After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 237: See You at Quan Mansion Then

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: See You at Quan Mansion Then

The bald man hadn’t expected this to happen.

He was completely stunned.

It took him a good while before he remembered to struggle.

"What are you doing? Let me go!"

"Do you know who I am? Dare to mess with me again, and watch how I beat you up!"

"Fuck! Where the hell are you touching? Get the fuck off me!"

"Ahhh... Fuck you all, wait until I get out, I’ll fucking kill you..."

The bald man’s mouth got filthier with every word he spat out.

Quan Jinbei gave a nonchalant order, "Gag his mouth."

Upon hearing this, the men in black immediately took action.

However, at that moment, Cheng Lingdang called out, "Wait a second!"

All eyes turned to her in unison.

Cheng Lingdang raised her hand and said weakly, "I just want to add a little something."

Upon hearing this, everyone had a puzzled expression.

Cheng Lingdang chuckled and ran off.

She returned in less than half a minute with a pair of tweezers in her hand.

The tweezers were holding a yellowed rag, and as she approached, the air was filled with an indescribable stench.

The looks everyone gave her were somewhat strange.

Scratching her head, Cheng Lingdang said, a bit embarrassed, "Well... don’t look at me like that. I just wanted him to suffer a bit more, right?"

Someone couldn’t help but mutter, "We’re suffering from this, too."

Belatedly realizing, Cheng Lingdang pinched her nose and said,

"Looks like that’s the case, huh?"

She then tentatively asked Quan Jinbei, "Third Master... maybe have someone throw him out first?"

Quan Jinbei nodded in agreement.

Cheng Lingdang quickly instructed people to throw the bald man out, instantly freshening the air.

With the bald man gone, the focus shifted back to Shi Yaoguang.

A lady, who was relatively close to Xiao Cenyang, took the lead in asking, "Miss Shi, what exactly did you mean by cooperation earlier?"

"Here’s the thing..." Shi Yaoguang began in an unhurried tone, outlining her goals for cooperation.

After listening, everyone showed a look of sudden understanding.

Shi Yaoguang had said earlier that she wanted to cooperate with everyone.

They had all seen the proposal.

The reason was...

Her proposal was the very people present today.

Each of these individuals, whether taken separately or collectively, had connections not to be underestimated.

If these connections could be consolidated, they would form an even larger force.

What Shi Yaoguang aimed to do was to fully integrate this network of people.

This idea wasn’t something no one had thought of before.

But making it happen was incredibly difficult.

After all...

Not everyone was willing to cooperate.

In plain terms, connections are also a barrier.

Those with lower status naturally dream of climbing up.

Those with slightly higher status also aspire to advance even further.

But asking those somewhat higher up to give up their resources without any benefits, now that’s a tough one.

At the very least, ask the people present how many would be so selfless; over half would say they wouldn’t want to.

Shi Yaoguang was, of course, aware of everyone’s concerns.

Just like how no one’s money is blown in by the wind,

connections aren’t something cheap that can just be given away when asked.

What Shi Yaoguang had to do was to offer enough benefits.

To make those present voluntarily organize and share their network connections.

"Miss Shi is so confident, could it be that you already have some plans?"

The more elderly scholar spoke up, "If Miss Shi has any ideas, you’re more than welcome to propose them."

Shi Yaoguang smiled and nodded, "I do have some thoughts, however... today is Elder Xiao’s and Madam Xiao’s birthday banquet, and it wouldn’t be appropriate for me to overshadow the hosts. If everyone is interested in cooperating with me, we could choose another time to discuss this in detail."

As soon as she finished speaking, Quan Jinbei said, "Let’s set the time for next weekend, then."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the crowd, and he continued, "We’ll meet at Quan Mansion then."

With that statement, the crowd grew even more surprised.

A young girl couldn’t contain her curiosity and blurted out, "Th-Third Master, are you really married to Shi Yaoguang?"

"Mmm," Quan Jinbei nodded.

The girl still found it unbelievable, "I heard that you were married, but I thought it was just a rumor made up to deceive people."

Quan Jinbei motioned Shi Yaoguang to come over with a wave of his hand.

Shi Yaoguang obediently did as signaled.

Waiting for her to stand by his side, Quan Jinbei then took her hand, his tone slow yet filled with an undeniable firmness.

"Let me introduce everyone, this lady here is Mrs. Quan."

"We are married."

As Shi Yaoguang listened to his solemn tone, she felt somewhat in a daze.

Quan Jinbei paused before continuing, "We haven’t had a wedding ceremony before, but we will make up for it in the future. If anyone doubts the news of our marriage being true or false, you could explain it on our behalf."

After speaking, he flashed a shallow smile, "Thank you."

The crowd, seeing his faint smile, were all inwardly shocked.

Who didn’t know that the Third Master of the Quan Family was not one to have a good temper?

Even though he occasionally behaved kindly in public, everyone was aware that at his core, he was not a good-hearted person.

Such a man, suddenly changing his nature, was that possible?

Clearly.

He was putting on a show for everyone to see.

Even if it was just a display, it was done with enough shock value.

"Third Master, when did you get married without any news spreading? If I had known earlier that you were married, I would have sent a wedding gift."

"Right, look at my memory, you got married and we haven’t even sent a congratulatory gift, how can this be?"

"Third Master, I heard before that your wife was initially betrothed to the Fourth Young Master, yet you married her on the day they were supposed to get engaged... Could there be some hidden story behind this?"

Once the topic was broached, someone asked about it.

Quan Jinbei had anticipated the question and had no intention of hiding the truth.

Even if they hadn’t asked, he would have needed to explain it anyway.

After all, in this matter, he was not the one without reason.

"Since you are all curious about what’s going on between me and the Third Master, I might as well tell you," Shi Yaoguang said, smiling amiably, her cheeks flushed as she obviously portrayed the image of a shy new bride.

"Speaking of which, my union with the Third Master, I owe largely to my son... oh no, to my former fiancé, who is now my adoptive son, and to my once half-sister of different parents."

Her face was smiling, but the smile didn’t reach her eyes.

"I was originally going to be engaged to the Fourth Young Master, to sustain the friendly relations between the Shi Family and the Quan Family. But to put it bluntly, it was a marriage alliance for mutual benefits."

She shrugged, "Considering the status of both families, even calling it a marriage alliance was the Shi Family reaching beyond its grasp, so... in order to please the Fourth Young Master, the Shi Family unscrupulously switched the betrothed bride according to his wishes."

"You all must have heard about my background. At that time, I was just a poor girl recently brought back from the countryside, unfamiliar with everything in Mingzhu City. Tell me, what could I, facing such unfair treatment, possibly do?"

"After some thought, I gathered my courage and went to Quan Mansion."