Chapter 439
There was a lot of gossip in the slum, but Ye Fuyue was concentrating on opening the shop. Despite her busy schedule, she did not forget to share the gossip with Zhong Lan and Cui Li.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li were extremely surprised. They didn't expect that there would be such exciting things happening in the slum.
"So Sufen hasn't been found yet?" Cui Li asked.
"I haven't found her yet." Ye Fuyue said, "Aunt Yue went to Sufen's parents' house every once in a while to make trouble, asking them to hand over Sufen, but they didn't know where Sufen had gone. Aunt Yue asked them to return the betrothal gifts, but they refused. The two families quarreled and even fought. Aunt Yue came back to ask Yue Cai and Yue Xun to support her, but Yue Xun didn't want to get involved. Yue Cai felt ashamed and didn't want to go either. Aunt Yue was very sad because of this."
Zhong Lan said, "The supervision is not so strict now. Sufen may have escaped to another place. I'm afraid Aunt Yue can't find her."
Cui Li nodded. "Yes. If she is really found, Aunt Yue will never let her go. It will cause a lot of trouble. She might as well run away."
After chatting about gossip, Ye Fuyue asked about the recent business situation, which was still similar to before.
"Those old customers all said that the peanut butter was delicious, and they also asked me if I had any other sweet drinks," said Zhong Lan.
"I'm planning to expand the variety of sweetened drinks once the shop opens," Ye Fuyue said. "You can ask the customers what kind of sweetened drinks they want."
"Okay." Zhong Lan and Cui Li both nodded in response.
"Ask the customers about the types of buns and see what fillings they like. Then we will pick some out based on their opinions." Ye Fuyue said again.
Zhong Lan and Cui Li also took note of it.
Just as Ye Fuyue was busy preparing for the shop, another incident broke out in the compound.
——Old man Duan is dead.
Ye Fuyue heard this from Chen Guifeng when she returned to the slum after a week of classes.
"Old Man Duan is dead?" Ye Fuyue was a little surprised: "When did it happen?"
"Old Man Duan died the day after you returned to school last week. Old Mrs. Tao and Sanqing and Siqing cried for a long time, and within two days, they took care of Old Man Duan's funeral." Chen Guifeng said.
Ye Fuyue understood.
No wonder she didn't see any white silk hanging at the door of the Duan family's house when she returned to the slum today.
"How did Old Man Duan die?" Ye Fuyue asked.
"Old Mrs. Tao said he accidentally fell and died, but we all secretly said that Old Man Duan was beaten to death by Sanqing and Siqing." Chen Guifeng said, "Your Aunt Donghong said that the night before Old Man Duan died, she heard sounds of beatings coming from the Duan family and Old Man Duan begging for mercy. Your Aunt Donghong was even lamenting to her husband at the time that Old Man Duan's family was being beaten by Old Mrs. Tao's two sons again. But she didn't expect that Old Man Duan was beaten to death by them."
"Now the Duan family is ruled by Old Lady Tao and Sanqing and Siqing. Even though everyone suspects that there's something fishy about Old Man Duan's death, no one stands up for him."
"Do Duan's mother and Duan Dawei know that Old Man Duan is dead?" Ye Fuyue asked.
"He should know." Chen Guifeng said, "Duan Dawei was also in the factory. Someone must have told him that Old Man Duan was dead, but Duan Dawei and his mother didn't react much. This is normal. How did Old Man Duan treat Duan Dawei, his mother, and Old Lady Duan? Now that Old Man Duan is dead, it's all his own fault. If he had been nicer to Old Lady Duan and the others and not been so anxious to bring Old Lady Tao home, he wouldn't be in this situation today."
Ye Fuyue nodded in agreement, believing that one will reap what one sows.
That afternoon, when Ye Fuyue and Shen Yao took Haohao Ranran and Qiqi out to play, they saw Old Lady Tao crying and complaining to the people in the compound.
"I have such a miserable life! My first husband died early, and I had to work hard to raise several children. When I met Old Man Duan, I thought I finally had a place to stay. I just had a few good days with Old Man Duan, and then he died again. Woo woo woo, why is my life so miserable?" Old Mrs. Tao said as she wiped her eyes with her hands, as if she had really shed tears.
The aunts who were forced to listen to this secretly rolled their eyes.
Everyone knows how Old Man Duan was treated by Old Lady Tao and her two sons before he died. Why are you pretending?
Aunt Donghong was a straightforward person. Seeing Old Lady Tao's pretentious look, she pretended to be surprised and said, "Your first husband died, and you followed Old Man Duan, who also died. Could it be that you are..."
Aunt Donghong didn't finish her words, but everyone understood what she meant.
Several aunts laughed and secretly gave Aunt Donghong a look of approval.
Aunt Qian said, "Yes. You've lost two men in a row. This is not good."
"Yes, yes." Several other aunts also echoed.
Old Mrs. Tao had never been close to these aunts in the compound. If it weren't for the fact that Sanqing and Siqing accidentally beat Old Man Duan to death, she wouldn't have had to pretend in front of these aunts.
Hearing what Aunt Donghong said at the beginning, Old Mrs. Tao was very dissatisfied and secretly gave Aunt Donghong a cold look.
She pretended to be sad and said, "Yes, maybe I am really unlucky in marriage. If I had known that I was unlucky in marriage, I would not have been with Old Man Duan. I would rather he was alive and well."
Aunt Qian rolled her eyes when she heard this. She said, "If you don't stay with Old Man Duan, how will Sanqing and Siqing survive?"
The other aunts held back their laughter when they heard this, waiting to see how Old Lady Tao would continue to act.
Old Mrs. Tao's face turned a little dark, and she didn't want to pretend anymore.
Sanqing and Siqing came over at this time.
When they heard what Aunt Qian said, they glared at her.
Sanqing said, "My brother and I are not without arms and legs. We can't survive without an old man."
Aunt Qian thought: When Old Man Duan was alive, you had hands and feet, but I never saw you living on your own.
However, Sanqing and Siqing looked fierce. They were the murderers who beat Old Man Duan to death, and Aunt Qian did not want to cause any more trouble.
The other aunts had similar thoughts. They looked at each other and left, not wanting to have anything to do with people like Sanqing and Siqing.
Siqing glared at the backs of the aunts as they walked away and spat, "A bunch of gossipy women."
Old Mrs. Tao looked very proud and glanced at the backs of the aunts who were walking away with contempt.
However, she still taught Sanqing and Siqing, "Old Man Duan is dead, and his house is ours. We'll have to live here for a long time, so don't offend anyone in the compound."
"Mom, they are just a bunch of weak and stinky women. I and my brother are here, so you don't have to be afraid of them." Siqing said.
"I'm not afraid of them," said Old Lady Tao. "We don't need to be afraid of them individually. But if they unite, we might not be their opponents. It's better to have a good relationship with them than to offend them all."
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