CHAPTER 22: CHAPTER 22: OLD LADY XU COMES CALLING

"What conditions?"

Zhang Dongmei immediately looked at her with a wary expression.

"Su Xiaoxiao, you don’t have any ulterior motives towards me, do you?"

Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Is this big sister a bit too confident about herself?

What kind of intentions could she have towards her? Does she covet her ugliness? Or her weight?

"Do you agree or not?"

Tempted by the allure of the hairbrush, Zhang Dongmei gritted her teeth and said, "As long as it’s not an excessive demand, I can agree to it."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled, "Give me the exam materials for the department store sales clerk."

After listening, Zhang Dongmei immediately pursed her lips, "Why do you want the materials? You don’t even need... Wait, are you actually going to sign up?"

She suddenly widened her eyes and stared at Su Xiaoxiao, filled with shock.

"Are you giving it or not?"

Su Xiaoxiao urged impatiently, and took out the hairbrush from her bag to wave it in front of her.

Zhang Dongmei’s eyes were fixated on the hairbrush, reaching out to try to snatch it.

Before she could touch it, Su Xiaoxiao ruthlessly stuffed it back into her bag.

Watching as the item she almost had fly away, Zhang Dongmei gritted her teeth, "Fine, I’ll bring it to you tomorrow, but it’s internal data and I only have one copy. You can take it to get photocopies if you want."

"Deal."

After speaking, Su Xiaoxiao happily took out the hairbrush from her bag and handed it to her. Zhang Dongmei immediately held it in her palm, looking at it repeatedly with delight.

She’ll definitely look beautiful when taking a photo with it later.

Before she could be happy for long, Su Xiaoxiao extended her hand towards her, "Pay up, ten bucks."

Zhang Dongmei was still immersed in immense joy and instinctively replied, "Okay," before she was startled, "What? This broken hairbrush is worth ten bucks? Why don’t you go rob someone?"

The colored hairbrushes from Shanghai only cost one buck. This girl is asking for ten bucks, does she think it’s made of gold or silver?

"Forget it then."

Su Xiaoxiao said, and made to grab the item back.

The item was barely warm in her hands; how could Zhang Dongmei bear to let it fly away?

Biting her lip, she said, "Can you give me a discount?"

Su Xiaoxiao grinned, "I didn’t expect our big-time supply and marketing clerk couldn’t even afford ten yuan."

Zhang Dongmei always looked down on Su Xiaoxiao, so at her words, she immediately exploded, "Who said I don’t have it?"

Speaking, she directly pulled out a banknote from her pocket and threw it to Su Xiaoxiao, "Look at that, the transaction is settled."

Su Xiaoxiao accepted the money with a smile, "Thank you for your patronage then."

Zhang Dongmei watched her leave with the money, feeling a bit pained, but when she thought about using the hairbrush to take beautiful photos soon, her mood improved.

What’s ten bucks anyway? When she becomes the commander’s wife, this little money will mean nothing to her.

Su Xiaoxiao walked home in a great mood, having earned a dozen or so yuan today. She should celebrate properly.

It seems she needs to treat Zhang Dongmei better from now on, after all, she’s the idiot with money.

Finding a secluded spot, she ordered a roast chicken and ten meat buns from a mall, leisurely taking them home.

She hadn’t reached the door yet when she heard quarreling from the courtyard in the distance.

Could something have happened at home?

She quickened her pace, rushing inside.

Once she entered the courtyard, she saw a mean-looking old lady standing there yelling, with a strong middle-aged man behind her.

"You wretched girl, get out here quickly, or we’ll kick the door down!"

Grandma Xu spoke and signaled her second son.

Xu Decai immediately stepped forward, raised his foot as if to kick the door.

Just as he lifted his foot, behind him a clear female voice rang out, "I’d like to see who dares!"

Su Xiaoxiao stood before the door, holding a self-defense gadget.

The old lady looked up and saw a young girl, becoming even more brazen, hands on her hips and looking self-righteous, "My granddaughter Xu Zhaodi is locked in your house, I came to take her back."

Su Xiaoxiao then realized that the old lady before her was Xu Zhaodi’s grandmother.

This damned old woman never showed up when her granddaughter was suffering and had finally managed to escape, only to want to take her back now—her motives were clear.

Thinking of all Xu Zhaodi had gone through, she could not muster any civility for the vicious-looking old lady.

"Who’s Xu Zhaodi, granddaughter Zhaodi? I don’t know, now get lost!"

"Stop pretending, I already found out, that wretched girl is hiding in your house."

Grandma Xu hadn’t expected this seemingly fragile little girl to have such a sharp tongue.

But no matter how sharp, isn’t she just a troublemaker?

The old lady’s eyes turned fierce, "You’d better hand over that wretched girl right now, or we won’t be polite."

Speaking, she gave a meaningful look to the tall man beside her.

Two wretched girls, nothing to be afraid of.

"Get out, or I’ll report you to the police."

"Hehe, that also depends on whether you can get out of this courtyard."

As she spoke, the always silent Xu Decai went over and shut the courtyard gate.

Grandma Xu sinisterly faced Su Xiaoxiao, "Wretched girl, if you know what’s good for you, hand the girl over now or I’ll be rude."

In the meantime, Xu Decai was standing before Su Xiaoxiao, his face cold as he spoke, "Nasty girl, move away, or I’ll hit you too."

"If you’re so capable, go ahead and try."

Su Xiaoxiao sneered, carefully placed her bag and things on the ground, and clenched her self-defense gadget tightly.

With modern technology in hand, if she couldn’t handle a damned old hag and a middle-aged man, she might as well stop trying altogether.

"You brought this on yourself, don’t say I bully girls."

Xu Decai sneered, swung his fist towards Su Xiaoxiao.

Just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to act, a crash sounded from behind and someone stumbled out, "Second Uncle, don’t hit her, I’ll go with you."

Xu Zhaodi collapsed on her knees before Xu Decai, crying bitterly.

Grandma Xu couldn’t hide her mockery when she saw Xu Zhaodi, "Still saying she’s not here, what’s this then?"

"Second son, take that wretched girl back quickly."

As she spoke, she gave Xu Decai a look.

Xu Decai immediately stepped forward to grab Xu Zhaodi’s arm, but Su Xiaoxiao grabbed his wrist.

Her small fair hand squeezing his thick arm was no different than a mantis trying to stop a car.

Xu Decai sneered, "Overly ambitious wretched girl, think your thin arms and legs can stop me?"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Su Xiaoxiao calmly press a black object against his arm.

"Wretched girl, have you gone mad? Thinking this thing can stop me..."

Before he finished, Su Xiaoxiao interrupted.

"Sorry, forgot to turn it on."