Chapter 410: Chapter 406: Sitting Next to Leng Yuan

Mr. Jiu glared at his subordinate. "So crude. What if you brutes scared her off?"

"I’ll handle this matter myself."

"As for Lu Yuanbin, how is his facial soap business doing?"

At the mention of Lu Yuanbin, Mr. Jiu’s expression instantly darkened. The last time they met, Lu Yuanbin and that other man had beaten him so badly he thought he saw his great-grandma.

If his luck hadn’t held, he probably wouldn’t have made it.

He wouldn’t just let this go. Once he found out that other man’s identity, he would make them pay.

"Mr. Jiu, Lu Yuanbin’s business is getting bigger and bigger. He’s used the facial soap to curry favor with a lot of people. Even the wives of those influential gentlemen in the County Town are his regular customers."

Every place has its crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and the small Qingshan County was no exception. Several important figures they dared not provoke lived there.

Normally, they tried all sorts of ways to get into those figures’ good graces.

But they were always met with a cold shoulder.

Lu Yuanbin originally had no connection to them.

But just because of the facial soap, he managed to get in with the wives of those influential men.

If this wasn’t stopped, they would probably be pushed out of Qingshan County’s black market entirely.

Mr. Jiu’s expression was grim for a moment before it smoothed over.

"He has facial soap, but now we have facial soap too. When the time comes, we’ll send a few bars over to those ladies."

The underling beside him understood at once.

Mr. Jiu then turned to the underlings at the door, his tone softening. "You two did a great service this time. Ten yuan for each of you."

The two men’s faces lit up, and they quickly bowed in thanks.

With this money, all their hard work running around every day hadn’t been for nothing.

Xu Wenwan walked out of Mr. Jiu’s courtyard. Once she reached the main road, she prepared to head back.

She hadn’t gone far when she spotted her father in the distance, sitting on a donkey cart.

A flicker of joy crossed Xu Wenwan’s face.

"Dad."

"Dad, wait for me!"

Xu Wenwan ran a few steps in that direction.

Chen Beiguo was the first to hear the voice from the side. He turned his head and saw it was Xu Wenwan.

"Uncle Xu, it’s your daughter."

Hearing this, Village Chief Xu was a bit skeptical.

’His wife had beaten their daughter so badly she couldn’t even get out of bed. How could she possibly have run all the way to the County Town?!’

Still, he glanced back. That one glance was enough to make his eyes nearly pop out of his head.

It really was his daughter.

Village Chief Xu’s face instantly darkened, but with outsiders present, it wasn’t a good time to make a scene.

Chen Beiguo had already stopped the donkey cart the moment he saw Xu Wenwan. When she ran over, he asked in confusion.

"Wen Wan, what are you doing in the County Town?"

It was winter, and the villagers were usually holed up at home. Few people came to the County Town.

Xu Wenwan glanced at her father, her expression a bit sheepish. "I’ve been back for so long and haven’t contacted my friend. I came to mail a letter."

Everyone knew of Xu Wenwan’s circumstances, so no one found this suspicious.

The only one who didn’t believe her was Village Chief Xu.

’Xu Wenwan has been back for so long, and I’ve never heard of her having any friends. It seems like not a single word that comes out of my daughter’s mouth is the truth anymore.’

But he didn’t say anything more. With a sullen face, he just told Xu Wenwan to get on.

Xu Wenwan glanced at the people on the donkey cart. Her eyes flickered for a moment when they landed on Leng Yuan. Then, she climbed onto the cart, intending to sit right next to him.

’I usually don’t have any opportunities to get close to Leng Yuan. Seeing him on the donkey cart today is a great stroke of luck.’

’If I sit next to him, I can find a chance to touch his hand. Maybe then I can absorb his luck.’

The System grew excited too.

"Host, hurry and sit over there."

’Once I absorb Leng Yuan’s luck, I’ll be free. I can do whatever I want, go wherever I want. The Heavenly Dao and the Main God will never be able to threaten me again!’

Just then, Leng Yuan looked up at Xu Wenwan.

This was the second time he had heard that mechanical voice. Connecting it to Xu Wenwan’s actions, it wasn’t hard for him to guess what was going on. Leng Yuan narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning cold.

Xu Wenwan climbed onto the donkey cart and squeezed directly toward Leng Yuan.