Chapter 9

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

The village chief had been working as a supervisor at the entrance. Wan Shi gave him a list of goods that he had brought over and asked him to check if there were any items that he had not brought over. The price was clearly written on the list. After the villagers put down their goods, they could get 10% of the value of the goods as remuneration. The most expensive was a large pile of cosmetics.

The village chief checked the list one by one. Everything was here except for the box containing the cosmetics. The village chief was puzzled. He thought that these two things couldn’t have grown wings and flown away on their own, until he saw Yu Yu walking over.

Just as the village chief was thinking that the money this kid earned could let Yu Heng heave a sigh of relief, Yu Yu fell hard to the ground. The goods also fell with a clang, sending dust flying as high as a person.

The village chief and Wan Shi were scared out of their wits. Wan Shi was worried that someone would die, while the village chief was worried that the things inside would be broken. Yu Yu was also frightened. His dark face instantly turned pale. He lay on the ground woodenly, praying that the things in the box were not broken.

This turn of events caught everyone off guard. Wan Shi and the village chief were the first to react. The two of them rushed out together, one helping Yu Yu and the other looking at the boxes. Yi Ke also came back to her senses and slowly went downstairs to the courtyard.

The village chief opened the box to take a look. The foundation had already shattered, and the liquid inside was flowing everywhere. He had not had the time to check the other things, but it was probably not much better.

“Kid, I already told you to take the lighter ones. Why don’t you know your own worth!” Before Wan Shi could speak, the village chief scolded him and even kicked Yu Yu.

Wan Shi stood awkwardly at the side and looked at Yi Ke who was walking over. He said awkwardly, “Miss…”

Yi Ke raised her hand to signal him not to speak and squatted down to check the situation. The village chief was still scolding Yu Yu at the side. The little boy stood dejectedly and did not speak.

“Village chief, you don’t have to protect him anymore.” Yi Ke stood up and patted the non-existent soil on her hand.

How could she not see through the village chief’s intentions? He used the method of advancing as retreat. He scolded him, then beat him up a little. Then, he will tell her that the child was insensible and said that their family was poor. He hoped that she, an adult, would not hold a grudge and let this kid off this time.

The village chief, whose thoughts had been exposed by Yi Ke, laughed awkwardly and stood to the side. Yu Yu still lowered his head and said nothing.

“The three bottles of serum were all smashed, as well as my face cream and essence. A few lipsticks were broken, and the eye shadow disc was stained with foundation and couldn’t be used anymore. The powder was broken, but the rest were fine.” Yi Ke looked at the child who only knew how to hide behind adults and tremble, and her heart didn’t soften at all.

“I’ve used most of them. I’ll give you a discount. Give me 30,000 yuan in total.”

Yu Yu almost fainted when he heard this price. 30,000 yuan. His brother had worked hard for a year but could only earn a little more than 10,000 yuan, and that was under the condition that the harvest was good. Their family still had patients and needed to eat and drink. How long would it take to repay this money?

A villager beside him stood up and said carefully, “Doggie’s family isn’t doing too well. Why don’t…” Before he could finish speaking, he was glared at by Yi Ke and didn’t dare to speak.

Yi Ke didn’t care what the villagers would say about her. She raised her head and looked around at the onlookers. She said, “If the conditions aren’t good, you should be even more careful. Besides, I didn’t force you to move it, right? It’s reasonable to get paid for your labor, and it’s also reasonable to compensate for damage.”

The surrounding villagers all shut their mouths, not daring to make a sound. Most of them were here to help. If they offended Yi Ke, they would not be able to get money in the future.

Yu Yu was on the verge of tears. He was extremely regretful that he did not listen to the village chief and insisted on showing off. Now, not only did he not earn any money, he even lost a lot of money. Yu Yu mustered his courage and said in a mosquito-like voice, “I didn’t do it on purpose. I just didn’t eat enough in the morning. I was a little dizzy from the sun, so I fell. Can you let me move more luggage in the future and earn money to compensate you?”

Yi Ke sized him up and couldn’t help but laugh. “You mean, you’ll earn my money and compensate me? Little kid, do you want to go outside and ask how much a porter can earn in a day? You have to make no less than ten trips back and forth, and your salary is only 80 yuan a day! The conditions I gave you are dozens of times higher than the outside world. Now, you still want such good treatment. You can’t just take advantage of someone like this!”

Yu Yu lowered his head again. The surrounding crowd was suddenly pushed aside and Yu Heng walked in.