Chapter 124 Unrepentant
Wan Qiqi has seen persistent people before, but this is the first time she has seen someone so incorrigible.
The other party understood her purpose and laid it out in the open, so no matter how much she said, it would be of no use.
She decided not to argue and left with Chen Yongxing.
"Pah! You poisonous woman!" Lin Youtian spat at the departing figures of the two, then turned his gaze to Lin Dazhuang, stood up, and grabbed the other man's ear.
"It hurts...it hurts, Dad..." No matter what, Lin Dazhuang was still a fourteen-year-old child. With his own father pulling his ear, he could only beg for mercy, "Dad...I was wrong...it hurts, it hurts...be gentle..."
"You still feel pain? Don't think I don't know how you helped the Chen family just now." Lin Youtian only let go when he saw that his son's ear was bright red from being pulled. His chest heaved violently as he said, "What kind of tricks are you playing on me? I arranged for your sister to marry into that family for your own good!"
He turned to look at the nailed-up window and said coldly, "Zhao Ermao's girl was only sold for one string of cash. Do you know how much that family offered? A full five taels!" As he spoke, he became agitated. "With those five taels, we won't have to worry about getting through the winter! Next year, we can find you a good wife. Those families offer dowries several times higher than the bride price..."
Lin Dazhuang couldn't hear what Lin Youtian said after that; all he could hear was his father's flamboyant manner, sometimes greedy, sometimes joyful, but his heart felt as if it had sunk to the bottom of the water, swelling violently, making it hard to breathe.
We're all family, why do we have to act like this?
Wouldn't it be better to live a peaceful and harmonious life like any other family, and to get married happily?
Why did the father marry his sister off to a dying man, a man destined to bring misfortune to his wives?
Is money more important than my sister's life?
Looking at his father, Lin Dazhuang felt that the man in front of him was becoming more and more unfamiliar, like a demon crawling out of hell, which made him feel increasingly fearful.
The sunlight shone, but it seemed to have no warmth, only coldness.
Chen Yongxing followed behind Wan Qiqi, hesitated for a long time, and then spoke: "Sister-in-law, are you just leaving like this?"
He felt that something was wrong. He was prepared to confront Lin Youtian with his sister-in-law, but his sister-in-law didn't refute Lin Youtian's words.
"Sister-in-law, don't take Uncle Lin's words to heart. Even if something happens to us one day, it won't have anything to do with you; it will be our own fault..."
Wan Qiqi stopped, glanced at Chen Yongxing, said nothing, and continued walking forward.
Chen Yongxing was stunned for a moment, somewhat bewildered, not understanding what his sister-in-law meant by looking at him without saying anything. Had he said something wrong?
Wan Qiqi didn't notice Chen Yongxing's reaction. Instead, she thought that if she couldn't find a breakthrough with the Lin family, she should look to the buyer. There was always a way to resolve this matter.
Everything requires Lin Zhaodi's cooperation, but she can't get out, so we can only rely on Lin Dazhuang's understanding!
She hoped that Lin Dazhuang was a reasonable person, not a scoundrel like his father.
Wan Qiqi sighed softly and quickly returned to the Chen family home.
As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw a man sitting there, smiling and greeting me.
"Qiqi, you're back!" Yang Mu stood up with a smile, pointed to the wooden barrel placed in the corner, and said, "I reinforced it this time, so it shouldn't break so easily."
Wan Qiqi was stunned for a moment, not expecting Yang Mu to deliver the items directly.
Then Pingping and An'an ran out of the house, their faces beaming with undisguised joy.
Pingping pointed to the room and said, "Mom, we have a really big bed!" He even gestured as he spoke.
Wan Qiqi then realized that it was a bed delivery, so the items, including the bucket and cups, were delivered together!
She smiled and said, "Uncle Yang, thank you for your hard work. I'll go make you a cup of sugar water."
"No need, I just had some."
This family was so hospitable, they kept refilling his cup of sweet soup after he finished one. Yang Mu had already had three cups of it and felt really embarrassed to drink any more.
"Then I'll pack some for you to take back and make yourself a drink."
Before Yang Mu could react, Wan Qiqi had already taken the small bamboo cups she had just prepared into the room. She then came out with a full cup of honey grapefruit jam, put the bamboo lid on, and handed it to him. "Just mix it with warm water and you can drink it. This should be enough to make about ten cups."
Yang Mu didn't want to drink several times the amount and then be asked to take it away, so he felt even more embarrassed and hurriedly pushed the bamboo cup back, saying, "This won't do, this one costs more than thirty coins, I can't accept it!"
Wan Qiqi didn't give Yang Mu a chance. She put the things in his tool basket and secured them. She stood up and smiled, "This is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you won't find me a bother in the future. I hope you won't find me troublesome."
Since the two had grown closer and both wanted to maintain their business relationship, they didn't say much about the reciprocal gift-giving custom.
Yang Mu accepted Wan Qiqi's offer, and glancing at the mule cart out of the corner of his eye, he said, "I just noticed that some parts of your mule cart were loose, so I fixed them for you. There are a few old parts that need to be replaced. I'll come over next time to replace them for you."
"Okay, thank you, Uncle Yang!"
After the two got to know each other better, Yang Mu left with his tools on his back.
Chen Yongxing watched from the side, filled with envy.
I wish I could be as talkative as my sister-in-law someday!
He felt that if he had this ability, why would he be afraid of not being able to close a deal?
Looking at the wooden bucket and bamboo cup in the corner, he couldn't help but ask, "Sister-in-law, am I going to set up a stall in town tomorrow?"
Wan Qiqi's smile faded, and she turned around, saying, "I'll go with you!"
After saying that, she walked to the corner and checked all the cups. "When you go to fetch water later, fill the vat and scald all the buckets and cups with hot water."
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