The door opened, and Aunt Qian came out carrying Xiao Liang. Seeing Ye Cheng and Widow Zhang together, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're finally back. Are you alright? Xiao Liang cried until late into the night before he finally fell asleep."
Widow Zhang tenderly took Xiao Liang from Aunt Qian and gently kissed the child, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Qian."
"These are all minor matters. Are you alright?"
"Auntie, it's just bail for now. I'll take Aunt Zhang over tomorrow to see if things are settled. Don't worry, it's nothing serious."
Hearing Ye Cheng say this, Aunt Qian felt relieved. Ye Cheng was now a capable person.
After picking up the child, Widow Zhang took Xiao Liang back to bed. Ye Cheng also went back, yawning. This time, he was too lazy to even take a bath and went straight to bed and fell asleep.
I thought I could sleep until noon, but I woke up before 8 o'clock. I felt much better, but my head still felt throbbing.
"Brother, you're up." Xiao Hu suddenly walked in.
"Damn, you're here so early?" Ye Cheng was still sitting on the bed.
"I just wanted to check if you were alright."
"It's nothing, but I still need to take care of some things today. We won't be going out to sea for the time being."
"Okay, bro, I'll come along too. There's strength in numbers."
Ye Cheng thought for a moment, then shook his head.
"Forget it, don't go. It's just about discussing compensation. There's no point in you going. Instead, go help my brother get some clams."
"Okay, Guowei just came by, but he left before you got up. Why don't you give him a call?"
"There's nothing to fight about. You can tell my brother later, and I'll go to the police station to see what to say."
After asking Xiao Hu for help, Ye Cheng got up and planned to go see Widow Zhang to check on the situation.
As soon as I stepped outside, I ran into Chen Jinhai.
The old man, with a pipe dangling from his lips, squinted and barely concealing a smile, said, "Hey, second brother, where are you headed? Did you resolve the issue at the police station?"
Ye Cheng said calmly, "We'll handle it. You don't need to worry about it."
After saying that, he wanted to leave, as he still had important business to attend to.
Unexpectedly, Chen Jinhai stopped him.
"Wait a minute, Ye Cheng, there's something I need to say."
"What? Can't hold the shit in your ass anymore? Planning to let it out?" Ye Cheng looked at Chen Jinhai with disdain.
"What... what kind of attitude is this?" Chen Jinhai, who had been smug, immediately became so angry after Ye Cheng's words that his beard stood on end.
"When something happens to people in your own village, you, the village chief, don't help, but instead have the nerve to gloat and criticize my attitude?"
To be honest, Ye Cheng wasn't that annoyed with Chen Jinhai before, but seeing his attitude just now, his temper flared up instantly.
Damn it, it's a miracle I managed to refrain from hitting him.
That old man.
"You, you dare to talk back to me? Who gave you permission to use Baiyun Village's name? You've ruined the village's reputation!" Chen Jinhai glared at Ye Cheng, his beard bristling.
In the end, it all comes down to this.
Ye Cheng sneered. They didn't understand the importance of branding. Once the Baiyun Village brand became well-known, its future brand premium would be at least 50%. Why were they still thinking about reputation?
"That's right, second brother. It's not that the village chief is trying to criticize you, but is this how you use the village's reputation?"
The speaker was Wang Defa. I don't know how this old guy suddenly appeared. Ever since the last time he sold the boat, he has disliked Ye Cheng.
Just as Ye Cheng was about to speak, someone walked up from behind and said, "Baiyun Village belongs to everyone, so there's nothing wrong with the second brother using this name."
Ye Cheng turned around and saw Chen Jinshui. The old man was probably just about to go fishing, as he was carrying a fishing rod.
"Jinshui, mind your own business," Chen Jinhai said, clearly annoyed.
“Village chief, how is this called meddling? We’re all villagers. When I go out, I’ll say I’m from Baiyun Village. Am I not allowed to say that?”
"That's right, so what? Does Baiyun Village belong to your family, Chen Jinhai?" Another shrewish voice came from Duan Chunsheng's wife, Aunt Duan.
Duan Chunsheng is now close to Ye Cheng, so naturally she follows suit.
“What do you know, you woman? This is a big deal in the village, a man’s business,” Wang Defa said, pointing at Aunt Duan.
"What era are we living in? Still talking about men's stuff? Were you not born of a mother? Did you spring out of a rock? Do you all still think this is the old society?" Aunt Duan was quite the quarrelmaker, pointing at Wang Defa and Chen Jinhai as she began to berate them.
"Let me tell you, Xiuqin is honestly earning money, that's true. Instead of thinking about saving people, you're just babbling on and on. Men, my foot! Your wife already said that your thing is no longer viable, it's already collapsed. What are you talking about as a man? Bah!"
Ye Cheng was a little overwhelmed by these words; they were so domineering and exciting.
No man could stand it.
Chen Jinshui listened and secretly laughed. Wang Defa couldn't stand it anymore. He glared at Aunt Duan, his voice trembling.
"Don't talk nonsense, you're spreading rumors."
"Whether you're spreading rumors or not, your wife knows perfectly well, tch! Useless thing." Aunt Duan glanced down at him, her eyes full of disdain.
"you..."
Wang Defa wanted to continue arguing, but Ye Cheng quickly stopped him.
"Second Uncle, could you go back and ask your wife to vouch for you? I have something to do now, I have to go. Aunt Duan, Uncle Jinshui, I have to go take care of my business."
"Second son, you go ahead. I can handle these two bastards by myself," Aunt Duan cursed.
This sentence was tantamount to insulting Chen Jinhai as well. His face darkened, and he wanted to curse back but was afraid that Aunt Duan would say something even worse. So he could only stomp his foot and mutter a curse.
"shrew."
Then he turned around and left.
Ye Cheng didn't have time to argue with them. When he arrived at Widow Zhang's place, Widow Zhang had already gotten up. Jiang Yunxiang and Aunt Qian had also come over, but the three of them just stared at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Acheng, you're here! Tell us what to do, we're all so worried." Jiang Yunxiang pulled Ye Cheng in.
"Sister-in-law, there's nothing to worry about. Nothing serious has happened, it's just a matter of losing money. I'll take Aunt Zhang to run a errand today and settle things. You guys just need to keep an eye on Xiao Liang."
“Okay, okay, Acheng, you go ahead. Aunt Qian and I will look after the children.”
"Xiuqin, you can go with Acheng, it'll be fine."
After exchanging a few words with Xiao Liang, Widow Zhang followed Ye Cheng out the door.
They rode Ye Cheng's motorcycle to the town's police station to find Chief Liu.
Liu was somewhat surprised to see Ye Cheng and Widow Zhang.
"Why did you come here on your own initiative? You went through so much trouble to bring it back yesterday, just to stay for one night?"
"Director Liu, it's really what the child needs. The child stayed up all night waiting for it. The child is so young. If you hadn't agreed, wouldn't it be bad for the child's physical development?"
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