3 – San Ye Encounters the Embarrassment of Jiao Jiao and Her Mother
Su Jiaojiao glanced sideways.
A middle-aged woman with a plump figure, carrying a bag, walked over while wiping her hands with a tissue.
She arrived behind the small stall, glanced at Su Jiaojiao’s unusually ugly face, and a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.
“If you have money, buy it. If not, give the chocolate back. We don’t trade goods for goods!”
She thought to herself, who knows what worthless junk this woman brought? She was afraid of dirtying her own hands!
The old lady frowned tightly and quickly nudged the woman’s arm. “Shufen, don’t speak like that!”
Zhang Shufen glanced at the old lady. “Then how should I speak? Should I treat someone who can’t afford my things like a god?”
Seeing the old lady about to speak again, Zhang Shufen rolled her eyes. “Mom, just shut up! I haven’t even scolded you yet! I asked you to watch the stall for me, not to lose money for me!”
The old lady was immediately left speechless, her heart aching.
Su Jiaojiao calmly looked at this harsh Zhang Shufen.
Although the woman spoke rudely, the stall belonged to her. If she didn’t want to trade, Su Jiaojiao couldn’t force a sale or beat her into selling it.
As the ancestor of the fox clan, she couldn’t do such domineering and unreasonable things, or she would set a bad example for the young ones below.
She looked down at Su Tuantuan.
“Tuantuan, put the chocolate back. After we enter the city, Mother will buy some for you.”
“Mother…”
Su Tuantuan hugged the bag of chocolate in his arms, wrapping his little arms around it tighter, clearly reluctant to return it.
He blinked his watery, large eyes and looked at his mother. “Can we buy it now?”
It was really delicious, and he wanted to eat it.
“But Mother has no money.”
Su Jiaojiao half-crouched down, gently ruffled the little one’s head, and then reached out to take the bag he was holding.
Although the little one really, really wanted to eat it, when his mother reached for the bag, he stood obediently without dodging.
Only his large, moist eyes stared longingly at the chocolate, filled with desire.
…
It was at this moment that Fu Shangbai’s car pulled over by the roadside.
He was flipping through a book in the back seat.
Suddenly, he heard Secretary Zhu say to the driver, “Ah, is this the sorrow of adulthood? The son wants to eat something but has no money to buy it. Even though the son holds the chocolate so reluctantly, the mother still has to take it from his arms and return it…”
The driver also sighed with emotion. “Exactly, it’s heartbreaking to see.”
Hearing their conversation, Fu Shangbai also looked up and gazed outside through the car window.
When he saw the woman crouching in front of the child, Fu Shangbai suddenly changed expression, and the book in his hand instantly fell to the floor!
He straightened his back abruptly!
His pupils instantly contracted!
That figure…
It was exactly the same as the young girl he had seen in his dreams!
Just as his slender fingers pressed against the car door, ready to push it open and step out, the woman turned her head and glanced in this direction.
Fu Shangbai stared at that face for three seconds, then slowly loosened his clenched fingers.
It wasn’t her.
The figure was similar, but the face was completely different.
She was not his Jiaojiao.
In front of the small stall, Su Jiaojiao sensed someone watching and suddenly turned to look.
Unfortunately, the dark-tinted car window blocked the view of the person in the back seat. She didn’t notice at all that an old acquaintance was sitting there.
She glanced once and then withdrew her gaze.
“Be good, don’t be sad. After we enter the city, Mother will exchange for cash and buy it for you.”She gently pinched her son’s little cheek.
Su Tuantuan blinked his long eyelashes. “Mother, that auntie must think we don’t have anything good, so she doesn’t want to trade with us…”
He took a step forward, leaning on his mother’s shoulder to whisper in her ear.
“But we have so many good things! Each one is priceless! We have several chests of antiques, we have many large pearls, we have many thousand-year-old medicinal herbs… If we take one out, that auntie would definitely be willing to trade with us!”
He lightly tugged at his mother’s sleeve. “How about it? Mother.”
Su Jiaojiao shook her head. “No.”
She glanced coldly at Zhang Shufen.
Zhang Shufen was also looking at her with contempt.
She indifferently withdrew her gaze and whispered to Su Tuantuan, “Darling, as you said, our things are priceless. So using them to trade for a few boxes of chocolate would be too much of a loss.”
She curved her lips. “If we were trading with a kind-hearted old lady, I wouldn’t mind taking a loss… But this mean woman is different. Since she looks down on us, she shouldn’t expect to gain even the slightest advantage from me.”
Su Tuantuan thought about it and realized she was right!
Any treasure they casually took out would be enough to make someone instantly wealthy overnight!
Why should they benefit this woman who looked down on them?
So when Su Jiaojiao took the bag of chocolates from his arms, he no longer felt any reluctance.
He looked at Zhang Shufen with a particularly smug little expression.
“Hmph!”
He said triumphantly, “If you had traded with us, the treasures we have could have made your family rich overnight! It’s because of your meanness, because of your arrogance, that you missed this great opportunity!”
Zhang Shufen was examining her nails when she heard Su Tuantuan’s words. She looked over in surprise.
Staring at Su Tuantuan for three seconds, she burst into loud laughter!
“I’m laughing so hard I’m about to cry!”
She pursed her lips, spouting sarcastic remarks one after another!
“If you really had treasures that could make me rich overnight, would you even be unable to afford a box of chocolate?”
“I’ve lived this long and never seen such a bizarre child. Clearly very poor, yet pretending to be so impressive. Even if you’re not embarrassed, I feel embarrassed for you!”
“People should have some shame. Being so vain and exaggerated at such a young age, what future could you possibly have when you grow up?”
She waved her hand in disgust. “Get lost, get lost! Don’t block the way in front of my stall!”
Zhang Shufen’s words caused Su Jiaojiao’s face to instantly turn cold.
How dare she mock her son like that? How bold!
Since she’s seeking death, she’d better be prepared to face her wrath!
With a slight movement of her finger, a colorless, odorless mist floated up and attached itself to Zhang Shufen.
Su Tuantuan, having been scolded by Zhang Shufen, was about to argue with her when he suddenly noticed his mother’s subtle action.
He turned his head to look, his big eyes gleaming brightly!
Wow, Mother poisoned this mean woman!
He sniffed lightly with his little nose.
What kind of poison was it…
Ah, he recognized it!
It was a poison that would cause dizziness, vomiting, diarrhea, and mouth sores!
This poison had no antidote; it would torment the victim for a full month before subsiding!
He looked at Zhang Shufen with great delight.
Zhang Shufen was about to chase away this annoying mother and son again when she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.She staggered, steadying herself against the stall!
She raised a hand to press against her head, her expression pained.
Could it be heatstroke from the intense sun today?
Su Tuantuan curled her lips into a smug smile.
Hmph, you wicked woman, the headache is just the beginning. In a few hours, you’ll be vomiting, having diarrhea, and developing mouth sores!
Just as Su Jiaojiao finished poisoning and was about to lead her son away, a man’s voice suddenly came from behind—