Chapter 231: If You’re Going to Do It, Do It Thoroughly

Aunt Yao was fuming with anger and scolded, “Even if you go back to the city now, how many pure white noodles have you had? It seems you’ve lost your mind. You dare to speak nonsense? Just wait until I beat you to death, you useless girl who does nothing but eat all day!”

Wu Peiling was hitting Yao Lili so hard that she had no power to fight back. She said, “That was to save her life. If she wants to compensate, she needs to use good stuff. What did I say wrong?”

The neighbors nearby, hearing Yao Lili’s words, looked at her with strange expressions. It was clear that the eldest daughter of the Yao family was someone who couldn’t be dealt with in the future, she really knew how to scheme.

When Luo Qiao saw that the beating was almost done, she went over and stopped Aunt Yao, “Auntie, stop hitting her. If you beat Lili to a pulp, I won’t have the face to visit your home in the future.”

Seeing Luo Qiao holding her mother back, Yao Lili made up her mind and said, “Luo Qiao, yes, the food you ate on the farm was just cornmeal porridge, but that was life-saving food. Do you admit that?”

Luo Qiao said, “Yes, I admit it. Even if it was thin and barely had any wild vegetables in it, it saved my life. You’re right.”

Yao Lili continued, “Since you said you would repay, it must be doubled to show sincerity.”

Luo Qiao nodded again, indicating she agreed with this.

Yao Lili said, “So you agree to what I proposed, right?”

Luo Qiao said, “You want me to pay 132 pounds of white flour to repay the eleven years of favor, right? From now on, the Yao family’s favor to me will be cleared, right?”

Yao Lili said, “Yes, but since we want money, and you can’t get that much flour now, at 0.17 yuan per pound of white flour, you give 22.44 yuan, and the account between us will be settled.”

Onlookers couldn’t watch any longer and interjected, “Lili, don’t go too far. Your family gave her food at her hardest time, saving this girl’s life.

But that bowl of wild vegetable porridge couldn’t have used half a pound of flour. This is too exaggerated. Besides, you’re asking for pure white flour. Lili, you’re being really unreasonable.

Not to mention, you’re calculating it at 0.17 yuan per pound, which is the price for the finest white flour. You’re really heartless.”

Yao Lili said, “Aunt Hu, don’t talk nonsense. If I let her repay with flour, she’d need tickets. If I ask for cash directly, I’d have to charge more. Naturally, it should be at the highest price for the best flour.”

Luo Qiao thought about it and decided not to argue. Since what Yao Lili said was correct, she would just settle things as they were.

She said, “Fine, we’ll do it as you say. I’ll give you 22.44 yuan, and we’ll be settled, right?”

Yao Lili said, “Yes.”

Luo Qiao thought for a moment and said, “Then you need to give me a receipt. Otherwise, if you bring this up again in the future, even if I’m right, it won’t be clear.”

Yao Lili said, “There’s no need for that. How could I not admit it?”

Luo Qiao, with a half-smile, said, “I don’t trust you that much. If you want the money, then give me a receipt, otherwise, I won’t pay.”

Yao Lili was furious, rolled her eyes, and said, “Fine, I’ll write it.”

She went back inside, wrote a receipt, but Luo Qiao didn’t agree, insisting that the receipt clearly state today’s calculation, or she wouldn’t give the money.

Remembering what the man said yesterday, Yao Lili went back inside and rewrote the receipt according to Luo Qiao’s instructions. Luo Qiao checked it and was satisfied.

Afterward, Luo Qiao turned to the onlookers and asked, “Ladies and sisters, is there anyone willing to be a witness?”

One woman stepped forward, “I’ll be a witness.” She had long been annoyed with Yao Lili and thought she was too selfish.

Two more people came forward and agreed to witness as well. They signed the receipt, and a helpful woman even brought ink from home. Finally, Luo Qiao had Wu Peiling also sign and stamp the receipt.

Luo Qiao was clear about the boundaries: she would remember the kindness shown by Yao Chengxuan and Wu Peiling and would not refuse to help them in the future if needed.

However, for now, she needed to ensure Wu Peiling also left her mark on the receipt. After all, Yao Lili was still a minor, and coming from a different era, a receipt without legal standing was unacceptable. Since the matter was settled, it had to be done thoroughly.