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"Don't you understand what Yanran said? Now you have nothing to do with Yanran. If anyone dares to touch her again, this military governor will peel off his skin! Get away with me!"
Liu Ce pointed at Song Wenkui's family and scolded him. They were so scared that they didn't even dare to breathe, so they could only shrink together and dare not make any sounds.
At this moment, they realized that Song Yanran is no longer the helpless little girl who could allow her to bully her. There is a powerful Hanling Marquis by her side. She could not afford to offend him before, and now she has no qualifications to let him take a look. With him, she can't move Song Yanran at all.
"Let's go, Brother Liu..." Song Yanran pulled Liu Ce's arm and said softly.
Liu Ce smiled faintly, held Song Yanran's hand, and said softly: "Well, let's go..."
After talking, the two ignored Song Wenkui and his family behind them and walked out of the restaurant gate together.
Seeing Song Yanran and Liu Ce leave, Song Wenkui instinctively wanted to stop them, but he didn't expect that the next moment, the guards waiting for Liu Ce in the restaurant would get up from their respective tables at the same time and follow Liu Ce. Song Wenkui was so scared that he didn't dare to move anymore, so he could only watch the beautiful couple Liu Ce and Song Yanran gradually disappear in his eyes.
"Ran'er..."
Song Wenkui murmured to himself, and now he once again found that the gap between him and her could not be crossed.
"Dad, my little sister is gone, what should we do?" Song Qingluan covered her bruised cheeks with a sad face and said to Song Wenkui, "There is still a large amount of gambling debts, can't I let my little sister pay them back for us..."
"You have the nerve to mention it!" Song Wenkui shouted fiercely, stopped Song Qingluan's words, and said angrily, "If it weren't for you, how could the family have fallen into such a land? If you were kind to Ran'er when you were a child, would she be so heartless?"
When Song Qingyan heard this, he immediately looked dissatisfied and said to Song Wenkui: "Dad, what you said is wrong. At that time, we bullied my younger sister, so you didn't stop him?
How can we blame us all? Besides, you drove my little sister out of the house at the beginning. Look, the responsibility lies with you!"
When Song Wenkui heard this, he was so angry that he pointed at Song Qingyan and cursed: "You dare to talk back? Didn't you be ordered by your mother when I drove Yanran out? I really didn't expect that your mother would be so vicious..."
"Okay, what's the use of you two saying this now?" Song Qingluan interrupted the dispute between Song Wenkui and Song Qingyan. "Now it should be thought about how to change your younger sister's mind, otherwise, those creditors will be afraid that they will have no way to survive if they find us!"
Song Wenkui was silent for a while, and shook his head with a wry smile: "I really didn't expect that my daughter I looked down upon the most in the past has now reached the point where we can't afford it. Alas... take your time, I believe that Ran'er would not be so cruel..."
At this moment, the shopkeeper came to Song Wenkui and said to him: "You have been fired, hurry up and pack up and get out..."
Song Wenkui was stunned and hurriedly said to the shopkeeper: "Why is this?"
"Why?" the shopkeeper snorted coldly, "You have caused so many troubles just now, can I still do this business? More importantly, you actually dare to offend Hanling Hou and his unmarried wife? Don't look at what you do? Get out of here!"
Song Wenkui hurriedly said, "Shopkeeper, you misunderstood. Then Song Yanran is my daughter, Hanling Hou is my son-in-law, we are all a family..."
"You and Hanling Hou's family? I am still the uncle of the current emperor!" The shopkeeper shouted fiercely, pointed at Song Wenkui and said, "I know everything about you just now. Miss Song told you clearly, and cut off the relationship between father and daughter. Do you still have the face to mention being a family?
I don’t urinate and look at myself, and see if I’m right! It’s really a toad that wants to eat swan meat, and it’s a whimsical idea! Get out of here, if you stay here, I can’t do business in this restaurant.”
The shopkeeper was ridiculed, and Song Wenkui and his family did not dare to talk back. In the end, Song Wenkui had to compromise and said to the shopkeeper: "That shopkeeper, I have worked for these days, this salary..."
"Nothing is the salary!" The shopkeeper immediately refused Song Wenkui to wait for me, "I'm so embarrassed to take the salary after only a few days of work? Look at the mess you brought today. I didn't ask you that it was already good to lose money. For the last time, get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Looking at the shopkeeper's arrogant attitude, Song Wenkui and his family dared not speak out. You should know how these people dared to treat themselves like this when they were rich in the past? It can only be said that things are impermanent. Soon, Song Wenkui took his family to leave the restaurant and make a living.
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On the way to the Governor's Office, Liu Ce and Song Yanran sat in the four-wheeled carriage together, listening to Song Yanran telling about Luo Jianbiao's deeds.
"Brother Liu, you don't know. In fact, Uncle Biao is a very obedient and righteous person. When I was eleven years old, when I was picking up leftover vegetables in the vegetable market, I was caught by two human traffickers. I was so anxious at that time.
I didn't want to pass by a casino, Uncle Biao, who was showing the scene at the time, immediately gave a lesson to the two traffickers and rescued me.
Uncle Biao is actually very good. After learning about my situation, he knew that I hadn’t eaten for two days, so he immediately took me to the restaurant for a full meal. It was the fullest I have eaten in a few months.
Later, I gave me some money to hang out, and then sent me back to my residence after a few words of comfort. At that time, I treated Uncle Biao as my own relative and often visited him in the casino. Every time Uncle Biao had extra money on him, he would definitely give me some.
I had to survive the most difficult months with the help of Uncle Biao. Later, Uncle Biao seemed to have found other better businesses, left me a few strings of money, and left the county court, and said that when he made a comeback, he would come back and take me as his niece to raise him.
I didn't want to leave for four years. When I was fifteen, Uncle Biao returned to Xiangjun. At this time, Uncle Biao was already dressed well and was considered a famous local domineering person. Anyone who saw him had to respectfully call him Master Biao.
Later I learned that Uncle Biao and the government cooperated secretly to do something they did not dare to do on the surface. With the government as their backer, Uncle Biao's power grew stronger and stronger. In the end, some small families and officials from the government office did not dare to provoke him.
However, although Uncle Biao is cruel, he is still very righteous. He never charges interest for the money he lends to the poor. Someone asked him why he did this. He said that he was from a poor family and knew the difficulties of the poor. Moreover, the poor people can't make much money. If they want to make money, they can make money from the rich.
Therefore, as long as the rich asks him to borrow, the interest he pays is extremely high, and he is not afraid of them not coming to borrow. After all, those rich people ask him to borrow money means that they must be at a desperate time, and they are not afraid of offending them.
Moreover, Uncle Biao often distributes porridge to poor people. His porridge is very thick and does not mix it with any sand, which makes it smell fragrant and sweet…”
After listening to Song Yanran’s description of Luo Jianbiao, Liu Ce had a preliminary understanding of this person. In one sentence, he was a person with his own bottom line.
After a little silence, Song Yanran suddenly said to Liu Ce: "Brother Liu, do you think I am very heartless? No matter what, Song Wenkui is my father, are you too..."
"No need to say it, Yanran..." Liu Ce smiled at her, "You did it right. For Song Wenkui's family, you should clearly define the boundaries, not to mention that you have done your best."
After hearing what Liu Ce said, Song Yanran smiled slightly: "Do you really think so?"
Liu Ce replied: "If I hadn't been afraid that you would be frightened, I would have killed Song Wenguina's family!"
“Geeh…”
Upon hearing this, Song Yanran couldn't help laughing out loud, and finally let go of her knot.
After a while, Song Yanran lowered her head and grabbed the corner of the hem of her skirt, and whispered to Liu Ce: "Brother Liu, thank you very much today. I really don't know what to say after spending so much money..."
Liu Ce immediately replied, "Yanran, are you still talking about the word "Thank you"? Since I have handed over all the money in the mansion to you, I am going to let you control it. No matter how much you spend it, I won't care. If you don't need to mention it in the future..."
"Why are you always so kind to me?" Song Yanran asked in a soft voice.
Liu Ce looked at Song Yanran affectionately and said, "Because you are my Liu Ce's fiancée, who else can I do if I don't treat you well?"
"Puff~"
Song Yanran looked at Liu Ce's infatuated look and couldn't help laughing: "I really didn't expect that when you came back from a long door, you became so good at talking. I remember that when I wanted you to help me get off the car outside the city of Yuanzhou, you didn't react at all..."
"hehe……"
When Liu Ce heard this, he laughed awkwardly. Looking back on a few years ago and now, his experience can be said to be hard to describe.
After laughter and joy, Liu Ce and his party had already reached the inner city of Yuanzhou. Song Yanran opened the corner of the curtain and looked at the bustling street outside the car window. She couldn't help but sigh: "In the past, I didn't dare to think about entering such a place, but for some reason, now I have lost interest in these things. I still like them very much. What's going on..."
Liu Ce smiled and said with a smile: "That's because you have the ability to obtain these things now. Over time, your mood will change. When people have no money, the first thing they think about is how to fill their stomachs. Naturally, they can only look up to those things that are out of reach.
But once you have an opportunity in life and money, you can easily get things you can't get before, and naturally you will lose your attraction..."
Song Yanran nodded slightly and said to Liu Ce with a smile: "What you said seems to make sense, but I have to thank you. If it weren't for General Liu, I wouldn't have lived such a life. Now I am very satisfied..."
Liu Ce shook his head and said to himself: "No, what I gave you is not enough, far from enough, I have to work harder..."
Song Yanran showed a surprised expression and said strangely: "Brother Liu, what are you talking about? Is it enough? Is it okay?"
"fine……"
Liu Ce comforted him, then looked back and glanced at the view outside the car window. The outline of the Governor's Mansion gradually appeared in his eyes.
"The Governor's Office is coming..." Liu Ce pointed out of the car window and said to Song Yanran, "When I have met Governor Jiang, after I have handled official duties earlier, let's go back to Hanling to take a look..."
"Well, I'll listen to you..."
Song Yanran smiled sweetly, then joined Liu Ce and locked her eyes on the street market outside the window.
Chapter completed!