“Is there something you’re still worried about?” Yang Tiehua still couldn’t quite figure out what the other party meant.
Boss Liu smiled and said, “Miss Yang, we’re not worried. We trust you. But I still won’t agree to three percent. We’ll go fifty-fifty.”
Yang Tiehua had not expected this boss to be so straightforward that he was willing to give her half.
But if it really were fifty percent, she would feel uneasy taking the money.
After all, this was originally their idea. She had only given them an early warning.
Taking fifty percent would make her feel like she was taking advantage.
“The contract is already drafted, three percent. If you don’t agree, then we can’t sign it, because I need to rush back to Tuocheng Sugar Factory.”
Hearing this, the couple looked troubled.
In the end, Boss Liu secretly decided that once they made money, he would send her more later.
The contract was successfully signed. Yang Tiehua left her address, phone number, and bank account details in it.
“Boss Liu, Sister Liu Qing, if you run into any problems, feel free to call me anytime. But I believe these dishes won’t be difficult for you,” Yang Tiehua said with a smile.
Then Boss Liu and Liu Qing suddenly knelt down in front of her.
Yang Tiehua was startled. “What are you doing? Get up quickly!”
But they refused. Instead, they even knocked their heads to the ground.
Liu Qing cried, “Miss Yang, you are our great benefactor. We have nothing to repay you with, we can only kowtow to you.”
“You just need to run this shop well, that is the best repayment to me. Also, change the shop name to Liu Ji Shaxian Snacks.”
In her past life, she remembered the long-lasting Shaxian Snacks brand, which originally carried the prefix “Liu.”
“Alright, alright, that name is good,” they immediately agreed.
Yang Tiehua gave a few more instructions before preparing to catch the bus.
Liu Qing even packed a few boiled eggs for them.
The three of them were lucky and managed to board the bus one minute before departure. If they had been any later, they would have had to stay another night in Yangcheng.
The bus started smoothly, and Zheng Chao couldn’t help asking, “Miss Yang, you gave that couple so much money. Aren’t you afraid they’ll refuse to give you profit shares later?”
As a doctor, Zheng Chao truly didn’t understand business. To him, giving so much money to strangers was unsafe.
Yang Tiehua smiled. “Doctor Zheng, when you applied to be transferred to Tuocheng, weren’t you also worried you might not adapt? That you might never come back easily?”
Zheng Chao shook his head. “I don’t regret it. When I applied, I was already prepared for the worst.”
“Then Doctor Zheng, I’m the same as you. When I signed that contract, I was also prepared for the worst.”
Hearing this, Zheng Chao was stunned for a moment, then laughed. He turned to Fu Ziheng and said, “Brother Fu, being able to marry Miss Yang is your blessing.”
Fu Ziheng’s lips curved slightly. “I know.”
He had always known. Without Yang Tiehua, his whole family would have starved to death long ago.
Although she had once forced herself into marriage and made him do things he once found shameful, in every other aspect, he did not suffer any loss.
However, Yang Tiehua had indeed changed recently. Ever since that night when he tried to talk to her about not “delivering marital duties,” she had shifted.
No matter the reason for her change, as long as his leg could recover, he would work hard to earn a lot of money and give her a better life.
Suddenly, Fu Ziheng felt a weight on his shoulder. Looking down, he realized Yang Tiehua had fallen asleep at some point.
At that moment, a hand handed over a brown blanket.
He looked up. It was Zheng Chao.
“Brother Fu, Miss Yang is asleep, she might get cold. Cover her with this,” Zheng Chao said.
Fu Ziheng pressed his lips together. “Thank you, Doctor Zheng, but I already prepared one.”
He opened the woven bag on his lap and took out a large floral red blanket.
He carefully covered Yang Tiehua tightly and said, “This was bought when we got married. Tiehua likes it very much, she always brings it when we travel.”
Zheng Chao: “…”
The journey was bumpy. Many passengers became dizzy and nauseous.
Yang Tiehua was awakened by the sour smell of vomit.
She frowned and instinctively tried to cover her mouth, when suddenly a green citrus fruit was placed under her nose.
The fresh, sharp citrus scent instantly eased her discomfort.
Fu Ziheng’s gentle voice sounded beside her ear. “Feeling better?”
Yang Tiehua nodded and instinctively held his hand, bringing the citrus closer to her nose. The scent made her feel much better.
Soon, the bus stopped at a state-run gas station, allowing everyone to get off and use the restroom.
The moment she got off, Yang Tiehua rushed to a corner and vomited.
Fu Ziheng became anxious and tried to get off the bus, but Zheng Chao stopped him. “I’ll go check on her.”
Fu Ziheng nodded. “Thank you.”
Fu Ziheng kept watching Yang Tiehua from a distance.
At that moment, a woman in a rose-red shirt walked over, swaying her hips. A strong perfume smell hit him, making him instinctively step back.
“Handsome, want a touch? One yuan per touch, touch two get one free!”
She said this while shamelessly pointing at herself.
Fu Ziheng was shocked and immediately stepped back, but his injured leg gave out and he nearly fell.
He thought he was done for, but suddenly a pair of hands caught him from behind, wrapping around his waist.
It was Yang Tiehua.
His back pressed firmly against her front, her hands locked at his waist. He could clearly feel the tension of his muscles through her grip.
Fu Ziheng’s breathing froze.
“Brother Ziheng, are you okay?” Yang Tiehua’s anxious voice pulled him back to reality.
“I’m fine,” he steadied himself with her support.
The woman saw Yang Tiehua and immediately rolled her eyes, then said, “Miss, your man touched me five times just now and didn’t pay. That’s five yuan.”
Both Yang Tiehua and Fu Ziheng froze.
Fu Ziheng never expected such blatant extortion.
He immediately panicked. “Tiehua, I didn’t! She’s lying!”
As he saw Yang Tiehua’s gaze moving between him and the woman, his heart sank.
Would she believe him?
Not long ago, the widow next door had also accused him of touching her and grabbed his hand.
He had explained, but Tiehua hadn’t believed him. She had even slapped him several times and tied him to the bed that night…
The humiliation flooded back, his face turning extremely pale.
So this time… would she still not believe him?
Or, in her eyes, was he really that kind of man?