Chapter 302 The Broken Buddha Statue Sent to the Jiang Family
Chapter 302 The Broken Buddha Statue Sent to the Jiang Family
The moment she walked out of the brothel, Yuechan couldn't help but turn her head and look back at the place she had wanted to get away from every day for the past six years.
Now, she finally got what she wanted.
But a strong sense of unreality emerged in my heart.
Was she really free just like that?
Jiang Suining stood beside the carriage, looking at Yue Chan who was standing there in a daze. He didn't urge her, but just waited quietly.
After a while, Yuechan turned around.
The moment she saw Jiang Suining, her nose felt sore. She quickly walked up to Jiang Suining and was about to kneel down in front of her.
"Ms. Jiang, thank you!"
Before Yuechan knelt down, Jiang Suining reached out and held her up, "You don't have to do this."
"Miss Jiang, please let me kneel. I appreciate your kindness. I..."
"I said before, the reason I redeemed you was because I liked you and hoped that you could work for me. As for the six thousand taels of silver, I believe you will be able to earn it back for me later." Jiang Suining helped Yuechan up.
"Ms. Jiang, why are you so sure?" Yuechan was in a complicated mood. "Is it because I schemed against Yang Manman that day and made her break off the engagement with Li Zheng?"
After thinking it over, she really couldn't think of any other times she and Miss Jiang had met except that day.
"You can say that." Jiang Suining nodded.
Yuechan couldn't help but frown. "But, but since you saw that scene, Miss Jiang, don't you think I was unscrupulous? In order to let Li Zheng redeem me, I even ruined the engagement between him and Yang Manman. I am very scheming and not a good person."
The funniest thing is that her plan came to nothing.
"If I really want to evaluate that matter, you are indeed not kind enough."
Hearing Jiang Suining say this, Yuechan lowered her head.
However, the next moment, Jiang Suining spoke again.
"But I need someone to do things for me, not a saint."
Yuechan was stunned and looked at Jiang Suining.
Jiang Suining also looked at her, without any disgust in his eyes.
"Besides, who can say that they didn't use some tricks and schemes in the process of doing things? What I value is your calculations and planning, and your desire to leave the brothel and change your situation."
Yuechan was stunned, so Miss Jiang didn't dislike her...
"Work for me from now on. I just want you to not break the law or do anything harmful. As for what methods you use, I won't interfere. Of course, as long as you do a good job, I won't treat you unfairly."
Not everyone is lucky enough to be born into a wealthy and comfortable life.
It is not easy for those women who have fallen into the dust and are in difficult situations to find a way to survive on their own. It would be ridiculous to put them in moral shackles and require them to be noble and flawless.
Yuechan stared at Jiang Suining.
Having lived in brothels for so many years, she has become more wary of people's hearts than other people and finds it difficult to trust others easily.
So even she herself couldn't explain why she chose to believe Jiang Suining.
But at this moment, she felt like she understood something.
Because in the person before her, she did not see any contempt or disdain for these brothel girls, nor any condescending pity or sympathy.
There is understanding, respect, and a rare level gaze.
The festive atmosphere was mixed in the wind, passing through the streets and alleys and spreading throughout the entire imperial city.
Yuechan had already boarded the carriage. She lifted the curtain and felt the wind blowing on her face. She felt extremely peaceful and happy in her heart.
She believed that starting from this New Year's Eve, everything would be different.
From day to night.
One after another, brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky.
In a blink of an eye, it’s New Year’s Eve.
On this day, a festive atmosphere enveloped thousands of households. Regardless of whether they were rich or poor, everyone was looking forward to the arrival of the new year with joy.
As the midnight drum sounded, snowflakes fell gently, as if celebrating the New Year together.
In the early morning of the second day, there was already a thin layer of snow. Although it did not cover everything, it still gave people a feeling of freshness, cleanliness and dust-freeness.
At the Jiang family, after the family had finished breakfast, Jiang Zhitong was about to go out to visit some business friends when the gatekeeper walked in holding a large wooden box.
"Master, Madam, this was just delivered to me. They said it's a New Year's gift."
"It's so early, who sent you there?" Jiang Zhitong asked.
"Reporting to the master, the person who sent it did not reveal his identity, but only said that he was an old friend."
"Old friend? Since you came to deliver gifts so early in the morning, why didn't you reveal your identity?" Zheng asked puzzledly.
Jiang Zhitong also felt strange. He took the gift, opened it and found that it was a jade Buddha statue.
The whole thing is more than one foot high. The quality of the jade is very good and it looks very expensive.
"This is not cheap." Zheng looked at Jiang Zhitong, "Master, could it be a business friend of yours?"
Jiang Zhitong shook his head, "I don't know either. I'll ask when the time comes."
As the two were discussing who might have sent it, Jiang Suining looked at the jade Buddha statue and frowned.
"Father and mother, this Buddha statue is damaged."
"what?"
Jiang Zhitong and Zheng were both stunned and quickly looked at the jade Buddha statue, only to find that there was indeed damage on the Buddha's neck.
It is a big taboo to have a damaged Buddha statue, and it was delivered early in the morning on the first day of the first lunar month, which was obviously offensive.
"Who on earth would do such a thing on New Year's Day!" Jiang Zhitong frowned and was furious.
Zheng's expression was not good either. "No wonder he didn't reveal his identity. He came here specifically to bring bad luck!"
"I have to find out who did this."
Jiang Zhitong carefully examined the box, but there was only a Buddha statue in it, nothing else. The appearance of the person described by the servant was also very ordinary, nothing special.
"Father and mother, please don't be angry. If you get upset about this, you will have fallen into the trap of the person who sent this gift." Jiang Suining persuaded.
His eyes fell on the damaged part of the Buddha statue, and his mind was thinking rapidly.
Looking at the damaged parts, it is not an accidental bump, but seems to be caused intentionally by someone. Such a piece of jade must be very expensive. Who is the person behind this who is so generous just to make trouble for the Jiang family?
With Jiang Suining's comfort and persuasion, Jiang Zhitong and Zheng gradually calmed down.
He wanted to have someone throw the Buddha statue away directly, but was stopped by Jiang Suining.
"Father, Mother, can you let me handle this Buddha statue?"
Jiang Zhitong also calmed down and nodded, "Okay, but Sui Ning, you must not put it in your room. Although it is said that a gentleman should not talk about strange things, we should still avoid things that should be avoided."
"The daughter understands, and the father is relieved."
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