novelraw Chapter 84 If I had a son as stupid as that, I'd beat him three times a day!
Chapter 84 If I had a son as stupid as that, I'd beat him three times a day!
Nobody cared about him in the black market. He'd been a hoodlum since he was a kid, so he still had some connections. He was on crutches, and many people took pity on him and patronized his business.
No one interferes with his business dealings. Even if the Red Armband members arrest him, it's pointless. He's not good enough for labor camps, and he can't withstand the torment of criticism and struggle sessions. Now he's just a tough nut to crack.
Threatened by Wu Zhigang, Fan Yaqing lost all interest in her plan to bump into Zheng Yunqing and left the black market. Tong Yuheng, on the other hand, was considering whether to just kill this scoundrel.
She knew Fan Yaqing well; this woman's desire for wealth and status was practically insane, and she had absolutely no bottom line. Even though her family was temporarily out of her sight, she still coveted their wealth and would not give up until she achieved her goal.
If she weren't the female lead in some beloved, pampered romance novel, she wouldn't have been so attentive. But female leads are born with a lucky aura; who knows, she might suddenly turn her fortunes around and cause even more trouble for her family!
I definitely can't just kill her myself, but what if she brings it on herself? Heh, wouldn't that deplete her protagonist luck bonus?
I'll go check on her current boyfriend this afternoon if I have time. What kind of idiot is he that Fan Yaqing can manipulate him so easily? I'll do him a favor just to do a good deed!
When Tong Yuheng returned to the courtyard where she stored her fruits and vegetables, Zheng Yunqing was already there. Looking at the yard full of things, his mouth stretched from ear to ear. Seeing that they didn't have enough manpower, he asked someone to find a few more brothers and bring over a few more scales.
"Take your time weighing them, I have some errands to run. If you have any piglets that have been bred, give me a couple, or lambs will do too." Tong Yuheng thought for a moment and decided to raise two pigs instead, as selling pork over there was too much trouble.
"Yes, yes, I'll get it for you tomorrow. Would you like roast duck? If so, I'll have these guys line up to buy it..."
"Yes, ten or eight will do. Come here!" Tong Yuheng led him into the dilapidated mud-brick house, pointing to two much smaller bamboo baskets in the corner and saying, "The cherries and grapes in these are different. You can try them and experience the feeling..."
Fruits grown with the water of the spiritual spring grow larger, are crystal clear, and taste even better, leaving one feeling comfortable and pleasant after eating them. If someone with internal energy eats them, they can feel a noticeable flow of energy along their meridians, slightly increasing their power!
In her previous life, Tong Yuheng had excellent physical strength but lacked internal energy. She only felt this after recently cultivating a trace of internal energy and then consuming these foods. Therefore, she would no longer casually offer such fruits to outsiders.
This time, I'm giving him some more because Zheng Yunqing made her get so much money so efficiently.
"It's so delicious!" He ate one grape and one cherry and couldn't bear to eat any more. When his younger brothers tried to reach out and have a taste, he slapped them away and told them to eat from other baskets.
The old man said that these things are like lifesavers for us old folks! He told us that once he gets them again, not a single one can be thrown away.
Zheng Yunqing thought to herself: I didn't spill any last time! I only ate two of those two boxes of special-effect strawberries that the aunt gave me. Didn't you and Dad eat them all? Mom hasn't even had any yet!
"It's such a waste for you to eat this. You're so young and in such great health, you should just eat something ordinary!" If someone practicing martial arts got their hands on this, they would treasure it.
"I'm telling you again, don't tell anyone outside! You'll get more benefits later."
"Of course! How could I possibly hand over such a lucky charm to someone else? Don't worry! Your nephew is a man of his word!"
Tong Yuheng: Nephew, your aunt is several years younger than you, there's no need to be so eager to confirm this identity.
"Take these two fish and a few lotus roots back for your elders! If they like them, I'll save some for you tomorrow!" Tong Yuheng waved and left without mentioning the price of the goods or even looking at the scale.
Zheng Yunqing was pleased with her trust and became even more attentive in supervising his underlings as they weighed the goods, showing no sign of carelessness. Grandpa was right, this must be a highly skilled person!
Tong Yuheng continued to track Fan Yaqing, who then went to see her current boyfriend, Zhang Minghai. From Chen Liying's letter, she learned that Fan Yaqing's boyfriend was a good catch, but Chen Liying didn't know the specifics.
When Fan Yaqing met Zhang Minghai, she completely charmed him, making him feel like she was the most adorable, pure, and kind woman in the world. She even guided her boyfriend to go home and appease his parents, so he wouldn't become estranged from them because of her. Look at that—what an understanding girl!
He originally intended to invite Fan Yaqing to dinner, but Fan Yaqing tricked him into going home instead. He even planned to lie to his mother, as Fan Yaqing had suggested, saying that they had broken up and would go from a public relationship to a secret one.
Because Fan Yaqing mentioned, intentionally or unintentionally, that she wanted to have her own home, he even considered stealing the family's savings account to buy himself a house for his wedding!
Tong Yuheng: If I had such a stupid son, I'd beat him three times a day! Poor parents, I'll mourn for you for a minute!
After fooling her current boyfriend, Fan Yaqing went directly to Fan Eryong's house and invited him to have lunch at her house. She also said that she had already told her cousin and younger cousin.
The two boys, the elder Fan Jianli and the younger Fan Jiangang, were classmates of Linglong in the same grade but different classes. The younger Fan Jiangang was a classmate of Linglong in the same grade but different classes in junior high school. The boys knew each other, but the Tong sisters had no contact with them at all.
These two kids aren't studying properly anymore, and the school doesn't really care. They just hang around with a bunch of hooligans all day, causing trouble and not learning anything good.
They wanted to join the Red Guards, but they were refused because his aunt was a corrupt official with a bad reputation, and his father had been expelled from the Red Guards. How could people from such a family background be allowed into such a glorious organization as the Red Guards?
Fan Yaqing's schooling was sporadic; she wouldn't have gone at all if it weren't for the difficulty of getting a job without a diploma. What's the use of learning? Didn't she see all those college graduates being labeled as reactionaries and intellectuals?
The Fan family gathered together for a simple home-cooked meal. The two nephews complained that they hadn't eaten meat in a long time, so Fan Dayong picked out the meat slices from the dishes and gave them to them. Fan Yaqing disapproved of their behavior and rolled her eyes at them.
The two boys pretended not to see anything, wolfed down their food, and ran off to wander the streets. The remaining few people had something to discuss, so they ignored them.
"Second Uncle, do you still remember Tong Jiahui?" Fan Yaqing asked, getting to the point first.
"How could I not remember? That woman was so fair-skinned, and she spoke in four-word phrases..." Fan Eryong grinned lewdly, making one want to vomit their dinner from the night before.