âErm⦠Ermâ¦â The First Elder was speechless.
âHaha, little girl, we can be considered acquaintances. Can you not fuss about it on our account?â The Third Elder braced himself and said.
âElders, I remember telling you to restrain some people from your Lan family and not let them out. Otherwise, they will be at my disposal. You also promised me that you wouldnât protect them, right?â Leng Ruoxue didnât answer the Third Elderâs question but asked directly.
âUh! Yes, but we didnât cover for them! Werenât they already at your disposal?â The Third Elder quibbled shamelessly.
âBut what I want to know is, why did Lan Ningâer come to find trouble with me? I heard that she has already been locked up by the First Elder?â Leng Ruoxue looked at the First Elder doubtfully and asked.
âShe⦠She ran out by herself.â The Third Elder wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and pushed all the blame onto Lan Ningâer. Alas! He couldnât say that Big Brother let Lan Ningâer out in order to teach Leng Ruoxue a lesson, right?
âLittle Snowy, Third Grandpa is lying to you. That damn old man deliberately let Lan Ningâer out to cause you trouble,â Lan Lie suddenly said, exposing the Third Elderâs lie.
âOh!â Leng Ruoxue looked at the Third Elder with a spurious smile and said indifferently.
âYou stinky brat, are you a traitor!â The Third Elder was so angry! He ignored everything else and chased after Lan Lie in the room!
âIâm telling the truth! Didnât you teach me that good children shouldnât lie!â Lan Lie fled aggrievedly, covering his head and hiding everywhere. Finally, he ran behind the little old man to seek protection.
âUh, Senior, donât protect him. I want to teach this traitor a lesson,â the Third Elder said very respectfully. He already knew the little old manâs identity, so he naturally didnât dare to be rude in front of the little old man.
âTeach him a lesson? I think heâs right! Heâs a child! Honesty is a virtue. You have to teach him a lesson only if heâs not honest!â the little old man said meaningfully.
âUh!â Two drops of cold sweat dripped down the Third Elderâs forehead. His heart was racing as he thought, Could the dishonest child be referring to me? Boohoo⦠He was also forced into a corner! This was all a mess caused by the Patriarch finding trouble for no reason!
âThird Grandpa, you canât run away if you did something wrong! Donât hide it for that old man!â Lan Lie was being even bolder since someone was backing him up.
âStinky brat, thatâs your biological grandfather!â The Third Elder couldnât help roaring.
âHmph! I call him Old Man in front of him!â Lan Lie said nonchalantly.
âAlright, go back to your Lan family if you want to argue or fight. Now, First Elder, Third Elder, you have to give me an explanation,â Leng Ruoxue said coldly. She was unwilling to become the sacrificial lamb for the battle between the Lan familyâs grandfather and granddaughter, so she would not let go of the benefits that should be gained.
Uh! The First Elder and Third Elder were stunned. Did they hear it right? Leng Ruoxue actually wanted an explanation from them? What explanation?
âLittle girl, what explanation do you want us to give you?â The First Elder asked foolishly. Was he really old? Why couldnât he understand what this little girl was saying?
âShouldnât you give me an explanation for breaking your promise? I thought that the Lan family had always valued integrity the most. Isnât that so?â Leng Ruoxue looked at the two Lan family elders doubtfully and said slowly.
âOf course, but⦠this isnât a breach of trust, right?â First Elder wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and quibbled.
âOh, then Iâm afraid it depends on the person. Anyway, in my opinion, if you didnât do what you promised me, you would be breaking your promise to me. Of course, I donât care if you donât think so,â Leng Ruoxue said nonchalantly, her face full of understanding of the two of them.
âUh, little girl, what do you want then?â The Third Elder said speechlessly. He realized today that this little girl was really too difficult to deal with. No wonder she dared to pry into the corner of their Lan family and dared to teach the Lan family a lesson.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âThere is a rule in my hometown. If one party breaks the agreement, the other party has to pay for the breach of contract,â Leng Ruoxue said with a smile, her expression so sincere.
âBreach of contract?â The two shrewd old men finally understood. This was asking for more money! This little girlâs beast had already taken a lot of money from the Lan family. Why didnât this girl intend to let the two of them go? It was too despicable. This little girl was really a vampire!
âYes, you need to pay for your breach of contract,â Leng Ruoxue said calmly.
âWe donât have money,â the two old men said in unison, deciding to collectively cheat.
âNo money? Itâs okay. You can work to repay my debts if you donât have money.â Leng Ruoxue said with a light smile.
âUh! Work to repay debts?â The two old men were dumbfounded. What did she mean by working to repay their debts? Did she mean working for this little girl?
âWorking as the name implies that you will work for me in the future until you pay off the debts you owe me. Moreover, I wonât be paying for your accommodation nor food!â Leng Ruoxue knew that these two old men definitely didnât know what work was, so she explained it to them directly.
âUh! How long do we have to work for you?â The First Elder couldnât help asking. He finally understood that Leng Ruoxue wanted them to be her subordinates.
âThat will depend on your working ability. If your abilities are too poor Iâm afraid you will have to work for life,â Leng Ruoxue said very understandingly. These two old men were from the Lan family and were esteemed elders. They would definitely not do manual work.
âA lifetime? How much do we owe you in total?â The Third Elder then remembered that he had not asked the most important question. They still did not know how much money they owed Leng Ruoxue. He would not want to work for others if it was not much!
âTwo billion purple coins!â Leng Ruoxue stretched out two fingers.
âWhat? Youâre robbing us openly! Why would we owe you so much money?â The First Elder roared angrily.
âItâs all because of your high status! Ordinary people donât have to pay so much if they break the contract, but youâre different. With your status, I even gave you a discount! One billion each, a total of two billion!â Leng Ruoxue explained.