Chong Ling shoved the bowl into Xiong Lin's hands. "What are you trying to do? Do you want Sister Wang to give you business?"
"No, I just want Mr. Wang to analyze this for me and tell me where I went wrong?"
Chong Ling's anger subsided a little. "Drink the porridge in your bowl first, then go."
Xiong Lin looked at the porridge in the bowl. "I can't drink it now."
Chong Ling shoved Xiong Lin on the head. "Look at you, so pathetic. You can't even eat after losing money? If that's the case, you shouldn't be doing business anymore. Just stay home and farm."
"I……"
Chong Ling also felt the pinch of the money. But the money was already gone, and if the person got sick from hunger, she would be at an even greater loss. "Have some porridge before you go."
Yueyue chimed in, "Dad, Aunt Wang isn't leaving tonight."
Xiong Lin: "Okay."
After finishing his porridge, Nenglin went to the living room. "Mr. Wang, thank you for bringing me home. Mr. Wang, who are these two elderly people?"
Xiaoman gave Xiong Lin a brief introduction.
Xiong Lin looked at Lao Shang and Lao Guo and said, "Uncle Guo, Uncle Shang, welcome to my home."
Lao Guo: "Sorry to bother you."
Old Shang looked at Xiong Lin: "Everything is difficult at the beginning."
Xiong Lin scratched his head. "I'm sorry you had to see this."
Old Shang stroked his beard and smiled. "You're still young, you'll have plenty of opportunities in the future."
"Hmm." Xiong Lin looked at Xiao Man and asked, "Boss Wang, could you help me analyze where I went wrong?"
Xiaoman: "Tell me what happened."
"Okay. After I went out, I originally planned to go to the city to take a look. But while I was eating in the county, I overheard two people next to me saying that one of their fellow villagers had bought a car after doing jade business for a year. I heard them say that doing jade business was so profitable, so I wanted to give it a try. Since I don't know anything about jade, I thought I'd go to the jade wholesale market first. As soon as I got there, I saw a man carrying some things coming out of a jade shop. Just as he came out, a woman rushed in from outside the market. She grabbed the man's arm and asked if he had bought any goods. The man said he had. The woman told him to go and return the goods. She said her child had fallen from the roof and was in the hospital being treated. The doctor told him to come back and get the money. After hearing this, the man went back to the shop to return the goods. But the shop owner refused to give him a refund. Later, the man begged the people who were buying goods in the market to buy his goods. Seeing that he was in a hurry for money, those people lowered the price very low. After a while, the man's goods were almost sold out. I saw everyone buying, so I bought some. But... but it turned out that it wasn't jade at all."
Xiaoman glanced at Xiong Lin: "Where do you think you went wrong?"
"I shouldn't have followed others into the jade business just because they said it was profitable. I also shouldn't have bought jade just because others were buying it."
"Anything else?"
"Also, I feel like this is a trap. But I don't understand how they knew I went to the city to do business? I don't look like I'm going to do business right now."
Xiaoman smiled. She could tell it was a trap; she wasn't completely stupid. "Who have you offended lately?"
"I haven't offended anyone."
"Think about it carefully."
Xiong Lin thought for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.
Xiaoman knew who had set this trap for Xiong Linlun. However, there were some things she shouldn't say. "Since you haven't offended anyone, it's probably your wife who has."
"That shouldn't be the case. My wife has a good relationship with everyone in the village."
Xiaoman smiled. "Why don't you call your wife over and ask her?"
"good."
Xiong Lin was about to call Chong Ling when Chong Ling and Yueyue walked in from the doorway carrying food. "Sister Wang, Uncle Guo, Uncle Shang, dinner's ready."
Xiong Lin took the food from Yueyue's hands and placed it on the table. "Wife, have you offended anyone lately?"
"No. What's wrong?"
"I'm going out this time..." Xiong Lin was about to tell Chong Ling what happened after he left when Chong Ling glared at him and said, "Eat first. We'll talk after we eat."
Yueyue: "Aunt Wang, Grandpa Guo, Grandpa Shang, my mom's cooking is so delicious. You should try it."
Xiaoman: "Okay."
After Yueyue finished speaking, Xiong Lin realized that everyone hadn't eaten yet. Xiong Lin scratched his head. "I was too impatient."
After finishing their meal, Chongling asked Yueyue to wash the pots and pans.
After Yueyue left, Xiaoman also stood up. "I'm a little tired today. Let's talk about it tomorrow. Uncle Guo, Uncle Shang, would you like to sit for a while longer or go rest?"
Old Shang and Old Guo were a bit tired after such a long car ride.
Lao Guo: "We're going to take a break too."
Chong Ling: "The house is all ready. I'll take you there now."
Xiaoman: "Okay."
After settling Xiaoman and the others in, Chongling called Xiong Lin back to their room. "Tell me, what happened to you on your trip?"
Xiong Lin recounted everything that had happened in the past few days to Chong Ling. "Boss Wang said it was because we offended someone. That's why they're specifically targeting us."
Chong Ling looked at Xiong Lin and said, "Sister Wang is right."
"But I haven't offended anyone. Could it be... that you have offended someone?"
Chong Ling scoffed inwardly. "You haven't offended anyone yet? What promises did you make to Ugly Girl when you were hooking up with her?" "I rarely leave the village. If I offend anyone, it's the women of our village."
Chong Ling looked at Xiong Lin and said, "Which woman in our village has the ability to set such a big trap for you?"
Xiong Lin was stunned.
Chong Ling's lips curled up. "Don't even mention the women in our village, even the men in our village don't have this ability, right? Besides, only the two of us and Yueyue knew you were going out to do business this time. Yueyue and I wouldn't set a trap for you. Are you going to tell anyone else that you went out to do business this time?"
"I didn't tell anyone."
"So the person who set this trap for you is someone you figured out yourself. They knew you were going out on business, that you'd be swayed by what others said, and that you'd buy things just because others were buying them. It seems this person knows you very well," Chong Ling said, looking at Xiong Lin. "Tell me, who knows you so well?"
Xiong Lin gritted his teeth. Knowing he was going out on business, understanding him so well, and knowing people outside, there was only one person who fit all these criteria: Ugly Girl. Xiong Lin knew Ugly Girl must be upset. But he never expected her to conspire with someone else to deceive him. "I didn't know. Honey, I'll be more careful when I go out in the future."
Chong Ling could tell from Xiong Lin's expression that Xiong Lin had already figured out who had set him up. Originally, Chong Ling was quite distressed about losing so much money. But after learning that the person who set Xiong Lin up was Ugly Girl, Chong Ling felt the money was well spent. Now, Xiong Lin and Ugly Girl were completely cut off. "Are you still going out to do business?"
"Okay. Honey, I'll definitely take things one step at a time from now on."
"Alright."
"Wife, did you ask Boss Wang to come find me?"
"No." Chong Ling told Xiong Lin about Xiao Man bringing Lao Shang to see Yueyue: "You know, what if our Yueyue doesn't like to make a fuss when she grows up..."
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