"Yan'er, mother will not let you be sold." Mrs. Zhang hugged Qian Yan and cried bitterly. Her tears wet Qian Yan's clothes, but she did not push him away.
Maybe she understands why the original owner wanted to lead the Zhang family to live a good life.
Because Zhang is worth it.
"Mom." The knock on the door was accompanied by Xu Yunniang's voice. Mrs. Zhang opened the door, let Xu Yunniang in, and locked the door, guarding against Meng Chongxi as she guarded against thieves.
Xu Yunniang looked at the silent Zhang and Qianyan who was held tightly in Zhang's arms: "Mom, I want to go back to my parents' home. I don't know how much I can borrow. My daughter's family can't go to that place."
Although the hope is slim, Xu Yunniang is still willing to try her best to do this.
Mrs. Zhang wiped her tears and said, "Ms. Yun, you have been wronged by coming to this house. The Meng family is sorry for you."
"It is Yun's blessing to have such a good mother-in-law. Yan'er treats me well..."
Xu Yunniang packed her bags without hesitation. Mrs. Zhang prepared dry food for her, and she set off on her way back to her parents' home.
In order to prevent Qian Yan from being sold, Mrs. Zhang didn't even cook today.
"Ms. Zhang, since Yun Niang has returned to her parents' home, let's put this aside for now. You can cook the food first, and I will think of a solution tomorrow."
Zhang: "Really?"
"Really, if we don't get to the last step, I don't want to sell Yan'er to the flower house." However, Meng Chongxi felt that Zhang was stubborn and wanted her to keep looking at Qian Yan. He would definitely not be able to bring her to the flower house to negotiate the price. , the only choice is to stabilize Zhang first.
Mrs. Zhang looked at Qian Yan: "Then I'll cook first."
After dinner, night falls.
There is another day, the day after tomorrow, when the gambling shop owner wants to collect debts.
That night, there was a knock on the door of Qianyan's room. It was Meng Chongxi.
She followed Meng Chongxi outside the house, fearing that Mrs. Zhang would find out, so she walked a long distance. In fact, he had already locked the door, and Zhang would not be able to come out even if he woke up, which could not stop his decision.
"Yan'er, if you don't get the two hundred taels together, your eldest brother will have two fingers chopped off, and he will not be able to take the merit examination in the future." Meng Chongxi looked at Qian Yan pitifully, "You don't want such a result, do you? If your eldest brother loses two fingers, all future is gone."
"My father had no choice but to sell you to a flower house. He has to get over this hurdle. When your elder brother succeeds in the future, he will take you out and let you live a good life."
"Don't blame dad."
Qian Yan: "I don't want to."
"He lost the bet, and he deserved to have his fingers chopped off because he couldn't get the money back. He made a mistake, and I shouldn't be responsible."
Meng Chongxi originally wanted to show Xiaozhi his emotions and reason, but Qianyan's words stunned him and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Do you really want to watch your eldest brother have his fingers chopped off?"
Qian Yan: "It's probably not just a short-term thing that he got into gambling. If he doesn't get over it, he might still gamble in the future."
"Every time you tell him the truth, it's me, my sister-in-law, and my mother who suffer. He has nothing to do to cause this result."
"I won't keep him in the dark anymore. If I don't have money, I'll chop off my fingers. Maybe I can learn a lesson and live a down-to-earth life in the future."
"Yan'er, can you be more sensible? Your eldest brother can't lose his fingers, he..."
"Do you still want to take the exam for merit? With his worthless appearance, he will never be able to pass the exam! Stop dreaming."
"If dad talks about this, I'm sorry, but I won't go to Hualou."
Qian Yan turned around and went back to the house. Meng Chongxi rushed behind her to catch her. Since Zhang was locked in the house, he had already made plans.
Qian Yan didn't want to, so he had no choice but to tie the person up.
