ebookland Chapter 374 They actually moved out again in just one afternoon!
Chapter 374 They actually moved out again in just one afternoon!
He Lingfei disappeared in the blink of an eye. After thinking about it, she figured she already knew where she lived, so she might as well go home first.
Her face was burning with pain; she needed to hurry back and apply the medicine.
She will definitely retaliate against that slap, and she will retaliate even more!
She stomped her foot angrily, clenched her fists, and walked away unwillingly.
When she got home and saw her father with a bruised and swollen face, she knew that her good-for-nothing father must have lost money at the gambling den.
"Oh, my daughter's back!"
Seeing her return, her father approached her with a fawning expression, "Xiaofei, take out the money I gave you last time to pay off your debts."
"Dad will definitely turn things around this time! I'll give you double... no! Five times the money I've earned!"
He rubbed his hands together expectantly, but the sour smell emanating from his body made He Lingfei take a step back in disgust, saying:
"Dad, how long has it been since you took a bath?"
Father He sniffed himself and found that he didn't smell at all, but now was not the time to talk about such things.
Seeing the gleam in his eyes, He Lingfei pouted: "I've already spent all my money. Those few taels aren't even enough for me to buy some household items for a girl."
Father He nearly fainted. He was planning to use those few taels of silver to gamble at other casinos to earn some money to pay off his debts!
That brat! He only gave her the money a few days ago and she's already spent it all?!
He sat down in a chair, sulking, completely oblivious to the slap mark on He Lingfei's face.
He only noticed when she came out after applying the medicine and her face was shiny with oil.
"What happened to your face? Didn't your mother tell me you went to see that scholar?"
He stood up, tilted his head, and examined He Lingfei's face without asking if she was in pain.
She was too embarrassed to talk about the embarrassing incident of being beaten by Wen Luozhi instead of fighting back, so she just said "Don't worry about it" and sat down to look at her face in the mirror.
Father He rolled his eyes and sat down next to her, whispering, "To my opinion, that scholar doesn't seem like a poor man."
He had seen it once by chance before, and that outfit alone must have cost several dozen taels of silver.
He also caught a glimpse of the jade pendant at his waist, which was clearly a valuable item.
"Daughter, we can't do it the old way."
He leaned close to He Lingfei's ear and whispered something, causing He Lingfei's face to turn bright red.
"Father...is this...is this okay?"
She shyly tossed her hair, her heart pounding as she thought of the gentle and kind Wen Zijin she had seen today.
Father He smiled mysteriously, "Scholars value their reputation most. You've already done it, how could he not acknowledge it?"
Thinking about it, He Lingfei stood up, went into the room, took out a small box from under her bed, took out a few taels of silver, and gave half to her father.
"Dad, we agreed that you'd give me five times the money back."
When her father tried to snatch the silver from her hand, she raised the silver slightly to warn him.
"Oh, Father keeps his word! It seems your affair with that scholar will come to fruition!"
"If Father comes back with more money, wouldn't that be double happiness?!"
The gloom vanished instantly. He Lingfei gave him the silver, took her share, and left with light steps.
It took a while before Mr. He got up to go to the door to check. Once he was sure she had left, he quickly closed the door and bolted it shut.
He entered He Lingfei's room, knelt directly in front of the bed, and reached inside to rummage.
He saw it clearly from the window just now; that brat took the silver out from under the bed.
He searched for a while and finally found something. When he took it out and opened it, he found a lot of loose silver inside, which looked to be as much as ten taels.
"Hmph! You brat!"
"I give you so much pocket money every day, but you're reluctant to take it out when something happens. You're such an ingrate!"
After taking out all the silver, he threw it back under the bed, then sneaked out with the silver in his pocket.
He Lingfei went straight to the place her father had told her about, and when she saw it, she couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Isn't this a brothel? Her father actually made her come to a brothel to buy things.
The madam, with a mole on her face, saw her swaying as she approached, lifted her chin, looked her up and down, and said flippantly, "You're a pretty little vixen, but what happened to your face?"
A pungent, cheap perfume scent wafted over, and He Lingfei slapped the madam's hand away and took two steps back:
Someone said I could buy what I want here.
She looked down on the women who sold themselves in brothels, and her tone towards the madam was also unpleasant. Although she was asking for a favor, she still acted with an air of superiority.
The madam wasn't angry. She grinned and swayed her body, urging He Lingfei to follow her.
Reaching a corner, she took out a small porcelain bottle and held out her hand to He Lingfei, saying, "Payment is exchanged for goods."
"How much silver?" He Lingfei asked patiently, touching her purse.
The madam held up five fingers, and He Lingfei immediately exclaimed, "Five taels?! Why don't you just rob me?!"
She was about to leave after she finished speaking, but the madam wouldn't let her go. It was rare for a customer to come to her door in person.
She grabbed He Lingfei's arm and said with a smile, "Since this is your first time here, I'll give you a discount of four taels of silver."
"Consider it making you my friend!"
Then she approached He Lingfei and described the effects of the little bottle in glowing terms. In the end, He Lingfei thought of Wen Zijin and gritted her teeth to buy it.
The madam, taking advantage of the situation, sold her a sheer, almost transparent dress. He Lingfei, blushing, left the brothel with the dress.
She thought about it and went to Wen Zijin's residence again, but when she got there, she was dumbfounded.
Outside, a carriage was piled high with things. She grabbed one of the people's sleeves and shouted, "What are you doing?! Isn't Wen Zijin living here?!"
The man shoved her aside and said in an extremely rude tone, "What Wen Zijin, Leng Zijin?! These things have already been sold to us! We've already paid!"
After they finished moving their things, they left. He Lingfei then went up to one of them and asked, "Do you know where that person went?!"
"How should I know? Go find the person yourself and don't bother us!"
The man impatiently brushed her aside, picked up the carriage, and drove off without giving her a second glance.
Tell her?! Are you kidding me?!
Their boss has repeatedly told them not to reveal a single word, or they'll lose their jobs.
He Lingfei stared blankly at the closed courtyard gate and walked back dejectedly, clutching the clothes in her arms tightly.
Why did she move again? She just came to visit today!
Her face felt a slight pain, and she immediately came to her senses.
Today, that little brat came and Wen Zijin actually moved everything out in just one afternoon.
It must be related to her?!
Her hatred for Wen Luozhi, whom she had only met once, intensified.
She kicked at the pebbles on the road in frustration, muttering to herself:
"Hmph! What sister? I think that little hussy's mind is definitely filthy!"