Chapter 514 - 544: The Paint Factory Is in for Trouble
’She was suddenly reminded of the novels she had read before transmigrating. In those stories, when the male lead’s mother wanted the female lead to leave, she would just slap down a check for a million, or even ten million.’
’Even if prices were low these days, Li Xiaomei had probably scraped and saved to come up with this one thousand yuan. But Lin Nian truly couldn’t care less about it.’
’She had already had two abortions for Shen Feng. After all the hardship and suffering she had endured, did Li Xiaomei really think she could get rid of her for a measly one thousand yuan? How naive could she be?’
When Lin Nian didn’t respond, Li Xiaomei frowned. Ji Yuehong, standing beside her, piped up, "What, you think one thousand yuan isn’t enough? You’re just a hairstylist, and Xiao Feng was the one who lent you the money to open your salon. Xiao Feng is a university student who will inherit the Shen Family’s business one day. You’re not worthy of him. If you truly care about Xiao Feng, you need to let him go!"
The mention of the Shen Family’s business caught Lin Nian’s attention. She suddenly looked up. "I’m a better match for Ah Feng than that Sun Lili. If you don’t believe me, I’ll tell you something. After a while, when my prediction comes true, you can come looking for me."
Li Xiaomei frowned. "Why are you being so cryptic? You just don’t want to leave Ah Feng, is that it? How much more money will it take for you to leave him?"
Lin Nian took out a pen and wrote a few words on a piece of paper.
"Here, take this," she said. "Read it when you get back. I have a feeling that in a little while, you’ll be the ones coming to find me."
Li Xiaomei and Ji Yuehong exchanged a doubtful glance.
The note read: *Trouble at the paint factory.*
Li Xiaomei stared at Lin Nian’s back as she left and cursed, "That vixen! Daring to curse our family’s paint factory! She’s a total jinx. It’ll be a cold day in hell before Ah Feng marries her!"
Once outside, Lin Nian breathed a sigh of relief.
’She had been left hanging for far too long. She had no idea what Shen Feng was thinking, as he just kept wavering.’
’Now that the clothing factory was gone, Shen Zhengfeng’s other businesses were just small-fry. None of them were the real money-makers.’
’As for the paint factory, their most profitable remaining asset, Lin Nian hadn’t wanted to wait for disaster to strike. After all, any money the factory lost would eventually be her loss, too.’
’But she had no other choice. If she didn’t play her trump card, who knew when she would ever be able to marry Shen Feng!’
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Around the same time, Qin Jiao and Shen Yi were also discussing Shen Zhengfeng’s paint factory.
Qin Jiao hadn’t been involved with the paint factory back then and didn’t know many details, but Shen Yi knew more.
Shen Yi said, "The problem was the paint they were producing. They skipped a few steps in the process to save money, but it made the paint harmful to humans. In fact, back before my parents divorced, I told him about it. I warned him not to cut corners and skimp on materials for the paint. Jeopardizing people’s health is a very serious matter."
Shen Yi truly despised his father, Shen Zhengfeng. He had even cut all ties and wanted nothing more to do with him.
But on the one hand, if the paint factory really ran into major trouble, Shen Zhengfeng would end up in prison.
On the other hand, there was the health of the ordinary people who bought the paint to consider.
And yet...
Qin Jiao said, "But he didn’t listen to you, did he?"
Shen Yi sneered. "Back then, he was bursting with confidence. He called me stupid and said I didn’t understand the tricks of the trade. But his so-called ’tricks’ are just crooked shortcuts. Just you wait and see. If he really did cut corners and skimp on materials just for profit, he’ll be completely ruined when this all comes out."
Qin Jiao asked, "Then what will you do when your grandmother, uncle, and aunt come begging you for help?"