Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 460: The Mysterious Number

Chapter 460: Chapter 460: The Mysterious Number

Song Yunuan nodded in agreement, "Youngest Aunt, Second Grandpa told me that you’re being too polite and estranged, you won’t even come when he invites you to eat, and when you do come, you’re so restrained that you seem like you can’t even eat your fill, it makes him feel bad. That’s why he feels embarrassed to invite you."

Song Yunuan wasn’t harsh in her judgment.

The restraint shown by the Youngest Aunt was normal, after all, Old Mr. Ji wasn’t her real uncle.

Some people’s personalities are just like that, preferring not to trouble others with what they can do themselves.

But people are always changing.

When the environment and conditions change, one’s mindset must change as well.

Regret appeared on Song Ting’s face as she continued to speak to Song Yunuan, "It was only when I knew that you, Little Nuan, were coming that I realized how useless I had been, causing you to come all this way.

Then I gritted my teeth and went to find Second Uncle. I felt embarrassed at first, but his attitude immediately put me at ease. I thought about how I know how to deal with those with bad intentions and how to guard against them, and also how to get along with Second Uncle and them, including Di. Right, and Duan Chuchu, who has always been hostile towards me..."

Song Yunuan observed Song Ting and noticed that she was speaking from the heart, without any constraint or nervousness.

Well, it was certainly a big improvement.

In Song Yunuan’s mind, these were all minor issues. She actually had a bigger task at hand.

Therefore, she made a call to Shangguan Heng.

Shangguan Heng was at home arranging the evening meal, telling his wife that it was a family banquet and not to invite anyone other than family members.

After all, it was still uncertain whether Xia Bowen would cooperate.

His wife, Jin Huining, harbored resentment in her heart, but dared not show it.

Although the engagement with the Zhong family had been broken off, she was even angrier at heart.

The niece of Xia Xindong had not only stolen Second Young Master Zhong from under their noses but also taken a lot of money from them.

There was no need to think about it, where would a lunatic like Xia Xindong use the money? In the end, wouldn’t it all end up in Song Yunuan’s pocket?

Really, looks can be deceiving, and the sea’s depth unmeasurable. An eighteen-year-old country girl, and yet her appetite was so immense.

She told Shangguan Heng that if Song Yunuan wasn’t removed, it would be an endless source of trouble.

But inexplicably, Shangguan Heng was still wary of her.

Why was that so?

She just couldn’t understand.

Tonight, she would make sure to inquire thoroughly while entertaining Xia Bowen.

And just as she hadn’t finished making arrangements, she received a call from Mrs. Zhong.

She and Mrs. Zhong were of similar age, but the men they married were different.

Shangguan Heng was already an old man, and she was more than a decade younger than him.

And she counted Xue Meirou and Zhong Daqiao among her peers.

They didn’t often socialize, mainly because that show-off woman Xue Meirou was too insufferable.

Unlike her, who had only one son and no myriad of illegitimate children.

Yet she didn’t believe that — which man doesn’t cheat?

But truth be told, they did interact on occasion.

She hadn’t expected this call to be about the banquet tomorrow, claiming it was to welcome the Second Young Master home, a welcoming banquet for him.

Essentially, almost everyone from their social circle was invited.

They even made a point to invite Song Yunuan.

The intention was to let her witness the grandeur of their world.

Jin Huining said, "You’re really thoughtful."

Xue Meirou sighed, "I have no choice, I’m a stepmother, and whatever I do won’t please anyone. But you should come over later, and we can plan together how to put Song Yunuan in her place. That Northern Lass is too arrogant."

Jin Huining immediately agreed, "Good, I’ll come over now. I don’t understand why they’re afraid of her. She’s just a little tramp. Does she have three heads and six arms or what?"

Xue Meirou mocked with a laugh, "She doesn’t have three heads and six arms, but she has beauty and greed. Only a fool like Shaoqing would fall for that. If it were my son, he wouldn’t be deceived..."

Jin Huining pouted but didn’t say anything.

Even if she had three heads and six arms, what could she possibly do?

They wouldn’t argue with her; they had kindly shown her the world, could she possibly throw a tantrum?

If she really threw a fit, they weren’t afraid. They had invited reporters over, ready to write about her in the newspapers and ruin her reputation in Xiangjiang.

After Jin Huining left, she didn’t see Shangguan Heng, who was said to be in the study taking a phone call. So, she didn’t disturb him and instead took a car to the Zhong family’s place.

At that moment, in the study, Shangguan Heng was explaining through gritted teeth, his face ashen, "...Tonight won’t work, let’s make it tomorrow, I promise I’ll take you on a tour then."

Song Yunuan asked leisurely, "Why not tonight?"

Shangguan Heng: ...

Why should I tell you?

This Song Yunuan truly has audacity.

Doesn’t she know this is Xiangjiang, yet she still wants to tour the underground test area?

Could he allow her to go?

Impossible!

"You better not hang up, otherwise, in a few minutes, the tax bureau will come looking for you to have a ’tea chat’, and oh, they will also conveniently invite Chairman Zhong and Chairman Wang for tea," Song Yunuan warned, her voice extra clear, word by word.

Shangguan Heng roared, "Song Yunuan, don’t push me too far, thinking I’m afraid of you. Don’t be so aggressive, or else it’ll be a lose-lose situation, and you won’t benefit either."

Song Yunuan replied, unflustered, "I just want to see the place where my little uncle lived and grew up, what’s got you so agitated and rambling on? Talking about a lose-lose situation, do you believe I can have the fish braised in soy sauce and the net still won’t break?"

Shangguan Heng: ...

If one day I die, it’ll be because Song Yunuan infuriated me to death.

He tried hard to calm his breathing, "I have to host a banquet for Xia Bowen tonight, it’s all arranged, I’m about to pick him up soon."

"Perfect, let’s go together, and let him see the place where his son grew up. I’m sure Old Master Xia will thank you!"

Shangguan Heng slammed the phone down in anger. How could she be so insolent?

Song Yunuan picked up the mobile phone Gu Huai’an had given her and swiftly dialed the tax bureau.

Even though the person on the other end was from Xiangjiang and insisted on not speaking Mandarin, Song Yunuan responded with fluent foreign language.

She told them she was a concerned citizen, deciding to report on behalf of Chairman Shangguan Heng to the tax bureau about a questionable account belonging to Chairman Zhong Daqiao overseas – for details, they could consult Chairman Shangguan.

Before coming here, Song Yunuan already had some important information and materials.

Like the structure and personnel of certain functional departments in Xiangjiang.

The tax bureau had a special department for incoming reports; any reporting calls would be immediately connected to verify the information.

It was less than five minutes after Shangguan Heng hung up when a call from the tax bureau came in, making him panic.

Song Yunuan really did as she said.

But how could it be that he, Shangguan Heng, had reported Zhong Daqiao?

Had he gone mad to report Zhong Daqiao?

And something about Zhong Daqiao’s overseas account being suspicious...

Zhong Daqiao on the other end, who had made arrangements with the tax bureau, received a call saying that he was reported by Chairman Shangguan Heng of Shen Distribution Hypermart?

Shangguan Heng on the other end hastily denied it, but he didn’t dare insist on finding out who made the call.

Such calls, as a first step, are not to verify the report but to understand the parties involved.

Clearly, though, Chairman Shangguan Heng had no such intention.

The tax bureau investigated where the call was made from.

Regrettably, the number was so mysterious it was impossible to trace its origin.