Han Luoxue scoffed. A grown man comes to visit his parents with only five or six eggs. Where does he get the nerve?
"Xue'er, I just felt that your maternal grandparents' health was a bit weak, so I wanted to give them some nourishment. You know that your uncle is a bit down on his luck right now and doesn't have much money. This was bought with money that our whole family squeezed out of our own pockets!"
Han Luoxue smiled dismissively and gestured to the maid beside her to take it.
She wasn't short of eggs, but it was Chi Hongcai's thoughtful gesture, and the two elderly people should like it.
"Little Xue, you're so grown up now, and your uncle has never treated you to a meal. I wonder when you'd be free? Your uncle would like to invite you to a meal!"
Han Luoxue sized up Chi Hongcai, noticing that he didn't seem to have any money.
"You still have money?"
Hearing this, Chi Hongcai blushed with embarrassment. He didn't have much money on him, but...
"Little Xue, your uncle doesn't have any money, so I can't afford to treat you to anything good, but I can still treat you to a bowl of noodles!"
"It's all my fault, I didn't protect the Chi family well enough, and I couldn't be your support!"
Chi Hongcai lowered his head as he spoke, his face full of shame.
Han Luoxue knew he was up to something, and coincidentally, she wanted to as well.
"Okay, when?"
Chi Hongcai had thought he would have to do a lot more persuasion, but he didn't expect Han Luoxue to agree so easily. Her face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly said, "How about now?"
After saying this, Chi Hongcai felt a little anxious and quickly explained, "Uncle means that there's no time like the present. Look, it's almost noon now, so why don't we do it today at noon?"
Han Luoxue looked at him thoughtfully, which made Chi Hongcai feel a little uncomfortable. He even suspected that Han Luoxue knew about his plans!
But how could that be? Not many people know about that matter, and Han Luoxue is even less likely to know.
"Okay! I'll go back and tell my mother!"
After saying this, Han Luoxue slammed the door shut, almost hitting Chi Hongcai's nose.
Chi Hongcai was so angry he gritted his teeth. He thought to himself, "Let's see how long you can be so arrogant."
Han Luoxue handed five or six eggs to Madam Chi, saying, "These are what your son squeezed out of his teeth to give you some nourishment!"
Madam Chi's face stiffened; she felt that those words were somewhat insulting.
Her son is really something...
"Mother, I'm leaving now. I have some things to take care of at home. I'll come back tomorrow!" Han Luoxue said goodbye to Yunniang.
"Okay, Xue'er, you don't need to come every day if there's nothing wrong. I'm fine here! Don't keep running back to your parents' house every few days, what if your in-laws mind..."
"It's alright, Mother, I know what I'm doing!"
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Chi Hongcai still waiting there.
Han Luoxue's carriage was dark blue, and the fabric used was the most common style, not particularly valuable.
But Chi Hongcai saw it, and a fleeting glint of greed crossed his eyes. These days, in the capital, those who aren't particularly wealthy don't keep horse-drawn carriages anymore.
In times when people couldn't even get enough to eat, livestock was raised as little as possible.
Chi Hongcai also wanted to get in, but Nightingale stepped forward and stopped him: "I'm sorry, my wife doesn't like to ride in the same car with strangers!"
Chi Hongcai pointed to his nose: "I'm her uncle, not a stranger!"
Unfortunately, Nightingale ignored him, and both maids jumped onto the carriage, one of them even driving. Helpless, Chi Hongcai could only run alongside, adding another grudge he'd made against Han Luoxue in his mind.
Chi Hongcai treated everyone to a meal at a very small beef noodle shop.
There weren't many people eating out at this time, and business was extremely slow. At a table not far away, there were a few people, all burly and imposing; judging from their physiques, they were clearly not to be trifled with. However, Han Luoxue and her companions didn't seem to care.
"Madam, are you used to eating these things?"
Nightingale frowned unhappily at the meager food on the stall.
"It's all my uncle's fault for being useless. He doesn't have much money, and he can't even afford to treat us to a decent restaurant!"
Chi Hongcai spoke up again, blaming himself, but Han Luoxue simply ignored him.
The group ordered four bowls of beef noodles. Actually, for Han Luoxue, being able to eat her fill was enough; she wasn't particularly picky about the food.
The noodles at this restaurant were pretty good, but while they were eating, several men at the next table kept glancing over, and their looks were extremely uncomfortable.
Nightingale frowned and nodded at Han Luoxue.
Han Luoxue didn't mind. The beef noodles tasted alright, and the three of them, master and servant, ate with relish.
While eating, she didn't forget to check the system store and found that there were no new items.
However, ten Detoxification Pills were produced. Even if we don't need them for the time being, we must still collect them and keep them as stock.
It might come in handy sometime. There are countless poisons in the world, and not all of them have an antidote. While the Detoxifying Pill cannot completely neutralize the poison, it can greatly alleviate the symptoms, which is quite good.
"Oh my, young lady, you're quite pretty. May I ask where your husband's family is from?"
Before he had even taken a few bites of his bowl of noodles, several burly men from next door came over.
The leader was a burly, strong man.
Chi Hongcai lowered his head in fright and didn't dare to say another word.
Han Luoxue continued eating her noodles calmly, while the leader laughed heartily: "Not bad, you've got some temper! Tiger Brother likes this kind of little firecracker!"
As Tiger spoke, he reached out to touch Han Luoxue's face. Her face looked like a freshly boiled and peeled egg, so smooth and tender.
Han Luoxue frowned slightly, but did not flinch.
She looked terrified, frozen in place for a moment. Tiger laughed heartily, and just as his large hand was about to land on the little beauty's face, he felt a sharp pain in his hand!
"Ah!" Tiger shouted. Looking closely, he saw the chopsticks in the hand of the maid next to Han Luoxue. He didn't know when, but the chopsticks had pierced straight into his palm.
Inserted from the back of the hand, it went straight through the palm, leaving a large portion exposed underneath.
None of them saw how the little girl made her move.
At such close range, the chopsticks pierced right through the palm of the hand; the force was incredible...
Tiger's eyes widened in shock; the pain sent shivers down his spine.
"Where did this little wench come from, daring to hurt Brother Tiger!"
At that moment, several brothers who had come with Tiger rushed forward, and one of them raised his hand and slapped him.
Just then, Tiger shouted, "Stop!"
Those henchmen stopped moving instantly; their fear of Tiger was innate.
"Your name is Han Luoxue, right?"
Tiger didn't remove the chopsticks from his hand. He stared coldly at Han Luoxue and said, word by word, "This man is your uncle. He has already sold you to me!"
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