Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 442

Chapter 442: Chapter 442: Reality Strikes Again

She absolutely could not let Zhang Wenbin take Ningning away.

Zhang Wenbin drew in a painful breath, instinctively raising his hand to strike.

But before his hand could land on Qin Juan, it was forcefully seized by a large hand, almost breaking his bones, causing him such pain that he couldn’t help but cry out in distress.

Turning his head, he met a pair of grim and piercing eyes, as well as that face covered in horizontal flesh that looked not to be trifled with.

"You..."

Before he could finish speaking, a fist the size of a sandbag met his face head-on. Zhang Wenbin hadn’t even processed how to dodge when the fist struck him.

A searing pain radiated from his nasal bone, his entire head buzzing, as a warm stream flowed from his nostrils.

Zhang Wenbin quickly released Ningging to cover his own face, only to see his hands covered in blood.

Looking up again, Ningning had already been picked up by the man, who, along with Qin Juan, left him with nothing but their backs.

"Qin..."

Zhang Wenbin tried to call out Qin Juan’s name, but as soon as he opened his mouth, his nasal bone throbbed with piercing pain.

On the other side, with Little Ningning in his arms, Jia Liang escorted Qin Juan all the way to their place before he reluctantly spoke.

"I’m sorry, Qin Juan. If it weren’t for following me to collect debts today, you wouldn’t have missed the time to pick up Ningning from school."

Today was the day for their shop to collect debts.

Previously, some units had run up a tab at the restaurant, but he had not taken it seriously.

In Jia Liang’s eyes, he only ever owed others money, and there had never been a debt he couldn’t collect.

Yet reality slapped him in the face once again.

These units saw them as sole proprietors and treated them like a game of kickball.

And the ways of the streets he used to rely on were completely futile against these units.

Only at that moment did he feel thankful for Qin Juan’s meticulousness.

Had it not been for Qin Juan foreseeing such a situation, by the end of the year, he couldn’t imagine how much money the shop would have had to advance, and how much would be uncollectible.

Now, they had agreed with those units to settle accounts quarterly. With shorter intervals, the amounts wouldn’t be too large, and even if they tried to avoid payment, they could directly confront the signatory. Although it took some effort, they could still recover the money.

Even if there were staff changes, the short interval meant relationships hadn’t cooled off yet.

Still, the process had been quite troublesome.

Being straightforward and hot-tempered, it was only because Qin Juan accompanied him today that the situation concluded satisfactorily.

They not only collected the money but also avoided harming future business with the clients.

However, this had caused a delay in picking up Ningning, nearly allowing that man to exploit the gap.

Qin Juan had calmed down on the way home, "It’s not your fault. What about you, why did you come back? Did you forget something earlier?"

Jia Liang’s face turned bright red all at once, stammering without knowing how to start.

Qin Juan gave a slight smile, "No worries, after all, the restaurant still belongs to my younger siblings. Even if you’re not the manager, if the shop is in trouble, as long as I can help, I definitely will."

Only then did Jia Liang scratch the back of his head, "The foreign trade accounts haven’t been settled yet. I’ve visited them once before, and didn’t get any definitive answers. I’m thinking of trying again tomorrow, and I want you to come with me. You know, I’m not good with words. They talk circles around me, and I don’t know how to respond."

Qin Juan nodded immediately, "Okay, I’ll go with you tomorrow. Isn’t there still work in the shop? We’ve arrived home, so if you have things to do, go ahead. Thank you so much for today."