Chapter 382 The Argumentative Person Who Voluntarily Offers Himself Up for Death

Liu Quan's face flushed red when his wife challenged him. The chicken coop was his eternal nightmare, one he didn't want to think about. However, he had faith in his young master. His young master was a man of high moral character, certainly not a despicable or lewd person. How could he possibly covet his stepsister? Impossible!

"I have to make a bet."

The time limit is three years; if his wife loses...

Liu Quan was almost certain that his wife would lose. He said smugly, "We've been husband and wife. I won't send you to the chicken coop. You'll serve me by washing my feet every day when I come home and call me 'My dear husband,' how about that?"

Liu Quan came up with this nickname himself, and he was quite pleased with himself, as if he had already won.

"no problem."

Liu Quan's wife looked at her husband with pity. She didn't want to bet, but she was helpless in the face of a troll who was willingly throwing his life away.

Years later, Liu Quan was filled with regret. His hair was a mess, with a few chicken feathers still stuck to it. Trembling, he touched the hen's rump and sang in a tearful voice, "Little cabbage, yellow in the field, two or three years old, lost its mother..."

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In mid-May of the lunar calendar, the weather in the north grew hotter day by day, and Lin Yuesha had already taken off her spring clothes and changed into summer clothes, light and breathable dresses.

In her spare time, she would take a walk around the estate and discuss greenhouse vegetable cultivation with the An family of three. Success or failure hinged on this. If they could grow vegetables during the lean season in the north and sell them at a high price, they wouldn't have to worry about the money needed for firewood; that would be a small amount of money.

The key to a heated room is not only to provide warmth through the floor heating system, but also to keep it warm and allow sunlight to shine in during the day, which presents some design challenges.

"Brother Yun, it's been a long time!"

On her way back to the mansion, Lin Yuesha was told by Qingxing that Pockmarked Face was waiting for her at Shuangfuji Restaurant and wanted to treat her to roast duck.

Lin Yuesha was craving Shuangfuji's crispy roast duck and was quite satisfied with the meeting place arranged by the pockmarked man.

She entered the private room, where Xiao Qi had been waiting for almost half an hour.

"Please sit down."

Xiao Qi bids farewell to Lin Yuesha by saying goodbye to her, as he leaves home tomorrow and his disguise will no longer be present.

During this period, Xiao Qi deliberately reduced the number of times the two met. Apart from entrusting him to sell jewelry, Lin Yuesha did not mention him to Qingxing Qi'er.

"Brother Yun, I haven't thanked you for what happened last time."

Lin Yuesha still had the gold hairpin she had exchanged with Li Ruoxue for Fang Mama's medicine, which she gave to the pockmarked man to sell together. She found herself addicted to doing business with the pockmarked man, even knowing that he was rather greedy when it came to taking a cut.

When it comes to making money, one has to consider personal gains and losses. That money is rightfully Pockmarked Face's, and besides, Lin Yuesha can't find any other way.

"Brother Yun, please don't refuse. This should be my treat."

The pockmarked man said he resembled his deceased sister, and Lin Yuesha considered herself his sister. If it weren't for the pockmarked man's teachings, she would never have thought of scheming against others.

The Li sisters could hire a hitman, but Lin Yuesha didn't have the money. She could only sow discord with a few words, but the real killer would have to be Yan Shi.

However, no one expected the final outcome. In any case, Li Ruoxue is now imprisoned, and Lin Yuesha has avenged her great grudge.

In the days since the incident, apart from the Bai family inviting Lin Yuesha as a guest and subtly mentioning the matter, no news has leaked out.

Lin Yuesha had her maid inquire and learned that the girls' school had long been closed, and the whereabouts of Granny Fang and the others were unknown.

"So consider things more carefully. Zhao Fendie's death was an accident, and Li Ruoxue's misdeeds have nothing to do with you."

Xiao Qi used this example to educate his younger sister, telling her that once he went to the capital, he would not be able to protect her by her side, and she should think more carefully when encountering problems.

"I understand."

Lin Yuesha nodded solemnly. If it weren't for repaying a debt of gratitude, she wouldn't even expect her pockmarked face to reappear.

Some people have mysterious identities and will disappear sooner or later. The pockmarked man has planted people in the Lin family, so he is definitely not simple. You can never truly connect with such a person. The more Lin Yuesha interacts with him, the more alarmed she becomes.

Realizing her own position, Lin Yuesha decisively withdrew her admiration for the pockmarked man; she couldn't possibly be worthy of such a complicated person.

"The Zhao family must be devastated when they receive the news, as Zhao Fendie is their only daughter."

Lin Yuesha's casual remark was immediately refuted by Xiao Qi.

There had been no news from the girls' school for several days because the Zhao and Li families had reconciled under the mediation of Prefect Bai.

To avoid getting into trouble, the Li family compensated the Zhao family with a large sum of money. However, to appease the Zhao family and to prevent the spread of witchcraft, Li Ruoxue died. The culprit was dead, and the matter was settled.

"Dead?"

Lin Yuesha did not expect this outcome; such a big matter was suppressed by both the Zhao and Li families.

"The Zhao family has no intention of harming Li Ruoxue; they only want money. It was her father, Lord Li, who killed Li Ruoxue."

Upon hearing this, Lord Li did not hesitate to send men to strangle Li Ruoxue, not wanting his daughter to live and leave any evidence against her.

With Li Ruoxue dead, the Zhao family could no longer pursue the matter and settled it by paying a sum of money.

"This is a golden opportunity to bring down the Li family, and Lord Zhao is just letting it slip by?"

It seems that one must have value to be a good person; if one has no value, one should keep a low profile.

"Perhaps the Li family also has something on the Zhao family, so the Li family paid compensation and the two families remained at peace."

Prefect Bai intervened to mediate, but Madam Yan miscalculated, thinking that Li Ruoxue was dead, and the marriage was thus terminated.

Unexpectedly, the Li family intended to drag the Bai family into this mess, using Bai Dingfeng's doll as a threat. To eliminate the negative impact, Bai Dingfeng was to marry Li Ruoshuang.

"Li Ruoshuang ended up being the one who benefited in the end?"

The marriage between the two families went through many twists and turns, but it finally came to fruition. It's unclear whether it was in accordance with Li Ruoshuang's wishes.

"She won't be smug, because she's a bit crazy."

Li Ruoxue's death greatly traumatized Li Ruoshuang. She often cried and made a fuss in the middle of the night, telling everyone she met that she had seen her sister return. She would break down whenever she looked in the mirror, pointing at herself and insisting that she was Li Ruoxue.

Therefore, this was not an accident, but an unexpected one, and none of the three parties gained any advantage.

Even after parting ways with the pockmarked man, Lin Yuesha was still immersed in the memory. She lay in bed and, for the first time ever, suffered from insomnia.

Qingxing told her that with Yan's skills, she was no match for Qin, so she had to be careful in everything she did when she arrived at the Lin residence, or she would lose her life.

In the eyes of the powerful and wealthy, human life is worthless. For example, the Zhao family, whose own daughter was stabbed to death, still managed to reconcile with the Li family for the sake of money.

A human life is worthless.

Even if you're the daughter of an official, all the scheming and calculations you make will ultimately result in a level of kinship that's less valuable than that of ordinary people.

Lin Yuesha tossed and turned all night, and when she woke up, it was already broad daylight. She sat up in bed and found the courtyard quiet and still.

"White tea, Longjing!"

Lin Yuesha's mind instantly cleared. She hurriedly threw on her clothes and got out of bed. Today was the day her stepbrother was to depart, and she had overslept.

"Miss, the young master has already left."

Bai Cha entered carrying a basin of warm water and said, "Young Master set off before dawn. Master and Madam saw him off. He said he didn't want me to wake you up, as it would only add to the sadness of parting."