Transmigrated into Substitute Bride ‘Fu Lang’

Chapter 39.3

TSBFL Chapter 39. 3

Bathed in such eyes, the maid, who originally still had a few moments of panic, gradually calmed down, and even her steps were much calmer. She straightened her back just like that, and in the envious tone of the crowd’s comments, she slowly walked towards the mansion.

Waiting until the maid carried the box out of their sight, the person sitting there drinking tea only said with some admiration, “I don’t know which family bought this again, what’s the flavor of that thing, I still really want to try it.”

The man next to him looked at him and snorted. His tone carried a bit of ‘detest the world and its ways’ or be cynical: “That thing is basically those rich and noble people who can afford to eat it, I heard that it’s expensive! Can someone like you afford to eat it?”

The man who had just started to speak, heard his sarcastic irony so he couldn’t help but retort, “I don’t eat it every day, I only eat it once. I don’t believe that I can’t afford it.”

Hearing the man’s words, his companion raised an eyebrow and continued to mock, “Really? But I’ve heard that that stuff is fifty wen for one portion, and if you want to pack it for takeaway, you need to add ‘ten wen’ more.”

The man immediately widened his eyes and looked at his companion in horror, “That expensive?”

The companion snorted and continued, “Moreover, I’ve heard that that stuff, even for an ordinary woman, is gone after a few bites. A rough man like us, doesn’t even need two or three bites to finish it off. So, do you still want to buy it?”

In the companion’s like a smile yet not a smiling gaze, the man’s face gradually surfaced a few annoyed looks, and said noisily, “That thing is too expensive, not as much as if I were to buy back home two pieces of meat. Really, don’t buy it, better not buy it.”

The companion looked at the way he saved his honor for him and didn’t continue to laugh at him. He just looked at him and raised his eyebrows, “If you aren’t going to buy it, then it’s fine. Originally, that thing wasn’t something we could afford to eat either.”

When the two of them said this, all of them did not notice that not far behind them, a still attractive, aging woman was standing there listening to their words. After they had finished speaking, she again turned her gaze to the pedestrians who hurriedly walked by on the street, looking at the underlings who carried one or two boxes painted with that star pattern over with their heads held high, a few moments of jealousy surfaced on her pretty face.

This woman was none other than Boss Qiao who was warned by Chen Xing last time. She was once frightened by Chen Xing last time, although her heart was still unwilling, she still rested for some moments before she messed with him again. However, who knows, that ger not only made his original business a success or prosperous (a breeze springs up and creates waves on the water), but also came up with an expensive dessert, which seemed to make quite a lot of money. Thinking of this, Boss Qiao’s nails gradually embedded into her flesh, and her face became more and more hideous.

Just when she was about to lose control of the irritability in her heart, the shop’s junior waiter suddenly came over and whispered, “Boss?”

Boss Qiao subconsciously looked over, “What is it?!”

The sinister on her face that she hadn’t had time to put away startled the waiter, who looked at her warily and said in a low voice, “That, the debt collector is here.”

Boss Qiao’s ugly face became uglier and uglier, only for that originally rosy face to pale a few points in an instant. However, very quickly, amidst that young waiter’s worried gaze, she adjusted herself and returned to her usual haughty and arrogant appearance.

Boss Qiao looked at the trembling young waiter next to him and faintly asked, “Where are they?”

The young waiter very carefully observed the look on her face, reached out and pointed in the direction of the outside, and softly said, “Outside.”

Boss Qiao took a deep breath and slowly walked over in the direction he was pointing in, waiting until she reached the doorway but instead of seeing the creditor that the young waiter was talking about, she saw the recent madam instead who had come to find her in trouble some time ago. Looking at the woman’s smug look, Boss Qiao’s heart gave birth to a few not-so-good premonitions.

As expected, under Boss Qiao’s vigilant gaze, the woman pulled out a pile of paper from her arms, then looked at Boss Qiao with ill intention and said, ”What? Looking for that debtor of yours? Too bad ah, he won’t be coming today.”

Boss Qiao pursed her lips and didn’t say anything, just looked at the things in her hand and felt that she was going to be forced here today.

The woman slowly walked over with the stack of paper, coming close to her so that she could see what it was.

Boss Qiao also did as she wished, seeing clearly what that fold paper really was, it was all the IOUs she had signed before, all for her to pay off her gambling debts.

After she took a good look at the thing, a proud look immediately appeared on the woman’s face as she looked at her and said, “What? Now, did you see it clearly?”

Boss Qiao looked at her without saying anything.

The woman immediately became angry and raised her hand to slap her.

Boss Qiao was caught off guard and was staggered by this madam’s slap, almost falling to the ground, and when she steadied herself, she immediately turned her head, looking at the person who had just slapped her with a furious expression.

That madam looked at her appearance like this, but her mood seemed to have changed for the better by a few points as she continued, ”What? You, this little whore still wants to hit me? Let me tell you, I have this in my hands, and you are still beyond the time to pay back the money. Do you think that if my deadbeat husband doesn’t pursue the matter, you’ll be fine? It’s just that if I take this to the authorities and sue you, you’ll still be imprisoned!”

When Boss Qiao heard these threatening words from her, the expression on his face immediately softened as he looked at the madam and said, “What do you want?”

That married woman looked at her pitiful appearance and secretly sighed in her heart, no wonder his deadbeat husband was charmed, infatuated and head over heels in love with this little slut. But soon, thinking of the purpose of her coming here, she immediately came back to her senses.

The madam glanced at Boss Qiao’s shop not far away, and a greedy expression appeared on her face, “I know, this shop is yours, as long as you give me this shop, I’ll return your IOUs (certificate of indebtedness) to you, what do you think?”

When Boss Qiao heard this, the expression on her face that was still a bit wildly arrogant or presumptuous, immediately became fearful. This shop was the last thing she had to stand on. If she gave it to this woman, how was she going to live in the future?

Seeing the expression of refusal on Boss Qiao’s face, the madam hooked her lips and smiled, sarcastically saying, ”What, can’t give it up? Then I’ll give this IOU (a bill signed in acknowledgement of debt) to the county elder and see what he says. At that time, no matter what, this shop will be mine.” After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave.

Boss Qiao immediately panicked, she did not have Lai Jiu to back her up, if she went to jail, she’d be in deep shit (the worst situation ever where the sky is not responding and the earth is not functioning properly). She doesn’t know how bad she would be treated. She looked at the woman who was about to leave and fell on her knees as she panicked and said: “Jie, Big sister (Da Jie), listen to me. You give me a little more time, I promise to return the money to you. I’ll be honest with you, although this shop is mine, the land deed is not with me, even if you catch me and put me in jail, I have no way to sell it and to pay it back to you. By then, you won’t have the money and you won’t even get the shop, so for what?”

Hearing that, the madam turned her head, looking at the woman kneeling on the ground who was in a sorry state, a few suspicious looks emerged on her face, “Are you telling the truth?”

Seeing her stopping her steps, Boss Qiao immediately said, “What I said is true, a thousand times true, if you arrest me, this shop will immediately go to its original owner. I only have the right to use this shop, I don’t have any right to sell it.”

That madam heard this and only felt ridiculous, thinking that Boss Qiao was lying to her, but looking at Boss Qiao’s eager appearance, she still asked curiously, “Then tell me, who is actually the person who owns this shop?”