Contentment with modest wealth

Chapter 53 We must cure his illness!

He stared at Lu Jia, her mind blank!
The brat she watched grow up was actually a young lady from the Lu family, whose status was as high as the heavens above the Zhang family.
She screamed, "You're talking nonsense!"

Qiu Niang slapped her again: "Does it matter to you whether it's possible or not? This jade in her hand belongs to her father! You don't actually think that the son of the Minister of Rites would be interested in doing business with a small merchant like you, do you?"

Bright red handprints immediately appeared on both sides of He's face, but she didn't care at all; she was stunned by the truth!

"You mean, that Young Master Qin is a fake? Liu Xiyu conspired with you to swindle the Zhang family?" Madam He stared wide-eyed at Lu Jia: "You were all in cahoots?"

"What do you think?" Lu Jia crossed her arms. "Young Master Qin didn't persuade you to fall for his tricks; you were the ones who cried and begged to get on his good side. I've told you, don't mess with me again, or you'll regret it."

"So you really are Miss Lu?!"

“It’s the real deal.” Lu Jia said with a smirk. “Of course, you don’t have to believe me.”

Mrs. He turned pale and collapsed to the ground.

Although Zhang Qiuniang did not produce any evidence, Lu Jia's words proved everything. In the past few days, the three Zhang brothers cried and begged to do business with that young master Qin, even mortgaging their shops to climb up this high branch. This was a trap dug by Lu Jia from beginning to end!

Since Zhang Qi is so convinced that the young master Qin is a member of the Lu family, he must have sufficient evidence to prove that this matter is related to the Lu family. If the young master Qin is fake, then the adopted daughter of the Xie family must be the real young lady of the Lu family!
Not only did they fail to make a big deal, they also gave away their entire fortune!

Not only did they fail to climb the social ladder, they also offended the Lu family!

"You, you have such cruel methods!..."

He muttered to himself.

The Zhang family has lost everything!
First, they divided up the family property and the shops, then they emptied all their pockets and mortgaged the only shops they owned!
Last night, when Zhang Qi was feeling uneasy, she kept trying to comfort him.

Good heavens, what on earth did she do?! ...

He's blood boiled, and a metallic sweetness surged to the tip of her lips and teeth!
She looked at Lu Jia, her heart filled with dread. If all of this was true, what awaited her would be even more terrifying than being bullied in the brothel!
She struggled to control her trembling voice: "I don't believe it! If you are Miss Lu, why don't you go back? Why don't the Lu family come to pick you up?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jia sneered, "Still trying to play dirty tricks, huh? Yi-ge'er!"

He suddenly spoke in a deep voice, and Xie Yi entered in response.

Lu Jia handed him the wood-chopping knife: "Call them in and pull out her tongue!"

He's voice changed: "What are you trying to do?!"

Lu Jia's usually pretty face was now covered in frost: "Do you think I can't tell what you're thinking?"
"Are you testing whether I've maintained contact with the Lu family? Do you want to know if the Lu family will find out if you escape and then secretly eliminate me?"

Mr. He broke out in a cold sweat!
Who is she? The daughter of a high-ranking official?

No, she's the devil!

They're demons that crawled up from the underworld!

That's right, that's what she planned!

The Lu family is powerful and influential, and they are not people like us who can afford to offend them. But if she has contact with the Lu family and they really care about her, why don't they come to take her back?
If the Lu family doesn't care about her, then what good is it if she has the Lu family's jade?

So what if she is a young lady from the Lu family?

They killed her without anyone knowing!
The money she swindled will still belong to the Zhang family!

She didn't want to take this step either!

But that's 120,000 taels of silver, and half of that goes to their eldest son's family! Plus their three shops!
This is all their possessions!
If she doesn't kill this bitch, she'll become penniless!

But to her utter surprise, Lu Jia saw right through her intentions!
She saw through everything! She was clearly just a naive teenager, so how could she possess such a vicious mind and such ruthless methods?

"The hardships we've endured should be made to be endured by you as well."

Each word the girl spoke felt as heavy as a boulder, and Mrs. He collapsed to the ground.

The men Xie Yi had summoned immediately pinned her to the ground. A piercing scream soon followed.

Lu Jia turned around and walked out the door.

Having clashed with the He family so many times, doesn't she know what kind of vicious woman she is? They're capable of anything for money.

She wanted to keep He Shi alive, to let her live the rest of her life with her own broken body and penniless.

At the same time, she would never allow Madam He to reveal her secret of being a member of the Lu family. Nor would she allow her to disclose that the 120,000 taels of silver they gave to Qin Zhou was a complete scam.

Shen Qingzhou watched the whole thing from the rooftop and finally felt relieved.

It's no wonder that people who met by chance in their past lives could fight side by side.

They even have similar approaches to dealing with bad guys.

The reason I rushed here was because I was afraid that Lu Jia would be merciful and spare He Shi.

If we don't nip this in the bud, what will happen when he leaves?
Unexpectedly, she not only stabbed He in the heart, but also stabbed her in the body.

From that moment on, this wicked woman could still breathe, but her heart would never find peace again.

When she came out of the brothel, Shen Qingzhou was waiting for her, his arms crossed, leaning against the carriage at the alley entrance.

When Lu Jia got closer, she looked him up and down again: "Did I scare you?"

Seeing him raise an eyebrow, Lu Jia patted the wood-chopping knife tucked into his waistband.

She looked like a female bandit.

Shen Qingzhou recalled how, before she met her in her past life, she had carried a string of bloody heads and thrown them behind the threshold of a dilapidated temple. She nodded calmly, "A bit. Quite scary."

Lu Jia chuckled again, then patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I don't do this all the time. You need to learn to be bolder in the future."

Shen Qingzhou asked, "In the future?"

Lu Jia nodded: "Once I've taken care of the rest of the matters, I will definitely hire you long-term."

Shen Qingzhou was stunned.

"what happened?"

Shen Qingzhou shook his head: "It's nothing." After a pause, he added: "My health isn't very good. It's not like no one has ever hired me long-term before, but the money they spent on my medical treatment was much more than the money I saved for them. They felt that hiring me long-term wasn't worthwhile, so they fired me."

Hopefully, someone as meticulous as her won't have such crazy ideas because of the cost.

“It’s okay, I have money now. And I’ll have even more money in the future. Anyway, you don’t have a home, so just treat my home as your home.” Lu Jia patted his shoulder, her gaze resolute. “Qin Zhou, believe me, I will definitely cure your illness.”

He's so wonderful and capable; Lu Jia can't do without him.

She must treat him well so that he will never have to wander again.

(End of this chapter)