Chapter 270: Chapter 270: The Mo Family’s Warning
Yang Sansheng, straightforward and outspoken, voiced his concerns: "Yang Fei, you don’t understand. Third Brother Wei has backers; otherwise, how would he dare to order someone to beat up your second uncle and Yang Hao? He wants to escalate the situation, drive Yang Hao’s team out, and then have his guys come in to do the carpentry work."
Yang Hao pulled Yang Sansheng aside and said, "Uncle Sansheng, don’t get worked up. It would be the same if my brother were here."
Yang Sansheng glared and retorted, "How could it be the same? Your sister-in-law is a young lady from Imperial City, with powerful connections. Many of the county magistrates from Huangyang County would probably have to treat her with the utmost respect. But your brother... cough cough, Yang Fei, I don’t mean to look down on you. I know you’re capable and tough in a fight, but this isn’t about fighting. To get things done, it all comes down to connections and networking."
Yang Fei smiled, not offended by Yang Sansheng’s bluntness, and said, "I understand. Uncle Sansheng, you’re also thinking about the Yang Family. But since I came back alone to handle this, there won’t be any problem. Don’t worry."
Upon hearing this, Yang Sansheng felt a spark of curiosity and asked, "Did your wife already set things up in advance?"
Yang Fei, not bothering to explain, just nodded with a smile and replied nonchalantly, "Mm, I’ve been notified. I’m here, and that’s enough."
Then Yang Sansheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and said fiercely, "That’s good. Let’s see if that damn Third Brother Wei still dares to strut around, thinking he can do as he pleases in Huangyang County just because his sister is the county magistrate’s mistress. He even dared to hit my brother. Looks like this time he’s kicked an iron board."
The incident that took place at the Yang Family home was still fresh in everybody’s memory. Even Gong Daqian, the wealthiest big boss from the county city, had to bow his head and apologize to Qin Yanyang. A few days later, the Gong Family completely fell from power, and Gong Daqian himself was in deep trouble.
Even though some time had passed since the incident, it was still a major topic of discussion over meals and tea among many people in Huangyang County.
It could be said that every villager from Huangyang Village who had been present that day regarded the wife Yang Fei brought home as an immortal, a divine figure.
Everyone said that the ancestors of the Yang Family had smoked blue smoke and that they had prospered; Yang Fei had brought home a young lady whose "hand and eye reach the sky."
It wasn’t long after that Yang Hao started a company and formed a team to take on carpentry contracts at major construction sites in the county city, and Yang Changjin organized a group of masons. Father and son both became contractors.
This was further proof of the claims about how impressive Yang Fei’s wife was.
Now, hearing that Qin Yanyang had already made the calls, Yang Sansheng felt completely assured and had no doubt about the situation.
Yang Hao too believed what Yang Fei had said. He admired his sister-in-law more than anyone else and couldn’t help feeling a bit elated at this moment.
Hmph, Third Brother Wei, let’s see how you deal with this now.
"Let’s go, let’s first visit the hospital and see how the second uncle is doing." Yang Fei was too lazy to explain to the two of them, as what he was most concerned about was his second uncle’s injuries.
The drive from the city to the county was not too far, just about thirty minutes via the expressway.
On the way there, Yang Hao and Yang Sansheng made the whole situation clear.
Before Yang Hao’s team of carpenters had started work, Third Brother Wei had already been in discussions with the client, wanting to take on the carpentry contract himself.
Things were almost settled when Cheng Yaojin cut off his wealth. The orphan Third Brother Wei had always been discontented with Yang Hao.
However, he too had heard rumors, knew that Gong Daqian, the former number one rich man of the county city, was brought down for offending the Yang Family, so he had always been restraining himself and hadn’t done anything excessive.
But for some reason, he suddenly picked a fight yesterday.
Reeking of alcohol, he swaggered over to Yang Hao, giving orders and acting pompous, claiming that Yang Hao’s team’s work was subpar, the fitting wasn’t up to standard, which could cause complications when lowering the steel cages later on.
In short, there were some conflicts between the steelworkers and carpenters in terms of work; without good cooperation, it could be troublesome, and if someone really wanted to cause problems, there were always excuses to be found.
Yang Hao stated that everything was constructed according to the blueprints, with no issues.
Third Brother Wei declared the blueprints to be bullshit, insisting that his word was more important. Yang Hao repudiated that idea, explaining that if there were any issues later, and if he hadn’t followed the specifications on the blueprints, the liability would be on him, leading to rework and financial loss.
Enraged, Third Brother Wei resorted to violence on the spot.
By that time, Yang Changjin had also hurried to the scene upon hearing the news and tried to mediate. When Third Brother Wei started to get physical, Yang Changjin attempted to pull him back, but instead, Third Brother Wei ordered his subordinates to hit Yang Changjin.
How could Yang Hao bear it when his father was attacked?
Although he always remembered his older brother’s words about not causing trouble for his sister-in-law, to work hard, and to keep a low profile, he couldn’t hold back in this situation, so a major fight broke out at the construction site yesterday.
Neither side came out unscathed.
Yang Changjin was getting on in years, and when Third Brother Wei initially ordered the attack, the people around him mainly targeted Yang Changjin. Yang Changjin’s left shinbone was fractured by a steel rebar, making him the one with the most serious injury.
Third Brother Wei had been drinking and was the one who provoked the fight, even having his men hit his own father. Therefore, Yang Hao fought like a lion, focusing solely on Third Brother Wei, who ended up in the hospital as well.
After such a big incident and knowing that Third Brother Wei had backing, Yang Hao lost his nerve. After much consideration, he still secretly called Yang Fei.
Yang Fei, with a cigarette in hand, listened to Uncle Sansheng and Yang Hao taking turns detailing the incident; he did not interrupt.
After listening, he nodded and said, "So you’re saying, it’s just a normal dispute at a construction site, right?"
Yang Hao nodded and replied, "That’s about right, these kinds of things happen often on sites. I’m just worried that Third Brother Wei’s sister will use her connections with the county magistrate to target us; that’s why I called you."
Yang Fei said, "Don’t worry, I’ll handle it."
He didn’t see much of a problem with the incident and didn’t take it too seriously.
Arriving at the hospital, sure enough, he found his uncle lying in the hospital bed, with the fractured leg already operated on and the bone set.
Yang Fei was still not entirely at ease and personally checked his uncle’s injury.
Although it was a small county hospital, the surgery was well-performed. As long as he recovers properly, Uncle will only be unable to do heavy labor in the future, and it shouldn’t affect his walking too much.
Moreover, with Yang Fei’s help in adjusting his condition later on, he could even recover to a great extent and be capable of doing some heavy work without any problems.
"Ermao, didn’t I tell you not to bother your brother or trouble your sister-in-law? Why did you still secretly ask your brother to come back? They are very busy in the big city; for such a trivial matter, it’s not worth it for him to make a trip back," Yang Changjin chided his son.
Li Guiju spoke out indignantly, "Isn’t the son worried about you too? Moreover, with such a serious incident, how could we keep it from Xiao Fei? If Third Brother Wei and his people come causing trouble again, can you handle it?"
Yang Changjin sighed and said, "The client intervened yesterday and won’t let Third Brother Wei make another move."
As they were talking, a young man suddenly appeared at the door.
Yang Fei recognized him at a glance; this was the same person who followed Mo Deqiang during the trouble caused by Gong Daqian and his son back in the hometown.
At the time, he was inconspicuous, always following close behind Mo Deqiang and keeping a low profile, but Yang Fei still recognized him immediately.
After entering the ward, the young man’s gaze also fell on Yang Fei, and he hurriedly cupped his fist and said to Yang Fei, "So Mr. Yang has returned."
Yang Fei nodded and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Remembering his original purpose for coming, and now seeing Yang Fei, the young man knew that the matter needed to be handled differently, and he quickly said to Yang Fei, "Mr. Yang, please step aside for a word."
Seeing his request, Yang Fei followed him out into the corridor.
"Mr. Yang, you need to leave immediately, there’s danger here," the young man whispered, warning Yang Fei.