Reborn as Tycoon's Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 553 - 422: With or Without Her

Chapter 553: Chapter 422: With or Without Her

With that thought, Lan Shuixian casually sipped her drink, only to hear a voice from outside, "Miss, Mr. Men has arrived."

Lan Shuixian put down her cup and turned to see Men Chao approaching her.

She chuckled lightly, "You are quite punctual, knowing that I’ve returned."

"What do you want from me?" Men Chao sat down.

"You really are no fun." Lan Shuixian sat beside him. "After all, we’re both people who share a similar plight."

The parents of Men Chao and those of Lan Shuixian had been colleagues and had perished together in that massive explosion. When Men Chao had found her, she had just arrived from the 21st century.

Men Chao did not speak.

"You now have the Xu Family in your hands, so what’s next? Is the Gu Family your target? You’re quite impressive; even someone as formidable as Gu Yecheng fell into your trap. However, I can tell you one fact—the young master of the Gu Family won’t die."

She would not appear during the day, revealing herself only at night, which means she hadn’t confronted Su Xiaofeng directly, but judging from her existing memories, it seemed Su Xiaofeng, like her, came from the 21st century.

As for whether the other party had discovered her secret, she was still unclear.

"Of course, I know he’s not dead." Men Chao wouldn’t be naive enough to believe that Gu Yecheng was beyond help.

"You’re not stupid," Lan Shuixian leaned back on the sofa. "But I should thank you for helping me create this place. Of course, you’ve benefited quite a bit from it, haven’t you?"

Those who came were all ladies and mistresses from rich families, which was very advantageous for him to gather intelligence.

"It’s mutual."

"I called you here because I need a favor from you." Lan Shuixian was not someone to be trifled with, not in her past life, and neither in this one.

If anyone threatened her, she would make sure to eliminate them.

A Taoist she consulted told her that she could only come out at night because in this world, there was another soul blocking her.

If she wanted to fully manifest in this world, the other one must disappear.

Therefore, to survive in this era, Su Xiaofeng had to be removed.

"Who?"

"Su Xiaofeng?"

"Has she offended you?" Men Chao frowned, puzzled about how things between Lan Shuixian and Su Xiaofeng had escalated to a life-or-death situation.

"I’ve taken a liking to her man. If she’s alive, don’t I lose my chance?" Lan Shuixian took a light sip of red wine. "You must be thinking, if I married Gu Yecheng, that wouldn’t be too bad."

"I think you’re insane." Men Chao didn’t quite agree. "You want to help the Gu Family?"

"Men Chao, I believe that among the four great families of those times, only one was a traitor. So if you want revenge, just make sure you’re targeting the right person. As for what I want to do, it seems you can’t control that, can you? Don’t forget, we are just collaborators. I make my money, you gather your intelligence, and we use each other. Other than that, we have no connection."

"If that’s the case, then you should deal with Su Xiaofeng yourself."

"Tsk, tsk, you haven’t fallen for her, have you?" Lan Shuixian tsked.

"Does it concern you?"

"Men Chao, with that wooden face of yours, I really can’t imagine what you’d look like if you were in love with someone."

"That’s none of your business." Men Chao stood up. "Dealing with her is your matter; I’m not going to get involved."

"Are you saying you blew up Gu Yecheng because you want to marry into his family? If we’re talking about ruthlessness, Men Chao, your heart is much colder than mine."

Without saying another word, Men Chao left.

Lan Shuixian watched his receding figure with a cold sneer.

No one understood Men Chao better than she did. His only purpose for living was revenge.

The possibility of him falling in love with someone was almost non-existent.

Since Men Chao wouldn’t help, she would have to find her own way.

At this thought, she felt annoyed that she could only come out at night. If she could appear during the day, a Su Xiaofeng would be but a trifle to deal with.

The fool during the day, too, not even a trace of her nighttime memories. It would be somewhat better if she had them, but she didn’t.

Therefore, to ensure she could live well in this era, Su Xiaofeng had to be eliminated.

None of this was her fault; if there was anyone to blame, it was Su Xiaofeng for coming from the same place and blocking her chance to manifest in this era.

With that thought, she picked up the cup and downed the drink in one gulp.

...

Xiaofeng didn’t go straight back to Xijiang County but went to the Provincial City instead.

The manager of Lida Department Store in Provincial City, Yao Yunnian, heard Xiaofeng was coming and specially went to pick her up.

"Brother Yao, it’s good to see you, it’s been over a year since we last met, hasn’t it?"

"Indeed, last time you were pregnant, and it looked pretty tough. Now you seem much more at ease." Dealing with pregnant women always gave him a strange sense of guilt.

"Ha-ha, this is my sister Xiaonian, and my brother Xiaoyan," Xiaofeng introduced them to Manager Yao.

"Nice to meet you." Yao Yunnian smiled at them, "You two really look alike."

At a glance, their demeanors and temperaments were similar.

"We’re siblings; of course, we resemble each other."

"I heard there was a problem with your products in Provincial City, what happened?" After a bit of small talk, Yao Yunnian went straight to the point.

Yao Yunnian had exerted a lot of effort to help Xiaofeng break into the market of Provincial City. Now that her products had issues, naturally, some of that reflected back on him.

"That’s why I’m here today. I can’t explain the specifics to you right now. Only after I have seen the products and conducted an investigation will I know where the problem lies. Factory Manager Zhou said that he had checked everything before the products left the factory. Factory Manager Zhou is a responsible person, and I believe what he says."

Having been in business for many years, Yao Yunnian obviously understood that there were plenty of unscrupulous people in the business world, "Are you suggesting that someone tampered with these products?"

If it was a case of tampering, it would be a rather large-scale operation.

"I can’t rule out that possibility. I will know everything once I get there."

"You must be hungry after your journey. Let’s go eat first and talk about this matter later." Since Su Xiaofeng had come here, she must be here to solve the problem.

As for how Xiaofeng was going to solve it, he was quite curious.

After all, she was very young, and the factory had been operating smoothly for over a year since it opened.

After a simple meal, Yao Yunnian drove Xiaofeng and the other two to a department store. Initially, the store had placed an order out of respect for Yao Yunnian, and now that there were problems with the products, it had caused a lot of negative impact on them.

The other party had contacted him immediately, hoping he would help in resolving the issue.

"Old Yao, you’re finally here." The party felt somewhat relieved to see the representative from the factory arriving. He immediately opened a bottle of chili sauce and showed it to Su Xiaofeng, "Miss Su, just take a look for yourself. Can anyone even eat this?"

As soon as it was opened, a moldy smell hit their nostrils hard, extremely unpleasant.

What’s more, there were a few moving objects inside that were quite revolting to look at.

And the manufacturing date on the label was this month.

Xiaonian and Xiaoyan immediately covered their noses and mouths upon smelling such rot, it was just too disgusting.

"We’ve been working together for nearly a year now, and there haven’t been any issues so far, so we had confidence in the products you delivered. When your products arrived, we put them directly on the shelves. But now, because of this, our store’s reputation has plummeted drastically. We’ve had wave after wave of customers demanding compensation and causing trouble. If this isn’t sorted out quickly, our store might have to shut down."

They had taken the problematic goods off the shelves as soon as they discovered the issue, but unfortunately, a lot had been sold during a promotional event that very afternoon.

Without showing any disgust, Xiaofeng picked up the bottle to sniff it, then asked the other party to bring over a bowl; she wanted to pour it out and take a closer look.

As soon as she poured it out, a vile and putrid odor filled everyone’s nostrils.

Xiaonian initially wanted to cover her nose but, seeing no one else did, quickly dropped her hands.

The content of the bottle was significantly sub-par, filled with items that were long expired.

This meant that while the packaging was from their factory, the contents were not the kind that had been shipped out.

The products had been tampered with.

"Manager, it’s bad, there’s been another disturbance," a staff member rushed in, "The man’s carrying a cleaver and claims we’re unscrupulous vendors selling substandard goods. He’s demanding that our person-in-charge come out and give an explanation."

"What." The manager’s expression tensed up upon hearing the other party was armed with a cleaver.

"Let’s go; I’ll take a look."

The other party nodded in agreement when he saw Xiaofeng take charge.

These goods had come from her place; it was only right for her to step forward and address the issue.

At the entrance of the department store, a somewhat disheveled middle-aged man held a kitchen knife at the entrance, blade pointing inward, threatening the staff, "Tell me, what exactly are you selling? This is harmful, isn’t it? Get your responsible person out here. If I don’t get an explanation today, I’m not leaving."

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