Chapter 364

Chapter 364

Expecting Wang Qinghe to let bygones be bygones?

Wang Shoucheng really wanted to curse. Is He Youde just wasting time with this nonsense? If Wang Qinghe didn’t hold a grudge, would he even need to ask for your help?

If Wang Qinghe ever became successful, the first thing he’d do is cause trouble for them.

None of you would come out unscathed.

"Uncle Youde, just say what you have to say. Why are you scaring my father-in-law? You didn’t come all this way just to say that, did you?

Our county factory is closed today for machine maintenance—coincidentally, are you guys doing the same in the provincial city?

Talk about a coincidence!"

Zhou Jiaojiao came out of the house, having understood that the father and son from the He family had something they wanted from them.

There was a lot at stake here, but her father-in-law was too dense to realize it.

Yet, he still thought he could run the show.

Wang Shoucheng finally caught on. "Right, you didn’t come to our house just to scare me, did you?"

"Of course not. To put it plainly, my son and I are in a similar situation to your family. The thing with Wang Qinghe was something my younger son instructed you to do.

Wang Qinghe’s miserable past is all his and your fault.

Now that he’s getting better, who knows when he’ll become successful? I’m worried about that.

If one day my eldest son no longer protects me for the sake of his beloved son,

and brings up the past to demand justice.

Then neither you nor I will have a good outcome.

So... I came today hoping we could discuss something."

He Quan explained the reason for their visit, and at the same time, took an extra glance at Zhou Jiaojiao.

It seemed that their daughter-in-law held quite a bit of power in their family.

When Wang Shoucheng heard this, he completely understood.

So, they wanted to team up with us?

He was just about to speak when Zhou Jiaojiao cut in again, "You want our family to help you deal with Wang Qinghe? You’ve got the wrong idea. We’re in the county, and he’s in the provincial city.

Even if we wanted to stop him from getting ahead, we wouldn’t stand a chance."

Zhou Jiaojiao’s intentions were too obvious, and He Youde felt nothing but contempt.

This Zhou Jiaojiao was too greedy. It was her before, and now it’s her again.

What? Does she think jobs grow on trees?

"I understand what you’re saying, but... going to the provincial city is different from here. Let’s be honest, even if we did let you go, you’d both end up as temps."

"You all..."

He Quan wanted to reason with her a little. If they sent people to the provincial capital, the cost would be too high.

He hoped they would visit Wang Qinghe’s family in the provincial capital and stir up some trouble while they were there.

That would be enough to annoy them.

"Even temporary workers are fine, me and my husband..." Zhou Jiaojiao hurriedly made her request.

"And our second son. I’m not hiding anything from you. There are only three smart ones in our family. Moreover, they don’t get along with the eldest son. If you let them go to the provincial capital, they will definitely help you.

They won’t let the eldest son’s family have peace."

Wang Shoucheng quickly added the second son to the discussion.

The second son was right; they couldn’t let Old Fifth and his wife just leave like that.

He had been planning to deal with it later, but he didn’t expect the opportunity to come so soon.

Zhou Jiaojiao’s smile disappeared. What did that mean?

Even if they went to the provincial capital, Wang Qingfu had to be included?

What were they up to?

Did they plan to saddle her and her husband with this?

Her smile vanished, and He Quan and He Youde couldn’t bring themselves to laugh either.

Three temporary workers? Were the Old Wangs out of their minds, or were they just not hearing things right?

How dare they bring this up?

"If you agree to this, we’d be more than happy. If you don’t agree, then forget it. I’m not getting any younger. When I die, how much impact can this have on our family?

My children aren’t as capable as yours.

Besides, back then, it was you who told me to do it.

There’s no room for negotiation on this."

Wang Shoucheng was a master at being unreasonable.

He Youde’s anger flared up again. At home, he always got his way with his older brother and sister-in-law. But in front of old dog Wang Shoucheng, none of his tactics worked.

"You..."

He Youde sputtered, too angry to form words.

Noticing his younger son losing his temper again, He Quan tugged at him. "What they’re saying isn’t wrong. Back then, it was indeed your fault. He Tian is indeed more capable than the Old Wangs' children. The Old Wangs will come out better off than we will."

He Quan’s words made Wang Shoucheng even more smug. "That’s exactly how it is."

"Yes, that’s how it is. But... as you said, our family is more capable than yours. Although it was my son who told you to do it, he didn’t ask you to be so harsh on Wang Qinghe.

Wang Qinghe holds a grudge against you that runs deeper than the one he has against my son."

Once Wang Qinghe gets ahead, your family will be the first to suffer.

"We’re all part of the same family, no matter what."

He Quan was about to leave.

Wang Shoucheng’s heart sank. Oh no, are they asking for too much?

"You came here to talk, not to start a fight, right?" Zhou Jiaojiao quickly interjected, seeing the situation.

He Quan glanced at Zhou Jiaojiao. "What? You’re asking for way too much and expect us to just agree? That’s not how it works."

"We have good reasons for wanting those three temp jobs," Zhou Jiaojiao tried to negotiate. She knew that if she gave in now, they might end up with only one, or even none.

She needed to keep them calm.

"Hah! What reason could you possibly have? I know how greedy your family can be," He Youde felt this family was more annoying than lice on someone's head.

All you want is to leech off others.

"You want us to mess with them, but how can we do that if we can’t even get close to them? Just hanging out in the city won’t help. You need to let us into their factory.

That way, we can really throw a wrench in their plans."

Zhou Jiaojiao explained while observing their reactions. Seeing that they hadn't left, she continued.

"We’re not unreasonable. The money for these jobs, we’ll find a way ourselves. You just need to help us open some doors. Don’t say it’s difficult; we’re all doing this to deal with Wang Qinghe and his wife.

None of us want to sit back and wait for trouble. If we wait for him to come after us, it’ll be too late."

Zhou Jiaojiao reminded them in return.

He Youde thought about how, if in the future, the children from his elder brother's family became more successful while his own children couldn't get any benefits, it would be worse than death.

No, absolutely not!

"Dad..."