NCCnovel Chapter 418 A Broken Home, All Thanks to Her
Chapter 418 A Broken Home, All Thanks to Her
Lin Yuyao: “…”
steal?
Pan Xiaocao said, "I was stolen by my sister."
what?
Pan Xiaohua smiled and said, "It's not exactly stealing. I told the village chief beforehand that I wanted to bring my sister out to work, but my older brother definitely wouldn't agree. He's planning to sell her to get a bride price."
What era are we living in? Arranged marriages are illegal; it's against the law. Our village chief is a decent guy; he disapproved of my older brother's actions and helped get my sister out. Later, when they discovered she was missing, my older brother reported it to the police.
When the police went to the village to investigate, the village chief said that he had taken his sister to stay with his second brother, that she hadn't disappeared, but had just gone to work elsewhere, and that the police still had a letter left by his sister. The police read the letter and then left it at that, since going out to work isn't illegal these days.
Pan Xiaohua is quite clever; she teamed up with the village chief to get her sister out.
only……
“Your brother can’t stop you from taking your sister away. But if you take your niece away, he, as her guardian, is probably…”
Pan Xiaohua disappeared, and sighed.
"Yes, that's what I'm worried about. I originally planned to wait until my eldest niece turned eighteen before bringing her out, but she's still young now. I can't just use this as an excuse to bring her out to work, or my older brother will sue me for abducting my young niece into child labor."
She thought her older brother was really capable of doing such a thing.
“But if I don’t bring her to school now, her life will be ruined.”
"What are you going to do?"
Pan Xiaohua shook her head, "I don't know either, I can't worry about that now. I'll steal her away after the New Year. I'll tell the village chief that I'm taking her out to school and to get her arm treated. If he wants to sue me, let him. The whole village is watching anyway."
Having a father like that is truly the worst luck imaginable.
Lin Yuyao reminded her, "Her arm was broken by your older brother, she knows that herself."
Pan Xiaohua nodded, then suddenly realized something and understood.
“Right, if he pushes me too far, I’ll fight him to the death. I’ll fight him for custody. What kind of father is he? This is disabling; let him go inside and keep my mother company.”
The eldest brother was as fierce as a bandit.
The good-for-nothing second brother who runs away from his post.
An eccentric old woman who went to jail.
A completely broken home.
They can barely keep going, all thanks to Pan Xiaohua.
She's such a young girl, it's really not easy for her.
After chatting for a while, Ye Xiaotong finally couldn't help but ask about the clothes hanging on the wall.
Pan Xiaohua's clothes are high-quality replicas, but she doesn't sell them cheaply.
"Young lady, this one is sixty yuan."
Sixty yuan is indeed not cheap, but it's cheaper than in the mall.
"I saw the same style in the mall, and it cost 160 yuan."
This……
This made Pan Xiaohua quite embarrassed.
"Hey girl, you came with Yuyao, so I won't lie to you. These clothes of mine look the same as those in the mall, but they're actually knock-offs of designer brands."
She pulled the sign over to show Ye Xiaotong, "Look, this sign looks the same, but there's one word that's different. It's not the same brand as the one in the mall."
Ye Xiaotong was a little confused.
Actually, she didn't look at any brands in the mall.
“Look at this garment again. At first glance, it looks exactly the same, but it’s actually different. The lining pattern of theirs is different from ours, and the fur collar we use is a size smaller than theirs, and it’s not real fur. If you’re going to buy this, you might as well spend more money to buy the genuine product.”
This was the first time she had ever seen a business owner belittle their clothes and drive customers away.
She didn't understand, but she respected the decision, and in the end, she left without buying anything.
Once on the road, Ye Xiaotong asked Lin Yuyao, "What does the boss mean?"
Ye Xiaotong has had very little contact with the outside world. Before she escaped, she probably never wore any new clothes in her life, and she probably hadn't even heard of the term "high-quality counterfeit".
"Did you know that all the clothes in the mall are brand names?"
Ye Xiaotong nodded, "I didn't understand at first, but I've heard Sister Song and the others talk about it, so I know a little. Branded goods are very expensive, but they are of good quality and look good."
This is true at this point, but it's uncertain whether a flourishing of diverse talents will occur in the future.
"The clothes Pan Xiaohua sells are imitations of other brands. Those down jackets are filled with down, but who knows what's inside hers."
"Oh, I see, but she's cheap."
Lin Yuyao's lips twitched. This really is cheap and versatile.
"It's not exactly cheap. The cost of making a replica of that dress is actually very low. Selling it for sixty is still a bit expensive. If it were forty, and you don't mind buying a high-quality replica, then you could buy it."
After all, it's a winter down jacket. Lin Yuyao touched it just now, and the inside was very obvious; it's most likely a feather jacket.
"They didn't want to lie to you because they knew I was the one who brought you there."
Ye Xiaotong was astonished. "Isn't she afraid of getting into trouble for selling this kind of product?"
"What's the point of looking for it? You get what you pay for. They sell it for sixty, not one hundred and sixty."
……
After Lin Yuyao returned home, she put up the couplets and hung up two big red lanterns at the door.
There are also hand-sewn red peppers hanging on the balcony.
The character "福" (fortune/blessing) is pasted on the small door and on the glass of the balcony.
After the house was decorated nicely, it became cheerful and festive.
Lin Yuyao checked the time; it was almost time to go out and buy groceries.
Fu Huaiyi said that they received their salary and annual bonus today, so he could leave work early and go home for dinner.
He rarely comes home for a meal, so we can make a more substantial dinner.
When I went downstairs to buy groceries, I unexpectedly ran into Zhou Jing, who was carrying a basket as she went out.
They haven't started their holiday yet, but she's on vacation today.
"Sister Zhou, are you buying groceries too?"
Zhou Jing smiled and said, "Yes, you're buying groceries too? Let's go together."
"Together."
Lan Xu is back, and with someone to take care of the child, she feels much more relaxed.
The two went to the market together. With Zhou Jing there, Lin Yuyao didn't have to haggle anymore; she just followed along and bought the items.
Seeing that she had bought a lot, Lin Yuyao asked, "Can you finish all of this?"
“My brother came over to bring me sausages. I told him to stay for dinner, so I bought a lot more.”
Lin Yuyao remembered that Zhou Jing's family was from the city, and it would take more than an hour by bus to get here.
Her family treated her well, helping her raise her child until he started kindergarten; otherwise, they wouldn't know what to do.
With the Lunar New Year approaching, her mother made a lot of sausages and asked her brother to send her some.
The two chatted while buying groceries, talking about the wife's family and her younger brother, and then about the troubles of her husband's family.
“In previous years we gave the old lady money, but she came to make trouble a few days ago. We don’t plan to give her any this year, and we expect there will be another fight.”
She was ready for a fight.
"What did Brother Lan say?"
“What can he say? I’m the head of this household. As soon as he came back, I took all the money. Now he has four pockets that are all the same weight. Even if he wanted to give me money, he wouldn’t have any.”
He paused for a moment, then said, "I guess my relatives will scold me, but it doesn't matter. I'll get scolded anyway, so I might as well not give them anything."