Chapter 70

Tie Shitou took a deep breath and nodded: "Sister-in-law, I will listen to you."

After speaking, Diaochan turned and walked toward the room at the very end of the three rooms.

Inside the room, Diaochan had already laid out a new bed for Li Gouer.

She had changed the bedding.

There was also a small table.

On the table was the food left over from lunch.

Li Gouer was lying on the bed.

Hearing the sound of the door opening, he was first startled and quickly got up.

But when he saw clearly that it was Diaochan, he let out a long sigh of relief.

"It's Chan'er," Li Gouer said with a fawning smile: "Chan'er, Chan'er, talk to your husband and let me out."

"Don't worry, I promise, I promise I will never do anything to let you down again."

"I promise, I promise I will turn over a new leaf."

"Spring planting is almost here; I can work, I can farm," Li Gouer pleaded.

Diaochan stood in front of the door, her gaze fixed on Li Gouer.

Originally, Diaochan still felt some reluctance toward Li Gouer.

After all, he was family.

After all, he was her aunt's husband.

Although she had suffered a lot under Li Gouer for so many years.

Often getting scolded for not doing things well.

But after all, they had relied on each other for so many years. Seeing Li Gouer locked here, she felt some reluctance.

That was why she had prepared a bed and bedding for Li Gouer.

And had been bringing him three meals a day.

But......

"Uncle-in-law......" Diaochan began.

"Yes, yes, yes," Li Gouer quickly agreed with a smile.

Thinking Diaochan was going to let him go, Li Gouer's face immediately filled with smiles: "Chan'er, we are all family; there's nothing that can't be resolved."

"Uncle-in-law will change in the future, I definitely will!"

"Our life will get better and better, and I won't be foolish anymore."

Diaochan had no reaction.

The expression on her face remained cold.

"Uncle-in-law, this is the last time I will call you uncle-in-law."

Diaochan took a deep breath, her heart filled with endless sorrow.

She didn't expect.

After all the years of selfless devotion, this uncle-in-law and foster father she had called for so many years had actually sold her.

And he had sold her to someone else to be a dancing girl.

Seeming to sense that Diaochan's eyes were not right, and because of this sentence, Li Gouer's heart immediately tightened.

"Chan'er, you...... what do you mean by that?" Li Gouer said, hunching his back: "Uncle-in-law...... Uncle-in-law has already admitted his mistake."

"Admitted your mistake?"

Diaochan bit her lip and said: "I ask you, did you sell me to someone else to be a dancing girl!"

"Ah!"

Li Gouer trembled instantly.

He couldn't even dodge.

"This......"

"This......"

"Chan'er, you...... listen to Uncle-in-law's explanation," Li Gouer said in a panic.

"Explanation?" Diaochan shook her head and said: "I thought we were family."

"Even if you often beat and scolded me, I took it as me not doing things carefully."

"But I didn't expect that you would sell me for one gold."

"Do you know that you are destroying me?"

Tears welled up in her eyes, but Diaochan held them back, pretending to be strong.

Parents' orders, matchmaker's words.

Since Li Gouer, as her foster father, signed the indenture, it was equivalent to selling her.

That person held the document with Li Gouer's thumbprint, which was evidence.

If she went to the government, she would have no way to defend herself.

If she really became a lowly prostitute, what face would she have to stay by Duan Yu's side?

Li Gouer shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no."

"Chan'er, it's not what you think."

"Chan'er, that person said he was the troupe leader of the Wang family of Jinyang."

"He said, he said that with your beauty, once you go to the Wang family, you will definitely be favored by high-ranking officials and nobles, and then you will have no worries about food and clothing and will be rich and noble."

"Chan'er, Uncle-in-law really wasn't blinded by greed."

"Uncle-in-law was doing it for your own good."

Li Gouer's sophistry sounded even more ironic in Diaochan's ears.

Selling her into a lowly status, selling her into prostitution, and it was for her own good?

Where in this world is there such logic?

If she became a prostitute, she would be a prostitute for generations.

And this was for her own good.

Diaochan turned around and stopped looking at Li Gouer.

"From now on, you are no longer my uncle-in-law, and I have no more connection with you."

"If my husband...... if my husband wants to kill you again, I will never stop him."

"You......"

"Take care of yourself." ===== CHAPTER 72 =====