Urban Martial Saint

Ye Qing’s aunt was delighted when Ye Qing had arranged jobs for Feng Jianshe and Feng Xuehua, both of whom, especially Feng Jianshe, had never thought they could find other work, let alone with such high salaries.

Looking at Old Fifth Yang, Feng Jianshe was so excited that he couldn’t speak, only muttering continuously, ”Thank you, thank you, kind person, kind person...”

”What kind person, compared to Ye Zi, I fall short!” Old Fifth Yang laughed heartily and said, ”Right, your Yingying is still in school, isn’t she? I just happen to be planning to sponsor some students this year, and I’ll take care of Yingying’s schooling!”

”That won’t be necessary!” Ye Qing waved his hand, saying, ”Yingying is my cousin, I can worry about her matters. You’ve found these jobs for my uncle and aunt, their family situation will improve as well. The money should go to the children who really need it!”

”Yes, yes, give it to the children who need it!” Ye Qing’s aunt nodded repeatedly, saying, ”To have such jobs, we are already deeply grateful. Boss Yang, how could we have the nerve to accept more support? Actually, there are many children in the village who can’t afford schooling; they are the ones who really need support now!”

Old Fifth Yang nodded and said, ”If that’s the case, then I’ll look for other candidates. Anyway, you all are in the county town now, if there’s anything, feel free to come to me. I’m like brothers with Ye Zi; his matters are my matters, I’ve got them covered.”

Ye Changwen and the others were also very happy, as Old Fifth Yang was the richest merchant in Jiuchuan County in recent years. In Jiuchuan County, there was nothing he couldn’t manage. Now that he considered Ye Qing as his own brother, their future lives were set to improve!

The happiest of all was Zhao Xuehua, seeing Old Fifth Yang’s attitude toward Ye Qing. She knew her daughter, Yuan Xiaoyu, must have good prospects working with Old Fifth Yang. Also, it would probably not be hard for her son, Yuan Xiaozheng, to work there in the future. Zhao Xuehua’s biggest concerns were her son and daughter, and with their situations settled, there was nothing left for Zhao Xuehua to worry about.

The table was filled with joy, except for one person who was somewhat downcast—this person was Qin Jing.

Qin Jing had gone to the city with Ye Qing to find a good job. However, while Old Fifth Yang had arranged everything for Feng Jianshe and Feng Xuehua, Ye Qing hadn’t mentioned him at all, which made him anxious. He repeatedly gave Ye Qing significant glances, but Ye Qing seemed to see none of them, completely ignoring him, making him extremely anxious, as if hundreds of mice were scratching inside him. Seeing how easily Old Fifth Yang had settled everything for Feng Jianshe and Feng Xuehua, he also wanted to seize this opportunity to arrange his own job. Otherwise, once this chance passed, there might be no other chance left!

Yet, Ye Qing never brought up his situation, which severely depressed him. Throughout the meal, Ye Qing hadn’t mentioned him, and seeing Old Fifth Yang drive away, Qin Jing instantly felt deflated, despondently sitting alone in the private room.

When Ye Qing returned to the private room after seeing Old Fifth Yang off and saw Qin Jing sitting there, he couldn’t help but smile and said, ”What’s wrong? Didn’t you eat enough?”

Qin Jing spoke anxiously, ”Qingzi, you said once out here you would get me a good job, how come your words aren’t holding up?”

”Hehe...” Ye Qing chuckled and said, ”The words I have spoken will definitely hold.”

”If your words hold, why didn’t you mention me just now?” Qin Jing said, ”Boss Yang seems very capable, casually able to arrange such good jobs. If you had spoken for me, maybe my job would have been settled too!”

”I didn’t mention you, and of course there’s a reason for that!” Ye Qing laughed, saying, ”Because I don’t want you to work in Jiuchuan County!”

”You don’t want me in Jiuchuan County? Why?” Qin Jing asked, puzzled.

Ye Qing looked at Qin Jing and said seriously, ”I have several places in Shenchuan City that need my own people to manage, and I want to take you to Shenchuan City!”

”Shenchuan City?” Qin Jing’s eyes widened, saying, ”That’s a big city, you... you really want to take me to Shenchuan City? How much can I make a month? Can it be three thousand?”

”Is that all you aspire to?” Ye Qing scoffed, saying, ”The places I manage are doing well, and if handled well, it’s not hard to make tens of thousands a month!”

”Really?” Qin Jing suddenly perked up, saying, ”When are we going? How are we going? I heard to go to Shenchuan City, one must go to the city to catch a train, when are we going to the city?”

”No need.” Ye Qing shook the car keys in his hand and said, ”We’ll drive there ourselves!”

”My god, I forgot you have a car now!” Qin Jing was thrilled, excitedly looking at the car keys in Ye Qing’s hand, and kept asking about the situation in Shenchuan City.

Qin Jing was one of Ye Qing’s few childhood friends, and over the years, Ye Qing had always remembered him. Honestly, among the friends Ye Qing could trust, Qin Jing was one of them. Therefore, Ye Qing decided to bring him to Shenchuan City to take charge of a venue. These venues, when managed by one’s own people, were the most relieving.

In addition to Chen Jun and Hou San, Ye Qing had now found three trustworthy people. There were also Da Fei and Mad Dog, making it five people in total, all Ye Qing’s own men. And Ye Qing had ten venues in Shenchuan City, five people were still somewhat insufficient to manage them all, but at least they could relieve Ye Qing of quite a burden. Now, the most crucial thing was to find someone who could understand those accounts, and getting a few venues’ accounts under control was the key.

The next morning, Ye Qing got up early, took Da Fei, Mad Dog, Xu Changzhi, and the others, and went straight to Gu Xianping’s house to help him move.

Gu Xianping had lived in the school’s staff dormitory, but after being fired, he rented a house outside. Later, when his daughter was injured, he could not afford the rent and moved to live under a bridge.

Now that he had returned to work, the Education Bureau immediately distributed a set of housing to him, claiming it was the deserved treatment for veteran teachers. In reality, such housing was usually only distributed to school leaders, not ordinary teachers. But Gu Xianping’s situation was different, the Education Bureau personally stepped in and allocated him a three-bedroom apartment, and today was just the day he was moving in.

Gu Xianping had visited the house the day before, and although Ye Qing did not know the exact condition of the house, it was said that after seeing it, Gu Xianping couldn’t stop smiling all the way home, so it was probably pretty good. Ye Qing could empathize with his feelings; an old man had worked hard all his life, yet couldn’t afford even a bathroom, having no house of his own, anyone would feel distressed.

Now that he had been directly allocated a house, regardless of its size or condition, it was a huge delight for him. How could he not be happy?

When Ye Qing and his group arrived at the bridge, Gu Xianping had already packed his belongings, Lin Changlu had brought a crowd and was busily helping with the move. Seeing Ye Qing arrive, Lin Changlu hurried over and bowed eagerly as he greeted Ye Qing and his group.

After the county leaders hosted a dinner for Xu Changzhi the previous night, Lin Changlu learned of Xu Changzhi’s identity as the son of the Deputy Governor. Now, he truly felt wise about the decisions he had made. No matter what, now that he could speak in Ye Qing’s presence, he was effectively connected to Xu Changzhi. Although that connection was distant, it was sufficient for the town!

”Director Lin, you came quite early!” Ye Qing greeted Lin Changlu, and nearby, Da Fei and Mad Dog also went to help organize the things.

Lin Changlu sighed and said, ”Alas, we from the education sector owe Teacher Gu too much. Some things are too late to amend, but I can only contribute this modest effort to do something for Teacher Gu.”

It must be said, Lin Changlu really knew how to speak. At least, Ye Qing found his words quite pleasant to hear.

Ye Qing said, ”The fact that you could arrange a set of housing for Teacher Gu, we are already very grateful for that.”

”It’s what we ought to do!” Lin Changlu replied with a smile.

Before long, Old Fifth Yang also sent a truck over, which completely overshadowed the small car Lin Changlu had found. Everyone then transferred the items from the small car to the truck, and truth be told, it was much easier than trying to fit them into the small car.

Around ten in the morning, everything was finally packed, and the vehicles set out for Gu Xianping’s new home.

This apartment was in the high school’s staff residential area, but the conditions here were significantly better than the neighboring teachers’ collective housing. After all, this place was meant for leaders, whether in terms of greening or the environment, everything was much better, and even Ye Qing felt very satisfied.

When they arrived there, Old Fifth Yang was already waiting. Seeing Ye Qing and the others, Old Fifth Yang laughed and said, ”Ah, you guys are rather slow, I’ve been waiting here for over an hour!”

”That’s because you are fast, you can’t blame us for being slow!” Ye Qing responded with a laugh as he greeted Old Fifth Yang. Gu Xianping also hurried over, repeatedly thanking Old Fifth Yang.

”Teacher Gu, you mustn’t be so formal with me!” Old Fifth Yang said with a grin, ”Though I’m not much of an educated man, I respect scholars the most in my life. Of course, when I refer to scholars, I mean genuine ones, not those clad in scholars’ garb but engaging in unsavory activities!”

When Old Fifth Yang said this, he glanced meaningfully at the leaders from the Education Bureau and the high school. They knew Old Fifth Yang was scolding them, but none dared to retort, all awkwardly looking around, not daring to meet Old Fifth Yang’s gaze.

”Teacher Gu, in my eyes, you are the true scholar, truly deserving of my respect!” Old Fifth Yang continued, ”Today you are moving, and I don’t have much I can give you, anything material would seem trite. So, I thought about it and since your home lacks furniture, I had a set made specifically for you as a gift to celebrate your housewarming!”