Silver… rooms full of gold ingots and silver pieces… Hahaha…
My happy and short rest days have passed, and the first week of the first month of the plan begins, so Xiao Shang is accompanying me.
Sitting in the ‘CEO office’ of my Tianxia First Hall, I watched money fall into my wallet, but such sights can become mundane. Today, I decided to let Small Shang take me back to Ling Mansion to see my long-unseen father.
In the horse-drawn carriage, I lifted the curtain and saw a familiar figure. “Stop the carriage!” I shouted, and it halted. I jumped down, followed by Shang, and rushed forward to tap the person’s shoulder. “Xiao Yuan!”
Xiao Yuan turned around, and upon seeing me, he happily hugged me. “Wow, Ling Brother, long time no see!” Just as he expressed his joy, Shang, filled with jealousy, lifted his small body and glared at him. “Don’t get close to Han, or I’ll kill you.”
Xiao Yuan and I exchanged nervous looks. When Shang is angry, he can be truly terrifying. I stepped in to rescue Xiao Yuan from Shang’s grip. “Xiao Shang, he’s my sworn brother from the government office. We don’t have any special relationship, so you don’t need to be like this.”
Shang’s expression softened, and he smiled, extending his hand to Xiao Yuan. “Sorry, I was rude just now.”
“The naive Xiao Yuan, without any guard, stretched out his hand: ‘No, no, we’re all friends.’ When they shook hands, I clearly heard a crisp bone-breaking sound, like crushing an instant noodle package.
‘Ah!!!!!!’ This was Xiao Yuan’s painful scream.
My Xiao Shang is indeed formidable. I walked up and lifted Xiao Yuan’s ‘weathered’ hand; it hung lifeless like a withered flower. ‘Xiao Yuan, are you dead?’ Xiao Yuan replied with teary eyes: ‘Almost. Wuwu…’
Damn, this world is truly brutal. Even the usually gentle Shang is terrifying when angry. One can’t imagine how scary and dark this world could be…
‘Yuan, have you quit that government office job?’ I asked. Xiao Yuan smiled, a bit forced, ‘Yes, I quit a few days ago. I haven’t found a job yet, and I’ve been hungry for days. My mother’s illness has worsened because we can’t afford medicine.’
