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Chapter 711: Chapter 716: Mocking in a Different Way_1
If she remembered correctly, Li Zhengtian was simply an official of the Fifth Rank, with an annual salary of Five Hundred Taels.
Now, he was casually offering ten thousand taels. Could it be said he wasn’t corrupt?
She certainly didn’t believe it!
Alas, it looked like Lord Yu’s path to cleanse corruption was still a long way off.
Li Zhengtian clenched his teeth. Which official didn’t have some extra income? Otherwise, how could he afford to support a family on that meager salary alone?
He had never expected that in sincerely negotiating terms with Qiao Duo’er, he would instead be met with a counter-attack.
But before he could lose his temper, the door was pushed open.
Entering were Chen Yiling and Bai Yifan. Seeing that Qiao Duo’er was unharmed, both let out a sigh of relief.
"Duo’er, we’ve finally found you. What are you doing here?" Chen Yiling chided.
She had only gone to the restroom for a bit and came back to find Duo’er missing, nearly scaring her to death.
"Lord Li said that as long as I admitted I was jealous of Miss Li and deliberately drugged her to humiliate her, he would give me ten thousand taels,"
Qiao Duo’er blurted out Lord Li’s proposition straightforwardly.
The corner of Li Zhengtian’s mouth twitched. Was this woman stupid?
Obviously, Qiao Duo’er was not stupid at all; she was simply setting a trap for Li Zhengtian.
"Miss Li wanted to harm Duo’er, but she accidentally dropped a stone on her own foot and drank the poisoned tea. If Lord Li has any objections, we could invite Lord Yu to judge the case,"
Chen Yiling said with a stern face, her expression reminiscent of Lord Qin when he was angry.
Now, Lord Yu was visiting one of his students’ homes, but he would surely be willing to administer justice.
She had also come to understand something else—that she finally knew why Li Mu’er had turned out the way she had.
With such a father who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong, it would be impossible not to go astray!
Lord Li, bending his back, said, "This is a misunderstanding, I didn’t mean that. My original intent was to apologize to Mrs. Tan."
"Then it’s I who misunderstood. It’s a pity my ten thousand taels have gone to waste, that’s an amount I could earn only over several lifetimes,"
Qiao Duo’er said, full of regret—she was indeed in need of silver now.
She had several shops ready to open, each needing capital for start-up costs.
But looking at her eyes, brimming with laughter, one could tell that Qiao Duo’er was mocking Lord Li in a different way.
Lord Li’s face was so figuratively slapped that it throbbed, leaving him no choice but to offer a forced smile repeatedly.
Chen Yiling, disdaining to look at that face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum, took Duo’er and left.
"Don’t bother with him; the whole family is abnormal,"
Chen Yiling said with contempt as they walked.
Although Li Mu’er had also committed evil, at least she had a beautiful face that did not disgust people.
But the older Li Zhengtian became, the more lecherous he seemed, and sharing a room with him made her feel like skipping dinner.
Qiao Duo’er raised an eyebrow, "When Lord Yu arrives, don’t you dare stop me."
Those shops were approved by Lord Yu himself; logically, she and Tan Zhenghong should invite Lord Yu for a meal to express gratitude.
But since Lord Yu had been busy before the new year, Chen Yiling took it upon herself to arrange a meeting after the holiday.
"I promise not to stop you, I might even push you forward,"
Chen Yiling said, patting her chest.
Doing good and punishing evil was a meritorious deed in itself, as if blessing the unborn child.
After they exchanged a knowing smile, they both knew how to stand up for themselves, insisting on reclaiming what others owed them.
In the room, the two men remained. Li Zhengtian could only turn to Bai Yifan for help.
"Yifan, for Ya Xian’s sake, could you please persuade your sworn sister? If she thinks ten thousand taels is too little, I’ll give fifty thousand!"
This was the best way to salvage Li Mu’er’s reputation.
And it wasn’t bad for Qiao Duo’er either; with that silver, she could find a new place to live and who would know of these sordid affairs?
