"Yes, Xinxin is thinking more long-term," Lu Gao pondered for a moment, realizing that there might be some truth to that, and his spirits immediately lifted. "Come on, let’s continue drinking..."
That very night, Yang Ruxin and her companions stayed at the Lu Family’s home, and then left early the next day. It was almost the New Year, and she had a lot of things to do; she could not afford further delay.
Baihua County City. Inside a shop on Haus Street.
"Boss, is that little girl playing us?" a bulky man with a dark complexion asked impatiently. "How many days has it been? She hasn’t even seen us and just left us here with nothing to do. What in the world does this mean?"
The rest of them lifted their eyelids slightly, but no one spoke.
At this moment, a man dressed in white, who was feigning sleep in his chair, opened his eyes, "Fifth Brother, be patient." He was the second in command of the Seven Wolves, White Wolf.
"But..."
"Fifth Brother, since the boss has signed the Selling Covenant, we are all now under Miss Yang’s command," White Wolf said with a smile, cutting off what Black Wolf was about to say. "If she has agreed to accept us, she surely won’t neglect us. Also, calling your master ’little girl’ is inappropriate."
"Second Brother, you’re right, but it’s been so many days without a word from her, she couldn’t have forgotten about us, could she?" the tall and slender Night Wolf, the fourth brother, shrugged. "Or, should we go and ask Qian Er again?"
"We have asked him several times already, but apart from bringing us food and drink, he seems to know nothing. Asking again won’t yield any results..." White Wolf shook his head.
"So, what do we do?" Black Wolf asked, frowning.
"We wait," White Wolf glanced at everyone.
"Let’s follow the Second Brother’s advice," said the always silent Earth Wolf, the boss. "Miss Yang is quite mysterious; I’ve never been afraid of a knife to my throat, but that girl, she scared me so much I nearly wet myself..." he said, scratching his head sheepishly, "Moreover, she was recommended by Magistrate Fang. So, I’ve decided to follow her, and I’ve made it clear to all of you. Those who are willing, we will stay together; no one will be forced to stay, and Miss Yang has also promised to arrange a sum of money for those who want to leave..."
"What are you talking about, Boss? Wherever you go, I go," the youngest, Water Wolf, hastily stated.
"Exactly, the seven of us brothers swore an oath together. If you talk like that, isn’t that slapping us in the face?" Grey Wolf, the third brother, jumped down from the table. "I’m going to take a look outside in the courtyard..."
Qian Er was actually quite puzzled himself; the sudden arrival of this group of people had made him quite nervous. As someone who had been a small-time hoodlum, he was very sensitive to such types of people. But before, Ruxin had told him that when they arrived, he should take good care of them and not worry about anything else, ensuring they were well-fed and well-served, and if anyone wanted to leave, not to stop them; in short, just let them do as they pleased.
However, it had been several days without any news. What exactly was Miss Yang planning?
There was also that matter of the fat man Hao who had sent someone with a message saying that the deal they had discussed before was on and was waiting for Ruxin’s response.
"Qian Er, you’ve been pacing around every day, making me dizzy," Wang Dali frowned as he watched Qian Er.
"Isn’t it because I’m worried about Ruxin? It’s been several days and no news... You don’t think something happened, do you?"