashed, falling in the yard and on the roof with a 'cracking' sound, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

The tiles were broken and fell into the yard with a clatter. Jiang Can looked up and could see the stars on the roof. The sky was full of stars that lit up the night, but they did not illuminate the dark and dirty hearts of those people.

Outside, a chorus of curses and profanities began to rise, carrying far and wide through the quiet night.

"Hey slut, I'm here to play with you. Come out and keep me company."

"Can Can, it's been so long since you've come to see us. We've really missed you."

"Can Can, I've missed you so much! Come and play with us!"

"That bitch, she got married and completely forgot about us. Today, we'll help you remember."

"You filthy bitch who's been slept with by a thousand men and ridden by ten thousand, hurry up and open the door for us brothers."