Realizing she had said the wrong thing, Er Ya quickly tried to appease him: "Alright, Brother Lu, it's all my fault. You're a magnanimous person, please forgive this little girl this once. Tell me what's wrong, I have a lot of things to do outside."
"Alright, seeing how sincere you are, I'll forgive you this time. I won't hold it against you anymore."
After clearing his throat, he said solemnly, "Er Ya, have you ever thought about taking your family to the town to develop your business? To be honest, with your quick wit, you're really being wasted in this village."
Er Ya fell silent. To be honest, she was indeed unwilling to stay in this village forever, and she didn't like dealing with the old folks. But for the time being, there was no good opportunity to break the status quo.
Seeing that Er Ya remained silent, Qian Lu continued, "My leave of absence has expired. I've thought it over carefully. I'll have plenty of opportunities to do business in the future. My priority now is my studies. You're right, without education, even if you do business, you'll just get fooled. So I've already talked to my dad about it. I'll go back to school and leave the restaurant to a reliable person. You're the first person I thought of."
"Me? Are you sure I can do it? Aren't you afraid that the moment you leave, I'll sell your shop?"
Qian Lu shook his head and said, "You're not that kind of person. And to be honest, you've made a huge contribution to the shop's success, so I'm very confident in entrusting it to you. I also believe that you will lead it to create even greater glory."
"Let me discuss it with my family. I won't reply to you for now. Moving the whole family out isn't something I can decide on my own."
Qian Lu nodded and said, "Okay, if you're sure you're going, let me know when you get to the market. Try to be quick, because I'll probably be leaving for school in the next few days and won't have as much time to go to the restaurant. If you go to town, you don't have to worry about anything. You know, there are places to stay at the restaurant, and you should be going to school soon, right? The education in town is better than in the village."
Er Ya nodded again, but before she could say anything, the door to the room was opened, and Lin Xiao walked over and said, "What are you two doing so mysteriously? And you even closed the door."
Before things were settled, Er Ya didn't want too many people to know, so she quickly laughed it off and said, "I didn't say anything, just some restaurant stuff. Brother, aren't you busy outside? Why did you come over?"
Lin Xiao certainly wouldn't say that he was worried about the two of them hiding in the house, so he made up an excuse and said, "When I came over just now, I saw that your aunt was leaving, so I came over to tell you and see if you want to see her off."
"Auntie is leaving now? Why are you in such a hurry? I'll go check on her. You all come out with me."
She was naturally worried about leaving the two boys in her room all the time. Not to mention, she had kept twelve yuan and eighty-five cents, which she had saved up for a long time, under her bed.
He pushed them out of his house, then jogged up to Lin Jianfang and said, "Auntie, have you finished eating? Why are you leaving so soon?"
"actually……".
Before she could finish speaking, she saw Junzi glare at her, and she quickly explained, "I have things to do at home, so I have to go back quickly. Er Ya, be good at home. I won't go in; I'll have to tell your mother. You can tell her for me later."
She said to Grandma Shen with reluctance, "Mother, I'm leaving now. You and Father take good care of yourselves."
Grandma Shen muttered, "Now that you're married, you should listen to Junzi and your mother-in-law more. Be more diligent in everything you do, treat your son-in-law better, and don't argue with him. He's the head of the family, so whatever he says is right."
Junzi was pleased with these words. He glanced at Lin Jianfang smugly, then turned to Old Lady Shen and said, "Mother is the best. Next time Fangzi comes to see you, I'll have her buy you two cans of food."
"Alright, alright, I'll wait then. If you have something to do, hurry up and leave, don't waste any more time."
Lin Jianfang looked at them longingly for a long time before being pulled away by the impatient Junzi.
Not far from the village, Junzi stopped his bicycle, looked around to make sure no one was watching, and slapped Lin Jianfang across the face: "You bitch, you were crying at your parents' house, what? Did we mistreat you?"
Lin Jianfang held her face in her hands, tears streaming down her face. She quickly shook her head and said, "No, Junzi, I just can't bear to leave home."
Junzi slapped her again: "If you can't bear to part with me, then go back to your home. All you do is cry in front of me every day. What else can you do besides cry? You haven't even laid an egg in years. What use are you?"
After saying that, he saw a few people coming from the other side, and immediately changed his expression. He quickly said to Lin Jianfang, "Wipe your tears, I'll make you pay when we get home. Hurry up and get in the car and leave."
Lin Jianfang seemed used to it, and got into the car nonchalantly, but tears were streaming down her face inside.
She had endured this kind of life for several years. When she started going on blind dates, her mother thought Junzi was honest and seemed like a good person who knew how to manage a household. Moreover, when she heard that his family owned a house in town, she agreed to the marriage without considering her wishes.
She originally had a boyfriend in the village, but his family was too poor and her mother didn't approve of him, so she arranged this marriage for her. She and Junzi hadn't even gotten to know each other properly before they got married in a hurry.
For the first few days after their wedding, Junzi seemed to be doing well. However, on the day they returned to her parents' home, they ran into one of her ex-boyfriends on the way and exchanged greetings.
This upset Junzi, and her face immediately fell. She thought she could get away with it by saying a few kind words when she got home, but when she got there, Junzi slapped her without saying a word.
This hit her so hard she was stunned. Although she wasn't particularly pampered at home and only did more chores, she was their only daughter, and her parents treated her well and never dared to hit her. How could she bear being beaten so soon after getting married? She immediately packed her things and went back to her parents' home.
When Junzi saw her packing her things, he became even more furious: "What are you doing? Are you packing your things to elope with your lover? Don't even think about it. You'll die in our house."
She was even angrier when she heard that, and said angrily, "Why should I? I married you, not sold myself to your family."
“Your family accepted a hundred yuan as a bride price from me. Isn’t that selling yourself to me? If it weren’t for the fact that you’re somewhat attractive, I would have lost that hundred yuan and ended up with a cheap slut.”
To be continued!
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