CH 81.1

TL: Hua

The next morning

Shi Yunnan called to confirm the situation of his friend Yuan Rui, and then drove to Dehua County alone to discuss cooperation with the porcelain factory according to his original plan.

Luo Lingsheng’s legs were not so convenient, so in order to avoid trouble, he obeyed his lover’s instructions and stayed with Little Goldfish to rest in the hotel.

When Qin Jian entered the suite, Little Goldfish was cuddling sweetly under the blanket and taking a nap.

Luo Lingsheng gestured for him to enter the balcony with his eyes, making sure that he would not disturb his little nephew before speaking, “How are things going with Yuan Meng’s family?”

“There is a video testimonial given by Mr. Shi. Yuan Meng also assisted the police in going to the village early in the morning, and asked the parents of the other children last night to testify.”

It was originally just a private dispute between children, but if it rose to the level of “attempted robbery,” it could also be sentenced.

To be more serious, Chen Fang, as Yuan Kewang’s guardian, was bound to face criticism, education, and short-term detention.

Luo Lingsheng’s eyes weren’t full of joy, and he continued to ask, “What about Chen Ping? Do I need to cooperate with the injury appraisal and file a case?”

“Patriarch, you don’t need to do that for now.” Qin Jian said the truth, “Yuan Meng didn’t want to trouble you, so he found another reason to sue Chen Ping.”

Chen Ping was a well-known gangster in the village. In addition to jointly occupying Yuan Meng’s savings with Chen Fang, he had not missed out on gambling and fighting in the past two years.

A while ago, he robbed a neighbor of tens of thousands of yuan in the name of “borrowing”. He even broke the other party’s leg with an iron rod when he came up to ask for money. The latter could do nothing but complain, tearfully.

Yuan Meng seemed to be honest and friendly on usual occasions, but to deal with Chen Ping, Luo Lingsheng’s decisive measures had to be implemented.

“Yuan Meng’s popularity in their village is good. Everyone is willing to help him testify. It is estimated that the police will have a result in two days.”

Chen Ping was a rude person with no culture. How can he know how to hire a lawyer to defend himself?

With the combined efforts of Qin Jian and Yuan Mang working with the police, there was no way for those two to retreat.

Luo Lingsheng nodded silently.

He and people like Chen Ping had only one such encounter in this life, so naturally he didn’t have to worry about it.

“Where’s Yuan Meng?”

“After coming out of the police station, he went back to Daming village to find his brother.”

This morning, the police went to the village to investigate, and rumors about Chen Fang and Chen Ping will definitely spread.

Whether it was Luo Lingsheng or Qin Jian, they were all just passers-by. When they returned to the Imperial Capital, they would have no contact with anything here, but Yuan Meng was not, and neither was his elder brother Yuan Wei.

Yuan Wei and Chen Fang’s marriage had lasted for so many years. Even if there was no such thing as “divorce” in the countryside, now it’s time to make a choice.

Luo Lingsheng replied calmly, “Tell him there’s no need to rush back today. He can return to his job on time tomorrow.”

Qin Jian raised his eyebrows in surprise, but this subconscious action happened to be caught by his boss.

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s nothing…” Qin Jian thought about the wording and said, “I just think that you have changed a lot this year, patriarch.”

If placed in the past, the trouble Yuan Mang’s family caused would inevitably affect Yuan Meng’s work. But now Luo Lingsheng seemed to be a lot more “open to persuasion.”

Luo Lingsheng pushed up his glasses and acquiesced to what his subordinates said.

Compared with the messy experiences of last night, what he remembered better was Shi Yunan’s increasingly obvious dependence on him. And the satisfaction that he was finally able to stand up to protect him.

A blessing in disguise.

That’s probably the reason.

Luo Lingsheng stopped his wandering thoughts, and asked in a deep voice, “How is the prey?”

Qin Jian understood in an instant, “According to your instructions, patriarch. They have already slid into the net.”

The head of this group of prey was Luo Yanchuan.

In addition to the foreign trade group under the name of the Luo family, Luo Dexing also had five or six small market value companies.

Some time ago, the father and son took advantage of Luo Lingsheng’s overseas treatment and used Luo Group as a cover to facilitate and use the liquidity of the foreign trade group as a countermeasure.

After layers of cover by the heads of other companies, Luo Yanchuan, who was behind the scenes, borrowed 500 million from the bank at one time after the merger to bid for the development project of the new energy policy. Once they won the bid, it was the same as they invariably had an extra layer of policy protection.

Not only can they easily pay off bank loans, but they can even have nearly one billion yuan in financial support. The most important thing was that even if Luo Lingsheng noticed it, it would be difficult to blatantly move them.

Unfortunately, it was just their wishful thinking.

Luo Lingsheng had mapped out his plan much earlier than they thought, “When will the bidding for that new energy project start?”

Qin Jian kept the time in mind, “After half a month.”

Luo Lingsheng’s slender fingers tapped on the wheelchair handle in turn. His eyes were so calm that it made people feel terrible, “When we return to the Imperial Capital, the prepared materials can be released.”

“Yes.”

The second house couple had been feigning ignorance for so many years, but in the end they could not resist their own son’s ambition and were about to be pulled into the gutter together.

What they thought was a “big pie” was just a trap that Luo Lingsheng encouraged them to fall into.

…

Shi Yunnan made a quick decision. After the long-term supply cooperation was initially negotiated in Dehua County, he started the all-day ‘vacation’ mode.

He and Luo Lingsheng took Little Goldfish to play around Fu City for three or four days before returning to the Imperial Capital by plane.

When the group arrived at Luo’s manor, the butler was already waiting at the door of the main house.

“Patriarch, Mr. Shi, little young master, you are all back.”

Little Goldfish, who was still sleepy in the car, immediately ran over with a small backpack on his back and shouted sweetly, “Grandpa Qin! I miss you so much!”

The butler’s heart was softened by his shouting. As Little Goldfish got close, he suddenly found a bruise on his forehead that had not faded away.

Uncle Qin immediately picked up Little Goldfish in distress and examined the wound, “Little young master, what’s going on with your forehead? Grandpa Qin hasn’t seen you for a few days. How come you’re injured?”

Little Goldfish’s round eyes blinked, “I fell down accidentally while walking, but it doesn’t hurt anymore. Little Uncle said it would be gone in a few days.”

He didn’t say anything about being bullied outside, so as not to make Grandpa Qin unhappy.

Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng looked at each other and easily saw through the truth of their little nephew’s “lie”.

Shi Yunnan looked at the kind and cute Little Goldfish, and suddenly remembered something, “By the way, Uncle Qin, did I have a courier arrive?”

The butler was distracted by this sound and showed an indescribable expression, “Mr. Shi, the courier arrived this morning, but what are you buying those for?”

“What is it?”

Luo Lingsheng and Little Goldfish questioned him at the same time.

Shi Yunnan raised a mysterious smile and asked, “Uncle Qin, where is the courier?”

Uncle Qin said, “I put it in the back courtyard. I haven’t opened the express carton yet.”

Little Goldfish’s curiosity was aroused, and he glanced at his uncle quietly with his eyes.

Luo Lingsheng, who was also confused, met his gaze and shook his head.

Just after the question and answer between uncle and nephew ended, Shi Yunnan said, “Little goldfish, get down from Grandpa Qin’s arms. I’ll take you to see some good things.”

When Little Goldfish heard this, he immediately obeyed.

“Little Uncle, are these good things for me?”

“You’ll know it when you see it.”

Shi Yunnan took Little Goldfish by the hand and went around the main house to the backyard as instructed by the butler.

A rectangular cardboard box was placed under the tree. The box was poke with countless ventilation holes, and some chaotic sounds could be vaguely heard.

Little Goldfish suddenly realized something, and held Shi Yunnan’s hand with excitement, “Little uncle?”

Shi Yunnan squatted beside the cardboard box and tore off the tape at the top without saying a word. In an instant, the sound of “quack quack” came out of it.

“—Wow! Little Ducklings!”

“One! Two! Three!” Little Goldfish was so shocked that his eyes widened and his whole body almost went inside the cardboard box.

Luo Lingsheng, who followed half a beat later, saw this scene, and after the initial surprise, he then stated, somewhat helplessly, “What did you buy them for?”

There were three fluffy ducklings in the box, and you can tell by their size that they had just broken out of their shells.

Shi Yunnan let Little Goldfish squat and look while he walked back to Luo Lingsheng’s side and smiled, “Cole Duck was originally a pet duck. As long as it was raised well, it could grow up to be plump and fluffy. I saw the picture was quite cute, so I bought them for the little goldfish to keep as pets.”

He looked at the cowlicks on the back of the little goldfish’s head that twitched with excitement, and came up to Luo Lingsheng’s ear and said, “Didn’t you hear what your little nephew said before? He saw Yuan Kewang and the others smash the little duck on the head with a stone.”

“Later, Chen Fang shouted at the top of her voice that ducks were meant to be killed…”

Although the latter was right, Shi Yunnan was afraid that it would leave a bad impression on Little Goldfish, so he thought of this idea.

The butler saw the happy look on Little Goldfish’s face, and couldn’t help laughing, “I’ve seen cats and dogs, but I’ve never seen ducks as pets.”

Shi Yunnan smiled, “No matter what pet it is, it’s fine as long as it can cultivate Little Goldfish’s sense of responsibility and observation and make him happier.”

“Luo’s house is so big, you’re afraid it won’t be able to fit three little ducks?”

Luo Lingsheng took off his glasses and finally shook his head in a doting manner, “Just do whatever you want.”

Little Goldfish stared at them for a long time and couldn’t help but ask, “Little Uncle, can I touch them?”

“Sure.”

Shi Yunnan walked to his side, squatted down, grabbed one of the ducklings and put it in his palm.

“They’ll be taken care of by you in the future, okay?”

“Ok!”

Little Goldfish nudged the duckling’s furry head with his fingertips, too excited to speak.

He looked at Shi Yunnan, and his big grape-like eyes turned into a crescent moon when he laughed, “Little Uncle, thank you.”

“You’re welcome, baby.”

“I want Uncle Yuan to make a nest for them to sleep in! I have to find a basin for them to swim in! Also, I can bring kindergarten children to our house to watch the ducklings!”

Little Goldfish chattered endlessly with his small mouth. Shi Yunnan squatted beside him and patiently cooperated with his speech.

Luo Lingsheng stared at the back of the big and small people. The corners of his mouth bent unconsciously, “Uncle Qin.”

The butler stepped forward and responded, “Patriarch, what’s the matter?”

Luo Lingsheng smiled and shook his head slightly, “I just think …… it’s fine the way it is now.”

The butler watched Luo Lingsheng grow up. How could he not understand the other party’s thoughts at the moment? He looked at Shi Yunnan’s back, and thanked him sincerely—

It took less than a year for Mr. Shi to help them find their “home”.