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"Qin Fang, I heard today is market day on the streets, and it's quite bustling. Aunt Qing said she would take us for a stroll..."

Tang Feifei seemed very excited, immediately reporting to Qin Fang with a big smile on her face.

"Sure, no problem..."

Qin Fang naturally agreed without hesitation.

In the countryside, market days are those specific days each month when the usually deserted marketplace comes alive, with more people coming to sell and buy things...

Here, the street isn't like those in the cities, but refers to the corresponding small town.

Since the surrounding areas are all rural, even though many people's living conditions have already changed a lot and they now prefer to go shopping in the county town or even Ninghai City District, for many farmers, life is still not so good, and it's these small-town markets that they often visit.

Just like Uncle Four, Qin Fang's relative, who almost every market day goes to sell ducks, eggs, and even fish and shrimp on the street. Maybe he doesn't earn much in total, but it's just enough to help make ends meet.

Qin Qing rarely goes out, and even for shopping, she mostly buys at the market in the town, which is why Qin Fang's clothes were all stall goods in the past, looking very countrified. When he was studying in Ninghai, he was often ridiculed by his classmates, but Qin Fang himself didn't care.

Having been mocked since childhood, after more than a decade, such scorn had become something he was immune to.

Perhaps Qin Fang himself didn't know that his ability to win over Tang Feifei's heart was because she saw this trait in him and was ultimately attracted by it, slowly sinking into it, leading to where they were today.

For Tang Feifei and Wen Yan, it was their first time experiencing such a small town. Although they had been to some ancient towns as tourists, those were heavily commercialized already, more like special commercial streets in the city, lacking this kind of atmosphere entirely.

Market days like this were different, with throngs of people passing by, quite crowded. It was almost impossible for cars to pass through, and one often had to wait a long time just to take a step. Usually, people would park their cars outside the street and walk in to shop.

Qin Qing really took on the role of a mother-in-law-to-be, leading her son and his three prospective fiancées through the crowd, with Tao Xiaojuan, whom Tang Feifei had actively invited, joining them. After all, they were of similar ages, and considering what had happened the day before, they were quite concerned about Tao Xiaojuan, so they pulled her along to shop with them.

The five women were almost all beauties, and even though Qin Qing was older, she was still a charming and attractive lady. Such a group was very eye-catching, and not only did quite a few country folks find them dazzling, but even the local hooligans lurking around the small town quickly set their sights on them.

But such riff-raff were simply courting death. Just looking at Qin Fang's strong build was intimidating enough, and when a few hooligans thought to rely on numbers, Qin Fang didn't even have to lift a finger. Shen Liang and others, hidden in the shadows, suddenly sprang out and dragged these hooligans into a dark corner to beat them up, leaving them crying out pitifully for their parents...

Unfortunately, no one would sympathize with them. After knocking these people down, the vendors could pay a bit less in "management fees."

Of course, this was just a small interlude. Whether it was Qin Qing, Tang Feifei, Xiao Muxue, Wen Yan, or even Qin Fang himself, none took it seriously. However, Tao Xiaojuan, who was with them, was quite frightened, resulting in her seeing Qin Fang in an increasingly strange light.

Accompanying women on a shopping trip is definitely a terrifying thing, and accompanying a group of women is even more so, especially in such crowded, bustling small streets, which made it all the more challenging.

However, this didn't dampen the women's enthusiasm for shopping one bit. From various snacks to clothing and shoe stores... they entered almost every shop to look and pick out items, spending quite a bit of time, but actually buying very little.

Luckily, there weren't that many shops on these small streets to begin with. It took Qin Fang nearly an entire day, but finally, all the women were satisfied, and they headed home.

By the time Qin Fang led the women back home in the afternoon, he felt like he was about to fall apart, just wanting to lie down comfortably for a few hours to feel better.

Of course, that was impossible because he still had some things to do that evening.

He had a cheerful dinner with his mom and several girlfriends, with the women still discussing the fruits of their day's shopping, such as which snacks they particularly liked, commenting on a nice piece of clothing they bought, or how beautiful a pair of shoes was—their spirits high all the way until after dinner.

Qin Fang didn't interrupt their conversation but just after finishing dinner, he said goodbye to them and, leading Shen Liang and others, left home towards their destination.

"Young Master Qin, it's all been checked out. The location of the underground gambling den isn't secluded—it's rented in an abandoned factory building not far from the highway. There are roads leading in all directions around it, with exits both front and back for escaping. There are also plenty of surveillance cameras installed, and not a few toughs guarding the two entrances. We've seen about fifteen or sixteen of them, but who knows how many more inside. Security is quite tight; generally, only those introduced by acquaintances are allowed in, or those carrying at least a hundred thousand in cash or driving can also enter after going through two layers of security checks..."

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