Chapter 51 Chapter 51 United Front

Wu Youli breathed a sigh of relief: "Jiang Xi, there are some things I can't say, but he is not a good person. Stay away from him."

Jiang Xi: "I know my uncle, how was business just now?"

Jiang Xi calmly changed the subject and mentioned business. Wu Youli laughed and said, "Business is very good today. We're selling faster than before."

Wu Youli opened a jar and said, "Look, this jar of braised chicken is almost sold out."

Jiang Xi nodded: "Uncle, you've done a great job. It seems that even without me in the future, you will be able to run the stall smoothly on your own."

Wu Youli thought Jiang Xi was about to give up, and said anxiously, "Although I think today is okay, Jiang Xi, don't leave so soon. Wait a few more days."

Jiang Xi: "Don't worry, uncle, I will set up the stall with you for a few more days. I will leave after you have fully mastered it." Wu Youli breathed a sigh of relief. Although he sold a lot of braised chicken by himself today, he always felt that he could only feel at ease when Jiang Xi was with him.

Then, Wu Youli thought of something and his expression grew serious. "Jiang Xi, Jiang Haibo didn't want us to set up a stall here just now. I suspect he was the one who called those people here last time. Now that he didn't succeed this time, will he come back to cause trouble next time?"

Jiang Xiyun said calmly: "Don't worry, uncle, I will not give him time to cause trouble."

The girl next to him shrank next to Wu Youli, feeling that Sister Jiang Xi was quite scary just now.

In order to train Wu Youli, Jiang Xi went home alone. Wu Yaqin saw Jiang Xi coming back alone and asked, "What's wrong, Xixi? What happened? Why are you back so early today?"

Jiang Xi didn't hide it from Wu Yaqin: "Something happened today."

Wu Yaqin was frightened and asked hurriedly: "What happened? Why didn't your uncle come back with you? And why didn't you push the car back?"

Wu Yaqin thought of many bad possibilities in an instant. She looked at Jiang Xi carefully. Her clothes were clean and not messy. Jiang Xi's expression did not look like he was bullied. Wu Yaqin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it should not be what she thought.

Jiang Xi sat down and looked at Wu Yaqin: "Jiang Haibo came to see me today."

When Wu Yaqin heard Jiang Haibo's name, her eyes darkened. This name had disappeared from her life a long time ago, but every time she mentioned this name, her emotions were still very complicated, with pain and some feelings that she couldn't explain.

Wu Yaqin was silent, waiting for Jiang Xi to continue. Jiang Xi said without hesitation, "He came to me and scolded me."

Wu Yaqin was anxious: "Why did he scold you? How could he do that?"

"He said I shouldn't set up a stall in front of the steel plant. He wanted to kick me out. He might show up often in the future, and our business might not go so smoothly." Jiang Xi said this deliberately just to see Wu Yaqin's reaction. She hoped that Wu Yaqin would no longer be as cowardly as before, and would not change the subject when Jiang Haibo was mentioned, or say things like he is your father after all.

After Jiang Xi was reborn, she had already severed her relationship with Jiang Haibo in her heart, and she would never be able to reconcile with Jiang Haibo.

Wu Yaqin was initially immersed in sadness, but when she heard Jiang Xi say that the business might not be able to proceed smoothly, she immediately became anxious: "How is that possible? Why can't it be done? Why is he driving us away? How can he be so cruel?"

These days she makes fermented pork at home. Although she doesn't go out to set up a stall, she sells out all the pork every day and makes a lot of money. Wu Yaqin is very energetic every day and has become accustomed to such a life. Now if she doesn't do business for a day, she will lose a lot of money. How can she accept this?

Jiang Xi said: "Jiang Haibo came to threaten me today and told me not to do business, otherwise he would make me look bad."

This was the first time Wu Yaqin heard Jiang Haibo express no nostalgia. She couldn't understand why Jiang Haibo would act this way. "Why would he stop you from doing business? How could he possibly control so many things? We finally have hope for the future, and why is he trying to sabotage it?"

Jiang Xi: "Mom, I'm doing business in front of the steel mill. He's the deputy director of the steel mill. He asked me to move out today, but I didn't agree. But I'm on his territory, and he might use even worse methods to force me to leave in the future, which would make my business impossible."

Jiang Xi did not hide Jiang Haibo's evil nature at all. She wanted to cut off Wu Yaqin's last hope and let Wu Yaqin see clearly what kind of person Jiang Haibo was. She also wanted to make sure that Wu Yaqin and she were on the same front.

Wu Yaqin covered her heart and said, "How can he be so cruel? How far will he push us? What should we do now?"

Jiang Xi said, "Mom, we must continue the business. Instead of waiting for him to sabotage us, it's better to take the initiative."

Wu Yaqin was puzzled: "What can you do? How can you take the initiative?"

Jiang Xi: "Mom, please get me some paper and a pen. I need a bigger piece of paper."

Wu Yaqin had no doubts about it. She had regarded Jiang Xi as her backbone these days. After hearing what Jiang Xi said, she hurried into the house to get paper and pen.

Jiang Xi spread out the paper and wrote down the words he had thought of long ago.

Wu Yaqin had been to school before and knew a few words. She frowned when she saw what Jiang Xi wrote, but did not stop him.

Jiang Xi was very satisfied with Wu Yaqin's reaction. She quickly wrote another ten or so pages. After the ink dried, she rolled up the paper and said, "Mom, I'm going to go out for a while and will be back soon."

Wu Yaqin was worried: "Do you want me to go with you?"

Jiang Xi shook her head: "Don't worry, Mom, I went there last time, they didn't dare to do anything to me."

Jiang Xi carried the written materials and went to the steel plant's staff quarters as if he knew the route well.

She went to the security guard on purpose. When the security guard saw Jiang Xi, his face changed. This little girl had lied to her that she was here to play with her classmates, but she turned around and made a big scene in the family compound. That incident was big news, and people in the family compound are still discussing it.

But it's not their fault. Nowadays, people don't have much entertainment activities, and there is a piece of explosive news that can be talked about from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. The security guard is no exception. Seeing Jiang Xi's eyes shining, he came over with great interest.

"Little girl, why are you here again? What are you doing here today?"

Jiang Xi smiled at the security guard and brought some braised pork with her. "Uncle, I'm doing some small business now. Here's some braised pork from home for you to try. I also want to thank you for letting me in last time."

The security guard didn't expect Jiang Xi to bring him something. He took it happily. Who said this little girl is sharp-tongued? Isn't this quite polite?

Jiang Xi then explained: "Uncle, actually I lied to you last time. I am Jiang Haibo's daughter, not Jiang Shaojie's classmate. The person I came to see was only Jiang Haibo."

The security guard was still a little upset about Jiang Xi's deception last time, but he didn't expect Jiang Xi to admit it on his own initiative. The heavy bag of gravy in his hand made the security guard's attitude more relaxed: "I already know about it. After all, such a big thing has spread throughout the family compound. But I understand. You have no choice. Otherwise, how could you be so reckless at such a young age?"

The security guard himself has a son and a daughter. The two children have never suffered any hardship. They are almost twenty years old and still don’t understand things. Unlike this little girl, she can run to the door to collect debts.

Jiang Xi said gratefully, "Thank you, uncle. Please give me some leniency today."

The security guard glanced at Jiang Xi's hand and asked, "What are you doing here today? Didn't you get the money last time?"

Jiang Xi looked melancholy: "Uncle, I didn't want to come either, but I really had no choice."

The security guard asked curiously, "What's wrong? Tell me what happened."

Jiang Xi: "The money we got last time was just a drop in the bucket. Our family has been poor for a long time. We still owe money to others. After paying back the money and buying some things, there is not much left. But my mother and I can't go hungry forever."

Jiang Xi looked very aggrieved. "So I had no choice. I recently set up a small stall in front of the steel plant to sell some things, but I didn't expect Jiang Haibo to keep sending people to sabotage it. He even warned me not to sell things in front of the steel plant anymore. But my mother and I are unemployed, and setting up a small stall is our only source of livelihood. Jiang Haibo won't let us sell things anymore, and we don't even have anything to eat, so I had no choice but to come to him."

Jiang Xi didn't mind publicizing what Jiang Haibo did. Jiang Haibo wanted face and reputation, so she just tore off his hypocritical mask and let everyone know what kind of person he was.

The security guard raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "How could this Deputy Director Jiang do this? It would be fine if he just ignored you, but how did your business get in the way of him? Why did you try to sabotage him?"

Deputy Director Jiang usually seemed like a decent person, but he was unexpectedly so. The security guard was indignant, yet at the same time, he felt like he had firsthand information about gossip. "So what are you going to do?"

Jiang Xi hesitated, "What else can I do? Uncle, you and I have no relationship, yet you can still stand up for me, but Jiang Haibo doesn't care about my mother and my life. Today I just want to ask him why he does this."

The uncle looked at Jiang Xi carefully again, and felt that Jiang Xi could not be so casual as to come here just to ask for an explanation. After all, the way she came to ask for an explanation last time was shocking.

"You didn't bring your trumpet this time?"

Jiang Xi waved his hand: "No, I really just came here to seek justice this time. Besides, a method used before is no longer effective, so I always need to try something new."

The security guard...

Jiang Xi continued, "Uncle, try my braised pork. It's delicious. I've been setting up my stall in front of the steel plant for so long and I have many repeat customers. The workers at the steel plant all love it."

The security guard opened the bag and tasted a piece of chicken. "Not bad, the chicken is very tender and has no fishy smell. Your braised chicken is really good. It would be a shame if we stopped making it."

Jiang Xi smiled and said, "Uncle, you are really good at judging. I have a small favor to ask you for."