Chapter 156: Fate Disengaged 156 Chapter 156: Fate Disengaged 156 “Madam Xun, please don’t be angry and don’t kick me out. I don’t have a penny to my name here, and I don’t know anyone. I can’t even make it back home. If you kick me out, I’m afraid I’ll have no choice but to starve to death!” Ye Jiu burst into tears as he spoke.
“Enough, enough, just get lost already,” Madam Xun snapped, afraid she might end up killing this ugly girl in her anger.
“Ah, ah, I’m leaving, just don’t kick me out,” Ye Jiu turned to leave but stealthily stuck out his tongue, then turned back to plead, “Madam Xun, for the sake of how obedient I’ve been, please make sure to sell me to a good family!”
“Just get lost already,” Madam Xun felt a throbbing pain in her head.
This item still wants to be sold to a good family? It would be a miracle if she could sell him without taking a loss.
Looking again at Ye Jiu’s short, plump frame, he didn’t meet the criteria in stature, age, or looks. Having been in this business for many years, she feared this one might indeed end up unsellable.
This was the first time Madam Xun encountered merchandise that couldn’t be sold; she couldn’t really describe how she felt now.
After Ye Jiu left, Madam Xun said to Old Lady Wang beside her, “I have no idea how they brought back this thing. This face, I’m afraid it can’t even be given away, let alone sold. Did we really lose out this badly?”
Old Lady Wang chuckled, “Didn’t the girl say she’d stay here as a maid? It’s been years since anyone new came to this house; why not let her stay and help out with the work?”
“Do you really believe what she said? That girl’s eyes were rolling around in her sockets; she doesn’t look like a simple character at all,” said Madam Xun.
“This is Nanchang, our territory. No matter how cunning she is, she’s ultimately expendable. If she wants to stay and serve, it will lighten our load. If she dares to run, without a census record or a travel pass, she won’t be able to enter the next city. If she encounters some thugs, she’ll only be waiting for death, saving us the trouble of getting our hands dirty,” Old Lady Wang explained.
“You make a good point. Let’s have the girl help in the kitchen starting tomorrow,” Madam Xun decided.
When Ye Jiu returned to his room, Ying Luoxue and Gao Yuyu were already applying eye masks.
With no hope of escape, all they could do was pray that they wouldn’t end up in Fireworks Willow Alley to be despised by others.
Being a concubine in a rich family wasn’t a great option either, but at least it was relatively honorable.
Ye Jiu looked at the two who seemed resigned to their fate; although he didn’t agree, he felt powerless.
Now, he couldn’t even save himself, let alone others.
At the crack of dawn, while it was still dark, Ye Jiu was dragged out of bed. “Ugly girl, get up. Madam Xun has given the word. Starting today, you will be working in the kitchen.”
Ye Jiu opened his sleepy eyes, yet he felt immensely satisfied inside.
He knew that his first step in the plan had succeeded.
He was definitely planning to escape; he wasn’t a savior and couldn’t save others, but the least he could do while escaping was to try not to involve anyone else.
Once in the kitchen, his fate would be disconnected from these girls; he just hoped he could leave this group soon.