20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 68
The moon is as white as soap, and the shadows of the trees are dense.

Feng Baoquan covered his right ear, and blood oozed from his fingers. He was like a frightened bird, panicking and stumbling all the way under the night.

After not running for long, I saw his figure suddenly flashing and turning into an alley.

The closer I got to my house, the more panicked I felt.

Feng Baoquan took three steps and turned back twice, wishing he could just walk backwards. He always felt that the young Cheru just now was still following him. When he arrived at the door of his house, he immediately trembled and banged the door panel.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Open the door! Open the door!"

Soon, the concierge's voice came from the yard: "Be gentle, are you announcing a funeral? Don't open the door again!"

As soon as the courtyard door creaked open, the old porter couldn't help but was stunned and said quickly: "Ah! Master, are you back? What's wrong with your... ears?"

Feng Baoquan didn't have time to talk nonsense with him, so he quickly squeezed into the yard, turned around and shouted: "Close! Close the door quickly!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Baoquan immediately ran to the backyard, trotting all the way.

The servants in the house, seeing his devastated look, became suspicious and whispered among themselves.

Madam Liu heard the commotion and was about to open the door to find out what was going on, but she happened to bump into Feng Baoquan.

"Ah! Master, what's wrong with your face...?" Mrs. Liu looked worried and ordered hurriedly, "Old Li! Go call a doctor!"

When Feng Baoquan heard this, he quickly covered his wife's mouth with his blood-stained hands: "No need to call the doctor! Come in and talk, come in and talk!"

Mrs. Liu couldn't hide her disgust and pushed Old Feng's hand away and said, "What's the point of not asking a doctor? You need some medicine!"

Feng Baoquan, however, locked the door and turned his face away. He didn't hear clearly and asked, "Ah? What did you say?"

It turned out that not only was half of his ear broken off, but there were also some burn marks on his right cheek. The violent sound made his right ear almost deaf, and he had to tilt his face to hear what the lady said clearly.

"Have you met Jie Dao?" the lady asked.

Feng Baoquan panicked, pulled Mrs. Liu into the back room, lowered his voice and said, "Zhou Yunfu, you want to kill me!"

Hearing this, the lady's expression suddenly changed. She didn't wait to hear what happened, so she started to complain.

"Oh my God! How many kilograms do you have, and you don't know it in your mind? Why do you think you messed with Zhou Yunfu? He has been a little more low-key in the past few years, and that's because a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. It's your turn. Are you going to hang out with someone else?"

Feng Baoquan defended: "Madam, we have lived half our lives together. You still don't know who I am? I have always been a man of little wealth. I don't care about anything else in this life, I just want to live in peace. How could I dare to offend Zhou Yunfu? ah!"

As he spoke, he told his wife about his experience from "Juxiang Tower" to the horse-drawn carriage.

After hearing this, Ms. Liu asked, "Did you see clearly what that person looked like?"

Feng Baoquan shook his head helplessly: "When I first got in the car, I glanced at him and didn't take him seriously. Then he put on a mask. Anyway, he looked quite young."

Mrs. Liu sat up straight, glanced sideways at the beam, and murmured: "If that's the case...it means he didn't intend to kill you from the beginning. What did he tell you?"

"You're asking this, that's weird! He didn't say anything, he just told me that Bai Baochen would be elected as the president of the Chamber of Commerce."

"What? Choose Bai Baochen?" In Fengtian, anyone with a bit of age and experience knows that Zhou Yunfu and Bai Baochen are sworn enemies. The two have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, and in the end Zhou Yunfu won and firmly took the lead.But things have turned, and in the past few years, Bai Baochen has taken advantage of the situation and regained the limelight.At this juncture, it was enough that Zhou Yunfu could not win the position of president, so why did he backhand push his enemy?
"Did you hear that correctly?" Mrs. Liu couldn't help but ask, "Then what were you thinking before? You didn't really plan to choose Lao Yan, did you?"

Feng Baoquan was not stupid, and immediately retorted: "How is that possible! Who doesn't know that Bai Baochen's election as president was a matter decided by several ministers. The so-called selection is just a formality, and only the old man Yan takes it seriously. I have always followed the crowd and cannot afford high-profile people. I originally planned to choose Bai Baochen!"

"That's strange..." Mrs. Liu couldn't help but frown in deep thought.

"Madam, tell me... could it be that Zhou Yunfu arranged Bai Baochen's appointment as president?"

"Impossible!" Liu said categorically, "If Zhou Yunfu is really that capable, why would he need to be suppressed for four or five years?"

"Not necessarily." Feng Baoquan said hesitantly, "After all, he still has many old friendships in officialdom!"

"It's surprising that his copper-coin friendships are so reliable! I think he's trying to shake things up. Master Xu is about to be transferred, and he's starting to show his teeth again!"

"Oh! Madam, please keep your voice down!" Feng Baoquan lowered his voice, "We are honest businessmen. We don't fight or rob, we rely on our craftsmanship to make a living. They do whatever they like, and we live our lives well. That’s the real thing!”

Mrs. Liu glanced at him and said to herself: You really wanted to have a peaceful life, but in the end, half of your ears fell off for nothing!

Although I thought so in my heart, I said with relief: "Master, you are right! They are fighting for their own world, and we live our lives. Don't worry, that person probably won't come to you again. Chunhua! Come here and give me Master, give me some medicine! Master, you rest first, I’ll go tell Lao Li and ask him to be smarter at night.”

"Okay, madam, you must not go out of the yard!"

"Know it!"

After saying that, Mrs. Liu stood up gracefully, wiped her face with a handkerchief, straightened her hair, then walked out of the room and went straight to the front yard.

The servants were lying on the door panel of the backyard and eavesdropping. When they saw the lady coming, they made a "swish" sound and dispersed like birds and beasts.

"What are you listening to! Why don't you go inside and chat with the master?"

Mrs. Liu looked around, and her servants naturally did not dare to talk to her and left quickly.

Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Liu came to the concierge and called the old servant.

"Lao Li, prepare a car for me. I will use it tomorrow morning when I go to the locker."

The old porter nodded and asked: "Madam, is it a long way or a short way?"

"It's not far, so there's no need to deliberately prepare!" At this point, Mrs. Liu did not forget to remind, "Be strict with your words. If others find out, I won't spare you!"

"Don't worry, madam, this matter will be taken care of by me."

Lao Li has been working at Shopkeeper Feng's house for more than [-] years, and he has no idea what his wife's temper is.

As an old servant, after so many years, he has gradually figured out a rule: for ordinary matters related to the counter business, just ask the master, but if there is any difficult trouble, the lady will always take the initiative to resolve it secretly.

The dress and hairpin don't show off the man's eyebrows, but he is a master of the house!

　Two chapters in a row, coming soon!

　　Thanks to Ke Mo Youwen, Tiekou Shenshan Du Banxian, Lachesis, and 1老车1 for their reward support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)