Gateway to Happiness - Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Reaching An Agreement

Lu Xiao Shu could already tell from the man’s expression. Suddenly, she blinked her eyes weirdly and looked at him from head to toe with an evil smile, “Hey, are you perhaps having an affair with Madame Xia?”

“What nonsense?” The man’s expression made a complete turn to denial.

Tong Yu Er was stunned too as she glanced over to Lu Xiao Shu, obviously shook by what she had said. What did this girl say? Affair? This—

Simply put, Tong Yu Er was too pure. Lu Xiao Shu huffed and said calmly, “Quit the nonsense! If that’s not true, then why would you take such a risk to help her out? What can a widow like her give you?

The man responded anxiously, “I didn’t say it was her who— Ouch!” Again, his face suffered a burning pain before blood dripped from it. He had finally learned his lesson as he quietly glared at Lu Xiao Shu.

Lu Xiao Shu sneered, “Your expression and reaction have already given you away. There’s no need to deny it! Save us the trouble and just admit it! Hehe! It seems like although Madame Xia’s no longer young now, she’s still an attractive woman. Hmm… wouldn’t you like to bring her home with you? Don’t you think it’s tiresome to keep your relationship with her hidden? If you’re still single, wouldn’t it be a great coincidence? You’ll get yourself a wife easily! If you have a wife, it wouldn’t be a problem anyway since she could be your mistress!”

To think that Madame Xia becoming a mistress at that age had destroyed the practice of men having young and beautiful mistresses made Lu Xiao Shu burst out in laughter.

“Hey, my idea is amazing! What are you glaring at me for? You still aren’t willing to admit? With a letter to my uncle, I can land you in jail!”

“You, you— I’m innocent! Why do you think you can put me in jail?” The man was afraid and anxious, yet he still insisted that he was not guilty.

“Why?” Lu Xiao Shu sneered, “You’re the only one who knows if you’re guilty or not! When you’re in jail, we should put Madame Xia there together with you. Heh! I don’t think both of you can endure the severe punishments! You’ll be so miserable then, with nothing to do, you’ll lose your mind and take your own life! Now that my uncle is a Juren, he might become a Jinshi next year. While the county magistrate is still worried about not having the chance to make friends with him, do you think you could live if you’re sentenced to jail?”

The man’s face was as white as paper with his forehead sweating profusely. As someone who had lived for so many years, even if he did not understand the ways of the world, he would know that the officials take care of each other and that government officials were not people to mess with.

“Have you understood? Or do you need me to rephrase myself? Oh, perhaps you need a few whips, or else you wouldn’t give up unless you’ve halfway in your grave?” Lu Xiao Shu smirked.

The man finally gave in, and his face was pale as he gazed at Lu Xiao Shu. His previous unshakable will was gone as he swallowed difficulty, “You, can you really help me… help me—”

The conditions that Lu Xiao Shu had set was actually quite tempting. Madame Xia was not forty years old yet. He became tempted by her well-figured body, round chubby face, and how good she was in bed.

Most importantly, getting a wife was not a simple task for him!

There were no elders at home to arrange a marriage for him, and he did not know how to manage money and the household; he would always exhaust all the money from butchering. Meanwhile, the house he had was run down and old. There was nothing useful since he was living alone, so that was how he got by every day. Whenever he wanted to have fun with girls, he would go to town for a few days to party. Sometimes, he would meet a young widow, and that was how he got to know her. It was not that he did not think of marrying, but his house was so shabby, and he was past the age of marrying. Would there be anyone who wanted to marry him? That Madame Xia was always sweet in bed, calling him “dear”. However, when he hinted about marrying her, she would immediately change the topic and ignore him for a while…

Even though Madame Xia was not that young anymore, she had maintained her skin and figure. Hence, she still looked young and perhaps was still able to carry a child.

Suddenly, hope bubbled from within Butcher Hu’s heart. He thought that it was such a fantastic idea!

“I, I accept your offer, but how will you help me?”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I have my ways!” Lu Xiao Shu laughed coldly with an explanation, “I never make promises I can’t keep. Since I made you a promise, our deal is settled. I’ll let you go, but what happened here stays here, got it?”

“Yes, I understand.” Butcher Hu nodded.

Lu Xiao Shu said confidently, “Alright, all you need to do is to follow my instructions. I assure you that Madame Xia would follow you home obediently. However, that wretched lady dared to think of hurting my auntie! I’ll teach her a lesson before getting to it. As for you, I think you know your place now, so I’ll let you go! Just mind your own business, understand?”

Butcher Hu was in a daze. How could a five or six years old child sound so mature? Anyway, he was already out of energy and time to think of any of those. What else could he bargain for when all his secrets had been unravelled by her, not to mention that she had the final say about his marriage as well. Hence, he nodded in agreement, “Yes!”

Lu Xiao Shu grinned in satisfaction and she started to untie him.

“Xiao Shu!” Panic hit Tong Yu Er as she stopped Xiao Shu. She glanced at Butcher Hu and asked hesitantly, “What if…” What if he breaks his promise once he’s free? They would not be strong enough to fight him off!

Lu Xiao Shu chuckled, “Don’t worry, Auntie! We know what he looks like. Unless he murders all three of us, he will die a painful death! Even if he did have the guts to kill us, Uncle and my parents will surely make a report to the officials and start an investigation. It wouldn’t take long to find out who was behind it! Don’t you think he would be dumber than a pig if he would rather cause more trouble with us than marry a wife and leave?”

Tong Yu Er was rendered speechless.

Butcher Hu was also shocked, and he promptly decided to give up on revenge.

He had to comfort himself by telling himself: It was me who was lustful and started the whole ordeal. Being tortured by them was actually—quite reasonable! I cannot blame her, I must not blame her!

After letting him go, Lu Xiao Shu announced, “Alright! We’ll be off now! As for you, come back here three days later, and I’ll tell you what to do next!”

“Ouch! Okay! Fine!” Butcher Hu replied with a smile while he massaged his throbbing arms and legs. His entire body was in pain! However, it was overlooked when he was reminded of getting a wife soon. Besides, he was also impressed by the little girl. She’s courageous and clever! She’ll be something when she grows up. Tsk! Tsk! I wonder how tough a man has to be to marry her.

Once again, Butcher Hu could not help but fantasize.

If Lu Xiao Shu, who was walking away with her hand holding onto Tong Yu Er’s, knew what he was thinking, she would definitely turn around and beat him up.

Meanwhile, Madame Xia was anxiously waiting for an update from Butcher Hu, which was already three or four days late. However, she did not care about it since she was so pleased with her plan. She believed that Butcher Hu must have succeeded, and now he should be in hiding. That must be why he could not meet her. Hehe! That jerk! How does it feel nice to rape a Master Juren’s wife?

Madame Xia cackled evilly.

She might not have heard any gossip about it, but she was sure that it must have already happened. It was probably because that arrogant family kept the story down to save their reputation. It did not matter because nothing could change once it had happened! It would haunt them for the rest of their lives. The wretched couple who kept showing affection to each other in front of her would definitely fall out because of this, and they would not be able to live in peace anymore! As a Master Juren, he could not even protect his wife, that shame was bound to follow him forever. It would be like a disease that would plague him and never leave! That must be more torturous than dying!

That night, Butcher Hu finally sneaked into Madame Xia’s house.

When they finally met, the two of them embraced each other in a passionate hug. Just before they got hot and heavy, Madame Xia suddenly pushed him away with a huff, “My man, about what I said before…”

“There are so many things that you’ve said before. It’s such a mood dampener so we’ll get to them later!” Butcher Hu roughly squeezed her bosom with his huge hand while his other hand held her close to him as he kept kissing her, teasing her into a moan. She stopped talking and started moaning even louder while allowing Butcher Hu to carry her onto the bed.

Her clothes came off one by one as they got more sensual and she started mumbling unintelligible words. When she clung to Butcher Hu like an octopus, she realized that almost none of his clothes was taken off. She disappointedly pulled on his shirt, “Why is your shirt still on? Take it off quickly! You’re making me impatient!”

“What’s the hurry? I’ll take them off, but let me feast my eyes on your first!” He laughed naughtily, kissing and touching her as he silently thought: Where are they?

As if hearing his thought, a high-pitched scream resonated outside, “Thief! Thief!” It rang through the village, and it was followed by noises of people rushing and running towards the house.

“A thief snuck into the Miao Family’s yard! Quick! Go scour the place!” Someone yelped, and everyone rushed into the yard from the open gate.

“Gosh! The door is open! Oh no! Go check if Madame Xia is alright!” They were in shock as they quickly rushed into the house. Madame Xia was the Master Juren’s mother, they would never simply stand by and watch as her house got robbed.