196: Potential competitors (bonus chapter)

Then, Old Tian's somewhat embarrassed voice came from the side: "Um... Little Jiang... look at this mess... she..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Tian Lijuan:

"Dad! Move aside, let me talk to Uncle... Uncle, Uncle! Can you add me on WeChat? I'll have my dad send me your WeChat! Let's chat in detail!"

Old Tian's annoyed voice came over the phone: "Chat my foot! You move aside first and let me get to the point!"

Tian Lijuan was indignant: "Dad! If you want to get to the point, then get to it. Why are you pushing me!"

"Little Jiang, here's the situation..."

Old Tian seemed helpless against her and sighed: "I don't know what's gotten into this girl. Ever since you left that day, she's been like someone possessed. She doesn't go out and mess around with those friends of hers anymore. She spends all day at home listening to some voice live streams, and just now she even... sigh..."

Tian Lijuan's voice cut in: "Dad! Get to the point! Don't talk about all that useless stuff!"

Old Tian gave an "oh," as if reminded, and quickly said: "Right, right, the point is... Little Jiang, do you think this is okay? I... I'll send your WeChat to her. Mainly because this girl said that as long as I'm willing to give it to her, she'll promise to stay in the shop and help out honestly for a month! Oh, right!"

He seemed to suddenly remember something and added: "Don't worry, you don't have to add her! You just... you just reject her harshly! Tell her she's not worthy! Make her give up completely!"

Tian Lijuan's voice immediately rose an octave: "Dad! How can you talk like that?! Who says that about their own daughter?! And I'm just adding a WeChat friend! It's normal socializing! What do you mean 'worthy' or 'not worthy'?!"

"Normal socializing? Look at the things you just said! 'Ugly monster,' 'not worthy'? Are you worthy? Does your phone not have a front-facing camera?"

"I was telling the truth! None of those women in the voice chat rooms are any good... Uncle, you're better off listening to me!"

"Shut up! Go wash the dishes in the back!"

"I won't! ...Uncle, Uncle, I'll add you in a bit, remember to accept! Let me tell you, I have a say when it comes to those voice chat rooms. I have a best friend who does it, and every single one of them is ugly and incredibly manipulative. All they do is scam people for money!"

Tian Lijuan seemed to have finally grabbed the phone, speaking at a rapid-fire pace:

"They say they're providing emotional value, but in reality, you can solve everything by finding a companion! Like in our club, a chat companion is only 40 an hour! I just did the math for you. The money you gifted to that 'Yaoyao' could hire a 24-hour chat companion to stay with you for a whole year! And that's not even counting the monthly discount! If they only accompany you for 8 hours a day, they could stay for three years! As for that 'Yaoyao,' I knew the moment I heard her voice that she's definitely no good! She's bound to be a manipulative, ugly, fat tank! She probably even has athlete's foot and hemorrhoids..."

"Pfft—"

Su Ning, who was drinking water, almost spat it out, her face turning green with rage.

Before Tian Lijuan could finish, she was interrupted by Old Tian again: "Shut up! What kind of nonsense are you telling Little Jiang! You're a girl, have you no shame? Go, go, go, wash the dishes in the back! ...Um... Little Jiang..."

Old Tian's tone carried a hint of apology: "Look... about this... I mainly saw that this was the first time the girl offered to stay and help in the shop... You see..."

After listening for a while, Jiang Ye finally understood.

He glanced at Su Ning, whose eyebrows were nearly reaching the ceiling and who was radiating a low-pressure aura, and grinned:

"Brother Tian, it's fine. Go ahead and send it to her. I'll add her in a bit."

There was a few seconds of silence on Old Tian's end, then Tian Lijuan's voice came through again, filled with dissatisfaction:

"Dad! What's with that expression? I just want to get to know Uncle and make a friend. It's a normal social need! If you don't agree, then... then I'll go out and hang out with the punks myself!"

Old Tian immediately got anxious: "You dare!!!"

After another moment of silence, a heavy sigh came from Old Tian's end: "Forget it, forget it. A grown daughter can't be kept at home... and the girl really has reached the age to make friends... Better than letting those shady people outside ruin her... Sigh... Little Jiang, you seem like a reliable kid... So... alright then."

He seemed to have made a difficult decision, and his tone suddenly became solemn: "Little Jiang, then... come over for dinner sometime, okay?"

Jiang Ye was momentarily caught between laughter and tears.

Old Tian's tone had shifted a bit too quickly, hadn't it?

Just a moment ago, he was on high alert, afraid his own "cabbage" would be snatched away, and now he was directly inviting him for dinner?

Was the threat of a punk really that powerful?

He could only respond vaguely: "Sure, Brother Tian, I'll definitely go when I have time. Let's leave it at that for now. I've got some things to do here, so I'll hang up. Just send it to me."

Just as Jiang Ye was about to hang up, Tian Lijuan quickly shouted from the other side: "Uncle, Uncle! I'll send you my TikTok ID too! Remember to follow me!"

Upon hearing "follow my TikTok," Su Ning, who had only been slightly annoyed by Tian Lijuan's indiscriminate attacks, immediately felt the highest level of alarm bells ringing in her heart!

Before this sentence, although she was furious, she hadn't really taken it to heart.

After all, the other party was someone the Dog man knew offline. Even if something did develop, it was something the first wife should worry about. It didn't have much to do with her, the online little wife; she could just watch the show.

But!

Following a TikTok account—that completely changed the nature of things!

It meant a direct invasion of the online world! It was a frontal assault on her territory!

To put it more bluntly, this was touching Su Ning's cake! It was a formal declaration of war against 'Yaoyao'!

Seeing Jiang Ye hang up and stretch with a smile, looking ready to head back to his room, she quickly asked as if casually:

"Little brother, who was that... noisy girl on the phone just now? She seems quite interesting?"

Jiang Ye glanced back at her and waved his hand dismissively:

"Oh, it's nothing. Just a girl I met while getting noodles before... Yeah, she's quite lively. She's a video streamer, does cosplay and gaming, pretty cute... Cough, 19 years old..."

With that, he noticed the battle fire instantly igniting in Su Ning's eyes, chuckled, and slipped back into his room.

Sigh... how did things start getting competitive again for no reason?