Chapter 434 - Chapter 434: Chapter 421: An Unwelcome Visitor (1/2)

Chapter 434: Chapter 421: An Unwelcome Visitor

“Zhuang Sifu works at your workshop. You ought to involve yourself with this. Reparations to be made, punishments to be meted out, shouldn’t you, as the manager, step in and mediate?”

Zhuang Qingning had gotten a sense of the matter from Zhuang Yonghe’s narrative on the road, and from observing the scene now, she had a rough idea of what had been going on. Her piercing gaze swept across the ten-odd people from Zhaojiazhuang, finally resting on Zhao Qiancheng at the very front.

“Village Chief Zhao.”

The girl spoke, her voice pleasant yet sharp. “Indeed, I am the workshop’s manager, and Brother Sifu works here. However, as for how to handle this matter, I’ll have to ask you to wait a moment while I investigate, then provide a response.”

“Since you, Manager Zhuang, have said thus, if I didn’t allow you to inquire, it would seem as if we from Zhaojiazhuang are unreasonable. But your inquiry can’t go on indefinitely, I’ll give you the time it takes to brew a pot of tea.”

Zhao Qiancheng smirked venomously. “In the time it takes to brew tea, if you cannot explain the issue, then I either take him away, or have you break one of his legs in front of us, or I’ll overturn this workshop of yours.”

“Choose one!”

As expected, their intentions were hostile.

Though they were ostensibly targeting Zhuang Sifu, in every sentence, the workshop feeling inescapable.

Zhuang Qingning felt a sinking feeling in her heart, her tone became more assertive. “In that case, please wait here for a while, Chief Zhao.”

Having said that, she pulled Zhuang Sifu into the nearby workshop.

The workers in the workshop were naturally curious about the situation outside, but without Zhuang Qingning’s instructions, they continued their work as usual.

Zhuang Qingning brought Zhuang Sifu to a corner and asked quietly, “Brother Sifu, what’s going on?”

Zhuang Sifu lowered his head, remaining silent.

“Brother Sifu, no matter the reason, you must tell us why,” Zhuang Qingning persisted.

“Exactly, Sifu, there are no outsiders now. Just tell us what happened. If it was Zhao Ziping who caused the trouble first, it’s not a problem – we can fight back. But if you don’t say anything, we can’t defend ourselves and can’t confront the people from Zhaojiazhuang,” said Zhuang Jingye, after all his incessant chatter, seeing Zhuang Sifu keep his head down without saying a word, he couldn’t help but slap Zhuang Sifu’s forehead. “What’s the matter with you? Are you mute? Why are we rushing us to death?”

“Didn’t you hear what that bastard Zhao Qiancheng said earlier? If things aren’t clear, they’ll break your legs in addition to threatening to overturn the workshop. Even if you don’t care about your legs, shouldn’t you consider the consequences for Little Sister Ning’s workshop?”

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Sifu suddenly raised his head, his eyes red as he stared at Zhuang Qingning.

His lips moved a few times, but in the end, he did not utter a single word, instead falling to his knees before Zhuang Qingning.

“Little Sister Ning, don’t worry. I promise not to bring trouble to the workshop. I’ll go out now and say I have nothing to do with the workshop. Even if they break both my legs, it’s okay!”

A matter he would rather have his legs broken than speak of.

Zhuang Qingning touched her nose.

The more it was like this, the more she wanted to know the reason…