Although Zhao Youliang had expected that the man surnamed Guo would cause him trouble, he did not expect the other party to be so impatient.
That evening, while he was helping Sister Yingchun run her barbecue stall, he saw Chen Wei walking towards him with a smile in the distance.
That is, the one who helped Sister Yingchun without asking for anything in return, and whose corpse had the word "death" written on his back.
"Oh, Brother Chen, why did you come by yourself today?"
"When I'm almost done with my work, I'll have a drink with you!"
Zhao Youliang greeted Chen Wei with a smile and wiped the stool clean before inviting him to sit down.
Chen Wei then pulled Zhao Youliang aside and made him sit next to him.
"Quantum, how did you manage to offend that Guo guy?"
"I'm so furious today, haha!"
Upon hearing Chen Wei's question, Zhao Youliang naturally did not hide anything and recounted everything that had happened during the day.
"What's wrong, Brother Chen? Is that Guo guy trying to cause me trouble?"
"I see." Chen Wei nodded as he spoke.
“Quantum, you are the living talisman of our town. Even if he is furious, he will not target you directly.”
"He wanted to cause trouble for the young lady, as a way of making an example of her."
"They called a meeting with us this afternoon to have all departments focus on regulating the town's catering industry, mainly barbecue."
"They even require us, the industry and commerce bureau, the tax bureau, the food and hygiene bureau, and the urban management bureau, to come together."
"Isn't this deliberately targeting the girl's barbecue stall? After all, it's the only barbecue stall in our town."
Upon hearing that the man surnamed Guo was actually so shameless, Zhao Youliang's face immediately darkened.
Just as he was about to say something, Chen Wei continued.
"But don't worry about Quantum, I shut Guo down right after he finished speaking."
"Yingchun is a widow, and life is already hard enough for her. Why investigate her? Isn't this just making trouble out of nothing?"
“You know, the head of the urban management office and I are sworn brothers. When I said this, he objected, and so the matter was dropped.”
Chen Wei was willing to go to such lengths, even defying the town mayor for his own sake. What could Zhao Youliang possibly say?
He simply nodded deeply, keeping this feeling firmly in his heart.
Chen Wei stood up and gently patted Zhao Youliang on the shoulder.
"Quantum, don't tell Yingchun what I'm telling you, so she won't worry."
"Also, I'm not saying this to make you grateful, but just to remind you to be more careful in the future, so that Guo doesn't find any fault with you and use it against you."
"Alright, I have to go home now. Your sister-in-law made dumplings and is waiting for me."
"If you didn't have to help the younger sister with the chores, I would have asked you to help!"
Just as Chen Wei turned to leave, Sister Yingchun came over with a plate of meat skewers.
"Brother, why are you leaving so soon after you just arrived? The meat is already grilled!"
"What's the rush? If you're not in a hurry, just sit here and eat!"
"No need for quantum to do the work anymore, let him have a drink with you!"
Despite Chen Wei's smiling refusal, Sister Yingchun insisted that he pack up the grilled meat skewers and take them home, saying they were for his children.
After Chen Wei had walked away, Yingchun asked Zhao Youliang in a low voice.
"Quantum, what are you doing here? You're leaving as soon as you arrive."
"Is there something you need?"
Zhao Youliang did not tell Yingchun's sister-in-law the truth, only saying that Brother Chen was passing by and stayed for a while.
He was worried that if he told Yingchun's wife, the hot-tempered widow would immediately grab a kitchen knife and go settle scores with the man surnamed Guo.
After all, they are public officials and leaders.
If the police are called and Yingchun's wife is charged with disorderly conduct, it will be troublesome.
Yingchun's sister-in-law clearly trusted Zhao Youliang completely, and upon hearing that nothing was wrong, she went about her business.
Just then, the urban management enforcement vehicle stopped in front of the barbecue stall, and Zhao Youliang hurriedly went to greet it.
There's no way around it; when you're running a business, you have to pay attention to every aspect, especially the departments that directly manage you.
The person who got out of the enforcement vehicle was the director of the urban management office, who was also Brother Chen's sworn brother.
This person is clearly also straightforward and doesn't mince words.
After helping Zhao Youliang into the car, he said softly, "Quantum, I saw that Brother Chen just left. He must have told you."
"I came here to remind you of something: according to regulations, you really can't set up a stall outside here. Please ask Yingchun to find another place."
"Don't wait for that bastard to secretly instruct someone to report you, or I'll have a hard time dealing with it."
"Alright, that's all for now. You can get back to work, I'm leaving!"
Watching the urban management enforcement vehicle drive away, Zhao Youliang felt a sense of warmth once again.
It turns out there are so many people secretly helping and caring for me.
After calming himself down, Zhao Youliang took the opportunity of doing chores to come to Sister Yingchun's side.
"Sis, our business is getting better and better, is the space a bit too small?"
"Should we switch to a bigger shop?"
Sister-in-law Yingchun didn't catch the deeper meaning in Zhao Youliang's words: "That's right! Several groups of people have left because there were no seats!"
"My sister also wants to move to a bigger place, but there aren't any suitable ones."
"Either the rent is too expensive, or the location is too remote."
Seeing that Sister Yingchun had taken the bait, Zhao Youliang quickly spoke up.
"If it doesn't work out, just move to Grandma Liu's shop. You're just sitting around doing nothing anyway, and I'm not going to charge you rent!"
"I'll find someone to help me tidy up tomorrow and do a simple renovation."
"That side is bright and spacious, more than three times the size of this place!"
"Quantum, do you really think so?" Hearing Zhao Youliang's words, Sister Yingchun felt a warmth in her heart and subconsciously stopped what she was doing, quietly looking at Zhao Youliang.
Zhao Youliang felt a little embarrassed by the stares and quickly made an excuse to avoid eye contact with the other person.
She avoided those large, tender eyes.
He said nonchalantly, "Absolutely!"
"If I don't do something for my sister, I'll feel bad eating and drinking for free every day!"
Seeing Zhao Youliang's "pretentious" demeanor, Sister Yingchun smiled—a genuine smile from the bottom of her heart.
"Xing Liangzi, I'll listen to you!"
"Besides, I won't take advantage of you... We'll talk about the specifics later!"
"Have someone do some simple renovations tomorrow. Just ask me how much it costs. I've saved up some money over the past two years."
Time flew by as the two discussed how to renovate in a way that would be both economical and aesthetically pleasing.
Those in the know would understand they were researching and decorating a shop, but those who didn't would think a young couple was decorating their new house.
"Sister, let's leave it at that for now. I need to go back and offer incense to those two 'ancestors'."
"Something bad will happen if we stay any later."
As Sister Yingchun nodded, she immediately thought of the young men who had worked at the paper-making shop before; they had all died tragically not long after they arrived.
I really hope nothing bad happens to Quantum... No, I have to get up early tomorrow and take Quantum to the City God Temple to pray!
The elders all say the City God Temple is very efficacious, and they hope that the City Goddess will bless Quantum with peace and a long life...
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