"Back to the modern world! Back to the modern world! I want to go back to the modern world! God, please, don't force me to kneel down and beg you!"
Zhou Chenyu clenched her fists and opened her eyes with anticipation, only to see the same dilapidated house with a leaky roof and bare walls. She immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.
She was just tired from work and vented her frustrations, casually saying she wanted to go back to the countryside to farm. Little did she expect it would actually come true.
Not only did God grant her an ancient version of farming freedom, but He also gifted her a sickly, lame old mother and a simple-minded younger brother.
Why isn't it so effective when buying lottery tickets?
I slept in a daze for two days and two nights, and my stomach was growling with hunger. Even if I wanted to commit suicide, I still needed to eat my fill, otherwise I wouldn't have any strength.
Zhou Chenyu clutched her stomach and got up. Zhou Baoyu, who was standing beside her, woke up with a start and immediately rushed to the bedside, "Sister, you're awake?"
When Zhou Chenyu saw his irritatingly large face, she really wanted to give him a good beating. She had already said eight hundred times that he wasn't her sister, but just an imposter. Who knew he would turn around and hire a quack doctor to label her as having a serious mental illness, forcing her to be forced to drink several bowls of Chinese medicine.
Forget it, a real man can bend and stretch; who hasn't bowed down for a meager living?
She rubbed her temples, feeling a headache coming on, and nudged him with her toe. "Hey, I'm hungry. Get me something to eat."
"Sister, you're finally eating!" Zhou Baoyu cried tears of joy. Ever since his sister woke up from her serious illness, she had forgotten him and their mother, kept talking nonsense, and even tried to kill herself several times. The doctor said she had gone mad and probably wouldn't recover. Now he had no other wish but for his sister to be healthy and for the family to be together in peace.
"Sister, wait here, your brother will get it right away." Zhou Baoyu secretly wiped away his tears, staggered to the door, heard the noise outside, quickly stopped, turned back and stammered, "Sister, why don't you wait a little longer, I'll get you something to eat later, it's a bit inconvenient right now."
Zhou Chenyu knew she shouldn't have any hope for him. This family was dirt poor, so there was naturally not much to eat, but there must be something outside. They could go up the mountain to find some wild vegetables, wild fruits, and wild chickens, and go down to the river to catch some shrimp and crabs. With hands and feet, how could a grown man starve to death?
She couldn't be bothered to listen to his explanations, so she threw off the covers, got out of bed, and headed straight for the door.
Zhou Baoyu hurriedly chased after her, saying, "Sister, you can't go out."
"Why can't I go out?" she demanded.
"I..." Zhou Baoyu was speechless.
Zhou Chenyu's ears were ringing from hunger. "I want to commit suicide and go back to the modern world, and you all stop me. I'm hungry and want to eat, and you said you'd get me something later. Now I'm going out to find something myself, and you won't let me leave this door. Tell me, why is that?"
Zhou Baoyu dared not look her in the eye, anxious and troubled, his little face scrunched up. "Sister, I know I did something wrong. Please listen to my advice. Let's stay in the room for a while and go out in a few hours, okay?"
"Get out of my way." Zhou Chenyu pushed his large face away.
"No!" Zhou Baoyu straightened his back, standing rooted to the spot like a piece of hard wood, his voice a mix of righteous indignation and fear. "I'd rather die than give way!"
Zhou Chenyu laughed in anger, gritting her teeth and pointing at his face, still holding onto the last bit of her rationality, "You brat, don't make me slap you!"
Zhou Baoyu closed his eyes, resigned to his fate, and said, "Sister, if you can stay in the room and not go out, I'll beat you however you like, as long as you're happy."
"Fine, I've never seen such an unreasonable request before. You said it yourself!" Zhou Chenyu rolled up her sleeves, raised her hand, and slapped him across the face without saying a word.
A gust of wind swept across Zhou Baoyu's cheek, and before the slap even touched his face, he was so frightened that he covered his head and knelt down with a thud, begging for mercy, "Sister, you shouldn't expose someone's shortcomings, and you shouldn't hit someone in the face! I haven't even gotten married yet."
"Tch, with your meager abilities, what woman would want to marry you?" Zhou Chenyu's eyes gleamed with admiration. Taking advantage of his inattention, she opened the door and walked out.
She had just stepped out the door when a group of people suddenly appeared and grabbed her hands.
This unexpected gift caught Zhou Chenyu completely off guard. "Hey, what are you doing? Let me go!"
"Don't touch my sister!" Zhou Baoyu ran out of the house and tried to pry the two men's hands off, but they kicked him to the ground and pinned him down.
Zhou Chenyu looked at them in horror. These men were tall and burly with menacing faces, unlike ordinary civilians; they were professional thugs.
The most disgusting person she had ever met in her life was that despicable and shameless dog of a boss surnamed Peng at her former company.
However, no matter how disgusting that leader is, he only acts one way in front of people and another way behind their backs; he wouldn't dare to bully them openly.
Sometimes, when pushed to the limit, she can retort, and if necessary, she'll quit.
Unlike the current scene of fighting and killing, where you could easily be killed without even realizing it.
"Sister, run!" Zhou Baoyu squeezed her face out from under the burly man's shoe and said these words with all her might.
When Zhou Chenyu saw him like this, although she had wanted to slap Zhou Baoyu earlier, she felt a little reluctant to do so now that she saw him injured and spitting blood.
After all, it's a human life.
Zhou Chenyu looked at the burly men beside her and smiled obsequiously, "Brothers, we're all civilized people. Let's talk things out and not resort to violence. Why don't you let him go? Or I can help you beat him up. I've wanted to beat him up for a long time."
"Don't move, or I'll slap you!" The burly man was unmoved by the beauty and raised his hand without hesitation.
When Zhou Chenyu saw that the big, rough hand was hard and calloused, she thought, "Good heavens, if that slap came over, it would give me a concussion."
It is unwise to be overly assertive.
She glanced sympathetically at Zhou Baoyu on the ground, then silently shut her mouth. This kid's better off praying for his own good fortune.
"What a loving brother and sister pair! It's truly touching."
A man's voice of praise came from afar. Zhou Chenyu frowned. A well-dressed man walked out of the main room, and the group of people greeted him in unison as their master.
Li Xiuju saw Zhou Baoyu being pinned to the ground, his face being stomped on with the sole of a shoe, and blood around his mouth.
She limped over, pushed the men aside, cupped his face in her hands, and cried out, "Didn't I tell you to stay inside and not go out? How could they beat you like this? Does it hurt?"
"Mother, I'm not in pain." Zhou Baoyu ignored her wounds and glared fiercely at the man: "Qian Rushan, let my sister go right now. What kind of person bullies a woman? If you have the guts, come at me!"
Money as plentiful as a mountain?
His nouveau riche attire truly reflects his name.
Zhou Chenyu rolled her eyes inwardly. The man suddenly walked towards her without saying a word, staring at her from head to toe like he was looking at a dog in a cage.
The man looked to be in his thirties. When Zhou Chenyu met his lecherous eyes, an ominous premonition welled up in her heart.
Could this guy have a crush on her?
Qian Rushan's face drew closer and closer, and Zhou Chenyu leaned back in disgust, hearing him say:
"Young lady, since your family has no money to pay off the debt, how about I take you as my concubine?"
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