Chapter 555 -555 Killing People like Killing Pigs and Dogs (First Update)
Li Hongyan walked down the street with a look of arrogance on her face.
“Oh, isn’t this Auntie Li? What’s the matter? Off to the hotel again?” A shop owner cleaning the storefront shouted when she saw Li Hongyan.
Li Hongyan stopped in her tracks, nodded her head in self-satisfaction, and then put on a helpless façade as she said, “There’s no helping it, Lan managing such a big hotel all by herself is really too much, as her mother I have to share some of the burden!”
“Well, you must admit your Lan has real ability, taking on such a heavy responsibility at her young age, managing dozens of employees! Unlike my kid, still asking me for money! Alas, you can’t compare people with each other, can you!” the shop owner said half in admiration and half in exhalation.
Li Hongyan couldn’t help but feel more proud upon hearing this.
Her character was just like that, always loved to be the center of attention.
Especially after Xue Lan took over Yue Lai Hotel, she often acted as if she were the proprietress of Yue Lai Hotel herself.
When talking to others, she nearly lifted her head high enough to speak down her nose at them.
It wasn’t until she was severely scolded by Xue Lan that she finally toned it down a bit.
Of course, she would never admit such things to outsiders.
After chatting a little more, Li Hongyan sashayed away.
The shop owner watched her leave, a look of disgust on her face.
Moments later, owners from several neighboring shops gathered around.
“Look at Li Hongyan, all smug like that, just irritating to watch,” one of the owners said disdainfully.
“What’s the use of being angry, when someone has such a good daughter?” another said, envy clear on their face.
“Do you really think that hotel belongs to her daughter?”
“Isn’t it?”
“Heh, this Xue Lan is just someone else’s manager! The real big boss, ah…” the talker teased, deliberately pausing.
“Who is it?”
“Come on, spill it!”
“That hotel used to belong to the Jie family, but the land originally belonged to the Xue Family estate! Back in the day, the Xue Family’s connections dwindled, aside from Xue Lan’s father’s line, the rest either died or left, and the estate became ownerless!”
“At that time, old man Jie Wendong from the Jie family planned to build a hotel and took a fancy to this spot. It’s said he didn’t even greet anyone, just bulldozed the place and started building!”
The person reciting the past was clearly a local and knew the full story.
The business owners listening were dumbfounded.
“Right, I know the Jie family. They were one of the most prominent households around, rich and powerful! But strangely, they suddenly fell from grace.”
“Hehe, what do you know! Initially, Jie Wendong took advantage of the fact that the Xue Family had no one left and built the hotel, right? But it just so happened that the people from the Xue Family came back not long after!”
“So what if they came back? The hotel was already built!”
“That’s exactly what the Jie family thought at the time! But the descendants of the Xue Family didn’t see it that way,” said the speaker, pausing for a moment before looking around and lowering their voice to continue.
“They say that this young master went to Mount Qingmang and when he came back, he killed Jie Wendong and his son!”
Hisss!
All the shop owners gasped in shock, their faces filled with horror.
“You’re just talking big! If the Jie father and son were really killed, wouldn’t that have caused an uproar? But there hasn’t been news of anyone being arrested!” someone said, clearly skeptical.
“Hehe, you know nothing! Do you even know who this young master is?”
“What about him?”
“He’s the damn Qin Family’s boy!”
“Which Qin Family?”
“Nonsense, of course, it’s that Qin Family from Beijiang!”
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