Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 210 - 209: Teaching a Lesson

Chapter 210: Chapter 209: Teaching a Lesson

Those soldiers didn’t make any explanations. They directly bound Mrs. Hu and dragged her out of the house. Seeing her wailing and making a fuss, they even stuffed a rag into her mouth before dragging her out of the door.

All of the Chens got frightened; Chen Aju was so scared that she couldn’t even weep. They quickly discussed and decided to plead for help at the Senator’s Mansion, but Chen Ming couldn’t get out of bed, so Chen Shi had to take Chen Ye with him.

Just as they were debating, Zeng Shuang arrived. Because Chen Shi’s home was quite small, Zeng Shuang would return to his own home at night to rest. Zeng Shuang still had a small courtyard on the back street of the Senator’s Mansion. Although they had been sent away, they hadn’t lost their courtyard, and he still had a son working at the Senator’s Mansion.

The two brothers saw Zeng Shuang as their savior and asked him to accompany them to the Senator’s Mansion to plead with Manager Luo, and then beg Manager Luo to ask for Mr. Chu’s help. They knew that they themselves would not be able to meet with Mr. Chu.

Zeng Shuang shook his head and said, "I won’t go. My niece kindly enabled you to earn money without investing any of your own silver. Mrs. Hu showed no gratitude but insulted my niece, even uttering such malicious words. The wine-shop was my niece’s idea, and she was the one who asked Boss Yang to find an experienced shopkeeper and chef. The majority of the customers were attracted by Manager Luo and myself to thanks to her initiative. Plus, she also offered both the silver and the techniques. All the earnings from the wine-shop not even a single cent goes to her, but all to the Chens. You did not only forget her kindness but also talked badly about her. Let me just tell you, Manager Luo will not meet with you, he said he did not want to deal with people who do not recognize kindness. Besides, he said he would give up his shares in Xinglong Wine Shop. He said he didn’t need the money."

Once Zeng Shuang finished his words, Chen Shi started crying. If Manager Luo were to pull out and Zeng Shuang were to stop managing the wine-shop because of Afu, more than half of the wine-shop’s customers would eventually be lost. Not to mention the endless exploitation by the minor officials and the disturbances by the rascals...

Originally, due to the connections of the Senator’s Mansion, they didn’t have to lose money like the other wine-shops during their first half to a whole year after opening, and didn’t need to maintain relations with the local government officials and attract customers. Their business had been profitable since its opening, and no one dared to cause trouble for them.

Chen Shi had been working day and night for this month, originally thinking that the wine-shop would make a large profit. But now...

Chen Shi choked and said, "What’s the point if we don’t make any money? Let’s make a big fuss, and no one will profit..."

Chen Ayu and Mrs. Zhang also realized the gravity of the situation and began to cry. Seeing their parents and older brother crying, Aman and Atang started crying too.

Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen at first couldn’t understand why they were crying, but after listening to Chen Shi’s sobbing complaints, they realized that the wine-shop’s business had been hugely impacted by Mrs. Hu’s disturbance.

Mrs. Chen then also started crying.

Chen Ye quickly said, "We all appreciate Afu’s kindness, we know that she’s a good girl. Please, Zeng, take us with you to see Manager Luo. I will apologise to him for not educating my wife properly and allowing her to make those rash remarks. From now on, I will certainly rebuke that wretched woman properly... No, as soon as she returns, I will send her back to her mother’s house. Zeng, please, show us the way to see Manager Luo. If she really ends up in jail, it won’t only bring shame to us, the Chens, but it will also affect the future of the children. Alu, Dabao, and Dahu are all aiming to pass exams for academic honor and positions in the future."

Zeng Shuang snorted and ignored him. Chen Ye then ran to Chen Ming’s bedroom and said a lot of nice things to him. Chen Ming didn’t want his elder brother to be distressed and knew that if Mrs. Hu ended up in jail, it would certainly affect Alu and Dabao. So, leaning on Chen Ye, he went outside to request Zeng Shuang to lead them to seek help from Manager Luo.

Seeing them making a fuss, Zeng Shuang finally led Chen Ye and Chen Shi to the house of Manager Luo in the capital city.

Chen Ye and Chen Shi nodded and bent over in a bow while saying many nice things for a long time, Chen Ye was mainly asking him for help with Mrs. Hu, Chen Shi was mainly asking him not to pull out from the business.

Manager Luo sternly lectured the two brothers for a while until he decided to go and plead with his master and see if his master was willing to help.

Upon returning, he sent the two brothers home waiting, saying that Mr. Chu agreed to help. He himself, respecting Master Chen and Chen Ming, will not pull out. Only then did the two brothers return home gratefully.

Mrs. Hu was released late in the afternoon on the next day. She seemed to be in a state of shock, not sobbing until half an hour after she had returned. Moreover, she stank, having defecated and urinated all over herself.

Originally, she had been taken to a place that seemed to be used for executions, where she witnessed the miserable state of prisoners being subjected to severe torture. She was so frightened at that point that she had fainted. Afterwards, she was dragged to a windowless small black room. Nobody inquired about her, nobody cared for her, and nobody fed her. She was incarcerated for a day and a night and then sent back.

Once Mrs. Hu started weeping, her first sentence was, "Officers, please spare me, I won’t make any more careless remarks."

She fell ill, she had a fever and was mumbling nonsense, all her words were something like "I won’t say it again, spare me".

Originally, Chen Ye had raised up his strength to severely rebuke her, but given her current situation, it’s impossible to do so. Thus, he had to invite a doctor to come to treat her.

However, the third branch clearly held a grudge against Mrs. Hu and did not want to continue staying in the capital city. Chen Ming wanted to return, so on the third day, they put Mrs. Hu, who was still ill, onto a carriage and rushed back home. Because they left at midday, they only got back in the evening.

Chen Ming was too embarrassed to say some things, but Zeng Shuang helped to fill in all the details for him.

Afu was lost for words. She had given the suggestion out of gratitude towards Chen Ye and Chen Agu for standing up for her when she was being bullied by outsiders. Her intention had been to allow them to earn a bit of money without investing any of their own silver. However, far from being appreciated, her intention was treated with disdain and even considered as not enough.

What made her even angrier was that Mrs. Hu dared to say such things!

After Chen Ming had finished eating the egg noodles, he then said that he had also discussed the matter with Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen. If the Eldest Brother and Mrs. Hu weren’t happy, the second branch could sell their shares, and the big room and the third room could continue running the business.

Chen Ye was not foolish. If Chen Ming were to sell his shares, Manager Luo would definitely do the same, and he wouldn’t even earn a tiny sum of money. Therefore, he apologized on behalf of Mrs. Hu again...

After Afu had reasoned with Chen Ming for some time, Mrs. Wang then supported him back to Lu Garden. As Yang Chao was staying there, Alu still stayed at Fu Garden, sleeping with Yang Chao and Da Bao in the eastern wing.

Once they left, Afu then smilingly asked Zeng Shuang, "Uncle Zeng, was Mrs. Hu’s arrest ordered by Mr. Chu?"

Zeng Shuang laughed and said, "Indeed. I was present at the dinner that night. Afterward, I went to see Manager Luo and told him what had happened. Manager Luo was extremely upset and went to report to Mr. Chu..."

Afu secretly thought to herself that Chu Lingxuan was too harsh. He knew about all this but didn’t come to explain to her. However, since Mrs. Hu had been given such a good lesson, she should behave herself from now on, right?

The next day, Afu invited Shitou, Si Xizi, Dazhu, and Dunzi to come over, and called Dahu and Daya as well. Along with Dabao, Ms. Chu, the Yang siblings, Luo Mei and her brother, there were more than ten children present.