He handed the two children to his subordinate and then picked up a book to read.

Before long, enthusiastic cheers echoed throughout the hall.

Seeing this, the crowd curiously gathered behind Inspector Niu, craning their necks to look at the book.

Before long, they were all completely absorbed in it.

Then, cheers rose and fell incessantly.

Da Niu and Er Niu found it fun and started howling at the top of their lungs.

A cup of tea passed,

A quarter of an hour passed.

Half an hour passed...

At Widow Qian's door, the auspicious hour was fast approaching, but none of those scoundrels who had tried to escape showed up, and Lai Zi was getting anxious.

"The auspicious time is almost here, why haven't they arrived yet?"

"Is your diarrhea still not better?" Huang Lao Er clutched his stomach. "I'm feeling a bit unwell too."

“Bear with it,” Lai Zi sneered. “You’ve ruined my good time, waiter, just waiter, you can expect all sorts of treatment from me.”

"Should I go and take a look?" the matchmaker tentatively suggested.

She genuinely felt that she had made a bad deal today. As an old woman in her fifties, she had waited in the cold wind for nearly two hours, and she didn't even know if the small amount of money she received as a thank you for the matchmaker was enough to cover her medicine.

"Don't rush," Lai Zi frowned, "Wait another incense stick's time. If it really doesn't work, I'll go call someone."

"Alright then," the matchmaker said, somewhat disappointed. "You can decide these things."

Inspector Niu didn't show up, but Lai Zi was greeted by a group of unexpected people.

Chief Huang heard the news of Lai Zi's engagement quite late, but that did not deter his determination to curry favor with Lai Zi.

Today, everyone here is a government official; if you can easily establish a good relationship with them, it will benefit them immensely for the rest of their lives.

Upon hearing the news, he immediately instructed his wife, son, and daughter-in-law to dress up and come to the widow's house to help.

I rushed as fast as I could and finally made it.

Relieved, Village Chief Huang saw Lai Zi from afar and said affectionately, "Lai Zi, you didn't even inform your uncle about the engagement. If you wanted to help, you had to estimate the time yourself. Luckily, you made it in time."

He was puzzled when he saw that there were only three people in front of the door.

Strange, I clearly heard that a group of people came, all of them were government officials. Where are they? Did they leave?

Thinking of this, he immediately looked around nervously.

"What are you doing here?" Lai Zi frowned even more when he saw the Huang family. "I don't need your help. Just go back to where you came from. I just find you an eyesore."

This undisguised impatience made the matchmaker standing nearby tremble with fear.

Luckily, his wife hadn't offended him, otherwise, she would have been furious.

These words made Chief Huang's smile freeze for a moment, but he quickly regained his original smile. "No matter what, I am his uncle. How can I stand idly by when my nephew is engaged?"

“What are you saying?” Lai Zi sneered. “As if you’ve been standing by and watching all these years? When have you ever not been a bystander? Now you want to get involved? It’s only a matter of time.”

They won't even let you get a glimpse of the fur.

“You’ve misunderstood me,” Chief Huang said sadly. “Ever since your father passed away, I’ve raised you as my own nephew. But you don’t have parents, so you’re different from others. To help you avoid going astray, you have to go through more hardships.”

That sincere yet reluctant expression made it seem as if everything he had done in the past was truly for his own benefit, making Lai Zi want to vomit!

He thought he was shameless enough, acting without any rules or restraint, and using any means necessary to be disgusting.

This time, we really have met... an opponent.