Han Ruochen did not care about the thoughts of the man. She already knew that Brother Wang was not a good person; he would definitely create trouble for her now that she had ripped his face off. However, Han Ruochen was not scared. Anyway, Brother Wang was just a local thug and could not do much other than hijack her. However, he would not dare to do it in the village like Yun Tao because his father worked on her father’s pig farm. At most, he would wait until she was alone to bully her. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

As for whether or not he would succeed, it depended on whether Han Ruochen was willing to let him take her down.

She got into the boat and waited for Tong Zhaodi. Usually, the woman was the first to arrive when it was time for them to go to the sea, but today, Tong Zhaodi was missing, which made Han Ruochen frown. Just as she was pondering whether to go to the Tong house, she saw Tong Zhaodi walking over, but there was someone else with her.

"Ah, Little Ruochen, how are you doing?" Aunt Tong looked at Han Ruochen with a flattering smile on her face. The woman came to look for her, and Han Ruochen was sure that there was something that she wanted from her. She knew Aunt Tong was the kind of woman who, despite being one, looked down on women the most. She often called the women and young girls of the village money losers and scolded them as fiercely as possible.

But now the same woman was looking at her with a smile on her face. There had to be something wrong.

However, Han Ruochen did not show any rudeness. She simply nodded and greeted, "Aunt Tong."

When Aunt Tong saw that Han Ruochen was not at all enthusiastic about her, she scolded Tong Zhaodi for being a big mouth. She must have said something to Han Ruochen and made her look bad in the eyes of the woman; if not, why would Han Ruochen look at her with that wary gaze as if the two of them were enemies?

However, she could not beat her daughter in front of Han Ruochen. She simply pursed her lips and forced a smile before saying to Han Ruochen, "Ruochen, it seems like you are doing quite well these days."

Han Ruochen did not speak. She simply stared at Aunt Tong with a blank look on her face as she wanted to see what this woman wanted to say to her.

When Aunt Tong saw that Han Ruochen was not speaking, she gritted her teeth. She then said to her, "Ruochen, I know that you have been taking care of Zhaodi, as the two of you are childhood friends. But in the end, Zhaodi is just a little girl, and she will be married sooner or later. What is the point of employing her?"

Han Ruochen frowned. She turned to look at Tong Zhaodi and wondered what was going on. Though she did have an idea, she did not like it. Sure enough, the next second, when Aunt Tong opened her mouth, she said to Han Ruochen, "How about you employ my son? Ah Yan is really smart and strong. With him by your side, you will be able to earn a decent sum of money quickly."

When Han Ruochen heard the words of the woman, she was so speechless that her head started to buzz. Did she give too much liberty to the people around her? Because it seemed like they were taking her way too lightly.

She closed her eyes and exhaled sharply before saying, "Aunt Tong, I am sorry, but this cannot be done. First of all, Brother Yan is a man, and I am a woman. If the two of us go to the sea for hours, it will not be good for my reputation. Secondly, I gave this job to Zhaodi because she is my friend. I would have looked for someone else if I wanted someone strong to help me out. Lastly, I am used to working alone; the only reason Zhaodi can follow me is that we have been together for years. If Zhaodi has some concerns and cannot work any longer, then I can go to the sea to fish alone."

Han Ruochen had no intention of taking Tong Yan with her. That man was not only lazy but also lecherous. His reputation was not good in the village, and no woman would dare to go near him. The fact that Aunt Tong asked her to bring Tong Yan along must be because she had set her eyes on her. This did not sit well with Han Ruochen. She had jumped out of a fire pit, and she had no intention of being pushed into a fire pit again. So she strictly refused Aunt Tong lest she still have some silly ideas.

When Aunt Tong heard her refusal, her face sank. Han Ruochen was right; the Tong family had indeed set their eyes on Han Ruochen. After all, Han Ruochen was not only beautiful, but she was also the daughter of a pig farm owner. And she also had a boat! Aunt Tong had a really good idea after seeing that Han Ruochen was still paying twenty yuan to her daughter even though she did not catch enough seafood.

From the looks of it, Han Ruochen must have a lot of savings.

And even if she did not have enough savings, her boat alone would make a rather good dowry. Because of this very reason, she decided to target Han Ruochen. In her eyes, Han Ruochen was such a simple woman; how could she have the face to refuse her? Not only did Han Ruochen refuse her, but she even threatened her with Tong Zhaodi’s job! It was clear that if she dared to push Tong Yan into Han Ruochen’s boat, then she would definitely kick Tong Zhaodi out of the job as well. How could this be done? she was now used to taking the twenty yuan from Tong Zhaodi every day.