Chapter 125: Whereabouts (2)

"The execution is about to take place on the platform. Leave quickly!" At this moment, as noon approached, the bailiffs hurried over to urge the woman to leave.

The woman sobbed, clinging tightly to Fat boss and refusing to leave. Finally, the bailiffs, impatient, directly pulled her away.

"Xing'er, go back. Brother doesn't want you to see Brother's gruesome death. It's not good-looking, and it will frighten you." Fat boss forced a smile on his face and gently persuaded the woman to leave. As the bailiffs were about to forcibly take her away, he couldn't help but ask, "If there's another life, Xing'er, would you be willing to be with Brother?"

The woman suddenly turned her head, tears streaming down her face, disregarding the gazes of the onlookers as she loudly exclaimed, "I'm willing! I'm willing! Brother, if there's another life, you must find me early!"

After speaking, unable to bear seeing the man being executed, she sobbed, covering her mouth, pushed through the crowd, and rushed out without looking back.

Watching the woman's figure, with the executioner's announcement of "It's noon, time for the execution," Fat boss's happy smile froze instantly on his face.

And in that moment when the green-clad woman turned her head, Mo Yan finally remembered where that sense of familiarity came from. She hastily greeted Liu Tinglan and, ignoring her calls, quickly pushed through the crowd, chasing after the woman's departure.

The woman's pace was quick, and the two of them were separated by some distance. Mo Yan found it somewhat difficult to chase after her from behind. With many people coming and going on the street, she saw that the woman was about to disappear into the crowd. Thinking quickly, she shouted, "Li Xiu!"

The woman seemed not to hear, so Mo Yan shouted a few more times. On the fourth call, she clearly saw the woman pause her steps and glance back.

Mo Yan felt a sense of joy in her heart, hastening her pace to catch up, blocking the woman in a narrow alley.

The woman, with swollen eyes still teary, looked at Mo Yan with vigilance. "What do you want?"

Mo Yan patted her chest, breathing heavily, and asked, "May I ask if the young lady's name is Li Xiu?"

A flash of panic crossed the woman's eyes. She turned away coldly and said, "You've got the wrong person. I'm not Li Xiu!" With that, she turned to leave.

Mo Yan clearly saw the panic in her eyes. How could she believe her? But if she truly was Li Xiu— Grandfather Li's daughter, why wouldn't she admit it? If not, why this reaction? Could it be a coincidence?

Looking at the woman's facial features, which were seventy percent similar to Li Yan's, Mo Yan shook her head. Grandfather Li no had said that Li Xiu looked very much like Li Yan. Now, with the right age and appearance, there couldn't be so many coincidences coming together.

But the woman refused to admit it. Mo Yan didn't have evidence for the moment, and if she continued to press, it might scare the person away.

Thinking of this, Mo Yan smiled apologetically and said, "Please forgive me, I mistook you for someone else when I saw your back, who is a familiar acquaintance of mine. I'm truly sorry!"

With that, she stepped back, indicating that the woman could leave.

The woman glanced suspiciously at Mo Yan, only seeing an impeccable smile on her face, and believed it to be true. She said "It's okay" and hurried away.

While the woman wasn't paying attention, Mo Yan quietly followed behind, not daring to get too close, maintaining a certain distance.

This area was full of winding alleys, with mostly adobe houses, low and dilapidated. Some walls were cracked, and murky water flowed everywhere, emitting an unpleasant smell.

After following several narrow alleys, Mo Yan noticed that the surrounding houses were much better. Although still old, most were made of blue bricks and tiles. She saw the woman in front of a large house and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened, revealing a short and very unattractive-looking man inside. Not knowing what offensive words the man said, the woman suddenly raised her hand and slapped him hard, then turned and walked in without looking back.

The man held his face, looked in the direction of the woman, spat on the ground, cursed something, and then slammed the door shut with a bang.

Seeing this scene, Mo Yan had a bad feeling in her heart. After pondering for a moment, she stopped a passing auntie and pointed to the house, asking, "Auntie, do you know who lives in that big house? It's really huge!"

The auntie, looking in the direction she pointed, suddenly changed her expression, kindly advised, "Miss, that's not a good place to go. It's not where young ladies like you should go. Hurry home, and don't come here again, understand?"

With that, she urged Mo Yan to leave quickly.

Mo Yan felt even more uneasy upon hearing this. She thanked the auntie and left with a heavy heart.

At the vegetable market, Liu Tinglan anxiously waited. When she saw Mo Yan return, she hurriedly approached and slapped her on the back, "Yanyan, where did you go? I've been waiting for you for so long, and I was so worried when you didn't come back."

Mo Yan was touched in her heart and felt guilty. "Sorry, Sister Liu. I saw someone who looked like an old friend of mine just now, so I went after her. I ran far before coming back."

Liu Tinglan was only worried about her friend's safety and wasn't really angry. Upon hearing Mo Yan's explanation, she asked with concern, "Did you catch up? Was it really your old friend?"

This matter couldn't be explained clearly to her, so Mo Yan lied and glossed over it.

Liu Tinglan didn't ask further and just advised her to be careful next time, so as not to encounter bad people again. Mo Yan readily agreed.

After leaving the vegetable market by carriage, Liu Tinglan suggested going to the East Market to shop, but Mo Yan had something on her mind and couldn't muster the interest, so she declined.

Seeing her not looking well, Liu Tinglan didn't insist and, after sending her home, declined Mo Yan's offer of dinner and returned to her own home by carriage.

Mo Yan locked herself in her room, lost in thought for a long time. She couldn't decide whether to tell Grandpa Li and the others about this matter. If the woman was really Li Xiu, and now she had fallen into a dark brothel, would Grandpa Li be devastated if he found out? 

But if she didn't say anything, would she just stand by and watch Grandpa Li, at his age, running around looking for his daughter? But if it wasn't her, wouldn't it be a false alarm for Grandpa Li? Although she was eighty percent sure that the woman was Li Xiu!

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 Chapter 856: Reunion of Siblings

Da Ya curiously asked, "What's this?"

Zhou Qiao felt a bit embarrassed and replied, "It's my first time meeting Second Uncle and Second Aunt. It was rushed, so I didn't have time to prepare much. I just bought some pastries and fruits from the neighboring shop."

Shu Yu suddenly realized that she had forgotten about this.

Since Zhou Qiao had bought something, she didn't refuse and asked someone to put it on the cart.

As Zhou Qiao passed by her, Shu Yu noticed the hairpin she was wearing.

This... was it the jewelry from the head ornaments set that she had given during her and Da Niu's wedding?

Zhou Qiao also noticed Shu Yu's gaze and reached up to touch her hair, smiling as she said, "This was a gift from my younger sister, Ah Yu. On the day of our wedding, the county magistrate sent it over. I really liked it and rarely wear it on normal days. But today, when meeting Second Uncle and Second Aunt, I couldn't help but bring it out. Thank you, sister."

Shu Yu could tell that Zhou Qiao treasured this headdress set, and even the hairpin looked brand new.

"It's good that sister-in-law likes it." Shu Yu said, "I hadn't seen sister-in-law before, but Big Brother told me a lot about her. He said that sister-in-law is gentle, generous, and both beautiful and intelligent. Based on what he told me, I chose this style for sister-in-law in the headdress set. Now it seems that it suits you well."

Zhou Qiao hadn't expected Shu Yu to be so thoughtful. The headdress set wasn't just a random gift, no wonder she liked it at first sight.

Then she thought of the compliments that Da Niu had given her earlier, about being gentle, generous, beautiful, and intelligent. He had never said such things to her face before, and it made her blush and her heart race.

Zhou Qiao felt a bit embarrassed and whispered, "Thank you for your thoughtfulness, sister."

Shu Yu and Da Ya exchanged a glance and both lowered their heads, stifling their laughter.

The cart headed towards the largest cloth market in the county town. Fortunately, it wasn't too far away.

To their surprise, they saw Da Niu frowning with an unpleasant expression right at the entrance of the cloth market.

Shu Yu paused for a moment, pulled on the reins, and got off the cart.

"Big Brother."

When Da Niu heard the familiar voice, he froze. He wondered if he was hallucinating, how could he hear Ah Yu's voice from the distant southwest?

Then the owner of the voice had already walked up to him, and Shu Yu waved her hand in front of him.

"Big Brother?"

"A-Ah, Ah, Ah Yu!!" Da Niu exclaimed in shock. The sound carried, and even the people in the cloth market heard it.

The shop assistants immediately came out impatiently, waving their hands and saying, "Shopkeeper Lu, why are you still here? You're blocking our business at the entrance. You're surprised and startled, trying to scare away our customers?"

Shu Yu furrowed her brows at the impolite words and looked at the assistant.

This assistant seemed to be new, she hadn't seen him before.

But what kind of attitude was this? Their ready-to-wear shop and the cloth market had a cooperative relationship, and yet they were being driven away while standing at the shop's entrance?

Shu Yu was about to say something to him when she realized that Da Niu in front of her hadn't even heard what the assistant said. His mind was filled with the thought of whether it was really Ah Yu in front of him.

After confirming it, he asked in even greater shock, "Ah Yu, how did you come back? When did you come back?"

Shu Yu could only answer him, "I just came back. Mother and the others are all in Liufang Lane. I came to find you and go back for dinner. Don't worry, I'm fine. I was acquitted after accomplishing something."

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  Chapter 190: Come and Get It If You Dare

"This..." Bai Zhenhai looked at the clothes, then at her, "No problem, no problem... What are you two still sitting on the ground for? Why don't you hurry up and take Madam's things inside?"

"Master..." one of the maids wanted to say, "Isn't this stuff for us? Why the change of heart as soon as Ou Yan's arrives?" It seemed like the master was quite flattering towards this insufferable girl, deliberately trying to please her...

The two maids didn't understand what was going on and were genuinely indignant. They had just picked up the clothes to take inside...

Ou Yan spoke coldly, "Get someone else to do it, I don't want them touching it with their dirty hands."

"You..." The two maids were furious.

However, Bai Zhenhai complied immediately, hastily calling another person to deal with it.

"Yan Yan, are you satisfied with this? You haven't been home for so long. Go inside and sit down first. I'll have someone prepare your favorite fruits..."

As he said this, he asked the maid behind him in a low voice, "What fruits does Yan Yan like?"

"Master, I'm not sure..."

Miss Ou Yan seemed not to be picky? She eats everything?

But they rarely cut fruits for her in the past. What she liked to eat, no one remembered.

"Then prepare Yan Yan's favorite snacks!" Bai Zhenhai raised his voice again, as if intentionally saying it for Ou Yan to hear.

The maid whispered, "Master, I don't know what Miss Ou Yan likes to eat..."

All the snacks at home were liked by Miss Yao Yao! Ou Yan's preferences were never cared about.

"That's it then. Bring all the fruits and snacks in the house here. Even though Yan Yan has left home, she's still my daughter, Bai Zhenhai's daughter! Yan Yan, come in and sit down quickly!"

Xu Aiqin rolled her eyes aside. Although she didn't want this insufferable girl to eat anything from their home, she had to admit that the girl was now of some use.

Give them a few lists, and they can eat well for a long time!

"We were supposed to talk about cooperation, right? Fire them both and let me see your sincerity."

Perhaps they hadn't expected Ou Yan to make such a demand. One of the maids was stunned and angrily said, "Who do you think you are? You can just fire us? Will the master listen to you?"

Firing the two maids could bring huge benefits to the Bai family. Bai Zhenhai couldn't be happier, hurriedly saying, "Someone, settle their wages and get them out immediately. Don't employ them again in the future!"

"Master???!!!" The two maids were both stunned, unable to believe that the master agreed just like that because of a word from this insufferable girl?

Did the sun rise from the west today?

"Madam, the master wants to fire us. Won't you say something?"

These clothes were said to be given to them by the Madam to pick as they liked! How come now it's suddenly their fault?

"Liu Jie, Huang Jie, since the master has made the decision, you'll get an extra month's salary. Go find work at someone else's house."

"Madam???" The two maids didn't expect even the Madam wouldn't help them. Although they didn't understand why, they still couldn't help but glare at Ou Yan resentfully before leaving.

"Now, it's time to settle our accounts." Ou Yan turned her gaze to Bai Zhenhai and said coldly, "The things taken from Grandma, bring them back."

Bai Zhenhai felt a little guilty as soon as he heard this.

Xu Aiqin immediately stepped forward, "Those were given to us by your grandmother personally. Why, do you want them back now? Even if you want them back, they shouldn't pass through your hands. Who knows if you're clean or not? What if it's like last time when you stole Yao Yao's necklace..."

The steward beside her couldn't help but sneer. She still remembered the incident when Ou Yan left the Bai family, she conveniently took away Yao Yao's gemstone necklace! Later, it was found out, and she got angry and threw it in the trash!

"Since that's the case, we have nothing to talk about." Ou Yan was about to go inside.

Unexpectedly, Bai Zhenhai thought she didn't want to cooperate anymore, and hurriedly pushed Xu Aiqin, "What are you standing there for! Those are mom's things. Now she wants them back, you let Yan Yan take them back!"

"Why should I?" Xu Aiqin knew those things were invaluable. Selling them could fetch a lot of money, much more than the orders Ou Yan gave!

"Think long-term!" Bai Zhenhai reminded anxiously in a low voice, "Get them now!"

Previously, the Li family had warned not to cooperate with any company. If the subsidiary company where Yan Yan was could lead the way to get close to them, other companies would surely follow suit, thinking that the Li family was befriending them...

Moreover, Yan Yan would ask that designer Yin behind to design more free new models for them...

In the long run, cooperating with Yan Yan would be the most beneficial!

"Yao Yao, bring yours out too."

Hearing Bai Zhenhai say this, Bai Muyao reluctantly bit her lip. The gemstone flower was so lifelike, and she could still hear the piano music. She liked it so much...

She had just gotten it, and now she had to return it!

Xu Aiqin reluctantly glanced at Ou Yan before going to get the things.

Ou Yan put away the three items, walked towards the door with long strides, as if eager to cut ties with this family.

Bai Zhenhai hurriedly stopped her, "Yan Yan, about the cooperation..."

"No discussion."

"You, you, you wretched girl..." Xu Aiqin realized she had been tricked, and immediately blocked Ou Yan's way, "Since you don't plan to cooperate with us, hand over the things!"

"You say I should hand them over?"

"These are your grandmother's things..."

"Do you also know these are her things? If it weren't for you taking them away, her condition wouldn't have deteriorated? When we went to see her this morning, she was fine..."

"Zhenhai, don't listen to this wretched girl's nonsense..." Xu Aiqin warned, pointing at Ou Yan's nose, "I told you to bring the things out, got it?"

"If you dare, come and take them."

"Fine, you wretched girl!" Xu Aiqin looked at the servants nearby, "What are you standing there for? Get her!"

The steward and the driver immediately rushed forward to teach Ou Yan a lesson.

To everyone's surprise, before they could even touch Ou Yan's hair, she had already knocked them down.

While Xu Aiqin was shocked, she couldn't help but raise her hand, wanting to give this wretched girl a loud slap.

Unexpectedly, Ou Yan grabbed her wrist, looking coldly at her, "Thanks to you, Grandma's health, after so many days of care, has been ruined."

"You, let go of me..." Xu Aiqin didn't care about the old lady's life or death, "I told you to let go, got it? You've gone too far..."

She raised her other hand, wanting to slap Ou Yan, but was blocked by Ou Yan.

Ou Yan shook her hand off, Xu Aiqin fell to the ground, spraining her waist, her face turning pale with pain.

"Oh... my, my waist..."

  Chapter 124: Whereabouts (1)

Fat boss, kneeling on the ground, struggled to stand up, but was firmly pressed down by the bailiffs beside him. He stubbornly kept moving, his eyes fixed straight ahead, a hint of excitement flashing across his face.

Mo Yan followed Fat boss's gaze, but there were many onlookers around that area, so she couldn't be sure who he was looking at.

Just then, a delicate-looking woman in her late twenties squeezed out from the crowd, holding a food box.

The woman walked towards the execution platform, clearly intending to get closer, but she was stopped by the bailiffs stationed there.

"Big brother official, that person is this humble woman's older brother. Please, I beg you, let this humble woman go over and feed him a meal!" 

Perhaps accustomed to such situations, as Fat boss and the others were already doomed, the bailiffs did not make things difficult for her. After consulting with the executioner, they reminded the woman to "hurry up and come out" and then let her in.

The woman thanked the bailiffs profusely, ignoring the disdainful glances of the bystanders, and went up to the execution platform, walking to Fat boss's side.

Fat Brother stared foolishly at the woman, "Xing'er, you finally came to see me."

Upon hearing this, the woman's eyes turned red, but she didn't speak. She hurriedly took out a few side dishes and a bowl of rice from the food box, using chopsticks to feed them to Fat boss. However, her trembling hands betrayed her sorrow.

Fat boss obediently opened his mouth, but his eyes never left the woman. However, as he ate, his mouth gradually stopped moving, and despair filled his face. "Xing'er, I'm sorry, I'm useless. I can't save you, I'm useless..."

The woman's hand loosened, and the bowl fell to the ground. She covered her mouth, sobbing uncontrollably, "It's my fault, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have taken such a risk, wouldn't have been caught. It's all my fault..."

If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have taken such a risk on that Lantern Festival night, wouldn't have captured so many people for money, and wouldn't have been caught later. He had done many wicked things, but he had never wronged her. She disliked him, even hated him in her heart, but at this moment, she really didn't want this man who had poured his heart out to her to die!

Fat boss wanted to comfort the woman, but his hands were tied behind him, and he couldn't move. He smiled gently and shook his head, rubbing the tear-stained face of the woman, "Silly girl, how can I blame you? Even if it wasn't this time, it would be next time, or the time after that. I've committed sins, and this is the fate I deserve! Listen to me, don't cry. If you keep crying, I can't rest in peace even after death."

Upon hearing this, the woman couldn't help but hug the man, tears falling like broken beads, unable to say a word.

Fat boss felt extremely distressed, wishing he could break free from the shackles on his body and hold the woman in his arms to comfort her properly.

They had been together for almost a year, and she had never given him a good face. But now, seeing her tears, seeing her sorrow, it was all for him. If he could, he would exchange his life for a lifetime of happiness for this woman he held dear!

"Yanyan, seeing them like this, I, I feel sorry for them again..."

Liu Tinglan looked at the man and woman on the execution platform, crying in despair, her mood extremely complicated. Clearly, this person had committed heinous crimes and should have died long ago, but seeing them like this, she felt a twinge of discomfort.

"Perhaps in the eyes of others, he deserves to die a thousand deaths, but in the eyes of his wife, he is just her husband, her support."

Mo Yan also felt uneasy. Everyone had a soft spot in their hearts that others couldn't touch. But no matter what, Fat boss, for his own selfish gain, had destroyed countless happy families. This was unforgivable.

Looking at the woman's profile, Mo Yan felt that it was somewhat familiar. After careful consideration, she was very sure that she had never seen this woman before, but that sense of familiarity lingered in her mind.

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 Chapter 855: Sister-in-law Zhou Qiao

Shu Yu nodded, "It's a long story. We can talk about it later. Where is Big Brother?"

Zhou Qiao quickly replied, "He went to the cloth market to purchase goods." She frowned and muttered, "He should have been back by now."

She turned to the two of them and said, "He must have been delayed by something. Please come inside and have a seat. Let me pour you some water. He should be back soon."

Purchase goods?

Shu Yu recalled that earlier, in the courtyard of Liufang Lane, she had indeed seen that there wasn't much fabric left in the tailoring room.

"Since he went to purchase goods, he would bring the fabric directly to Liufang Lane. Sister-in-law, let's close the shop for today and go to the cloth market to meet Big Brother. Then we can go back to Liufang Lane and have dinner. Mother will be delighted to see you."

"Ah? Go to Liufang Lane?" Zhou Qiao suddenly became nervous. As a daughter-in-law of the Lu family, she had met her parents-in-law, Third Uncle, and Fourth Aunt, but she hadn't formally met Second Uncle, and Second Aunt. Now, she would be meeting several elders all at once, and her heart was instantly filled with tension.

Shu Yu had never experienced the situation of meeting the other family's parents after marriage, so she didn't understand Zhou Qiao's feelings and was a bit puzzled by her expression.

"What's wrong?"

"No, nothing. Just wait for me for a moment while I change my clothes."

Shu Yu nodded, "No rush. I ordered food and drinks at the restaurant up ahead. Sister-in-law, you change first. I don't know if it's ready yet. I'll go ahead and wait for you there."

"Okay."

Zhou Qiao breathed a sigh of relief. When she saw Shu Yu and Da Ya leave the shop, she hurriedly closed the door and went to the backyard to change her clothes.

This prevented the two shopkeepers in the neighboring shop from approaching to inquire.

Shu Yu returned to the restaurant and immediately saw the owner.

The dishes in the restaurant were served quite quickly, and the food box she had ordered was already prepared.

When Shu Yu asked about it, the Shopkeeper looked up from behind the counter and was about to smile and say, "It's ready. The plates for the food are quite large, so I used three food boxes for you..."

But halfway through his sentence, he abruptly stopped, his face filled with shock as he looked at her, then rubbed his eyes.

Confirming that he wasn't mistaken, he took a sharp breath. "Lu Family?"

"You recognize me, Shop manager?"

Of course, he recognized her. The restaurant wasn't far from Yiren Pavilion, and when they first opened, there was an incident that attracted officials. He had heard the commotion and came to see what was happening.

But, but...

"You've returned?"

Shu Yu raised an eyebrow. "Yes, just returned. Since I didn't have time to cook, I came to your restaurant to buy some food and drinks. These three food boxes, right?"

The owner quickly nodded, "Yes, yes, yes. I heard from the assistant that you have a mule cart. I'll have someone bring it to your cart."

"Thank you."

"No, no need." The Shopkeeper hurriedly instructed the assistant to prepare the food.

He looked at Shu Yu standing at the door, wanting to say something but hesitating. Shu Yu pretended not to notice. If he didn't ask, she couldn't just explain her acquittal for no reason, right?

Even if he did ask, she might not explain it.

While the assistant was placing the food boxes, Shu Yu climbed onto the cart. Coincidentally, Zhou Qiao also arrived.

However, when she arrived, she had changed into a new outfit and was carrying something in her hand.

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  Chapter 189 Take Care on the Operating Table

"Grandma, I'll come see you later."

Ou Yan got up, gently closed the ward door, walked to the floor guidance platform, and said to one of the nurses, "Please keep an eye on the patient in Room 301 for me. If there are any sudden changes, you can dial the contact number of the family on the information and contact me. My name is Ou Yan."

"I know! Don't worry! You're Dr. Tang's girlfriend, we're all on the same side!"

The nurse was the intern from earlier, smiling with bright eyes.

"Could I ask you a favor? Could you ask your boyfriend to be gentler on ordinary days? Keeping a straight face all day makes us feel uneasy."

"He's not my boyfriend," Ou Yan corrected calmly. "But I'll pass on your message."

"Please don't say it was me! Please!" The nurse clasped her hands together, praying non-stop.

At that moment, Tang Yiyang happened to walk out of the office. When he saw Ou Yan about to leave, his long legs moved toward her.

Seeing him, the nurse panicked and pretended to read a patient's chart, but she couldn't focus.

"Ou Yan," Tang Yiyang called out to her, "Are you leaving?"

"Yes, be gentler from now on."

Tang Yiyang: ??? Is he not gentle enough usually??

In front of the little girl, his temper was unusually good!!

Did the nurse say something bad about him??

Otherwise, how could the little girl mention this for no reason??

Thinking like this, Tang Yiyang's gaze fell on the nurse, who was terrified, her hand holding the medical record trembling...

"I mean, you're usually too fierce. Smile more often."

"Am I fierce?" Tang Yiyang found it amusing. This little girl hadn't seen him being fierce. He was truly fierce when dealing with Qiu Susu and the Bai family before! Compared to them, he was very good to the little girl, right??

The nurse sneaked a peek at Tang Yiyang smiling and couldn't help but be stunned. She hadn't expected Dr. Tang, who was usually icy, to be so handsome when he smiled...

He's so gentle to this girl...

"That's it, smile more. I'm going back now, I have things to take care of." Ou Yan reached this point, looked at the nurse who was infatuated beside her, and tapped the table with her finger. "Remember to keep an eye out for me."

"Oh, okay, no problem!" The nurse hurriedly agreed.

"Ou Yan," Tang Yiyang called her, "Are you going to see them? You're alone, I'm worried."

"Don't worry, they're the ones who have to worry." Ou Yan casually curled her lips. "If I get heavy-handed, please take good care of them on the operating table."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure they never forget it."

"Goodbye."

Seeing Ou Yan leave, the nurse couldn't help saying, "Dr. Tang, your friend is so cool... Her presence is so strong."

"What bad things did you say about me just now?"

"Ah? Nothing, nothing..."

"You'll be on night duty for the next week."

"Ah? Dr. Tang, I said something wrong, I'm sorry, please don't leave..."

Ou Yan took a taxi to the Bai family. As she approached the yard, she heard two housekeepers excitedly sharing "spoils."

"This clothes is nice! Give me one..."

"I heard that old lady is about to die, so we can pick clothes casually! Look at this style, it's really nice..."

"She's so old, wearing such nice clothes is a waste!"

"But of course! Hey, look, there's a QY logo on this clothes in the sunlight, what does it mean? Is it a big brand?"

"I don't know, probably some anti-counterfeiting mark! Forget about it, as long as the clothes look good!"

"I've been eyeing this piece of clothing for a long time! Now that the old lady probably won't come back! Let's take more!"

...

With a bang, the golden iron gate was kicked open.

The two housekeepers looked over and saw Ou Yan. They instinctively hid the clothes behind them.

But with a pile of clothes in front of them, they couldn't hide them in time and looked a little guilty as they glanced at Ou Yan.

"Miss Ou Yan, why are you back?"

"What Miss? She's not even a member of this family! Haven't you heard? Her real family is in the countryside. She probably came back to ask for money from Madam!"

"Didn't Master just give you sixty million!"

"Does she really think this is her home? Without even saying hello, she barges in. Have you forgotten all the manners you've been taught at the Bai family?"

...

Ou Yan stepped forward coldly, "grandma's clothes, why are they in your hands?"

These were all designed by her for Grandma Bai...

"Why are they in our hands? Do we need to report to you?" one of the housekeepers stretched her finger and mocked Ou Yan, "Do you still think you're a miss from the Bai family!"

She sneered, just rolled her eyes, and with a simple hand lock, directly grabbed her arm.

"Ouch! Ouch! It hurts... Ou Yan, what are you doing!"

The other housekeeper panicked, "You, you, I'm going to tell Madam..."

Ou Yan kicked, and the other housekeeper fell to the ground, her face plunged into the bushes, in pain.

"Answer my question." Ou Yan increased her strength.

The housekeeper whose arm was grabbed explained in pain, "It's Madam's idea! Madam said, since Madam, uh, not, the old lady, Madam's health is getting worse day by day, she probably won't come back, even if she does, there won't be many days left..."

Ou Yan's eyes darkened. Did Xu Aiqin want the old lady dead so soon? She's already plotting against the old lady this quickly?

"Madam wants to clear out the old lady's dressing room and make it into a yoga room for Miss Yao Yao... Madam said the old lady can't wear so many clothes anymore, they're all outdated, so she said to give them to us, let us pick..."

"Can she do this to Grandma's things?"

"Madam said she's the mistress of this house, she has the authority to deal with everything in the house."

Ou Yan ruthlessly let go of her arm, and the housekeeper, in pain, fell to the ground.

"Oh my waist..."

"Madam, come quickly, there's trouble, someone's killed someone..."

Bai Zhenhai, Xu Aiqin, and Bai Muyao hurriedly ran out and saw Ou Yan was back. Did the little girl finally come to her senses and want to cooperate with the Bai family?

This is a great thing!!!

"Yan Yan, you're finally home? Come, come in quickly..." Bai Zhenhai hurried forward, smiling kindly.

After all, she was raised by the Bai family. At this critical moment, she's come to repay the favor!

Ou Yan looked at his hypocritical face and felt disgusted, "Grandma's things, why are they here?"

Bai Zhenhai was stunned, he didn't expect her to see this scene so coincidentally, and hurriedly said, "These are all outdated clothes, we want to buy new ones for your grandmother. We don't want these old ones anymore..."

"Wash them and put them back in the dressing room."

  Chapter 123: Robbing the Execution Ground (2)

Shopkeeper Xing hesitated for a moment, then opened his mouth to advise, "Miss, please don't mind my interference, but the fruit trees you mentioned are difficult to grow. In the past, the court made great efforts to bring back seedlings of apples, grapes, and other fruits from foreign lands, and some survived. However, after more than a decade, not a single fruit has been produced."

Mo Yan automatically ignored his words before and after, eagerly asking, "So you mean we can get these fruit trees from foreign lands?"

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Xing twitched his eyes and helplessly replied, "Indeed, it's possible. However, the journey from the capital to foreign lands is long, and even if we manage to get the seedlings, it's not certain they'll survive the journey back."

Mo Yan didn't take this to heart. Even if they died, as long as they were soaked in the Spirit Spring pool, they could come back to life.

Seeing that Mo Yan had made up her mind, Shopkeeper Xing couldn't persuade her any further. He could only suggest, "If Miss really wants to obtain fruit seedlings from foreign lands, it's best to find those merchants who frequently travel between the north and south, as they would be more familiar with these matters."

Mo Yan had already intended to do so and thanked him with a smile.

Before leaving, Xiao Zhu suddenly spoke up, "Miss Mo, do you want pear trees or peach trees?"

Mo Yan was taken aback and smiled, "Yes, of course. I plan to cultivate a large orchard, so the more varieties, the better."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhu happily revealed his two small front teeth, "My neighbor's family sells fruit seedlings, but they are only ordinary pear and peach trees, and they can't sell them at a high price. The family is very poor! If you want to buy, you can buy from them. Their fruit seedlings are better than others!"

"This kid, he can't even afford to marry a wife himself, but he's worrying about others." Shopkeeper Xing patted Xiao Zhu on the back and jokingly scolded him.

Mo Yan smiled, "Xiao Zhu is a kind-hearted person. He will definitely marry a gentle and virtuous wife."

Xiao Zhu smiled foolishly, scratching his head in embarrassment, his ears turning red, which made Mo Yan and the others laugh heartily.

With some clues about the fruit seedlings, Mo Yan was in a good mood. Just as she had sent Shopkeeper Xing away, Liu Tinglan arrived.

"Are you going to the execution ground?" Mo Yan's eye twitched and decisively refused, "No, I'm afraid of having nightmares when I sleep at night."

"Please, let's just go and take a look. When those human traffickers are about to be executed, we'll leave without watching." Liu Tinglan grabbed Mo Yan's arm and pleaded.

Mo Yan pulled her arm away and shook her head vigorously, "If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm not interested."

Clearly a delicate girl, yet she insisted on going to watch executions. Her taste was too heavy!

"Come on, just come with me! Think of it as accompanying me!" Liu Tinglan refused to give up. Those villains even wanted to sell her to such a dirty place. If she didn't see those bad people being punished with her own eyes, she wouldn't be able to sleep well.

Mo Yan felt helpless, her head aching from being pestered by her. She could only say, "Okay, but I'll only watch for a while. I don't want to see blood."

Liu Tinglan nodded vigorously, "Definitely, definitely, I don't dare to watch either."

Mo Yan rolled her eyes. Didn't dare to watch? Who would believe that!

Mo Yan was dragged onto the Liu family's carriage by Liu Tinglan. The coachman was an elderly man in his fifties. When he saw Mo Yan, he respectfully called her Miss Mo.

As soon as he heard that his young lady wanted to go to the execution ground, the coachman was so scared that he almost kneeled down to this little ancestor. But no matter how hard he persuaded, Liu Tinglan ignored him. Helpless, he could only drive the carriage to the vegetable market, secretly praying that the master and madam wouldn't blame him.

The Liu family was just a modestly wealthy household. The decoration in the carriage was not luxurious, but it was very comfortable and neat. Sitting in it was also very stable. Mo Yan tried it and found it much better than riding in a donkey or ox cart.

She had thought about buying a carriage before, but then things got busy and she forgot about it. It was just that the rented, she couldn't put it anywhere. It was better to wait until the new house was built and then buy a carriage. There would be a place to put it, and there were also twenty acres of land at home, so she would need to buy a plow ox as well.

Mo Yan calculated in her heart and soon arrived at the vegetable market.

The vegetable market was located in the north market, supposedly because it was the most chaotic place in the north market, where thieves and swindlers were concentrated. A few years ago, an execution ground was built here, and anyone sentenced to death would be executed here to deter those scoundrels.

After hearing Liu Tinglan explain the reasons behind it, Mo Yan found it very unbelievable.

In the same capital, the four markets in the east, west, south, and north divided people into three categories. The north market was like the slums of a developed country in her previous life, synonymous with backwardness, poverty, and filth. Deliberately building the execution ground here undoubtedly dealt a heavy blow to the residents of the north market.

People from the north market wouldn't admit it when they went to the other three markets, for fear of being stared at with strange eyes.

It was now half past noon, and the nineteen human traffickers had already been escorted to the execution ground. There were already many people gathered around the execution ground, some just to watch the excitement, and others because their children had been abducted.

Many people whose children had been abducted but hadn't been found also came, pointing at the human traffickers and crying and cursing. Several women even fainted in grief and anger, and were carried away by their family members.

With the help of the coachman, Liu Tinglan pulled Mo Yan to the front.

Looking at the human traffickers on the execution platform, covered in dirt and smelling of vegetables and rotten eggs, Liu Tinglan was extremely angry. "They are all scourges that will stink for thousands of years. They should be killed."

Mo Yan looked at the man kneeling in the center, nicknamed Fat boss, who was looking around anxiously, his face showing visible urgency and... anticipation!

Could it be that these human traffickers were not just twenty, but there were also others who had escaped the net, and now their accomplices were planning to rob the execution ground to rescue them?

Mo Yan's mind wandered, involuntarily recalling the plots she had seen in movies and TV dramas in her previous life...

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