244 But What if They’re Willing?
“No need.” Captain Zou snorted. “You don’t have to bring your lousy things to the inner city. You just need to follow me directly. When we reach the inner city, I’ll let you take a bath and change your clothes.”
Upon hearing this, the lady boss was not angry. Instead, she smiled happily. “Great, that’s great! As expected of the celestial lord. He’s so generous. He hasn’t even chosen his fourth wife, yet he’s already giving the candidates new clothes.”
Then, the lady boss looked at Ah Ping lovingly and touched her hair with her rough hands. “Daughter, you must live up to expectations. If you can get the favor of the celestial lord, our family won’t have to suffer anymore. I’ll be waiting for your good news.”
Ah Ping nodded, her voice choked with sobs. “Don’t worry, Mom. I’ll definitely work hard to make sure you guys can live a good life. You have to take care of your health at home and don’t tire yourself out.”
“I know. You have to take care of yourself too! My good daughter.”
“Alright, it’s not like you won’t see each other again. There’s no need to say so much! If you really can’t bear to part, then I think you shouldn’t go!” Captain Zou urged unhappily.
“No, no, she has to go. Ah Ping, hurry up and follow Captain Zou. Don’t waste his time.”
“Yes,” Ah ping replied in a low voice and left with Captain Zou and the other three. When she reached the door, Ah Ping suddenly stopped and looked at Du Yue. However, it was just a glance. Before Du Yue could see the emotions in her eyes, Ah Ping turned around and walked out.
After a while, Du Yue heard the sound of Captain Zou and the others starting their car. The car drove away quickly and gradually disappeared from everyone’s sight. The lady boss stood at the door, wiping her tears with her rough hands, her eyes full of reluctance. It was not until she could no longer see the car in the thick fog that she entered the lobby, feeling a little lost.
The lady boss saw Du Yue as soon as she entered the lobby. The moment she saw her, the lady boss’ expression was a little complicated. However, she quickly composed herself and walked toward Du Yue with a smile. “Thank you. If you had gone, my daughter wouldn’t have had the chance to go.”
Du Yue had mixed feelings when she heard the lady boss thanking her. She could not help but ask, “Do you really think that sending your child to that kind of place is for her own good?”
“Of course, I do!” The lady boss’ face was firm. “You’re new here, so you don’t understand. The wives of the celestial lord are all living the lives of immortals. Especially the second madam, who was from a small base. She won the favor of the celestial lord, and he was so happy that he had arranged for all the people from her base to join them in the inner city!
“The relatives and friends of the second madam all became high-cla.s.s residents of the inner city. They live a comfortable life every day. If our Ah Ping works hard and gets chosen, then everyone in our family will benefit from her! Once we move into the inner city, not only will we not have to work so hard, but we can also see each other every day. Isn’t that a good thing?”
After saying this, the lady boss’ face was full of yearning and antic.i.p.ation. She looked as if she wanted to send her daughter to the bed of the so-called celestial lord. Du Yue and He Xing had wanted to ask the mother and daughter if the woman in the grain store was telling the truth.
However, she did not have the chance to chat at all as their plans changed. Even so, the answer was obvious. Just by looking at the lady boss’ att.i.tude, they knew that the woman in the grain store had not lied to them. Du Yue suddenly felt a little tired as she looked at the lady boss, who was so excited.
She did not want to say anything more, so she turned around and walked to the backyard. The lady boss looked at Du Yue’s back as she left and pouted. “You’re the one who didn’t want to go, and now you want to go back on your word? This person just can’t bear to see others living better than her…”
When the lady boss said this, she did not deliberately lower her voice, so Du Yue, who had already walked out of the back door, could hear her clearly.
Upon returning to the room and seeing that He Xing had locked the door, Du Yue took out the chairs and sat down on one of them. He Xing sat down beside her and looked at her worriedly. “Du Yue, what’s wrong?”
Du Yue’s eyes were filled with sorrow as she looked at He Xing. “The contractor in the underground city was detestable, but he only captured the survivors and ordered them to work for him. When we went there, the eyes of the women and children who were locked up were shining. They never compromised. As long as they could seize the opportunity, they would fight back.
“At that time, I felt that we were doing something for their own good. Killing that person was also what the people wanted. But it’s different here…”