Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 959: Chapter 960: Identity is Very Important

Ji Chunlai was quite interested in this matter.

”Miss, haven’t I told you before? I’m bold but careful, right? Didn’t you even compliment me on being brave and resourceful? I think this matter could be safely left in my hands. Can you tell me who exactly we’re following? And how will the payment be calculated?”

Chiang Xiao thought for a moment, ”Like this, you go to the county hospital at noon, and I’ll give you a portrait. Just focus on that person. I don’t know who they are either, but now that there are a few outsiders in our town, don’t you think we should keep an eye on them? Also, my granduncle and uncle are planning to contract a slope on Bai Gu Mountain, so we need to keep them from causing any damage there.”

”You make a good point. Why would outsiders run up our mountain?” Ji Chunlai scratched the back of his head and said, ”Then, for this job, how much can you pay me?”

”If I hire you to follow them, for one thing, you can’t drive your taxi for the next few days; otherwise, you won’t even know if they’ve left. Of course, if those people hire your car, it’s still your choice whether you agree or not. I’ll give you twenty bucks a day, and all you have to do is follow them. What do you think?”

Twenty dollars a day.

Ji Chunlai couldn’t help but calculate whether this deal was worthwhile.

Although he could normally earn a hundred or so per ride, Peace Town was small, and not just anyone would hire his car. Having a couple of hires in ten days or half a month was already good.

Now, just for following a few outsiders, he was guaranteed twenty bucks every day, which indeed seemed less trouble than renting out his car.

While he was pondering, he heard Chiang Xiao say, ”And if you find out their purpose on any given day or get any useful information, I’ll give you twenty more per piece of information.”

No sooner had he heard this than Ji Chunlai slapped his thigh, ”Deal! I’ll take the job! I’ll head back this afternoon! We start tomorrow, right?”

Chiang Xiao nodded, ”If anything comes up, call me from Brother Hu’s store; you can ask Brother Hu for my number. I’ll give you three days’ pay upfront.”

Ji Chunlai stared, dumbfounded, at the several large Unity notes she was handing over, ”Sis, aren’t you afraid of losing all that money you’re carrying? Aren’t you worried someone will rob you?”

She had just given him two hundred, and now she was handing over even more.

Chiang Xiao just smiled.

She indeed was curious to know which fool would dare try to rob her.

After Chiang Xiao and Ji Chunlai finished their discussion, Meng Xinian came out. He had brought things like bread and cookies, which he handed over to several children. In a shelter like this, children were the most carefree, old people, on the other hand, all looked filled with sorrow.

Their homes had been flooded; they didn’t know what they were going to do.

Director Ye, however, came out with him, and when he saw Chiang Xiao, he waved.

Chiang Xiao walked over, ”Director Ye, didn’t you rest today?”

”I caught a quick nap earlier. I’m fine; it’s you guys I’m worried about.”

Director Ye had specially come out to apologize and thank Chiang Xiao, whose reputation had spread the night before. ”However, I misunderstood your relationship with Officer Meng, and I’m truly sorry about that.”

”It’s nothing.”

Chiang Xiao had barely finished speaking when she heard Meng Xinian say, ”Who said that? Titles are important.”

Chiang Xiao broke into a sweat.

Director Ye felt a bit embarrassed and was about to speak when he saw Du Jinruo turn the corner of the corridor and come toward them, having already seen them.

”Miss Xiao Du is here,” he said after a pause. ”It might be better for you to clear things up with her, as Miss Xiao Du was looking for Officer Meng all morning.”