vstars Chapter 78 Discussing the Betrothal Gift
Chapter 78 Discussing the Betrothal Gift
"Beat him! Beat him to death! He's so young, with all his limbs intact, and he's out doing these filthy things."
"Doesn't he like to steal? Give him a discount on one item, so he can steal legitimately."
Those watching the commotion were even egging them on.
"Please, please spare me this time. I'm so hungry, I haven't eaten for days."
"I'm from out of town, visiting relatives here. My travel expenses were all stolen, so I had no choice but to do this. Please, brothers, forgive me this time."
The thief kept begging for mercy.
That last sentence made the person who was hitting him stop.
"Then why are you a thief? If you're poor, at least act like one. With your character, you deserve to be beaten." The vendor was furious, pointing at the man kneeling on the ground.
Mu Xiaowan felt that the thief's voice sounded somewhat familiar.
She glanced through the crowd, then stepped back and said a few words to Chu Shaoqing.
She then went to the side to wait.
A short while later, Chu Shaoqing found her with his men.
When Mu Baogui saw Mu Xiaowan, he lost all his arrogance.
He knelt down in front of Mu Xiaowan with a thud, pleading, "Xiaowan, please have pity on your brother!"
Seeing passersby looking in her direction, Mu Xiaowan said, "Get up first."
Mu Baogui quickly got up.
“Xiao Wan, your brother doesn’t have a single penny on him. He Yongsheng is in jail again. He didn’t give your sister-in-law and me a single penny. Now he’s even canceled the rented house. We don’t even have a place to live.”
Mu Baogui was so dirty that Mu Xiaowan almost didn't recognize him as the eldest young master of the Mu family.
“Your sister-in-law is angry that you locked her brother up. So she doesn’t care about me. I’ve been staying in run-down houses for the past two days. I came to you, but they treated me like a beggar and wouldn’t even let me in the door.”
Mu Xiaowan originally didn't want to pay any attention to it, but since she had encountered it, she really couldn't be so heartless.
"I'll take you to the station now. Go home. Don't ever come back to this city again. This isn't a place for you."
These people have always dreamed of making a fortune in the city, and they've only been here a few days and they've turned out like this.
"What about your sister-in-law?"
Unexpectedly, Mu Baogui is quite the romantic; even in his current state, he remains devoted to He Yongli.
"She doesn't even care about you anymore, so why should you care about her? Besides, with Ge Qingran around, why are you still worrying about her?"
"She had no choice. All her money went to He Yongsheng's hospitalization, so he begged Ge Qingran for help."
Mu Xiaowan didn't have time to listen to what he was saying.
"So are you coming back or not? If you are coming back, I'll take you to the train station and give you travel expenses. If you're not coming back, then I'm not going to take care of you anymore. If you die, and the police report it to me, I'll collect your body. If I don't know about it, then there's nothing I can do to help you."
Don't even think about getting any money from him to stay in the city.
During this time, Mu Baogui truly believed that Mu Xiaowan was heartless.
Seeing that he could no longer stay in the city, he couldn't just starve to death here, could he?
Mu Baogui had no choice but to bow his head.
"Okay, I'll go back."
Mu Xiaowan told Chu Shaoqing to go and check the goods and prices himself, and if he found something suitable, to place an order directly with the boss.
He went to the train station to see Mu Baogui off.
Upon arriving at the train station, Mu Baogui was seen drooling over the steaming noodle stall at the station entrance. Mu Xiaowan bought a bowl of noodles for three mao (0.3 yuan). The owner explained that tickets were no longer required, so the price was a bit higher.
Looking at the large bowl of noodles, Mu Xiaowan could tell that the owner was an honest man; three cents wasn't expensive at all.
Mu Baogui hugged the bowl and wolfed down the noodles, finishing the whole bowl in one go.
He didn't lie, judging from his expression.
I guess he hasn't eaten for several days.
I'll take the train back, and I'll have to transfer stations along the way.
Mu Xiaowan bought the train tickets here and gave Mu Baogui five yuan. The rest of the money was enough for the return train tickets and two meals.
Mu Xiaowan sent Mu Baogui into the car and then turned and left.
At this moment, Mu Baogui called out to Mu Xiaowan, "Xiaowan, do you really not want your parents and brother anymore? We are all your family."
family?
How ironic those two words are.
When they were clamoring to sell her to Sun Er, why didn't they mention that she was family?
"Xiao Wan, come home more often in the future. Your parents and I will miss you."
Mu Xiaowan left the station without looking back.
Hopefully, Mu Baogui will be more sensible this time and go home safely.
"Xiao Mu!"
As soon as Mu Xiaowan stepped out of the train station, she heard someone calling her from behind.
She searched around and finally saw Ye Jincheng riding a motorcycle with a sidecar, parked not far away.
She went over to say hello.
"Brother Ye, what are you doing here?"
"I'm running some official business. What about you?"
Mu Xiaowan said, "Give it to my brother."
"Your brother went back? Your sister-in-law came to the police station yesterday and made a scene, demanding He Yongsheng's release. Why aren't they together?"
Mu Xiaowan really didn't want to talk about her troublesome family members.
“He had nowhere to go, so I bought him a train ticket and sent him back.”
"Are you going back? I'm going back too, come on up."
Mu Xiaowan glanced at the small windshield in her pocket. Could she refuse?
I'll make sure it's turned into ice when I get back.
"Come up!"
Urged by Ye Jincheng, Mu Xiaowan put on her shoulder bag.
On the way, Ye Jincheng looked at Mu Xiaowan, who was curled up in a ball, wishing she could bury her head in her stomach, and found it very funny. Why was she so afraid of the cold?
He actually looks kind of cute like this.
Not pretentious at all.
Ye Jincheng slowed down.
He left Mu Xiaowan at the shop and then left.
Mu Xiaowan was freezing, so she didn't go looking for Chu Shaoqing and stayed in the shop waiting.
The two went home together that evening.
There's always a lively atmosphere at home.
As soon as they entered the door, the old lady called them to the living room to listen to her.
Although neither of them had the right to speak.
There's no need to listen to their opinions.
However, the Chu family cares a lot about appearances, and the whole family must be present whenever something happens.
However, Chu Junbai is not here today.
I guess he really can't get away.
“No, although we have a place to live at home, young people need their own space, so we have to prepare a house for them sooner or later. Besides, if the An family hears that we are preparing a new house for Shaoze, they might also make a move and perhaps even give him a house.”
Bai Jiao'e's abacus was clicking away rapidly.
The old man disagreed, saying, "If you want to buy a house, you can do it later. Junbai just got married, and the two children should be treated equally."
Bai Jiao'e became anxious, "Dad, how can this be the same? The An family is not an ordinary family. If we do this, what will others think? Uncle An will also feel embarrassed."
Mu Xiaowan lowered her head and pretended to be dead.
Suddenly, Bai Jiao'e turned her anger towards her.
"Xiao Wan, your second aunt didn't mean anything by it. You know Mu Xue's family situation. We still gave you a thousand when you didn't have a dowry. Besides, the An family won't give less. We have to be flexible in our actions and can't possibly wrong them, right? What do you think?"