Chapter 103: I have a Plan
Han Ruochen rolled her eyes when she saw the worry in Tong Zhaodi’s eyes. She said to the woman, "Calm down; there is no need to worry so much. The one who is at fault is your brother. You don’t need to think so much; just eat your meal peacefully. Anyway, the ones who are to blame are these idiots; they should have thought things through —no one in the Tong family treated you well, and they still treated your brother, who can they blame if not themselves?"
"She is right," said Lu Jianguo. He politely smiled at Tong Zhaodi and then said to her, "The one who came to the state-run restaurant to eat is your brother, and it was our fault that we did not clear things properly. He often took things under the pretext that he was taking them for his sister, but who would have thought that the man would actually lie to them?
They thought that this young man from the Tong family was better than the rest of the Tong family. Who would have thought that he was the kind of person who was just as venomous as the rest of the Tong family?
Seemed like he had to tell these things to Lu Jinmo lest he continue to treat that man like he used to in the past.
Tong Zhaodi still looked nervous. After all, her husband had credited more than a thousand yuan to his account, how could she even eat this meal?
Seeing this, Han Ruochen patted her on the back of her hand and calmed her down. "Don’t think too much. Just enjoy the meal. We will think of something, okay?" Han Ruochen knew that the woman was worried about the amount that had been credited into her brother’s account, but Han Ruochen personally felt that there was no need for her to worry so much. The Tong family, no matter what, was at most a local bully.
She, however, was worried about one thing. Tong Hao’s credit was not a small one; there was a good chance that the Tong family might try to marry Tong Zhaodi off to some old bachelor.
Han Ruochen tapped on the table. She still remembered that in her past life, Tong Zhaodi was married off to an old man who was used to domestic abuse, and killed three of his wives, and his sons were not any better. They were perverted and twisted and tormented their stepmothers one after another.
Han Ruochen was worried about just this one thing. She didn’t want Tong Zhaodi to go through the same pain as she did in the past.
She pursed her lips and turned to look at Lu Jianguo before saying to him, "Can I talk to you for a few seconds?"
Lu Jianguo’s eyes flashed with a hint of a knowing look, and he nodded in understanding. He said to Han Ruochen, "Sure. Finish your meal first; we can talk later on."
Since there was still a chance to turn things around, Han Ruochen heaved a sigh of relief.
The two of them finished their meal as quickly as possible. When Han Ruochen went to pay, Lu Jianmo only charged them one hundred eighty yuan. If they had gone to the city, this meal could have easily cost more than two hundred and eighty yuan. Han Ruochen wanted to go back because the tide would recede around seven or eight pm and then rise again at midnight. She wanted to take advantage of this and see if there was anything else that she could find.
However, before that, she had another task on her mind. She walked over to the corner of the patio where Lu Jianguo was smoking and cleared her throat when she saw that the man was lost in thought.
Lu Jianguo dropped the cigar on the ground and turned his attention back to Han Ruochen before smiling at her. He looked like a sly fox with one of his fangs peeking out when he grinned, thought Han Ruochen. She raised her head and made her request without hiding anything: "Can you keep this matter on hold for a few more days until Zhaodi separates from her family?"
She knew that it was unfair to the Lu brothers, but if they went to look for Tong Hao when Tong Zhaodi was still part of the Tong family, those beasts would certainly sell her away. She didn’t want that to happen, so she could only make the request with the two Lu brothers in the hope that they would keep this matter a secret for now.
"You want us to keep this matter a secret?" Lu Jianguo was quite surprised when he heard her request. He thought that she had something important to say to him, but all she wanted was to ask him if he could take a few days off before asking for money from Tong Hao.
Han Ruochen nodded. "You might not know this, but the Tong family is a burning fire pit. If Lu Jianmo rushes to confront Tong Hao, then the man would not only refuse but also cause a scene that might eventually lead to Zhaodi being sold off. I suggest that you tell your brother to restrain his temper and wait until Zhaodi can break free. If she separates from her family, at least I can help her escape, but if she is still tied up, then it will be difficult."
"Then do you think that Tong Zhaodi can break free from her family?" Lu Jianguo asked. He had seen how Tong Zhaodi cared for her family, even if they were a bunch of leeches. There was no point in even trying to make that woman rebel, as she had little to no guts.
Hearing his response, Han Ruochen was not angry. She calmly said to him, "You don’t need to worry about such things, Brother Guo. Just hold your brother’s horses for a few more days; since I have said that it will happen naturally, it will happen. I have a plan to get things done."
