Reborn in 85: Starting with a family split and becoming the richest man, the ungrateful wretch regre

The two had just arrived at the entrance of the Lijiaren Clothing Store with their gifts when they found a group of people surrounding the door.

Chu Xiangyu stood alone in the shop, clutching her bleeding head, her expression sorrowful.

The group of people outside were still cursing at her, and they were using very foul language.

"It's Sister Chu's relative again, coming to ask her for money. It's outrageous!"

Yao Lili said angrily.

Without saying a word, Lu Yang went to the nearby convenience store to call the police before pulling Yao Lili into the crowd.

They rushed to Chu Xiangyu's side, and Yao Lili said worriedly, "Let's go to the hospital first!"

"No, you little bitch, hand over the money now, or you're not leaving!"

One of the women, who was in her thirties, shouted sharply.

Chu Xiangyu weakly nudged Lu Yang and Yao Lili and said, "You two go quickly, this has nothing to do with you!"

Lu Yang said coldly, "Did you hit him?"

The woman didn't answer at all, and this time even Lu Yang cursed her: "Shameless little whore, you think you can get backers just because you seduced a lover?"

Lu Yang said expressionlessly, "Hitting someone is illegal. I just called the police."

"So many of you bullying Comrade Chu alone constitutes a disturbance and you all need to go to the police station!"

A flicker of panic crossed the woman's face, but she quickly regained her composure.

“I’m her sister-in-law. We funded the opening of her clothing store. She’s just a saleswoman. The store makes so much money, but she doesn’t give us a single penny.”

The woman jumped up and down, pointing at Chu Xiangyu, her finger almost poking Chu Xiangyu's nose.

Yao Lili stood in front of Chu Xiangyu and said, "Stop pointing fingers. Did your gambling husband beat you up and you're just trying to be the first to speak out?"

The woman's pupils contracted slightly, her face filled with astonishment, but she stubbornly retorted, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Yang pointed to the man behind the crowd, who was smoking a cigarette, and said, "Isn't that your husband?"

"He looks about 60% like Comrade Chu. He must be your husband. The calluses on his right hand must be from playing dice."

Upon hearing Yao Lili's reminder, he immediately looked at the man's hands and discovered that his fingers indeed had calluses.

Yao Lili also shouted angrily, "What do you mean, 'you funded the opening of this shop'? Aren't you just trying to force Comrade Chu to pay off her gambling debts?"

Upon hearing this, the people who had been watching the commotion outside the shop all turned their attention to the woman and her husband, both of whom seemed somewhat flustered.

Just then, the police car arrived, and Lu Yang shouted, "Officer, someone is assaulting another person! He must have a concussion; he needs to be sentenced!"

His shout immediately startled the woman and Chu Xiangyu's elder brother, who turned around and tried to run away.

But the police weren't pushovers either. They saw that Chu Xiangyu was bleeding from her head, and with Lu Yang's warning, there was no way they would let them escape.

So all ten or so people in the group were taken to the police station by the police.

Chu Xiangyu, Lu Yang, and Yao Lili were taken to the hospital by two police officers in a police car. While Chu Xiangyu was getting her wound stitched up, Lu Yang and Yao Lili finished giving their statements.

After Chu Xiangyu's wounds were treated and the hospital issued a medical report on her injuries, the police went to take a statement from her again.

Lu Yang and Yao Lili waited on the side. After Chu Xiangyu finished giving her statement, Yao Lili quickly helped Chu Xiangyu to the ward.

"What would you like to eat? I'll go buy it for you."

Yao Lili asked softly.

Chu Xiangyu sighed and said weakly, "I don't have much of an appetite."

Lu Yang said helplessly, "I'm going out to get food. You guys chat first."

Yao Lili sat by Chu Xiangyu's bedside, looking helpless, and said, "I asked you to go to the Lu family for the New Year, but you just wouldn't go. If you had gone, none of this would have happened."

Chu Xiangyu said with a wry smile, "You are the daughter-in-law of the Lu family and it's fine for you to stay in the Lu family, but it's not for me."

Yao Lili sighed: "The Lu family is very kind. Lu Yang's childhood friend is even spending the New Year at his house this year. Are you in pain? Do you want me to ask the doctor to buy you some painkillers?"

Chu Xiangyu said weakly, "It doesn't hurt."

She envied Yao Lili for having the Lu family to take care of her, and the more she thought about it, the more desolate she felt.

When Lu Yang returned, Chu Xiangyu was still in the same position as before, as if she hadn't changed at all since he left.

Lu Yang placed the food on the bedside table, unscrewed a bottle of water, and handed it to Chu Xiangyu, saying, "Drink some water first."

Chu Xiangyu took the water and drank a sip before slowly turning over: "Thank you. If you hadn't arrived in time, I would definitely have been entangled with them for a while longer."

Lu Yang sat on the edge of the bed and said, "Are they always bothering you like this?"

Chu Xiangyu put down the water, a look of pain on her face: "Back then, I didn't use their money at all."

"And over the years they've kept asking me for money, and I've given them a lot of money, but they're never satisfied!"

Lu Yang said coldly, "If you stay here, they will keep harassing you. Have you thought about leaving?"

“I’ve established myself in the provincial capital, so if you open a clothing store there, we can look out for each other.”

Chu Xiangyu's eyes lit up, then she shook her head helplessly: "They would never let me sell the house."

"They might chase you all the way to the provincial capital, causing you trouble as well."

Lu Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "Have you ever thought about going directly to Guangzhou to develop your career?"

Chu Xiangyu pursed her lips, feeling uncertain, clearly afraid that she wouldn't be able to survive well over there.

Lu Yang smiled and said, "I studied there and made some friends. I plan to develop my career there in the future. The economy there is definitely better than here."

Chu Xiangyu thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "I also made my fortune from there and have accumulated some connections. It's just that my parents' side of the family is a bit difficult to deal with, so it might not be easy to sell the shop and the clothes inside smoothly."

Lu Yang had been waiting for her to say that, so he immediately replied, "That's easy. I'll help you find buyers, and you just sell the goods to me. I'll make a few more trips to transport all your clothes to the provincial capital."

“I’ll open a clothing store over there, and you can take the money and start anew in Guangzhou.”

Chu Xiangyu struggled to her feet and said gratefully to Lu Yang, "Thank you. I never imagined that you would help me so much when I was helping you with your business."

Lu Yangping said calmly, "It's only right for friends to help each other. If you hadn't taken me to Guangzhou to do business, I might have hesitated for a while, made a decision later, and wouldn't have the connections I have now."

After chatting for a while, Chu Xiangyu's mood improved considerably.

The three of them ate something simple, and then Lu Yang immediately left the hospital to find Du Miao, who was always elusive and rarely seen.

Lu Yang knew from his previous life that Du Miao was one of the richest people in the county and could easily buy Chu Xiangyu's shop.

However, this guy is very well-informed. As long as she goes to sell the shop, he will definitely be able to guess that Chu Xiangyu wants to get rid of the shop quickly and go to do business in other places, and the price will be driven down.

But now Chu Xiangyu definitely doesn't want to stay here any longer. Even if the price is a little lower, it's negotiable, as long as it's not too low.