Chapter 43: A Timely Arrival

She thought to herself, secretly, that she not only liked to snatch tools from abroad, but also people, it’s just that she didn’t have many opportunities.

It was the last day of 79 when they arrived in Bingzhou.

Big snow was falling in Bingzhou, located in the north. People were hurrying along the road. She and Xiao Chen went to the guesthouse first.

In the guesthouse, Ye Qinglan recalled the information about the stereotypical villain: his name was Jian Rui, and according to the timeline, he was only seventeen years old this year.

He had taken the college entrance exam three times since the previous year, but the first two times he was rejected due to his social background. The third time, he failed to pass.

Later, he became a cripple for unknown reasons and was imprisoned for eight years.

But with an indomitable spirit, he still became the boss of the real estate industry through his intelligence and talent.

Before she came, she checked Jian Rui’s address. He currently lives in a place called Yangliu Commune, Jianjiazhuang, under the jurisdiction of Bingzhou.

Actually, she could tell that Jian Rui’s college entrance exam was problematic. At the beginning of the restoration of the college entrance exam, they were strict with social background, but the following year, it was relaxed, so it was strange that he was still rejected the second time.

They rested until evening, went out to eat a bowl of knife-cut noodles with Xiao Chen, and came back to their dorm to read. She was really making every minute count now.

The next day, New Year’s Day, after breakfast, they rented a small truck from the guesthouse and headed to Yangliu Commune.

Yangliu Commune was thirty to forty miles away from Bingzhou City, and the road wasn’t easy to travel on. By the time they arrived at Jianjiazhuang, it was noon.

As soon as they entered Jianjiazhuang, they saw people running in one direction.

While running, they were shouting, “Fellow villagers, the young man from the headman’s family and Jian Rui are fighting.”

“Third Grandpa, slow down, why did the young man fight with Jian Rui?”

“I don’t know.”

“I saw the young man at the commune this morning. He brought back a few classmates, both boys and girls.”

“…”

Ye Qinglan didn’t expect it to be so smooth. She found Jian Rui as soon as she entered the village. She asked Xiao Chen to watch the car and followed the villagers.

At this moment, Jian Rui and his sister were standing in the courtyard of the headman’s house.

Jian Rui’s hair was long, reaching his neck, and he looked quite non-mainstream.

The headman’s sons stood aside, staring fiercely at the siblings.

The headman was furious, “Rui, I pity your family’s poor situation. You took the college entrance exam several times and didn’t pass. I always think of you and your sister whenever there’s something good. But you come to my house and slander people. You say the young man took your place in college, what evidence do you have? No evidence, just causing trouble. If you prevent the young man from going to college, I’ll beat you to death, believe it or not?”

“You still won’t admit it! I heard the young man’s female classmate call him Jian Rui with my own ears. You let the young man and the villagers explain why his classmate calls him Jian Rui? If you have the guts, take out your family’s household registration and the young man’s books and let everyone see what names are written on them!”

A hint of guilt flashed in the headman’s eyes.

Jian Rui didn’t miss his expression and continued, “I’ve suspected it for a long time. Your son’s grades are as bad as dog shit, and he can still get into college. It’s really strange.”

“Go to hell!” At this moment, the headman’s eldest son pointed at Jian Rui and cursed, “It’s no wonder you’re the offspring of an old landlord. You’re rotten to the core. You slander people without thinking. Our son was lucky to get into college. You’re just born unlucky. You’re just not going to pass.”

The second son directly raised his fist, “I’ll beat you to death, you bastard! You come to my house and talk nonsense!”

“…”

One son started, and the other sons surrounded them.

The headman stood at the door of his house and said, “You cause trouble without any evidence. You deserve to be taught a lesson. You guys, teach him a lesson.”

Jian Rui’s sister wanted to rush forward to help, but she was pulled back by the headman’s third son, who said, “It’s a man’s business, what are you, a woman, doing here? Your brother is really useless. With him like this, you won’t be able to marry into my family. And when you marry into my family, you’re not allowed to support this bastard.”

“…”

Just then, the headman’s eldest son picked up a long stick and swung it down hard at Jian Rui’s leg.

It happened so quickly, before the stick hit Jian Rui, it was rolled away, man and stick together, by a whip.

The whip then whipped again, pulling away the man who was holding Jian Rui.

The cries of pain that followed caused everyone to look at Ye Qinglan, but Ye Qinglan looked at the headman.

“Headman Jian, what a big swagger you have! A whole family bullying two siblings. Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning?”

The headman hated unexpected changes. He saw clearly the blow from his eldest son just now. If it hit, it would be cold, and if they could drag it out a little longer, his leg would definitely be disabled.

Since Jian Rui had heard the news, with his personality, he would definitely keep pestering them.

But if he was disabled, how could a cripple go to college? He wouldn’t even have the heart to go.

Then he would just send some money over, and the matter would be over.

But this sudden appearance of a young man interrupted his plan, making him very unhappy.

He glared at Ye Qinglan, “Who are you? Why are you interfering in the affairs of our Jianjiazhuang?”

“I’m Jian Rui’s grandmother’s sister’s grandson, his cousin. Do you think I can’t interfere in his affairs? My family emigrated in the 1930s and currently resides in Country A. I came back to China this time to find these siblings and take them to live abroad, never to return. But I never expected to encounter such a scene.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the villagers’ eyes towards him were filled with curiosity and envy. It wasn’t like the past few years. Having overseas connections wasn’t a big deal anymore, and they said that life abroad was good.

However, the siblings’ eyes towards him were a little strange, especially Jian Rui. You can really make up stories! My grandma only had one brother!

Ye Qinglan looked at Jian Rui, “Why aren’t you getting up? What are you lying there for? It’s just a broken college, what’s there to argue about? Follow your brother abroad, what good university can’t you go to?”

Jian Rui paused, quickly got up from the ground, his lips were cut.

Then he walked to the headman’s third son, pulled him away, protected his sister behind him, and cursed, “A toad wants to eat swan meat!”

“You little bastard, I’ll—” The headman’s third son was about to beat him up again.

But the headman stopped him in time, “Third, don’t be reckless.”

If this person really came back from abroad to take the siblings abroad, then college wouldn’t be important, and there would be no need to cause trouble for his family.

He just didn’t know if this person was telling the truth or not.

He asked another question, “You, you really came back from abroad to take them abroad?”

Ye Qinglan then spouted a few foreign phrases to him, and then said, “Of course. As long as they’re willing, we’ll go through the procedures tomorrow. Once the procedures are done, we’ll leave. Why would I lie to you about this?”