Just then, the granny’s voice sounded from the side.
“Cong’er, who is this Miss?”
The granny’s hands were propped up on the wooden stool she was sitting on. She sounded out of breath as her voice was a bit shaky.
When Nie Cong raised his eyes, he realized that Lou Wanjun had already strode forward.
—— She is indeed an exceptionally resolute woman. Every move she makes is inspired by the wind.
Nie Cong’s eyes unconsciously paused on her.
“Grandma, don’t be afraid, those few are just lackeys, who bully others due to their powerful backers. They have nothing to do with you two.” She squatted down in front of the granny and said softly, “He’s not some little pretty boy either. Granny, don’t listen to those scoundrels’ nonsense!”
Nie Cong remained silent, but his eyes fell on her again.
She was just an ordinary girl, nothing special. But in this shabby deep alley, she was akin to a bit of sunshine shining in.
“Don’t be afraid. I will make it up to you and immediately find a place for the two of you in the city. I will definitely not let them find it!” He heard Lou Wanjun then say.
Upon hearing her promise, Nie Cong almost blurted out.
“Forget it, Miss,” he declined.
He never felt ashamed of being bullied, but when he heard that she wanted to help him, he felt momentarily embarrassed.
He didn’t want to stand in that position and reach out to someone. This moment, his reluctance seemed to be deeper in front of this lady.
Lou Wanjun only thought he did not want to accept her goodwill, so she turned her head to him and said anxiously, “How can this be? This matter started because of me.”
Nie Zhong countered unhurriedly, “I don’t blame you. Today, you are righteous and taught that man a lesson, paying me more than the value of my letter stall. You don’t have to blame yourself, and compensate for it. My family still has an old house in the countryside outside the city, so we won’t sleep out on the streets.”
“But…”
Lou Wanjun was about to speak when she heard Huo Wujiu’s voice not far away.
“No buts,” he said. “It’s better than anything else for you to send them safely out of the city.”
Lou Wanjun looked and saw Huo Wujiu, who was leaning against the wall in the alley with his arms crossed.
He looked at Nie Cong, and his eyes darted around between the two of them. Next, he surveyed Lou Wanjun and smiled meaningfully, “He has arms and legs, what do he need your money for?”
Lou Wanjun gritted her teeth: “That’s easy for you to say!”
She had always considered Huo Wujiu as an eyesore. She was about to curse him again, but felt a hand as withered as an old tree, falling gently on the back of her hand.
She looked up, but saw that it was the granny. Although her eyes were staring vacantly at something in front of her, she lowered her head and faced her.
“Thank you, Miss.” She smiled. “However, Cong’er is stubborn and never wants money for nothing. No one can persuade him. We have a house outside the city, so you don’t have to worry about us, Miss.”
Lou Wanjun opened her mouth and glanced at Nie Cong again.
Nie Cong smiled faintly at her and nodded, as if to appease her.
“Then… that’s fine.” Lou Wanjun could no longer say anything else, so she could only compromise.
——
Huo Wujiu was called away, leaving Jiang Suizhou in utter silence.
He had a good night’s sleep again, and finally relieved the fatigue of a few ***. By dusk, he was able to get out of bed.
Huo Wujiu also came back at this time.
Interesting. When Huo Wujiu left, his expression was extremely dark. He also looked at Wei Kai as if he would kill him with a knife the next moment, but when he returned, his expression was a little more pleasant.
Jiang Suizhou couldn’t help but wonder: “What happened just now?”
Huo Wujiu sat down next to him and told Jiang Suizhou everything that had just happened, along with the morning’s events.
After listening to his story, Jiang Suizhou was a bit dumbfounded.
“Has Huo Yuyan gone that far?” he asked.
Huo Wugou sneered, his tone dripping with sarcasm: “Right? He wanted to take advantage of Lou Wanjun. He did everything he could, but Lou Wanjun didn’t take it to heart at all, so do you think he’s not anxious?”
Jiang Suizhou frowned and said, “But he can’t bully people like this, right?”
“Why would he care about the people?” Huo Wujiu snorted. “He’s only concerned about someone getting ahead of him and letting the 300,000 soldiers in Lou Yue’s command fall into the hands of others.”
… He’s kind of a top-notch gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Jiang Suizhou also felt amused for a second.
“Then what?” he asked.
Huo Wujiu leaned back and said, “Then should Lou Wanjun have to personally send them out? That’s impossible. She is so conspicuous. If people see her on the way out of the city and Huo Yuyan gets to know about it, do you think those two people’s lives will still be saved?”
Jiang Suizhou nodded at his implication. “You’re right.”
“I stopped her and got a few of my spies to secretly send them out safely,” Huo Wujiu said.
Jiang Suizhou also breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good.”
“However, it was quite fun.” Huo Wujiu’s words took a sudden turn. He inched closer to Jiang Suizhou’s side, and said. “That stubborn donkey, Lou Wanjun, never listened to me, but for that little pretty boy, I persuaded with only a couple of sentences. She restrained her anger, obeyed my arrangements and did whatever I wanted. That little pretty boy can’t be overlooked. I think his eyes are dishonest. He looks gentle, but he keeps glancing at Lou Wanjun.”
This was interesting, but what was even more interesting was Huo Wujiu’s ecstatic look at this moment.
Jiang Suizhou laughed.
“Today, I’ve brought Lou Wanjun to see a good show, and let her see clearly what kind of person Huo Yuyan is.” Huo Wujiu did not realize that Jiang Suizhou was laughing at him. After laughing with him for a while, he went on to say.
“I thought I could ask Lou Wanjun to do me a favor and set him up.”
Jiang Suizhou asked, “How do you plan to do that?”
Huo Wujiu smiled, but a mysterious expression surfaced on his face accompanied by a smirk.
“Just watch the good show,” he replied.
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