My Terrible Life in Those Years

I went into the store during the break when I went to the restroom.

First, greet Wan Ning, then nod to the boss.

Then, his eyes were fixed on Chengzai.

When Chengzai saw me come in, he squinted his eyes and looked smug, like a little kid who was about to receive a red envelope during Chinese New Year.

Then, he looked at Kang Ning with extreme surprise: "Why haven't you fired him yet?"

Kang Ning glanced at Wan Ning immediately. If it weren't for her being in the middle, I think he would have fired her yesterday.

Wan Ning immediately became displeased: "He didn't do anything wrong, you can't just fire him!"

Chengzai kept bringing up my issues, which made her very unhappy.

If it weren't for her brother and this business, plus the various circumstances at home, she probably would have been sitting at the counter doing accounts long ago, instead of sitting here with him.

I walked past him with a smile, like a moviegoer.

Kang Ning glanced at his sister with a complicated expression. Her attitude was too firm and clear, which caught him somewhat off guard.

He originally thought that the situation Chengzai mentioned today was already quite serious for them, and compared to the impact of this matter, what was he, a temporary worker, worth?

Kang Ning was quite helpless and somewhat unable to understand.

If she weren't his own sister, he would have been furious long ago.

"You need to think about the family and the shop too. If Chengzai and his uncle don't help, our livelihood will be in trouble! Why don't you think about me? It's so hard to support a family!"

Wan Ning watched my retreating figure as I slowly walked towards the toilet, thinking about what I had said to myself. She looked at her brother, whose face bore the marks of smoke and fire. If it weren't for this matter in the village, her family wouldn't be in such a passive position.

This small stall provides a stable source of income, and it would be quite troublesome if it were to be renovated.

Then look at Chengzai's slightly smug and arrogant face, as if he held the power of life and death over people.

Wan Ning felt disgusted from the bottom of her heart.

She glanced at her pleading brother and felt a pang of grievance.

My heart was pounding, and I had no idea how to handle the situation!

She knew what Chengzai was thinking and what he wanted to do, but she only had a bad impression of him and no good feelings towards him at all. If, if the person in front of her were Jiang Ning, would she be less resistant?

She panicked for a moment. Why would she think that? She quickly turned to look in the direction of the toilet. Luckily, I hadn't come out yet.

She quickly took a sip of water from her cup, concealing her somewhat turbulent emotions.

"Is this news accurate?" After thinking for a moment, Wan Ning calmed down and asked Cheng Zai.

The two henchmen behind him were unhappy: "Hey pretty girl, why would Brother Cheng lie to you? You all know who his uncle is, don't you?"

Another voice chimed in, "That's right. If it weren't for your connections, Brother Cheng wouldn't have told you about something so important that there hadn't even been an official announcement yet, would he?"

Chengzai was extremely pleased with himself after hearing his two henchmen deliver such a perfect finishing blow.

His eyes were fixed on Wan Ning's delicate face, like Pigsy seeing a ginseng fruit, wishing he could swallow her whole.

"Brother, why don't we go ask the village committee? Something this important can't possibly be kept secret, right?"

As soon as Wan Ning said this, Cheng Zai's expression changed immediately. If she went to ask and actually asked the right person, wouldn't she immediately expose her secret?

"You absolutely mustn't ask about this. If people find out I'm the one who leaked the information, my uncle and I will be in big trouble. The planning drawings were just released today; it's not in the public announcement stage yet, it's still in a confidential period. If you ask, you'll only be digging my grave!"

Chengzai said with a dissatisfied look on his face.

I've been eavesdropping for a while now, and I completely understand what he means.

Wan Ning was one of his targets; he had his eye on her and came with a grand reason and a powerful warrant.

I'm not afraid they won't agree.

I think this Chengzai is absolutely shameless!

Someone who isn't even a son of an official actually used fabricated evidence to achieve his disgusting goal.

If it were anyone else, not Wan Ning, I probably wouldn't have bothered with it. But Wan Ning is such a kind person, and you shameless person actually tried to do this!

Can I tolerate this?

When Kang Ning and Wan Ning fell silent again, I came out from behind.

"Boss, Wan Ning, this Brother Cheng and I have something to discuss."

I sat down opposite him with an air of authority, staring at him intently.

Kang Ning and Wan Ning looked at me with somewhat dumbfounded expressions. What's going on?

Why is this temporary worker acting like he's on steroids, like he's trying to cause trouble for Chengzai?

Kang Ning retorted, dissatisfied, "Why aren't you doing your work? What are you doing here causing trouble?"

Seeing that the two of them had no intention of avoiding the situation, I immediately said to Chengzai, "Perfect timing, the young boss and Wan Ning are here, they can be my witnesses."

My two henchmen immediately stood up, as if to come over and drag me out.

I didn't waste any more words with them. I slammed the few thin iron shovels I had just grabbed from the corner onto the table.

This action shocked both the young boss and Wan Ning.

Chengzai's expression changed, and his two henchmen behind him also stopped in their tracks.

Have we run into a tough opponent?

Chengzai rolled his eyes a few times, trying to regain his composure.

"What do you want to say to me, you're just a temporary worker?"

He tried to sound calm, but I could tell he was a little nervous when he saw the shovel.

One is a fake official's son, the other a temporary worker. There's no need to compare their status. If I really wanted to take a hard line, he wouldn't bother risking his life against me.

I chuckled and pulled out a hidden note from my pocket, saying to Chengzai, "Does it look familiar? Want me to read it to you?"

Before he could react, I read the contents aloud.

"You're welcome. Here's your ID, you sleepy temporary worker! Remember, next time put more money in your wallet. A grown man with so little money, have you no shame!"

I read it aloud word by word, one hand very close to the iron shovel. Who knew what kind of people those two lackeys were? If they really did something to me, I didn't want to suffer a loss! At least, I couldn't suffer a loss in front of Wan Ning.

Wan Ning listened, her expression changing each time.

"You've been robbed??"

I didn't answer, but suddenly widened my eyes and stared at Chengzai: "What? Do these words sound familiar? Not too different from what you said to me last night?"

At this moment, Wan Ning looked at me in disbelief, then at Cheng Zai. What did that mean? Cheng Zai did it?

Chengzai's eyes darted around, his expression shifting: "What does this have to do with me? Who knows if it's because you've offended a lot of people and this is some kind of revenge?"

I wiped the smile off my face, gripping the iron shovel in one hand: "I've only been in Huacheng for three days. As far as I can remember, you're the only one I've had the time and opportunity to offend! Dare you say this has absolutely nothing to do with you?"