Upon hearing this, the usually cheerful Manager Wang's smile froze instantly. After a moment of silence, he said, "Say it again?"

The sedan bearers following behind seemed eager to get started and surrounded the sedan chair.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun Yuanhu quickly tried to negotiate, "Manager Wang, how could I dare to lie to you? I've told you everything I own. Can you give me a few more days?"

"Grace period?" Manager Wang clapped his hands. "That's not up to me to decide!"

Sun Yuanhu trembled with fear and said hesitantly, "Whether the deal goes through or not is entirely up to you. The land deed won't grow wings and fly away from your house. We do business based on integrity, don't you think?"

Shopkeeper Wang scoffed, toying with the ring on his finger. "Old Sun, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You said yourself that you're honest, and I came here to do business with you, and you're trying to pull some tricks on me. You're really something!"

"No, no, Manager Wang, what are you saying? Come on, let's go home and have some cool tea, it's so hot today!" Seeing that Manager Wang's attitude had improved, Sun Yuanhu quickly became obsequious again.

Manager Wang led his men to the Sun family's residence. Sun Miao'er saw everything clearly. She had already carefully kept the land deed safe; this was her way of giving the Sun family an explanation.

Upon arriving outside the Sun family compound, Madam Jin came out to greet them, "Oh my, is this Manager Wang?"

Shopkeeper Wang glanced at him and nodded. "Old Sun, I never expected that someone as short and stocky as you would have such a pretty wife."

"Please excuse my appearance. I'm just a country bumpkin, what beauty do I have to speak of?" Sun Yuanhu scratched his head and followed behind, bowing and scraping.

Jin was furious upon hearing this, but she couldn't retaliate. She could only curse Sun Yuanhu a thousand times in her heart and then drag him out and whip his corpse several times to vent her anger. Did anyone think that anyone could belittle his wife?

Manager Wang's gaze remained fixed on Madam Jin, never leaving her for a moment. Although Madam Jin was greedy for money, she knew how lowly the status of a concubine in a wealthy family was. After all, her parents had done that kind of work before, so she naturally couldn't stand such lewd and exposed gazes.

"If you can't produce the land deed, you can give me your wife as collateral, hahaha!" Manager Wang made no attempt to hide his fondness for Madam Jin and even started spouting nonsense.

In the past, Sun Yuanhu, as a man, would have already thrown a punch. But the person in front of him was Manager Wang, his god of wealth, his savior, and his hope for the rest of his life. He could do nothing but try to please him.

Jin's face was slightly red from holding her breath, but she suppressed her anger and smiled, "Manager Wang is too kind. Everyone can just laugh it off."

After drinking two pots of tea, Manager Wang straightened up, dusted off his robes, and asked, "How's it going? Have you figured out where to put the land deed? If not, I'm leaving."

His eyes narrowed, yet he seemed to lack the shrewdness of a businessman.

Sun Miao'er hid in the kitchen, eavesdropping through the crack in the door. She felt that Manager Wang looked very familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Where exactly is it?

Just as she was recalling the events, a loud commotion came from the courtyard. She opened the door a crack, thinking she could see more clearly, but Old Lady Sun told her to hide and not get involved.

As soon as Manager Wang stepped into the courtyard, the sedan chair bearers escorted a man who looked to be in his early forties down from the sedan chair.

Upon seeing this man, Sun Yuanhu was so frightened he almost fainted. He cried out and tried to crawl into the house, but he was already surrounded by the sedan chair bearers and could not move.

"Manager Hu!"

Sun Miao'er remembered!

This isn't Manager Wang at all; isn't he one of the people who came to Fushui Village looking for Sun Yuanhu before?

It's too late.

Seeing the commotion outside, Madam Jin was terrified and cried out, "What are you doing! I'm going to call for help!"

"Call someone?" The man who came out was none other than Manager Hu, whom the others had mentioned earlier.

His face was etched with the shrewdness and experience of a businessman, but also with a touch of ruthlessness and sinister cruelty. His fierce appearance and the emerald ring on his hand were far more impressive than the one on Manager Wang's hand.

In comparison, Manager Wang seems more like a thug, while Manager Hu is the real boss.

Upon hearing the name Manager Hu, Madam Jin suddenly realized that Sun Yuanhu had been tricked again!

Sun Miao'er sighed inwardly, "What a clever trick to lure the snake out of its hole."

Manager Hu's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he slowly said, "Old Sun, I've been looking for you for ages."

He strolled forward slowly, took out a folding fan from his sleeve, and said, “These days, my men have searched everywhere from Fushui Village to Dahuai Village, but they couldn’t find any trace of you. You’re really good at hiding.”

"Manager Hu, how could that be? I just went to make money, thinking of paying off your debt as soon as possible." Sun Yuanhu forcibly suppressed the fear in his heart, but the cold sweat on his face had already betrayed him.

Instead of getting angry, Manager Hu laughed, "Pay back the debt? Paying back the debt is easy. Stop making money. With your meager wages, when will you ever be able to pay me back? Didn't I tell you, with one arm and one leg, we're even!"

"No, you mustn't! Manager Hu!" Sun Yuanhu knelt down with a thud. "If I lose my hands and feet, my life will be ruined!"

In the kitchen, Sun Miao'er glanced at Old Mrs. Sun's expression. She saw endless despair in her cloudy eyes. She was too lazy to even sigh. As far as she was concerned, this useless son of hers should be put to rest.

Sun Yuanhu owes gambling debts, while she owes debts to her children.

Manager Hu circled around Sun Yuanhu, gesturing to the thugs behind him, "What are you standing there for? Let's get started!"

"No, no, no!" Sun Yuanhu collapsed to the ground, terrified, then scrambled to his feet and pushed Jin Shi forward. "Manager Hu, look at her, how about I sell her to you? She's still worth some money!"

Shopkeeper Hu smiled nonchalantly, slowing his speech, "Old Wang is fond of women, but I'm not. In my eyes, these women aren't worth a single ounce."

This was the last straw that broke Sun Yuanhu's back. He thought he could still make some money through the Jin family, but he miscalculated. Manager Hu had no interest in that kind of business at all.

Sun Yuanhu's actions had also thoroughly enraged Jin Shi. She shoved Sun Yuanhu away and cursed, "Well, you Sun Yuanhu, no wonder they say that husband and wife are like birds in the same forest, flying away separately when disaster strikes. I've been with you for so many years, living in this poor mountain village, and even had your children. Is this how you treat me? You've been blinded by greed, living a muddled life. You don't even want your own wife anymore!"

Sun Miao'er never imagined that people could be so selfish. When faced with a threat, even a wife can be used as a shield and sold off as an asset.

It's utterly ridiculous.

Hearing this, Grandma Sun sighed deeply. She was angry at their foolishness as parents over the years, and at their harsh treatment of their eldest son. One wrong step led to another.

Now that things have come to this, there's no turning back, and there's no going back.