Zhuang Tunan had just finished eating when he stood in front of his stall, watching the crowds pass by.
Erlaitou came out of the kindergarten, crossed the street, and ran to Zhuang Tunan's stall. As if he had gotten his way, he pointed behind him and said, "Hey Zhuang, let me tell you, you stinking cousin, and your brother-in-law Lin Dongzhe, I, Erlaitou, am sticking to Vice Mayor Yan's big tree. Tell them to watch out, especially at night. Don't come home with your mouth full and say I didn't warn them!"
"Who's shouting like that?"
Zhuang Tunan and Erlaitou turned their heads at the same time and saw the person who spoke. It was none other than Huang Zijuan, the deputy director of the tax bureau.
Upon seeing Huang Zijuan, Zhuang Tunan quickly greeted her with a smile, "Zijuan, what brings you here again? Is something the matter?"
"It's a small matter, what's going on? Why is some thug yelling at you like this?"
Erlaizi said impatiently, "Who are you calling a scoundrel? I'm a respectable man with a name!"
"Are you a decent person making such a fuss and bullying a disabled person?"
"Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
"Nobody else, I'm just a deputy director of the tax bureau!"
"Whether you're the director or the deputy director, I don't run a business, so it's none of your business!"
"Yes, it's none of my business, but he's my cousin, so I have to take care of him!"
Erlaitou smirked and said, "Heh, you're trying to bully me, huh! Well then, I'll teach you a lesson and let you know that Lord Ma has three eyes, and that your grandpa Erlaitou is someone important in the cotton mill."
"stop!"
At this moment, Lin Wufeng returned and walked over, saying, "You rascal, all you know how to do is bully disabled people and little girls, right?"
"So what if it is? Don't think that just because Xiang Pengfei has Vice Mayor Yan backing him up, I'll be timid and hesitant. Let me tell you, I just recognized Zhou Chengzhi as my boss, so I'm considered to have a powerful backer now."
Huang Zijuan said with a smile, "Your backer is Vice Mayor Yan, right? I'll remember that!"
"So what if you remember this? I'm going to teach you a lesson today. Don't think that just because you're a woman, I won't let any woman out of the family go. I don't want anyone to bully me or think I'm made of clay!"
"Erlaitou, what do you want to do?"
Zhou Chengzhi ran over from the other side.
Erlai turned his head and saw Zhou Chengzhi. He immediately turned into a lapdog, nodding to Zhou Chengzhi with a big smile and saying, "Boss, what brings you here? You don't need to help, I can handle this little thing myself!"
Zhou Chengzhi first kicked Erlaitou in the buttocks, then pointed at Huang Zijuan and said, "You little brat, are you tired of living? Do you know who she is?"
Er Laizi forced a smile and said, "Boss, don't try to fool me. She's just a deputy director of the tax bureau. Besides, I don't do business. Why would I be afraid of her?"
Do you know who her father is?
"I don't care, and I don't want to know. Even if he's the King of Heaven, I'm just an ordinary citizen. I'm not afraid of him!"
"Let me tell you! Her father is Huang Gang, the director of the Municipal People's Congress, who is even more powerful than my uncle. You just dared to flaunt my uncle's reputation here. I'm telling you now, no way. From now on, I'm not your boss. Goodbye!"
After Zhou Chengzhi finished speaking, he walked towards the other side, ignoring Erlaitou.
Upon hearing this, Er Lai Tou panicked. He never expected that the woman in front of him was the daughter of the director of the People's Congress. He was so frightened that he lost all his confidence and hurriedly bowed and scraped to Huang Zijuan, apologizing repeatedly, "I'm so sorry, Director Huang, I'm really sorry!"
Huang Zijuan just smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "Alright! I'm not going to argue with a thug like you. You can go now! Don't let me see you bullying anyone, or I'll call the police and have you arrested!"
"Okay, I'll be going now."
Erlaitou led his men to the other side of the road and got into the car.
After getting into the car, one of his men asked, "Boss, we've really messed up this time, can't we just let it end like this?"
Erlaitou's lips twitched, and he said, "Just you wait and see, I'll show them what Erlaitou is all about!"
After saying that, he had someone drive away.
Then Zhuang Tunan looked at Huang Zijuan and said, "Let's talk now! Everyone's gone!"
Huang Zijuan then smiled and said, "It's like this, cousin. Yesterday, my dad held a meeting about the cotton mill's shantytown renovation project. He originally wanted to advocate for you so you could improve your living conditions, but his proposal wasn't approved. He said that matters concerning the cotton mill should be decided by the cotton mill itself, and in the end, their deputy director made the final decision not to develop this area. I'm not here for any other reason than to let you know that the first phase of development will take more than a year, maybe even more than two years. My dad told you not to worry, and he will let you know when the development is complete!"
"It doesn't matter whether this place is developed or not. I'm quite content with this newsstand. I have food and drink, and I don't have any worries. I'm doing alright!"
"I came from Xinhua Street and saw some graffiti on the street. The walls are covered in red paint, it looks like blood. Is that okay? Will it affect your business?"
Zhuang Tunan pointed across the street and said, "Isn't the other side going to be turned into a movie theater? They want to create a movie theater with a horror theme, so they can use horror to attract attention and get more people to watch movies in the theater!"
"Really? I'm afraid that once this graffiti is painted, no one will dare to come to this street, and your business will suffer!"
"It shouldn't have much of an impact! I rely on the help of my neighbors and don't expect customers from afar. If their movie theater becomes popular, it might even benefit my business!"
"My dear cousin! Why are you only thinking about the benefits? Let's see how things go! If the business is affected, tell me and I'll have them fix it!"
"Okay, I understand!"
"Then you stay here and do your work for a while, I'm going to go see my aunt!"
"What? Aren't you afraid of being late this time?"
"I'm already the deputy director, why would I be afraid of being late? If I were afraid, I wouldn't be a deputy director at all!"
Zhuang Tunan watched Huang Zijuan disappear into the alley and then ignored her.
Lin Wufeng, who hadn't left yet, said to Zhuang Tunan, "Tunan, your cousin became a deputy director at such a young age? Did she get it through connections?"
Zhuang Tunan also said in bewilderment, "I don't know either! She was a tax officer just a few days ago!"
"Then you should ask her when she gets out! Maybe she really did get the deputy director position in the tax bureau through her father's connections!"
"That can't be! My uncle and my cousin aren't like that!"
"Okay! Never mind, I'm going to get busy now, Tu Nan!"
"Um!"
As soon as Lin Wufeng left, Zhuang Tunan started to think about it himself.
"Tunan!"
Zhuang Tunan, who was deep in thought, heard the sound, looked up and saw Li Jia. He quickly said, "Li Jia, what brings you here?"
"I've been thinking about this for a long time these past few days and I'd like to talk to you about it. Are you free tonight? How about we have dinner together?"
Zhuang Tunan looked at his wheelchair and said, "Look at me, this is a bit inconvenient!"
"It's okay, I'll pick you up after you finish packing up tonight. We'll have dinner nearby, and then I'll bring you back!"
Zhuang Tunan said somewhat embarrassedly, "How could I possibly accept that? I'd be so kind as to trouble you to push me around!"
Li Jia laughed and said, "What's wrong with that! Even if we're just friends, this is what I should do!"
"Okay, I've finished packing up. I'll wait for you!"
Li Jia stretched out her hand, waved to Zhuang Tunan, and then smiled and said, "Bye-bye!"
Zhuang Tunan's heart melted the moment he saw Li Jia's smile. He smiled back, waved, and said, "Okay, bye-bye! See you tonight!"
Just then, Zhang Min came out of the alley. She saw Zhuang Tunan smiling at Li Jia and immediately became jealous. She said to Zhuang Tunan, "Brother Tunan, wake up! She's not a good woman!"
Zhuang Tunan turned to Zhang Min and said, "Mind your own business!"
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