Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife-Chapter 479: Truly Disgusted

"County Magistrate Bai, as you can see, I’ve invested nearly all of my assets into this department store. If you want me to acquire Ancheng Food Factory, I am truly powerless to do so."

"But that’s not the case, Lin, you’re overthinking it."

County Magistrate Bai quickly explained as he saw her refusal was resolute.

"Ancheng Food Factory has been losing money year after year, we wouldn’t be so unkind as to force this upon you. But this is no small matter, not just for you, Lin, but also for the County Committee. We need to take a long-term view. How about this—once you’re done with these busy days, come back to the county and take a look at the current state of Ancheng Food Factory. Even if all you can do, Lin, is offer some advice, as long as it ensures the employees keep their jobs and the over a thousand workers have food on their table, you would have done a great service for Ancheng County."

Seeing Lin Chuxia still tried to decline, County Magistrate Bai suddenly sighed, "Lin, we’ve known each other for a long time, there’s no need for secrets between us. My days in An City are numbered. The transfer orders should arrive soon. I believe that during my tenure in An City, I’ve worked diligently and can face the An City folks without guilt. But if there’s one thing I truly can’t let go, it’s the welfare of the over a thousand workers at Ancheng Food Factory. I haven’t managed to push through the reforms, and now to just leave without addressing the situation, I just feel..."

Seeing his pained and reluctant expression, Lin Chuxia finally relented.

"County Magistrate Bai, I’ll be back in An City in a couple of days, and I’ll come to find you then."

Despite all the scheming on the issue of the Ancheng Food Factory by County Magistrate Bai, it had to be admitted that he was a good county magistrate.

From her perspective, County Magistrate Bai was calculating against her, a small individual merchant, but from the perspective of the citizens of Ancheng County and the workers of Ancheng Food Factory, wasn’t County Magistrate Bai also planning for their welfare?

As a county magistrate, he naturally had to seek welfare for all the citizens of the county, for the greater good.

Moreover, during the conflict between Xiyang and Ancheng Food Factory, County Magistrate Bai also firmly supported Xiyang.

It could be said that County Magistrate Bai indeed was a good magistrate, impartial and fair.

Lin Chuxia didn’t want him to leave Ancheng County with regrets.

As her thoughts turned, County Magistrate Bai, hearing what he wanted to hear, heaved a sigh of relief, "Then I won’t take up more of your time. I’ll be waiting in An City."

Lin Chuxia saw County Magistrate Bai off to his car and casually placed two boxes of tea on the car seat.

Watching the car gradually drive away, Lin Chuxia couldn’t help but feel that County Magistrate Bai’s last smile was somehow foxy.

Well, I’ll see when I get back. I hope County Magistrate Bai won’t be too hard on me and will give me some benefits.

Lin Chuxia went back into the department store and after a walk around, didn’t see Wang Tianxue.

Liu Na’s counter already had a line, and Lin Chuxia helped her handle a few transactions. Once the crowd thinned a bit, she asked, "Where’s Manager Wang?"

Liu Na also looked up confused, "She was just over there a moment ago."

While they were talking, a junior sales assistant ran over, panting, "Mr. Lin, you better go take a look. There’s a man at the warehouse blocking Manager Wang, and they’ve started arguing."

Time rewound fifteen minutes earlier. Wang Tianxue, seeing the stock of dresses running low, went to the warehouse with a junior staff member to restock. Just as she opened the warehouse door, her hand was firmly clamped by a large hand.

She turned around to see Yang Rui’s furiously enraged eyes, "Did you make your aunt cut off the department store’s supplies?"

The junior sales assistant was startled to see the man and exclaimed in shock, "Manager Wang..."

Upon hearing this title, Yang Rui sneered, "Manager Wang? Wang Tianxue, I didn’t expect you had such ability. Just a few days ago, you were working at the bun shop, and now you’re a manager at a department store? What, just because you’ve had a child, you think you’re in high demand? Or is someone just into that sort of thing..."

"Slap!"

Before Yang Rui could finish speaking, Wang Tianxue raised her hand and gave him a fierce slap.

"Yang Rui, just because you’re vile don’t assume everyone else is like you."

Yang Rui was already furious. He had been expecting the delivery for the south side of the department store to have arrived by now, but after waiting and waiting, when he finally called to confirm with them, he learned that they hadn’t sent any goods at all.

This had never happened before in their long-term collaboration.

When he asked, the other side didn’t say anything and just hung up the phone.

It took him a lot of effort to contact someone he used to get along with, and that person asked him if he and Wang Tianxue had divorced. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Once he found out that even his aunt had heard about their divorce, Yang Rui knew that Wang Tianxue must have had a hand in it.

He had been planning to go to Rong City and explain things to his aunt personally in the next few days, but he didn’t expect Wang Tianxue to give him such a "surprise."

Wang Tianxue was working in a department store across from the Huamei Clothing Mall.

When he heard the news, he came straight over, wanting to ask her if she had stopped the department store’s deliveries to land this job.

But to his surprise, not only was she working here, but she had also become a manager.

Need he ask? It certainly must be this woman’s doing.

"I am vile, Wang Tianxue?" He chuckled. "When you say that, don’t you look in the mirror? You cut off the department store’s supply just to get back at me. What reason do you have to say I’m vile? You’re just angry about our divorce, right? Yes, I’ve divorced you. I don’t care for you, have you seen what you’re like? Narrow-minded, stubborn as a mule, who could stand you? You’d better call your aunt right away and get the goods delivered to the department store as soon as possible, or don’t blame me for being unpleasant."

At the end of his tirade, Yang Rui had become very impatient.

Wang Tianxue felt as if she was meeting this man for the first time. She discovered that a person could keep up such an act for so long, and so convincingly.

If it hadn’t been for her witnessing Yang Rui’s affair with Tang Lili with her own eyes, she would have always thought Yang Rui was a gentle, polite man who took care of everything comprehensively.

"Unpleasant? How do you want to be unpleasant? Have the manager fire me?"

Yang Rui’s body stiffened slightly; of course, he had no way to make Wang Tianxue lose her job.

But his job was definitely at risk.

The Huamei Clothing Mall’s opening today was a severe blow to the department store, compounded by the fact that their supplies had been delayed.

If they had enough stock, they could fight back; now, the department store had nothing, and the battle was lost without even fighting.

This morning, Manager Wang had already given him a piece of his mind; such a serious error in work had endangered his position as head of procurement.

Manager Wang even went as far as to say that if the supply issue wasn’t resolved, he would replace the procurement department head.

Looking at Wang Tianxue’s cold expression, Yang Rui suddenly laughed, "Wang Tianxue, you keep saying you don’t care about our marriage, but deep down, you can’t let it go, can you? You deliberately had your aunt cut off the department store’s supplies, waiting for me to come and apologize to you, trying to use this as leverage to reconcile, right? If that’s really the case..."

"Ugh—"

Wang Tianxue couldn’t suppress a retch and spat directly onto Yang Rui’s shoes.

Then, patting her chest, she said, "Sorry about that, I was just too disgusted."

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