Chapter 157: Chapter 157 Grace Period Chapter 157: Chapter 157 Grace Period “Grace period?”
The man seemed furious as he grabbed Mrs. Tao by the collar and hoisted her up, spitting on the ground viciously, “So you mean to say you don’t have the money to repay our master?”
“Yes, yes, yes!” Mrs. Tao trembled with fear; how dare she admit to having no money now?
She nodded emphatically, saying she did.
The man snorted coldly, threw Mrs. Tao on the ground, and roughly grabbed Su Xiaofu by the hand, “Since you have it, hurry up and bring the money to me, young master here. Otherwise, don’t blame us for taking someone to compensate!”
Su Xiaofu, lifted by the neck by the burly man, cried out weakly, “Nanny, save me, save me!”
“Sir, please, let’s talk it over, I beg you, please let go of my granddaughter.”
Mrs. Tao, anxious for Xiaofu, pleaded continuously, but the man’s impatience showed, “Cut the crap, either give the money or give the person!”
Where did she have any money now?
She wished she could immediately pay back the silver and send these brutal and bullying men away.
“Sir, sir, I beg you, just give us a two-day grace period. Go back and tell your master that this old woman will surely pay back the full twenty taels of silver to Lord Huang in two days.”
The man realized that Mrs. Tao genuinely had no money to pay back and threw Xiaofu to the side. He then turned to the other servants of the Huang Residence and said, “Brothers, go inside the house and search for anything of value. Take whatever you find.”
Although Mrs. Tao had no cash on hand, there were some valuable pieces of jewelry in the house that she had treasured over the years.
Those hidden gems would surely be worth twenty to thirty taels of silver.
Fearing that her jewelry would be taken, Mrs. Tao hastened to intervene, but what could one old woman do against those big men?
She was pushed aside easily and nearly fell flat on her back.
The other sons of Mrs. Tao and Yunjin’s grandfather were all cowards, too frightened to even utter a sound from where they hid.
Once the men entered the house, they began to search everything. Mrs. Tao watched them helplessly as she collapsed on the ground and started wailing, “Oh, the injustice! Is there no way left to live!”
Mrs. Tao cursed and screamed.
She regretted it so much now!
If only she had known, she wouldn’t have sold that wretched girl, Yunjin.
While Mrs. Tao’s side was in chaos, Su Zhongshi had no desire to watch, but he also couldn’t continue to drink with his son-in-law, Gu Ya, in the courtyard.
Before finishing a cup, Su Zhongshi said he wouldn’t drink anymore. Gu Ya wasn’t very keen on drinking either; his main intention was to keep his father-in-law company.
Since Su Zhongshi stopped, Gu Ya naturally did not continue.
Yunjin was drunk, and although there was a ruckus at Mrs. Tao’s family’s side, the intoxicated Yunjin was utterly oblivious.
She still slept sweetly with her eyes closed.
Gu Ya went back to the room to check on his little wife.
Yunjin’s small face was rosy with intoxication, and perhaps due to sleeping under the covers, a fine layer of sweat appeared on her face and forehead.
Worried that his little wife might be uncomfortable, Gu Ya raised an eyebrow and fetched a cloth to wipe her face.
Yet, the wife who had just been sleeping peacefully suddenly grabbed Gu Ya’s hand during the wipe and nuzzled her face against it.
Like a little kitten acting spoiled.
Her hands were fair and soft. Grabbing Gu Ya’s hand, he felt a moment of surprise but didn’t pull away. Instead, he let her hold it while she slept.