Qian Lizhen froze, her mind blank. She stared at He Ning for three seconds before realizing what she had done wrong. She quickly grabbed He Ning's sleeve and said, "Second brother, second brother, listen to your aunt's explanation. Your aunt was just too angry, so she talked nonsense. You have to help your aunt and make He Jing stop. Your aunt will be grateful to you for the rest of her life."
However, it was all too late...
He Ning slowly pulled his sleeve out of her hand and said numbly, "I don't have that ability. You'll have to ask He Jing for help."
Upon hearing this, Qian Lizhen turned her head and immediately looked at He Jing, only to see He Jing still smiling, her smile full of amusement, and she didn't seem like she was going to stop at all...
Zhu Qian shrieked, "You want us to beg her? Dream on! Even if the Zhu family moves away and changes their appearance, they will never bow down to your He family. You just wait and see!"
"Oh—" He Jing uttered a single syllable, too lazy to even lift her eyelids, "Alright then, Second Brother, let's go."
He Ning lowered her eyelashes: "Mm."
Zhu Qian got angry again and shouted, "Don't leave! You've ruined our business! We're going to sue you!"
He Jing and He Ning took a step forward, but upon hearing this, they turned back and smiled, saying calmly, "Okay, go ahead and sue, if you have evidence."
Zhu Qian choked, and stomped her feet in anger.
evidence?
Where does she get the evidence?
He Ning didn't turn around, keeping her back to them: "The He family will not be coming again. I hope you can make a comeback."
However, it's unlikely.
With prices and land values rising so fast these days, a storefront can cost tens of thousands of yuan. If the Zhu family hadn't been lucky enough to acquire this area cheaply in their early years, they wouldn't have been able to stay here for so long.
Costs... If there's no business, what's the point of talking about costs? You'll only lose money.
It can be said that the Zhu family's roots are here, and moving them is tantamount to cutting off their own heads.
Qian Lizhen finally realized she was panicking. She followed after him without thinking, still wanting to say a few nice words to make He Ning change his mind. Just then, her husband Zhu Qiang hurriedly walked towards them.
He saw Qian Lizhen and He Jing arguing from afar, and belatedly realized the crux of the problem.
Without stopping, he walked past He Ning, angrily approached Qian Lizhen and Zhu Qian, raised his hand, and slapped them twice, leaving them stunned.
Then, he raised his voice and shouted angrily, "I always tell you to treat the second son better, to treat the second son better, but you never listen. Now look what's happened, you've made such a mess of things. I'm getting a divorce. I don't have wives and daughters like you."
Zhu Qian's beautiful eyes snapped open, and tears immediately streamed down her face: "You actually hit me over a little money..."
Qian Lizhen plopped down on the ground, wailing and crying as if her own father had just died.
In an instant, the scene became a tragic and melodramatic spectacle.
He Jing: "..."
He Ning: "..."
Zhu Qiang emphasized again, saying, "Divorce, let's divorce tomorrow!"
After saying that, he strode towards them.
Zhu Qiang lowered his head, his eyes filled with tears and deep remorse, and said, "Second brother, I'm sorry. I didn't take good care of your aunt and cousin. In my heart, you will always be my good nephew..."
He Ning remained silent for a moment, then raised his head, his eyes devoid of any emotion, and said, word by word, "Uncle, belated care is worthless, I won't fall for your tactics."
P.S.: The "slap on the jujube" tactic is to hit someone with a stick and then give them a jujube; it's a classic form of psychological manipulation.
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