AWB Chapter 62 Brother-in-law
Chapter 62 Brother-in-law
Chapter 62 Brother-in-law
"Wang Wenzhou!" Sheng Lan looked at Wang Wenzhou with a sorrowful gaze.
"Sheng Lan, you choose him?" Wang Wenzhou asked with a bitter expression.
Sheng Lan pulled up her love rival, dusted him off, and said in an unfriendly tone, "Get lost!"
Wang Wenzhou felt terrible. Although the goddess told her rival to get lost, she helped him brush the dust off his clothes, which clearly showed that she still had feelings for him and that they were still connected.
"Mwah!" The rival grabbed Sheng Lan's small hand.
"Damn it! What the hell!" Wang Wenzhou rationally believed that love couldn't be forced. But seeing his goddess still entangled with his rival, he completely lost his temper, his anger flaring up. He cursed and punched his rival in the face.
When Wang Qiang saw his young master make a move, he rushed forward with a roar and kicked his rival to the ground.
"Stop hitting him!" Sheng Lan tried to pull Wang Wenzhou away, but her strength was too limited and she couldn't move him at all.
"Bang!" Wang Wenzhou kicked his rival hard in the nose, and the rival immediately bled.
Seeing that things were going badly, Sheng Lan once again pounced on her love rival.
Wang Wenzhou was immediately enraged and roared, "Sheng Lan, get out of my way!"
This was the first time Sheng Lan had seen Wang Wenzhou angry. The master had always been kind to her, always greeting her with a smile and trying to cheer her up. Suddenly, Sheng Lan realized something—the master was jealous! The master looked so cute when he was jealous! Master, his name is Sheng Lei, he's my brother, my own brother!
Sheng Lan smiled slightly, looked at Wang Wenzhou with affection, and said softly, "Please stop fighting, okay?"
"Do you love him? Or do you love me?" Wang Wenzhou asked angrily, pointing at Sheng Lan.
"I love you!" Sheng Lan threw herself into Wang Wenzhou's arms, laughing happily.
"Mwah!" Sheng Lei got up and looked at Sheng Lan.
"Mwah my ass!" Wang Wenzhou shoved Sheng Lan aside and kicked Sheng Lei to the ground.
"Wang Wenzhou!" Sheng Lan hugged Wang Wenzhou from behind, pressing her face against his broad back and whispering softly.
Goddess, what do you mean by this? Being a womanizer is a man's prerogative! Women who are womanizers are called "public buses," okay?! Wang Wenzhou was furious and rushed up to Sheng Lei, punching and kicking him again.
"Please! Stop hitting him!" Sheng Lan stretched out her arms and stood in front of Wang Wenzhou.
"What the hell!" Sheng Lei wiped the blood from his nose and looked at Wang Wenzhou with pleading eyes.
"Fuck you! Sheng Lan! Are you out of your mind! I may be ugly, but damn it, he can't even speak properly, and you like him?" Wang Wenzhou was furious. He pushed Sheng Lan away and punched Sheng Lei in the face.
"Wang Wenzhou, he's my brother!" Sheng Lan realized that if things continued like this, her brother would really be badly injured, so she quickly told the truth.
"..." Wang Wenzhou was dumbfounded. Seeing the goddess's red eyes, Wang Wenzhou felt like crying. What a fool I was to mistake my brother-in-law for a love rival!
"Brother! Why didn't you say so sooner! Xiaoqiang, you've gone too far! Look what you've done to our brother!" Wang Wenzhou grinned and pulled his "rival brother" up with a smile.
Wang Qiang: "..."
Wang Qiang was completely bewildered. "Is the young master blaming me?!"
"Oh dear, I'm so tired of medicine!" Sheng Lei said with a wry smile.
"Get out of here!" Sheng Lan said, pointing at Sheng Lei in an unfriendly tone.
"Sigh!" Sheng Lei sighed softly.
Sheng Lei is thirty-eight years old this year. When he was eighteen, both his parents passed away. He single-handedly supported his family and raised his younger sister, Sheng Lan. Later, he married and had children. When Sheng Lan was eight years old, Sheng Lei's wife fell seriously ill.
In any era, many ordinary families fall into poverty due to illness. Sheng Lei's family was no exception. Sheng Lei and his wife had a very good relationship, and he exhausted their savings to treat her illness.
Sheng Lei still remembers the scene from that day. That night, his wife lay on the bed, looking haggard. Their one-year-old son, with his adorable big eyes, lay beside her, babbling away.
Sheng Lei and his younger sister Sheng Lan stood in front of the bed. Eight-year-old Sheng Lan was crying her eyes out.
Sheng Lei didn't want to sell his sister, but if he didn't, he wouldn't have money to buy medicine for his wife's illness, and his son was too young to lose his mother so soon. Sheng Lei made up his mind, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed three times to his sister. The next day, he sold Sheng Lan into a brothel.
The eight taels of silver he earned from selling the orchid were quickly spent, and his wife's illness did not improve; she soon passed away.
Sheng Lei sold all his land, was heavily in debt, and had a child to raise; remarriage was just a dream. He raised his son alone by doing odd jobs. This year, his son, Sheng Liang, turned seventeen, reaching marriageable age.
However, his family was destitute. A few days ago, Sheng Lei heard that his younger sister, Sheng Lan, was now a concubine of the county magistrate. At the urging of his friends, he swallowed his pride and came to beg Sheng Lan for some money to help his son get married.
Sheng Lan harbored deep resentment towards Sheng Lei; if it weren't for her brother, she wouldn't have been sold into a brothel. Although Sheng Lan secretly met with her brother behind Wang Wenzhou's back, she immediately flew into a rage upon hearing that her brother had come to ask for money.
Sheng Lan is now wealthy. Not only does she manage all of Wang Wenzhou's money, but she has also accumulated considerable savings over the years. The bride price for her nephew is just a small amount to her. But she simply doesn't want to pay this sum for her brother; she hates him.
"Lazy Blue, what's wrong? Did you have a fight with our brother?" Wang Wenzhou asked ingratiatingly.
"Get out of here!" Sheng Lan pointed at Sheng Lei and scolded him.
"Mwah!" Sheng Lei smiled bitterly. If it weren't for his son, he really wouldn't have the face to see his sister.
"Pfft!" Sheng Lei spat out blood. He had bitten his tongue earlier and his speech was slurred, but now the pain in his tongue had finally disappeared.
"Little sister, I'm so sorry! For the sake of raising you, could you lend me twenty taels of silver?" Sheng Lei pleaded.
Wang Wenzhou, acting as if they were old friends, put his hand on Sheng Lei's shoulder and laughed, "Brother! You're too kind! We're family, how can you say it's a loan! Come on, let's go have a drink. If you have any difficulties, just tell your brother-in-law. I'm the magistrate of Hanshan County now, I'll help you with anything!"
"Brother-in-law! Thank you!" Sheng Lei quickly cupped his hands in thanks.
"Hmph!" Sheng Lan snorted coldly and said irritably, "I'm going to class!"
From the first time she met Wang Wenzhou, Sheng Lan had never given him a hard time. But seeing how enthusiastic Wang Wenzhou was towards Sheng Lei today, she couldn't hold back any longer.
Wang Wenzhou instructed, "Xiaoqiang, quickly send your sister-in-law to the labor camp. When you come back, first go to the No Return Tower and have Jiaojiao bring over a table of wine and dishes. Also, find two policewomen to come and keep her company while she drinks."
"Understood, young master!" Wang Qiang replied.
Although Wang Wenzhou didn't understand how the goddess siblings had fallen out like this, he felt that family ties were something he could never change, something he could never choose. In times of crisis, perhaps only family would offer help in times of need.
Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Sheng Lei's shoulder and said, "Brother, let's go to Zuihualou and wait for a while. Don't worry, problems that money can solve are not problems! Even if money can't solve the problem, your brother-in-law will find a way to help you solve it."
"It's all my fault! I shouldn't have sold Xiao Lan to a brothel back then!" Sheng Lei glanced at Sheng Lan's back and said softly.