Chapter 109 Offering Advice and Strategies
As dawn breaks, the sky begins to brighten.
Since transmigrating, Wan Qiqi had the most comfortable sleep she had ever had, and it also helped her figure out many things.
Early in the morning, before Tao Jing had even gotten out of bed, she got up and wandered around, where she encountered Tao Ran, who was rushing to class.
Seeing Wan Qiqi's attire, a hint of amazement flashed in his eyes. "Miss Wan, it's still early. Why don't you rest a little longer?"
Wan Qiqi walked out of the Tao family with him, "I was worried about my third brother, so I wanted to go to Baicao Pavilion as soon as possible."
Tao Ran smiled faintly and said, "They are fortunate to have such a brother and sister-in-law."
Wan Qiqi shook her head. "Everyone in the village says that the Chen family was most unfortunate to marry me, because I mistreated my mother-in-law, insulted my relatives, and was at odds with my neighbors. I am a notorious poisonous woman."
"Oh? Such rumors exist? What a woman's words!" Tao Ran saw no trace of these rumors in Wan Qiqi; instead, she appeared to be a family member and friend.
After passing Hefeng Academy, only Wan Qiqi remained.
Early in the morning, Dr. Ge, still half asleep, opened the shop door and saw a pretty figure in light pink standing there. He couldn't help but ask, "Miss, are you here for a medical consultation?"
Wan Qiqi smiled helplessly, "Doctor Ge, it's me, Chen Wanshi!"
"Chen Wanshi?" Doctor Ge rubbed his eyes, looked closely, and realized it really was Chen Wanshi. He exclaimed in surprise, "Forgive my poor eyesight, I didn't recognize you. Come in quickly, your third brother woke up last night, but he still can't get out of bed!"
Wan Qiqi was delighted to hear this, thinking that the anti-inflammatory medicine was still effective, and quickly went inside.
Looking at the beautiful figure disappearing in the front yard, Doctor Ge couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, clothes make the man. I didn't even recognize her when she changed her clothes."
In the backyard ward, Chen Yongnian and Chen Yongxing were stunned to see Wan Qiqi and didn't dare to recognize her for a moment.
"Wife?" Chen Yongnian was somewhat surprised. Apart from their wedding attire, this was the first time he had seen his wife dressed so beautifully and elegantly.
He could tell at a glance that the dress was quite valuable; even the plain-colored fabric would cost several taels of silver.
Is it really a good thing for my wife to receive such valuable items?
Chen Yongxing said frankly, "Sister-in-law looks really good in this outfit! The Tao family is really generous; this dress must have cost several taels of silver, right?"
Wan Qiqi glanced down at it a few times before realizing how valuable the dress was.
She's already put it on; she can't just return it.
Thinking about the price, she felt another pang of pain!
On the bed, Chen Yongliang struggled to get up, "I...I want to see too!" Chen Yongnian quickly went to help him up and made him sit against the wall.
Chen Yongliang smiled, his cheek twitching, his brows furrowing in pain, but he still couldn't resist teasing, "Sister-in-law, you look really good in this! When we have more money in the future, we'll buy you a few more outfits so you can wear them every day!"
Seeing that he could still joke around, Wan Qiqi felt a little relieved. "You should take care of your health first!"
After one night, the other two brothers also learned about what had happened in the past few days.
These days, the mere mention of making money makes them look grumpy; I don't know what to do next.
Wan Qiqi glanced at the three brothers, smiled faintly, and said, "Don't worry, even if we can't set up a stall here, we still have the business of the dessert shop and teahouse, and the academy is still operating. On average, we can earn 500 coins a day, so it's not a loss."
Chen Yongxing continued, "Sister-in-law, what if Tang Qiwen finds out and stops the boss from cooperating with us?"
This is indeed a tricky problem.
The Tang family is incredibly powerful; why would these business owners offend Young Master Tang over a mere village woman?
Anyone in that situation would choose to give up the business and try to please Tang Qiwen.
Otherwise, given Tang Qiwen's personality, he would have made it impossible for the shop to continue operating.
Wan Qiqi and her three brothers discussed countermeasures at the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, but they couldn't come up with a solution.
Tang Qiwen has a family member working in the county government, so even if he reports it to the authorities, probably no one will care.
It wasn't until Wan Ziyan and Tao Jing appeared that they realized how quickly time had passed and that it was already noon.
When Wan Ziyan saw Wan Qiqi, he was also amazed and couldn't help but praise her, saying that he would prepare several more outfits for Wan Qiqi so that she could dress so beautifully every day.
Wan Qiqi directly refused, saying that such clothes were beautiful but not practical for work, and could only be used as decorative objects.
During their conversation, Wan Qiqi realized that someone was missing. "A-Jing, where's your brother?"
Wan Ziyan answered on Tao Jing's behalf: "The county magistrate is coming to inspect the academy, and he needs to accompany him, so he won't be coming today."
"The magistrate!" Wan Qiqi's eyes lit up, and a solution came to mind.
She had never met the county magistrate, but she had heard from Chen Lizheng that he handled various matters quite well and was a reasonable person.
If the county magistrate knew about this, he would not stand idly by.
How can I make him aware of this and address it effectively?
The three Chen brothers were puzzled by Wan Qiqi's thoughts, but Wan Ziyan guessed a thing or two and frowned slightly, "Little sister, we mustn't take the risk!"
Wan Qiqi raised her eyes, looked at Wan Ziyan seriously, and asked, "Does Second Brother want to see me swallow my anger?"
Wan Ziyan naturally didn't want to; in fact, he wanted to avenge Wan Qiqi, but Tang Qiwen had powerful backers...
He looked at Chen Yongliang, whose face was bruised and swollen, and sighed softly, "Fine! Just tell me, and I'll help you."
Rather than letting Wan Qiqi handle it herself, he would rather use his connections to help her resolve the matter.
Wan Qiqi smiled. This time, she really needed Wan Ziyan's help, and also Tao Ran's assistance.
Half an hour later, when Ge Langzhong heard that Chen Yongliang was going to be gone for several hours, he expressed his disagreement.
Given Chen Yongliang's current physical condition, he cannot withstand any more exertion and needs to rest for ten days.
Finally, after Wan Qiqi's kind words, he agreed to the matter.
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