Chapter 256: Make Them Move Out

Gu Fei said calmly, "Fine. In a little while, I’ll have Second Brother go back and tell Dad. Have him speak with Liu Zhuangtou and make Shanzi’s family repay the silver they owe Young Master Su and get out of the estate!"

After all, Young Master Su had only lent them the estate out of respect for her family. In the end, all these people living on the estate were taking advantage of Gu Fei’s family.

And now, she was going to stop letting them have that privilege!

Xing’er was both shocked and delighted. "Really?"

Even though she worked here during the day, she couldn’t avoid running into Shanzi or Shanzimama when she went back at night. Shanzimama would just ignore her, but Shanzi was always trying to pester her.

Nowadays, whenever she returned home at night, she would just hide away in her side room, too afraid to even step outside for fear of running into Shanzi.

’If they moved out, that would be amazing!’

Gu Fei smiled faintly. "Of course it’s true. You’re my cousin, after all. I can’t just stand by and watch you get bullied by an outsider."

"Especially from a useless man like him. He has no idea how to solve his own problems and only knows how to pressure women. Pah, what a scumbag!"

Behind the counter, Lan Zhi pressed her lips together to hide a smile. ’I’m getting stranger and stranger,’ she thought. ’Lately, I really enjoy hearing Little Fei curse people out. I’ve even been secretly taking notes. Mmm, this is bad, very bad.’

Xing’er said gratefully, "Little Fei, thank you. I really, truly thank you. If it weren’t for you, I’d probably still be at home crying every day. But now, I’m not afraid of anything. I can earn my own silver, I can support myself, and I’ve realized I don’t have to get married."

Gu Fei nodded, pleased. ’If this keeps up,’ she thought, ’Xing’er might just grow into an independent woman. That’s great.’

That evening, Gu Erlang stopped by the shop before heading home. It had become a habit; he could only head home with peace of mind after seeing Lan Zhi and his sister.

Gu Fei told him, "When you get back, tell Dad to have Liu Zhuangtou go over and make Shanzi’s family repay the silver they owe Young Master Su. Then, have them move out. Give them two days to find a new place."

Gu Erlang muttered, "We should’ve made them move out ages ago. Hmph. Did they really think someone from the Gu Family is that easy to bully?"

Upon returning home, Gu Erlang couldn’t wait to tell Gu Zhang. When Gu Zhang heard that Shanzi had gone to the shop to harass Xing’er again, he grew furious. "That Shanzi! I really misjudged him. He’s absolutely rotten!"

He didn’t even wait for dinner. Grabbing a small gift, he went straight to Liu Zhuangtou’s home. When he explained the situation, it turned out Liu Zhuangtou already knew all about it. The commotion that day had been too loud to ignore; he and his wife had been crowded at the inner gate, watching the drama unfold.

He had felt terrible seeing Xing’er try to take her own life.

Liu Zhuangtou nodded. "Alright, I’ll go talk to him right now."

He wasn’t afraid of offending a pair of country folk like a widow and her son.

The moment Gu Zhang left the main residence, Liu Zhuangtou headed through the inner gate.

Shanzi’s family was in the middle of dinner. Liu Zhuangtou didn’t bother going inside, just stood in the doorway and called out, "Hey! The Young Master says to repay the silver you owe, pack your things, and get out."

Shanzimama was so startled her bowl nearly slipped from her hands. "What’s going on? Everything was fine. Why would Young Master Su suddenly want us to repay the silver?"

Liu Zhuangtou snorted. "It’s the Young Master’s silver. He can ask for it back whenever he pleases, and you have to repay it."

"And another thing—you have one day. Find a new place tomorrow and get out, quickly!"

Shanzimama asked anxiously, "Liu Zhuangtou, about moving out... is it just our family, or does everyone have to go?"

Liu Zhuangtou replied, his face expressionless, "Just you."

The muscles in Shanzi’s face twitched as he stared daggers at Liu Zhuangtou. "Young Master Su never said anything about this, did he? It was that wench Gu Fei who put you up to this, wasn’t it?"