When Han Ruochen heard that the three mantis shrimp were sold for such a high price, she was stunned. One had to know that this sum of money was considered quite a lot. No wonder the Yang family suddenly jumped up and started climbing up the social ladder once Han Ziyan snatched the bracelet from her. This was what was going on behind the scenes!
Her eyes moved, and she handed the money to her grandmother. "Grandma, can you put away this sum of money for me? I want to send Beijiang to a special school in the county. If I bring this sum of money with me, then my mother will certainly snatch it." Han Ruochen knew her mother's virtues. That woman became a shrew when it came to snatching money from her and her siblings. Han Ruochen was quite certain that once she returned home, Meng Yunhan would search her from head to toe.
It was better to leave the money with her grandmother.
When Old Madam Han heard Han Ruochen's request, her expression turned dark. She could almost imagine what kind of virtue her eldest daughter-in-law had for Han Ruochen to leave this money with her instead of bringing it all back home. The two of them were not close, and compared to Meng Yunhan's relationship with Han Ruochen, their relationship should have been considered average. But Han Ruochen was unwilling to take the money back home with her and wanted to leave it with her, her grandmother, with whom she had stayed for days that could be counted on one hand.
"Alright." Though there were a lot of things that Old Madam Han wanted to say to Han Ruochen, she held back. No matter what, Meng Yunhan was still Han Ruochen's mother, and there were certain things that she couldn't say to her granddaughter.
Han Ruochen heaved a sigh of relief. She handed all the money to her grandmother and didn't even leave a single penny for herself.
Second Aunt Han took the zebra mantis shrimp and the cat-eyed snails to the kitchen to get them cleaned. Since it was getting late, they might as well start preparing dinner. Of course, Han Ruochen and her brother stayed for dinner with her second uncle's family. Second Aunt Han's cooking was exceptional; even Han Ruochen, who thought that her cooking was really good, had to admit that her second aunt was a really good cook.
Han Ruochen's two cousins were also satisfied with the meal and excitedly invited Han Ruochen to their house.
"Cousin Ruochen, if you get something nice, make sure to come to our house. My dad will give you a fair margin."
"Cousin Ruochen, try to pick up some salmon next time," the youngest boy requested solemnly.
Hearing his request, everyone laughed. Only Han Ruochen nodded and agreed, "Alright, I will try to catch some for you."
Of course, no one took her words seriously. They all thought that Han Ruochen was just lucky enough to get something so rare. What was more, women were not allowed to get on the boat. So no one would dare to bring her along. With no boat and the chances of a salmon getting washed to the shore being slim, Han Ruochen catching a salmon was a nearly impossible task.
Han Ruochen, of course, knew these things as well. A woman getting on a boat was considered an ill omen. Bad luck. Thus, no fisherman was going to bring her along, but she was not in a hurry. With the Sea Scanning system, Han Ruochen was certain that she would be able to buy a boat very soon. Didn't she strike her first pot of gold already?
And wasn't her job there as well? She also needed to deal with it lest some evil people set their eyes on her again.
Han Ruochen knew Han Ziyan really well. Since that woman was determined to get her job, there was no way she was going to let it go. So it was better to just sell the job to Yun Xiao Xiao.
Once they were done with dinner, Han Ruochen thanked her grandmother and left her second uncle's house. She decided to take the side road because it was getting late, and Han Beijiang was yawning and rubbing his eyes. The poor boy was really tired.
"Beat him to death!"
"In the future, he won't dare to mess with us again."
"You disgusting piece of filth, try getting up and fighting with us again."
As soon as she turned onto the side road, Han Ruochen heard the sound of someone quarrelling and spitting and hurling curses. It sounded like someone was involved in a fight.
Han Ruochen was speechless. Why did this keep happening to her? She looked down at her brother in her arms and turned scared. She didn't want to get involved in this fight; after all, she was carrying a little boy with her. She was prepared to turn around and run away. As for everything else, she was going to leave it alone.
Zhai Heng took blows from all directions. While he was in a daze, he heard the sound of footsteps coming toward him. Crap. It seemed like these bastards brought more men with them.
His body was numb with pain, and he was on the brink of losing consciousness. Zhai Heng desperately hoped that someone would come to rescue him. He didn't want to die yet!
But the light footsteps turned around and drifted further away.
Holding his breath, Zhai Heng would be lying if he said that he was not disappointed. He thought that he was going to be saved. He was about to give in to his pain; there was no one who cared about him in this world.
"Hurry up! They are fighting over there." Soon, the fading footsteps returned again. It seemed like the person who came here just now returned with someone else.
The footsteps were fast and hurried, as if they were worried something might go wrong.