Chapter 920: Trip to Beidu (5)
Finally, Wu Guoqun walked all the way to the Xiu Family’s house, while the driver drove there.
Actually, it’s only a few steps away, but because of the rain, the road conditions are currently not good, and walking is much more convenient than driving, especially since the roads are too narrow, making it likely difficult to turn around later, necessitating driving in reverse all the way out.
However, he thought that even if he mentioned this, Mr. Duan probably wouldn’t be willing to get out and walk, so he could only bring him to the Xiu Family.
Ever since Liu Mei was beaten by Xiu Jianlin last time, she has never left the house again, and now she doesn’t have the ability to work; she just stays at home waiting to eat and sleep when it gets dark.
Xiu Jianlin, on the other hand, went to town to do hard labor. Since it’s winter, there aren’t many odd jobs available, so he could only do some labor work, earning less than a dollar a day. Plus, with Liu Mei unable to work, while other families started to improve their lives, their family’s situation got even harsher, to the point where they’ve been overdue on the required public grain contributions for several years.
When the car arrived at the entrance of the Xiu Family, Liu Mei was sitting at the kitchen door, staring blankly in one direction, while Xiu Cheng sat on the other side, holding a pencil and doing his homework.
As soon as the car stopped at the entrance, Liu Mei immediately looked over, thinking it was Jianguo’s car. Remembering the last time’s IOUs, she thought the Ruan Family had come to press for debt, so she hurriedly called Xiu Cheng to go inside, then slammed the door shut with a ’bang’.
"Who is this?" Watching Liu Mei scurry faster than a monkey, the driver rolled down the window and asked Wu Guoqun, who was standing nearby.
"She’s the wife of the man Wen Yu married."
"Her hand..."