When Yan Fei got the call from the secretary of Guo Village, he wasn't surprised at all. After thinking for a moment, he said, "You guys should stop prying into it. The person turned himself in because I told him to, and I will definitely take care of it. Everyone just stay calm and wait for the news. Making too much noise about this won't be good. Let me think of a solution first. Worst case scenario, we might have to go to court, but you don't need to worry—I'll get him a lawyer."
"First, let the family know if he really gets sentenced, if it's one year, I'll give his family ten thousand, as payment for his work here!"
Yan Fei's way of speaking was, in today's terms, a typical patriarchal approach. On the news, this expression has a negative connotation, whether in politics or business settings, where it's resisted.