On the way, Zhao Yu listened to Liu Bo's account of what had happened.
When he arrived at the village chief's house, he found that there were many people watching the fun. The thin Zhao Ping was trembling, and the moment he saw Zhao Yu, tears welled up in his eyes.
"Brother, I didn't mean it."
Zhao Yu remained silent and wiped his younger brother's tears with his rough hands.
"Why are you crying? I'm here."
Zhao Yu naturally knew that he had to pay compensation if he broke someone else's things. The eighteen-year-old boy was barefoot and looked up calmly, just in time to meet the girl's gaze.
Daning was upstairs, looking at him with her chin in her hand.
She was very pretty, with delicate eyes and eyebrows. When she saw him looking up at her, she gave a naughty smile.
Uncle Qian just calculated the bill. Dai Ning raised her chin slightly and poked Uncle Qian: "Tell them how much my bowl is worth."
Uncle Qian walked away, feeling extremely sympathetic.
"You must be Brother Zhao Ping, right? The bowl he broke is worth 34,600 yuan."
When these words were spoken, not only the Zhao brothers on the field, but even the villagers watching the excitement outside, gasped.
Their porcelain bowls cost no more than one dollar each and can be bought outside the mountain.
More than 30,000 yuan, even the village chief’s family can’t afford this money!
When Zhao Ping heard this "sky-high" number, his eyes turned red and he almost fainted.
Zhao Yu's eyes darkened as well. He stood in front of Zhao Ping and shook his head: "Sorry, my family is very poor and I can't afford that much money for the time being."
Uncle Qian looked back at Dai Ning in embarrassment.
Dai Ning went downstairs, she tilted her head and looked as if it had nothing to do with her.
Uncle Qian has a headache.
Normally, a bag belonging to a young lady would cost more than this amount of money. I don’t know how this Mr. Zhao had offended her.
Chen Xiaoli looked disapproving: "Daining, your family is so rich, why do you have to hold on to others!"
Dai Ning thought that this girl had a very weird outlook on life. Isn't it only natural to compensate for broken things? Even if she is poor, she is still right!
She said in a tender voice: "I can't bear to watch it, you pay it back for him."
Chen Xiaoli's face flushed, and she was as quiet as a chicken for a moment. Where did she get 30,000 yuan
"That's it." Dai Ning turned to Zhao Yu with her rosy cheeks, "I have an idea. Let you pay off the debt."
Zhao Yu frowned: "You say."
The girl said, "We will live in your house and your family will take care of us, just as repayment for the money."
Zhao Yu immediately said, "No."
He refused categorically. Seeing the unhappy look on the girl's face, he explained in a deep voice: "There are five people in my family, and there are only four rooms that can be lived in."
There is one room for both parents, one for him and one for his younger brother and sister, so there is no room left for the eldest daughter.
Dai Ning said, "Uncle Qian and the others don't have to go. I'll stay at your house."
Zhao Yu pursed his lips.
Dai Ning would not reason with him. She said, "Pay me back or take care of me. It's your choice."
The village chief anxiously said to Uncle Qian, "The Zhao family is very poor. Miss Ji from your family can't get used to living here. Old Zhao is a paraplegic, and his wife is also sick."
Uncle Qian was filled with worry upon hearing this and was about to stop the young lady.
Zhao Yu said, "I'll go back and clean up."
Dai Ning was very happy and asked him, "Do you have a pig at home?"
"No."
She was satisfied: "Then hurry up."
Zhao Yu looked at her and took his brother home.
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Zhao Ping sobbed all the way. He had never been so sad before he was twelve years old.
Zhao Yu didn't say anything more to him. Things had already come to this, and solving the problem was the most important thing. The rice couldn't be harvested today, so he had to go back and make room for the young lady in the city.
Zhao Anan was sitting in the yard and was very surprised to see her two brothers coming back early.
After washing his feet and changing into shoes, Zhao Yu looked around his house.
His family was very poor and they still lived in a tiled house. There was occasional moss on the cement walls outside and the lighting in the house was not good.
The delicate girl looked down on the village chief's house, let alone his shabby house.
He couldn't relax his brows, Zhao Ping knew he was wrong.
"Brother, give my room to Miss Ji."
Zhao Yu shook his head.
There are four rooms in the house, and my parents' room is the largest, but it smells of medicine all year round and is also piled with miscellaneous items.
There was a leak in the corner of Zhao Ping's room, and there was something wrong with his own window, so it let in air at night.
As for Zhao Anan's room, it was so small that it looked like a cat's nest.
Zhao Yu rolled up his sleeves and went into his room.
He is a hard-working man and his house is usually clean. If the eldest lady is going to move in today, it would be easiest for her to clean up her own room, and he and his younger brother can squeeze in.
Zhao Anan lay by the door, watching his elder brother clean up the house.
Zhao Yu said to Zhao Ping, "Go tell your parents."
Seeing that his elder brother was calm, Zhao Ping gradually felt less panicked. He responded and told his parents that someone was coming to the house.
Zhao Yu found some thin wooden boards and repaired the windows.
He was afraid that the young lady would find fault with it, so he did not nail it firmly, leaving bright light in, and made temporary curtains out of thick cloth.
Zhao Ping made a mistake, but he was very alert at this time. He drove the chickens at home into the chicken coop and cleaned up the chicken manure in the yard.
Zhao Anan asked: "Second brother, what's wrong?"
Zhao Ping said in a muffled voice: "I broke Miss Ji's bowl, and I agreed to let her live in our house."
Zhao Anan had never seen the "eldest lady", but she had heard about her from the big brother next door.
The eldest daughter is like a fairy, and the money at home can be piled up into a mountain.
Zhao Anan had never seen such a person since she was born, and she felt very uneasy.
The three siblings, each with their own thoughts, tidied up the house.
To be honest, Zhao Ping felt that his house was not so clean even during the Chinese New Year. His brother had cleared all the weeds in the yard.
In the evening, Zhao Ping was cooking and faced a problem.
They had porridge at night, plus sweet potatoes from the cellar, which made them 70% full. It was impossible for them to cook any dishes. If it wasn't the busy farming season, his brother would go down the mountain and buy some meat. But it was the busy farming season these two days, and Zhao Yu was extremely tired and had no time to go down the mountain. The family hadn't eaten meat for several days.
"Will I be a big lady?"
Zhao Yu washed his face and fetched some water from the well. He said, "Let's do it."
Zhao Ping said, "We don't have meat at home, how about..." He looked at his brother. They had chickens at home. Chickens were easy to raise. They could be fed with insects or vegetable leaves.
Two hens can lay two eggs every day. Usually, they are steamed with a drop of oil for my parents to eat in the morning, or boiled directly, and occasionally fed to my younger sister. This time, the eldest daughter came...
Zhao Yu wiped his hands and said, "No, don't make eggs, and don't kill the chickens you and An An raised. Leave them for Dad and Mom."
Zhao Anan looked at her two brothers timidly.
Zhao Yu picked her up and whispered, "It's okay. If she comes to our house and bullies you, tell me."
Zhao Anan hugged Zhao Yu's neck tightly and nodded.
Zhao Yu didn't plan to treat Dai Ning to delicious food, not because he was stingy, nor because he hated Dai Ning. He thought it through, a young lady who spent more than 30,000 yuan on a set of dishes would not be interested in his two chickens and a few eggs.
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In the evening, Dai Ning changed into a pair of ordinary sandals and waited for Zhao Yu to pick her up.
Uncle Qian's mouth was dry as he spoke: "The village chief promised me that he would kill all the pigs in his house that would scare you. Miss, can you just stay here?"
Dai Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, didn't Zhao Yu say he would take care of me?"
Uncle Qian felt that he was so anxious that he wanted to live a few years less.
Although he learned from the village chief that the boy was very independent and had good character, he was not at ease to put this gold nugget in a stranger's home.
Zhao Yu is coming soon.
Dai Ning said, "I'm leaving now, hurry up and take my luggage."
After she finished speaking, she skipped out alone.
Uncle Qian sighed, and Zhang Yongfeng just listened to Dai Ning. When he heard the eldest lady say to take the luggage, he hurriedly picked up a large package and a light blue suitcase.
The package is half a person's height, and is a blanket for the young lady to use as a floor mat, along with a curtain and pillow. There is a layer inside to ensure it is clean.
The suitcase contains clothes and daily necessities.
The village chief Li Aiguo asked: "Miss, does my daughter need to wash your clothes today?" He was afraid that his daughter's rough hands would damage Miss's clothes, and his family could not afford the compensation!
Dai Ning waved her hand and said, "No need, pack it up and let Zhao Yu wash it."
The village chief heaved a sigh of relief. He felt a sense of relief after seeing off the great god. Although he made less money, he was safe.
Zhao Yu walked over in the dusk.
Behind him, smoke from the kitchen was curling up. Every family was cooking. Dai Ning looked at him from a distance. He was about 1.83 meters tall, and didn't look as mature as he did later. His skin was darker. Only his temperament and calmness made him look familiar.
She hated this man for a reason.
In this male-oriented novel, Zhao Yu is one of the protagonists. He was born in a poor family, and he had been self-taught until he walked out of the mountains. Later, relying on his excellent business acumen and down-to-earth and steady character, he was spotted by a wealthy family and agreed to marry into the family.
Everyone thought he was easy to control, but unexpectedly he took advantage of the resources of wealthy families, rose rapidly all the way, and finally became a legend.
If Dai Ning was just a reader and ignored the fact that Zhao Yu was a Phoenix Man, she would still applaud this man for his brilliant life.
Unfortunately, she is the silly girl from a wealthy family in the book, who was taken advantage of, dumped, and abused. What's worse, in order to get her family, Zhao Yu is most likely the murderer who killed her grandfather.
Thinking of this, she puffed her cheeks and felt displeased with Zhao Yu no matter how she looked at him.
Zhao Yu could tell at first sight that she was in a bad mood, but he was a smart man and said nothing.
Dai Ning said, "Zhang Yongfeng, let him take the luggage."
Zhang Yongfeng quickly agreed and handed the package to Zhao Yu.
Zhao Yu took it silently. He had been working all year round and had no shortage of strength. He did not feel tired carrying a huge package.
Four bodyguards carried her bed, obviously to accompany her. Zhao Yu said nothing and led the way.
Dai Ning turned around and glared at Zhang Yongfeng: "Why are you following me? Go back!"
Zhang Yongfeng scratched his head: "Oh."
Dai Ning said: "Don't let others touch my things, otherwise I will be angry, especially Chen Xiaoli."
She looked so fierce and aggressive that Zhang Yongfeng smiled foolishly.
Chen Xiaoli, who had been much more honest recently, was standing by and almost exploded when she heard this. She had originally thought that once Dai Ning left, her good days would come, but she had never expected Ji Dai Ning to be so fussy!
Zhang Yongfeng nodded hurriedly, like a loyal guard dog.
Dai Ning was very satisfied, and then signaled Zhao Yu to continue walking.
Zhao Yu carried Dai Ning's luggage and waited on the side. In a short period of time, he basically understood Dai Ning's personality.
Domineering, bad-tempered, stingy and spoiled.
The village was not that big, but luckily there was a main road and it was not far away. Zhao Ping had just finished cooking when they arrived.
Logically, he should feed his parents first, but today there was a distinguished guest at home, so Zhao Ping looked at his brother.
Zhao Yu put down Dai Ning's luggage and whispered, "As usual."
Zhao Ping heard this and ran into the kitchen to serve his parents. He was still in shock and was afraid to get along with Dai Ning. In Zhao Ping's eyes, if the eldest daughter of the Ji family broke anything, she would have to pay a huge sum of money.
Zhao Yu turned around and found something was wrong. The eldest lady in the yard grabbed his younger sister.
Dai Ning looked at the skinny black girl in front of her with surprise: "What's your name?"
The black girl looked at her in amazement and shyness: "Zhao, Zhao Anan."
Dai Ning seemed to be struck by lightning.
This thing turned out to be Zhao Anan when she was a child! She remembered that girl wasn't so ugly. Six years later, the twelve-year-old Zhao Anan looked pretty pretty.
To be honest, she would not feel soft-hearted even if all the members of the Zhao family died, except Zhao Anan.
A few years later, the whole family had their own thoughts, but Zhao Anan was the only one who really thought that Dai Ning would be her sister-in-law. Zhao Anan was introverted and kind, and she thought everyone was a good person.
Dai Ning poked Zhao Anan's face: "You are so ugly."
Zhao Anan felt a little aggrieved, and she also knew that she was not good-looking.
Zhao Yu held back his temper and pulled Zhao Anan over: "Miss Ji, go check out the room."
Dai Ning nodded proudly and went to watch the bodyguard make the bed.
Zhao Yu asked Zhao Anan: "Did she bully you?"
Zhao Anan shook his head.
"Big brother." She pursed her lips and whispered with a bit of envy and disappointment, "The young lady is really pretty."
Zhao Yu glanced at the lively girl's back and wanted to refute, but he had to admit that even if all the bad qualities could be applied to her, in terms of appearance, she really couldn't be described with any derogatory words.
He finally said: "Don't learn from her."
Daning ran into the house full of anticipation, but walked out within half a minute.
The girl's round cat eyes are full of anger.
Zhao Yu actually had a feeling that he had expected this. He knew that the witch with an angelic face was going to cause trouble again.