After speaking, the man glanced at the location of the rice cooker.
Because of his rude behavior, the rice in the pot was already burnt, but he didn't care at all.
Instead, he was shouting and yelling at Yin Hong.
"I'm having a good run of luck today."
"I eat out."
"You guys can manage on your own."
The man swaggered out of the house, leaving only Yin Hong inside, sobbing as she straightened her clothes.
A short while later, Wu Ruixue led her younger brother out of the room.
The little boy, only in third grade and still in a daze, had no idea what had just happened. All he knew was that he had a jerk of a father who would beat his sister and mother whenever he was unhappy.
He blinked, looking at the bright red bruise on the corner of his mouth.
"Mom, you should take a rest."
Yin Hong forced herself to remain calm, raised her hand to smooth her hair, and apologized with a smile.
"Xiao Bao, it's Mom's problem."
"The food isn't ready yet, how about Mom takes you out to eat?"
Before Yin Hong could react, Wu Ruixue had already taken the spatula, scooped out a portion of the paste, and served herself a bowl, praising her mother's cooking as she ate.
"Mom's cooking is still delicious."
"It's okay, it's still edible."
"Xiao Bao, you eat this, and I'll eat this. After you finish eating, you must study hard, okay?"
Wu Ruixue estimated that she would serve a decent portion of the meal to her younger brother, then leave the good-looking portions for her mother, and quietly keep the rest in her bowl.
Compared to the bitterness in the bowl, these are nothing to Wu Ruixue, who has already tasted all the bitterness in life.
Yin Hong bit her lip, her eyes filled with guilt.
Meanwhile, in a small tavern not far from the village, several shirtless men were gathered around a table, each holding a glass and boasting.
The person leading the group was undoubtedly Yin Hong's husband, who was holding a wine glass and thoroughly enjoying himself.
"Brother Wang is so generous! We made a lot of money today. Thanks for treating us brothers to dinner, Brother Wang!"
"Haha, Brother Wang is so generous!"
"Brother Wang looks like a man destined for good fortune and wealth!"
Yin Hong's husband was nicknamed "Wang the Scoundrel" mainly because his family's older generation had been bandits. When it was his generation's turn to be targeted in a crackdown, he was sent to jail for a few years. After his release, he started mingling in the streets.
The group led by them were quite influential in the area; while they might not be considered major figures, they were certainly someone that others dared not mess with.
Wang Pizi's face had a fierce look on it.
"Damn it, I found out I was out having sex today, and some men came to my house. I'll go back and do it with her!"
"I'll go up and take a look!"
"I knew no one else had ever been here before!"
The moment the crude remark was made, everyone around burst into laughter.
Several of the sleazy-looking guys were even flattering him from the sidelines.
"Brother Wang is already very capable, and the people he leads are also very capable."
"Yeah, look at Brother Wang's eldest son, he's hanging around with Liu Laosan now, he's really powerful as the manager of the place."
"Yeah, in a couple of years, if Liu Laosan gives him the place, won't Brother Wang be set for life?"
Hearing this, Wang Pizi felt somewhat smug.
The main reason he can be so arrogant is because he has a reckless eldest son who is ruthless and belligerent and has carved out a territory for himself here. Now he works as a bouncer for people and is quite well-known.
At this moment, Wang the Scoundrel grinned and said to the group with a wicked smile.
"If I hadn't thought Xiaoxue was still so young, I would have taken care of both her and her daughter as well."
"Wait another year or two, and I'll get Xiaoxue!"
"When the time comes, let her be my son's top courtesan, and all of us brothers will have a good time."
Hearing this, the people around couldn't help but marvel at Wang Pizi's perversion, but at the same time, they were also a little itchy to try it themselves.
Putting everything else aside, Wu Ruixue inherited her mother's genes, but she doesn't know how to dress up yet. Yin Hong, on the other hand, was a famous beauty in the surrounding area when she was young.
It's a pity that she was with a literary youth back then, but he ran away later, leaving her to live alone in this village.
In other people's words, this marriage was a bargain for that bastard Wang Pizi.
Just then, one of the shirtless men frowned and asked Wang Pizi in a low voice.
"Brother Wang, did your Xiaoxue go back to the city a while ago?"
"No way?"
Wang Pizi paused slightly, a look of confusion on his face.
"She's just a little brat, she just follows her mother around all day and doesn't do anything."
The man muttered to himself with a serious expression.
"I think I saw Xiaoxue during the competition a while ago."
"I don't know if I've mistaken someone else for someone else."
"He's the champion, and his prize money is over 20,000!"
These words stunned everyone at the table.
Twenty thousand yuan!
For this group of people who usually only spend a few dozen yuan on a game of cards, they had never seen so much money in their lives.
They could probably imagine two thousand, but twenty thousand was something they really couldn't comprehend.
Wang the Scoundrel was completely stunned.
He really didn't know that there was 20,000 yuan in the house.
This matter lingered in his mind, and he couldn't forget it for a long time.
After washing his feet outside that evening, he returned home the next morning and looked at Wu Ruixue's room with a solemn expression.
But then he shook his head.
"Tch, if this little girl can earn 20,000 yuan, wouldn't I be able to earn 200,000 yuan?"
He didn't dwell on the matter any further.
However, as he lay in bed, he sensed something was wrong. He abruptly got out of bed and searched the room thoroughly, but he still couldn't find the money he was looking for.
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