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Chapter 765: Chapter 770 The path that suits you _1
"Lan is pretty, literate, and skilled in Embroidery Flowers. Can’t you give a little more?"
Granny Liu asked unwillingly, having cared for Lan with good food and drink since learning of her pregnancy, followed by a month of Fetus Protection Medicine and even employing a Taoist for rituals, which all together cost no less than Ten Taels of Silver.
And now to only sell for Five Liang of Silver, not even half the money was recouped!
What a loss indeed!
Tooth Granny said impatiently, "That’s the price. If you’re not selling, then keep the person!"
"Hey, how can you do business like this?" Granny Liu said discontentedly.
Since it’s a deal, isn’t it normal to negotiate? But this person, she just wouldn’t budge!
"You still have the nerve to talk. If I had known this girl’s reputation earlier, I wouldn’t have been willing to get involved in this mess. You know I rarely deal with the Hua Building!"
"Mother, let Lan stay with us. She hasn’t recovered yet," Liu Qing weakly persuaded.
Lan had just lost her Child and was still shocked by its appearance, yet to recover from the ordeal.
If sold to such a place, she surely wouldn’t survive.
Although Lan had failed his expectations, he had loved her after all, and couldn’t bear to see her in misery.
Granny Liu glared at Liu Qing, "Don’t meddle, and go weed the fields right now!"
Her only thought was to save up enough Silver quickly to get a daughter-in-law for her family.
Alas, with this scandal, the hope of marrying a wealthy lady was completely dashed.
"Mother, that’s too cruel,"
Liu Qing was very dissatisfied with his mother’s actions; there should be some consideration for family ties! 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
In fact, Liu Qing’s speaking up only made Granny Liu more determined.
Her son was still fixated on Lan; if she didn’t quickly sell Lan off, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"Five Liang is Five Liang. Take the person away!" Granny Liu said through clenched teeth.
She was reluctant to part with the Silver, but she was even more unwilling to let a fickle woman ruin her son!
Liu Qing stomped his feet in desperation, "This will kill her!"
"So what if it kills her? She got pregnant before marriage and gave birth to a freak. If it weren’t for the village head’s kindness, we would have been driven out. I’m telling you, if you continue to protect her, you won’t have me as your mother!"
Liu Qing wanted to intervene, but ultimately he submitted to his mother’s overwhelming authority.
A mother is irreplaceable, and compared to Lan, of course, his own mother was more important.
After a stick of incense time, Tooth Granny had already taken Lan away on a carriage, severing her connection with the Liu family forever.
Lan sat with her eyes closed, her face filled with sorrow.
She considered herself clever, with plans sewn seamlessly, but never anticipated pushing herself to a dead end.
Once in the Hua Building, she’d likely never have a chance to rise again in this lifetime.
"Don’t be so lifeless. Once there, serve well or you’ll regret it,"
Their line of work valued reputation greatly. If the person sent was unmanageable, their own name would suffer.
Lan opened her eyes and nodded numbly.
"Though it’s not a place of glory, it is where the rich and noble gather. Seize the opportunity and you might turn your fate around,"
Tooth Granny stroked her chin, judging from her years of experience, this girl would be wild in bed, just the type that young masters who visit the Hua Building favored.
If she caught the eye of some noble’s son or lord, and was redeemed to become a concubine, her life would be comfortable from then on.
Lan pursed her lips and said no more, but she appeared to be a bit more spirited.
Perhaps... this was the path that suited her.
