“Once the courtyard is sold and Song Rui is satisfied, how do you think Song Xuan will feel, Guoguo?”
System: [Damn, when men start scheming against each other, there really isn’t anything left for women to do. Host, where did this man even come from? He’s a monster.]
“For the sake of a courtyard residence, with the family assets unevenly distributed, it’s time to see the true nature of the sibling relationship.”
Song Ye held his wife in his arms, calm and composed as he said, “Actually, I didn’t do much from the beginning. All the consequences were the result of their own actions. With the selfish nature of the Song family, this was bound to be the outcome. In fact, it might even get worse than I expected.”
“Guo Guo, I’ve calculated all this, do you think I’m a bad person, or that I’m scary?” To be honest, showing his inner calculations in front of his wife still made Song Ye a bit nervous. He was afraid he’d scare the treasure he held so dearly.
Tang Guo burst out laughing as soon as she heard that. Her? Scared? She’d schemed against more people than Song Ye had eaten meals.
Those people were the ones who wronged Song Ye and his mother. Shouldn’t they be made to pay? If Song Ye really let the Song family off the hook, she’d find him boring. His own mother had been driven to her death, and now that life had gotten better, he never once thought of doing something? She’d find that kind of person deeply unappealing.
Instead, what Song Ye wanted to do aligned perfectly with her views. She was also someone who believed in repaying grudges. Those who had committed wrongs should pay the price and face consequences.
“How could I be afraid of Ah Ye,” she said, wrapping her arms around Song Ye’s waist. “You’re just standing up for your mother. That’s the right thing to do. You can’t let her leave this world with so much injustice left unspoken.”
Song Ye was truly touched. One reason he hadn’t brought up his other motive for returning to the capital was because he hadn’t figured out how to explain it. He only dared to bring it up after she met the Song family.
Only after witnessing how shameless the Song family was could his wife understand the depth of his hatred.
They didn’t stay in the capital long. When Song Ye and Tang Guo left, they happened to hear that the Song family was preparing to go into business.
For now, Song Rui and Song Xuan had no plans to resign, but it wouldn’t be long before they changed their minds.
The branch office in the capital was handed over to Second Brother Tang Tianhang. Compared to dealing in officialdom, Tang Tianhang preferred making money. Not long after Tang Guo and Song Ye arrived in the capital, he came with a large team to begin business operations for the branch.
With Tang Tianhang there, Song Ye didn’t need to worry about much.
As for the Song family, he didn’t need to do anything. He just had to wait for them to build up their momentum. In truth, he didn’t even need to tip anyone off. Those who’d suffered at the hands of the Zhou family weren’t likely to let the Song family have an easy time.
Tang Guo and Song Ye had already returned to Tang County at this time.
As soon as she got back, she heard some news.
Xie Shijun was changing careers. In a while, he’d be coming back with Chen Ying and their child.
The Xie family was currently working hard to pull strings and see if they could get him into a good position.
There was no use thinking about Tang County. The good positions had long been snatched up. Everyone wanted in, and there was no spot left for Xie Shijun.
So the Xie family turned their attention to the neighboring county, the same one where the current mayor had once served as county head.
“Didn’t Xie Shijun eventually become a regiment commander? Why is he switching careers now?” Tang Guo asked the system curiously. “Is there something behind this? I’m a bit curious about how Chen Ying will feel returning here.”
If not for mentioning Chen Ying, she would have almost forgotten about her.
But Chen Ying had tried to scheme against her, that couldn’t be brushed off so lightly.
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