Upon hearing these words, Granny Sun's face immediately turned cold.
"How dare you talk like that? Do you think I'm short two taels of silver from you? If you're going to sell, then hurry up and put your fingerprint on it. If you're not going to sell, then get out of here. Don't waste my time. Can't you see I'm busy?"
"Please don't be angry, I'm just discussing this with you!"
Old Mrs. Chen's face stiffened at the rebuke; she dared not say anything aloud, but inwardly she was cursing furiously.
That hypocritical, despicable matchmaker is utterly wicked; she'll make money through any dishonest means.
You heartless bastard, just wait until my son becomes a high-ranking official, then I'll settle accounts with you!
Old Chen also felt that this human trafficker was heartless and his words were worthless; he had absolutely no integrity.
He felt like he was being made a fool of, and the thought made him uncomfortable. He couldn't help but tug at Old Mrs. Chen's sleeve and lower his voice, saying...
"It's twenty taels less than the asking price, so maybe we shouldn't sell it."
"Shut up! You blockhead! Erbao isn't stupid. He understands everything now. If we don't sell it and take it home, how are we going to explain it to Lao Er? Do you think those two will let us off the hook?" Old Mrs. Chen glared at him after she finished speaking.
After hearing her words, Old Man Chen dared not utter another word.
Granny Sun felt utterly contemptuous. So she had secretly sold her own grandson; what a despicable person she was.
But once you're in the door, you're a guest. Who cares who she's selling to? Lately, wealthy people in Kyoto have been into playing with minor officials.
This child is good-looking, just a little dark-skinned, but that's okay. We can raise him and resell him for a good price.
She feigned impatience and sneered, "Are you going to sell or not? Give me a straight answer."
"Sell it, eighty taels it is." To avoid any unforeseen complications, Old Mrs. Chen nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Alright, then put your fingerprints on the death contract!" Granny Sun placed the contract in her hand on the table.
Old Chen, being quite shrewd, asked, "Should we pay the money first?"
"Don't worry, once the formalities are completed, you won't be shortchanged by a single cent."
"Okay, okay, I'm relieved to hear that." Old Mrs. Chen nodded and dipped her hand into the cinnabar inkpad.
As soon as Chen Qingqing and her companions arrived at the entrance of the brokerage firm, they saw Old Lady Chen pressing her fingerprint onto a death contract. The group hurried inside.
Little Fish knew that if he was a little slow, it would be too late. With quick eyes and hands, he picked up a small stone from the ground and flicked it at Old Lady Chen's wrist.
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her wrist. Old Mrs. Chen cried out, clutching her hand and jumping up and down, "What is this thing? It hurts so much!"
Before she could figure out what was going on, Madam Sun had already approached and grabbed her by the collar.
"You beastly old bastard, you even sold your own grandson! Give me back my Erbao!"
Grandma Chen was so frightened by this sudden turn of events that she was speechless for a long time.
Old Chen was so frightened that he trembled all over, his legs went weak, and he took a few steps back in a panic, almost falling to the ground.
Chen Zhanshan was furious, his anger rising to his head. His eyes bloodshot, he grabbed the old man and dragged him close, roaring...
"You two old rascals who never do good deeds, tell me now, where did Erbao go?"
"Alright, alright, good son, Zhanliang, let's talk this out." Old Chen couldn't hold it in and was so frightened that he wet his pants.
Granny Sun was taken aback at first, then realized what was happening. Seeing someone causing trouble, she slammed her hand on the table and shouted angrily.
"Stop it, all of you! How dare you! Don't you know where you are? You dare to cause trouble here? You're asking for trouble!"
Chen Qingqing knew that places like this had government backing, but since the contract of indenture wasn't finalized, the deal wasn't legally binding, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
She looked coldly at Granny Sun, "Where is the child they brought earlier? We need to take him back."
Granny Sun sneered disdainfully, "Let me give you a piece of advice: if you know what's good for you, leave here right now and don't delay our business. If you really don't know what's good for you, I'll make you regret it."
Old Mrs. Chen also recovered from her panic and forcefully broke free from Sun's hand. "You ignorant fool, how dare you act so arrogantly here? If you don't want to die, get back home and stop embarrassing yourself here."
"Mother, I beg you, please give Erbao back to me, don't sell him to a slave trader, okay?"
"Shut up. I'm in charge of this house. It's none of your business to interfere. Get out of here right now."
Old Mrs. Chen already had a plan in mind. Now that Erbao had been locked in a dark room, if she wanted to sell him, no one could stop her. Moreover, as long as she didn't admit it and Erbao couldn't be found, no one could do anything to her.
She snorted and glanced at Chen Qingqing sideways, "You brat, you must be spreading rumors about me. Who said I sold Erbao? I'm innocent and have nothing to hide. If my son and daughter-in-law cause trouble for me today, I'll never forgive you."
"Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning when you say these things?"
Chen Qingqing quickly picked up the death contract from the table and shoved it in front of Old Lady Chen.
"The contract is written very clearly, yet you still stubbornly deny it. You are truly vicious to the extreme, selling your own grandson. Are you even human? If you have any conscience at all, hand over Erbao right now."
"You ignorant brat, don't you even know where you are? Shouting and yelling like that, you're really overestimating yourself."
As she spoke, Old Mrs. Chen looked at Granny Sun and said, "Granny Sun, this girl has nothing to do with me. She has no right to interfere in our family affairs. You should have someone chase them away immediately."
Upon hearing what Grandma Chen said, Grandma Sun shouted at the top of her lungs, "Help! Someone's causing trouble!"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a dozen burly men with broad shoulders and thick waists rushed out from the inner room.
The leader, a large, fat man, stepped forward, sized up Chen Qingqing and her companions, and gave a disdainful sneer.
"You few think you can cause trouble here? Brothers, teach these ignorant fools a lesson."
Seeing that Chasing Wind and Chasing Moon were right outside the door, Little Fish quickly gave them a wink.
Upon receiving the order, the two rushed forward with lightning speed and quickly knocked the burly men to the ground.
Then they dragged the fat man in the lead into the inner room like a dead pig.
Zhuiyue commanded expressionlessly.
"Release all those children right now, or I'll kill you!"
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