Chapter 417 Why don't we just make do with each other?

"Fifteen years?" The woman looked at Lei Yan in shock, her eyes seemed to say, you are lying.

"I'm nineteen years old. He sold me every year since I was four, for three years straight. No one in the surrounding area dared to buy me. When I was seven, I was doing all the housework. I went to the mountains to dig herbs to earn money. When I was ten, he sold my sister to someone as a concubine, and he gambled away all the money he got as a betrothal gift."

"When I was twelve, I started selling all the herbs, winter bamboo shoots, snails, and eels in the village. I sold everything I could get for money. I grew the food for our family and raised my younger brother. And yet, he would drink and beat us three!"

Lei Yan's voice was icy as she continued, "I opened this grocery store when I was fifteen. From a small stall to the current grocery store, all the money I earned over the years has been used to pay off your gambling debts!"

"This, this, everyone goes through this." The woman's words were obviously filled with guilt.

Lei Yan smashed the kitchen knife in his hand directly onto the wooden shelf with fruits next to him: "This is my grocery store. If you dare to rob it, I will report it to the authorities. It doesn't matter if he doesn't recognize this severance document. The authorities will definitely recognize it!"

Lei Yan faced the people in the gambling house, her mother's tears, and her father's tantrums, but she didn't care at all. She was calm and strong, saying, "Don't look down on me because I'm a woman. I'm not afraid anyway. If you dare to come over, I'll report you to the police right now."

"Yes, report to the police." Lei Yan also echoed.

The people in the gambling house originally thought that taking over the grocery store was a sure thing. Although the grocery store that sold Fu'an tribute oranges only made a few cents, with many people coming to buy, they could still make a lot of money in a month.

"Mr. Lei, if you can't pay the money, I'll leave you with your legs! I'll throw you into a mass grave." Seeing how strong Lei Yan was, the people in the gambling house didn't dare to fight her. This woman really dared to report to the police.

"No." When Lei's father heard that he was going to chop off his legs and throw him into a mass grave, he immediately looked at Lei Yan with tears in his eyes and said, "Dad was wrong, please forgive me this time."

"Sanhuo Niang, you, you have to tell me something quickly, I can't die." Lei's father cried out of breath, saying: "I don't want to die, I haven't compensated them yet, I still want to see them get married!"

Lei's mother looked at Lei Yan hesitantly. As soon as she opened her mouth, Lei Yan said, "Mom, if you still want to speak for him, just think about how many wounds Lei Yan and I have on our bodies, and the wounds on Lei Yan's hair..."

Lei Yan lifted up the hair at the back of his head, revealing a large scar extending all the way down to his neck.

"That, that was all carelessness." Father Lei stammered, "Erhuo, I'm sorry. As long as you help me this time, I will definitely change in the future. I swear, if I don't change, I will be struck by lightning, torn into pieces by five horses, and go to the eighteen levels of hell after death!"

Lei's father's oath made those who had just begun to feel sorry for Lei Yan's siblings start to blame Lei Yan again. If someone did something wrong, they should be given a chance.

"Report to the police, we must report to the police!" Chu Ang couldn't bear it any longer. He rushed out and said, "Lei Yan, I don't want a father like that!"

"Son-in-law?" Father Lei's eyes turned and he stared at Chu Ang and said, "You want to marry my daughter, right? Fifty taels of silver."

"Don't even think about it." Chu Ang glared at him fiercely. Last time, he was deceived by Lei's father and thought Lei Yan was a woman who didn't respect her elders. This time, Chu Ang said he would not be deceived no matter what. He said, "You are from the Wanjin Casino, right?"

Chu Ang walked forward, staring at the gambling thug's clothes, and immediately recognized him and said, "Whoever gambled the money should pay it back. The grocery store belongs to Miss Lei and has nothing to do with him."

"If you don't want to be my son-in-law, then stop talking nonsense." Father Lei seemed to remember something and said, "Manager Wang, let me give you my daughter as a pledge."

As soon as Lei Yan's father said this, Chu Ang was so angry that he jumped up and said, "Miss Lei Yan has already agreed to my proposal. Don't even think about giving Miss Lei to someone else."

Chu Ang had traveled far and wide and had seen many unreasonable people. Soon, Chu Ang drove away Lei's father and the people from Wanjin Casino. Lei's mother followed them worriedly.

Lei Yan's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Lei Yan's eyes were filled with sadness, and he said comfortingly: "Second sister, don't worry, I will never leave you!"

My second sister has suffered so much for my mother, but for so many years, my mother still stands by him!

"Hmm." Lei Yan pulled out the kitchen knife and said, "Alright, hurry back to do your homework. Don't think you don't have to practice calligraphy just because you're on vacation. From now on, you'll be my accountant. You need to be good at math and calligraphy, otherwise, no one will be able to read it clearly."

"Everyone, this is a farce. Today, if you sell something for ten cents in the grocery store, you will get something worth one cent for free!" Lei Yan bowed. Lei's father had come to cause trouble so many times that she already had a way to deal with it.

Soon, the grocery store became busy again. Some people blamed Lei Yan, but the kitchen knife in Lei Yan's hand made them dare not speak. They stared at Chu Ang and said, "How dare you marry such a fierce woman? If you marry her, I'm afraid..."

The women looked at the kitchen knife in Lei Yan's hand and realized they had never seen such a tough girl.

"If Miss Lei wasn't fierce, how could she have grown so big?" Chu Ang listened to Lei Yan talking about her life from childhood to adulthood. He always felt that he was pitiful. Now, he felt that Lei Yan was much more pitiful than him!

He has no father or mother, but he has Aunt Qu and Qu Qingshu. He just needs to work hard to earn money and have enough food to survive!

But what about Lei Yan? He has to support such a large family. It would be worse if he didn't have a father. As for his mother... she is confused and doesn't know what's going on. Fortunately, his younger brother seems to be okay, otherwise Lei Yan would be even more pitiful.

"Do you want to buy anything? If not, please leave quickly and don't block our business." Lei Yan said, and went forward to help. He said, "Miss Lei Yan, I brought you a lot of seafood this time, including fish, shrimp, abalone, and sea cucumber. Fengchunlou's Fushouquan is made with these, and it tastes so delicious!"

"Last time, I misunderstood you." Chu Ang then remembered the seafood he brought, and he quickly took the things and handed them to Lei Yan.

Lei Yan glanced at him and said, "No, go ahead."

"No." Chu Ang shook his head and said, "I just said that we are going to get married. If I leave now, won't everyone misunderstand you?"

"Who wants to marry you?" Lei Yan's eyes flickered slightly. She was quite surprised that Chu Ang had stood up for her just now. She picked up the kitchen knife beside her and said, "Don't worry, I'm not afraid even if he comes over!"

As for the rumors outside? Lei Yan had heard so many of them since he was a child, so it didn't matter to him.

"As a girl, you can't be the one to take charge of everything, right?" Chu Ang suggested, "As for me, I'm not married, and neither are you. Why don't we just make do with each other?" At this moment, Chu Ang had completely forgotten what he had just said in front of Xiao Jiuyue.