The Happy Farmer Wanderer-Chapter 915: The Problem of Attitude

Deng Jian watched as Li Qing galloped away into the distance, disappearing into the edge of the dense forest in an instant. He quickly asked Gan Yingying, "Junior Sister, what exactly happened here? Did the team leader... do something to you? Or did you do something to him?"

"I don’t know if he did it on purpose... Anyway, I just bumped into his arm, and then I nearly fell down. That’s all that happened. Right after that, he started yelling at me fiercely..." Gan Yingying said with a sense of grievance.

Upon hearing this, Deng Jian’s expression instantly became stunned, and he asked incredulously, "Just because of that?"

Gan Yingying nodded weakly.

"Junior Sister, I don’t think you’re usually this overly cautious, are you? It was just a little bump. You... do you really think that’s a big deal?" Deng Jian asked, completely puzzled, as Gan Yingying’s explanation had truly shocked him.

He pointed to the mountain they had just descended, "Junior Sister, look at how tall this mountain is. The team leader brought us plunging down from the top. If you don’t hold onto his clothes, grasping his arm will definitely lead to bumping into him. With just such a bump... do you really think it’s a big deal?" 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"But I was scared," Gan Yingying said weakly, "and I heard that the team leader likes to flirt... so..."

As soon as Deng Jian heard this, he immediately became agitated, "Where did you hear that crap? Is it because of this that you’ve always been so guarded around the team leader?"

Gan Yingying nodded weakly, "I just..."

Deng Jian looked at Gan Yingying angrily, his frustration impossible to contain. "I was wondering why you’ve been acting so inexplicably. I don’t care where you heard these rumors, but the fact is, the team leader didn’t harm you, right? You say this won’t do, that won’t do; isn’t that an obvious repulsion toward the team leader?"

"Junior Sister, the team leader comes from Nine Truth Palace and is the closed-door disciple of the previous Sect Leader of the Nine Truth Palace. In terms of seniority within the sect, he’s incredibly high-ranking. Whether we look at our positions in the Ninth Bureau or at our sect backgrounds, we can’t compare to him. Openly showing repulsion towards him is just asking for trouble!"

"But... Brother, are you really willing to stand by and watch me jump into a pit of fire?" Gan Yingying asked, sounding very aggrieved.

Deng Jian rolled his eyes in exasperation, "Junior Sister, we’re not at our own Mountain Gate now. And besides, the thing is, the team leader hasn’t actually done anything to you, right? How does that turn into falling into a pit of fire?"

"Oh... right, I was overthinking it," Gan Yingying suddenly realized, softly sticking out her tongue and asked, "Brother, what do we do now? If the team leader is upset and leaves, will it affect us in any way?"

Looking at his sister who was usually so lively and smart, Deng Jian said dispiritedly, "What can we do now? Go back and apologize quickly! Otherwise, what else do you want to do? Now it depends on whether the team leader is willing to forgive you or not. If he’s really determined and thinks you’re a burden, then I... I also don’t know what to do."

When Gan Yingying heard this, she was slightly scared. She quickly said, "Brother, that definitely won’t do, quickly think of something, okay? I don’t want to be sent back; we just managed to get ahold of this opportunity."

"You know that?" Deng Jian said exasperatedly, "Let’s go back and assess the situation first; I don’t know right now."

Although he had always looked after his junior sister, Gan Yingying’s attitude was also making him angry.

This inexplicable behavior, who could accept that?

When Deng Jian heard Gan Yingying say this, he had a clear understanding in his heart.

He understood that what truly angered Li Qing was not the moment Gan Yingying let go, but her prior behavior of being fussy and showing disdain on her face with all the ’that won’t do, this won’t do’.

Once that kind of attitude is revealed, it’s bound to hurt someone’s feelings.

"Senior brother, can you please think of a good solution? I will definitely apologize properly when we get back," Gan Yingying pleaded pitifully.

The consequences Deng Jian had just envisioned finally sobered her up a bit and also scared her somewhat.

"Let’s go, we need to hurry to the branch office; we shouldn’t keep the team leader waiting anxiously," Deng Jian said somewhat helplessly. "I hope the team leader won’t make a mountain out of a molehill, but let me make it clear to you in advance—drop that disdainful attitude of yours, otherwise no amount of nice words will help."

Gan Yingying nodded hurriedly, "Senior brother, don’t worry; this time I definitely won’t... I didn’t expect this either."

Deng Jian shook his head.

He really hadn’t expected that by attributing the rumors to himself, it would lead to so many associations, which was quite frightening.

...

By the time Deng Jian and his junior sister disciple, Gan Yingying, rushed to Huai Tree Street, Li Qing had already arrived at Lü Family Restaurant.

The restaurant, bustling with people during the day and never-ending traffic, had suddenly closed its doors at the peak of business hours.

Li Qing called Lü Zong and was then able to smoothly enter the restaurant.

Not a single staff member was in the restaurant, including those female employees who were very adept at flaunting their flexible waists.

The entire Lü Family Restaurant was deserted, with no one in sight except Lü Zong.

"It can’t be just you here, right?" Li Qing looked up and asked Lü Zong, who was leaning on the stairs with a cigarette in his mouth.

Lü Zong nodded and said with a wry smile, "It has nothing to do with the staff; there’s no need to involve the innocent, so I gave them a holiday. Qingzi, can we still carry on with our business?"

"Yes," Li Qing answered very succinctly with a simple and direct response. "I’ve already dealt with the person, and it should not take much longer to resolve this matter smoothly. You don’t need to worry about it."

"No matter where this matter goes, we are in the right, and they also wouldn’t dare to act rashly, for I do have some status, after all. Although I can’t be certain it’s been completely resolved, if anyone comes looking for trouble in the future, just push it onto me; at least that will ensure your personal safety. You shouldn’t face threats as you did today. When I got here, you still gestured for me to leave."

"I may not be as good as you in business, but in matters like this, I think you might not be as good as me. If I hadn’t happened to come across it today, were you still planning to confront this issue alone?"

Lü Zong chuckled and didn’t directly answer Li Qing’s question but instead asked, "Is it really resolved?"

"Why would I lie to you about this? Two fools who don’t know whether they’re alive or dead, their ancestors lost something ages ago and now suddenly think they’re all that and have decided to demand it back—how ridiculous is that?" Li Qing scoffed with a sneer. "I beat them half to death and handed them over to the organization for handling. Someone will stand up for us in this matter."

"From now on, Lü Zong, all you need to do is focus on making money. Leave the fighting and killing to me; no more sneaking around," Li Qing said.

Hearing this, Lü Zong visibly relaxed, "It’s not like I knew how much influence you actually have, kid."