Chapter 299 What are you going to do?
The few people Zhang Zijun brought with him were all second-generation rich people who came from wealthy families like him, but they didn't work hard to improve themselves. The biggest characteristic of these people was that they loved to play and would go wherever there was a lot of fun.
Isn't Zhang Zijun tearing up Xia Yuan from the Xia family the most exciting thing in Kyoto right now? Several people were happy and excited. Holding a tape recorder playing Xia Yuan's voice and a banner with black text on a white background, they stood in front of Xia Yuan's office, laughing and joking.
When passers-by asked what was going on, they excitedly told others what Xia Yuan had done, and then sighed and commented on it. Soon, a lot of people gathered at the door of Xia Yuan's unit.
Xia Yuan stood in the office upstairs and saw the situation at the gate. She thought for a long time before calling the Zhang family. In fact, she was not sure whether the Zhang family would stand on her side or on the side of Zhang Zijun and Gu Erhui.
But no matter what, let the Zhang family get Zhang Zijun away first.
The call was connected and it was Zhang Zijun's aunt Lu Shuyun who answered the phone. When she heard that the caller was Xia Yuan, Lu Shuyun was a little surprised because she didn't have much interaction with Xia Yuan.
Xia Yuan didn't know how to say this. After pondering for a while, she said, "I didn't want to bother you, but Zhang Zijun is causing such a commotion at our company that I have no choice but to call you. Please call him back. We can sit down and talk about anything."
Lu Shuyun had been leaning back on the sofa, but upon hearing her words, she sat up straight and asked, "What's wrong with Zijun? Why is he making such a fuss at your workplace? Zijun may seem like a mischievous kid, but he's actually quite reasonable."
Xia Yuan: ""
Is the second generation rich kid in your family very reasonable?
She had long known that the Zhang family was protective of their children, but she hadn't expected Lu Shuyun to do so before she'd even said anything. She could only continue, "There's been some misunderstanding between us. Please call him back first, and then we can sit down and talk it over."
Lu Shuyun was even more certain that Zhang Zijun was not wrong, otherwise Xia Yuan would definitely complain. What she was saying now was a misunderstanding and she wanted to sit down and talk.
"Xia Yuan! Is there any misunderstanding between you? I don't know the situation and it's not easy for me to intervene!" Lu Shuyun said.
Xia Yuan only now realized how difficult the Zhang family was to deal with. She took a deep breath and said, "It's hard to explain in a few words. You should call Zhang Zijun back. If there's anything, we can sit down and talk it over with our two families."
When she mentioned the two families, she meant the Xia family. Lu Shuyun couldn't help but give the Xia family face, so she said, "Then ask Zijun to answer the phone."
"Okay, I'll call you back later."
Xia Yuan hung up the phone and left the office. She wanted to ask someone to call Zhang Zijun, but everyone in the office looked at her strangely, so she had to go downstairs to call someone herself.
Arriving at the office entrance, they saw a group of people surrounding Zhang Zijun and his team, questioning them. Several young men, dressed in sleek clothes, were talking to them like old ladies on the street, spitting and spitting. What were they talking about? Xia Yuan knew it clearly without asking.
Walking outside the crowd, she called inside, "Zhang Zijun!"
Zhang Zijun was "chatting" with someone when he heard Xia Yuan's voice. He turned around and pointed at her and said, "Everyone, look, she is Xia Yuan. Don't be fooled by her good appearance, she is actually very bad."
The people around her looked at Xia Yuan. Although they didn't point fingers, the looks in their eyes made her feel as if she was naked, ashamed and embarrassed, and she wanted to find a hole to escape. But the reality was that she couldn't leave. She had to call Zhang Zijun to answer the phone, otherwise what was happening now would keep happening to her.
"Zhang Zijun, your aunt asked you to answer the phone." Xia Yuan tried her best to keep her voice calm, but her throat was so tight that she could hardly make a sound.
Zhang Zijun just shrugged casually, "Okay, I haven't told my family what you did yet, so it's a good opportunity to talk about it."
Zhang Zijun followed Xia Yuan to her office. Xia Yuan picked up the phone and dialed Zhang's home number. When Lu Shuyun's voice came from the other end, she handed the receiver to Zhang Zijun.
Zhang Zijun picked up the phone and, without waiting for Lu Shuyun to ask, he recounted everything Xia Yuan had done. Finally, he said, "Aunt, do you think she's ruining my plans? If the Gu family supermarket fails to open in Kyoto, Erhui will have to go back to Lizhou to work. How can I get married?"
Lu Shuyun was also very angry after hearing what he said. Xia Yuan was really too domineering. She asked, "Does Ye Chi know about this?"
The Gu family not only has Zhang Zijun as a son-in-law, but also Ye Chi. After all, Xia Yuan has the Xia family behind her. If Ye Chi also took action, or if Zhang Zijun's behavior today was discussed with Ye Chi, she would not care.
"Ye Chi will visit the Xia family." Zhang Zijun said.
Lu Shuyun understood everything. This was something they had discussed beforehand. She said, "Just do what you need to do. Let Xia Yuan answer the phone."
Zhang Zijun handed the phone to Xia Yuan. After Xia Yuan took it, she heard Lu Shuyun say, "Xia Yuan! I won't comment on what you do. Although I am Zijun's elder, I am only her aunt after all. There are some things I can't control."
This also means don't care. Xia Yuan was almost mad at her. Why were you so protective of your child just now when you can't care about him?
Lu Shuyun hung up the phone without waiting for her to say anything. Zhang Zijun sauntered off, humming a tune. When he reached the gate, he continued to "chat" with the onlookers.
At this moment, Ye Chi also arrived at the Xia family. Xia Zhengming happened to be at home today and was a little surprised to see Ye Chi. The Xia family was in politics and the Ye family was in the military, so the two families had no contact.
Ye Chi’s elder sister Ye Ling had suggested to them before that Ye Chi and Xia Ying should be a couple, but at that time the Ye family was complicated and Ye Chi was not enthusiastic, so the matter was left unresolved.
I just don't know why he came to my house today.
After the two sat down in the living room of the Xia family, they exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Xia Zhengming asked, "What's the matter with you coming here today?"
Ye Chi looked apprehensive. After a moment's hesitation, he pulled out the geometry recording and began playing it on a tape recorder. Xia Zhengming was initially puzzled by Ye Chi's actions, but his expression darkened the more he listened. Especially when Gu Erhui asked, "Is this a feudal society now? Is your Xia family the emperor?" his face darkened to a charcoal black.
He reached out and turned off the recorder, then looked at Ye Chi and asked, "Ye Chi, what do you mean?"
Ye Chi's face was serious, and he sat upright, making it look like something big had happened. He said, "My boyfriend's sister wrote a book two years ago called 'Whose Childhood Wasn't Troubled?'"
Xia Zhengming's brows were furrowed. He knew that Shao Yunhan also wrote a book called "Childhood Troubles". The names of the two books were very similar.
Ye Chi then continued, "'Childhood Troubles' was published in the 'Hua Guo Qingnian Daily', published by Editor-in-Chief Xia's unit. Not long after, Editor-in-Chief Xia's daughter also published a book. You should know the title."
Xia Zhengming didn't say anything, but nodded seriously.
Ye Chi added, "The themes of these two books are very similar. But that doesn't mean anything. After all, it's a novel, so it's normal for people to imitate it after it becomes popular."
Xia Zhengming curled his hands in his lap after hearing this. Although Ye Chi's words were straightforward, he still heard the sarcasm in them.
Ye Chi naturally didn't care about his feelings and continued, "My Xiao Si, oh, that's my boyfriend's sister, didn't think there was anything wrong with being imitated. The matter should have ended here, right? But what I didn't expect was that when Xiao Si's book was about to be published, not a single copy was sold in the bookstores in Kyoto. As for the reason, you just heard the recording."
Xia Zhengming hummed, "Go on."
"As for the recording, Xiao Si was really angry and decided to record it. She didn't have any other thoughts at the time. She was just a child and was just angry for a moment."
Xia Zhengming lowered his eyes. He didn't believe what he said. But he still didn't say anything, motioning Ye Chi to continue.
"Then Xiao Si wrote his second book, 'Whose Youth Isn't Reckless,' but when he wanted to publish it, no newspaper or magazine in Kyoto was willing to publish it. You heard the reason in the recording. And then there was the publication of 'Whose Youth Isn't Reckless,' but still, not a single copy could enter the Kyoto market."
"Minister Xia," Ye Chi looked Xia Zhengming in the eye and asked, "Let's not talk about others. Let's just say you were faced with something like this. What would you do? Editor-in-Chief Xia keeps saying your family is powerful and influential, forcing a child to not dare tell his family about this for two or three years."
Xia Zhengming remained silent, his clenched hands tightening. He said, "Go on."
"My boyfriend's family owns a supermarket and planned to open it in Kyoto. Everything was going smoothly until it got stuck at the health department. To be honest, I had previously contacted Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Health and asked them to expedite the process. You heard the result in the recording.
Then, the day before yesterday, the three stores my boyfriend's family was renovating were suddenly sealed off by the police. Minister Xia, I can't believe a married daughter of yours has so much power.
Although Xia Zhengming still looked calm, he knew very well that he felt like he had been slapped hard in the face.
So embarrassing!
After a long silence, he said, "We don't know what Xia Yuan did. This is not shirking responsibility. She is a member of the Xia family, and we will naturally discipline her."
Then he looked at Ye Chi and asked, "What result do you want?"
This was to ask him how to deal with Xia Yuan so that Ye Chi would be satisfied. Ye Chi naturally wouldn't tell him. He said, "I'm a junior. I have no right to ask how you do things."
Xia Zhengming looked at him deeply for a moment, and Ye Chi also looked at him without flinching. Xia Zhengming chuckled, "I understand. I will give you a satisfactory result."
Ye Chi: "Okay."
It's so easy to talk to someone who understands, without having to say too much nonsense.
After saying everything he needed to say, Ye Chi was about to get up and leave when the phone at Xia's house rang. Xia Zhengming reached out to pick up the phone, and then a woman's anxious voice came from the inside. Ye Chi couldn't hear what the woman said clearly, but he was sure it was Xia Yuan.
He really admired Xia Zhengming's determination. Even when he answered Xia Yuan's call, he remained expressionless. However, how could it be easy to become a minister?
After a while, Xia Zhengming said calmly, "You can handle it yourself. That's it. I'm hanging up now."
Xia Zhengming hung up the phone, then looked at Ye Chi and asked, "Is Zhang's mistress your brother-in-law?"
Ye Chi hummed. Xia Zhengming stood up and poured him a cup of tea. He said, "He's making a scene outside Xia Yuan's workplace. Try to persuade him to go back first. I'll definitely give your girlfriend's family an explanation."
Xia Zhengming's cup of tea represented that he was lowering his stance. Ye Chi understood that he was afraid that if the matter got out of hand, it would have a bad impact.
Anyway, the commotion had already happened, so Ye Chi gave Xia Zhengming this face and said, "I'll go and persuade him later."
Xia Zhengming picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. He was sure that what Zhang Zijun did was taught by Ye Chi.
"Then I'll go and persuade Zhang Zijun." Ye Chi said as he stood up, and Xia Zhengming walked him to the door. As soon as he arrived at the door, he ran into Mrs. Xia and Xia Zhengming's wife Feng Hailan who had just returned from outside.
The two were stunned when they saw Ye Chi. They didn't expect to see him at home. Ye Chi smiled and greeted them, then drove away.
Old Mrs. Xia came into the yard and asked why Ye Chi came. Xia Zhengming made an excuse to evade the question. He had not figured out how to solve the problem yet, so he didn't say anything for now.
Helping Old Lady Xia into the house, Feng Hailan's phone rang again. She answered it, then looked at Xia Zhengming nervously and said, "It's someone from the disciplinary inspection department."
Xia Zhengming frowned slightly, then walked over to answer the phone, "Hello, I'm Xia Zhengming."
"Hello, Minister Xia," the disciplinary inspector said politely, "We just received a report about your sister, Xia Yuan."
Xia Zhengming's grip on the phone tightened, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. But his voice remained calm, "I understand."
That was all he said, and nothing else. The disciplinary inspection officer didn't know what he meant, so they could only exchange a few more pleasantries before hanging up the phone.
"What's the matter? Why did the disciplinary inspection personnel call?" Old Mrs. Xia asked nervously.
Xia Zhengming smiled and said, "Nothing, just some work stuff. I have to go to the office for something."
Although Mrs. Xia was worried, she said that work was important and let him go. After the people left, she asked Feng Hailan, "When you answered the phone just now, what did you think of the attitude of the disciplinary inspection personnel?"
Feng Hailan thought for a moment and said, "You're being polite. I was just a little nervous when I heard it was someone from the disciplinary inspection department."
"Everyone in our family abides by the law, so we are not afraid even of the disciplinary inspection officers." Old Mrs. Xia is very confident in her family.
Xia Zhengming did not return to his unit, but went directly to find his father Xia Qingzhang. He wanted to discuss with him how to solve Xia Yuan's problem.
He met Xia Qingzhang in his office and told him what Xia Yuan had done. Xia Qingzhang was so angry that he gasped and kept saying, "How could such a lawless person be raised?"
Xia Zhengming calmed him down and said, "The key now is how to solve it. This matter can be big or small."
Xia Qingzhang held his chest and took a few deep breaths before saying, "What are you going to do?"
: Today two chapters are combined into one, I really don’t know how it got interrupted.
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