Chapter 120 Chapter 120 Forced
Xie Xiaoju said impatiently, "What's the matter? Don't scare me in broad daylight. Just tell me straight out."
Zhao Xiaofen finally caught her breath: "Xie Xiaoju, it's bad, your parents are coming to arrest you!"
Xie Xiaoju was shocked. "What's going on? What's going on? Why are they here? How did you know?"
It turned out that Zhao Xiaofen had planned to go to the river to wash clothes today. When passing by the river, she saw Ye Guifen and Xie Dazhu.
Ye Guifen held the child and hurriedly walked towards the village entrance with Xie Dazhu. Zhao Xiaofen felt something was strange, so she put her clothes in a hidden place and followed Ye Guifen and Xie Dazhu.
Ye Guifen said to Xie Dazhu, "Dad, you can't be soft-hearted this time. Xiaoju is a girl. She's away from home all day, living in the county town. What's going on? She's become wild and doesn't even want to come home. Not only doesn't she help me, but she's always finding fault with me. What other girl is like her? If we don't take care of her, what if she gets into trouble outside, or runs away with another man? We won't be able to make ends meet. Our son has just been born, and if he has a sister with such a bad reputation, he won't be able to find a wife in the future, and we two old people will also be criticized."
In the past, when Ye Guifen said these things, Xie Dazhu was impatient to listen. But Ye Guifen gave birth to a son, and the son looked smart and cute, so the balance in Xie Dazhu's heart inevitably tilted towards Ye Guifen. Ye Guifen would always bring up her son and even thought about marrying him off as soon as he was born.
Not only did Xie Dazhu not find it strange, he also agreed very much with Ye Guifen's words. Thinking along the lines of what Ye Guifen said, he broke out in a cold sweat. Xie Xiaoju must be taken care of, otherwise what would happen if his son's affairs were ruined?
Ye Guifen continued, "You're the only one working in our family, working so hard. It's so hard. Xiaoju is making money now, but she's unwilling to give it to the family. How could a daughter be so unfilial? Seeing you working so hard, you don't care about anything. If you have a dog at home, it knows how to protect its owner. But look at Xiaoju. These days, she doesn't even look at home. She has no regard for this family."
Xie Dazhu was also a little angry: "I will bring her back today and let her stay at home peacefully. I will never allow her to go to the county town again. No matter how strong her wings are, I am still her father!"
Ye Guifen couldn't hide her pride as she continued, "Xiaoju is already a grown-up girl. It's not like she's running around all day. Why don't we find her a partner and marry her off? That way, once she gets married, she won't be as wild as she is now. We won't have to worry about her running off with some random guy. Being her parent would also be a way to give her some explanation."
Ye Guifen talked about her aunt's son: "You've seen my aunt's son. Although he's a little short, he's very hardworking. And although he's seven or eight years older than Xiaoju, it's only when you're older that you understand how to care for others. My aunt is also a very honest person. Xiaoju won't suffer if she marries him."
Xie Dazhu had seen the candidate Ye Guifen mentioned. The man was not even as tall as Xie Xiaoju, and was quite old. Most importantly, he didn't look very smart. Xie Dazhu felt embarrassed to have such a man as his son-in-law, and was a little hesitant for a moment.
Ye Guifen saw it and said softly, "After all, there's no rush for this matter now. Bring Xiaoju back from the county town and let the two of them see each other. Maybe they will fall in love with each other." Ye Guifen's eyes were full of calculation. Even if the two of them didn't like each other, she would find a way to make them fall in love with each other.
Xie Dazhu nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's bring Xiaoju back today, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Zhao Xiaofen followed closely throughout the whole process. When she heard this, she became extremely anxious and immediately ran to the county town to inform Xie Xiaoju.
Zhao Xiaofen told Xie Xiaoju everything she had seen and heard: "Anyway, your stepmother and your father are in cahoots and are trying to take you back. You better think of a way quickly. If you get caught, everything will be over."
Xie Xiaoju slammed her hand on the table. "Ye Guifen is such a bully! She kicked me out of the house and made it impossible for me to stay here. If it weren't for her, how could I not be able to return home? Now she's even instigating my dad to come and arrest me, and forcing me to marry that shorty! I'm not going back with them!"
Zhao Xiaofen panted and said, "Anyway, I've already delivered the letter to you. I heard they were serious about taking you back. Even if you don't want to, they might tie you up and take you back. Otherwise, you can hide. When they come and can't find you, you can go back naturally."
Xie Xiaoju simply said: "I won't hide. I have done nothing wrong. Why should I hide?" It's not that Xie Xiaoju is not afraid, but Ye Guifen has made up her mind. Xie Dazhu is on the same side with her now. If he can't find her this time, he will come to find her next time.
Now Xie Xiaoju works at Wu Ji Zao Lu, and these people coming to her every few days will definitely delay the business of the store.
Xie Xiaoju was very grateful to Jiang Xi for giving her a job opportunity and a place to live. She couldn't let Jiang Xi down. Besides, the monk can run away but the temple cannot. She was able to escape once because Zhao Xiaofen brought the news, but what about next time, and the next time? Xie Xiaoju didn't want to live in fear like that.
There was a blazing fire in Xie Xiaoju's eyes. She wanted to see how far her biological father Xie Dazhu could go for that woman and for his so-called newborn son.
Seeing that she couldn't persuade Xie Xiaoju, Zhao Xiaofen could only say, "Be careful. After all, he's your father. Don't argue with him all the time, or you'll be the one who suffers. I heard that if your father decides to marry you off, no one can stop you even if you don't want to."
Xie Xiaoju was a little scared when she heard this: "That's not the case, can he still kidnap me if I don't want to?"
Zhao Xiaofen frowned. "It's hard to say. Anyway, I heard there was a girl in the next village who didn't want to get married, but her family forced her to do so. She resisted but had no choice but to marry in the end. The last time I saw her, her eyes were wide open and she looked much older. I was shocked."
Xie Xiaoju said angrily: "If he forces me to marry someone I don't like, I will kill myself!"
Zhao Xiaofen was frightened by Xie Xiaoju and quickly said, "Not really, not really. Even if you get caught, the worst that can happen is you can just run away again. Anyway, I will help you in the village."
Xie Xiaoju glanced at Zhao Xiaofen with gratitude. She had previously worried that Zhao Xiaofen would snatch Jiang Xi away, so the two of them had inevitably been at odds with each other. Now, true friendship was revealed in times of adversity. Zhao Xiaofen actually helped her like this. Xie Xiaoju said sincerely with red eyes, "Thank you, Xiaofen."
Zhao Xiaofen was already used to bickering with Xie Xiaoju from time to time, so she felt a little embarrassed when Xie Xiaoju thanked her so solemnly. "No, it's nothing. We are all girls. When encountering something like this, we must help each other. Besides, I am a helpful person. It's nothing."
Kunzi stood silently beside Xie Xiaoju. The more he listened, the angrier he became, and in the end he clenched his fists.
Xie Xiaoju has always been very optimistic and lively. Kunzi always thought that Xie Xiaoju's family should be very happy, but he did not expect that Xie Xiaoju had suffered so many grievances, and she did not go home because she had a home but could not return to it.
Kunzi felt strange emotions in his heart and stared at the door fiercely. As long as Ye Guifen and Xie Dazhu dared to come, he would drive them away with his fists and let them never dare to bully Xie Xiaoju again.
Ye Guifen and Xie Dazhu asked people in the county and soon found Wu Ji Zao Lu.
Ye Guifen stared at the Wu Ji Zao Lu sign fiercely. The decoration of the shop made her eyes red with envy. Ye Guifen said to Xie Dazhu, "No wonder she didn't want to come back. She's enjoying herself in the county town and doesn't care about us, her hard-working parents. Oh, I think it will be difficult to get Xiaoju to go home with us on her own initiative today. Who would want to go home after staying in such a place? I'm afraid this daughter has long stopped considering you her father."
Ye Guifen hurriedly put on some eye drops, and Xie Dazhu's anger was immediately aroused. Xie Dazhu walked into the store with a gloomy face and saw Xie Xiaoju behind the counter, still wearing Wu Ji Zao Lu's clothes and a hat.
Xie Dazhu yelled, "Xie Xiaoju, get out here!"
Xie Xiaoju had already seen Xie Dazhu and was yelled at by him. Xie Xiaoju remained calm and said, "I'm still working. Don't speak so loudly. You're scaring away customers. Can you afford to pay for the loss of business?"
Xie Dazhu was already angry, and he didn't expect Xie Xiaoju to dare to speak to him like that. Xie Dazhu's face was full of impatience: "What kind of job is this? Get out of here right now. I'm your dad! Come out when I tell you to!"
Xie Xiaoju didn't move, and Ye Guifen yelled, "Dazhu, look at her heart and see if it's wild. It's useless to talk to her now. This is like raising a girl. Girls are no match for boys. Before they get married, their hearts are no longer with their families."
Xie Xiaoju pointed at Ye Guifen and said, "Shut up! Do you have the right to speak here? If it weren't for you instigating this, how could my dad come to see me?"
Ye Guifen looked at Xie Dazhu with aggrieved eyes, holding the child in her arms: "I just said one thing, look at her attitude, our Baosheng is about to be scared to tears."
Xie Dazhu glanced at the child in Ye Guifen's arms. Baosheng pouted and seemed to be really frightened. Xie Dazhu had finally had a son and loved Baosheng very much. How could he bear to see Baosheng scared to tears?
Xie Dazhu's face was filled with rage: "Xie Xiaoju, how can you talk to your mother like that? I told you to study so hard that you're exhausted. You were never like this when your mother was around. How did you become like this now? The older you get, the more ignorant you become. Is there any other girl in this town like you? You're so disobedient and unfilial!"
Xie Xiaoju's voice was sharp: "Don't mention my mother. What qualifications do you have to mention my mother? Not long after my mother passed away, you married another one. My mother worked so hard to run this family, and now it's all gone to this bitch. Have you thought about her all these years? Did you go to her grave to burn paper for her on her death anniversary this year? No, you didn't at all."
Xie Xiaoju cried, "Because this woman said she was about to give birth, it would be unlucky for you to burn paper and it would affect the child, so you didn't go. Now you still have the nerve to mention my mother. I feel sorry for her. My mother was still worried about you not having enough food and clothing when she died, but what about you? Before my mother died, you promised to take good care of me, but now that you have a son, you say this to me. I have a home but can't go back. Don't you understand? Don't you understand?"
Xie Dazhu didn't expect Xie Xiaoju to expose his shortcomings like this. He was so embarrassed that he became angry: "Xie Xiaoju, shut up! Do you still respect your elders? You have no right to butt in on adults' affairs. Anyway, get out here and come home with me!"
Xie Xiaoju couldn't believe it: "She's obviously wrong, why are you helping her to criticize me? Ever since she gave birth, it's always like this. The boy is the treasure in your heart, and I'm just a straw. I don't have enough to eat or sleep well at home, and I'm scolded and plotted against every day. What should I do back home?"
Ye Guifen said hypocritically: "Xiaoju, you misunderstood us. Look how angry your father is. Your father cares about you, and I care about you too. Otherwise, why would we run all the way from the village to the county to find you."
Ye Guifen patted Xie Dazhu's arm and said, "Dazhu, we came to the county town today just to pick up Xiaoju. Xiaoju is still a child and doesn't understand much. Please be more patient. We can explain the reason to her slowly."
Xie Dazhu said sadly: "Xiaoju, I don't understand why you have become like this. You haven't been home these days and have been in the county town. Your mother is very worried about you, so she asked me to come and see you. I don't want to quarrel with you. Come out now and let's go home together. I will pretend that what happened today never happened."
Xie Xiaoju curled her lips: "Is she worried about me? She is like a weasel paying New Year's greeting to a chicken! She has no good intentions! I say again, there is no way I can go back with you. You should leave quickly and don't delay our business."
Xie Dazhu didn't expect Xie Xiaoju to be so stubborn and yelled, "Xie Xiaoju, can you please speak properly?"
Xie Xiaoju remained silent, so Xie Dazhu said, "Hurry up and take off your clothes. No matter what happens today, you have to come back with me!"
Xie Xiaoju also yelled: "I'm not going back. I'm working well here, why should I go back?"
Xie Dazhu yelled, "Why do you want to go back? I'm your father, and if I tell you to go back, you have to go back!"
Xie Xiaoju: "I won't go back, I won't go back even if I die!"
Xie Dazhu was anxious and was about to go into the kitchen to catch Xie Xiaoju. But before he took half a step, his arm was grabbed by a pair of hands. Xie Dazhu turned around and saw a big man with a black face and a ferocious look on his face. Xie Dazhu was shocked.
Ye Guifen was also frightened. Kunzi looked fierce to begin with, and now with his stern face he looked even more ferocious. Ye Guifen held the child and silently took a few steps back.
Kunzi's face was expressionless and as black as the bottom of a pot. Xie Dazhu felt a sharp pain in his arm and his voice trembled: "Who are you? What do you want to do? Let me go."
Kunzi said coldly, "What do you want to do? This is Wuji Braised Lu, you can't act wildly!"
Xie Dazhu couldn't break free from Kunzi and yelled at Xie Xiaoju: "Xie Xiaoju, how did you become like this now? You let others beat your dad. Hurry up and tell him to let me go. Didn't you hear that your brother was scared and crying?"
Xie Xiaoju looked at Xie Dazhui, there was disappointment, discomfort, and determination in her eyes.
Before Ye Guifen gave birth to a son, Xie Dazhu would more or less care about her, but after giving birth to a son, Xie Dazhu changed. Now it has become even worse, and he is unwilling to even say a normal word.
Xie Xiaoju said, "Dad, you keep saying you're thinking about me, your daughter, but in reality, you're thinking about your son."
Xie Dazhu was very angry and blurted out: "Of course, a son is a man who can break pots for me and inherit my family's incense. What's the point of a daughter..."
Xie Dazhu accidentally blurted out what was in his heart. After he finished speaking, the room fell silent. The light in Xie Xiaoju's eyes completely disappeared. Xie Dazhu knew that he had spoken out of turn and looked at Xie Xiaoju and said, "Anyway, just come home with me."
Xie Xiaoju felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, her heart completely cold. It's not that she hadn't thought that Xie Dazhu thought the same way, but when she heard Xie Dazhu say that, Xie Xiaoju still felt disappointed. She was abandoned by her father, she had lost her mother, and from then on she had no father either.
Xie Xiaoju lowered her head and said in a muffled voice: "Anyway, I'm not going back."
Seeing that things were not going well, Ye Guifen yelled, "This girl has been out there all the time. Who knows what she might do? We have to let her go back!"
Xie Dazhu was being held captive by Shuanzi, unable to move. Ye Guifen was trying to get Xie Xiaoju from behind the counter. Wu Yaqin, who was upstairs, heard the commotion and came downstairs. Seeing this, she asked, "What are you doing?"
Ye Guifen watched Wu Yaqin come downstairs, her eyes etched with rage. Wu Yaqin had once been the most miserable woman in the village, barely able to eat, her complexion sallow and thin, looking like a disaster victim. But now, Wu Yaqin's skin had faired, her eyes had shone, and she had even gained some weight. Her clothes, especially, were ready-made from a department store and cost dozens of yuan each.
Ye Guifen was so jealous: "Don't talk to me anymore. It's none of your business if I take my daughter away."
Wu Yaqin frowned: "You can't take Xiaoju away."
Ye Guifen yelled, "You have no right to speak here, and you still have the nerve to stop me? If you hadn't instigated Xiaoju, would she even deny her father? If you don't let us take Xiaoju away today, we will report you to the police and sue you for kidnapping!"
Xie Dazhu also reacted: "That's right, it's you who did it. You hurt Xiaoju like this, and you even beat me. We're going to report you to the police and sue you for trafficking!"
As Xie Dazhu finished speaking, a female voice rang out: "What are you going to sue us for?"
Everyone looked towards the door. It was Jiang Xi. Xie Xiaoju and Wu Yaqin's eyes lit up. Shuanzi also breathed a sigh of relief. Jiang Xi was back, and the problem would definitely be solved. Liu Hongxia silently put down the rolling pin in her hand and secretly moved to Jiang Xi's side. She would not allow anyone to hurt Jiang Xi.
Jiang Xi went to school today and took a test with Xia Juhua. Through hard work during this period, Jiang Xi's total score increased by 50 points.
Don't underestimate the 50 points. With 50 more points, Jiang Xi has a higher chance of being admitted. Moreover, he has gone from an ordinary university to a prestigious university. Xia Juhua was very happy. Before Jiang Xi left, she repeatedly told him to study hard and not waste time.
Since you have decided to take the college entrance examination, if you can get into a good university, who would choose an ordinary university?
Jiang Xi was also very satisfied with the review results during this period. After leaving Xia Juhua, he returned to Wu Ji Zao Lu.
When she came back, she saw Ye Guifen and Xie Dazhu making trouble. Ye Guifen swallowed her saliva when she saw Jiang Xi. This girl was not an ordinary liar, but she relied on Xie Dazhu to stand on her side.
Ye Guifen said pretentiously: "I'm talking to you guys. You kidnapped Xiaoju, and I don't know what you said to her that she doesn't want to go home. Do you think you are the boss?"
Shuanzi had already let go of Xie Dazhu. One of Xie Dazhu's arms was numb. Seeing Jiang Xi, Xie Dazhu was a little scared, but he still said with his neck stiff, "Jiang Xi, I won't argue with you. I want Xiaoju to go home today. I hope you won't stop me, otherwise I will go to the police station to ask for an explanation. Don't try to kidnap Xiaoju."
Jiang Xi said calmly, "You said I kidnapped Xiaoju? Xiaoju is almost 18 years old this year. She is an adult with her own thoughts. She is willing to work in the store and live in the county town. Even if you contact the police, they will not believe your unfounded claims."
Xie Xiaoju also said: "I am here voluntarily. I am willing to work here and live in the city. I don't want to go home. You should leave quickly."
Ye Guifen was so angry that she almost collapsed and pointed at Xie Xiaoju and cursed: "Xiaoju, how could you become such a ruthless person now, helping outsiders to deal with us? Are you still a member of the Xie family?"
Xie Dazhu was also furious, his face red and his neck thick: "Anyway, I don't care. I'm going to let Xiaoju go home today. She can quit her job here, and I'll quit with you on her behalf."
Just now, Xie Dazhu was caught by Shuanzi and couldn't break free. Xie Xiaoju said this in front of so many people. Xie Dazhu's dignity as a man was swept to the ground. At this time, he didn't care and acted like a rogue. Xie Dazhu thought simply that no matter what, Xie Xiaoju was a child of the Xie family and should listen to him.
Jiang Xi folded his arms and smiled, "Xiaoju, it's not up to you to decide whether to quit or not. Xie Xiaoju is my employee now. She signed a contract with me. If she breaches the contract, she has to pay me 500 yuan. Do you have the money?"
Five hundred yuan! Ye Guifen's eyes widened: "Why? You said two hundred yuan, so it's two hundred yuan! Why do you have to pay compensation?"
Xie Dazhu couldn't believe it either: "How can this be possible? You are clearly lying!"
Jiang Xi sneered, "We're doing business in a serious way. We've signed serious contracts with everyone, and of course there are clauses for breach of contract. If you don't believe me, I can show you the contract, but after that, you'll have to pay me 500 yuan, or I'll hold both of you responsible! We're open for business, and this should be our best time of the year. But because you two came to the store and caused trouble, no one else dared to buy anything. You have to compensate for this loss. Even if you call the police, the principle remains the same, and you might even have to pay more."
Liu Hongxia echoed Jiang Xi, saying, "Our boss is right. Business is usually at its peak at this time. We must have sold at least a few hundred servings of zaolu. Because you two have been standing here, several people who wanted to buy just now left before they even entered the store. These are all losses you caused. You must compensate me!"
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