Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 458 Transformation

Song Ying looked at Luo Yanxing and asked worriedly, "Did someone go to our store to cause trouble?"

"A few hooligans threatened me with my reputation and wanted money, but I beat them away in no time." As he said that, Luo Yanxing turned his head and looked at Song Tian suspiciously, "How do you know this? Could it be that you are secretly doing something behind the scenes?"

"How could you think of me like that? Am I that kind of person?" Song Tian felt insulted. "In our line of work, loyalty is the most important thing. Even though you used to beat me up, we are from the same village after all. How could I do something that would hurt my neighbors!"

Luo Yanxing thought about Song Tian's character, temporarily believed him, and asked again, "Then how did you know?"

"The ones who went to your store to cause trouble are my buddies. I've already told them off. They won't bother you again in the future."

After saying that, Song Tian looked at Song Ying eagerly again, "I am friends with many people in the city, and I can do a lot of things now. When I become an official in the government, I promise that no one will dare to cause trouble for you again."

Although Luo Yanxing accepted his favor, she was not happy when he used this as a condition to negotiate with Song Ying, so she said, "Don't worry about Song Ying. I can handle a few rookies."

Song Ying had other thoughts, frowned and asked, "Are there any new gangsters in the city recently?"

"No, it's still those bastards." Luo Yanxing was a little puzzled.

Song Ying frowned even more tightly. "This is strange. Our store is not newly opened. They never went to our store to cause trouble before. Why did they go to cause trouble recently? Could it be that one of our colleagues is behind this?"

She thought of the two facial creams in the store. They had great sales because of their remarkable effects, but the quantities they made were limited. Logically, they should not have much impact on other cosmetics and powder shops.

"No, I was still young before, so it was not easy to use my reputation to make trouble. I am not someone who can be easily messed with, so they naturally did not come.

I'm almost reaching the age of 15 now, and these bastards come to the store to tease me every few days, trying to force me to pay money to appease them.

Humph, I am not someone you can easily mess with. I beat them up last time, and they won’t have the guts to come again in the near future!"

Song Ying was shocked when she heard this. "When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"

"You are busy treating patients every day, and you have to read and memorize books when you go home. I can handle this little thing myself, no need to trouble you." Luo Yanxing looked indifferent.

As she got older, neighbors had hinted to her, both overtly and covertly, that she should close her shop and go home to get married, but she refused to listen.

The most direct connection between a good reputation and marriage is that in the past, she would worry about having a tarnished reputation, not being able to find a good family, or simply not being able to get married. But after running a shop in the city for a long time, she is no longer afraid.

Given her current situation, it doesn't matter if she can't get married. That small courtyard will always be her home, and she can earn money to live a good life.

Thinking of Luo Yanxing's fighting ability, Song Ying's worries were reduced, but being harassed by gangsters all the time was not a long-term solution. Perhaps it would be better to have someone of his own in the yamen.

Thinking of this, she decided to help Song Tian, but she couldn't agree so easily. She said, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

Song Tian had a request for her, and seeing that her attitude had softened, he dared not go against her wishes and make her unhappy.

As soon as he got home, Song Tian begged again, "Cousin, please do me this favor. It's not difficult for you. I can become a clerk and help you attract customers to your store. I can get my good friends in the government office to buy pancreas from your store."

"You don't have to worry about that. The soap used by the clerks and runners in the government offices is basically bought from our store."

Song Tian hesitated for a moment, and begged again shamelessly, "Just help me. As the saying goes, a bundle of chopsticks cannot be broken. We are a family. I can take care of you when I become rich..."

At this moment, Li had already understood the whole story, and immediately scolded, "You are a fairy, your uncle and aunt raised you up, and now that you have made it, what's wrong with helping your brother? You are an ungrateful bastard, I have to beg and coax you for help."

Song Ying's mood immediately plummeted, and he suddenly didn't want to help anymore.

"According to what you said, if you support me for a few years, I have to help Song Tian and Song Yuan for the rest of my life, right? It's only right for me to help him find a job today, and it's also only right for me to help my younger brother enter the academy tomorrow. It's only right for me to sell myself to support them."

"You are such a jerk, you have a knife in your mouth. You speak so harshly. You divide this and that among the family."

Song Ying retorted, "Since we are a family, it is only natural for my uncle and aunt to raise me. Why do you keep mentioning their kindness?"

Li was choked and could not speak for a while.

Song Ying sneered, "Since we are a family, let's not talk about the grace of raising us. If we want to calculate the grace, then let's lay out the account and make it clear, so that we don't owe each other anything in the future!"

"What do you mean?" Li was furious. "Do you want to sever ties with me? Think clearly, do you think clearly? In order to support you..."

Seeing that Song Ying's face was getting uglier, Song Tian hurriedly pulled Li and said, "Grandma, you must be tired. I'll help you go in and rest. We can discuss the matters between us sisters by ourselves."

Having said that, he half pulled and half supported Li away.

Li was worried. "Why should she take a break? She is an ungrateful person who won't listen to anyone. Only I, her grandmother, can order her around. Your job..."

"Grandma, you'll only make her angry by doing that." Song Tian interrupted her.

"Am I afraid that she will be angry? Who is the grandmother and who is the granddaughter?"

"Grandma, I still rely on my cousin for my job. If she gets angry, the job will be ruined." Song Tian persuaded patiently.

"Hey, I still don't believe that if I leave her, my eldest grandson won't be able to become an official! Don't worry, if she is really cruel and doesn't agree, grandma will give you money to smooth things over!

Isn't it just twenty or thirty taels of silver? As long as my grandson becomes an official, there is no need to worry about not being able to earn back the money! "

Mrs. Li was very strong and far-sighted. Song Tian was very happy to hear this, but she still said, "You can't offend my cousin. Grandma, you don't know that she is a rare female doctor who can get in touch with the ladies of rich and powerful families. She has a wide network of contacts."

In the past, Song Tian also looked down on his cousin. Although he knew that she was familiar with many people in the Shen family, he was unwilling to take advantage of her relationship. He was too embarrassed to ask for help from the person who once relied on his family for living.

But after working as a free laborer in the yamen for more than three years, running errands for people and begging for the cleaning money that slipped through other people's fingers, he had not even been able to enter the middle gate or the six rooms of the county yamen, let alone enter the back house.

After experiencing all this, he finally understood what Brother Huzi had said. Whether it was the county government or the officials and wealthy families, it all depended on relationships. He felt that the most difficult things could sometimes be solved with just a word from others.