Chapter 98: Reunion with an Old Friend

"Is there any solution?"

"If someone wants to imitate this mop, they'll have to dismantle it and study it. If we design a mortise and tenon structure, once it's locked, it can't be removed. If you try to force it, you'll damage the internal structure."

Fang Zhiwei expressed his idea, and Qin Qing nodded. "This idea is good, but it's hard to find a carpenter."

"My dad can do it!"

Qin Changcheng looked eager to try. "My dad is a master carpenter. He can make this kind of mortise and tenon structure!"

"You can give it a try. It shouldn't be difficult."

Qin Wanguo nodded. As an old carpenter, he knew what Fang Zhiwei needed as soon as he said it.

"This mortise and tenon structure is a bit tricky to make, but we only need it for the first batch of goods. Once we have a market, we'll reserve funds and speed up production. Even if someone imitates us, we're not afraid!"

Qin Qing knew very well that if someone really wanted to copy, there was no way to stop them.

But now she has to be on guard against people like Qin Changmin. Having suffered a loss once, she will never suffer a second time.

"Fang Zhiwei, please help me take a look. Let's try to see if we can make one according to this picture."

Qin Changcheng is also a hard-working person who does things as soon as he says he will.

Fang Zhiwei also cooperated with him to start research, Qin Qing gave guidance from the side, and Qin Wanguo watched the whole process. He also had to understand it clearly before he knew how to cooperate.

While Qin Qing was busy researching the self-service mop, the Tang family was in chaos.

"I won't agree!"

Tang Tiansheng roared angrily and pushed Gu Jingmo out the door. "You! Get out! You're not welcome in our house!"

"Xiaomei, this is absolutely impossible! You're a grown woman, and you're going to Kyoto with a man. What will happen if it gets out?!"

Wang Xueping did not stop Tang Tiansheng, but instead persuaded Tang Zhimei.

"What do you know? Senior Brother Gu brought me to Kyoto to learn knowledge!"

Tang Zhimei rushed forward, pulled Tang Tiansheng away, and stretched out her hand to block Gu Jingmo.

"You can learn knowledge in school, why do you have to go to Kyoto?"

"Senior Brother Gu is a top student at Jinghua University! His teachers are also professors at Jinghua University. Aren't they better than those country bumpkin teachers in my school?" Tang Zhimei glared at Tang Tiansheng with dissatisfaction. No one could stop her from going to Kyoto today.

"Tang Zhimei! Do you still have any shame? If you run off with two men, how will others laugh at us? You've read so much that you've become a fool!"

"Don't say such harsh words. I must go to Kyoto. If you dare to stop me, I will sever our father-daughter relationship!"

Tang Zhimei screamed sharply. She had had enough of the Tang family. As long as she could be with Gu Jingmo, why should she stay in this small mountain village?

Bang!

Tang Tiansheng slapped Tang Zhimei hard in the face. "You evil creature! Are you bewitched by this man? Fine! I'm going to wake you up today!"

Tang Tiansheng looked around and saw a wooden stick in the corner. He picked up the stick and hit Tang Zhimei with it.

"Oh my God! If I can't talk to her nicely, why did you hit her?"

When Wang Xueping saw that her daughter was going to be beaten, she hugged Tang Tiansheng tightly.

"Don't stop me. I'm going to break her legs and see if she still wants to run off with another man."

"Xiaomei, tell your dad you're not going."

Wang Xueping stopped Tang Tiansheng and kept trying to persuade him, but Tang Zhimei stiffened her neck and said, "Hit me! Beat me to death if you can! If you can't, I'm going to go with Senior Brother Gu!"

"You said it!"

Tang Zhimei's words really irritated Tang Tiansheng so much that he pushed Wang Xueping away and hit Tang Zhimei's legs hard with a stick.

Gu Jingmo, who had been watching coldly from the side, suddenly pulled Tang Zhimei back. He did not dodge and took the blow head-on.

Tang Tiansheng showed no mercy when he hit Gu Jingmo with the stick. A stream of bright red blood instantly flowed from Gu Jingmo's head.

"Senior Brother Gu!!" Tang Zhimei was startled and pushed Tang Tiansheng away, hugging Gu Jingmo tightly.

Tang Tiansheng was also stunned. He didn't expect Gu Jingmo to come out to block the stick, which hit him on the head.

"Junior Sister Tang, I don't want to embarrass you, so forget it. I won't take you to Kyoto."

Gu Jingmo spoke in a weak voice, his feather-like eyelashes hiding all the hatred in his eyes.

The Tang family is difficult and troublesome.

She is no match for Qin Qing at all. The Qin family despises her, and Tang Min is a coward, so it is easy for him to control her.

He could only use some ruthless tactics, preferably to force Tang Zhimei to sever ties with the Tang family.

"Are you satisfied with how Brother Gu was beaten?"

Tang Zhimei was furious. The Tang family was a burden to her and no one could stop her from being with Gu Jingmo.

"He just rushed over all of a sudden. What does that have to do with me? He asked for it!"

"Stop talking. I'll go get some medicine to stop the bleeding."

Wang Xueping was also shocked when she saw Gu Jingmo’s head was hit, and she hurried to find medicine.

"No need. I shouldn't have come today. Junior Sister Tang, I'm leaving now. I'll explain things to the teacher when I get back. Let's just say we're not destined to be together."

Gu Jingmo covered his head and walked out, with Tang Zhimei following behind him.

"Brother Gu, I'll go with you!"

"Tang Zhimei!" Tang Tiansheng roared, pointing a wooden stick at her. "If you dare to step out of this house today, you are no longer a daughter of our Tang family!"

"That's perfect. I don't want to be your Tang family's daughter either!"

Tang Zhimei didn't hesitate at all. She walked up to Gu Jingmo, took his hand, and walked out with him.

"Junior Sister Tang, you can't let me embarrass you and your parents because of me. Go back quickly."

Having said that, Gu Jingmo turned his hand back and held Tang Zhimei's hand.

Feeling the warmth of his hand, Tang Zhimei's eyes warmed up and she shouted, "There's nothing embarrassing about it. I don't want to stay in this house anymore! Senior Brother Gu, let's go!"

"Tang Zhimei!"

Tang Tiansheng yelled, but Tang Zhimei had no intention of looking back. She opened the door and was about to walk forward when she bumped into Bai Jingru.

"Chimei, you're going to..."

Bai Jingru was about to ask Tang Zhimei where she was going, but when she glanced over, she saw Gu Jingmo following her.

The moment she saw Gu Jingmo, Bai Jingru's face suddenly turned pale and her expression froze. Gu Jingmo raised his eyes and saw Bai Jingru.

Gu Jingmo, who was always calm, had a look in his eyes that was like an earthquake. He rushed forward and stretched out his hand to grab Bai Jingru's shoulders tightly.

"It's you! Why are you here?"

Tang Zhiqiang popped his head out from behind Bai Jingru, his face flushed and the smell of alcohol on his body could be smelled from a distance. Seeing Gu Jingmo holding his wife tightly, he pried Gu Jingmo's hands apart.

"Who told you to touch my wife?"

Tang Zhiqiang pushed Gu Jingmo and walked into the yard, looking at Tang Tiansheng holding a wooden stick in a rage.

"Tang Zhimei, did you make Dad angry again?"

"It's none of your business! Stop meddling in other people's business!"

"Do you really think that just because you've read a little bit, you can walk around the house with impunity and look down on everyone?"

Tang Zhiqiang was staggering as he walked, pointing at Tang Zhimei with a look of arrogance on his face.

"After drinking a few rounds of horse urine, you don't know who you are anymore, right?" Tang Zhimei didn't give in and yelled back at the top of her voice.

While the two were talking, Bai Jingru approached Gu Jingmo and spoke harshly.

"If you dare to tell me about my affairs, I will bang my head against this wall and die. You will never get your things back!"