“Okay, I’ll go back to Nanzhou now,” Gangzi said.
"No need," Ji Yanjun said. "I can handle this."
"What are you talking about? Such a big thing happened on your end, how can you not go back, brother?" Gangzi said, and hung up the phone from the other end.
The receiver went dead, so Ji Yanjun hung up, stubbed out a cigarette, grabbed his coat, and left the office.
Meanwhile, Liang Wenhua was still eyeing Wen Qing.
Ji Ningzhi asked, "Mom, will Wen Qing lend us money?"
"Probably, she can't just watch your brother be driven to desperation, can she?" Liang Wenhua countered.
Ji Ningzhi nodded: "But if it were the Wen Qing of the past, she would definitely have lent money to help my brother. Mom, you don't know, Wen Qing has changed. And it seems she really doesn't like my brother anymore."
Upon hearing this, Liang Wenhua remained silent: "Well, we should at least give it a try. What if she lends it to us?"
"Are you going to see her?" Ji Ningzhi asked.
“Have your dad go find her,” Liang Wenhua said.
"Dad definitely won't go."
“Then I’ll go myself,” Liang Wenhua decided.
Ji Ningzhi felt that Wen Qing would definitely not be as easy to talk to as before, but if she didn't go to Wen Qing, let alone looking at Wangcheng County, or even looking at Nanzhou City, there were very few people who could come up with 100,000 yuan.
But Wen Qing can.
At this moment, Wen Qing was at Feng Qing Garment Factory. While Master Yan and Master Wang were making winter clothes, they had already made a thousand sets of spring clothes, and Wen Qing came to inspect them.
"Young boss, what do you think of this light red color?" Master Yan asked.
Wen Qing nodded: "That's right."
Master Wang immediately became happy, because if Wen Qing said something was good, it must be good.
"Continue production," Wen Qing said.
Master Yan hurriedly put away the clothes.
Wen Qing walked around the various tailors' workshops, observed them for a while, and then went to the finance department to take a quick look at the accounts for the week.
As I came out of the finance office, Yao Shiling came over.
"Wen Qing," Yao Shiling called out.
Wen Qing asked, "Mom, what brings you here?"
Yao Shiling said with a smile, "I thought you would come home today, so I came to check on you and also went to the market to buy some meat and vegetables. If you weren't coming back, I would have just passed by here."
Wen Qing laughed: "I've checked my eyes. Let's buy some meat and vegetables."
“Okay,” Yao Shiling said with a smile.
Wen Qing turned around and said a few words to Master Yan, then pushed his bicycle and went to the county town's vegetable market with Yao Shiling.
Less than ten minutes after the mother and daughter left, Liang Wenhua arrived.
Fengqing Garment Factory's door is half-open. They don't need to open the door to sell clothes, but they do need to communicate with Fengqing Shoe Factory and receive customers who come to pick up goods.
Therefore, regardless of the season, the door of Fengqing Clothing Factory is always half-open.
Liang Wenhua walked to the door, leaned against the door frame, and peered inside.
"Who are you looking for?" asked a tailor near the door.
With a forced smile, Liang Wenhua asked, "Is Wen Qing here?"
The tailor didn't know Liang Wenhua, but Master Yan was one of the first tailors to come to Fengqing Clothing Factory, so he witnessed Liang Wenhua causing trouble. He remembered how much Wenqing disliked Liang Wenhua, and he didn't like him either. After spending so much time together, he understood Wenqing's character very well, and he unconditionally stood by Wenqing's side.
"What do you need our boss for?" Master Yan walked over, his face expressionless. After all, he ran a shop, so he couldn't put on a sour face. "If it's a business matter, just tell me directly. Which style of clothing have you taken a fancy to? We have a lot of styles in our shop. You can come in and take a look."
"No, no, no, I just wanted to ask if Wen Qing was there. If she's not, I'll leave," Liang Wenhua said.
"Oh." Master Yan glanced at her and said, "Our young boss is always busy and not here."
"Then I'll come see her again tomorrow." Liang Wenhua said, turning and walking away, muttering as she went, "What's with the attitude? If I didn't have something to do, I wouldn't bother coming to see her!"
Master Yan watched Liang Wenhua's retreating figure with a hint of disdain. What a piece of trash! After all that trouble back then, he still had the nerve to show his face. Fortunately, he had some sense of shame and didn't barge in like before.
After giving his disdainful look, Master Yan went into the backyard and dialed Wen Qing's phone number. It rang many times but no one answered.
"The young boss probably hasn't gotten home yet, and Wen Liang and Wen Peng are probably still in school." Master Yan muttered to himself, then hung up the phone and called Feng Shoe Factory. Aunt Wang answered the phone, and Master Yan told her to wait for Wen Qing to return so that Wen Qing could call him back.
"Okay, okay, Master Yan, I understand. I'll definitely tell Wen Qing as soon as she gets back," Aunt Wang replied warmly. "Thank you, Aunt Wang."
"Don't mention it."
After hanging up the phone, Master Yan worriedly thought, "Is Liang Wenhua going to cause trouble again? The small business owner doesn't associate with these people anymore, but they still keep coming over here. It's really..." Master Yan sighed and decided to talk to the small business owner first and then see.
At this moment, Wen Qing was unaware that Liang Wenhua had come to find her; she was shopping at the vegetable market with Yao Shiling.
"Do you want some mustard greens?" Yao Shiling asked.
"Do you sell them?" Wen Qing asked.
"No, your Sister Zhou grows some in her field. She gave me four fist-sized ones a couple of days ago. I've buried them in the cellar. When I get home, I wash them, cut them into thin strips, blanch them in boiling water, boil some peanuts, mix them together, add oil, salt, star anise, and pepper, and it'll be incredibly fragrant." Yao Shiling said, adding gestures that made Wen Qing's mouth water. She quickly replied, "Okay."
"Should we cut the meat or eat chicken?" Yao Shiling asked.
"Buy a whole chicken," Wen Qing said.
"Half is enough; we can't finish a whole one."
Wen Qing laughed: "We bought half a bird, and Liangliang and I hadn't even touched it yet, but Pengpeng finished it all."
“That makes sense, shall we buy one?” Yao Shiling said.
"Um."
There weren't many people at the market. Wen Qing pushed the cart while Yao Shiling walked beside her. The mother and daughter chatted as they walked, buying a large bag of vegetables, which made Yao Shiling very distressed.
Wen Qing smiled as he placed the vegetables on the front bar, got on his bicycle, and drove Yao Shiling back to Shuiwan Village.
As soon as they arrived at Shuiwan Village, Wen Peng was just getting out of school. He was carrying a military bag, and his red scarf was askew. He shouted, "Big sister, I just passed by my second uncle's house and ran into Aunt Wang. She asked me to tell you that Master Yan called looking for you and asked you to call back."
Yao Shiling turned her head: "Wen Qing, go and call Master Yan quickly. Is something wrong at the factory? I'll push the bicycle."
"Okay." Wen Qing put down her bicycle and went into the yard.
Aunt Wang was afraid that Wen Peng hadn't explained things clearly, so she ran over and repeated herself.
Yao Shiling said that Wen Qing had already made a phone call, and Aunt Wang hurriedly ran back to Fengqing Shoe Factory to make shoes.
Wen Qing picked up the phone at home, dialed the number, and asked, "Master Yan, Aunt Wang said you were looking for me. What's up?"
"Here's the thing, right after you left this afternoon, Liang Wenhua, who had caused trouble at our shop before, came looking for you," Master Yan said.
"Liang Wenhua?"
"right."
"What does she want from me?"
"She didn't say anything, but she seemed quite unhurried."
"Okay, I understand," Wen Qing said.
Master Yan asked worriedly, "Is she here to cause trouble again?" Then he declared, "Wen Qing, if she dares to make a scene like last time, we'll throw her out!"
Wen Qing smiled: "I'm not looking for trouble."
"What is that?"
"I'm not sure yet."
"Okay, as long as it's not about causing trouble, it's fine. Just know about it. She also said she'll come to see you again tomorrow."
"Okay, I understand."
After Wen Qing hung up the phone, Yao Shiling came over and asked, "Wen Qing, what's up?"
Wen Qing knew that Yao Shiling had always disliked her having any contact with the Ji family. She didn't want Yao Shiling to worry, but she also didn't want to deliberately hide it from her. So she gave a compromise answer: "I'm going to Fengqing Garment Factory tomorrow."
"Oh, I thought something was wrong." Yao Shiling smiled again and called out as she left the main room, "Wenpeng, when you're about to start cooking, don't go out playing outside."
Wen Peng had already run out of the yard, but then turned back and said, "Okay."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Go play, I'll do the burning."
"Okay." Wen Peng disappeared in a flash.
Wen Qing then helped Yao Shiling prepare dinner. Yao Shiling then asked, "That day, I heard from the village chief's family that Nanzhou No. 1 Middle School and Nanzhou No. 3 Middle School are very close to each other?"
Wen Qing understood that Yao Shiling wanted to bring up Shi Lei's matter, so she told Yao Shiling everything that had happened.
Yao Shiling instructed, "Don't get too close. Let's talk about it after you get into university."
"Okay." Wen Qing nodded.
As Yao Shiling plucked the chicken feathers, she asked, "Wen Qing, what are you thinking?"
"About what?"
"Shi Lei."
"Shi Lei is a really good person. He's simple, considerate, and has a good temperament. If things go well together, marriage is an option," Wen Qing said.
Yao Shiling nodded: "I also think it's good, and we know each other well. He and his mother didn't look down on us because we're from the countryside." The implication was that Liang Wenhua had always looked down on the Wen family.
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Yes, Mom, can we start cooking now?"
"Can."
Yao Shiling prepared a sumptuous dinner, and Wen Qing, Wen Liang, and Wen Peng enjoyed it very much. Since Wen Qing had Feng Qing, not only has the Wen family's standard of living improved significantly, but the entire Shuiwanshu area has also seen a substantial improvement.
And every few days, Wen Qing would give Yao Shiling several hundred yuan to spend.
Why would Yao Shiling spend the money? Even though Wen Qing wasn't coming back, she still didn't buy chicken or meat. Instead, she secretly went to the county savings bank and deposited all the money Wen Qing had given her, intending to return it to him later.
Wen Qing was unaware of all this. After dinner, the family sat in front of a 14-inch black and white television to watch TV. Soon, other villagers also came to watch TV.
After chatting and laughing for a while, Wen Qing went back to the tile-roofed house to read. After reading for a while, she thought of Liang Wenhua again.
What does Liang Wenhua mean?
After analyzing the entire Ji family incident, Wen Qing concluded that Liang Wenhua had shamelessly come to borrow money.
Haha, Liang Wenhua is capable of doing something like this.
Wen Qingyuan didn't plan to go to the county town the next day, but she went for Liang Wenhua's sake. However, she didn't go early; she went in the afternoon.
When they arrived, Liang Wenhua was waiting at the entrance of Fengqing Garment Factory, with Ji Ningzhi standing next to her.
Wen Qing got off her bicycle, pretending not to see the two of them, and pushed her bicycle into Feng Qing Garment Shop.
Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi were both heartbroken. It was as if they were the invincible money that everyone was madly chasing, but after they earned it, they threw it into the latrine. This disparity made "money" feel very uncomfortable.
However, considering that Da Wu's family had come crying last night and that debt collectors had come to their door again this morning, Ji Yanjun made a phone call and said he would handle it himself.
However, Liang Wenhua knew that even his relatives were unwilling to help him, so where could he find 100,000 yuan?
Only Wen Qing had it.
So Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi ignored their discomfort and continued forward. Liang Wenhua called out, "Wen Qing."
Wen Qing was watching a tailor make clothes and pretended not to hear.
"Wen Qing," Liang Wenhua said through gritted teeth.
Wen Qing raised her eyes, her expression indifferent: "What is it?"
"Something came up, could you come over here for a moment?" Liang Wenhua said.
Wen Qing: "Why should I go there?"
Liang Wenhua was depressed.
Ji Ningzhi was slightly annoyed.
"I have something to tell you."
Wen Qing smiled and said, "Sorry, I don't have time."
Liang Wenhua gritted his teeth inwardly and held back his anger towards Chong Wenqing several times.
Wen Qing said she was busy, but then she leisurely walked to the water bottle and slowly brewed and drank tea.
"Mom, let's go. Maybe my brother has a solution." Ji Ningzhi didn't want to humiliate herself.
Liang Wenhua thought Ji Yanjun was helpless, so he went up to him and said, "Wen Qing, do you know that Yanjun's company is in trouble?"
Wen Qing sneered, "I know."
“Yanjun really needs help right now,” Liang Wenhua said.
Wen Qing glanced at her, picked up her teacup, blew on the floating tea leaves, and asked, "And then?"
Liang Wenhua said, "Look at how big your Fengqing is, you must have enough for 100,000 or 200,000, right?"
Wen Qing nodded: "Yes, I also have 200,000."
Liang Wenhua was immediately delighted: "Right? You have 200,000. Borrow 100,000 from Yanjun first, and he will pay you back later."
Wen Qing put down her teacup, turned around, and smiled gently: "Why should I?"
“Because, because…” Liang Wenhua couldn’t even finish her sentence: “Because you two used to be friends.”
Wen Qing laughed: "Liang Wenhua, was I stupid before, or are you stupid now?"
Liang Wenhua looked at Wen Qing with a smile, but his eyes were full of contempt. Suddenly, he felt a chill in his heart.
Stupid? Upon hearing this word, Ji Ningzhi objected: "Wen Qing, who are you calling stupid?"
Wen Qing said, "Including you."
“You…” Ji Ningzhi angrily lunged at him.
Master Yan, Master Wang, and four or five others immediately stood beside Wen Qing, which frightened Ji Ningzhi so much that she dared not move.
"Wen Qing, you..." Ji Ningzhi's face turned pale as she tried to say something, but she couldn't get the words out.
Liang Wenhua pointed at Wen Qing and said fiercely, "You'll regret this!"
Wen Qing laughed: "Regret? My biggest regret is provoking a madman like you!"
"A madman? You call me a madman?" Liang Wenhua's hands trembled with anger. "Let me tell you, you're not getting a foot in the door of the Ji family."
Wen Qing laughed: "Don't worry, even if your whole family kneels before me, I won't step into your Ji family's territory for even a fraction of the space!"
"Fine, you've got guts!"
“I have more to show for myself.” Wen Qing stared straight at Liang Wenhua, her gaze firm and cold: “If you don’t believe me, we’ll see.”
Liang Wenhua was stunned by Wen Qing's coldness, and then his body swayed.
"Mom." Ji Ningzhi stepped forward to support her, then looked up at Wen Qing: "Wen Qing..."
"Show them out!" Wen Qing said. "If they don't leave, we'll call the police. People with criminal records don't keep their hands clean, so be careful." The tailors all agreed and walked towards Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi.
Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi were a little intimidated and kept backing away.
"What are you trying to do?" Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi's voices trembled slightly as they backed away, only to trip on the threshold at the same time and fall down.
This drew laughter from the other tailors.
Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi's faces turned white and red, a truly fascinating sight.
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