Eat My Childless Life: The Little Fisher Girl is Poor and Fierce

Chapter 293 How did she find out?

Seeing that she looked very serious and not at all like she was joking, Wu Qingfeng turned his head away and chuckled softly before turning back to her and saying seriously, "No."

Lin Chang'er frowned. "What do you mean?"

Wu Qingfeng said, "The people behind him want to use the power behind me. I am the key for them to open the door to the Wu family."

Lin Chang'er's eyes darted around. "Then he must not be very bright. Shouldn't they usually give him gold, silver, and women? Who would kidnap someone to be a live-in son-in-law?"

Wu Qingfeng slightly raised his eyes. "You want them to send me women?"

He clearly misunderstood the point.

Lin Chang'er was completely unaware of the subtle change in the man's emotions, and said to herself, "It's not impossible, you can give it to me. You see, our business is still a bit too limited right now."

"Clothing, food, housing, and transportation are our current business, which is mainly focused on food. If we want to expand into clothing, we will definitely need female workers! We need spinners, embroiderers, or even laundry workers."

Upon hearing her words, Wu Qingfeng couldn't hide the shock in his eyes. Should he say she was clever, or just clever?

Although it's outrageous, why does it give him the illusion that she's a good homemaker?

It sounds like she's always short of people, but she's never short of money to buy people, yet she seems to have never bought any maids or servants.

They seemed to have a natural aversion to such business; even Li Qiulan and her son were only hired as long-term laborers.

This wasn't the first time Wu Qingfeng had felt that he and Lin Chang'er seemed to have subtle differences in some of their perceptions, but that wasn't a bad thing. On the contrary, she respected life more than any of them.

When this conclusion flashed through his mind, Wu Qingfeng felt a strange tremor in his heart, as if such a conclusion was not a doctrine that should exist in the education he had received in the past.

After a moment of confusion, Wu Qingfeng regained his senses and smiled, "Master Lin is indeed intelligent and kind-hearted, and adept at managing a household."

Lin Chang'er smiled and said, "This is also a way of doing good deeds!" How many of those women who were objectified and sent around could have a good ending? Lin Chang'er felt that she was not a saint and could not share a man with them.

But at least she can give them the opportunity to be self-sufficient and give them the most basic respect as human beings.

Wu Qingfeng nodded, "Okay, next time someone gives it to me, I'll pass it on to you."

Lin Chang'er chuckled lightly, "The second question is, why was Brother Li Mian detained at the Sun residence?"

Wu Qingfeng lowered his eyes slightly, then suddenly raised his hand and gently tapped Lin Chang'er's forehead. "Are you confused? I didn't see Brother Li Mian during the time I entered the Sun residence and was drugged and knocked unconscious."

"After we rescued him, he remained unconscious!" He wanted to ask, but he didn't have the chance!

Lin Chang'er patted the back of his hand, "Alright, I can tell you lack experience in the ways of the world and haven't been toughened up by society."

"It's not unjust that we were defeated today. How could we let our guard down before we even saw the person?"

"Luckily, you're useful to them, otherwise..."

Lin Chang'er raised her hand and gestured across her neck, sticking out her tongue and making a Barbie buttoning motion.

Wu Qingfeng was amused, "Yes, yes, Master Lin is right, I have taken it all to heart."

"You've written it all down, so you're determined not to change it, right?" Lin Chang'er replied.

Wu Qingfeng shook his head, "This student wouldn't dare. This student still needs to keep his life to marry Master Lin!"

Lin Chang'er poked his head, "Having fun being mischievous, huh?"

Wu Qingfeng wasn't annoyed; instead, he nodded, "Happy." This noisy atmosphere is quite nice.

Lin Chang'er propped her elbows on the windowsill and rested her chin on her hands. "Do you think it's possible that Brother Li Mian discovered that that bastard Sun Furen was colluding with pirates, which is why Sun Furen detained him?"

After saying that, he shook his head, "No, colluding with pirates is something that will get you killed if you get caught, right? If Brother Li Mian finds out about his secret, wouldn't Sun Furen kill Brother Li Mian's whole family? But he only came to ask for the Qingyang, there must be something else going on."

Wu Qingfeng nodded, "I don't know about other prefectures and counties, but anyone in this county who colludes with pirates will be executed immediately."

Lin Chang'er said, "But there's no precedent for this, right? Sun Furen might not even know your position."

Wu Qingfeng chuckled, "If you can't figure it out, then don't. You'll understand when Brother Li wakes up."

Lin Chang'er nodded, refusing to engage in internal strife and starting with herself. Suddenly, she remembered something, "By the way, have you given instructions to A'da and A'er?"

Wu Qingfeng said, "The orders have all been given."

After a moment, he looked at Lin Chang'er and asked, puzzled, "If you had doubts, why did you bring the person back in the first place?"

The cowardly servants, after being kidnapped once, suddenly turned against them and volunteered to lead the way. Afterwards, they even shamelessly insisted on following them. This whole thing seemed completely illogical.

Lin Chang'er laughed and said, "Didn't I say that the most dangerous place is the safest place? Rather than letting him cause trouble outside, it's better to keep him under our noses and monitor him."

Wu Qingfeng raised an eyebrow, his eyes full of admiration, "You're so clever."

Lin Chang'er accepted the praise without any modesty, "If he really is not very bright and just does whatever comes to mind, then we'll just have one more long-term worker, so it's not a loss for us."

Wu Qingfeng nodded. "That makes sense."

Lin Chang'er then asked, "Sun Furen, what are you planning to do?"

Wu Qingfeng closed his eyelashes briefly. "Small fish that accidentally surface can only attract big fish by releasing them back into the pond."

Lin Chang'er understood: use bait to catch small fish, and use small fish to catch big fish.

He nodded. "Okay, then keep a close eye on things and make sure the little fish doesn't get off the hook. If the county government is short-staffed, come to the village and ask for help."

Wu Qingfeng grunted in agreement. "Both Xin'an and Yuhai counties have reported cases of the epidemic. At present, there are no reported cases in Ninghai County."

"It cannot be ruled out that there may be cases of deliberate concealment. Since you go to the city every day, you need to be more careful."

"If you encounter a suspicious person, money is secondary; safety comes first."

After a slight pause, he said, "From now on, when you go out, have Liu Zi accompany you. Liu Zi is clever, shrewd, loyal, and quite skilled. Let A Da take charge of things at home."

Lin Chang'er tilted her head, "Do you have any other people you can use?"

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Doesn't your family have any guards who hide in the shadows to protect you?"

In the past, when I read novels and watched TV dramas, I always saw that young masters from noble families like them would have assassins and bodyguards raised for them from a young age.

Of course, Lin Chang'er of this era probably didn't know this, so she couldn't directly use the term "secret guard".

Wu Qingfeng paused. Although she had phrased it euphemistically, Wu Qingfeng was certain that she was referring to the secret guards.

Although her father had studied with his mentor, he shouldn't have known about this. His mentor came from a poor family and had never been in contact with her, so there was no way she learned about it from him.

How did she find out?