Bonus chapter for 4000 nutrient solutions: You're seeing someone else outside? ...
Chen Xiulan instinctively wanted to say, "How could I have such great abilities that I could order around Commander Qi?"
But seeing Ye Yingtao here, not wanting her to look down on him, he gave a vague answer, "I need to go back and ask to find out."
"Cherry, Auntie will come to see you again next time."
After saying that, Chen Xiulan left in a hurry. How come she didn't know anything about Qi Donghan's plan to introduce Meng Yingying to the art troupe?
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After leaving the garrison, Qi Donghan didn't rush to the guesthouse to tell Meng Yingying the good news. Instead, he went to the Qi family first.
Isn't this on the way?
Naturally, he would collect all the debts at once before going to find Meng Yingying.
As luck would have it, Chen Xiulan couldn't find Qi Donghan, so she came up with the idea of having her son, Qi Changming, go and talk to Qi Donghan.
The two sides happened to meet at the Qi family's doorstep.
Upon encountering the other party, Chen Xiulan launched into a rapid-fire barrage of questions: "Commander Qi, didn't we agree that after Meng Yingying annuled the engagement, she could go back to where she came from? Now, why is she going to the cultural troupe?"
Qi Donghan had originally intended to move forward, but upon hearing this, he stopped and stood still.
Arms crossed, face cold and stern, both sullen and fierce, "Are you questioning me?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiulan's momentum immediately waned. "No, Commander Qi, I was just asking."
Her tone softened, "This Meng Yingying is a pig butcher from the countryside. What is she doing staying in the resident cultural troupe?"
Her son, Qi Changming, and Ye Yingtao are not married yet.
Moreover, her husband, Qi Zhenguo, will be back from his business trip soon, and he'll be worried if he finds out that Meng Yingying stayed with the cultural troupe.
That means Meng Yingying has to be her daughter-in-law.
Qi Donghan glanced at her and said indifferently, "How would I know? If you want to know, just ask her."
Chen Xiulan wouldn't dare.
She didn't even dare to show her face, afraid that Meng Yingying would find out where she lived and then cling to her, insisting on becoming her daughter-in-law.
“She took the money, and now she wants to go back to where she came from.”
"Isn't that right, Changming?"
Qi Changming hadn't expected that Meng Yingying would stay in the performing arts troupe. As for why she wanted to stay, it was almost self-evident.
He gave a somewhat disgusted "hmm".
Qi Donghan disliked their discussion of Meng Yingying's attitude, especially Qi Changming, who acted as if he were meeting this subordinate for the first time.
He stared at Qi Changming, who felt a little uncomfortable. "Boss, what's wrong?"
"Not enough money."
"What?"
"Only three hundred yuan, and you think you can buy the rest of your life?" Qi Donghan smirked. "That's a bit too cheap."
Upon hearing this, Qi Changming was initially angry. "Is she really that greedy? Does she want more? Three hundred yuan is a year's worth of money for her family if they don't eat or drink anything in the countryside."
Before he could finish speaking, he noticed Qi Donghan scrutinizing him with an outsider's gaze, which made Qi Changming instinctively feel a chill run down his spine. "Boss, I really—"
"Then let's not call off the engagement," Qi Donghan suddenly said. "Since you don't want to give money, then let's not call off the engagement."
He repeated, "Anyway, I think Comrade Meng Yingying has a good impression of you."
Qi Changming was nearly scared to death when he heard this.
"That won't work."
How much more does she want?
Qi Donghan blurted out, "Five hundred."
“Give her another five hundred, and I guarantee she won’t cause a scene at the station.”
As for who will receive it, that's hard to say.
Upon hearing the number, Chen Xiulan was about to erupt in a tirade, but Qi Changming stopped her. He took a deep breath, then another, and said, "Mom, give me the money."
Chen Xiulan refused.
Qi Changming immediately shouted, "I can't stay at my uncle's house forever, can I?"
After staying for a few days, he couldn't stand it anymore. When his uncle and aunt found out that he had become unruly after being discharged from the military, they found out that he was now acting like a complete jerk.
Seeing her son's anger, Chen Xiulan reluctantly went back to get the money. The Qi family was truly wealthy these days; they took three hundred the first time and five hundred the second.
They just give it to you if you ask for it.
This gave Qi Donghan the illusion that he might have asked for too little for Meng Yingying.
"This is five hundred."
Chen Xiulan handed over a thick roll of ten-yuan notes, her heart aching with regret. Qi Donghan took it without a word. As she took it, Chen Xiulan was a little reluctant, but Qi Donghan used two fingers to gently pull it away.
Qi Donghan nodded in front of them, and Chen Xiulan felt like vomiting when she saw him do that.
But they had no choice but to endure it.
“I counted three times to make sure it was five hundred, not a penny more, not a penny less.”
After counting the money, Qi Donghan casually put it in his pocket. "After she takes this money, I guarantee she won't bother Qi Changming again."
Of course, he added, "I wouldn't even think about marrying Qi Changming."
There was a hidden meaning in his words, but unfortunately, neither Qi Changming nor Chen Xiulan understood it.
All they heard was Qi Donghan's promise.
Chen Xiulan didn't even feel so heartbroken anymore, "As long as she doesn't bother my Changming, that's fine."
"Commander Qi, you've taken the money, so don't fail to do your job. She has a keepsake of her childhood betrothal, a pocket watch. If you get it, give it to us immediately."
Upon hearing this, Qi Donghan touched his pocket, where he found the pocket watch.
However, Qi Donghan showed no intention of giving it away. He nodded and lied through his teeth, "If I get the pocket watch, I'll destroy the evidence immediately."
Qi Changming, "?"
He wanted to say something else.
Qi Donghan then asked, "Do you still have some feelings for Comrade Meng Yingying, which is why you wanted to take the pocket watch back as a souvenir?"
It can only be said that Qi Donghan understood Qi Changming. With just one sentence, Qi Changming retorted like a hedgehog, "How could that be?"
How could I possibly have feelings for her?
"Forget it, I don't want the pocket watch either. I don't care about Meng Yingying's things."
Qi Donghan was waiting for him to say this: "Alright, then I'll take care of Meng Yingying for you."
He tugged at his lips and smiled as he looked at her, "I promise she won't bother you again."
"What about her joining the performing arts troupe?"
Chen Xiulan wanted the pocket watch, but her son Qi Changming had already said he didn't want it anymore, so she was naturally embarrassed to ask for it back.
Then the topic of Meng Yingying joining the cultural troupe came up.
"My hope is that after Meng Yingying annuls the engagement, she will leave Heilongjiang Province and return directly to her hometown in western Hunan. From then on, we will never see each other again!"
Since the engagement has been called off, let's make it clean and simple.
Qi Donghan cracked his knuckles, startling Chen Xiulan. He then said calmly, "In the entire Heilongjiang Province, no one dares to prevent others from entering. This is everyone's Heilongjiang Province, not just the Qi family's."
"If your Qi family wants to ban someone from entering Heilongjiang Province, it will probably take another thirty years of cultivation."
"Let me make this clear: now that the engagement is called off, we'll each go our own way from now on."
"Whether Comrade Meng Yingying stays or leaves is her personal matter and has nothing to do with you, right?"
The last few words carried a somewhat ambiguous meaning.
Chen Xiulan wanted to say something more, but Qi Changming stopped her. "Just do as my boss says. As long as Meng Yingying doesn't bother me anymore, it's none of my business where she goes."
This time, Chen Xiulan stopped talking. "Then you should hurry up and marry Ye Yingtao, lest things get complicated."
"If you don't get married, and Meng Yingying changes her mind, your father will come back and force you to marry her. Can you refuse then?"
this--
Qi Changming's face was grim. "I know."
Qi Donghan overheard it, but as for who Qi Changming wanted to marry, that was none of his business.
Anyway, as long as he doesn't marry Meng Yingying, that's enough.
He said goodbye, adding, "Wait for my good news."
They came in a leisurely manner.
He walked away leisurely.
Of course, he also asked for 500 yuan when he left, and ended Qi Changming's last thought of Meng Yingying.
For Qi Donghan, this trip was worthwhile.
He's gone.
Chen Xiulan and Qi Changming stared at his back for a while. Qi Donghan wasn't unaware of this; he was a fearless man.
Even if the matter of asking for money reaches the top leader, he will still have a legitimate reason.
"Will he really help you get rid of Meng Yingying?"
Chen Xiulan was somewhat skeptical, but Qi Changming said, "The boss is a very upright person. If he promises something, he will definitely do it."
However, what puzzled him was his boss's attitude; it seemed as if he was siding with Meng Yingying.
But that's not right either.
In terms of closeness, he was closer to the boss.
He must have misunderstood.
Qi Donghan came quickly and left quickly. He wasn't in a hurry to return to his post, but instead went to the state-run restaurant to find Chef Liu again, originally wanting to pack up another roast chicken.
Unfortunately, there was no roast chicken today, but I did stew a pot of pork, cabbage, and glass noodles. It was steaming hot and looked delicious.
Qi Donghan said to Chef Liu, "Uncle, give me a serving of pork and cabbage stew with vermicelli, and two extra pieces of pork."
Chef Liu exclaimed "Yes!" and turned to retrieve a lunchbox from the cupboard. "Are you still using that lunchbox you used to keep here?"
Qi Donghan doesn't like using the restaurant's bowls and chopsticks when he eats out, so he always leaves a lunchbox at the restaurant.
“Yes.” Qi Donghan paused, his gaze lingering on the man’s aluminum lunchbox for a moment. “Wash it before you get your food.”
Chef Liu couldn't help but say, "You too, how can a grown man be so fussy?"
Qi Donghan didn't explain, but after watching him finish, he added, "Use a separate bowl and serve me another bowl of soup."
Chef Liu, “???”
Looking over inquisitively, she asked, "Are you eating here or at the back?"
"Neither."
Upon hearing this, Chef Liu paused for a moment, then quickly grabbed a large iron ladle and rummaged through the pot. He first found several pieces of glistening pork belly, and while no one was watching, he scooped them all into the lunchbox, adding a spoonful of vermicelli and cabbage on top.
The whole action was done in one smooth motion. He turned around and handed the aluminum lunchbox to Qi Donghan, saying, "Eat it while it's hot."
Qi Donghan didn't bother to explain, "And another steamed bun, a twisted roll, and a big meat bun."
He didn't know what Meng Yingying liked to eat, so he could only give her a little of each.
Now, Chef Liu finally understood what was so strange about his nephew.
He asked suspiciously, "You're seeing someone else?"
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Author's Note: Someone with a reserved expression: I'm about to have a wife!
There will be one more chapter later.
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