Whether you have something to say or not, time flies and it's already evening.

Fortunately, the town remained peaceful, so people flocked to the town for barbecue tonight.

Facing the throngs of customers, Sister Yingchun beamed with joy.

While happily busy with her work, she spoke softly to Zhao Youliang beside her.

"Quantum, if only it could always be like this."

"If we can always have this many people, we'll be able to earn back the money we spent on renovating the new store in no time."

"Oh, right, Quantum, don't leave after you're done today. Let's settle this month's accounts."

"Settle accounts?" Zhao Youliang didn't react for a moment.

"Sis, you can figure it out yourself at home. Why did you call me?"

Seeing Zhao Youliang standing there dumbfounded, Sister Yingchun smiled from the bottom of her heart.

"What else can we do but give you what's rightfully yours?"

"I can't just use your house for free and expect you to help me every day for nothing, can I?!"

"Don't rush to reject me. You're an adult now, it's time to save up some money for your future wife!"

When the topic of Zhao Youliang saving money for his wife came up, Sister-in-law Yingchun inexplicably became somewhat downcast.

"Alright, let's stop here for now. This is settled!" After saying that, she composed herself and continued with her work.

Mentioning "wife's dowry" was not only painful for Yingchun's sister-in-law, but also for Zhao Youliang, who smiled bitterly as he pondered to himself.

Other people manage to get married by saving up wives; I've already got the last page of my household registration book, what's the point of saving that stuff...?

Just as Zhao Youliang was lost in thought, he saw Mayor Guo walking towards the barbecue stall with a large entourage.

Although his face is still covered in scars—from being scratched by the big yellow dog last time—it's clearly not a big deal anymore.

Guo Zhengde was very careful. He made sure the big yellow dog wasn't nearby before sitting down in an empty seat, giving Zhao Youliang a forced smile.

Left with no other choice, Zhao Youliang could only step forward to greet them.

What's meant to be will be, and what's meant to be will be.

Besides, I've seen plenty of ghosts, so why would I be afraid of a living person...? Actually, some things and some people are scarier than ghosts.

As the saying goes:

I was among the demons on their night walk, yet I felt no fear; now, having seen through the good and evil in people's hearts, I tremble with fear, deeply feeling that humans are worse than dogs.

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"Oh, Mayor, you're here? I'm sorry about what happened last time!"

"After I got back, I starved that bastard for three days. Let's see if he dares to bite you again!"

Guo Zhengde, a man of many worldly experience, knew that Zhao Youliang was just talking nonsense to him.

And they starved the big yellow dog for three days... It's more like the big yellow dog starved you for three days!

Everyone in the town knows that you, Zhao Youliang, are a short-lived wretch who relied on your henpecked husband's power!

Although he looked down on Zhao Youliang, Guo Zhengde didn't show it at all; instead, he smiled even more warmly.

"What happened last time is in the past, why are you bringing it up again, Quantum?"

"How could Uncle possibly argue with a dog over such a trivial matter!"

Guo Zhengde emphasized the word "dog," clearly implying something.

"Quantum, the reason I came here is to ask you what you've thought about what I mentioned last time?"

Three days have passed.

At this point, Guo Zhengde's smile became even more meaningful.

He took a notice out of his bag and handed it to Zhao Youliang: "Oh, by the way, Quantum, the town government held a meeting today and decided that a multi-departmental joint food hygiene and safety inspection will begin tomorrow."

"Uncle is telling you this first, you and Yingchun better be prepared."

"Don't wait until we come tomorrow to find out there's a problem."

"By then, even if your uncle wanted to help you, he wouldn't be able to, since so many eyes would be watching."

Don't be fooled by Guo Zhengde's seemingly kind attitude; it's actually a blatant threat.

There's a saying that goes: "If you want to condemn someone, you can always find a pretext."

If someone is deliberately trying to cause you trouble, no matter how well you do, it will be in vain. They'll find fault with you even in the smallest things!

Zhao Youliang clearly understood the "profound meaning" in Guo Zhengde's words, but he was not prepared to accept it passively. Instead, he immediately used his own methods to fight back.

He deliberately raised his voice so loud that everyone nearby could hear him clearly.

"Mayor, if you want to buy the shop that Uncle Sun and Grandma left me, 100,000 yuan is really too little. Could you give me more?"

“You know how unfortunate I am. My father has a terminal illness and is hospitalized, and my sister is still in college.”

"Money is really important to me. If it weren't for that, I would have sold it to you for 100,000 yuan."

When he said these words, Zhao Youliang's face was full of pleading and sorrow, just like Yang Bailao facing the landlord Huang Shiren.

Of course, some of this sadness was feigned, but most of it was genuine.

Because this is the reality he faces, the miserable life he endures.

Zhao Youliang's words immediately caused an uproar among the surrounding diners.

There's no other reason than that everyone felt Guo Zhengde was bullying people too much! He was really bullying Zhao Youliang, this poor outsider!

As we mentioned earlier, either of those shops is worth seven or eight hundred thousand yuan, but Guo Zhengde wanted them as a package deal and only offered them one hundred thousand yuan?!

Is this for sending away beggars?

This is not how you bully someone!

What, Guo Zhengde, do you still think this is the evil old society? Just because you're a town mayor doesn't mean you can control everything!

Throughout history, there has never been a shortage of righteous people among the people of our land, and this is true even in this cursed town!

Although the people eating barbecue around them dared not speak out for the time being, they all cast angry and contemptuous glances at Guo Zhengde.

Guo Zhengde, the person involved, never expected Zhao Youliang to play such a trick on him. Seeing that he had angered the public, he hurriedly tried to defend himself.

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