Chapter 342 - Chapter 342: Chapter 329: Pretending to Be Confused (1/2)

Chapter 342: Chapter 329: Pretending to Be Confused

While Understanding Clearly

People, after all, are destined to die sooner or later. And if someone could die in a golden and silver abode, it would certainly be better than dying in a poor home, no more than a mat to roll up for a bed.

Furthermore, such death could even bring considerable benefits to their family.

This would be a way for the girl raised painstakingly by the family to repay them for their nurturing kindness.

In any case, no matter what, this matter had to be successful, and it couldn’t be leaked out.

Otherwise, if the two families fail to become in-laws and end up feuding, his relationship with the Kong family, a big tree that he had just started to rely on, would be severed.

He had only just begun to enjoy the benefits and tasted a little sweetness, and it was absolutely unacceptable for this honey pot to be snatched away so soon. Zhuang Yuanren dusted off the dust on the sleeve that Zhuang Yuanzhong had just held, raised his foot, and continued to walk inside.

After leaving the academy, Zhuang Yuanzhong was in a daze until he reached a wonton stall, where he finally sat down and ordered a bowl of wontons to eat.

The couple selling wontons, seeing that it was a big boy like Zhuang Yuanzhong buying wontons, cheerfully served him an extra two pieces, saying that he could add more if it wasn’t enough.

If on a normal day he encountered such a situation, Zhuang Yuanzhong would act charmingly and stick to the couple, trying to get more wontons served, but today he just didn’t say a word and started eating with his spoon.

The wontons were thin-skinned and well-stuffed, mixed with shrimp from the river in the pork filling, tasting extremely good. It was a pity, however, that Zhuang Ruman had no appetite or mood for them and just pushed them into his mouth, tasting as dull as chewing wax.

Soon, half a bowl of wonton soup was consumed, and Zhuang Yuanzhong finally started to taste its flavor.

His eyes began to light up as he looked left and right.

Earlier, he was in a rush to find Zhuang Yuanren. He hurried down the road without stopping to look at the county town. Now, looking at it, the county town was indeed both beautiful and bustling.

Especially the constant stream of people on the streets, which was much more crowded compared to the town. And their attire was quite different. There was even a child wearing clothes made of silk satin which reflected light in the sun, looking very luxurious.

The fabric of the clothes…

Zhuang Yuanzhong suddenly felt a lump in his throat.

He suddenly remembered that the clothes Zhuang Yuanren was wearing when he saw him at the academy were also made of satin, weren’t they?

And when he touched his sleeves, they felt extremely soft and smooth, probably high-quality satin.

Zhuang Yuanren said he had been to the Kong family’s house yesterday?

So, his clothes must have been provided by the Kong family…

“How did you fall for his deception again? Didn’t I tell you before, it’s not that old Lian doesn’t have money, he just doesn’t want to give it.”

“People are like this, when they see that something is not in their favor, they pretend to be confused while fully understanding, spinning a tale of nonsense. All they want is to pave a way out for themselves…”

The old man sellingwontons furrowed his brows, repeatedly complaining about his wife next to him.

And the wife, feeling guilty for her wrong doing, remained silent and lowered her head, concentrating on wrapping wontons.

Zhuang Yuanzhong was suddenly taken aback.