"Absolutely not! It was Long'er who led the way to save Xiangxiang that day, Madam, you absolutely mustn't."
Scarface looked helplessly at the expressionless Huo Shuwen, then at Cen's mother. Hou's offer to buy him a house right off the bat left this gangster boss, who had been struggling in Pingyang County for over a decade, unsure of what to do with himself.
Dozens of taels of silver, just given away like that?
"Brother Wen, look at this?"
Scarface stopped giving him a meaningful look. Huo Shuwen was completely ignoring him. He had even called out to Brother Wen by his full name to ask for help, but Huo Shuwen was still leisurely drinking tea.
"Just take it if I give it to you."
Hey bro, why aren't you on the same page as your brother? If you take this thing and your kid plays with his kid, won't you be at a disadvantage? You'll end up having to do favors for me, you know?
Huo Shuwen hadn't thought that far ahead at all. He didn't even have a house anymore, and he didn't know where to live. Why should he think about anything else? If someone gives it to you, you should just accept it.
Having spent a lot of time with Huo Shuwen, Cen's mother learned what kind of person he was from He Yi's complaints to her, and she began to speak.
"Madam Hou, you have a kind heart, but anyone would have done the same to save Xiangxiang. That's just the way of the people in Pingyang County."
Cen Ang meant that any ordinary person on the road would have rescued your girl, so there was no need to express special thanks.
“But Aunt Cen, it was this uncle who saved me! It’s fate!” Hou Xiangxiang chimed in from the side.
"Yes! It's fate!" Huo Xiaolong's social skills weren't very developed either. In Huo Shuwen's arms, he was like a straight man, singing and responding to his girlfriends.
Huo Shuwen nodded in agreement with his daughter's words.
"In that case, Madam Cen, would you please provide another house in the red-light district?"
Hou had already made up her mind. Anyway, there were no guards at the house in Hualiu Lane. Scarface could come if he wanted. After all, he was a local tyrant in Pingyang County and had some influence.
Mother Cen took out the house deed from the house and laid it on a table.
"I think this place is quite nice, what do you think, Xiangxiang?" Hou asked her daughter.
"Absolutely! It's spacious and bright."
Scarface quickly waved his hand and said
"No, no, Madam, this is too big. How about this one?" the man said, picking out a small house from the corner of the table.
“No, this house doesn’t get good lighting. You have elderly people in your family, so you have to think about them.” Hou Xiangxiang, as expected of a girl who had received training in managing household affairs since childhood, knew everything from choosing a house to doing accounting.
Listening to what the little girl said, Cen's mother nodded and praised her.
"Sister, you're such a good teacher! Look how intelligent Xiangxiang has become!"
Hou's face flushed slightly, and she looked radiant.
"I haven't had to put in much effort with this child; she's made up for it with her own hard work. Long'er is also very good. With your and Madam He's guidance, she's become so lively and adorable. Plus, she's good-looking; when she grows up, the doorstep will be worn down by suitors."
Honestly, to be honest, only the women of the Huo family and the brothel would find these words amusing. Lively and adorable—isn't that just because they've run out of words to praise them? Huo Shuwen thought to himself.
Master Huo looked at his daughter; she was indeed quite cute, very adorable.
Is she lively?
Let's replace "lively" with "mischievous." Listening to the two women praising each other, Scarface couldn't get a word in edgewise until they settled on a suitable house.
"This one will do."
"The morning sun is just right, and the place is big enough for several people," Cen Ang commented from the side.
"Should we go transfer the property now?" Hou asked Cen's mother.
"become"
Scarface remained silent, and finally it was his turn. Hou asked...
"Did you bring your road permit with you?" If not, you'll have to go and get a replacement.
"You brought him out...right? I'll go ask my wife."
The injuries to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were not serious. The problem was that the scarred daughter-in-law was four months pregnant and her health was not good.
Dr. Gu pulled the scarred man, who had received the documents, into a corner and asked...
How did your wife get pregnant?
The old man was somewhat stern, which startled the scarred man, but he still spoke with some humility.
"There are those who get pregnant like that..."
How else could I have gotten pregnant? I can't tell you the specifics.
"Do you know this child might not survive? Let alone the child, if we don't treat it now, and it drags on until the day of delivery, do you believe it or not, both the child and the baby will die?"
"How could that be?" The man was a little anxious. His wife had always been healthy. He had even taken her to see a doctor before and asked if it was suitable for her to keep the baby.
"Why not? All that aphrodisiac incense and abortion pills were just wasted, weren't they?"
Abortion pills, aphrodisiac incense—Scarface's mind went blank. Damn it, he'd forgotten about that! The madam of Fanghua Brothel wasn't like Mother Cen; that old geezer did nothing but use drugs that seemed harmless on the surface but actually targeted the root cause. Because some people wanted to buy a concubine to carry on the family line, and then the doctor would take her pulse and say, "This girl's body isn't good enough; she can't conceive." If that happened, Fanghua Brothel would go out of business.
"Do you think this baby can be saved? If not, we can terminate the pregnancy, as long as my wife can live."
Doctor Gu stroked his beard and asked in a low voice.
"How is your relationship with the head of the Huo family?"
"It's...it's alright."
"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have come to his house for refuge," Doctor Gu thought.
"Just ask him for a ginseng pill, and your wife and children will be safe and sound."
"How...how much?" This thing sounds expensive. Scarface is penniless right now, where would he get any money?
The old man looked him up and down, then snorted and said...
"Don't talk about money! Talk about feelings!"
Cen Ang, unaware of their conversation, walked over, took the document from Scarface's hand, and, along with Madam Hou, drove to the county government office. This stuff needs to be done quickly; the government office will be closed for a couple of days, and there won't be anyone there.
"Brother Wen..."
Huo Shuwen was playing with Huo Xiaolong, the father and daughter disassembling and reassembling the chariot, when they heard this call.
"explain"
"My wife... used to work at Fanghua Brothel. She's pregnant now, and the doctor says she needs ginseng pills."
Scarface wiped away his tears and continued speaking
"She injured herself there..."
Before the man could finish speaking, Master Huo pulled a white porcelain bottle from around his neck, poured two pills into his hand, placed them on the table, and said...
"Your wife and your mother's..."
"Brother Wen..."
Scarface hadn't shed a tear in over twenty years. A real man can only bleed, not cry. Today, he felt like he was here to pay off a debt, and he shed all the tears he hadn't shed in the past twenty years.
"Thank you, Brother Wen."
The man knelt down before Huo Shuwen again, and just as he was about to kowtow, Huo Shuwen reached out and lifted him up from the ground.
"Don't kneel down so easily. Didn't you say you recognized me as your older brother? We're brothers, it's only right that we take care of each other."
"Yes! We're all brothers!" Huo Xiaolong chimed in from the side.
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