AWB Chapter 465 What happened to Qianqian?
Chapter 465 What happened to Qianqian?
The man from the brokerage rubbed his shiny hands together, pointed at the mottled wooden door and said with a smile:
"Gentlemen, please take a closer look! Although there are only four rooms, the layout is compact and warm in winter and cool in summer!
The monthly fee is only one tael and five cents, which is definitely a good deal in this area! "
Before he could finish his words, a gust of wind blew through the hall, causing the door hinges to squeak harshly, and several pieces of wall fell off, hitting the hem of Sun Mei's new brocade skirt.
When Old Mrs. Lin stepped over the threshold, the blue bricks under her feet suddenly loosened and almost tripped her.
The room was dimly lit, and the smell of mold mixed with stale cigarette smoke hit me in the face.
Chipped rough porcelain bowls were placed in a disorderly manner on the Eight Immortals Table. The four legs of the table were of different lengths and were barely supported by half a broken brick.
The armrests of the armchair against the wall had long been broken and were wrapped with several strips of faded cloth.
Pushing open the door of the east wing, I saw mold all over the walls and the faded window paper had its corners lifted by the wind.
The wooden bed was just a few rough wooden boards nailed together. Half of the bed leg was missing and it was leaning crookedly against the corner of the wall. The rolled bedding gave off a pungent damp smell, and when it was shaken open, a few pieces of fine cotton wool fell off.
Sun Mei screamed and took a few steps back. Her embroidered shoes stepped on a spider web that had grown on the ground at some point, and she almost fell on the insect-eaten stool. "Is this worthy of being called a house? It's clearly for beggars to live in! One ounce and a half? Even half an ounce is too much!"
The man at the brokerage shop hurriedly smiled and said, "You guys don't know, this area is very expensive..."
Before she finished speaking, Old Lady Lin kicked over the broken clay pot at her feet and sneered amidst the debris on the ground:
"It's warm in winter and cool in summer, I think we'll have to sleep outdoors!
Lin Dasheng, do you think this place is habitable?"
Lin Dasheng coughed and said, "I only have a few taels of silver on me, and the rent has to be paid every three months..."
Old Lady Lin looked at him and said:
"Since I can't get any money from Bai Qian, I'll go make trouble with Zhao Qiaoniang!
Didn’t you give her several pieces of jewelry? You want them all back.”
"But...but what if she doesn't want to give it to me?" Lin Dasheng sighed. Zhao Qiaoniang is different now. She brings maids and servants with her wherever she goes, and he can't get close to her at all.
Old Man Lin looked at him and said:
"I think Qiao Niang still has some feelings for you, otherwise she wouldn't accept your jewelry. I don't think we should argue with her.
It's best to persuade her softly and hard. They say that a strong woman is afraid of a clinging man. As long as you are willing to treat her well, she will be willing to be with you even for the sake of the three children."
Lin Dasheng nodded and said, "Isn't it? I also think she is willing to be with me. After all, she has three children and it's hard for her to find a good man."
Old Lady Lin snorted coldly and said, "With her, how can she find a good man? She's lucky enough to have someone who wants her."
Sun Mei coughed and said:
"Actually, I have an idea. Doesn't she have no man?
Uncle, please try harder and talk to her about the child.
"When the time comes, we can drink some wine, talk about our feelings, and if the two of us get drunk and have some fun, isn't that normal?"
Lin Dasheng frowned and said, "Isn't this bad?"
Sun Mei sneered, "What's wrong with that? It's not like you two haven't had that before."
"Okay..." Lin Dasheng had Zhao Qiaoniang in his heart. That time when he went to the brothel, he found someone who looked like Zhao Qiaoniang. Then after getting drunk, he kept calling Zhao Qiaoniang.
The next day, Hua Niang looked at him and couldn't help asking, "Mr. Lin, who is this Zhao Qiao Niang? You called her name all night yesterday."
After Lin Dasheng settled them, he carried Lin Zao Zao home and said to her along the way, "Zao Zao, you must listen to your second aunt when you get back, okay?"
Lin Zao Zao nodded and said, "I understand."
Bai Qian leaned against the sandalwood chaise longue, holding the celadon teacup in her bare hands. The curling hot steam blurred the coldness between her brows.
Hearing footsteps, she looked up and saw Lin Dasheng holding a thin figure in his arms. The child's timid eyes met Bai Qian's and he shrank back instantly.
"Why did you bring this little girl back?" Bai Qian's voice was like ice, and the teacup hit the low table heavily, making a crisp sound.
Lin Dasheng immediately put on a flattering smile and took two steps forward:
"Qianqian, you know that I wasn't welcome in their family very early on.
I felt sorry for her, so I brought her back.
When the time comes, just give her something to eat."
As he spoke, he gently pushed Lin Zaozao in his arms: "Zaozao, call auntie quickly."
Lin Zao Zao raised her little face to look at Bai Qian, her voice as soft as a mosquito: "Auntie, I will be obedient."
Bai Qian looked down at Lin Zaozao, her eyes sweeping over her patched coarse cloth clothes and muddy cloth shoes. A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of her lips:
“It’s not a problem for me to raise her alone.
However, I am only responsible for making sure she is well fed, and I don’t care about anything else.”
"Okay! Okay!" Lin Dasheng nodded hurriedly, his smile growing wider. "Just give her something to eat and a small room."
"It's so annoying. He brought people back again." Chenxiang muttered impatiently from the corner.
Bai Qian glanced at Chen Xiang coldly, her tone calm but unquestionable: "Prepare a small room for her and provide her with three meals a day."
As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up and walked towards the inner room. Lin Dasheng hurriedly followed her, catching up with Bai Qian in the corridor. He said in a flattering tone: "My wife, I know that what happened today has wronged you. I am also wronged, but I will work harder to make money in the future..."
Bai Qian turned around abruptly: "Making money? Just you? Just don't drag me down."
Lin Dasheng quickly said, "I will never drag you down."
Bai Qian nodded and said, "Then you should go to bed early! Let's go to the Bai family tomorrow. I want to talk to the Bai family and ask them to help me."
"Can they help?" Lin Dasheng asked.
Bai Qian looked at him and said, "Of course you can. Don't you know that the Bai family is very protective of their own shortcomings? As long as a girl in the family is wronged, they will definitely come forward."
The next day they arrived at Baijia Village. As soon as they entered the house, Bai Qian burst into tears: "Dad, Mom..."
Bai's mother trembled and held her daughter's thin shoulders. "Qianqian, what happened? Did something happen outside? Did that brat Lin Dasheng bully you?"
Bai Qian shook her head desperately, tears splashing onto her clothes, leaving dark stains.
"That's not the case, my husband is naturally good to me...
It’s just that all our money was scammed away!”
"Got scammed?!" Father Bai slammed the table, causing the remaining candle wax to fall from the candlestick. "How could you get scammed out of the blue? Tell me quickly, who the hell is this bastard?"
Bai Qian wiped her face and said in a tearful voice:
“We were in a jewelry store that day when several women suddenly broke in, snatched the valuable jewelry and ran away.
The shopkeeper insisted that we were accomplices and demanded compensation from us..."
Mother Bai grabbed the coarse cloth apron hanging on the wall and said, "Ridiculous! Absurd! In Bianjing, you dare to act so arrogantly under the feet of the emperor! Come on, I'll take you to see the elders! Do you still remember what those people looked like?"