Kissed and Seduced By the Most Rough Man in the Village-Chapter 333: Someone Comes to Cause Trouble at the Su Family

Jiang Yexun scrutinized the drawing for a while before saying, "It’s nine-tenths similar, except for the two frostbite marks on your sister’s face."

The winter in the Northeast is harshly cold. He Xingzhi’s sister, working at home, had a red, frostbitten face. Besides, while working in the fields, she had to cut pigweed all day and help with weeding, leaving her tanned and darkened.

"Being nine-tenths similar is enough. I’ll find people nationwide to spread the word. If we can find my sister, I’ll give that person two thousand yuan," He Xingzhi said grandly.

After so many years of no progress, he was finally seeing some, and his happiness was almost uncontainable.

Jiang Yexun glanced at him and said, "Let’s get dozens, or even hundreds, of these portraits distributed in the surrounding areas." This would also be an opportunity to inquire about the steel materials.

The truck was noisy, and if it had passed by, someone would have remembered.

"Alright, let’s go back first to put the money away, then we can find someone to help us with the portraits," He Xingzhi said hurriedly.

Just as they reached their front door, they saw the two small-time thugs from yesterday loitering outside. Upon seeing them, the thugs immediately greeted them with smiles, "You guys are pretty busy, always out and about."

"Yeah, the house needs cleaning and things need to be bought. We’ve been overwhelmed with tasks," Jiang Yexun replied, following the thug’s lead.

The thug smiled and said, "For these kinds of tasks, you should let the women handle them. Why should men be bothered with these things? You’ve spent so much money on the house; you must be tight on cash. Do you want to earn some extra money?"

"You have a way to make money?" Jiang Yexun raised an eyebrow, looking at him with suspicion.

Without waiting for a response, the thug continued, "Don’t tell me about gambling; we won’t involve with that stuff. If gambling was profitable, the previous owner wouldn’t have sold it to me."

"That guy was a hopeless gambler. Even when he made money, he couldn’t walk away. He’d stay in our place for days and nights, insisting on playing until he lost. It’s his own greed that got him in trouble. If you don’t believe me, you can ask him. He lost four or five thousand several times but never left the table. You two seem particularly resolute; earning ten or twenty thousand, and spending it well, would be better than anything else," the thug suggested, raising an eyebrow as if offering advice.

Since they had already planned to visit the casino, He Xingzhi didn’t need any further encouragement from Jiang Yexun. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Bro, how about we give it a try? We can remind each other, and even if we just earn ten or twenty thousand, we can have a good New Year."

The thug’s eyes showed a glint of mockery, but it was quickly concealed.

Jiang Yexun went inside to give the money to his mother, then he and He Xingzhi followed the thug to the casino.

Since they were familiar with the black market, they quickly blended in with the crowd. As long as they wanted to, they could always succeed in setting up a profitable scheme.

Meanwhile, Su Xiaoxiao and her mother, after their hospital visit, went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lot of things. Since Jiang Yexun had already prepared everything, Su Xiaoxiao only needed to get some quilts, thermoses, and other basic items. Of course, there was also the dowry money.

Mr. Su, as the factory manager, earned 220 yuan a month, and Mrs. Su, as the women’s director, earned 160 yuan a month. They sent 20 yuan each month to Su Xiaoxiao’s grandparents and were able to save 260 to 270 yuan each month. Over the years, they had accumulated several thousand yuan in savings.

Mrs. Su divided the savings into three parts: 30,000 yuan for Su Xiaoxiao and her brother each, and the remaining for their own retirement funds.

"Mom, don’t rush to give me the money. Dad’s situation isn’t confirmed yet. If we really can’t find the mastermind, we can still make up the money and try to get a lighter punishment," Su Xiaoxiao said, pushing the passbook back when it was handed to her.

Mrs. Su, however, firmly placed the passbook in her palm. "Our retirement money is enough to cover it. If necessary, we can also use the 30,000 yuan from your brother. He’s not getting married anytime soon anyway. I know Jiang’s family is wealthy, but you know better than me that their money is dirty. You always spend lavishly, so there must be a reasonable explanation. And if anything happens to your dad and me and we need a lot of money, you wouldn’t refuse us, right?"

"Of course not! No matter how much you and Dad need, even if I have to sell everything I own, I’ll make sure to cover it," Su Xiaoxiao replied quickly.

"That’s right. We’re giving you a generous dowry to show Jiang that our family isn’t interested in their money," Mrs. Su said with a smile, giving one last piece of advice.

This time, Su Xiaoxiao didn’t refuse. She put the passbook in her pocket and happily rested her head on her mother’s arm, snuggling.

"Mom, after I marry Yexun, you and Dad should move there to live with us. I’ll be leaving here by March, so please stay with me for a while longer."

Mrs. Su sighed with resignation, about to say something when someone knocked loudly on the door.

"Open up! Gu Yuzhen, Su Xiaoxiao, I know you’re both at home. Open the door right now!"

The sharp, almost frenzied voice from outside startled Mrs. Su.

Su Xiaoxiao recognized the voice as familiar and instinctively reached for the door, but Mrs. Su pulled her back.

She shook her head at Su Xiaoxiao. "Wait until noon when your dad and brother come back. Anyone who comes knocking like this is definitely looking for trouble. There might even be a group of people outside."

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to say that if it was a fight, she was ready. But afraid of her mother noticing her abnormal reaction, she bit her lip and sat sulkily on the sofa, glaring at the closed door.

The people outside continued to knock loudly and relentlessly. "Gu Yuzhen, Su Xiaoxiao! Don’t play turtle and hide at home. We saw you come back with big bags of stuff."

"What a disaster! This black-hearted Su family! Not only did they embezzle tons of steel from the factory, but they also accused our Old Dong of stealing from the factory. Not only did they fire us, but they also reclaimed our house, leaving us with no livelihood, and now they’re scheming against my daughter, leaving her fate unknown in the Northeast."

"Neighbors, you don’t know how ruthless Su Xiaoxiao is. She was originally my son’s fiancée, but because my son is poor and can’t provide her with the same quality of life as those rural rubes, she had her father, that corrupt factory manager, make things difficult for us, driving us out of the factory. Su Xiaoxiao even conspired with her brother to frame my son, leading to his arrest by the police."