80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 514

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 514 – Sailing in the same boat (1) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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When they decided to build the factory, Zheng Yuqiang and Zhao Qian had agreed that Zhao Qian would only invest money and not manage it. 

If not for the Zhao family’s protection, Zheng Yuqiang wouldn’t have partnered with Zhao Qian at all. 

He didn’t like anyone interfering with his factory’s operations. After all, one mountain couldn’t have two tigers.

Zhao Qian chuckled over the phone.

“I don’t know much about machine tools, but the sales section chief at Xingda Machine Tool, Gu Ye, is a friend of mine. He has helped me recently. If Xingda’s quality is fine, I would suggest you consider their products. Of course, it’s only a suggestion, Old Zheng, no need to feel so pressured about it.”

Zheng Yuqiang gave a couple of dry laughs.

“Second Young Master, here’s the thing, I’ve already bought three imported machines. As for the rest, I’m planning to buy domestic ones. I was originally going to buy from Southern Machine Tool, but now I’m a little hesitant. I’ve heard their quality might be problematic, so I plan to look into it first. If their quality is not good, I’ll go with Xingda instead. Funny enough, today Gu Ye’s wife even came to our factory to promote their machines, chatted with my father for over half an hour, and she was so convincing that she even won my father over.”

Laughter came through the receiver from the other end. 

After the Second Young Master had laughed enough, he said,

“Those two are interesting. The Gu family is fairly well-known in Shanghai, and Gu Ye himself is a decent person, he is worth befriending.”

As Zhao Qian spoke and laughed, Zheng Yuqiang grew suspicious. 

This Second Young Master was notoriously unpredictable and rarely in such a good mood, it seemed his relationship with Gu Ye really was close, judging from how he couldn’t stop smiling at the mention of his name.

In truth, Zhao Qian was remembering the nonsense Gu Ye had spouted that night, things like ‘fighting together’ and ‘pulling down the opponent’s pants’, all complete nonsense.

After returning to Beijing, he had even gone to check. That rascal Gu Ye had never even been to Beijing. 

Everything he had said was pure fabrication. Old Mr. Gu had indeed worked with his father before, but only for one year. 

As for whether the story of changing name was real or not, even his own father wasn’t sure.

But none of that mattered to Zhao Qian. 

As long as the medicine worked, he was satisfied. 

Right now, he was eagerly anticipating the kidney-strengthening tonic that Gu Ye’s wife was preparing for him. 

If it really could restore his vigor, then he would treat Gu Ye like a close biological brother.

Meanwhile, Chu Qiao went to the market and bought a lot of vegetables. 

Tonight, she planned to cook something delicious to comfort pitiful Gu Ye, who was getting scorned every day.

Indeed, Gu Ye was having a wretched time today. 

He had gone to the far suburbs to visit a large privately-owned auto parts factory. 

But he didn’t even make it past the front gate, as he was chased away by a gatekeeper holding three big German Shepherds, who also hurled plenty of insults.

-German shepherds 

Gu Ye had nearly been bitten, ending up looking rather bedraggled. 

At the time, he felt a flash of anger and a twinge of ‘a tiger fallen to the flatlands, and got bullied by dogs*’ sadness. 

*A tiger who descends to the flatlands gets bullied by dogs / 虎落平阳被犬欺 (idiom) : A once-powerful figure, when stripped of their usual advantages or environment, becomes vulnerable to humiliation by those far beneath them. It conveys the indignity of falling from grace and the cruelty of opportunistic attacks from lesser rivals. 

But he quickly recovered, getting driven out was normal. He had been thrown out for a month now, and it was nothing new.

Brushing the dust off his clothes, Gu Ye prepared to check out other factories in the area. 

Shanghai was huge, surely one of them would eventually buy his machine tools.

But after visiting several more factories in a row, he still couldn’t get through any gates. 

At least the treatment was slightly better than at the first place, as there were no dogs this time. 

By now it was already noon, and Gu Ye’s stomach was growling. 

He realized he had wandered back near that first factory, so he found a spot nearby to sit down. 

He decided to eat something first, only with a full stomach could he have the energy to keep selling. 

He took out his lunchbox. Inside was a whole box full of Lüdagun plus another box of rice balls. 

Chu Qiao had prepared them for him, afraid he wouldn’t have enough to eat. She had even made two boxes in total, both filled with Gu Ye’s favorite glutinous rice treats.

-Lüdagun / Fried chop rice cake (驴打滚) : A classic Beijing snack of glutinous rice rolls coated in soybean powder, named whimsically after ‘donkeys rolling in dust’. 

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