Chapter 99
The guests from the northern border were received by Manager Wu, and Yao Chunnuan didn't care. She believed that since the Huo and Xing families wanted to establish friendly relations, Manager Wu would definitely treat the guests from the northern border well.
For Huo Bing and General Qin who came from the increasing group, the sudden departure of General Pan and his companions caught them off guard.
Pan Buyi: It’s not that I left without saying goodbye, but I simply didn’t have time to say goodbye.
General Pan left them only a note, which he asked Yao Zhubo of the Yichun Military Colony to pass on. The note simply said that there was an emergency within the clan and he had to leave first. He was very sorry that he didn't have time to say goodbye in person.
"General Qin, General Pan and the others really left because of an urgent matter in the clan?" In the past two days, Yichun was very lively, with all kinds of news flying around. A guess gradually formed in Huo Bing's mind.
General Qin glanced at him and said, "Some things are better seen than spoken."
"General Qin, why do you think they're going to leave us alone?"
“Some things are better the fewer people know about them.”
"But we are about to get married, and we are not outsiders." Huo Bing was a little unhappy. They met on the same day. Speaking of which, they are about to get married with the Xing family. Shouldn't the Yichun military settlement treat them more closely than the soldiers of the Gaoshan tribe?
General Qin smiled and said, "Because your last name is Huo, we represent the army of the God of War Huo family." It's okay for the Gaoshan generals to do dirty work, but they can't.
"Don't worry. Xing Changfeng can treat General Pan and others like this. We are about to become in-laws, so he will definitely treat his own people well."
This trip, they witnessed the strength of the Yichun military settlement under Xing Changfeng's command. It was powerful and had great potential. Needless to say, the Xing family's army was truly powerful. Military settlements and the army had always been mutually reinforcing. The army was the sharp sword and protector of the settlements, while the settlements provided the army's strong backing. The strong always remained strong. Next, they just had to wait for the Huo and Xing families to marry, and then the two forces would formally form an alliance, supporting each other and supporting each other.
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During the meal, Yao Chunnuan was keenly aware that the atmosphere at home was not right. In particular, her father and eldest brother's faces were no longer smiling, but were frowning.
Yao Chunnuan put down her chopsticks when she was only about 80% full. "Dad, big brother, did something happen?"
Father Yao looked at her, hesitating whether to speak or not. His daughter was already tired enough. The old woman said that she had woken up at midnight two nights ago, went out, and was busy until dawn before returning. Should he trouble her with household matters?
"Is there something wrong with the shop?" Nothing happened at home. Yao Chunnuan thought about it and guessed that there was something wrong with their furniture shop.
"Dad?" Yao was still inclined to tell his sister. His sister's brain was sharper than theirs. She might be able to think of a solution to a problem they'd been puzzling over for ages. And before they even said anything, his sister had already guessed that something was wrong with the furniture store.
"Brother, it's the same for you." Yao Chunnuan said to Brother Yao.
Father Yao nodded to Brother Yao.
Brother Yao thought to himself, let me tell it.
He cleared his throat and said, "It's like this, there really was a problem at the furniture store."
Yao Chunnuan motioned for him to continue.
"The wood in our shop is divided into two parts. One part is ordinary wood, which the military settlement itself is involved in, so we have been purchasing ordinary wood from the military settlement. The other part is some more expensive wood. We have been cooperating with the Dali Timber Store in Yichun City and purchasing from it. Today we suddenly received news that the Dali Timber Store will no longer provide us with precious woods such as beech and rosewood from now on. Even the other party would not give us a batch of wood that was agreed upon before, and would rather lose money than give it to us." Brother Yao explained the matter clearly.
"Have the prices of precious woods like beech and rosewood increased?"
"No." Brother Yao shook his head.
Does that mean her father's shop might be targeted maliciously?
"Sister, we really need this precious wood because a lot of furniture made with it has already been pre-ordered and the deposits have been collected. If we can't make it, not only will we have to refund double the deposit, but our store's reputation will also be affected." Brother Yao's voice was filled with dejection. Their furniture store was very popular in Juntun because of his sister and their excellent craftsmanship. Now this problem has arisen. If the wood problem can't be solved, the store is afraid that it will be affected.
"Can other small timber shops buy the precious timber you want?"
Brother Yao said, "No, we asked several stores, but they either said they were out of stock or simply said they wouldn't sell it." They had tried all these methods.
"I'll go check what's going on first. Dad, then you can ask the person in charge of Dali Timber Store to come out and talk to see if there is any misunderstanding and whether there is any room for maneuver." In fact, Yao Chunnuan had already guessed what was going on.
Brother Yao said, "We made an appointment today, but the other party just avoided us."
Yao Chunnuan snorted coldly, "Go again and submit the invitation three times!"
"good."
Dali Timber Company was Yichun's largest timber supplier. Yichun was a land of exceptionally high-quality timber. However, resources like timber were always controlled by the government, meaning that Dali Timber Company was subject to the control of the prefectural governor's office.
She had just offended the prefectural governor, so it was possible that they would strangle her father or eldest brother. However, this method seemed a bit petty and not like what Prefect Lei and Wang Lang would do. Previously, Wang Lang and Prefect Lei had always taken control of the Yichun military settlement's population and land, a vital part of their lifeline. They would never resort to such trivial actions.
Another point: ever since she and Wang Lang had fought, they had a tacit understanding: no matter how they fought, they would always avoid the other's relatives. It wasn't that she looked up to Wang Lang, but because they both knew who didn't have relatives? Who didn't have family? Attacking relatives could easily lead to inaction. They weren't afraid of making enemies, but if the life of another's relative was involved, the fight would be a fight to the death, a mortal feud, or even a feud for life.
But now, no matter what, the problems with her father's shop were definitely caused by the people in the prefectural government. So, she was right to blame Wang Lang. Even if he hadn't done it, he still had to bear the consequences.
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Yao Chunnuan wanted to investigate Dali Timber Company, and Mufu and others soon learned that Yao's father's furniture store was deliberately harassed. The person behind the scenes was also clear at a glance.
Zhu Yongnian couldn't stand this the most. He stood up in an instant, unable to control himself. "Alright, when two forces clash, it's an unspoken rule not to harm family members. He, the prefect Lei, and Wang Lang are going to break this rule, right? Yao Zhubo, they're going after Second Uncle Yao, so we'll go after his family too!"
Yao Chunnuan shook her head, "No, we don't mess with the Wang family."
Zhu Yongnian: "Master Yao, it's already this hour, and you're still so merciful? They were the ones who attacked first, so we don't need to follow moral principles at all!"
Yao Chunnuan smiled. Is she kind?
"What do you think of the Wang family? Are they much easier to deal with than our Yao family?"
"Of course!" The Wang family had pigtails all over their heads, so they could easily be caught. If we set up a trap, we'd definitely catch them.
It was precisely because of the Wang family's flaws that she refused to take action against them. The Wang family was a constant source of trouble, and they constantly held Wang Lang back. Like a festering sore on Wang Lang's body, though rotten, they were still his flesh. Wang Lang was ruthless, and if she took action against them, it might backfire, prompting Wang Lang to abandon them. How could she allow that? She wanted to keep the Wang family around, a constant burden to him.
Yao Chunnuan briefly explained, and Zhu Yongnian froze. Did he just say that Chief Secretary Yao was kind? Sorry, he was being superficial.
"Let's attack from another direction. This time, I want to eliminate all future troubles." It feels good to beat a drowning dog, but it will become annoying if you do it too many times.
She felt that if Marshal Zhu were here, they would have common topics.
Marshal Zhu was annoyed with Wang Lang, which could be inferred from his conservative nature and his negative attitude towards Wang Lang's actions of setting up military settlements in the Yichun camp and imitating their actions. In Marshal Zhu's words, I allow you to enter my camp, but I don't allow you to mess around in my camp!
Hearing her words, Zhu Yongnian's eyes lit up, "Let's eliminate the trouble once and for all, right?" He made a gesture of slashing the neck with a knife.
Yao Chunnuan was speechless, "You think too much."
Although she was annoyed with Wang Lang and didn't care whether he lived or died, she had one thing in mind: Wang Lang could die, but not in her hands.
Not only because of their daughter Yao Xi, but also because of their former identities: they were once husband and wife. Regardless of the grudges between them, if Wang Lang died at her hands, it would not benefit her reputation. Who would truly follow a vicious woman who murdered her ex-husband? Moreover, at present, the feud between Wang Lang and her has not yet reached a life-and-death stage.
Life is something to be revered. Unless there is an irreconcilable hatred, it would be even more unreasonable for her to take Wang Lang's life.
So she had no choice but to expel him and make him leave Yichun. After he left Yichun, they no longer had to fight so hard and could settle down to develop. Time was running out, and they really had to race against time to develop.
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