When Xing Zhaozhao arrived in town with the three little ones, it was already noon.
She originally planned to go to the market to buy some vegetables, and if she was lucky, she might be able to find some meat at this time, and then go to the old principal's house for a meal. Anyway, she had brought rice and noodles with her.
As a result, when passing by the state-run restaurant, Hongyu was so captivated by the aroma wafting from inside that he couldn't move.
"Mom, I'm hungry," he said, looking pitifully at Xing Zhaozhao.
Xing Zhaozhao hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
Alright, it doesn't matter where we eat, and it saves us the trouble of troubling the old principal.
Hongyu immediately beamed with joy: "That's wonderful!"
Xing Zhaozhao led her three children into the state-run restaurant and found it quite crowded. Although not many people eat at state-run restaurants now, it was the only one in Lanyuan Town, and it was midday, so those who needed to eat there crowded together, causing a congestion.
Xing Zhaozhao stood to the side and looked around, but couldn't find a seat. Just as she was hesitating whether to continue waiting or leave, she suddenly heard someone call her from the side: "Sister Xing?"
Xing Zhaozhao looked in the direction the sound came from, and her eyes lit up immediately: "What, it's you guys?"
It turned out to be Fei Ge and his younger brother Wang Xiaofa, who happened to be eating at the state-run restaurant. They were sitting at a table in the corner, where there were still empty seats, just enough for the four of them.
Xing Zhaozhao quickly took the child over and sat down.
"It's a good thing we met you guys, otherwise we don't know when we would have been able to have this meal," Xing Zhaozhao said to Fei Ge with a smile.
Before Fei Ge could say anything, Wang Xiaofa came over with a grin and said, "This is fate, Sister Xing."
Fei Ge raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head: "You talk too much."
Wang Xiaofa was already used to it and didn't take it seriously at all. He scratched his head and looked at Xing Zhaozhao's three children: "Are these your three children, Sister Xing?"
Xing Zhaozhao nodded and introduced them to him one by one: "My eldest son is Hongfei, my second son is Hongyu, and my youngest daughter is Hongling."
After saying that, she introduced the two little ones: "This is Uncle Dafei, and this is Uncle Xiaofa."
Wang Xiaofa objected: "Call me brother." He's still young.
Fei Ge slapped him on the forehead again.
“We’re from different generations.” Fei said, meeting Hongfei’s gaze which had been fixed on him intently. After a moment of silence, he reached out his hand to Hongfei and introduced himself, “Wang Dafei.”
Hongfei reached out her small hand and grasped his large one: "Gao Dafei."
Fei Ge smiled and said, "Good name."
Hongfei smiled and nodded seriously, "I think so too."
The two, one older and one younger, with a difference of more than twenty years, actually developed a mutual respect and affection for each other.
Wang Xiaofa made a vomiting gesture: "That's shameless, how can you praise yourself like that?"
Fei Ge slapped her again, then looked at Xing Zhaozhao and asked, "What would you like to eat? I'll have Xiao Fa go and order it."
Looking at the people in the restaurant, Xing Zhaozhao said with some concern, "With so many people, it's probably going to be a long wait before we can eat."
"No need for that," Fei said, giving Wang Xiaofa a wink.
Wang Xiaofa understood immediately, turned around and got up, sneaking into the kitchen when no one was looking. A moment later, he came out carrying steaming hot food.
Hongyu looked at Wang Xiaofa with bright, admiring eyes and said, "Uncle Xiaofa is so amazing."
Wang Xiaofa puffed out his chest and said smugly, "That's for sure."
Fei Ge slapped him again.
While eating, Xing Zhaozhao asked Fei Ge, "How's business lately?"
"Of course!" Fei Ge's eyes lit up as he looked at Xing Zhaozhao expectantly. "I've been trying my best to sell off the batch of goods you sent over before, but it's still not enough. Now that you're back, when's a good time to send over another batch?"
Xing Zhaozhao looked down at Xiao Hongling in her arms and said with difficulty, "I was away for a long time this time and just got back. The child is very clingy and I'm afraid I won't be able to get away for a while. Let's talk about it later."
Although Fei was a little disappointed, he didn't rush her: "Whenever is convenient for you."
This is also one of the reasons why Xing Zhaozhao is willing to cooperate with Fei Ge; she intends to maintain this little treasury for a long time to come.
Thinking of what Aunt Ling had mentioned about Fei Ge's possible fate, Xing Zhaozhao's heart tightened. She looked at Fei Ge and asked, "By the way, do you know someone named Ling Yongde?"
"Ling Yongde?" Fei Ge frowned, thought carefully for a moment, shook his head, and said, "Who is that? I don't know him."
Xing Zhaozhao raised an eyebrow. Something's not right. How could she not recognize him? That's the person who could kill him.
"He seems to be the head of the black market in Qingxi Town," Xing Zhaozhao said.
"Impossible." Fei Ge shook his head without thinking and said, "I know the head of the black market in Qingxi Town. Although he is also surnamed Ling, his name is Ling Xiao, not Ling Yongde."
Xing Zhaozhao was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Could the name have been changed?"
Fei Ge was also taken aback: "Then I don't know."
"Can you help me check?" Xing Zhaozhao asked.
"That guy named Ling Yongde?" Fei asked.
"Mm." Xing Zhaozhao nodded.
“Okay, I’ll try to find someone in Qingxi Town to ask,” Fei Ge replied.
"By the way, is that Ling Xiao very powerful?" Xing Zhaozhao asked curiously.
Fei Ge nodded with a serious expression and said, "Very impressive. The Ling family used to be the big landlords of Lingjiazhuang in Qingxi Town. Right after the founding of the People's Republic of China, when he was not even ten years old, he persuaded his father to donate all the family property. The whole family went to live in a thatched hut and avoided several rounds of investigations. It is said that at that time, several of his uncles were very unhappy that he donated all the ancestral property. He beat them up and said that only useless good-for-nothings would always be thinking about the ancestral property. He could donate it, and he would earn it back one day."
Xing Zhaozhao was taken aback: "She really is a formidable character."
"Do you think it's possible that one day he might expand his territory into our Lanyuan Town?" Xing Zhaozhao asked.
Fei shook his head and said, "Probably not. Although he's ruthless, he's also principled and knows his limits. He wouldn't be so ruthless."
Xing Zhaozhao was immediately troubled upon hearing this. It seemed he couldn't be the Ling Yongde, so who exactly was this Ling Yongde?
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