Seeing this, Steward Sun, who was standing to the side, felt a sharp pain in his finger. "Oh, I should have reminded Madam not to point at her like that..."
Jiang Yuwei felt that it was about time, so she suddenly let go of her hand and laughed:
"Excuse me, but I've had a habit since I was a child that if someone points at me, I can't help but want to snap their finger. I know that you people from high-class families probably wouldn't bother with such trivial matters as us common folk, since you haven't even lost your fingers."
Madam Ge and Granny Sun were both in pain, clutching their fingers and blowing on them. Hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Ge felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. She couldn't stay there any longer; who knew what other outrageous things Jiang Yuwei might do? So, she calmed herself and forced a smile, saying to Master Li:
"Let's leave it at that for today. I don't want my son to make any more mistakes at the academy in the future, otherwise, you won't need to keep the academy open!"
Upon hearing this, Li and his son wiped the sweat from their brows and nodded repeatedly in assurance:
"Madam Ge, please rest assured that from now on, Young Master Ge's food, clothing, and lodging will be separate from those of other students. I will prepare a room for him separately, and this will never happen again."
Seeing the nearly sixty-year-old Master Li still bowing and scraping before Madam Ge, Jiang Yuwei suddenly felt that money was a wonderful thing. How wonderful it would be if her family's paper mill could become as prestigious as Ge's Paper Mill in Ping'an Town.
When Madam Ge walked to Jiang Yuwei's side, she still looked down at her and said coldly:
"Don't be too smug for too long. Remember, there can only be one paper mill in Ping'an Town, Ge's Paper Mill. As for you, if you want to live a peaceful life, you should cut off this business as soon as possible. Our master can crush you as easily as crushing an ant."
Jiang Yuwei turned to look at Madam Ge, pondered for a moment, and said in a deep voice:
"Mrs. Ge, you have a booger in your nose. Shall I pick it out for you?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Madam Ge was so angry that she almost lost her balance. She had never seen such a shameless woman before. She glared at her, flung her sleeves, and turned to leave.
Only after leaving the house did she hurriedly take out a handkerchief to wipe her nose, muttering to herself:
"Why do I have boogers? It's so dirty. Where are they? Where are they?"
Watching Ge Shi's departing figure, Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but curse her inwardly for abusing her power. Originally, Jiang Yuwei had only set up a paper mill as a small-scale operation to have another way to make money, which was why she only hired Ning Wu and Tie Zhu to work there. The output of her small workshop was unlikely to affect the interests of Ge Shi Paper Mill. Now, their hasty and ruthless pursuit had only fueled Jiang Yuwei's fighting spirit. It seemed she needed to do more research in the future so that she could expand and strengthen the paper mill as soon as possible and defeat Ge Shi Paper Mill.
Seeing that Madam Ge had finally left, Master Li breathed a sigh of relief and instructed the servant waiting nearby:
"Take Young Master Ge to our academy's superior dormitory and prepare a room for him. We'll assign someone to take care of him from now on, and he won't have to go to the dining hall for meals anymore. We'll just have someone prepare the food and deliver it to his room."
Young Master Ge, who was standing to the side, seemed quite satisfied with the arrangement. Just as he was about to follow the servant out to move dormitories, he heard Jiang Yuwei say coldly:
"So you're Young Master Ge? From now on, avoid Ning Zhao if you see him. If you dare mess with him again, I'll have him smash your dog head in, understand?"
After several encounters with Jiang Yuwei, Young Master Ge felt that this woman was crazy and not to be trifled with. Therefore, he did not dare to look Jiang Yuwei in the eye or answer her. He simply lowered his head and quickly followed the servant.
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Ning Zhao and smiled at him:
"Zhao'er, we don't cause trouble, but we're not afraid of trouble either. From now on, if anyone dares to bully you at the academy, beat them to death. If you can't beat them, go home and call your parents to help you. Understand?"
Ning Zhao nodded obediently, and Jiang Yuwei said to him with great satisfaction:
"Okay, take your things and go back to your dorm."
Upon hearing this, Ning Zhao hurriedly grabbed his bag and ran away. He had thought that this commotion would prevent him from returning to school, but he never expected that his mother could single-handedly confront a group of people. She was truly amazing, and he would learn more from her in the future.
Jiang Yuwei turned around and looked at the shocked Master Li with a faint smile:
“Master, our Zhao’er is an honest child. He doesn’t even tell us when he’s bullied. If you hadn’t sent him home to avoid trouble this time, we wouldn’t have known that he had suffered such a great injustice at the academy. If something like this happens again, just tell me. I won’t make things difficult for you.”
Jiang Yuwei glanced at the teacher's tense expression and continued calmly:
“That young master Ge is a treasure in the Ge family, but in my eyes he’s not even worth as much as shit. I will never let my child suffer because of such a piece of trash. We still have to thank the teacher for taking care of Ning Zhao today. If something like this happens again in the future, we only ask that the teacher treats us fairly.”
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair and turned to leave.
Ning Huaizhi, sitting in his wheelchair, witnessed his wife's heroic feat of fighting off multiple opponents. He couldn't get a word in edgewise, but for some reason, he felt that Jiang Yuwei's image in his heart had become much more impressive. It was so satisfying to hear his wife scolding people.
Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Huaizhi's smiling face and said angrily:
"All you do is laugh! Ning Zhao got beaten up by you for no reason last night, and you haven't apologized to her yet!"
Ning Huaizhi scratched his head sheepishly after hearing this:
"Um, I know I was wrong. Next time, next time Ning Zhao comes home, I will apologize to him properly."
Jiang Yuwei nodded in satisfaction after hearing this:
"That's more like it. Let's go to the market and buy some things before heading back to Ningjia Village."
After Jiang Yuwei helped Ning Huai onto the oxcart, she also lifted his wheelchair onto the cart. Just as she was about to get on, she overheard passersby talking:
"Come quick, the new courtesan of the Grand View Garden is about to pass by!"
"Ah, I heard that courtesan is quite a character; she sold her virginity for a hundred taels of silver in just one night!"
"No way, which sucker would pay for that?"
"Hey, aren't there only a few wealthy and influential people coming and going in our Ping'an Town?"
"Who is it? Tell me already!"
"Well, of course it's Master Ge of Ge's Paper Mill!"
As everyone was discussing this, they saw a group of people carrying a sedan chair walking down the street. A servant was leading the way, beating a gong, and four maids followed on either side of the sedan chair.
Jiang Yuwei thought to herself, "Why would a courtesan cause such a commotion?" But as soon as she looked up and saw who was sitting in the sedan chair, she was immediately shocked.
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