Chapter 32 Jiang Can cooked another pot of hot and sour sauce...

Jiang Can cooked another pot of hot and sour shredded pork noodles, topped with two golden-brown fried eggs, and added plenty of seasonings. It smelled delicious and looked tempting.

Shen Lang filled two large bowls and placed them on the table, one for each of them.

Jiang Can was full after just one bowl; the rest of the pot was for Shen Lang, who could finish it all.

After finishing dinner and washing the dishes, Shen Lang wanted to exercise to aid digestion, so he pestered Jiang Can to go back inside. They had been running around outside for the past two days and hadn't had a chance to be intimate, and they hadn't even had a chance to use the condoms Zhou Bing had given them.

Jiang Can thought it was a good idea; she'd never tried condoms before. Anyway, there wasn't time to make braised meat, and Jiang's Restaurant definitely wouldn't be able to open.

Just as Shen Lang carried Jiang Can into the house, someone knocked on the door, and Tiger started barking.

Shen Lang didn't want to get involved; what could possibly happen?

Ignoring the constant knocking at the door, he kissed Jiang Can's tender chest hard, pulled the blanket over her, and said, "Let me see what's so important."

Jiang Can couldn't stop laughing at his unsatisfied expression.

Shen Lang reached his hand under the covers and pinched Jiang Can precisely. Jiang Can almost cried out, his cheeks instantly turning red to the roots of his ears.

Shen Lang went outside. Tiger stopped barking when it saw him come out, and wagged its tail excitedly.

He walked to the front door and opened it. "Who is it? Why are you banging on it so hard?"

Standing outside the door were Liang Kaiwen and Zhang Yuning, a married couple.

Liang Kaiwen was carrying a bag of eggs, and he kept his head down, not daring to look at Shen Lang.

Zhang Yuning walked forward with a smile. "Brother Lang, why did it take you so long to open the door? I told you there were people inside, but Kevin insisted on pulling me along. Look, there really are people here. Brother Lang, we heard you caught two ruthless thugs, and they even had guns. Were you injured?"

With a smile on her face, she pulled Liang Kaiwen towards the courtyard, asking, "Where's my sister-in-law? Why can't I see her?"

Shen Lang slammed the courtyard gate shut behind him and walked out, the gate nearly hitting Zhang Yuning in the face.

Zhang Yuning's smile remained unchanged. "Brother Lang must have been frightened too. These eggs are free-range eggs that Kevin and I specially bought. Brother Lang and your wife should take good care of yourselves so you can have a pig baby next year. Pig babies are good; they'll eat and drink well and be blessed."

Shen Lang: "Don't call me that. We're not close. If you have something to say, say it. If not, leave. Don't waste my time. You can have these farm eggs yourself. My family doesn't need them."

Zhang Yuning's smile froze for a moment, and she pinched Liang Kaiwen's arm.

Liang Kaiwen finally raised his head, looking completely bewildered. "Brother Lang, I'm fine, I just came here..."

Zhang Yuning pinched Liang Kaiwen's arm again and said, "What do you mean 'nothing'? Didn't you just tell me at home that Brother Shen Lang has a lot of things going on at home and is probably too busy to sell clothes? Kaiwen and I came over to help out. We don't need wages, just pay us the same commission as before."

She really didn't expect that the clothes from the cotton mill would sell so well! The workers at the cotton mill all went to buy the clothes from the wholesale market and sold them in the countryside. One of her relatives bought two thousand yuan worth of goods and sold them for more than five thousand yuan, making a profit of more than three thousand yuan.

She went to He Fengnian's house to inquire again. He Fengnian hadn't been home for several days. His mother and sister-in-law had gone to the countryside with him to sell clothes, supposedly for high wages.

Zhang Yuning definitely wouldn't be interested in high salaries; how high could they possibly be!

People at the cotton mill all say that Shen Lang bought the most goods, probably over 100,000.

How much money would we need to sell all that merchandise for? We'd have to make at least half the profit, which would be around 100,000.

She didn't want to earn that much, but Shen Lang had promised to give her a 10% share of the profits, which would still amount to tens of thousands of yuan.

Can you really become a millionaire after just a few days of hard work?

She was filled with remorse. She shouldn't have called Liang Kaiwen home in the first place; she should have let him join her. Who knew that blond-haired guy would be so successful?

Zhang Yuning and Liang Kaiwen visited Shen Lang several times, but unfortunately no one was home. So they went to the He family to look for He Fengnian.

But He Fengnian was a difficult person to talk to, and wouldn't let Liang Kaiwen go over to help at all. He almost got into a fight with Liang Kaiwen, which made her very angry. Today, she finally heard that Shen Lang had gone home.

I quickly grabbed half a basket of eggs and came over.

Shen Lang looked at Liang Kaiwen with a half-smile, "Liangzi, what are you thinking?"

Liang Kaiwen's face turned completely red, and he stammered, "Brother Lang, you're in charge."

Shen Lang was disappointed. How could his best friend from childhood have turned out like this?

Zhang Yuning, holding her belly, said, "Brother Shen Lang, don't worry. We'll treat this like our own business. If we don't have enough people, I'll call my sister-in-law from my mother's side. She won't take any wages, she'll only take one-tenth of Kevin's profit."

Shen Lang: "There's no more bonus. If you're interested in a higher salary, Liangzi can wait for you at the He family's door tomorrow morning. But it's not good to ask for leave from the soy sauce factory; don't let it affect your work."

Zhang Yuning was unhappy. How could it be a high salary? She was still dreaming of becoming a millionaire, how could she be interested in a salary of a few hundred yuan? She said anxiously, "Shen Lang, Liangzi and Zhuzi are both your good buddies, how can you show favoritism to one another! Don't let this affect the friendship between you brothers."

Shen Lang: "Yeah, you used to be my good buddies. Now, Liangzi married you, didn't he? Are you stupid or have you lost your memory? Have you forgotten everything that happened before? I'm already being generous to Liangzi by not letting Huzi out to bite you to death. Get lost, I don't hit women, but I do hit men."

Zhang Yuning was so frightened by his fierce gaze that she took a step back, her stomach even cramping. She clutched her stomach and said, "You! How could you do this? Didn't you promise Kevin a 10% cut of the profits? It's only been a few days, and you're already going back on your word."

Shen Lang: "Get lost."

Liang Kaiwen: "Brother Shen Lang, I'm sorry." He pulled Zhang Yuning away, and Zhang Yuning slapped him a few times.

Shen Lang couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention. What kind of spineless bastard was he? If he wanted to share the money, wouldn't it be better to keep a portion of the profits for himself to buy jewelry for his wife?

The brotherhood between him and Liang Kaiwen has been worn away.

He's still willing to help Liang Kaiwen now, even with a high salary, but he won't tell him the location of the warehouse.

Shen Lang closed the door, washed his hands, and then happily went back to the room, only to find that his wife was asleep!

She was probably too hot, so the blanket was draped around her waist, exposing her fair breasts, which were quite alluring, but she was completely unaware of this and slept soundly.

He couldn't bear to wake her, so he took off his clothes, hugged his wife, and waited for her to wake up.

He couldn't resist touching her; she was a bit cold. He warmed her up with his hands, but that wasn't enough, so he kissed her. He couldn't let his wife get cold; he had to warm her up.

How did my wife wake up?

"Are you still cold? Let me warm you up again."

Jiang Can blushed, turned her head away from him, and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Shen Lang continued, holding her breasts in his hands. He felt guilty kissing either one, so he put them both in his mouth.

Jiang Can bit her lip, unwilling to make a sound, for what if someone heard her in broad daylight?

Shen Lang kissed her lips, his tongue forcing open her teeth. It would sound better if she cried out, why hold back?

Their yard is big enough that these rustling sounds can't be heard from outside.

In the end, three condoms had been used, and it was getting dark outside. Shen Lang finally hugged Jiang Canchun and chatted with her, feeling satisfied.

The topic, of course, was condoms.

Shen Lang felt it was too little, and he would go to the pharmacy to ask where he could buy more. He felt it wasn't very comfortable to wear, as there was a layer in the middle, which felt like there was a galaxy between them. He asked Jiang Can how it felt.

Jiang Can: "You're exaggerating. It's so thin! How much can you feel?"

Actually, she also felt that wearing them wasn't as comfortable anymore, but compared to pregnancy and childbirth, it was nothing.

Just thinking about having a baby makes her hair stand on end; it's terrifying. She's not ready to be a mother at all.

The two lay in bed for a long time before finally getting up. Jiang Can was exhausted after an afternoon and didn't want to cook at all. Shen Lang wasn't tired, but he didn't know how to cook.

The two were about to go to a restaurant for dinner.

Before going, soak the sheets and dirty clothes in the laundry tub, and wash them after you've eaten, because they change the sheets too often.

Wearing a condom now is actually a bit better, but there's still a lot of fluid, so I still have to wash.

Shen Lang looked at the basin of clothes; he had washed enough. "I'll get a washing machine for the house tomorrow. From now on, let's leave the dirty clothes and sheets to the washing machine."

Jiang Can readily agreed, "Okay."

She doesn't wash the sheets anyway; if she absolutely has to, she'd rather not do it at all.

The two happily went out to eat, intending to have hot pot lamb skewers. As soon as they arrived at the restaurant, they noticed something was different: everyone was looking at them! However, no one dared to look openly; they all looked furtively.

The proprietress came over with the menu to take their order. "Shen Lang, Can Can, what are you two thinking about today? Old Zhang, grill ten skewers of lamb first, it's on me."

Jiang Can naturally thanked the proprietress and ordered a large portion of beef hot pot rice noodles, twenty skewers of lamb, a bottle of beer, and a bottle of soda.

This is enough for two people.

The proprietress asked with a smile, "I heard from everyone today that you killed two ruthless thugs and rescued a bus full of passengers?"

Shen Lang glanced at the proprietress: "I didn't kill her."

The proprietress: "So you chopped a ruthless bandit in half? His intestines were spilling all over the ground?"

Shen Lang: "Boss lady, how can you speak so bloodily and cruelly? Are you trying to kill us with your food?"

The proprietress thought to herself, "You think it's bloody and cruel to cut a person in half? I've been so curious all day. If you can tell me anything today, I'll give you a free meal."

Shen Lang: "Can't we afford lamb skewers?"

The proprietress said, "Old Zhang, bring us another forty skewers of lamb, let's grill this table first!"

Jiang Can was quite happy to talk about it. She couldn't wait for everyone to know what Shen Lang had done, so she recounted what happened on the bus, emphasizing the bloody cruelty of the two notorious bandits who had killed countless people. She said, "The newspapers have stories about the eight notorious bandits in the northern province. At the beginning of the month, half a page of the daily newspaper was dedicated to the wanted posters for Liu Baolong and Zhao Yuling. Those who read the newspaper regularly will definitely remember them. They killed two policemen in Anhui Province, stole their guns, and fled to our Henan Province."

She didn't need to say anything more, because someone had actually read the newspaper, which detailed how Liu Baolong and Zhao Yuling cruelly massacred someone's entire family.

Everyone was stunned.

The shopkeeper said, "Wenwen, go to Grandpa Zhou's bookstore and buy a newspaper. Buy everything that's related to this matter."

Wenwen is her daughter, who just started junior high school. She was listening with great interest, but she still took the money and went to buy a newspaper, which would definitely have more details.

The lamb skewers were grilled quickly, fifty skewers in total. The owner grilled them for two people first!

Jiang Can: "A Lang's reputation has been ruined by certain people who say that our A Lang is a scoundrel who eats, drinks, gambles, and does all sorts of evil things. But everyone has eyes. When has our A Lang ever done such things! Think about where this reputation came from! At most, A Lang might get into a fight, but that's always someone else who comes up to him first. These kinds of people deserve a beating. If we don't beat them up, they'll feel itchy for a beating."

Like this time, Ah Lang and I encountered ruthless criminals on the bus. Ah Lang is so capable; he could easily have helped me escape. But if he had gotten away with me, what would have happened to all the other passengers? Ah Lang knew the criminals were armed, but he still went in, and he almost got shot himself.

The proprietress said, "It's true! Old Mrs. Shen is always complaining that Ah Lang is disobedient, unfilial, steals money to gamble, and goes to places like that, but no one has ever seen him. It's all just Old Mrs. Shen making things up. How can a mother ruin her own son's reputation?"

Jiang Can: "They say there are no bad parents in the world, but some parents are so heartless that they can't stand to see their own children doing well and treat their children like enemies. I've been married for so long and I've only met my mother-in-law once, and that was at the police station. My mother-in-law took bribes from others and came to my shop to cause trouble. She even tried to break my legs so I wouldn't be able to repeat my studies. What kind of mother-in-law is that?"

She picked up a skewer and handed it to the owner, poured her a beer, and then took a big bite herself. The lamb was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with no gamey taste at all, and it was sprinkled with cumin and chili, making it very delicious. And since it was free, it tasted even better.

Shen Lang focused on eating his meat, listening to his wife's praise, and felt incredibly happy. Just listen to how much his wife admired him!

Wenwen quickly brought back a stack of newspapers. Grandpa Zhou, who sells newspapers, had heard about this in the morning and had already dug out the old newspapers, sorted them into a single set, and charged two yuan per set!

Grandpa Zhou said it was up to him to buy or not; these were limited edition newspapers, his most prized possessions, and you might not be able to find them anywhere else.

At such a high price, not only Wenwen bought it, but many other people also bought it.

Wenwen ran back carrying a stack of newspapers and placed them next to the shopkeeper. "Mom, the newspapers are all here! They're all about those two ruthless criminals. People at our school were talking about it back then, and I even told you about it! A family of seven was wiped out, from a seventy-year-old to a three-year-old, and even the pregnant woman's baby was pulled out."

She was so scared that she didn't dare go to secluded places with her classmates, and always walked home in groups after school.

They were afraid the bandits would escape to Liao County.

The proprietress quickly flipped through the newspaper, and the more she read, the more horrified she became. "My God, this is too cruel."

Other diners were also curious. Some asked Wenwen to run errands and buy them a newspaper, while others didn't want to buy a newspaper and asked the proprietress to read it to them.

The proprietress, her throat parched from reading, picked up her beer and downed it in one gulp. She then asked the owner for a few more bottles, which she opened and chugged straight from the bottle, saying, "To the heroes."

It would be impolite for Shen Lang, who was engrossed in his meal, not to reply to anyone. So he picked up a beer and drank one as well.

The others also raised their glasses to toast Shen Lang.

Shen Lang couldn't possibly drink with everyone individually, so he raised a glass to toast them in return.

Taking the opportunity, Jiang Can revealed that the thugs were hired by certain people specifically to kill her. "They paid 50,000 yuan to kill me. But I'm also grateful to them. If they hadn't hired these thugs, A Lang wouldn't have been able to catch them. People like that have been on the run all this time, who knows how many innocent people they would have killed."

This brings up the matter of Jiang Can being impersonated and enrolled in university. Jiang Can said, "Well, the reason Ah Lang and I went to the provincial capital was to see if anyone at Henan University had used my name to enroll."

The proprietress: "Who is it? From our county?"

Jiang Can: "Oh, it's my high school classmate Shen Jiajia. She said she got into university on her own, and only changed her name to take her maternal grandmother's surname after she got to university."

A middle-aged man scoffed, "This is ridiculous! Who changes their name to resemble their maternal grandmother's? If her maternal grandmother's surname wasn't Jiang, she'd probably have a whole bunch of distant relatives."

Jiang Can: "I went to Yuda University this morning, and then I ran into some ruthless thugs this afternoon. Who is this rich and powerful person who could hire such bloodthirsty thugs to kill me? Sigh!"

Someone said, "I know this girl. Her father is the director of the Education Bureau, and her mother is a businesswoman. The nightclub next to the city landmark is owned by her family."

The crowd started digging into Shen Jiajia's family background. Liao County is such a small place, and if you go too far afield, you can find relatives and friends. Many people even dug up the unethical things the Shen family had done.

Shen Boxiong is the director of the Education Bureau. He has made a mess of the schools in the county, especially the No. 1 Middle School, which is now making a laughing stock every day.

Two days ago, Sun Wenfeng, the head of the senior grade group, and Fang He, the student in the review class, were carried out of the woods. Both of them were naked. Sun Wenfeng's mouth and face were covered in feces, while Fang He's face was clean, but his buttocks were covered in feces.

The two must have been having too much fun, because they were knocked unconscious.

This was a huge scandal. Fang He's mother was furious. She led her relatives to the school and beat Sun Wenfeng severely with sticks. It is said that his arms and legs were broken, and his mouth was swollen from being slapped with a shoe by Fang He's mother.

Fang's mother took Fang He home again and refused to let her repeat her studies. Now she's arranging blind dates for Fang He again, hoping she'll get married and settle down. However, the matter has become too big of a fuss, and no family would want to marry their good daughter off to such a family.

In addition, the vice principal of the county's No. 1 Middle School also got into trouble.

On his way home from get off work, the vice principal attempted to assault an old woman.

The old woman struggled so fiercely that she was rescued by passersby.

Passersby tied up the vice principal and took him to the police station. The vice principal wanted to settle the matter privately, but the old woman cried uncontrollably, saying that she was old and had almost lost her virginity, had fainted several times, and was still in the hospital.

The crowd cursed the vice principal, calling him a beast. "You're over fifty years old, and you still want to assault a woman in her seventies!"

Another person said, "The discipline director of the county's No. 1 Middle School fell into the river the night before last. It's said that he tried to rape a sow in the pigsty, but the sow pushed him into the river. However, the director refuses to admit it! My relative was staying next to my house at the time, and my relative heard the sow screaming in pain, and then the director fell into the river. I think the director's name was Qian Youlian."

Everyone: ...

Jiang Can stared at Shen Lang, "You did all this?"

Shen Lang happily ate his skewers, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him. The county's No. 1 Middle School had committed numerous misdeeds; it would be strange if they didn't get their comeuppance.

The proprietress was momentarily speechless, unable to find the words to express her feelings. "Are all the leaders of the county's No. 1 High School this...perverted?"

One licks men's excrement, one stalks old women and rapes them, and another slept with sows??

She can't go to the county's No. 1 High School! When her daughter Wenwen was in high school, she preferred to study in another county rather than go to the county's No. 1 High School.

What is all this stuff?

It's clear that the director of the education bureau must also be corrupt to allow such scoundrels to become leaders. He is indeed corrupt; otherwise, he wouldn't have let his daughter impersonate someone else to get into university, nor would he have spent 50,000 yuan to hire thugs to kill someone.

Even after Jiang Can finished his meal, everyone was still discussing these matters with great interest.

The proprietress happily saw Shen Lang and Jiang Can out, saying, "Come again next time, I'll give you lamb skewers for free."

The owner of the barbecue stall at the entrance said, "Come again!"

Business is booming tonight, there are no seats left, and everyone is spending more than usual!

Shen Lang and Jiang Can bought some Big Head Ice Cream at the store, one each, and ate them as they walked home. "Didn't you do this?"

Shen Lang: "I've been quite busy lately, so for now I can only mess with Sun Wenfeng, Yang Xingyi, and Fang He. Yang Xingyi is quite shrewd; he's faking illness at home. I was originally planning to send the three of them to the grove. The vice principal and the discipline director probably got promoted by sacrificing students, and now that the students they sacrificed have come looking for them, they're definitely going to retaliate. It's quite interesting!"

Jiang Can felt great. "That's how it should be! This isn't over yet! It can't end so easily; this is just the beginning."