"Don't run away! Pay me back!"

Su Xiaoning was furious and quickly chased after him, grabbing Boss Wang by the arm.

"Heh...heh..."

Mr. Wang uttered a few incoherent sounds as if he were about to die, his hands tightly wrapped around his neck, his face contorted in pain. He paid no attention to Su Xiaoning, his only thought was to rush out to find a doctor, even when pulled to the ground, he still tried to move along the ground to get out.

Unexpectedly, even in such a disheveled state, he still wanted to go out and find a doctor. Su Xiaoning bit her lip, unsure whether to continue holding him or let him go.

Seeing that Boss Wang was on the verge of death, Su Qingcai held Su Xiaoning's hand and said softly, "Let him go first. If something really happens to him because he ate your fish soup, we can't afford to take the blame. As for repaying the money, we have plenty of time to come back to him."

Indeed, if something really happened to Boss Wang, Su Xiaoning couldn't afford to pay for a life.

Upon hearing Su Qingcai's words, Su Xiaoning released Boss Wang, who fled as if escaping, heading straight for the clinic.

He was on the verge of death and didn't care about his appearance at all. On the way to the clinic, people saw his terrifying purplish-red face and the snot and tears that flowed from his nose unconsciously. He had completely lost face.

After arriving at the clinic and having the doctor remove the fishbone from his throat, Mr. Wang took deep breaths of fresh air and gradually regained consciousness.

Thinking of the fish soup that Su Xiaoning had made him suffer so much, Boss Wang felt a burning hatred in his heart.

Forget about money, you won't get anything! I'll get my revenge sooner or later!

...

Once Boss Wang was determined not to repay the money, he simply closed the restaurant and ignored Su Xiaoning and Su Qingcai's three tantrums at the door every day.

Originally, he thought the matter would pass with time, but unexpectedly, Mr. Wang has experienced more and more bad luck in the past few days.

It would be one thing if he stepped in dog poop on the street or got caught in a sudden downpour, but news came from the capital that his long-time patron had been impeached and was now being warned by high-ranking officials to be careful. Even more serious was that several properties he had purchased elsewhere had been confiscated by the government under various pretexts.

Mr. Wang's luck seemed to have been inexplicably reversed. During this period, he lost money but could not get rid of the disaster, and he was extremely busy and overwhelmed.

Originally, Boss Wang hadn't thought of Su Xiaoning, but he overheard the conversation of the servants in his mansion.

"Don't you think our master has been acting strangely lately? Ever since those people from Carp Village caused trouble, it seems like he's been having a run of bad luck!"

"That's right! If you ask me, our master might be possessed by an evil spirit! You don't know, I heard that Su Xiaoning, who came to cause trouble, is the Fish God's sister. She and the Fish God are so close. The Fish God is a deity, he will definitely help her!"

"Good heavens, is that really true? If we've offended the gods, what will our master do now...?"

...

The conversation among the servants filled Boss Wang with dread.

That troublemaking brat is actually the Fish God's sister?! Even the gods in heaven are helping her, isn't he doomed?!

Mr. Wang's heart pounded, but he was used to being arrogant and domineering, and he was unwilling to back down because of such superstitious and bizarre things. So he stubbornly refused to repay the money to Carp Village.

Three days passed in a row, and Mr. Wang's misfortune was no less than before. His high-ranking official relatives in the capital were on the verge of collapse, and Mr. Wang was notified that the properties he had purchased in Qinghe Town would be taken back by the government!

For a moment, the entire mansion was gloomy and lifeless.

Now, even if he didn't believe in superstition, Boss Wang had no choice but to accept it. He gave in and finally took the initiative to find Su Xiaoning.

"What? After hiding for so many days, you cowardly turtle has finally decided to come out for some fresh air?"

Su Xiaoning sneered. Although she didn't know what had happened to Boss Wang during this time, she felt very pleased to see him looking so dejected.

Hearing such impolite words, Boss Wang was furious, but he held back, took out a bag of silver and handed it to Su Xiaoning, saying with a forced smile:

"I was blind and ignorant before, and offended you. I'll give you this money for the fish now. There's some extra silver in it, consider it my offering to you, my aunt. I only hope you can let me off the hook and not let the Fish God harm me again..."

Upon hearing Boss Wang mention the title "Lord Fish God," Su Xiaoning glanced at Su Qingcai with some surprise, then suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her, and she understood something.

She realized that something bad must have happened to Boss Wang recently, and he thought it was the Fish God's intervention that made him willing to back down!

I never expected that Su Qingcai's title of "Fish God" would be so useful. It's a good thing that it can make someone like Boss Wang suffer a bit.

Su Xiaoning didn't explain, and accepted the money bag that Boss Wang handed her with a clear conscience. Before leaving, she gave Boss Wang a warning.

"You're smart enough to pay back the money! But don't think I can get away with this. I've already reported to Lord Fish God and asked him to keep an eye on you every day. If you do anything bad again, he'll punish you immediately!"

Mr. Wang turned ashen-faced and immediately swore an oath, promising to be careful with his words and actions in the future and never do anything bad again.

With the matter resolved satisfactorily, Su Xiaoning left the restaurant with a bulging bag of silver in her pocket.

She hummed a little tune and happily twirled around the street. "I'll return this money to my uncle when I get back. That Boss Wang suffered a lot, so it wasn't a wasted trip. We still have a long time, so let's wander around here a bit more!"

Every day, there are different novelties on the streets of Qinghe Town, which Su Xiaoning finds very interesting.

Although Su Qingcai wasn't particularly interested, seeing Su Xiaoning's excited expression, he didn't say anything and silently followed behind her.

The two strolled leisurely through the streets. As they passed a stall, Su Xiaoning suddenly stopped. She glanced at the items on the stall, then at Su Qingcai, seemingly pondering something.

Su Qingding took a closer look and saw that Su Xiaoning was looking at a hairpin. The hairpin was exquisitely crafted and was the best piece of jewelry on the entire stall.

This Su Xiaoning has taken a liking to the hairpin but won't say so.

Su Qingcai smiled and bought the hairpin with his own money. He handed it to Su Xiaoning, but she looked surprised and said, "Why did you buy it for me? I thought this hairpin suited you, so I thought I'd give it to you!"

"Me?" Su Qingcai was taken aback, then immediately felt both amused and exasperated. "Why would a grown man like me wear a hairpin?"

"Who says men can't wear hairpins? You should try it, it'll look great!"

Su Xiaoning blinked her eyes and insisted on sticking the hairpin into Su Qingcai's hair.

Unwilling, Su Qingcai tried to avoid Su Xiaoning, but he was caught off guard and she seized the opportunity. Su Xiaoning tiptoed and suddenly her small face loomed large in front of Su Qingcai, instantly closing the distance between them.