Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 404: Qi Feiping is Just a Jerk

In fact, Qin Kaize had no choice but to agree. Once Qi Feiping opened his mouth about such matters, unless they planned to leave soon or not take their grandparents with them, they would have to accept whatever price he set.

However, Qi Feiping’s audacity was growing. The monthly rate he just mentioned referred to a month’s salary. While it wasn’t exorbitant, it was based on the salary of a level-one worker, which was twenty-five yuan per month. Previously, it cost twenty-five yuan for one person to stay for a week, but now it had risen to fifty. Bringing someone out for a week would cost seventy-five. For two people, that amounted to one hundred fifty. For four weeks, the total came to six hundred yuan.

This price suggested that Qi Feiping had lost his mind over money. But it was understandable, considering that only those who were wealthy and very wealthy remained on the farm. Besides their wealth, they were otherwise worthless; they couldn’t contribute anything if they left. Such people were either completely isolated or had some powerful backing. Given the current situation, it seemed the farm wouldn’t last long, and Qi Feiping likely wanted to cash in while he could.

Fortunately, twelve hundred yuan was nothing to Su Yijia and the others.

"Shall we go visit the two old folks and bring them over tomorrow?" Qin Kaize suggested. Even though they could afford the amount, they still needed to keep a low profile. The main concern was that if Qi Feiping realized they had money, he might find other ways to squeeze more from their grandparents.

"Sure, go ahead," Qi Feiping replied nonchalantly, waving Qin Kaize off.

With the remaining two packages in hand, Qin Kaize and Su Yijia stepped out. Qi Feiping watched their slender figures depart, a flicker of unwilling desire igniting in his eyes.

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Su Yijia followed Qin Kaize for a while. He suddenly stopped, turning to face his young wife trailing behind him.

"When the farm closes and everyone returns home, he won’t have a good ending," Qin Kaize said, his deep eyes cold enough to be frightening.

Su Yijia shrugged it off. "It’s fine; he hasn’t done anything to me. As long as we live our lives well, and once your grandparents can leave, we’ll have nothing to do with him for the rest of our lives."

She was naturally beautiful and used plenty of good products on herself. There was no way she was oblivious to the fact that many crooked-minded individuals would develop inappropriate thoughts seeing her face. But what they thought was their business. As long as no one voiced or acted on those thoughts, she wouldn’t care.

If others started thinking such things, it would only push Qin Kaize to take action. That would inevitably lead him to make a grave mistake. Moreover, at least Qi Feiping had shown no inappropriate intentions when looking at her just now.

"Don’t go and act recklessly against him. People like that have many enemies. In another two years, when everything blows over and he loses his leverage, those he’s bullied and humiliated here will tear him apart," Su Yijia cautioned, worried that Qin Kaize might be too impulsive.

"Yeah, I have some evidence of the bad things he’s done. In two years, I’ll turn it in," Qin Kaize said, his lips pressed into a thin line, his tone ominous.

Qi Feiping thought they were fools and believed he was hiding his intentions well. They had sent in many packages before, and it was enough that Qi Feiping pocketed most of it. But even after receiving those goods, he still chose to bully them whenever he was in a bad mood.

These two factors combined meant he could not escape Qin Kaize’s wrath.

"Fine, as long as you have a plan in mind, that’s good." Hearing that there was evidence of Qi Feiping’s misdeeds, Su Yijia stopped her advice. As long as their revenge was justified and well-planned, there was nothing to worry about.

Besides, Qin Kaize had already acted in a way that suggested conflict existed between them prior to today.

"Let’s go find Grandpa and Grandma," Su Yijia said, pulling on his sleeve to hurry him along.

The living conditions for the people on the farm were poor; the exterior walls were cracked, resembling a structure that could collapse at any moment. Moreover, most of the farm was empty, giving it a more desolate appearance. It was already mealtime, but only a thin trail of smoke could be seen rising from a distance.

Soon, they spotted two elderly figures dressed in tattered, patched clothing, bent over as they prepared dinner.

"......"

Qin Kaize’s eyes grew misty, silently calling out to his grandparents. He quickened his pace slightly.

As they drew closer, he softly called out, "Grandpa Xia, Grandma Zhou."

The two old folks, who had been facing away, froze in disbelief. When they turned around and recognized him, tears of joy streamed down their faces.

Before they could say anything, their gaze drifted past Qin Kaize to Su Yijia standing beside him.

"Jiajia, right? You’re Jiajia, aren’t you?!" Grandma Zhou exclaimed joyfully, rushing forward to grasp Su Yijia’s hand.

Her hands were rough, calloused, and cracked, with deep fissures revealing raw, red flesh. In some places, it was even infected.

During this period, many villagers had hands like that, especially women who did laundry and household chores. Cold hands became a persistent issue; once they froze in winter, the problem would worsen each year.

There weren’t any decent medicines on the market, so they had to endure the pain.

"Hello, Grandma Zhou. I’m Jiajia," Su Yijia replied, returning the handshake with a gentle smile that was both soft and obedient.

At that moment, Grandma Zhou stopped crying, her face lighting up with a radiant smile. She kept stroking Su Yijia’s hands.

"Good girl! Why have you come to see us? The conditions here are too harsh; you can’t bear this suffering!"

After saying that, she turned her disapproving gaze on Qin Kaize.

"Look at you, how could you let your wife come here to suffer? We should have dinner together tonight and then hurry back."

Grandpa Xia frowned, voicing his disapproval. "What kind of place is this? Bringing your wife here—are you trying to invite trouble?" 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

Their captain was not a good person. Greedy and lecherous, while losing a bit of money didn’t matter much to them, they couldn’t let that scoundrel set his sights on Jiajia.

After all these years, how many families had been ruined by him? The women who suffered at his hands weren’t as beautiful as Jiajia. If he had his sights set on her, they would rather die.

"Don’t worry, Grandma. It’s okay; we’ve already agreed to take you out tomorrow and spend the Lantern Festival together. My grandparents will be coming along; we rented a small yard on the outskirts of the city. We’ll have a proper celebration this year," Su Yijia gently reassured the emotional elderly couple.