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nThere is no way we’ll give her a share of our money! Even if my mother comes, she will not give it to her.

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n“My mother had to hurry to the village entrance to wait for them. Aunt Kang, why don’t you come along?” he suggested.

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nAunt Kang fell silent immediately.

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nShe did not dare to go. Her husband, who was biased toward An Jiuyue only, would chase her out if she did. She did not want to risk it!

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n“There’s no need for me to go. You guys should hurry up and settle this matter. Remember to give me what’s mine. I won’t tolerate those who like to play dirty.”

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nAlthough she did not dare to go to the village entrance, she did not intend to let her money go.

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n“This is not over yet. If An Jiuyue refuses to give you her son, whoever receives the money will have to spit it back out.

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n“You might even have to cough up more money! Ministry Councilor He is not easily fooled.”

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nWithout waiting for An Da to respond, she snatched the fishes and wild vegetables from his hands and returned to her courtyard.

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n“Well…” An Da was dumbfounded.

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nI’ve seen unreasonable people, but I’ve never met anyone more unreasonable than her.

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nIs Aunt Kang not afraid that the Chief will find out about this and chase her out? Did she think this through to threaten us like that?

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nThere was no way Aunt Kang did not think this through. However, nothing else mattered more to her than money.

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nBesides, she was certain Old An’s family would not dare to do anything. After all, this was a very disgraceful matter. They would not be allowed to stay in the An Clan Village if the Chief and the Junior Officer found out.

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nTherefore, she had nothing to be afraid of. She would be more unreasonable than any other person. This was the only way to get the money!

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nMoney was more reliable than husbands and sons in this day and age!

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n…

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nSoon, Aunt Wang arrived at the village entrance and met with Ministry Councilor He and his men.

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n“Oh? Ministry Councilor He, why are you here personally? You could’ve sent your butler on your behalf” Aunt Wang smiled so wide that her eyes narrowed to slits.

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nShe did not understand what An Jiuyue’s son had done to attract Ministry Councilor He.

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nHe also had sons. In fact, he had two sons and even had grandchildren. She saw that they were quite fair and chubby yesterday.

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nShe did not know why he wanted to buy An Jiuyue’s son.

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n“You must be tired from walking all the way here. Do you want to have some tea at my house? You can rest your feet first,” she offered fawningly.

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nUnexpectedly, Ministry Councilor He glared at her.

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n“Cut the crap and bring me to the child!”

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nHe was in a rush. He heard that An Jiuyue cared a lot about her two sons and was sure she would not be able to escape from him as long as he had one of them.

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n“Okay, okay, let’s go there now.”

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nSince Aunt Wang could not invite him to her house, she had no choice but to accede to him and take him up the mountain.

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nShe was certain no one was guarding the village entrance because it was early and time for a shift change. Hence, she dared to bring them up the mountain brazenly.

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nHowever, Aunt Wang was unaware that the villagers had grown warier of outsiders as the epidemic outside was worsening.

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