GBP Chapter 388 Wen Zizhou Has Arrived
Chapter 388 Wen Zizhou Has Arrived
Wen Luozhi asked in the carriage and found out that He Lingfei had come to her door again.
"My fifth brother didn't try to bewitch her, so why is she haunting me?"
She chuckled softly, resting her chin on her hand, and said, "This is still in a small place like the prefectural city. What will happen when we go to bigger places in the future..."
Wen Luozhi clicked her tongue twice, thinking to herself that Wen Zijin was a walking butterfly.
Back in the town, there was Su Ranzhi, and now, not long after arriving in the prefectural city, I've met He Lingfei.
Everyone says that beautiful women bring trouble, but in her opinion, it would be more accurate to say that beautiful men bring trouble.
Bai Qinghuan covered her face and chuckled to herself. Actually, it wasn't surprising that He Lingfei was so persistent. Even Bai Qingyu, a man, was quite fond of a scholar like Wen Zijin.
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When He Lingfei and her daughter arrived at their doorstep, He's father, who had been dozing at the door, was startled awake by the sound of footsteps and quickly wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.
Upon seeing Mother He, he broke into a fawning smile and leaned closer, saying, "My dear mother! Look what this is!"
He pulled out a few copper coins from his pocket and flaunted them towards Mother He, who took a step back and sneered at him with disdain:
"Oh, where did you borrow this money to buy these few worthless copper coins at the gambling den?"
These words weren't particularly hurtful, but they were extremely insulting. Upon hearing this, Father He immediately stuffed the copper coin back into his pocket, his chest heaving with anger at Mother He's words.
"What do you mean, 'borrowed money'?! This is money I earned, don't you understand?! Don't you understand?!"
He angrily turned and left, and when he passed by the mother and daughter, the mother smelled a strong stench on him, which made her even more disgusted.
"It stinks! Get out of here! Don't let the smell bother me!"
Father He's face turned green with anger. He snorted coldly and muttered as he walked away, "I wouldn't even give you my own money! You don't know what's good for you!"
He wanted to use the copper coin to buy a meat bun!
I worked hard carrying goods for two days and earned some copper coins. Although I still couldn't resist gambling, at least I had some left over!
This old woman is getting more and more unreasonable as she gets older. He's already been nice enough, what more do you want from him?
It's better that they're divorced! He only needs to eat his fill so the rest of the family won't go hungry.
He Lingfei turned to look at his angry back, pursed her lips, and after thinking for a moment, said to her mother, "Mother, Father knows he was wrong, so you..."
"What do you know?! Haven't you heard the saying 'a leopard can't change its spots'?"
Mother He interrupted, shoving her and pushing her into the house. She then scolded her, "You wretched girl, you're just like your deadbeat father! A leopard can't change its spots!"
She locked the door from the inside, thinking that He Lingfei wouldn't be able to sneak out to find Wen Zijin anymore!
She hadn't paid back the money yet, and there was still about a month left. She really didn't want to deal with this money-losing brat who had crawled out of her belly any longer if she caused her any more trouble.
Hearing her own mother say that she couldn't change her ways, He Lingfei's expression was exactly the same as when her father left.
She turned and went into the house without saying a word, secretly cursing He's mother as she smelled the musty odor.
If her mother had listened to her maternal grandparents and married that rich man, her life wouldn't have turned out so miserable.
She married a gambler and lived a life of constant hiding. Now she doesn't even have a decent place to live, and she's been dragged into suffering along with him for no reason.
Instead of trying to do this or that, why not take a shortcut? Wasn't she going to see Wen Zijin so that her family's life would be better in the future? And now she's criticizing her instead.
He Lingfei became increasingly angry, and when she tried to go out for some fresh air, the door was locked.
Seeing her walking around in the yard as if nothing was wrong, Mother He brought out a large basket of rags from the house and pressed her down to sit:
"Sew all these things together."
She shoved the basket into He Lingfei's arms, but He Lingfei disgustedly grabbed at the scraps of cloth and shoved it back into her mother's arms.
"You do it yourself, I'm not feeling well and I'm going to rest."
She ran away as fast as she could, and even He's mother, cursing in the yard, doubted whether she had been faking it all on the street.
In the days that followed, He's mother kept the front door locked whether she was home or not, so He Lingfei had no way to go out and bother Wen Zijin anymore. She spent her days lying in bed doing nothing.
Wen Luozhi has been busy teaching vegetable planting at several farms these past few days, and Uncle Fu loves to follow her back and forth between the farms every day.
"Uncle Fu, aren't you tired of following me around like this?"
Wen Luozhi was sweating profusely from her busy work. After taking a sip of water, she asked with a smile.
Uncle Fu waved his hand and laughed, "There's a saying that goes, 'One is never too old to learn.'"
"If I learn a lot from Boss Wen, I can show off to others when I get back!"
Wen Luozhi gave the studious old man a thumbs up. The two chatted casually for a while, and soon someone from Baiweizhai came to say that someone was looking for them.
Wen Luozhi finished packing before going back, thinking that some big business had come to her door. She even changed her clothes. When she arrived at the restaurant, she found that it was Wen Zizhou who had come.
"Where's Tingwan? Why didn't she come with you?" She looked around but didn't see anyone, so she asked.
Based on what everyone said to her, and considering how affectionate they were, it shouldn't have been just one person who came.
"Why didn't you ask me first? He's still your own brother!"
Wen Zizhou pursed his lips in protest, but Wen Luozhi ignored him and sat down to drink tea.
"How's the Baiweizhai branch in Qingzhou County doing?" she asked, looking up. If nothing had happened, this guy probably wouldn't have bothered to come looking for her, right?
After all, he still needs to cultivate a relationship with Song Tingwan.
Sure enough, the moment she brought it up, Wen Zizhou slammed his fist on the table and roared angrily:
"That Meng family comes to cause trouble every other day! They're driving me crazy!"
"As a result, many of the restaurant's customers have stopped coming."
Wen Luozhi frowned. Song Tingwan had only mentioned the Meng family to her once, and it didn't sound good. What had happened this time?
“Tell me about it,” she said to Wen Zizhou.
Wen Zizhou pulled up a chair and sat down next to him, recounting in detail everything the Meng family had done since the restaurant opened.
On the first day of opening, Guo Rong brought people to cause trouble, and they booked all the private rooms on the second floor.
Thinking that only a fool wouldn't make money, he instructed the restaurant staff to serve him carefully and also had people watching him from the shadows, but Guo Rong's men still managed to take advantage of the situation.
I don't know where they got some dead bugs and put them in the vegetables, but as a result, the vegetables in every room on the second floor were contaminated with dirt.
Guo Rong then led a group to cause trouble. Fortunately, Song Qingzhou had connections in the government and brought people to the scene in time, otherwise the restaurant would have been smashed up.
The good thing is that Guo Rong is usually mean-spirited, and a few people couldn't stand it and stood up for them. Otherwise, this matter would have been really difficult to resolve. This can be considered a stroke of luck.
In the end, Guo Rong lost a lot of money, thinking that the Meng family would learn a lesson and restrain themselves, but instead they became even more outrageous.
During the second disturbance, Song Tingwan was also in the restaurant. Meng Jingyang rushed into the restaurant with a fabricated marriage certificate in his hand and called out to Song Tingwan, which aroused great curiosity among the diners.
Meng Jingyang, who is usually known for his eccentricities, was unusually normal that day. He accused Song Tingwan of having an affair, and the unsuspecting customers almost threw plates at him and Song Tingwan.