156: Chapter 156: No Apology Accepted

"I've gone mad!"

"I'd like nothing more than to beat this worthless thing to death right now!"

Liang Youyuan had been in a daze. Only after a long while did he come to his senses, clutching his stung cheek as he shouted, "Second Uncle, why did you hit me!"

"Hitting you is light! I wish I could hack you with a blade!"

"Old Liang, what on earth is going on!"

Liang Qiaoxi finally spoke, "Liang Youyuan, did you offend Director Qin of Jianning City?"

At the mention of Qin Chuan, Liang Youyuan's heart filled with overwhelming hatred!

The hatred of having one's wife stolen was irreconcilable!

"Second Uncle, you're talking about Qin Chuan, right? I'm going to ruin him; he's the greatest enemy of my life!"

Thinking of the goddess in his heart and the position of General Manager for Handong District, Liang Youyuan's eyes were filled with pure malice.

*Slap!*

Another vicious slap followed, clearing Liang Youyuan's head significantly and causing his hatred to subside slightly.

Liang Qiaoxi spat out fiercely, "You blind fool, do you even know his identity and background? He is Secretary Zhendong's son, and you actually dared to offend him!"

What!

The son of the Provincial Party Secretary!!!

Liang Youyuan was dumbstruck; the impact of this news was simply too massive.

"Second Uncle, that's impossible. You must have made a mistake."

Liang Qiaoxi raised his palm, preparing for another slap.

"How could I be mistaken? Just now, I specifically went to visit Secretary Zhendong..."

He briefly recounted the situation and then said solemnly, "Hurry up and apologize to him. Get his forgiveness. Otherwise, I'll beat you to death myself—I won't have a nephew like you."

Liang Qiaoxi's wife finally understood what was happening and urged, "Youyuan, your second uncle is at a critical juncture. Whether he can enter the Municipal Standing Committee depends on this. If he misses this chance, who knows how many years he'll have to wait."

"Be a good boy and apologize properly to Director Qin. You must get his forgiveness. In the future, never go around offending people just because your second uncle has your back..."

Hearing these words, Liang Youyuan felt a wave of resentment and frustration.

But there was nothing he could do. The man was the son of the Provincial Party Secretary, a person he had to look up to. He could only nod and say, "Second Uncle, I'll listen to you. I'll take the initiative to apologize to him."

...

Monday.

Qin Chuan had just entered his office and sat down for a few minutes when Director Huang came in to report, "Director Qin, there's someone calling himself Liang Youyuan who wants to see you."

Heh, so it's that guy!

He was quite arrogant just two days ago.

When Qin Chuan had personally summoned him for a talk, he actually didn't show up and sent a subordinate instead.

Later, when summoned again, he did show up, but he was incredibly arrogant, acting as if he were there to interrogate Qin Chuan and even making verbal threats.

Now he actually came of his own accord, and even had himself announced first, rather than barging in like last time.

Qin Chuan waved his hand and said, "I won't see him. Tell him to leave!"

"Alright, I'll have him leave then!"

Qin Chuan watched Director Huang leave, thinking to himself that Liang Youyuan's visit this time was likely to offer an apology.

I don't accept your apology.

Section Chief Xia Ping was the head of the Food Safety Division and was responsible for the investigation of those stores. He took the initiative to come and report.

"Director Qin, surprisingly, Liang Youyuan has proactively transferred the fines into our account. Additionally, we re-inspected those stores and everything has been rectified. No matter which food item it is, we haven't found any trace of Sudan Red."

Qin Chuan smiled and then instructed, "Only when the rectification is completely in place are they allowed to resume business. As long as there is even one non-compliant item, they stay closed for rectification."

"Understood, no problem!"

After Xia Ping finished his report and returned to his office, he was shocked to find Liang Youyuan already waiting for him.

Upon seeing him, Xia Ping's heart skipped a beat; his first reaction was that this guy was definitely here to cause trouble.

To his utter surprise, an eye-opening scene occurred.

"Section Chief Xia, I was wrong. I've come specifically to apologize..."

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes and if the attitude hadn't seemed so sincere, Xia Ping would never have believed that Liang Youyuan would take the initiative to apologize.

After a moment of stunned silence, Xia Ping said in disbelief, "General Manager Liang, what is this all about?"

Liang Youyuan apologized again, keeping his posture very low, before saying, "Section Chief Xia, please help me say a few good words to Director Qin. I'll remember this favor."

After much persuasion, Xia Ping finally nodded and agreed.

However, his words carried no weight with Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan still refused to see Liang Youyuan and did not forgive the fellow.

This was disastrous.

Liang Youyuan was once again severely disciplined by his second uncle.

His second uncle was also quite unlucky; he had originally had high hopes of entering the Standing Committee, but in the end, he failed to get his wish, as another Vice Mayor took the spot.

This made Liang Qiaoxi grit his teeth in anger. He gave Liang Youyuan another severe beating and declared that he no longer had this nephew—he told him never to bother him again and that he never wanted to see him.

Time quickly reached the end of 2011, with only half a month left until the Lunar New Year.

Although Qin Chuan hadn't been in the position of Director of the Market Supervision Bureau for long, his performance was commendable, and he had achieved many results.

In a short period, he had gained the approval of most city leaders.

Secretary Yu Zhikun went without saying; he was constantly full of praise for Qin Chuan and even commended him multiple times in public settings.

The new Mayor also had a good impression of Qin Chuan, giving him the thumbs up several times and visiting the Market Supervision Bureau for research quite frequently.

This was completely different from Yang Fuguo, who hadn't visited even once during his time.

On the expressway from the provincial capital to Jianning City, a red sedan was driving rapidly. Older Sister was driving, and Zhu Qingxi sat in the passenger seat.

The two already knew each other and had a fairly good relationship, though Older Sister spent most of her time in the capital, so they didn't meet very often.

Older Sister had returned to Handong Province yesterday and was driving today to visit the younger brother she missed day and night. For this 'brother-complex' sister, she wished she could see him every day.

"Qingxi, I never expected you would become my sister-in-law."

Zhu Qingxi's face turned slightly red, her heart overflowing with happiness.

The school was on winter break, so she had time now and planned to stay in Jianning City for a few days to see her lover every day.

As for Older Sister, besides missing her brother, she had another important matter.

Several months ago, Qin Chuan had entrusted her with a task. Although the instructions were given over the phone and she felt the items had no value at all, she still followed his request and had gradually bought quite a lot, accumulating over five hundred thousand coins by now.

She felt that with over five hundred thousand coins, she should be able to report back to her brother.

The car exited the expressway and entered the urban area of Jianning City. With Zhu Qingxi acting as a human GPS, the red sedan smoothly drove into the courtyard of the Market Supervision Bureau.

When the two women stepped out of the car, many people's eyes lit up.

Wow!

Two great beauties, especially the slightly younger one—she was even more beautiful than the stars on television.

A bold young man, his heart racing with excitement, plucked up his courage and asked, "Beauties, who are you looking for?"