The Beautiful Boss's Personal Bodyguard
Chapter 238

Chapter 238: 238

"You all can leave. I don’t want to fight anymore." Ye Tian suddenly sheathed his Soft Sword and addressed a few people opposite him, then looked at the kid and said, "If you aspire to achieve greatness, don’t follow these people and engage in deceitful activities anymore. It will ruin you. No offense, you don’t need to look at me like that."

Just as the child was about to charge again, he was stopped by a burly man beside him, who was originally from the group of elders and one of the actors in the swindler’s group.

"Brother, we’re all just trying to make a living, why destroy someone’s livelihood? Today, we met you, and admit our loss; perhaps we’ll meet again someday."

The burly man bowed, called his companions, quickly packed their belongings, and left. Among them was the old man with the goat beard, who made sure to carry away his Merit Box before leaving, and Ye Tian stopped him to take the money inside, not sparing even the one-cent coin. What a man he is!

"Godmom, why do you look unhappy?"

Since the master was a fraud, staying there was pointless. When escorting Shen Xuepei back home, Ye Tian noticed her mood wasn’t very good, apparently having some opinions about what Ye Tian had done earlier.

Shen Xuepei looked at Ye Tian beside her, and gently said, "Ye, do you know the saying, ’Worldly society is as deep as the sea’?"

Ye Tian nodded and perked up; Shen Xuepei was a sly fox, how could he miss the experience shared by such a cunning person?

"If I were you, I definitely wouldn’t have exposed them. It’s hard for everyone in worldly society; performing arts, deceiving... to put it harshly, they are all laboring, but this trade has not disappeared since ancient times and is even flourishing. There’s significant wisdom in it, not so simple to fully understand. What should one fear the most when wandering the worlds? Not life and death decisions, but one’s livelihood. Never destroy someone else’s means of support. You can always earn back a lost reputation, and you can rob if you’ve got no money, but completely ruining someone’s livelihood could lead to irreparable loss. They’ll chase you like a mad dog."

Ye Tian listened carefully and nodded, "Godmom, I remember, I won’t be so impulsive in the future."

"You’re still young, you’ll understand these matters gradually. I’m telling you this just to give you an idea; we don’t know the hardships of the world without facing loss, nor do we recognize the pits on the ground without falling a few times. Only those who have suffered know which path to take in the future. That’s all I have to say, just listen. These are just some personal experiences of your godmother, and the road ahead is still for you young people to navigate. Suffering a bit when young is better than ending up as a swindler on the streets when old."

Talking about these matters, Shen Xuepei smiled and then asked, "Ye, I heard that your wife is the daughter of Tang Guoqing?"

"Yes, her name is Tang Su, the daughter of Vice Secretary Tang."

"Hmm, invite her over sometime. I hear she has some accomplishment in Beijing Opera. I’ve heard about her mother, back in the day she was quite the character."

Seeing the glint in Shen Xuepei’s eyes, Ye Tian knew she was not lying, but he didn’t know much about Tang Su’s mother, and also didn’t know why she wanted to meet Tang Su.

To speak harshly, unlike Zhang Daniu and Li Jing, Ye Tian used techniques to keep them by his side, exploiting their weaknesses. This was one of the most effective parts of the Art of Manipulation that Tang Su had told him about, specifically targeting someone’s vulnerabilities. A clear example is Xu Qingyang, who is inherently carefree and quite paranoid, suspicious of everything. He follows his clear logic and thinking without being swayed by others’ words, an extremely rational person. Therefore, Ye Tian couldn’t exploit any weaknesses of his; if it weren’t for Zhang Daniu still being here, he would have left long ago.

Ye Tian has his own weaknesses too, and that is Tang Su. As for Pig Hu and others, he has already stated, and even said it in front of Pig Hu, that he Ye Tian isn’t the kind to rashly declare readiness to take a stab for friends. There are no friends in the real world, in Ye Tian’s world either, only brothers merit such trust. Tang Su is the one he cares most about, his woman.

"How could I not let your wife meet her future mother-in-law?" Shen Xuepei smiled. She always seemed to maintain this constant demeanor, and outsiders are curious how this woman manages to handle Zuo Zhengyang, the stalwart man. In fact, nobody really knows, but to Ye Tian, Shen Xuepei’s social capabilities are no less than Zuo Zhengyang’s, even more formidable.

"What are you saying, godmother? An ugly bride will meet her in-laws sooner or later, and besides, my wife isn’t ugly."

"Tang Guoqing’s daughter, she’s quite a character too. Let’s see if you can handle her. Hehe."

Shen Xuepei seemed to be teasing Ye Tian, looking at him with extra warmth in her eyes, a familial kind of warmth that Ye Tian could feel, relieving some of his worries.

He is unlike Xu Qingyang; ’Doubt not whom you employ, employ not whom you doubt’ is a principle he has always upheld. Although it might seem arbitrary, it fits this world better than Xu Qingyang’s skepticism. At least for a person on Zuo Zhengyang’s level, it’s not his place to speak. Since change is not possible, temporary compliance is preferable. The benefits gained might not be tangible, but they are invaluable for his future life, something that cannot be purchased with money or replaced with material wealth.

After getting off the carriage, Shen Xuepei invited Ye Tian to enter the house, while Li Jing drove back home.

Zuo Zhengyang had just finished reviewing documents and was packing them up when he saw Shen Xuepei returning, followed by Ye Tian.

Northern Commerce Association, the largest commerce group north of the Yangtze River. Legend has it that its predecessor was a mix of the Sound Horse Gang from the northeast, bandits from Inner Mongolia, and cunning merchants from Henan – initially no specific name or meaning. Later, fierce and valiant men from the far northwest joined, essentially encompassing all significant organizations and people in the expansive north. It began taking shape in the early periods of resistance against Japanese aggression and successfully grew to become the largest organization sweeping the north and even across Huaxia during the resistance.