A Straight Wife Fallen from the Sky - Chapter 44

“Do you two truly not have a single cent on them?” After intimidating the person who was attempting to continue morally kidnapping Sang Zhancheng, Mu Jiahui didn’t rush to act; she simply sat down beside Sang Zhancheng.

Sang Zhancheng breathed a sigh of relief, feeling an inexplicable boost in confidence, though she didn’t know what she had been afraid of.

“This…” Sang Qi only then snapped out of it from that “slap” sound. He looked at Fu Yaoqin with some difficulty.

After mortgaging the property, their debts had decreased significantly, and even the debt collectors weren’t in a hurry anymore, allowing them to pay back slowly every month.

Therefore, Sang Qi did have some savings, and Fu Yaoqin still had some jewelry and clothes she hadn’t sold.

But they were still thinking about making a comeback; how could they manage without keeping some money?

Mu Jiahui understood.

“Then leave. I don’t do charity. You are adults with hands and legs, and you aren’t penniless. How could you possibly fail to find a place to stay?”

“That money, that money! …Cough, no, I don’t have money, I really don’t have any money left.” Sang Qi gave a flattering smile, then rubbed his hair, looking very embarrassed.

How could Mu Jiahui not understand?

Even Sang Zhancheng understood. “You still have money, so why did you come to me to stay?”

“No, baby, listen to our explanation. Your father and I have our difficulties too.”

Looking at her daughter’s clearly surprised and hurt expression, Fu Yaoqin felt somewhat panicked. She leaned forward as she spoke.

“Wha—what…” Sang Zhancheng was a bit scared.

She shrank behind Mu Jiahui, suddenly feeling like she didn’t recognize the two people in front of her.

Are they really her parents? Why were they different from the always composed and loving figures in her memory?

“Chengzi, starting a business requires capital. Your father can’t possibly spend all of this foundation, can he? If he did, there would truly be no hope for things to get better in this lifetime. It’s just staying here for a while; it’s no trouble.” Sang Qi’s expression cleared slightly as he explained slowly to Sang Zhancheng.

Fu Yaoqin nodded along.

It seemed to make some sense. Sang Zhancheng used her brain, but she felt like something was still not quite right.

“I say, you two, the situation you’re facing now is that you can’t afford to eat and have nowhere to live. Yet you’re still thinking about saving that money to start a business later?” Mu Jiahui understood now.

Even without her previous jinxing, with Sang Qi’s personality, his company would have collapsed sooner or later.

“Is it truly a lack of consideration, or do you feel that with us as a fallback, you don’t have to spend everything you have?”

As if the last piece of fig leaf had been stripped away, Sang Qi turned his head, not daring to look Mu Jiahui in the eye.

She knew it. Mu Jiahui leaned back on the sofa, habitually stroking Sang Zhacheng’s head.

Sang Zhancheng leaned against her, looking dejected.

She wanted to help, but what Mu Jiahui said made sense, and besides, the house was rented by Mu Jiahui.

And… if they really still had money, why wouldn’t they use it to rent a place and eat?

Sang Zhancheng didn’t understand. Even she, after the sudden changes, wanted to hand over her savings to Mu Jiahui, who was usually responsible for buying groceries and cooking.

Surely she couldn’t let Mu Jiahui spend all her money during such an extraordinary time?

Sang Zhancheng assumed that Mu Jiahui had used the checks her parents had given her previously to buy the necessities.

Mu Jiahui was somewhat disappointed.

Even in a different world, human nature doesn’t change.

These parents were able to raise a child as naive and pure as Sang Zhancheng only because they hadn’t worried about food and drink at the time.

Perhaps they didn’t manage the child much, letting her freely receive both good and bad information from her surroundings.

For instance, that succubi are all stupid and not good at studying.

This wasn’t even a state of complete desperation yet, and their true natures were already exposed.

If Sang Qi’s savings were large, surely, he could take some money to rent a house?

If the amount was small, what was the use of saving it? It wouldn’t be enough to start a business. If he didn’t use it to rent a house or buy food and just kept it, could the money give birth to more?

“Mr. Sang, I’m afraid your savings aren’t much, are they? If you still have a hundred or two hundred thousand, why not give it to me? I’ll go and negotiate back the house you mortgaged a few days ago. After all, little Zhancheng needs to prepare for her exams, and I hope she can have a better, more stable study environment.” Mu Jiahui said slowly with her arms crossed.

“The soundproofing here isn’t good; you can hear the neighbors arguing and making noise. There’s also no heating or air conditioning, making it very inconvenient for her to study. Sang Zhancheng is your daughter after all. If she can get into a good university, she can look after you in the future, right? I assume Mr. Sang shouldn’t refuse my proposal.”

One must use magic to fight magic, and use moral kidnapping to fight moral kidnapping.

Sang Qi fell silent.

Where would he get a hundred thousand? Even if he had it, it was impossible to spend it on Sang Zhancheng.

She’s just a succubus, yet she talks about taking university entrance exams; she’s not afraid of biting her tongue. A flash of darkness crossed Sang Qi’s eyes.

“How about it, do you like my proposal? If you don’t like it, then get out. I rented this house. The one who has a relationship with me is Sang Zhancheng, not you.”

Only then did Sang Qi realize what Mu Jiahui meant.

She was actually framing him! While testing exactly how much money he had, she was also using his own methods against him.

What a Sang Zhancheng, to have found such a partner.

No matter how much more Sang Qi wanted to say, Mu Jiahui would not allow it.

She practically threw Sang Qi out, then gave Fu Yaoqin a look that scared the woman so much she almost popped her wings out.

“You have a specialized skill; there’s no need to follow him all the time.” Mu Jiahui glanced at Fu Yao-qin’s bruising collarbone and added one more sentence.

Fu Yaoqin snapped her head back, but the door had already closed.

She desperately wanted to know what Mu Jiahui meant, but Sang Qi was right beside her with an unpleasant expression, so she didn’t dare stay.

After walking a few steps, they realized that Sang Mujin hadn’t followed them out.

The forgotten Sang Mujin was sitting in Sang Zhacheng’s home.

She was a bit panicked. She had thought Sang Zhacheng’s partner was only a “devil” regarding studies and was very nice at other times. As a result, seeing her be so fierce toward her own parents left a significant shadow on the young girl.

While Sang Mujin was anxious and uneasy, Sang Zhancheng gave her sister a hug.

“Want some?” Sang Zhancheng took a bag of bread and handed it to Sang Mujin.

“Thanks, Sis…” Sang Mujin carefully took the bread and began to nibble on it in small bites.

Mu Jiahui rubbed the bridge of her nose.

“Go study?” she mouthed to Sang Zhancheng.

Sang Zhancheng returned to the study.

Only Mu Jiahui and Sang Mujin were left in the living room.

The little succubus was very uneasy. If her tail were out, it would probably be twisted into a pretzel by now.

“You are a minor and Sang Zhacheng’s sister. I’ll give you two choices.” Toward children, Mu Jiahui was always much more tolerant.

“Stay with us, do well in your studies, and get into a good school. Your rent will be considered a debt. In the future, you can pay it back if you want; if you don’t want to pay it back, you can also use a university degree certificate to offset it.

“Or, you go back to find your parents and see how they start their business.”

Sang Mujin’s throat moved. She didn’t really dare to choose.

In her past fifteen years, she hadn’t made many choices for herself. Either her mother and sister chose for her, or she just let things slide and went with the flow.

“You can think about it until dinner time. Send a message to your parents to let them know you’re safe.” Mu Jiahui also had to get to work.

Left in the living room, Sang Mujin let out a sob. Trembling, she took out her phone, wanting to discuss it with her family.

When the call connected, Fu Yaoqin seemed very exhausted. She hung up after a few perfunctory words, so Sang Mujin had no choice but to call her eldest sister.

“Little sister? Are you guys, okay?” It was a bit noisy on Sang Xunmo’s end. “Wait a moment, I’ll change spots.”

Sang Mujin told Sang Xunmo everything that had just happened.

“…Sis, what do you think? Do you want to learn?” To be honest, Sang Xunmo was a bit disappointed in Sang Qi.

Without a second thought, he had mortgaged the place where they could live, without considering whether his daughters would encounter bad things or be able to survive because of it.

Sang Xunmo turned her head to look at the rich second-generation kids who were still drinking and partying, her expression cold.

She needed a place to stay, and she needed other people’s essence to survive.

A nightclub was her last resort when she had nowhere else to go.

She hadn’t even gone to trouble her younger sister. Those two adults still had money and could survive, so how could they have the nerve?

“I—I don’t know…” Sang Mujin was truly hesitant.

First, she was lazy and still wanted to lie around and get something for nothing. Second, she still believed in her parents and wanted to wait for them to restart their business.

“I—I want to wait for Mom and Dad to start the business, but… studying is so hard. Last time I saw Second Sis, she really had to sit at the desk all day… she really doesn’t play.” Sang Mujin’s voice was shaking.

Sang Xunmo felt someone beside her. She tried to dodge slightly but failed, so she could only let the person put their arm around her.

Holding the phone, she suddenly felt that the adult education exam Mu Jiahui had suggested earlier was a good idea.

She wanted a decent job. She had tried, but no company was willing to take a succubus with no educational background.

Except for nightclubs.

The person holding Sang Xunmo moved closer and bit her ear.

She was very uncomfortable, but she couldn’t even hide.

“Think about it carefully. I… believe Chengzi can pull through her studies, and I believe in you too. Do you know what a succubus without an education and without a partner can only do?”

Sang Mujin began to sob again. “I… I don’t know, but…”

Sang Xunmo closed her eyes. “It’s not convenient for me right now. I’ll talk to you in detail later.”

“Little succubus, you’ve kept us waiting so long during work hours; that’s not good.” The person pressed against Sang Xunmo whispered to her.

The light attribute on this person was too strong, making Sang Xunmo very uncomfortable.

“Sorry, there’s something going on at home.” But even so, Sang Xunmo had to put on a smile.

Sang Xunmo sighed in her heart. She didn’t want her younger sister to live this kind of life in the future.

Sang Mujin truly remained conflicted until dinner time.

Seeing Sang Zhancheng still looking at vocabulary words while eating, and seeing a book of materials placed by Mu Jiahui’s hand while she was cooking, Sang Mujin was moved again.

It seemed everyone was working hard for survival. Even Eldest Sis… Sang Mujin could hear what her sister was doing and could tell she seemed very uncomfortable.

“Sis, Brother-in-law-person, I’ve made up my mind.” Sang Mujin spoke at the dinner table, making the two people in their work-and-study states look up.

“I want to work hard together with my sister!” After saying this, Sang Mujin’s whole body was trembling.

It was fear and worry, but also excitement and longing for the future.

She is a succubus; can she really get into a university?

Can she really rely on her own hands, without depending on others, to live a self-sufficient life?

Sang Zhancheng patted her sister’s back, feeling very gratified.

“You can do it! Let’s set the goal for the Fourth High School and Sixth High School!”

“?” Sang Mujin slowly turned her head.

The two best high schools in all of Wu City. They were actually to be her goals.

When did her sister become like this!!!

Looking at the two people staring at her, eager to try, Sang Mujin was suddenly a bit afraid.

Devils are contagious! Look at what Mu Jiahui has turned her sister into!

Sang Mujin swallowed, let out a whimper, and felt a sliver of anxiety for her future.