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Chapter 196: Chapter 198: Marrying No One Else_1
"I have other matters to attend to, I’ll go back first," Qiao Duo’er said.
Jiang’s Clan left contentedly.
Throughout the entire process, she didn’t even glance at Chao Lian, as if all of this was only to be expected.
The others felt disgusted as if they had swallowed flies.
Although Qiao Duo’er had anticipated that Jiang’s Clan would take Chao Lian’s wages and had prepared for it, she still felt an unpleasant taste in her heart.
Of course, the most heartbroken was Erhu.
"Chao Lian, what chores did your mother make you do?" Sun Erhu asked angrily.
"Nothing much, just some odds and ends. I didn’t have much to do this morning anyway," Chao Lian replied.
She stated it in an offhand manner, but it broke the hearts of those listening.
It seemed that Jiang’s Clan had dumped all the housework on Chao Lian.
Sun Erhu stamped his foot: "She’s not even your birth mother, why are you so afraid of her? If she dares to marry you off to some good-for-nothing, I’ll kill her!"
Qiao Duo’er immediately understood why Chao Lian didn’t dare to offend Jiang’s Clan.
Nowadays, the orders of one’s parents and the words of the matchmaker were paramount; Chao Lian’s father was a pushover, and when the time came, her marriage would be entirely up to Jiang’s Clan.
But the fear is that being overly compliant would not make Jiang’s Clan think any better of her, but rather embolden her to squeeze Chao Lian even harder.
Tears welling in her eyes, Chao Lian said, "Brother Erhu, I won’t marry anyone else."
Sun Erhu nodded vigorously; he would work hard to earn money, save enough silver, and marry Chao Lian.
But suddenly recalling that many of his good friends were watching, he became shy and couldn’t get the words out.
Chao Lian’s cheeks flushed with embarrassment, and she bowed her head, not daring to look at anyone.
Seeing the unspoken understanding between the two, Qiao Duo’er suddenly felt much better.
Just like Tan Zhenghong said, as long as they have the will to be together, everything else is trivial!
What was Jiang’s Clan in comparison?
Even if she were the birth mother, she couldn’t stop people who loved each other.
After lunch, Qiao Duo’er took the chance while everyone was resting to distribute the wages.
The wages were settled on a daily basis until the end of June, and then switched to monthly, resulting in a backlog of ten days of wages.
Sun Erhu received a total of six hundred and odd wen, which included his wages and the sale of game; Hu’s Clan four hundred wen; Chao Lian still had a hundred wen left; Da Ya and Er Ya each twenty wen.
Since they had taken up their tasks and none had caused any trouble, Qiao Duo’er even gave an extra twenty wen money.
Receiving so much pay at once brought brilliant joy to several of them.
"Chao Lian, when you go back tell your mother that from now on you’ll come to me in the morning. I’ll add five wen to your wages. Also, when you go back, don’t be foolishly busy with chores; I refuse to believe they can’t live without you. And don’t just meekly put up with everything. You must fight for what you should fight for, that’s the only way to have a good life," Qiao Duo’er instructed.
Some people are just bullies who prey on the weak.
Jiang’s Clan was probably so brazen because she saw Chao Lian didn’t dare to speak up.
"Duo’er is right. To live is to stand up straight on your own," Hu’s Clan said, deeply moved. A comfortable and satisfactory life had to be fought for.
Chao Lian gratefully said, "Yes, I understand!"
She had been working here as a helper for quite some time and had learned a thing or two about how Qiao Duo’er conducted herself.
Qiao Duo’er was straightforward; she repaid kindness with kindness and grievances directly.
Easy to say but difficult to do, yet she would try her best!
Seeing Chao Lian on the verge of tears, Qiao Duo’er hurriedly said, "Alright now, the bitter will turn to sweet. Don’t just stand there, go and rest."
There would be a lot to do in the afternoon!
As for Jiang’s Clan, who liked to reap without sowing, there would always be a chance to teach her a lesson!
