At night, in a remote village.
A thin man, in ragged clothes, with a bruised face.
He staggered into a thatched hut.
"Old man, old woman, where are you? Hurry up and bring me some food!" He grumbled, rubbing his stomach.
"Damn casino, I just wrote a few too many IOUs, it's not like I wasn't going to pay them back. Was it necessary to hit me so hard?!"
"Damn it, old man, old woman, where are you? Hurry up with the food, I'm starving!"
The man impatiently yelled, then walked towards the inner room and pushed the door hard, but it didn't open.
Inside, an old couple was bracing the door, not letting the man in.
Their eyes were full of desolation.
Unfortunately, they were too thin, clearly malnourished.
A moment later, the door was pushed open by the man.
The two elders fell to the ground, groaning.
"Are you two deaf?! Didn't you hear me? I'm starving, bring me food now!" The man glared.
"You unfilial son, there's no food for you at home, get out!" The old man cursed.
"Child, all the money in the Family has been taken by you for gambling, there's no extra money left to buy rice," the old woman cried.
"Damn it, I come home and there's not even a warm meal. To have parents like you, I must have had eight lifetimes of bad luck!" The man spat upon hearing her words.
"Forget it, I won't bother with you. Give me money, I'll go out to eat."
As he spoke, he walked towards the bed.
The two elders quickly tried to stop him.
"Child, there's really not much money left in the Family. If you take it all, are you really willing to watch your father and mother starve to death?!" The old woman cried.
Unexpectedly, the man's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he said, "Damn it, I knew there was still some! You two old fogeys, all you do is mess with me. Hurry up and hand over the money!"
The two were no match for the man and were pushed down.
The man, familiar with the spot, flipped open a brick under the bed and pulled out a small cloth bag.
Inside were a few scattered pieces of broken silver.
"Damn it, why is there so little? Did you hide the money somewhere else?!" The man cursed.
The old woman crawled up, trying to snatch the money bag.
But she was slapped away by the man.
Seeing this, the old man rushed forward in anger and was also kicked down by the man.
"Look at how anxious you are, it's just a bit of broken silver," the man said.
"That's the last of our Family's money!" The old woman helplessly pounded the ground.
"What? Don't fool me, old hag. Didn't they give us a lot of money when Little Sister was sold to the Lu Family?!" The man said.
"All of Qiao'er's money has been spent by you!" The old woman cried.
"Spent?" The man was stunned, then complained.
"Damn it, I told you long ago, don't let Qiao'er go to the Lu Family. It looks like a big Family, but they only gave so little money. It would have been better to sell her to Liu Master as a concubine; Liu Master is so generous." The man imagined it, making a 'tsk tsk' sound.
"What kind of good thing is that Liu Master? If Qiao'er went there, who knows how much she would suffer." The old woman's face grew more bitter as she thought of that Liu Master.
"Hmph, short-sighted. Little Sister would live a life of luxury with Liu Master, and our Family would also benefit. Look, now that she's with the Lu Family, she can't even send back a few pieces of silver a year," the man complained.
After speaking, he felt it was pointless and walked out the door with the money bag.
The two elders quickly tried to stop him, fearing he would take away the Family's last hope.
Just as the three were entangled, a man walked in from outside the main door.
The man had a black mole on his right cheek, with three thick black hairs growing out of it.
It was precisely that Black Mole Man from the Lu Family.
He placed the long Dao in his hand on the table and smiled at the three people in front of him.
"That's right, it's you three. Everyone's here, saves me another trip," the Black Mole Man said with a smile.
His voice caught the attention of the three, who stopped their actions and looked at the Black Mole Man.
"You... who are you?" The man's voice trembled slightly.
When he saw someone arrive uninvited, he initially wanted to act like his usual ruffian self, but upon seeing the Black Mole Man's long Dao on the table, he immediately flinched and became docile.
"You must be Qiao-furen's parents and elder brother, right?" The Black Mole Man stated with certainty.
"Qiao-furen?" The man was stunned, then a thought flashed in his mind.
"You... are you talking about Qiao'er?" He was a little incredulous.
"Yes, Qiao-furen is now a noble lady of the Lu Family," the Black Mole Man said with a smile.
In front of Butler Li, he was a fawning subordinate, but in front of these three, he had an imposing demeanor without even needing to get angry.
"La... Lady!" The man was stunned, then a huge wave of pleasant surprise washed over him.
"Qiao'er became a Lady? And a Lady of the Lu Family?!"
In an instant, he thought of many things.
For example, he would also be considered a member of the Lu Family from now on, he would live a life of luxury from now on, he would never be beaten at the casino again from now on, he...
He thought a lot, and the more he thought, the more excited he became, his face flushed red, almost dripping blood.
The two elders looked at each other, their eyes also full of disbelief.
They couldn't understand how Qiao'er could become a Lady of the Lu Family; it was no exaggeration to say she had risen to prominence overnight.
That was the Lu Family, one of the two most powerful Families in Yun City.
"This... sir, is our Qiao'er doing well?" The old woman quickly got up, ignoring the pain and dust on her body, and poured a cup of plain water for the Black Mole Man.
"Heh heh, don't worry, Qiao-furen is a Lady of the Lu Family. At least until she gives birth, no one dares to harbor ill intentions towards her." The Black Mole Man glanced at the plain water, a look of disdain in his eyes.
"Give birth?" The three were stunned upon hearing this, and immediately understood something in their minds.
"Haha, my good sister, you've truly brought honor to us!" The man burst into laughter, as if releasing all the bitterness he had accumulated over the years.
He patted his worn hemp clothes and sat down with a big stride in front of the Black Mole Man.
At this moment, he was full of confidence and said, "Brother, I know why you've come. Liu Master in the city and I are sworn friends; I'm very familiar with these matters. Don't worry, my sister is kind and will never contend for favor with our Lady of the house."
"Oh, right, when are we leaving for the Lu Family? To be honest, I really miss my sister. Alas, we grew up together when we were little, we were very close..." The man rambled on, hoping to increase his standing in the Black Mole Man's eyes.
But the Black Mole Man ignored him, instead giving him a strange look.
"What's wrong, brother? Aren't you here to welcome us to the Lu Family manor?" The man noticed the Black Mole Man's strange expression, stopped, and asked.
The Black Mole Man showed a strange expression and slowly shook his head.
This scene made the man's heart tremble, and a bad premonition arose.
"There's no Liu Master in the city, but there's a small hooligan named Liu Mazi," the Black Mole Man said with a smile.
"The Lu Family is a prominent household, the very sky of this Yun City. They're not like those ruffians; they value their reputation."
"So..."
The Black Mole Man smiled as he slowly drew his long Dao.
Seeing this, the man's eyes were filled with terror.
