books44 Chapter 267 This is a Family Matter
Chapter 267 This is a Family Matter
After Su Jixiang went out, he took Lushui to the street.
Today, Wei Rui is protecting Su Jixiang.
Normally, if Su Jixiang wanted to go to the store, Lushui and Guihua would follow him. But today, Guihua went to the store to help. Wei Ling had instructed that whenever Su Jixiang went out, at least two people must follow her to avoid any problems. And today, Weidong specifically asked Wei Rui to protect Su Jixiang.
This was Wei Rui's first time going out since he arrived at the General's Mansion, so he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"Why are you so tense?" Su Jixiang asked with a smile when he saw Wei Rui looked very stiff. "If you feel uncomfortable following me, go back and ask Wei Feng or Wei Jing to come over."
Since Wei Rui stayed in the General's Mansion, the people in the General's Mansion never told Wei Rui what to do. On weekdays, he followed Wei Dong to clean up the yard at home, and there was nothing else to do. Wei Ling hardly spoke to him, and even if he saw him, he just glanced at Wei Rui.
Wei Rui felt that he had let down the Black Tiger Army and Wei Ling, so he naturally did not dare to take the initiative to talk to Wei Ling. Even though he wanted to, he would unconsciously lower his head every time he saw Wei Ling.
So today, since Su Jixiang lacked someone to protect him, Wei Dong sent Wei Rui out.
The main reason is that Weidong is afraid that Wei Rui will get sick from being bored in the mansion. He is a good person, but he stays in the mansion without saying a word all day... What kind of thing is this?
The two shops that Su Jixiang liked were at the end of Zhuque Street, and the two shops were next to each other.
One is a grocery store and the other is a shop selling mutton offal soup. Both shops only have half a storefront, and together they form a whole shop. Originally, only the shop selling mutton offal soup wanted to be sold, and Su Jixiang took a fancy to it. He also asked someone to smell whether the grocery store next door was for sale. The boss seemed a little shaken and wanted to sell it, so Su Jixiang came in person to discuss it today.
If the deal goes through, she can connect the two shops.
However, after Su Jixiang arrived, he did not rush over. Instead, he took Wei Rui and Lu Shui to a tea shop diagonally opposite and sat down.
"Madam, aren't you going to discuss something? Are you thirsty?" Lu Shui followed Su Jixiang into the tea shop. The shop was also very small, with only half of the storefront. Although it was located on Zhuque Street, it looked very shabby inside. There was a slightly pungent smell of low-quality charcoal as soon as you entered. The tea shop didn't look clean, so Lu Shui was afraid that the food in the shop would make Su Jixiang sick. "If you are thirsty, why don't we walk forward? There are a few good tea shops ahead."
"No need, let's sit here." Su Jixiang waved his hand and found a seat by the window.
An old man came in, leaning on a crutch and tremblingly handed a tea order to Su Jixiang.
Su Jixiang took a look and found that the tea sign was already very worn out, and the words carved on it were almost worn out.
"Old man, just bring me a pot of your favorite tea." Su Jixiang looked around the surroundings and said to the old man with a smile. The old man was about sixty years old, his back was hunched, his clothes were not very clean, his eyes were cloudy, and he looked lifeless.
"Okay. Madam, please wait a moment." His voice was also very hoarse and old, and he coughed twice after speaking. He slowly put away the tea sign, hunched his back and walked inside with his crutches.
Lu Shui frowned.
She saw that the old man's hands were black and was afraid that the things he brought were not clean, so she simply followed the old man to the back.
Before Lu Shui came out, a sturdy man rushed into the teahouse. As soon as he came in, he took a look at Su Jixiang and shouted inside, "Come out, you old bastard!" He shouted several times in a row. Wei Rui frowned and was about to step forward but was stopped by Su Jixiang.
Wei Rui then retreated back and continued to stand behind Su Jixiang, but there was a hint of impatience in his eyes as he looked at the man.
"Come out! Otherwise I'll smash the shop!" The man shouted a few times and saw no response from inside, so he rolled up his sleeves and yelled.
"No, no, no!" Upon hearing that the shop was going to be smashed, the old man hurriedly walked out from behind the door curtain with his crutches. He walked a little hurriedly and seemed a little staggering.
"You're not deaf! I thought you were deaf and couldn't hear anything!" The sturdy man glared at the old man, "Give me money, you old fool! I have no money!"
"No money!" The old man's voice was filled with anger and unwillingness.
"You want to die!" The man took two steps forward and grabbed the old man's collar, wishing he could lift him up from the ground. "No money? Someone comes to drink tea and you dare to say you have no money! It's okay if you don't have money, just give me the shop! I can sell it and get some money!"
"You rebellious son! You might as well kill me and your mother!" The old man's feet were almost lifted off the ground, but he wanted to swing the cane in his hand to hit the man.
The man pushed the old man and he flew out. Wei Rui moved and quickly caught the old man before he hit the ground.
"Don't meddle in other people's business!" The man saw Wei Rui's quick movements and knew that he had met a tough guy today. He pointed at Wei Rui and glared at him, saying, "This is our family affair and has nothing to do with you! Get out of here!"
"Family affairs?" Wei Rui's eyes darkened. "He is your father? Or your grandfather?"
"The old man is my father!" The man sneered and said, "He and the shameless old man lying inside were both over fifty years old when they gave birth to me! So don't meddle in other people's business! It's only natural for me to ask my own father for money!"
The old man was so angry that he could hardly speak. He stared at the man with his cloudy eyes and cursed him hatefully, "If I had known you were like this today, I should have strangled you to death when you were a kid!"
"Haha, when you were having fun with that shameless old man, you never thought that you would have a son like me! Besides, you're not going to care about me after you give birth to me? Hurry up and give me the money! Your daughter-in-law is still waiting for your money to buy rice! Do you want to starve your daughter-in-law and your grandson to death?" the man said righteously.
"Wei Rui, come back." Su Jixiang said to Wei Rui who was supporting the old man.
Wei Rui glanced at the man, helped the old man sit on a bench beside him, and then returned to Su Jixiang.
"Hurry up and give me the money!" The man looked at the old man with disdain and said with his hands spread out. "Otherwise I will really smash the shop!"
"I don't have any money, but I have my life!" The old man was shaking with anger. He poked the ground heavily with the crutch in his hand and said.
"What bad luck! What's the point of taking your life? I'll even fold a coffin board for you." The man spat, then picked up a bench and pretended to smash it towards a row of cabinets on the side.