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Chapter Thirteen: The Final Battle at the Forbidden City

  Chen Zikun was startled and quickly went out to see the situation, Xu Guodong also followed him out. Everyone came to the gate and saw a car parked in the alley, with all four doors open. Miss Yao, dressed in fashionable overalls, was directing the porters to move things in an orderly manner.

  "You, take this."

  "You, bring this in, be careful not to drop it, this is a British-made radio."

  Yao Yilei directed with a steady hand, and the carters were busy running around under her orders. When she saw Chen Zikun and others coming out, she said bluntly: "Xue Zhanggui, help me take this package of clothes inside and find a clean place to hang them up."

  He picked up another violin case and handed it to Xu Guotong: "Officer, take this Italian violin in, be careful, if you break it, you can't afford to compensate."

  Xue Pingshun and Xu Guodong took their things and went in, while Yao Yire looked at Chen Zikun who was staring blankly beside her and said with a smile: "What's wrong, are you so surprised to see me move in that you're speechless?"

  Chen Zikun was at a loss for words, scratching his ears and cheeks. This man who had crawled and rolled in the den of thieves, accustomed to days of sword lights and shadows, was unexpectedly defeated by Miss Yao's ferocity.

  Yao Yile didn't care about him, and walked in on her own, commenting as she went: "Hmm, the cleaning is pretty good, but this floor should have a layer of cement, that way it won't be muddy when it rains."

  The porters who came and went carrying things saw Yao Yile and nodded their heads, smiling fawningly: "Hello, boss's wife."

  Chen Zikun was shocked again, what kind of trick did this girl use to make the carters so obedient and even call her "boss lady"!

  My goodness, what's going on here?

  Yao Yilei directly entered the backyard, saw that the west wing was clean and empty, and suddenly said with joy: "We really are telepathic, you've helped me clean up the room, it's great."

  That was the room prepared for Lin Wenjing, when did it become prepared for her, Chen Zikun is really speechless.

  Miss Yao's family was neither rich nor poor, and it took the porters two trips to finish moving everything. Miss Yao then pulled out a roll of banknotes and started giving them tips, five yuan each! The porters were overjoyed, happier than if they had eaten two kilograms of braised pork head.

  Isn't it? Just move some small items and you can get five bucks as a reward. No need to call out "boss lady", even if you just call out "grandma", they'll rush to respond.

  Xu Guodong also came over and bowed respectfully, saying: "Miss Yao, I've hung up your violin for you. Does it look good?"

  Yao Yile glanced over and said, "Very well, thanks for your hard work, Officer Xu."

  "It's my duty to serve the citizens, and I have official business to attend to, so I won't disturb you." Xu Guodong stood at attention with a loud "click", saluted again, gave Chen Zikun a sly smile, and turned to leave.

  "You're busy, I won't keep you from dinner." Yao Yilei said with a wave of her hand, shouting: "Xue shopkeeper, see off Officer Xu for me."

  Chen Zikun wiped away a bead of sweat, and this woman who was not at all unfamiliar had already treated herself as the mistress.

  Suddenly, Yao Yire's nose twitched and she said, "The stir-fry smells good, is dinner ready?"

  It was indeed time for dinner, two meals a day. At this moment, it was time to eat lunch. The Ziguang Car Factory had only one large pot, and regardless of whether they were the boss, the shopkeeper or an ordinary cart driver, everyone ate from the same pot.

  The carters ate in the front yard, big plates of stir-fried cabbage, mixed radish shreds, boiled tofu, and each person had a pancake, squatting on the ground with great vigor, making "slurping" sounds like pigs eating at feeding time.

  Yao Yile was unwilling to eat with them, and just as she was frowning, someone in the main room shouted: "Da Kui, dinner is ready."

  It was actually a girl's voice.

  Yao Yilei walked into the hall and sat down without a word, while Xing'er looked at her in confusion, then at Chen Zikong, asking: "Who is she?"

  Chen Zikun had not yet responded when Yao Yilei rolled her eyes and asked, "Is this our family's servant girl? How can she be so ignorant of the rules, not even knowing to bring me a pair of chopsticks?"

  Xing Er puffed out her chest and said: "Who are you calling a servant girl!"

  Yao Yilei ignored her and said to Chen Zikun, "This maid has a really bad temper, our family can't use her, sell her off tomorrow."

  Xing Er's whole body trembled and she clattered her chopsticks back into their holder.

  "This is Apricot's young lady, our old neighbor, not a maid."

  Yao Yilei looked surprised and said: "It's actually Xing'er sister, I'm sorry."

  "Hum, don't try to get close to me, who is your sister?"

  Yao Yile said: "You go in first, of course it's sister."

  "Pfft pfft pfft, what's with this 'entering the door first' and 'entering the door later', I'm not even married yet."

  "Oh~~" Yao Yire made an appearance of sudden realization.

  Xing'er knew she had been tricked and huffily got up with her bowl and left.

  Yao Yilei gloated, sitting happily at the table, ready to eat, but when she saw this coarse tea and plain rice, she suddenly lost her appetite and said: "Do you usually eat this?"

  Chen Zikun said: "Miss Yao, I'm afraid of you, what are you singing now?"

  Yao Yilei said: "My father doesn't want me anymore, I have nowhere to go, so I can only come to you for help. My life was saved by you, from now on, I am yours."

  Chen Zikun rubbed his hands together: "What are you talking about? I just saw injustice and drew my sword to help, but I didn't think of making you repay me with your body."

  Yao Yile said: "Then I don't care, anyway I'll just stick with you, who let you kiss me."

  Chen Zikun shivered and retorted: "What are you talking nonsense about?"

  Yao Yile blinked her eyes and leaned in close to him, saying: "Chen Zikun is Julian, Julian is Chen Zikun, you can't fool me."

  Chen Zikun took a deep breath in reverse, his small braid was caught by someone, and he couldn't even begin to argue.

  A shout came from outside: "The dishes you ordered have arrived."

  The two turned their heads to look, and saw four young men wearing white aprons carrying food boxes in, quickly arranging the various dishes from the boxes on the table. The dazzling array of dishes made one's eyes widen, and Yao Yire exclaimed: "I didn't expect you to be so considerate."

  Chen Zikun asked in a low voice: "Isn't this dish what you ordered?"

  "Wasn't it you who ordered it?"

  Chen Zikun hastily stopped the young waiter who was taking away the dishes: "You may have made a mistake, we haven't ordered yet."

  "Inside Xuanwu Gate, there's a hutong called Hu Tong Zi Guang Che Chang. No mistake, it was your phone call that asked us to deliver the tablecloth from Beijing Restaurant, totaling eight yuan. Please settle the bill."

  Chen Zikun was in a daze, but Yao Yilei burst out laughing: "Forget it, just bring it over if you're going to bring it. Anyway, there's no food to eat." She handed a 10-yuan note to the young servant: "Take it, don't bother with change."

  After dismissing the young servant from the Beijing restaurant, Yao Yire took up her chopsticks and ate with abandon, completely disregarding her elegant lady image. Chen Zikun could only helplessly accompany her in eating.

  The phone suddenly rang, Chen Zikun picked up the receiver, and a familiar quacking voice came on: "How's it going? Is the food at the Beijing restaurant still good?"

  That big scammer again, last time he cheated them into going to Paobu Hutong for nothing, and the bill hasn't been settled yet.

  Chen Zikong suppressed his anger and asked: "May I ask who you are? I'd like to come to your door to thank you."

  A burst of laughter, and the drake quacked: "No need, my family's gate is high, you can't get in."

  "Damn it, I've found you and I'm going to beat the crap out of you!" Chen Zikun cursed.

  He had already hung up the phone on the other end.

  Yao Yile smiled and said: "Someone is playing a prank, huh? No big deal, I'll help you investigate." She picked up the phone and shook it, directly telling the operator: "I'm looking for your Director Li."

  The phone was immediately transferred, and Yao Yire and Director Li were apparently familiar with each other. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he asked: "Can you help me check which number just called 172?"

  All city calls were manually connected, and there weren't many phones in all of Beijing, so the operator quickly gave out the answer, it was a call from 99.

  "Fine, I'll find his address and go beat him up." Chen Zikun flipped through the phone book, but there was no registered address for 99.

  "Do you really want to hit him?" Yao Yire asked, her smile a bit strange at this moment.

  "Shouldn't such a guy be beaten?" Chen Zikong retorted, directly picking up the phone and letting the operator connect to 99.

  "Hello, I'm Henry." It was indeed a duck's voice on the phone.

  "Damn your mother! You've been messing with me three times, five times, do you think I'm a pushover? Bring it on, bring your three friends and four buddies, let's fight!"

  After a moment of silence, he surprisingly agreed: "Alright, let's do it. At the foot of Jing Mountain, tonight at 6:30, whoever doesn't go is a coward."

  Slamming down the phone, Chen Zikun's anger had yet to dissipate: "I'll have to beat him up next time."

  Yao Yile's face twisted into a wicked grin: "You'd better be careful, or you might just get beaten to a pulp."

  Chen Zikong's heart skipped a beat: "What? You know this Henry?"

  "I don't know." Yao Yire gave a negative answer.

  After finishing dinner, Yao Yilei sat beside the phone and started making calls. Before long, all sorts of furniture, decorations, porcelain, silk fabrics, books, and paintings were delivered one after another. The courtyard of the Zi Guang Car Factory was bustling with activity, stunning both Xue Ping Shun and Chen Zi Kun.

  These merchants are old acquaintances of Miss Yao, they don't need to pay at all, just put it on account and that's it, with a thousand thanks and ten thousand apologies, as if Miss Yao giving them things is giving them face.

  One afternoon passed like this, looking at the things that were almost ready, Yao Yilei clapped her hands and said: "Alright, it's about time, let's go to Jing Shan to fight."

  Chen Zikun was thoroughly convinced by her, if it were someone else, having just gone through a kidnapping incident, they would still be quietly staying at home, afraid of seeing new faces, but Miss Yao acted as if nothing had happened.

  Just as they were about to leave, a group of people came in with their arms around each other. It turned out to be Xue Baoqing, Xiao Shunzi, Zhao Jiayong, Guoer and others. Yao Yilei recognized Xiao Shunzi at a glance as the western-style chef from Liu Guo Restaurant, and she felt even more confident, but she didn't say anything, just gave him a triumphant smile.

  All the brothers were shocked to see Yao Yire in the car factory, Chen Zikun was at a loss for words, this matter was hard to explain, so he just said: "Don't ask anything, let's go fight first."

  A group of people squeezed onto Yao Yilei's car, the car was too small, and there were even people standing on the running board. With a fierce atmosphere, they arrived at the foot of Jing Mountain. After a while, a team of people came out from the Shenwu Gate of the Forbidden City, wearing warm hats with flowers, yellow jackets, boots, and swords hanging from their waists, clanging loudly.

  The brothers were all stunned, and Xiao Shunzi said: "Dà Kòng Zǐ (Big Brother), it turns out you want to fight with the Imperial Guard? I think this matter is a bit tricky."

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