At this rate, they'll keep hitting us if we don't engage!

Rongrong looked up at him again.

Ji Mingjing had no choice but to tell her, "I'm going out to answer a phone call."

After leaving the greenhouse, Ji Mingjing answered the phone.

"Hello."

His tone was cold and indifferent.

Shangguan Wu on the other end of the phone raised an eyebrow: "It seems I've disturbed Patriarch Ji. I'm truly sorry."

Ji Mingjing scoffed.

They'll just say sorry, but why don't you just hang up?

Shangguan Wu said that he hadn't said what he needed to say, so hanging up the phone was out of the question.

Ignoring Ji Mingjing's attitude, she went straight to the point: "Patriarch Ji, after all, you are my husband's good brother. There's something I want to tell you first. Otherwise, if I make a move against your Ji family and you're kept in the dark, you won't be able to explain it to the elders."

Upon hearing her tone, Ji Mingjing guessed who she was targeting and asked without changing her expression, "What do you intend to do to the eldest son's family?"

"Hehe." Shangguan Wu chuckled softly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He said nonchalantly, "That depends on what they do."

Xia Zilu's visit to the hospital to see Yan Yixuan must have been at someone's behest.

Xia Zilu was taken away by the eldest branch of the Ji family, and it goes without saying who was behind it.

As for what they were plotting, Shangguan Wu had to wait for Gu Shisan's investigation results.

Ji Mingjing pressed his temples. One Gu Si left, and now Shangguan Wu has arrived. Are this couple here to bring him bad luck?

He said in a consultative tone, "The eldest branch of the family is also a member of the Ji family. If we are to deal with them, it should be the Ji family who steps in." If outsiders are allowed to bully the Ji family members, it would indeed be difficult to explain to the clan elders.

The Ji family used to be domineering and arrogant. The stronger the Ji family was, the more arrogant the clansmen became. It was only after Old Master Qi dealt with them that the clansmen settled down. However, after living a comfortable life for too long, the people lost their fighting spirit, and each generation became worse than the last.

It wasn't until Ji Mingjing became the head of the family that the Ji family's decline was reversed, and then it developed rapidly, stabilizing its position as the leading family in the south.

"I know, I'm just returning the favor to Patriarch Ji." Shangguan Wu wasn't surprised at all. Every aristocratic family has its own family rules, and speaking of which, the Gu family, which is also the head of the aristocratic families, has the simplest rules.

Ji Mingjing: "..."

Did she repay a favor with just a few words?

Shangguan Wu continued, "Won't the elders object to your actions against the eldest branch of the family? Although you are the head of the family, wouldn't it be bad if you were to gain a reputation for not being able to tolerate your own brothers? How about this, Patriarch Ji, how about we continue our cooperation? You give me the men, and I'll take care of the eldest branch for you, okay?"

A phrase flashed through Ji Mingjing's mind: taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Not good. He said, "There's nobody here."

"Money is fine too."

Shangguan Wu can use the money to hire mercenaries.

Suddenly, she remembered something!

When will the Mu family lend her their mercenaries?

It seems that Mu Zhihang hasn't contacted her at all.

Shangguan Wushui narrowed her eyes slightly. Could the Mu family be trying to renege on their promise?

Ji Mingjing laughed angrily: "You don't even have money, Shangguan Wu, have some decency."

Well!

Shangguan Wu blinked. She was still too hasty; she should have brought it up more tactfully.

“Master Ji, as people get older, a fiery temper can easily damage the liver, which is bad for their health.”

Is he getting old?

Ji Mingjing's face instantly darkened, and he sneered, "Heh, Gu Si is the same age as me!"

She said he was old, but Gu Si was just as old!

"My husband gets more and more charming as he gets older, but you, you're still single!"

The call ended as soon as Shangguan Wu finished speaking.

Ji Mingjing hung up on her!

She met Yan Yirou's gaze.

Yan Yirou burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... Wu Bao, your appetite is getting bigger and bigger! You've actually eaten the national treasure's food!"

Shangguan Wu was stunned for a moment before she realized what she meant by "stealing bamboo shoots."

"He offended my husband first."

"Ahem, although you are my good sister, I am an upright girl. You were the one who said he was old first, and he was just stating a fact."

Yan Yirou coughed twice, her expression righteous: "There's one more thing, I graduated many years ago, while you, following the normal pace of your education, should be a college student now, Sister Wu."

Shangguan Wu raised an eyebrow: "The key point is that you graduated many years ago, right?"

Another person who refuses to admit they're getting old.

"Is it my fault for skipping grades?"

Shangguan Wu didn't think she was particularly smart; she just started learning earlier than others.

She started learning at the age of two, all taught by the elders of Hakugakure. How could other children be the same?

If you can't even skip a grade, you might as well listen to Grandpa Village Chief and stay in the village as a pretty face.

"It's not your fault, it's my fault." Yan Yirou rolled her eyes. "It's my fault for coming down."

Shangguan Wu curled her lips: "Get out of the car, I'll take you up."

"No need, I'll go up myself." Yan Yirou didn't want her to run back and forth, so she opened the car door and was about to get out.

Shangguan Wu sighed and said, "I'll take you up there. Why do you have to expose them?"

Is this her fault? Yan Yirou wanted to roll her eyes at her again, and turned around to ask, "...What were you doing up there?"

"I'm going to see Mu Zhihang." If she had a pair of mercenaries, she wouldn't need to rip off Ji Mingjing. In any case, she still had to give Rongrong face.

Yan Yirou asked her in surprise, "Mu Zhihang was discharged from the hospital a long time ago, didn't you know?"

"Should I know?" That wasn't the point. Shangguan Wu picked up her phone and said, "I'll call him first."

Yan Yirou had no choice but to close the car door.

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