Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 31 Make a Price
Under Xue Rui's questioning, Lin Ruoxi confessed everything.

Last year, the old lady fell and the surgery cost a lot of money, plus the subsequent medical expenses, so the neighbor Aunt Zhang borrowed 30,000 yuan from Lin Ruoxi.

Of course, it wasn’t all borrowed, Aunt Zhang also occupied Lin Ruoxi’s land.

It is a total of five acres, all planted with fruit trees. It is the orchard that Xue Rui picked when he entered the village.

"That's a good calculation."

Xue Rui sneered, some people are really just covered with human skin, but inside they are man-eating evil spirits.

Some villagers felt sorry for Lin Ruoxi and would find reasons to help her from time to time.

Some people saw that the Lin family had no male heirs and wanted to wipe out the entire family!

"Did you write the IOU?" Xue Rui asked.

"I hit him." Lin Ruoxi said weakly.

"Then every time you paid back the money, did she keep a record? Did she acknowledge it?" Xue Rui continued to ask.

Lin Ruoxi thought for a long time, shook her head and said, "I'll just remember it."

Xue Rui was helpless and pinched Lin Ruoxi's face, causing her to close one eye in pain.

"What's the point of remembering it? When the time comes, they won't admit it and will ask you to pay back 30,000 yuan." Xue Rui said unhappily.

Lin Ruoxi had no idea how dangerous the world was and thought everyone was the same as her.

"How much is the annual rent for your land? Have you signed a contract?"

"Five acres of land, 2500 per year. Aunt Zhang said she would deduct the money from the IOU, so we didn't sign the contract."

Lin Ruoxi touched her red face and glanced at Xue Rui with some fear, because Xue Rui's face was terribly gloomy at this moment.

She didn't know why Xue Rui asked these questions. Was it really the teacher who asked Xue Rui to visit his home?

"Okay, go ahead and get busy."

Xue Rui rubbed Lin Ruoxi's head and said.

After Lin Ruoxi left, Xue Rui sucked his fingers subconsciously. The pain in his fingertips made him feel irritated.

He thought that this woman surnamed Zhang was really bold. She believed that the Lin family had no male heirs and could be bullied at will.

The Lin surname is a foreign surname in this village. People have no relatives there, so they have no worries if they are bullied.

With just an IOU of 30,000 yuan, he wanted to take over Lin Ruoxi's family business and even regarded Lin Ruoxi's labor as his own.

Not even a land lease contract was signed, which left a loophole for Xue Rui. A hint of mockery flashed in his eyes, and he had an idea.

However, the prerequisite is that Lin Ruoxi cooperates.

But this is not a difficult problem. Lin Ruoxi is very afraid of him. At most, he can just take a tougher attitude and force her to submit.

Xue Rui walked into the living room and saw the old lady staring at the two portraits on the table in a daze.

He moved a stool and sat next to the old lady, looking at the two portraits and said:

"Old lady, when are you going to find these two people, before the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"You...how do you know?" The old lady looked horrified, her thoughts were all guessed.

"I asked someone to tell your fortune, and it says you are not destined to die. You can live for at least another seven or eight years. The King of Hell will not take you this year." Xue Rui said in a profound manner.

The old ladies in the village are not well educated and believe everything they hear, so superstitions still work.

"I am a nuisance. My life will only drag down Xixi. Xixi is a good student. People in the village say she can go to college."

The old lady began to wipe away her tears as she spoke.

"I will take her out of the village in the next few days, support her to go to college, and visit a big city."

Xue Rui said while crossing his legs.

"Are you interested in Xixi?"

The old lady was not too surprised. She could see from the beginning that the boy had a maturity that did not belong to his age.

Moreover, the gaze she gave her granddaughter was straight and there was no restraint at all.

Xue Rui was stunned and thought that this old lady was really direct.

But when I think about it carefully, the old lady is right.

If Lin Ruoxi wasn't pretty, he wouldn't be willing to spend so much time to roughly determine the cause and solve the problem in the most brutal way. But Lin Ruoxi was too beautiful, and Xue Rui didn't want to miss it.

"Old lady, just name a price. How much do you want to sell her to me?" Xue Rui said indifferently.

"Not for sale!" The old lady was a little angry, and the cane in her hand hit the table loudly.

"I am a nuisance. I didn't teach my son well and I am also a burden to my granddaughter. But Xixi is not an animal. How can I sell her?"

The old lady said this and was about to chase Xue Rui out.

"As for business, we can talk about it slowly." Xue Rui pressed the old lady down on the chair, looking like he was going to pester her.

If he looked like a gentleman, I'm afraid the old lady would die peacefully.

But what if Xue Rui was a hooligan? Would the old lady feel comfortable leaving her granddaughter to this hooligan?
Although the old lady can't do much, she is expected to take good care of her precious granddaughter at the cost of her old bones, and her desire to die will be reduced.

Lin Ruoxi carried a basin of hot water into the living room and tilted her head to look at the two of them. She heard Xue Rui and his grandmother arguing in the yard.

Although Xue Rui is a bit unreasonable and doesn't respect the elderly, she still has a bottom line and won't really do anything to her grandmother.

"Grandma, what were you guys arguing about just now?"

Lin Ruoxi was curious, wondering why her grandma, at such an old age, was still arguing with others.

"The deal wasn't concluded. I offered to buy you for 100,000 yuan, but your grandmother thought it was too cheap and refused to sell you." Xue Rui spread his hands.

"One hundred thousand? The girl from the next village was married off and she was as fat as a pig. The betrothal gift was 180,000. Xixi is so pretty, you are just dreaming."

The old lady snorted coldly.

"See, I told you we can still talk." Xue Rui nodded.

"Ok?"

Lin Ruoxi's big eyes were full of confusion. She had only taken the time to boil some water for foot washing, so why was Xue Rui discussing "selling her" with his grandmother?

It seems like... I'm really bargaining.

"Grandma, it's time to wash your feet." Lin Ruoxi took her grandma back to the house.

As for Xue Rui, he looked at Lin Ruoxi with an unconcealed gaze, causing Lin Ruoxi to blush, and the old lady's eyes became even more unfriendly.

The two entered the house, and the old lady whispered to Lin Ruoxi:

"Xixi, you have to be careful of that boy. He has bad intentions."

Lin Ruoxi didn't care too much. She reached out her hand to test the water temperature and put the old lady's feet in.

"Grandma, Xue Rui...is actually a very nice person." Lin Ruoxi explained.

She was not stupid. Every time Xue Rui forced her to do something she didn't like, she was a little scared.

But when I think about it carefully afterwards, I realize that it was all well-intentioned and he was not really bullying her.

Although sometimes her face would be pinched and hurt, nothing too extreme would happen.

"Grandma knows you have no friends, but that boy is not good enough. He is too shabby and you can't control him." The old lady looked serious.

Lin Ruoxi looked up, her eyes full of confusion.

She caught Xue Rui? Why would grandma have such an idea?

But she didn't take it too seriously. Old people are just like children when they are old. Sometimes they like to talk nonsense and are waiting for people to coax them.

"I'll listen to grandma." Lin Ruoxi said with a smile.

"Ah~"

The old lady saw Lin Ruoxi's reaction and thought it was over.

At this time, Xue Rui was lying on the kang playing with his mobile phone. Even if it was a Nokia, he could access QQ. Although he could only chat using text, it was much better than watching black and white TV.

On the small screen, Xue Rui found Gu Muxue's QQ.

Xue Rui: I was stung by a scorpion.

Gu Muxue replied almost immediately: Lamb ribs? You want to invite me to dinner?
Xue Rui: ...

It's like talking to a deaf person. A rich girl like Gu Muxue probably doesn't even know what a scorpion looks like, so it's useless to talk about it.

(End of this chapter)