Chapter 778: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 778: Yao Xueqin Devises Another Vicious Scheme

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

In the afternoon, Wang Erhai, accompanied by his mother, carried a basket of offerings to the Ancestral Hall to offer incense and worship the gods.

Facing the ancestors in the Ancestral Hall, Wang Erhai couldn't help but feel a bit guilty.

Although that whole gods-and-ghosts business is all feudal superstition.

But thinking of his father's dream, he felt it was a bit mysterious.

His father said his grandson came to him in a dream, saying a monster wanted to eat him; this was clearly hinting at Liu Meiqi's abortion.

Now the fetus has already been aborted, it's a done deal; who knows if the ancestors will hold it against him?

"Please, ancestors, forgive my behavior. Liu Meiqi and I were a mess to begin with; if the child were born, both sides would suffer, and the child would suffer too……"

While offering incense, Wang Erhai silently recited this in his heart.

And Li Xiulan, who was completely unaware on the side, was silently praying for the ancestors to protect her yet-unborn grandson, that he would not be entangled by demons and could arrive safely and healthily into the human world.

After worshipping and returning home, Li Xiulan originally planned to keep Wang Erhai for dinner before he left, but Wang Erhai said he had to hurry back.

"Right, can't leave Meiqi alone at home too long; you have to look after her."

Li Xiulan didn't insist, only instructed:

"Then once you get to the County Town, immediately stew the old hen; let Meiqi drink the chicken soup tonight."

Wang Erhai perfunctorily replied:

"Got it, got it, Mom, I'm leaving."

Li Xiulan put the already slaughtered old hen into the trunk of Wang Erhai's car.

Then she busily added:

"Wait, take some other things down too!"

Li Xiulan hurried into the house to rummage; after rummaging for a good while, she brought out a bag of homegrown native ginger, a bundle of peach branches, a bundle of lemongrass, and a Bagua Mirror.

"This native ginger, put it by the bedside to repel mosquitoes and ward off evil; use it to stew chicken soup to remove the gamey smell and nourish the stomach."

Li Xiulan placed the things in the trunk while saying to Wang Erhai:

"These peach branches, hang them by the window to ward off evil. This lemongrass, boil it for water to wipe Meiqi's body; it can strengthen her resistance and also ward off evil. And this Bagua Mirror, hang it in the Living Room; no demons or monsters will dare invade."

It could be seen that Li Xiulan truly believed a monster wanted to eat her grandson, so the things she gave were all specifically for dealing with demons and monsters.

Wang Erhai nodded repeatedly:

"Okay, okay, I'll do exactly that when I get back."

But actually, he didn't take Li Xiulan's words to heart at all.

He'd already broken up with Liu Meiqi and moved out of her residence; how could he possibly go do those things?

Right now he was worrying in his heart about how to handle these things his mother gave him.

After driving out of Shangou Village, halfway there he stopped the car, planning to throw everything away.

He got out, opened the trunk, threw away the native ginger, threw away the peach branches, threw away the lemongrass, and threw away the Bagua Mirror too.

He wasn't superstitious like his eldest brother Wang Dashan, so he felt these things were useless and threw them away.

He wanted to throw away the old hen too; what free time did he have to stew soup?

But when he picked up the whole heavy old hen, about to throw it, he felt it was a bit of a pity.

You have to know, this kind of farm-raised, purely natural, feed-free old hen sells for at least two hundred yuan each on the market; throwing it away would be too much of a pity.

Forget it, take it back first; if there's really no time to stew soup, giving it away works too.

Wang Erhai thought so in his heart.

In the end, he didn't throw away that old hen.

Soon, he arrived back at the County Town.

At this time, Yao Xueqin called him, asking if he had returned to the County Town.

Wang Erhai suddenly thought of that old hen and asked:

"Do you know how to stew soup?"

Yao Xueqin was a bit baffled by this sudden question.

But she still answered honestly:

"A little. Simple pork rib and lotus root soup, clear nourishing old hen soup — I can still stew those."

Wang Erhai said:

"Then it's settled. I'll come to you now, bringing you a good thing."

Yao Xueqin was stunned:

"Now?"

Wang Erhai nodded:

"Yes, now. What? Not welcome? Or not convenient?"

Yao Xueqin smiled:

"Neither. Just a bit unexpected. At noon I wanted to eat a meal with you, you weren't willing; didn't expect you'd now say you're coming to find me. Then come over; right now I'm the only one at my home."

"Good, then I'll come over right now!"

After hanging up Wang Erhai's call, Yao Xueqin was overjoyed.

She had thought her progress with Wang Erhai had stalled; didn't expect there would be a sudden turn for the better.

Just then, she received a WeChat message from Liu Meiqi:

"Xueqin, when are you coming back from your business trip?"

Yao Xueqin did not reply immediately; she deliberately waited a while before replying:

"It's still not too clear, but one thing is certain — I definitely won't be able to make it back today."

Liu Meiqi replied to her instantly:

"These two days you're not here, my heart is panicked, I've been unable to sleep peacefully."

Yao Xueqin then comforted her:

"Mei Qi, you have to be strong; you're a cool and beautiful independent woman. When I get back, I'll accompany you out shopping, okay?"

"Okay okay, then I'll wait for you to come back."

At this moment, Yao Xueqin fell into thought.

She was thinking: if she and Wang Erhai end up together, and Liu Meiqi discovers the truth afterward, then shamelessly comes stirring up trouble, what to do?

Not to mention, given Liu Meiqi's character, it's very possible she really would do something like that.

Must eliminate this hidden danger?

How to eliminate this hidden danger?

Make her leave this small county town?

If she can really be made to leave, that would be perfect — the danger would be gone for good.

But how to make her leave?

You have to know, she bought a house in the county town; if no other accidents happen, she'll probably stay and develop in this small county town for a lifetime.

At this moment, a vicious idea suddenly floated up in Yao Xueqin's mind:

As long as she instigates Liu Meiqi to sell the house in the small county town, lets her go to a big city like Guangzhou to take out a loan and buy a house, lets her alone shoulder a huge mortgage — then for the rest of her life, won't she only be able to slave away in a big city? Won't she fundamentally have no time and no energy to come back to this small county town?

And this idea is very easy to realize.

After all, at that time it was still in a phase of rising house prices; many vain women lacking independent judgment all took pride in owning a house belonging to themselves.

But Liu Meiqi doesn't have the qualifications to buy a house in Guangzhou at all; she herself originally wanted to buy, but just didn't have the qualifications — what to do about this?

At this moment, Yao Xueqin turned her thoughts:

Since she doesn't have house-buying qualifications, wouldn't letting her buy an apartment work?

Right, that's it, just let her buy an apartment!

Apartments don't belong to commercial housing, don't need purchase qualifications; as long as the down payment is enough, they can be bought!

It just so happens she has a friend who specializes in apartment sales in Guangzhou; she'll introduce Liu Meiqi as a client to that friend, and can also earn a commission from it!

Truly a perfect solution!

Thinking like this, Yao Xueqin immediately acted on it.

She immediately contacted that friend of hers:

"Jiahong, if I introduce a client to you, and the deal closes, how much commission rebate can you give me?"

Li Jiahong replied immediately:

"Good sister, for others introducing clients I only give a 3000 rebate, but for your introduction, 4500 rebate per client — enough righteousness, right?"

Yao Xueqin then said:

"Then it's settled; you wait for my good news. When the time comes, I'll bring her to your place to buy an apartment."