Chapter 15

Lu Yujiao’s heart moved slightly, and she hurried downstairs, changed the direction, and saw the man’s face clearly. She seemed to have some impression of him.

She remembered that this man would come to their house every New Year to sit for a while and bring some things, and Ma Ying and Lu Yuan were very polite to him.

Out of curiosity, she once asked Lu Zhaohu who this relative was and why he was doing so well.

Lu Zhaohu was also unclear and even went to ask Ma Ying.

The result was that Ma Ying scolded him and told him, as a child, not to pry into adults’ affairs.

Just then, a group of pedestrians came by. Lu Yujiao mixed in with them and moved closer, and heard what Ma Ying and Lu Yuan were talking about with the man.

“Don’t worry, the girl is fine. We have found a good marriage for her.”

“Okay, my leader has told me to take good care of her.”

“Of course, of course, but…you haven’t given me this year’s money yet?”

“The chief will come to your place in a few days, and he will give it to you personally then.”

“That’s great! Your leader is such a kind person. He has been taking care of us all these years. Otherwise, how could we have raised Yujiao?”

“Shh, I told you before to keep it a secret and not let anyone else know that the Chief is helping your family.”

“Yes, yes, I know, but I won’t tell you.”

Ma Ying and Lu Yuan kept their mouths shut, exchanged a few words with each other, and then went back to happily shopping.

After they walked away, Lu Yujiao followed the young man.

He hadn’t taken two steps when he discovered her. He turned around and saw Lu Yujiao, who was stunned for a moment before tentatively calling out, “Are you… Lu Yujiao?”

Lu Yujiao: “Well, do you recognize me?”

“Of course, every year when I go to your house, I see you from afar. I have watched you grow from the age of ten to such a graceful young lady now.” He was not much older than Lu Yujiao, but he spoke in the tone of an older generation.

Lu Yujiao looked at him. “What’s your name? Who are you? Why do you come here every year?”

He smiled and said, “My name is Ma Zhengxiang, I’m a security guard. Coming to your house every year is a task assigned to me by the commander.”

“What mission?”

“I’m sorry, I can’t tell you.”

“Do you send money to my uncle and aunt every year?”

“Um.”

“So that they can take good care of me?”

“It seems you are very smart.”

“But they treated me very badly. They scolded me every day, made me work hard, didn’t give me food, and even married me off in exchange for a high bride price.”

Ma Zhengxiang’s smile instantly broke. “How is this possible? Every time I go there, they treat you very well.”

“That’s just what they want you to see.” Lu Yujiao said that there were always one or two days every year when her uncle and aunt were particularly affectionate to her, giving her delicious food and wearing new clothes.

Although the clothes were only worn once, they were worn by Ma Ying.

She could only look at the delicious food and give it to her to eat, but she would eat it after just one or two bites.

Ma Zhengxiang clenched his fists and reacted, “So, they are completely lying to me?”

Lu Yujiao nodded regretfully: “It seems that you are easy to deceive.”

It’s not okay to be too young. If Chief Qin comes here once, he will find out that something is wrong.

“…” Ma Zhengxiang was speechless. This girl was obviously seven or eight years younger than him.

However, it is true that he did not do his job well.

I was deceived for so many years and even harmed this girl.

If the Chief knew…

Ma Zhengxiang raised his face angrily, “They are just ahead! I’ll go find them!”

Lu Yujiao blocked him.

“If we just scold them, wouldn’t that be too easy for them?”

Ma Zhengxiang was stunned for a moment, then said seriously, “I’m going to settle accounts with them. Everything they’ve embezzled over the years must be returned.”

“It seems you don’t understand them well enough.” Lu Yujiao smiled. “Even if you force them to death now, you definitely won’t be able to get those things out.”

Ma Zhengxiang frowned, “Don’t they have any sense of reason?”

“They are both shameless scoundrels, and you still expect them to reason with you.” Lu Yujiao found that this person was not only easy to deceive, but also very naive.

“What should we do?” Ma Zhengxiang said, “We can’t just let it go like this.”

“Of course.” Lu Yujiao rolled her eyes and smiled with a foxy smile. “There is a way. If you want, you can teach them a lesson.”

“I’m willing.” Ma Zhengxiang said without hesitation, “I’d like to hear more details.”

…

Ma Ying and Lu Yuan used the 20 kilograms of rice and half a pig to exchange for a lot of things.

The two of them had their big baskets filled to the brim, and were happy that they could have a good new year. When they turned around, they met Ma Zhengxiang again.

Ma Ying quickly took out a sweet potato from the basket and handed it over, “Xiao Ma, take this. You always take care of us so much, and we are also from the same family. There is no way I can treat you badly.”

Ma Zhengxiang didn’t take the muddy and unripe sweet potato, but just smiled and said, “No need, Aunt Ma, you can keep it for yourself.”

Ma Ying wasn’t polite either, “Then I’ll take it back.”

She put the sweet potatoes into the basket and asked with a grin, “By the way, when will Chief Qin come?”

“I can’t explain the chief’s affairs clearly.” Ma Zhengxiang thought, “Oh, Lu Yujiao should still be home, right?”

“What’s wrong?” Ma Ying was stunned. “She’s already married.”

“Getting married?” Ma Zhengxiang was a little surprised. “So sudden? I remember the commander said he would give Lu Yujiao something before she got married… Never mind, if she’s married, forget it. Let’s talk about it after Commander Qin arrives.”

“What is it?” Ma Ying was very perceptive.

Ma Zhengxiang avoided the question and said, “It’s nothing, don’t think too much. I have something to do, so I’ll leave first.”

After saying this, he left mysteriously.

After he left, Ma Ying walked back with her things in her hand, thinking about what Xiao Ma had just said, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

She couldn’t help but ask, “Dad, what do you mean by what he said?”

Lu Yuan was also in deep thought: “From what I heard, Chief Qin wants to give something to Yujiao personally. It must be a treasure that he wants her to take away before she gets married.”

“Why?” Ma Ying was immediately unhappy. “We raised her up. Without us, she wouldn’t exist. That baby should be ours.”

“You’re right.” Lu Yuan said excitedly, “We have to think of a way.”

Ma Ying slapped her thigh and said, “Let’s go, take that damn girl home first, and then we can discuss it slowly.”

“Take her home?” Lu Yuan was stunned. “Aren’t you afraid that she’ll talk nonsense at home and cause trouble, upsetting Chief Qin, so you want to marry her off before Chief Qin gets here?”

“It’s different now. Doesn’t Chief Qin want to take out the treasure before she gets married?” Ma Ying felt that the treasure was more important.

“But she…” Lu Yuan was still hesitating, afraid that he could not resist Lu Yujiao.

Ma Ying pulled him and said one thing after another, “Quick, let’s take her home first, and we can talk about the future later.

Ma Ying snorted coldly as she walked, “She has a bad temper, but after all these years, can’t I cure her?”