Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 362 - 362 363 New Hobbies_1

Chapter 362: Chapter 363 New Hobbies_1 Chapter 362: Chapter 363 New Hobbies_1 Qiao Lianhua bit her lip, struggling for a long time, and took another glance at the old man up in the loft; gritting her teeth, she then took steps to ascend.

Qiao Yuanzhen curved up a sinister smile. That old man had always enjoyed toying with women, and the torment was never light; drugging was common practice, and he had all sorts of methods to satisfy his vile proclivities, having even killed one before.

If Qiao Lianhua could rely on this big tree, Dashu, and withstand it, it would be her good fortune; if she couldn’t bear it, hmph, that would be her own bad luck.

However, whether she could withstand it or not, this man was brought by him to please Mrs. Luo; Mrs. Luo had to give him some face in any case, and the ultimate beneficiary would naturally be him.

Qiao Lianhua was too naïve, how could she think that a cold-blooded person like Qiao Yuanzhen would go out of his way to find her a way out just because of such a slight blood relation? Was he not still thinking of using her as a stepping stone to trample to death on his climb upwards?

Upon reaching the loft on the second floor, a servant led Qiao Yuanzhen and Qiao Lianhua inside; the loft was quite lively, with several little grooms playing musical instruments and singing, while Mrs. Luo lay leisurely on a lounge chair, listening contently to the music.

“Mrs. Luo,” Qiao Yuanzhen said respectfully, his tone carrying a touch of ingratiating flattery.

Qiao Lianhua was inwardly shocked, never having seen her high-and-mighty Fourth Uncle show such a demeanor.

Mrs. Luo lifted his eyelids slightly, giving the siblings a look before his eyes emitted a faint halo, “Oh, isn’t this Scholar Qiao? What brings you to my residence personally?”

Qiao Yuanzhen suppressed his revulsion, bowed his body, and said, “Mrs. Luo, I haven’t had the chance to visit you in months, right? Mainly because I was too busy with troubles recently, got muddled, and when I remembered, I was annoyed with my forgetfulness. So here I am, having hurried over to apologize.”

Qiao Yuanzhen was crystal clear about Mrs. Luo’s rags-to-riches story; the man had been a bandit before, only turning to legitimate business last year. On the surface, he was a proper businessman, but everyone knew that in private, he was conducting his business with the same ruthlessness as his bandit days, using force when denied, killing when negotiations failed.

Qiao Yuanzhen used to look down on such banditry, but reality had bent his spine; he desperately needed this Mrs. Luo to be his powerful patron.

Mrs. Luo snorted, “Fine words you speak, but you think you can come and go from my place as if it were an inn?”

Qiao Yuanzhen hastily replied, “How could that be? Look, have I not brought you some fine goods? This is my own niece; knowing that Mrs. Luo enjoys such things, I bring you such sincerity. Please don’t doubt my loyalty, Mrs. Luo.”

Mrs. Luo half-lifted his eyelids to take a glance at Qiao Lianhua. Qiao Yuanzhen quickly signalled to Qiao Lianhua with his eyes. Suppressing the nausea at the sight of that face, Qiao Lianhua forced a smile and said, “Mrs. Luo, my name is Qiao Lianhua.”

This time, however, Mrs. Luo seemed uninterested.

Qiao Yuanzhen’s heart tightened, and he lowered his voice to whisper in Mrs. Luo’s ear, “Didn’t Mrs. Luo previously say that he couldn’t get any fresh women? This one is an untouched girl, brought especially for you to enjoy as you please.”

Qiao Yuanzhen actually understood Mrs. Luo; when it came to enjoying women, Mrs. Luo didn’t care much for looks. The key was to be able to endure his perverse torture, which was why he was confident in bringing Qiao Lianhua. But now, Mrs. Luo’s expression was entirely different.

A glimmer flickered in Mrs. Luo’s eyes, “Yuanzhen, you say you keep my preferences at heart, but it seems you are deceiving me. When I said I couldn’t get any women, which time was that? Half a year ago, wasn’t it? Nowadays, my preferences…they are not the same anymore.”

A sense of alarm gripped Qiao Yuanzhen. Was this implying he didn’t want Qiao Lianhua? Had he wasted his efforts?

“It’s my fault for not remembering Mrs. Luo’s preferences clearly. I’ll definitely remember them well in the future and find what Mrs. Luo likes,” he said, though he also knew he had made a trip in vain, his face showing utter disappointment.

Mrs. Luo, however, laughed and said, “It’s fine if you can’t remember. I’ll tell you myself.”

Qiao Yuanzhen was truly surprised that Mrs. Luo could be so friendly toward him, and his eyes showed his shock, “Thank you for your guidance, Mrs. Luo.”

“Hey, no need to thank me. You’re so loyal to me, and that moves me. Come to my room with me, and I’ll tell you what I like now.”

As Mrs. Luo spoke, she stood up and walked directly toward the inner room.

Qiao Yuanzhen didn’t dare to delay and quickly followed.

Qiao Lianhua was dumbfounded, having forced herself to accept the disgusting old man despite feeling sick to her stomach, only to find that he didn’t fancy her!

Was she really that bad?

“Uncle Four, what, what should I do?” Qiao Lianhua immediately grabbed Qiao Yuanzhen.

Qiao Yuanzhen gave her a cold glance. “What’s there to say if you have no abilities?” He had no interest in wasting a glance on someone with no use, feeling relieved that Mrs. Luo seemed to hold him in such high regard. He had thought that if Qiao Lianhua failed to satisfy Mrs. Luo, they would be kicked out directly.

Since Mrs. Luo valued him, he naturally wanted to perform well. If he could please Mrs. Luo, not only would he gain Silver, but he might also win back the title of Scholar!

Qiao Yuanzhen shook off Qiao Lianhua’s hand and hurriedly followed Mrs. Luo inside.

Qiao Lianhua wanted to follow, but a cold-faced servant stopped her, “You can’t come in here, get out quickly!” The attitude was extremely poor.

Qiao Lianhua was furious, cursing in her heart, you old, dying, fat pig, I don’t fancy you anyway!

But what she thought about more was whether she really would only be fit to be a village woman for the rest of her life if even a man of such low standards despised her.

Qiao Lianhua turned angrily to leave but suddenly realized that there wasn’t a single woman in the mansion, not even women singing or playing the zither—only men. She was stunned. Wasn’t it said that this master was lascivious? Without a single woman, how could he be called lascivious?

Qiao Lianhua’s first reaction was that Qiao Yuanzhen must be playing her, surely he had deliberately brought her here to ridicule her. Next time she would settle the score with Qiao Yuanzhen! Did he really think she was so easy to bully? Qiao Lianhua glared fiercely in the direction Qiao Yuanzhen had left, stamped her foot, and stormed off.

As soon as Qiao Yuanzhen followed Mrs. Luo into the room, the door behind them shut tightly, leaving Qiao Yuanzhen confused.

Mrs. Luo took a few steps closer and examined Qiao Yuanzhen carefully, noting his fair, smooth skin and his charming, sparkling eyes. Qiao Yuanzhen had an undeniably attractive face, capable of seducing not just young girls but also older men.

Feeling uneasy under her gaze, Qiao Yuanzhen asked, “May I know what new preferences you’d like to tell me about, Mrs. Luo?”