Chapter 404

Chapter 404

"Are you okay?" He Quan asked worriedly, glancing at his son.

"I'm fine, it's just the cold air hitting me when we got out of the car. Dad, don't worry about me for now, let's head over to Old Wang’s first. Just thinking about that family gives me a headache.

I hope they don't change their minds or cause any trouble these two days.

I’m still hoping they’ll be easy to deal with."

He Youde regretted his past choice when thinking of the rascals from Old Wang’s family! How he wished he had chosen a more honest family back then.

Back then, He Youde seemed so honest, living with his wife, but who knew he had ulterior motives!

Seeing that his son was indeed fine, He Quan breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's go then, I've been to this small place too many times recently, and I'm already annoyed by the constant traveling.

I hope we can solve the issue this time.

And don’t screw up Huihui’s situation. Otherwise, if something happens to you in the future, no one will take care of you."

"I know, Dad. Dad, this time when we go, we can't just give in to that old rascal Wang Shoucheng and that woman named Zhou Jiaojiao."

Thinking about what happened last time, He Youde felt frustrated.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," He Quan said confidently.

Meanwhile, the two of them were making their way to Old Wang’s.

At the same time, Wang Shoucheng, whom they were worried about, was at the black market.

Unlike the Zhang brothers who stayed in small rooms, Wang Shoucheng roamed the black market.

Now, many people at the black market rented stalls from him.

He was making a fortune.

And everyone gave him a respectful look.

"Dad, I saw someone coming to our yard. Are they here to unload the grain?" Wang Laosi hurriedly found him and whispered.

"Finally, they’re here. I’ll check it out." Wang Shoucheng was eager to leave.

Seeing his father’s eagerness, Wang Laosi also wanted to tag along. "Dad, since it's about receiving the grain, can I come with you? Weren't you and third brother the ones who used to collect the grain?

I can help you if I go with you."

Hearing this, Wang Shoucheng immediately refused. "You’re always underfoot! They’re unloading on our turf; I don’t need your help. Scram, I’ll handle it myself."

With that, Wang Shoucheng, with a smug look, headed to their yard.

This yard used to belong to the Zhang brothers too, where they sold grain.

Now it all belonged to them, and getting this place for over a thousand yuan was a huge profit.

As he approached the yard, he dropped his smug expression and put on a stern, shrewd face.

Swinging his arms, he pushed the door open and entered.

In the yard, six people had come to deliver grain, each bringing different types of grain.

"Are you here to deliver grain? Where’s the grain? Why didn’t you unload it directly in the yard?"

The six men exchanged glances, and the one in front spoke with a foolish smile: "Brother, we need your permission first. Besides, you have to inspect the grain and pay us before we can bring it into the yard."

"The grain is right by the door. Go take a look."

Upon hearing this, Wang Shoucheng felt even more pleased.

He put on an act of pushing the door open and going out. As soon as he saw that several ox carts by the door were loaded with grain, he happily went forward to inspect it.

While doing so, he muttered, "If the grain isn’t good, I won’t pay you."

None of the men said anything.

After Wang Shoucheng finished his inspection and was about to pay, he was seized by people hiding in various corners.

"Someone reported that there’s illegal grain trading here. You’re coming with us!"

Wang Shoucheng had only been feeling smug for a couple of minutes when he was suddenly caught, struggling fiercely: "I didn’t do it! I’m innocent!"

Soon, he dared not cry out anymore because the entire black market was raided again, and those who rented his stalls were also taken away.

With his head hanging low, Wang Shoucheng was led away.

Wang Laosi, who was originally quite dejected and ready to go home, was so frightened when he saw the old man being put in the car that he almost tumbled and crawled back home from the black market.

"It’s bad, it’s bad, something’s happened!"

Wang Laosi, returning from the black market, shouted these two phrases, and the rest of the family came out.

Wang Qingfu and his wife, along with Wang Qingqi and Zhou Jiaojiao, stepped out of the house.

Chen Fang, Wang Laosi's wife, was already seated by the door. Seeing him so anxious, she calmly asked, "What are you shouting for? You scared the child in my belly."

"Wife, I didn’t mean to scare you; I’m just really worried."

Wang Laosi was drenched in sweat from his anxiety.

"What’s going on, Lao Si? Spill it!" Wang Qingfu had a bad premonition.

Seeing how rushed he is, it looks like something went down at the black market, and Dad hadn't come back yet!

"Early this morning, there was a sudden inspection at the black market. The grain delivery guys had just shown up, and Dad was still checking the quality when they nabbed him.

They also raided the black market.

Dad’s already been hauled off.

We need to figure something out fast, or Dad and our black market stands are done for.

We could end up getting dragged into this mess too."

Wang Laosi was so terrified he started crying. How could he be so unlucky?

Just when things were finally looking up, this disaster struck.

He wished he’d split off from the family like his third brother did. That way, if something happened, it wouldn't involve him.

Chen Fang almost fainted after hearing this.

"Honey, don't panic. You're carrying our child," Wang Laosi supported his unsteady wife.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fang burst into tears.

"Why is my life so miserable? Why did I marry you!"

"We just took over the stall from the Zhang brothers a few days ago, didn’t we? How did something like this happen?" Wang Qingfu was shocked. After their family took over, today was the first time they were waiting for those contacts to deliver the grain.

Before that, we were just selling our own pastries and collecting rent from the stall.

We thought everything was safe and were ready to really expand.

But now, just as we were about to grow, this happens?

"How would I know? If Dad hadn't been so controlling and insisted on handling everything himself, I might have been caught too," Wang Laosi said, feeling fortunate.

Ever since Dad started collecting rent, he got hooked on managing everything.

He wouldn’t let us handle anything.

Today, when the grain was delivered, Dad was the one who went to check it.

And the moment he showed up, he was caught.

"Old Fifth, Old Fifth’s wife, what should we do now?" Wang Laosi looked at Zhou Jiaojiao, the most resourceful person in the family.

Zhou Jiaojiao was completely overwhelmed.

What to do? Nothing can be done!

Dad, how could you be so reckless?

How could we be so unlucky? Things were going so smoothly...

"Honey, we can’t just leave Dad hanging. If we don’t help him, he might drag us all into this mess," Wang Qingqi was also anxious, his face turning pale with fear.

For a moment, he was at a loss.

Zhou Jiaojiao had a splitting headache and couldn’t afford to blame anyone right now.

The only person she could think of who might be able to help was Hu Tian.