Chapter 780: Chapter 781: Small Farmers, Local Households
Fortunately, Xia Yangyang reacted quickly.
The whole basin of water only soaked the corner of Xia Yangyang’s clothes.
The woman furiously demanded, “Go away, go, our home doesn’t welcome you.”
Xia Yangyang said, “Aunt Yu, I just want to talk to you, I mean no harm.”
Aunt Yu showed a very impatient expression, “I have nothing good to discuss with you reporters. If you don’t leave, I’ll blow you up with a gas canister.”
After saying this, Aunt Yu forcefully closed the wooden door.
Xia Yangyang was left in the dust at the door.
Xia Yangyang sighed inwardly, this was indeed a tough nut to crack.
She wasn’t given any opportunity to communicate.
However, Xia Yangyang didn’t want to give up just like that.
Xia Yangyang stood at the door thinking of a plan.
After a short while, Xia Yangyang heard barking noises all over the alley.
It was clear that someone had entered.
Indeed, Gu Qichen, wearing a black trench coat, casually approached with the setting sun behind him.
Seeing Gu Qichen made Xia Yangyang feel as if she had taken a calming pill.
The sight of Gu Qichen made her feel much more at ease inside.
Gu Qichen walked over, saw Xia Yangyang’s wet clothes, and asked, “What happened?”
Xia Yangyang seemed a bit frustrated, “I can’t get in, I don’t have a way to talk to her. Do you have any ideas?”
Gu Qichen replied, “Let me try.”
Xia Yangyang thought about it, knowing Gu Qichen was a renowned negotiator in the business world.
Gu Qichen knocked on the door again.
After a bit, the door opened again.
The insults started pouring out immediately, “If you don’t leave, I will splash you with sulfuric acid.”
Still, it was the angry voice of the woman.
After opening the door and seeing the two people, she said, “What, you even brought backup. Don’t think I’ll be afraid because you brought someone else. Get lost, both of you, or I’ll bring you down with me.”
“If you decide to go down with us, what will happen to these stray animals? No one else will take care of them.”
With that one sentence, Gu Qichen seemed to have struck a chord in the old woman’s heart.
The expression on the old woman’s face clearly changed, her pretentious fierceness instantly collapsed.
An idea suddenly occurred to Xia Yangyang.
She then started saying, “Aunt Yu, I’m a reporter with the TV station, but I’m not here to interview you about your relocation. I am doing a special program on the protection of stray animals in Luhe Lane for the Animal Protection Association. Since you’re the only one living here, we can only understand the situation through you.”
Upon hearing Xia Yangyang’s words, Aunt Yu’s expression seemed to change, “Are you really not sent by the government to pressure us into relocating?”
Xia Yangyang smiled and replied, “I am a reporter, not a government official. Matters like relocation are not our business. Aunt Yu, don’t worry, we are definitely not here to persuade you to relocate.”
Aunt Yu was still somewhat skeptical.
Only then did she finally open the wooden door, “Then you both come in.”
Xia Yangyang and Gu Qichen glanced at each other, then entered the courtyard.
Xia Yangyang found Gu Qichen incredibly perceptive, able to see right through people.
She didn’t expect that a casual mention of stray animals from Gu Qichen would make Aunt Yu let down her guard.
Only after entering the courtyard did Xia Yangyang realize that there were even more kittens and puppies here.
They had taken up all corners of the yard.
All the open spaces in the yard were made into nests for these kittens and puppies.
Xia Yangyang became more certain of her idea.
Aunt Yu led them into a room, which was much more hospitable, “It’s a small rustic place, please bear with it.”
Then she said to the old man chopping vegetables in the big tub, “Old man, there are guests at home.”