Chapter 93 Market Disturbance

When Chairman Wang heard this, he wasn't angry. He just smiled faintly, as if watching two clowns in a farce.

"As for judgment, sometimes you have to be right, and sometimes you have to be wrong. That's just the way life is; how can you see everything so clearly?"

The gang leader's wife was taken aback by what Chairman Wang said, then snorted disdainfully, "Keep bragging! You're a discarded woman who was kicked out of her home and can't lay eggs. Now you're hanging out with these brutes. You deserve to be divorced."

"You woman, dressed so smartly, yet your mouth stinks. Did you eat shit for breakfast?" Li Xi retorted, wanting to smash her mouth open whenever she saw such a slut.

"Oh my, what a pretty boy! Shameless! So old and yet so shameless." The gang leader's wife looked smug. The gang leader had abandoned this woman for her sake.

Standing beside him, Gang Leader Yang's face was ashen; it was clear he was angry, and extremely furious. Wang Lianyi had insisted on a divorce back then, and now she'd found a gigolo—wasn't this a slap in his face?

“Our Chairman Wang is far superior to someone like you, a parasitic vine.” Meng Zhelan also came over and couldn’t help but say a few words when she saw the situation.

The gang leader's wife was furious. She took the gang leader's arm and said with a wronged expression, "Husband, look at these people. I only said a few words for you, and they say such things about me."

“Wang Lianyi, it was you who insisted on leaving back then. Since you can’t have children, I can’t be without descendants. It’s you who are jealous and can’t tolerate others.” Chief Yang thought he was very righteous. He only wanted to take a concubine to continue the family line at first. He didn’t want to divorce Wang Lianyi. After all, she had a generous dowry, and it was with her help that he was able to establish the current Cao Gang.

More and more people gathered at the small market on the dock to watch the excitement, and whispers mingled among them.

Xiao Xi saw this and thought, "This is a great opportunity!" She directed her subordinates to hawk their wares and instructed other vendors to carry their goods on trays and sell them around.

"Come on, come on, some sunflower seeds and peanuts, would you like some, sir? It's so boring just standing around looking, why don't you have a bite?" The vendor was a master of promotion. Other vendors followed suit, hawking their goods to the people around them.

Upon hearing this, President Wang couldn't help but laugh. She had already seen what kind of person Chief Yang was when they divorced. It was a pity that she had been so devoted to him back then, and that she had married him against her family's wishes. She even used her dowry to help him with his business. She never expected that he would still have the same disgusting attitude today.

"Stop being so arrogant. Don't think you're some kind of hot commodity. Yang Ming is just trash I don't want. If you like him, take him home and cherish him. Don't get in my way and interfere with our business." Chairman Wang was planning to re-dye his nail polish red tomorrow.

Upon hearing this, the gang leader's wife blushed with anger. "Gang leader, look at her!" She shook his arm, feigning grievance. She was his lawfully wedded wife. In eight years, she had borne him two sons and a daughter. Her parents-in-law and husband treated her like a precious jewel. She adjusted the gold hairpin in her hair.

"Don't get upset, you're pregnant now! She's just a childless, abandoned woman struggling in her death throes." Chief Yang didn't care. Now she was just mingling with those lowly commoners, struggling to make a living.

"Yes, you'd better pay your protection money right now, or we'll smash your stalls!" the gang leader's wife's nephew shouted from the side.

"Let's see who dares to smash it!" Li Xi stood to the side and drew her sword.

There was a lot of discussion around, with many feeling that the small market was probably doomed.

Chief Yang beckoned his men forward, as he couldn't stand Wang Lianyi's arrogant and domineering attitude.

The dock was in chaos for a while, but it did not affect the vendors at the small market at all.

"Stop it, all of you! Are you trying to cause trouble?" A loud voice cut through the crowd, and the troublemakers froze in place.

A group of people in official robes stepped forward, clearing a path, and a handsome man in a scarlet official robe and wearing a silver fish-shaped pouch walked towards Chairman Wang.

"President Wang, please forgive me for being late." The man stood opposite President Wang and took out a brocade box. "This is a congratulatory gift for President Wang."

"You're too kind, sir. My humble market is hardly worthy of your favor," Chairman Wang bowed to him, and the others followed suit. In this world, officials are not to be trifled with.

"President Wang is too modest. The Qiyang Chamber of Commerce under your leadership is a major taxpayer every year. With your support, we can better serve the country and the people!" said the Minister of Revenue, Wang, in a humble manner.

What? How did Wang Lianyi become the president of the Qiyang Chamber of Commerce? This year, the Qiyang Chamber of Commerce has been shining brightly, making a fortune with its chili pepper business and even winning the emperor's praise.

Chief Yang broke out in a cold sweat. At first, when they were getting a divorce, he was worried that her family would come looking for trouble. He had heard that she had been kicked out by her family after the divorce, and he thought she had ended up as a street vendor. He stammered, "So it's the Minister of Revenue. I'm sorry for my rudeness. I'll take my leave now and not bother you any longer."

Yang Ming was about to pull his wife and her nephew back when the nephew suddenly shouted, "Uncle, you are the leader of the canal transport gang, this place is under your jurisdiction."

"Oh? Is that so? Go find the river commissioner and ask him when it became your jurisdiction to manage things at the docks?" Lord Wang sneered.

"Sir, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. The child is ignorant, please forgive him." Chief Yang ordered his men to cover his nephew's mouth and slunk away with his men.

The gang leader's wife was furious, but she had no choice but to go back with him.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our little market has a wide variety of products. Welcome to come and take a look. Everything is 15% off today, for the first three days only. Don't miss it, even if you don't buy anything, come and have a look."

Li Xi shouted enthusiastically, searching her mind for slogans she had heard in her previous life.

In an instant, the small market was bustling with people.

Chairman Wang led Lord Wang to the Shangdianji stall, ordered a few tea snacks, and sat down.

"Brother, what brings you here? Does Father... does he know?" Chairman Wang poured tea for Lord Wang. After she divorced and returned home, her family didn't hold it against her and cut off all contact with her. But later, when she said she wanted to go out to do business, her father disagreed, had a big argument with her, and kicked her out.

“Lianyi, you and your father are exactly the same. You both care about each other, but you’re both stubborn,” Wang Liancheng said helplessly.

President Wang didn't want to admit her mistake; she wanted to prove to her father that even as a woman, she could make a name for herself. As it turned out, she made the right bet; her father, that old-fashioned man, simply looked down on women.

"Brother, stop making excuses for him. He doesn't care about me at all; he just feels I made him lose face."