When Zhu Chongshan issued an eviction order, Luo Yang was ready to leave.
But then he thought, since he was already there, it would be unreasonable not to do something.
So he thickened his skin and acted on his own thoughts.
Initially, Luo Yang hadn't expected to gain Zhu Chongshan's favor.
He simply wanted to cure Zhu Chongshan's illness first, then take the opportunity to advise him to calm down a bit.
Looking back now, going through with it despite the reluctance seemed quite worthwhile.
"How did you convince my dad?" Zhu Li asked.
"I didn't try to convince him, everyone just started chatting, and things naturally became friendly," Luo Yang replied.
Zhu Li heard this and smiled again.
That day, it was the time Luo Yang saw Zhu Li smile the most.
Luo Yang also wanted to teach Lei Gongjun a lesson, but he couldn't find him quickly and needed Zhu Li's help.
"Did you come specifically to treat my dad, or did you just stop by?" Zhu Li asked.
"I came to the county to handle some things," Luo Yang replied.
Under Zhu Li's persistent questioning, Luo Yang finally told her about Lei Gongjun.
After listening, Zhu Li pondered for a moment.
"You want to deal with him?" Zhu Li asked.
"First, I'll teach him a lesson. If he still dares to be rampant, I'll sort him out properly," Luo Yang replied.
"It's not hard to find him."
As she spoke, Zhu Li picked up her phone to make a call.
Just after she hung up, Zhu Li's phone rang again.
From the conversation, you could tell it was Chen Jie calling.
"I'll go over to your place," Zhu Li said.
Faintly, Luo Yang heard that there must be some trouble on Chen Jie's end.
After Zhu Li hung up, seeing her expression become serious again, it was clear that Chen Jie was in trouble.
"Sister Kick, what happened?" Luo Yang asked.
"We'll talk once we get to Chen Jie's house, let's go," Zhu Li hurried.
Luo Yang said goodbye to Mother Zhu, called Sister Guihua and Tang Dexing, got in the car, and followed behind Zhu Li's car towards Chen Jie's house.
In the car, Sister Guihua curiously asked, "Why the rush? Were you driven away again?"
Luo Yang chuckled, "Don't know what's wrong. We weren't driven away."
The initial encounter with Zhu Chongshan was very awkward, and Luo Yang knew Sister Guihua felt uncomfortable.
"What's the situation with you guys?" Sister Guihua asked further.
The issues at Zhu Li's home were not something Luo Yang felt he could share with Sister Guihua.
"Nothing much, just a small misunderstanding," Luo Yang replied.
"What secrets that even an old mother can't be told?" Sister Guihua said sadly.
Luo Yang didn't want to be a gossipmonger.
But Sister Guihua, assuming the role of Luo Yang's girlfriend, had a close relationship with him.
This was why Sister Guihua was a bit unhappy.
"Sister Guihua, really, it's nothing. I just had some misunderstandings with Sister Kick's dad earlier. We've cleared things up now," Luo Yang explained.
Seeing Sister Guihua still pouting her red lips, Luo Yang quickly embraced her slender waist and pulled her closer.
He then pecked her red lips lightly.
After pecking once and seeing no smile at the corners of her mouth, he did it a fifth time, finally hearing her chuckle lightly.
Luo Yang bit Sister Guihua's ear and asked, "Sister Guihua, which of the two baby bottles is better?"
She hadn't asked yet, and as soon as he did, Sister Guihua's face flushed red.
She gave Luo Yang a playful glance with twinkling eyes and gently nudged him with her elbow, showing her annoyance.
Seeing her charming expression full of allure, Luo Yang couldn't help but peck at her red lips again.
Driving, Tang Dexing heard a slight "chup chup" sound coming from the backseat, feeling slightly embarrassed, "Dammit, brother-in-law isn't thinking about hooking up with my sister in the car…"
Upon arriving at the neighborhood where Chen Jie lived, as they got out of the car, Sister Guihua's cheeks still danced lightly with a blush, extremely seductive and ripe with an endless youthful charm.
Chen Jie was somewhat surprised to see Luo Yang arrive.
"Cowboy, you're just in time. Let's discuss our strategy," Chen Jie said.
When she spoke, her breath carried a hint of alcohol.
On the low coffee table in the living room, there were both opened and unopened cans of beer.
Luo Yang had no idea what had happened and it was not convenient to ask.
"If there's anything I can help with, just let me know," Luo Yang said readily.
Everyone sat down on the sofas in the living room.
During the conversation, they learned that Chen Jie's beauty salon had been ordered to suspend operations for rectification because it failed the fire safety inspection.
"Even if I go out of business, I won't let that lousy thing hold shares!" Chen Jie exclaimed angrily.
She was talking about Wang Yunxiong's wife, He Min.
If it were a fight, Luo Yang could've gone to help Chen Jie right away.
Wang Yunxiong had pulled strings to artificially cause Chen Jie's beauty salon to fail the fire safety inspection; Luo Yang couldn't help with this matter.
Originally, they had relied on Chen Jie's beauty salon to sell annual memberships and earn money to pay off Shuang Qiao's debts. Now that the salon couldn't operate, they had to think of another way to help Shuang Qiao.
"Sister Chen, don't worry, there should be other ways to solve this," Luo Yang advised.
"At worst, I'll just quit," Chen Jie said, tilting her head back and downing half a can of beer.
Everyone present knew Chen Jie cared deeply about her beauty salon. It was doing well, and she was uncomfortable now that it suddenly couldn't operate.
Zhu Li was silent, probably also unable to help.
After sitting for a while, Chen Jie said, "Since you're here, I'm going to take a medicinal bath now, and then you can give me a massage."
"Sure," Luo Yang replied.
Actually, a massage wasn't necessary, but it wouldn't be as effective without one.
After Chen Jie finished her medicinal bath, she joined Zhu Li and Luo Yang gave them both a massage.
After drinking some alcohol, Chen Jie wanted to rest, so Luo Yang and the others said goodbye and left.
Everyone wanted to help Chen Jie, but they were unable to.
Zhu Li had someone look into Lei Gongjun's whereabouts, but there was no news yet.
The tea shop had been vandalized, and they would charge this to Lei Gongjun. Luo Yang decided to teach him a lesson first.
Stepping outside the building, Zhu Li said, "Have you decided to do it?"
Luo Yang nodded, "Yes. We can't let him be too arrogant."
"Go find my cousin," Zhu Li suggested.
Her cousin was Chen Zhiyun.
After bidding farewell to Zhu Li, Luo Yang, Tang Guihua, and Tang Dexing returned to Hongyun Town.
On the way, Luo Yang made a call to Chen Zhiyun, asking him to gather some brothers.
After Luo Yang finished the call, Tang Guihua curiously asked, "Did you find him?"
"Not yet," Luo Yang replied.
He didn't want to talk about fighting and killing with Tang Guihua to avoid frightening her.
When they returned to Hongyun Brigade, Luo Yang immediately drove out.
At the Xiaoshulin Market, they met Chen Zhiyun, who had already gathered more than ten people there.
Lei Gongjun had opened a decorating materials store in the Xiaoshulin Market.
"Smash everything in his store," Luo Yang instructed.
Chen Zhiyun then led his men to do just that.
Luo Yang waited in the car.
About 15 minutes later, Chen Zhiyun called and said, "All done."
Luo Yang said, "Come here, I'll give you three thousand yuan so you can take your brothers out for tea."
Normally, Chen Zhiyun would have come to collect the fee for starting the job.
But because Luo Yang was Zhu Li's sworn brother, having this close relationship, Chen Zhiyun felt it inappropriate to take the money.
"Not necessary. Got any other jobs?" Chen Zhiyun asked.
"Not for now."
After ending the call, Luo Yang drove to the decorating materials store, got out of the car, walked to the store entrance, and saw the inside was a mess, looking like a junkyard.
The loss at Lei Gongjun's store was making it even, so it was fair play.
Then Luo Yang called Lei Gongjun, guessing he was still unaware his store had been smashed.
The moment the call connected, Lei Gongjun blustered, "Calling to apologize to your grandpa?"
Luo Yang laughed, "I just came to your store wanting to buy some floorboards, but unfortunately, your store was smashed up, such a pity. Wanted to give you a chance to make some money, but you just couldn't take it."
Upon hearing this, Lei Gongjun angrily exclaimed, "You little bastard! How dare you touch my store!"