HWTSCFM Chapter 74

Hundred Ways To Save Cannon Fodder Mom [Quick Transmigration Arc 5] Chapter 74: The Mother Plagued by “Misfortune”(4)

When did he received the message from the contact? He was furious. It’s one thing to fail at robbing Ling Xiu’s daughter—after all, everyone makes mistakes—but he succeeded in robbing her and then got caught.

He was caught in the act of celebrating his victory and dividing the spoils by the person in charge, who then called the police and arrested him.

Are all these people idiots who grew up eating shit?

Or is Ling Xiu, as netizens said in her past life, a woman destined for greatness?

Then He shook his head and interrupted his wild thoughts, it’s just an accident.

Soon, he began to worry that those thugs might expose him. This era was not like decades later, where being caught meant life imprisonment or even execution.

Just to be on the safe side, and to tell the thugs he had contacted to run away as soon as possible, he decided to move to his father-in-law’s house with his wife and daughter.

The father-in-law has some power, so even if the police find out about him, they can’t do anything to him in a short time.

He can then smooth things over with his connections and completely extricate himself from this matter.

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More than ten minutes later, Ling Xiucai finally came to her senses and found her stolen bag again. She was incredibly lucky; normally, it’s impossible to catch the thief.

Tainan is such a big city! With so many heinous crimes happening every day, the police force is simply insufficient. Plus, because of the open free market, there are too many transient people; finding her bag would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

After giving her statement, Lingxiu took Zizi back to the restaurant. They had called the police to arrest the robber who stole the bag, but the robber’s table hadn’t paid their bill, so Lingxiu was there to settle it.

As soon as they entered the restaurant, the proprietress recognized Ling Xiu.

Ask her if she has left anything behind, and come look for it.

Seeing Ling Xiu shake her head, the proprietress continued to clear the tableware. The people from that table had been taken away without paying their bill, and the proprietress’s face was full of bitterness.

Ling Xiu opened her bag, glanced at the handwritten price list on the table, counted the money, and handed it to the proprietress.

“We called the police to arrest them. They stole my bag. Now I’m here to settle their bill.”

The proprietress looked at Ling Xiu in surprise: “This…”

“Take it!”

Ling Xiu stuffed the money into the proprietress’s apron pocket, her face full of sincerity.

The proprietress was stunned for a long time, tears welling up in her eyes instantly. She pursed her lips, her voice hoarse from the overwhelming emotion. She grabbed Ling Xiu’s hand and burst into tears.

“Girl…you really…you’re such a good person…I haven’t met such a kind person in so long…”

The proprietress choked up, as if she had been touched by something sad.

Ling Xiu didn’t understand. She was just paying the bill, so what was wrong with the proprietress?

After the explanation, Ling Xiu understood.

It turned out that the shop owner’s daughter was seriously ill with a sudden illness, and they had a huge financial shortfall. But it was because of this illness that the shop owner and his wife saw the true colors of their relatives. The daughter’s grandparents, both on the other hand, all advised them to give up on her because she was a girl, and refused to lend her any money unless they had another child, a boy.

Relatives and friends around them all refused, and some even advised the couple to just abandon their daughter.

The couple, who had been constantly hitting walls and experiencing all sorts of bad luck, hadn’t felt any kindness from people in a long time.

Today, they encountered another unforeseen situation where they couldn’t recover the money, and the boss lady was truly devastated.

With her husband away at the hospital in her hometown taking care of their child, the proprietress had no one to confide in. When Lingxiu came to settle her bill, she felt a long-lost kindness and her desire to confide in her arose.

Ling Xiu could sense the landlady’s helplessness; she had deeply felt this sense of isolation and despair during her divorce. If it weren’t for a few close friends in the village, she would still be in a precarious situation.

After listening to the boss lady’s story, Lingxiu gently comforted her.

The proprietress had no intention of doing anything, but unfortunately, Lingxiu had forgotten to zip up her bag, and she saw the money inside.

“Hey girl…where are you from? Are you new to Nanshi?”

After hesitating for a moment, the proprietress finally said what she had prepared in her heart.

Ling Xiu nodded, without directly answering the other person’s question.

“Young lady, I see you’re kind-hearted, so I won’t beat around the bush. I want to sell this restaurant to you!” The proprietress didn’t care about Ling Xiu’s reply. It was good that she was cautious while out with her child. After she finished speaking, seeing that Ling Xiu’s expression didn’t change, she quickly added, “Young lady, I’m not lying to you. I’m only asking this today because it’s you. The storefront and the restaurant together, a flat price of four thousand five hundred yuan! Go out and check the situation; it’ll definitely be more expensive than that.”

The proprietress is genuinely short of money. If her daughter hadn’t gotten sick, she wouldn’t have sold it for even five thousand yuan! Besides…

Hearing the proprietress’s words, Ling Xiu’s expression turned serious. She got up and carefully examined the area around the restaurant. In fact, when she brought her daughter into the restaurant, she had already observed the clothing and the flow of people around.

Observing those messy things was originally just her hobby, but now that the proprietress said that, she instantly became serious.

Actually, if the proprietress hadn’t lied to her, she did make a profit.

You should know that a 80-90 square meter apartment in Nanshi costs over 4,000 yuan a month right now. It’s just that being a self-employed individual is looked down upon now, and storefronts are priced slightly lower. But in two or three years, those prices will definitely be much higher than those of houses.

Seeing Ling Xiu’s demeanor, the proprietress knew she was farsighted. She didn’t offer any introductions, but simply sat quietly and waited for Ling Xiu to see.

Although they were complete strangers, she admired people who would settle accounts for their enemies without owing anything to strangers.

“Okay…” Ling Xiu made the decision immediately after reviewing all the details.

The proprietress smiled and said, “You won’t regret it.”

“Certainly!”

Ling Xiu replied confidently.

The little girl didn’t say a word the whole time; she knew her mother would explain to her later.

As expected, after agreeing to the transaction the next day and saying goodbye to the landlady, Ling Xiu walked down the street with her daughter. Seeing her daughter looking up at her, she spoke.

“Little one, do you know why Mommy agreed to this deal so readily?”

Zizi shook her head. She really didn’t know. It was too fast. You have to understand, this amount of money is a distant figure in this era.

In this day and age, a high salary is only 140 or 150 yuan. How long would it take to save up 4,500 yuan without eating or drinking?

“First, although the foot traffic here isn’t high, the people in the neighborhood are all very well-dressed, so eating out occasionally isn’t a problem. Second, the small restaurants are fully equipped, and the kitchens are spacious enough to partition off a room for us to stay in. Third, Mom’s cooking skills are pretty good!”

Ling Xiu was full of confidence because her cooking skills were indeed quite good.

The little one clapped, adding all sorts of compliments.

Ling Xiu tugged at her daughter’s little ponytail, watching the people coming and going on the street, a relaxed smile on her face.

She didn’t know what the future held, but as long as her daughter was by her side, the road ahead would be smooth.

By handing over almost all of her savings, Ling Xiu received a storefront with its own restaurant and several business licenses.

The proprietress held Lingxiu’s hands tightly. Their relationship was mutually beneficial. She couldn’t find anyone who could pay the full amount right away, and Lingxiu urgently needed to establish herself in the city, but that didn’t stop her from appreciating Lingxiu.

Their brief reunion was followed by their parting ways, each going their own separate ways.

Leaving her contact information, the proprietress, clutching her daughter’s life-saving money, boarded the train home.

Lingxiu and Zizi waved goodbye to the proprietress.

After seeing them off, Ling Xiu returned to the restaurant and looked at the small restaurant in front of her, feeling full of energy.

Who knows, but the landlady repeatedly told her not to renovate, just to do a simple tidying up.

Knowing the former owner’s character, Ling Xiu spent three days tidying up the small restaurant, during which time she familiarized herself with the prices and dishes at the market before opening for business.

Lingxiu began her busy day with a promotion offering 20% off for the first three days of the opening.

Since Zizi wasn’t old enough to go to school yet, Lingxiu was afraid that Zizi would encounter bad people like last time, so she only let Zizi look at the illustrated books she had bought and play with the toys in the restaurant.

For the first three days, the store’s activities attracted many people. Ling Xiu originally thought there would be a big difference after three days, but on the third day, business was still not bad.

This put Ling Xiu’s mind at ease.

It turns out that Lingxiu is a very cheerful and generous person. In addition, as long as the ingredients are cooked properly, the taste will be good. People who have eaten this food spread the word, and everyone is very interested, so they came to eat it.

Business was booming, and Lingxiu was happy every day as she counted the money she earned.

Ling Xiu was happy, not only because earning money would bring her a lot of material possessions, but also because the sense of accomplishment, security, and stability she felt from making money was so captivating.

The little one quietly observed her mother’s subtle transformation. This mother is becoming more and more like her and the radiant heroine in the story.

She absolutely did not want to end up like the characters in the story, where her bag was stolen, her daughter was traumatized and became mute, she spent all her savings trying to see doctors everywhere, and all her hard work over half her life ended up with nothing but her daughter.

Six months later, she was found by her reborn scumbag ex-husband, who stole the money she had earned from her stall, and her life continued to sink into a trough.

After much effort, her daughter regained her voice due to the shock of the scumbag ex-husband. However, the school that Lingxiu had been admitted to was taken by her older sister, and Lingxiu’s life became completely hopeless. Even so, the scumbag sister brought people to her door and threatened Lingxiu with a sense of righteousness. In order to prevent Lingxiu from rising again, she even broke Lingxiu’s leg.

Lingxiu, who suffered from mental illness and had lost her leg, had no money for treatment, and her condition worsened, leaving her confined to a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

And so, despite her ailing body, Ling Xiu rose again in this world surrounded by reborn individuals, in this hopeless environment, and amassed a fortune of tens of millions.

They pursued and intercepted them relentlessly, preventing any potential threats. Ling Xiu fought desperately, barely managing to maintain her balance.

Finally, after years of struggle, Ling Xiu died when she saved the daughter of the Taipei Municipal Party Committee Secretary and gained an opportunity.

She died in a car accident; the other party deliberately ran her over multiple times until Ling Xiu breathed her last.

As she lay dying, Lingxiu was still asking God what she had done wrong.

She was just an ordinary woman who only wanted to strive for a better life, to give her daughter the best life, and to make her happy.

All she wanted was to live a simple and peaceful life in this world, with her daughter.

Why do they have to take away even this small opportunity?