Chapter 782: This Pawn Is Useless
Chapter 782: Chapter 782: This Pawn Is Useless
“Sis, I’ve told you, I don’t need anything. You don’t have to spend money on me again.”
Inside Qin’s Buns Shop, Lin Chuxia placed the items she brought on the table, leaving Lin Jiadong a bit at a loss.
Just a few days ago, while chatting with Sister-in-law Fu, she mentioned that her daughter was going to university, and they planned to send her off as a family.
It was then that Lin Chuxia remembered that Sister-in-law Fu’s daughter and Lin Jiadong attended the same university.
Since there were some matters at the Xiyang Group headquarters in Ancheng County to deal with, she called this kid Lin Jiadong over as well.
“Enough with the nonsense, just take what I’ve bought for you,” Lin Chuxia said without even glancing at him, stuffing bags into his arms, “These are clothes, these are school supplies, and here are two pairs of shoes. The envelope contains tuition fees and your living expenses…”
“Sis, forget about the living expenses. I heard that university studies aren’t too intense, and if I have spare time, I can work to earn some living expenses.”
Although his second sister once said that even if she wasn’t his blood sister, she would still support him through his studies.
But Lin Jiadong knew that his second sister had given him enough and didn’t want to be like a leech, draining her further.
Lin Chuxia replied seriously, “You’re at an age for studying. You should focus on learning. In university, you’ll learn even more, and you should absorb as much useful knowledge as possible, rather than being put in such an environment and just thinking about doing menial jobs to earn so-called living expenses. I’m not short on this bit of money now, so take it. I will send you living expenses every month. If you feel you owe me, then study hard.”
Lin Jiadong knew his second sister’s temperament, so he didn’t insist further and chuckled, “Thank you, Second Sister.”
Lin Chuxia asked about his preparation, and Lin Jiadong explained everything to her.
He also mentioned the yellow peaches from their village.
This year, Daqing Mountain Village had transformed dramatically. Most of the previously planted yellow peach trees had borne fruit.
With trucks from Xiyang Food Factory buying them, the villagers no longer worried about selling their yellow peaches.
Not only that, but they were sold at a price higher than regular peaches, and the villagers who planted yellow peaches made a substantial amount of money.
Those who previously mocked Sun Bingnan for not doing legitimate work were silenced, and more people planned to plant yellow peaches, even the Lin family planned to plant some next spring.
With the villagers earning money, Daqing Mountain Village even built a small road, changing the entire look of the village.
“I heard many people are ordering yellow peach seedlings from Third Brother Sun, even from other villages. Third Brother Sun welcomes everyone, and the village chief can’t stop smiling, his back has straightened…”
Thinking of Village Chief Sun, Lin Chuxia’s lips curved slightly.
She wondered if his hair, which had turned white from worry last year, might have turned black again.
Just as she pondered this, Lin Chuxia inadvertently saw a familiar figure across the road and paused.
“Second Sister, Second Sister, what are you looking at?”
Lin Chuxia snapped back to reality and shook her head, “Nothing, just saw an acquaintance.”
Despite saying this, Lin Chuxia was a bit puzzled.
She had returned not only to see her brother but also planned to visit the Qin Family and stay for two days, so she hadn’t brought Gu Peng along.
Yet, just now, she saw Gu Peng.
………………
Gu Peng had no idea that Lin Chuxia had spotted him.
Of course, since he had returned to Ancheng County, he wasn’t afraid of being discovered by Lin Chuxia.
He moved quickly, turning into an alley and making a few turns, soon arriving at a small courtyard on West Street.
“Brother Gu, this kid was spotted by Ma by the roadside. Didn’t they send him to Yan City back then? When Ma saw this kid had returned, he wanted to ask what was going on, but the kid ran as soon as he saw Ma, so Ma brought him back.”
Hui Zi pushed a small boy in front of Gu Peng—it was Sun Gou Dan, who had approached Qin Yang a few days ago.
Sun Gou Dan, dragged away by Ma, continued to struggle, “Let me go, let me go, I want to go home, let me go home…”
Hui Zi directly slapped the kid on the head, “Shut up, or I’ll break your legs if you keep shouting.”
Sun Gou Dan stopped shouting immediately, looking at the men in front of him, but there wasn’t much fear in his eyes.
Hui Zi knew that Gu Peng needed this kid for something, but he wasn’t clear on the details.
He looked at Gu Peng flatteringly, “Brother Gu, what do you plan to do with this kid? It’s obvious that he sneaked back, and this little brat sure has some guts, trying to come back right in front of us.”
Gu Peng looked at the boy in front of him, his gaze showing no emotion.
Only when Sun Gou Dan couldn’t hold back any longer and shrank his neck and shoulders as a protective gesture did Gu Peng finally speak.
“Go home? Didn’t you say you had no home? I found you a place, and you’re not satisfied?”
Sun Gou Dan, shrinking his neck, said nothing. Gu Peng suddenly raised his voice, “Speak.”
Startled, Sun Gou Dan replied with a sob in his voice, “I did as you said, but they didn’t believe me at all and wanted to send me to the police. I don’t want to go to jail. Please let me go. I don’t want to live a good life anymore. Those people have no compassion and won’t take me in, and that woman is just a big bad person. She’s the one threatening to report me to the police. I don’t want to be around someone like that…”
“Slap…”
Before he could finish speaking, Sun Gou Dan received a hard slap across the face.
He looked up in disbelief, meeting Gu Peng’s dark eyes, “Repeat what you just said.”
Sun Gou Dan had been abandoned by his mother long ago, living off charity, wandering many places, and meeting all kinds of people.
Though not afraid when brought here by these people, he was still a kid about ten years old and knew what pain was.
He covered his face, the slap having broken the corner of his mouth, stammering, afraid to speak further.
He rolled his eyes and then spoke pitifully, “I’m sorry, please don’t hit me. I’ll behave. I’ll go find those people again, and I’ll do whatever you want me to.”
Gu Peng suddenly chuckled coldly and instructed Hui Zi beside him, “Throw him out.”
Hui Zi didn’t understand. They went through considerable effort to find this kid, so what did “throwing him out” mean?
He made a throat-slashing gesture, “Boss, is that what you mean?”
Gu Peng glanced at him indifferently, “As I said, the kid’s useless now.”
He hadn’t expected the relationship between Lin Chuxia and Qin Yang to be so strong, nor did he expect Lin Chuxia to be so cunning in this lifetime.
This chess piece was now no longer of any use.