Chapter 174: Shut Up, Little Mouth
Tariq suddenly became excited. "Hasn't Nouri been good enough to you? He bought you a house and gave you all his money! And you actually want him dead!"
"What do you mean by 'buy me a house'?" Anissa collapsed and yelled, "Is my name on his house?! He only makes 3,000 a month, and he gambles away 2,000 of it. The remaining 1,000 is what I risked my life to save for my daughter!"
"Then you have the ability to go work on your own!"
Looking at his own profile, Xiaoyu slapped Tariq in the face.
Tariq was slapped so hard that he saw stars.
Gu Ji said, "Why doesn't she have a job? Housewives just don't get paid, so what's the point of doing less? Isn't she the one who does all the housework and chores? What's more, Nuri is so possessive that he can't stand Anissa being out in public. There were even a few times when she almost got beaten by Nuri for even saying a few words to you. Why, as Nuri's good friend, do you think this is normal? Or are all the men here cowards who only know how to beat their wives?"
Tariq's face turned red, and he didn't know whether it was because of what Gu Ji said or because of Xiaoyu's beating.
He is one of the few residents of Keku who has been admitted to university and has experienced the outside world.
It is also quite up-to-date, which can be seen from the decoration of the homestay.
"You vested interests, on the one hand, think women shouldn't just be housewives, and on the other hand, you think they shouldn't go out and show their faces. You're going to kill yourself if you say a few more words to the opposite sex. So, what do you think she should do?"
Tariq's mouth trembled and he couldn't speak for a long time.
Liang Wan and Ye Qingtong beside him whispered in his ear with a smile.
"Shut up, little mouth! If you keep talking nonsense, I'll post it online. Our show has a lot of people watching it."
"You took the initiative to contact us to be your tour guide, so you probably want us to promote you, right? We can promote you well."
Tariq shuddered and stopped talking.
Anissa's emotions gradually stabilized, and she whispered a thank you. "I watched the shadow rush to Nuri and take him away. I heard his cries for help, and I was torn. I wanted to save him, but he hit me in the back. My flesh was bloody and I was in so much pain that I couldn't even stand up. I walked home by myself. All the way there, I kept wondering, why was only Nuri taken away? Why wasn't he taken away?"
She clutched the hem of her dress, a hint of smugness forming on the corners of her mouth. "I think the Nine Hours Rule might be a blessing from the gods, it's not a curse at all! All those who died were men! They were all unfaithful! They all deserved to die!"
Anissa tried to control her voice, but she couldn't resist the shouting and roaring in her chest.
She could no longer contain her joy. "The period since Nuri disappeared has been the happiest time of my life. I didn't have to worry about being beaten, or about him being killed outside by debt collectors, or about him beating my daughter, or about him stealing the money I earned. I slept well and ate well every day. I realized that I could live such a happy and fulfilling life."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes again.
"I've always believed that a woman should marry into a good family to be considered a good woman. No matter what her husband does, I should be submissive and supportive. This is the only meaning and future for us women. That's what I've always thought. Later, many tourists from other places came to the town. Those girls were the same age as me. Can't you tell? I'm only 21, and my daughter is already five."
Everyone was shocked and heartbroken.
"Those girls were about my age, but they were so happy and free. When I told them my age, they were surprised, but they didn't look down on me. They asked me why I didn't go out to work and see the world. There's a big world out there with a lot of opportunities. They even put makeup on me for the first time in my life."
As she spoke, she suddenly stood up and walked into the room. She took out a piece of cloth from the bottom of her bedside table and carefully opened it. Inside was a Polaroid photo.
Anissa grabbed the photo, a shy girlish look on her face.
In the photo, she is wearing beautiful makeup, a shoulder-length dress, and her hair is loose behind her head.
Although the Polaroid camera was wearing makeup, her red lips, skirt, and beautiful eyes made her look incredibly beautiful.
Gu Ji couldn't help but sigh: "It looks so good."
The others also nodded, "She's really pretty and photogenic. She could even enter the entertainment industry."
Anissa sheepishly put the photo away again, still carefully, with bitterness in her eyes. "Nuri saw this photo and said I was trying to seduce tourists. He beat me up and almost burned it. I tried desperately to protect it and pretended to throw it away. I hid it in the trash can while he was asleep, and that's how it was saved."
Hearing this, Gu Ji's heart ached.
She suddenly remembered the girls in Xialu Village who were also bought as wives. They would be beaten, scolded and locked up if they were not satisfied.
But Anissa is a local, was married in a formal ceremony, and is protected by the law, but she still cannot escape such a fate.
She said: "I once asked my parents for help, but they said that I was already married and should just bear with it. Everyone has gone through this."
The light words fell on everyone's heads, making them feel breathless.
Several staff members were holding their breath, but couldn't find a place to vent their anger, so they could only glare at Tariq.
Gu Ji looked at her seriously and said, "You will have a good life in the future. Thank you for telling me this. You can turn your home into a B&B. If you don't mind, I will invest some money and you can give me dividends based on my investment every year."
Anissa asked in disbelief, "I... can also run a B&B?"
"Of course you can. You have a warm personality. These girls are willing to help you with your makeup and take photos because there is something about you that attracts them. In business, magnetic field is very important. Your magnetic field is very clean, and your daughter is well-behaved and cute. Do you believe me?"
"I...I don't believe in myself. I don't understand anything..."
"No matter what it is, just do it first. Even if you lose money, just consider it as the reward I gave you. You told us so much today."
Anissa's hands were shaking.
Suddenly, Anissa's daughter staggered in from the back door.
Her face was gray.
He was holding a plate with lots of cakes on it. They were a little strange in shape but looked very fragrant.
The little girl smiled shyly and held up a plate that was bigger than her head. "Everyone, sisters and brothers, have some cake. I made this. It's a little ugly, but it's delicious. I heard several sisters and brothers' stomachs growling. People can't skip meals, or they'll get hungry."
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