When Su Luo sold the children, she was very fair, selling each child for 30 yuan.
If she offered another forty or fifty yuan, she could almost get the child back. If not, she would double the money. She didn't believe that the couple would not be tempted by 60 yuan.
It was not time for dinner yet, and Gu Xiaoer was helping wash vegetables in the kitchen.
Su Luo walked in with Gu Yi: "Boss."
"Hey! Here she comes!" The boss came out cheerfully. When he saw her, his face darkened. He was about to chase her away, but when he saw Gu Yi beside her, he suddenly stopped. He looked at Gu Yi with a pair of cunning eyes, looked at Su Luo vigilantly, and said loudly: "Wife! Wife, come out for a moment!"
"What are you doing?" The lady boss came out of the kitchen impatiently: "Can't you see I'm busy preparing the dishes?"
The boss tugged at her sleeve, pointed at Gu Yi, and whispered, "Look, the woman who came to our house for dinner a few days ago is here again, with a child by her side. Doesn't she look like our Tiedan?"
The proprietress stared at Gu Yi carefully for a moment, then her expression suddenly changed. She stared at Su Luo unkindly: "What are you doing here? It's not time for dinner yet. If you don't want to eat, leave now!"
Su Luo got straight to the point and said, "I'm here to redeem my son."
"There is no son of yours here!" The proprietress looked unhappy and came up to push Su Luo.
Su Luo stood still: "I'll only say this once, I can spend money to buy him back, you name the price. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity, you guys think about it."
The boss suddenly stopped her and said, "Wait a moment."
When the lady boss heard the words "You decide the price", she couldn't help but pause and looked at her suspiciously: "We decide the price?"
Gu Yi asked: "Can I go to the back and talk to him?"
The boss lady's expression eased a lot: "Okay."
Su Luo and he had already discussed it. She would deal with the couple, and Gu Yi would deal with the guy behind them.
Gu Yi arrived at the kitchen and saw a little boy squatting by the well washing vegetables. The boy hunched his back when he squatted, with his spine sticking out from under his clothes. He was so thin that it was obvious that he had nothing to eat.
His eyes were red and he walked over and squatted.
When Gu Xiaoer saw him, a trace of disbelief flashed across his eyes: "...Brother?"
"Second brother." Gu Yi couldn't help crying: "Finally I found you!"
Hearing this, Gu Xiaoer's eyes also turned red, his mouth flattened, and he cried: "Brother, you came to see me? You really came to see me?"
"Really! It's true! Xiaoer, come back with me! Our mother is fine now!" Gu Yi said hurriedly.
Gu Xiaoer slowly calmed down after hearing Su Luo, and looked at Gu Yi in horror: "Brother, have you forgotten how she treated us before?"
Gu Yi looked at him uncomfortably: "Xiao Er... Mom is really different now. She has become very good. We are here today to take you back. Our family has money now, so we can buy you back."
"It's another deal..." When Gu Xiaoer heard that they wanted to buy him back, he suddenly lowered his head, almost biting his lips. After a long silence, he said, "It's the same wherever I am. They have done me a favor, and I won't go back."
Gu Yi held his hand and said, "It's different! How can it be the same? Our family reunion is the most important thing, isn't it? Mom said that she will not only find you back, but also find your sister!"
"Brother, you should go back. My parents have provided me with food and clothing for so long. I can't just leave like this. I have to repay them." said Gu Xiaoer.
Gu Yi was puzzled and asked, "They obviously haven't been kind to you at all, how can you repay them?"
Gu Xiaoer said numbly: "Even if they are not good, they still provide me with food, clothing and a place to live. If I don't respect them, I'm a bad person."
Seeing him like that, Gu Yi was a little surprised: "Who told you this?"
"No one needs to tell me, it's just like this, I know." Gu Xiaoer lowered his head and washed the vegetables skillfully.
Outside, Su Luo had already reached an agreement with the couple and bought Gu Xiaoer back for 50 yuan.
Su Luo went to the kitchen, but Gu Xiaoer refused to leave with her.
The couple smiled and said, "Hey, Tiedan! Stop working and go home with your mom!"
Gu Xiaoer stubbornly refused to leave and continued washing vegetables with his head down.
Su Luo knew that he might not be able to accept this form of transaction, so she said: "How about this, give him one night to think about it, can you let him stay here tonight? If he is willing to go with me tomorrow, then I will come to take him home. If not... I will take him back as soon as possible."
The two nodded: "Okay!"
Su Luo looked at Gu Xiaoer and softened her voice: "I won't force you now, you can think about it carefully, okay?"
Gu Xiaoer ignored her.
Su Luo took Gu Yi back home first.
When the couple saw that the man had left, they ignored the waiter and just kept counting their money.
The lady boss saw the five big bills on the table and said belatedly, "Tell me, that woman agreed too readily. She took out the 50 yuan easily. She must be very rich. We are so stupid. We should have bid higher!"
The boss also curled his lips: "Who knew that Tiedan was so valuable? You're right, isn't it said that buying a child only costs 40 yuan now? The price has increased so fast! When we bought Tiedan, it was only 30 yuan, right?"
The lady boss counted the money happily: "That's right!"
Gu Xiaoer was listening quietly in the kitchen, crushing the mushrooms in his hands unconsciously.
The lady boss took the money and went to the kitchen, where she saw the mushrooms in the basin turned into pieces. She screamed, "Tiedan! You're going to die! Have you become more capable? This is how I told you to wash the vegetables!"
She slapped him on the head, and still not satisfied, she snatched the basin from his hand and said angrily: "Someone is backing you up, right? Your precious hands can't do the work, right? I can't control you anymore!"
She was so angry that she picked up the rattan stick next to her and hit Gu Xiaoer.
He seemed to be used to it, and just huddled in the corner with his hands over his head.
The boss's wife whipped her quickly and fiercely. The boss next to her saw it and hurried over to help her: "Don't be angry, wife. It will be bad if you get pregnant."
The proprietress then threw the cane to him, turned around, picked up the spatula and prepared to cook.
When they thought that Gu Xiaoer was not their son and would not be able to order him around anymore, the two of them became more diligent in ordering him around.
When it was time for dinner, there were unusually many people. The couple was so busy that they didn't have time to prepare many dishes, and some of the mushrooms were damaged after washing.
Thinking of this, she kicked Gu Xiaoer, who was helping her, and twisted him viciously. She found the wild mushrooms left over from the previous two days and brought them to the table. She said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, the stir-fried mushrooms with green peppers are sold out. Can I get you some wild mushrooms instead? They are very nutritious and delicious. I gave you a little more."
Once the customers hear that the portion is larger, they naturally won’t mind.
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