930 To Receive a Favor Is to Sell One’s Liberty



Qiao Mei spent a lot of effort digging a small hole in the ground. Now that her stomach was so big, it blocked her sight and she could not see what was under her feet. The speed at which she grew corn was also much slower than before.

Then again, she still had a lot of time. There was no hurry and she could do it slowly.

The darkness of the night gradually enveloped the land. Su Yang brought along a lot of delicious food to visit Qiao Yu tonight, as was his normal routine. He had bought all these dishes from the factory canteen as it was too expensive to buy them from a restaurant.

He was not rich and did not have that much money to spend on Qiao Yu. He was just putting up a front for Qiao Yu.

"You're back!" Qiao Yu smiled at Su Yang.

She was so hungry that her stomach was already growling. She did not want to spend any money unless it was absolutely necessary. It was not as if she would die from hunger.

Yesterday, Qiao Yu suddenly realized that she still had 10 dollars hidden in her bra. It was money that she had stolen from Qiao Zhuang back then. After spending such a long time in the capital, she had forgotten about this matter. This amount of money was something that could save her life at the critical moment and she must not touch it for now.

During these two days when she was warded for observation, Su Yang had done his best to take care of her. He was worried that Qiao Yu would go hungry at lunchtime, so he specially made a trip from the factory to deliver food to her!

"How are you today? Are you feeling better?" Su Yang asked with concern.

Qiao Yu quickly lay back down under the blanket and hid her excited expression from earlier. She looked at Su Yang weakly and said, "I'm alright… I even went to the doorway to get some sun today. It's just that my head still hurts occasionally."

After saying that, she even coughed twice symbolically and looked very weak. Actually, Su Yang knew what Qiao Yu was thinking. In this place, the nurses came to clean up the room every day and also change the bedsheets and bedding at regular intervals. This small clinic did not get many patients every day and the only other person living here was the auntie in the opposite bed.

Qiao Yu did not need to fork out any money as Su Yang was the one paying for everything. She was living such a good life that she naturally wanted to stay for a few more days.

Su Yang thought to himself, "This Qiao Yu is really greedy. Does she really think that the money she spent for the past two days is all for free? She has to return it bit by bit in the future!"

"So did the doctor say that you can return home today?" Su Yang opened the food container and asked casually.

Qiao Yu slowly raised her head to look at Su Yang and said, "I still don't feel too well. I keep feeling dizzy and nauseous. I think I'll have to stay here for another day or two…"

"I see that you don't have an IV today. Do you still need to stay here? Just get some medicine and go home," Su Yang said.

"But I haven't recovered yet. What if I fall sick again after I leave?" Qiao Yu rebutted anxiously.

Su Yang looked towards the doctor, who was at the side, and said, "Is that so? Let me ask the doctor and see what he says."

For a moment, Qiao Yu did not know what to say to Su Yang. The doctor had actually already told Qiao Yu yesterday that she could be discharged. It was Qiao Yu who kept this a secret from Su Yang.

She had nowhere to go once she was discharged. It was not proper for her to stay at Su Yang's house.

"Don't! My… My relative has been busy at home with the new year preparations recently and can't take care of me. I don't have anywhere else to go…" Qiao Yu said as she looked at Su Yang pitifully.

This was simply a heaven-sent opportunity. If she had nowhere to go, then she could go to his house. Once he could take advantage of her, then she would definitely have to marry him. In the future, she would have to do whatever he said. However, there was no extra bedroom in his house. He did not know how he should handle this… It was not as if he could ask Qiao Yu to sleep with him in his bed.

Su Yang knew that there was a small room nearby that was up for rent. Previously, it was occupied by an old man who worked as a salvager and the rent was four dollars a month. His plan could still work if Qiao Yu was willing to stay there. That would be a much better situation than bringing Qiao Yu home. With Su Liang in the house and eyeing Qiao Yu all the time, he would be worried about her when he went to work during the day.

"I still have another place to stay. If you don't mind, you can come with me to take a look," Su Yang said.

"Huh? Do you live there with your family?" Qiao Yu asked.

"No, it's my own place." Su Yang handed the food container to Qiao Yu. Once Qiao Yu saw the food, she could not think about anything else. After all, to receive a favor was to sell one's liberty. It was good enough so long as she had a place to stay.