EBE Chapter 277 The Chen Family’s Benefactor
Chapter 277 The Chen Family’s Benefactor
After Song Anning and Chen Guanghui got off the carriage and knocked on the Chen family's door, the servant at the door rubbed his eyes in disbelief when he saw Chen Guanghui.
"Second Master? Our Second Master is back..."
The old man of the Chen family and the shopkeeper Dong were talking. As the servant's shouting became louder and louder, the old man of the Chen family could no longer sit still and stretched his neck to look around.
"Haha...Brother Chen, go check it out. Aning just said she was waiting for someone at the door. It must be your Second Master."
"Huh? What the hell is going on?"
The Chen family father and son were full of questions. They felt that everyone outside knew that Chen Guanghui had returned, but only the Chen family was kept in the dark.
There was no time to think about so much now, so the old man of the Chen family quickly got up and walked out of the house.
As soon as he walked out of the front hall, he saw Song An Ning and Chen Guanghui entering the yard. He hadn't seen them for more than half a month. Chen Guanghui had lost a lot of weight, his eyes were a little red, and there was something in his eyes that he couldn't understand.
"Xiaohui, what's going on?"
In fact, the old man of the Chen family really wanted to ask his son whether he was tortured in prison and whether he was bullied by the people in the same cell, but Song An Ning and Manager Dong were still there. He had a lot of questions in his mind but was embarrassed to ask too many questions.
"Dad, let's go inside and talk."
"Okay, go wash up, change your clothes, and report to your mother and your wife that you are safe.
Manager Dong, Aning, let's go inside first."
Chen Guanghui agreed obediently, said hello to Manager Dong, and went to the backyard.
In the hall, the old man of the Chen family and Manager Dong sat in the main seats, Chen Guangming and Song An Ning sat on the side. Everyone looked at each other, and it was Song An Ning who broke the silence.
"Uncle Chen, the city lord just announced that there was a mistake in the accounts a while ago, so Brother Chen and his group were released. They don't have to pay the fines."
"Really? I know Liu Quan. He arrested people for no reason and then released them. This..."
"It's absolutely true. I don't know what happened in between, but Uncle Dong, you should know, right?"
Song An Ning looked at Shopkeeper Dong with a smile. At first, he wanted to buy the Chen family's big ship. Song An Ning was a little confused. If he wanted to buy it, he could have bought it half a month ago. Why wait until now?
I remembered that I saw Manager Dong and Liu Quan together at the door of the teahouse this morning, and he used mind reading on Liu Quan. Only then did I realize that Manager Dong had put a lot of effort into it, both talking and threatening them, and finally made Liu Quan give up this idea.
"Hahaha, you little girl. I really can't hide anything from you.
I did say a lot to Liu Quan this morning. The indirect criticism and blatant threats scared the old man quite a bit.
But it was a bit surprising that he just let him go like that."
"Mr. Chen thanks you, Shopkeeper Dong, for your immense help... Our family will always remember your kindness and that of Miss Song."
The old man of the Chen family spoke sincerely, and Manager Dong smiled embarrassedly and spoke very bluntly.
“Brother Chen should know that Zuixianju rarely deals with these matters.
This time I came forward for the sake of our business. If Liu Quan continues to make trouble, we will not be able to do business in Linhai Town.
Also, Aning came to your house last night and was very concerned about your family's situation and was very anxious.
My master said that if Miss Aning encounters any problems, Zuixianju will do its best to help her, so..."
Everyone is a smart person. After Manager Dong said this, the Chen father and son immediately understood that the reason why Zuixianju came out to help was for Aning's sake.
Song Anning scratched her head a little embarrassedly. She knew clearly that she didn't have such a big face, but Zuixianju had to come out to help, so there had to be a reason, and she was the best reason.
In fact, this has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that the Chen family will regard her as a great benefactor, but it will also push her to the forefront and make her a thorn in the eyes of some people.
She glanced at Shopkeeper Dong inconspicuously and happened to meet his eyes.
Shopkeeper Dong smiled apologetically, but Song An Ning pretended not to understand, her face still showing a confused expression.
"Ah Ning, thank you.
You are our Chen family's great benefactor. I don't know what I should do to repay your kindness. I kowtow to you..."
Just as the old man of the Chen family was about to leave, Song An Ning quickly stopped him: "Uncle Chen, this is unacceptable. I didn't do anything, how can I do such a great honor?"
As soon as the old man of the Chen family was stopped, Chen Guangming stood behind and bowed solemnly to the two of them.
"Without your help, the Chen family would have gone through so much hardship. We will always remember your kindness."
"Brother Chen, you're too kind. I just went to Uncle Dong to ask about the current situation. I didn't expect that my inquiry would lead Uncle Dong to the city lord.
Let's thank Uncle Dong together."
Shopkeeper Dong laughed twice and quickly waved his hand, "I'm a businessman. I just bought the Chen family's largest merchant ship, so I've already taken advantage of it. This matter is over."
Song Anning followed suit and continued, "I also bought the tea shop at a low price, so I got a bargain. There's nothing wrong between us."
At this time, Chen Guanghui simply washed up, changed his clothes and came out from the backyard, with a more steady look on his face that had not been there before.
"Xiaohui, hurry over here and thank Shopkeeper Dong and Miss Aning. They helped you get out, so hurry up..."
This time, Shopkeeper Dong and Song An Ning stood up in unison, both saying that the matter was over and there was no need to mention it again.
"Brother Chen has been away for half a month, and I'm sure you have a lot to talk about. Uncle Dong and I have some things to do, so I'll take my leave now."
"The kitchen has prepared the food. Would you like to have a simple meal?"
Song Anning smiled and shook his head, and said politely to the old man of the Chen family:
"Next time I will definitely come over for a good meal. I'm really busy right now, I hope Uncle Chen can understand."
Seeing that Song An Ning was serious and insisted on leaving, the Chen family stopped trying to stop him. Instead, they thanked him again and politely escorted the two out of the house.
Shopkeeper Dong and Song An Ning walked slowly on the street, both silent, waiting for the other to speak first.
Song Anning was still in a lazy state, as if she had forgotten what had just happened.
The more she acted like this, the more uneasy Shopkeeper Dong felt. He had been in Linhai Town for so many years and had seen all kinds of storms, but when facing Song An Ning, he inexplicably felt a sense of oppression.
"Hehe, Aning, Uncle Dong didn't mean anything else.
There has to be a reason for Zuixianju to take action, right? "
“Well, Uncle Dong has his own reasons, and I don’t understand adult matters.
I only know that when it comes to making money, we are one.
If anything happens to me, it will be a huge loss to Zuixianju."
"..."
Shopkeeper Dong was choked by Song Anning's words. He wiped his sweat nervously and cried out in his heart: Master, help me...
He felt a little regretful. He had been too impulsive and had offended the little girl. Just as he was about to explain, he heard Song An Ning continue:
"Hey Uncle Dong, I suddenly remembered something.
During the last fishing tournament, you knew it was a trap and that I was on the boat, so why did you just watch me die?
"..."