Reborn As Lucky Star-Chapter 109 - : The bait is gone, and so is the fish

Chapter 109 -109: The bait is gone, and so is the fish

The next day, Yue Jiannan didn’t dare to go out again and honestly nestled at home.

He got up in the morning and, with a broom in hand, silently cleaned the entire courtyard inside and out until it was spotless.

Zhang Ying and Wang Xiaoni only realized after they woke up that their work had been stolen by the third brother.

Exchanging glances, both were surprised.

Everyone had seen Yue Jiannan’s attitude the day before, which was clearly defiant.

But looking at him today, he seemed like a good child who knew his mistakes and had corrected them; no one knew how his mother had educated him.

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On the other side, the mood of You Zhichao, Zhu Fei, and the others was not so wonderful.

They were all ready today, intentionally planning to make Yue Jiannan lose some money.

Not a large amount, just a little, to make him feel his luck was just slightly off and that he would surely bet more the next day to win it back.

You Zhichao’s method was actually learned from people in other villages and completely grasped the psyche of a gambler.

Tried and true.

Most young people would easily take the bait.

Once they were truly mired in it, even if their family members pleaded with them earnestly, they couldn’t be persuaded.

But although the two men had a comprehensive plan, their main target hadn’t shown up.

They waited and waited, and by noon, there was still no sign of Yue Jiannan.

Zhu Fei began to lose patience and had someone swap out for him at the card table, then quietly walked over to You Zhichao’s side.

“Brother You, should we go to his house and have a look?”

If Yue Jiannan had never showed up, that would have been that, but these past two days, to get him hooked, the two had invested a significant amount of their own money.

Now that the bait had been swallowed and the fish had yet to be caught, there was no way they would remain calm and collected.

After pondering for a while, You Zhichao also felt frustrated, “Let’s go have a look, we can’t let him just slip away.”

After the harvest season, every household had some spare cash, which was why they could continue running their card games.

However, they didn’t target just anyone; they disdained to cheat those who were either too poor or lacked family support.

It was targets like Yue Jiannan, the pampered youngest son of a family that had just earned a significant amount of money from contracting a fish pond, who they focused on.

Their plan was at least to win the money Yue Family had made from selling fish, but now, just as they’d started, the person had disappeared.

“Fine, I’ll find a couple of people who get along well with Jiannan to accompany us and take a look.”

You Zhichao nodded, continuing to hold down the fort, while Zhu Fei took some people with him to the Yue Family’s home.

Zhang Ying was hanging clothes in the outer courtyard when she looked up and saw several familiar faces approaching their house.

She hurriedly turned back to her room as Lin Chunju had instructed.

“Mother, someone’s here, probably looking for the third brother. I saw one of them who often hangs out with him.”

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Lin Chunju responded and looked at Yue Jiannan.

“What now? People are coming to your house, aren’t you going to join them?”

Yue Jiannan hurriedly appeased her with a smile, “Mother, I definitely won’t go; I… I’ll go check on how sister’s clothes are coming along.”

He looked guiltily and went to find Yue Xiaofang, while Lin Chunju took Yue Qingqing by the hand to the outer courtyard.

They arrived just as Zhu Fei and the others came to the door.

“Oh my, Auntie Lin, it’s been a while, and this must be Brother Yue’s daughter beside you, she’s grown so pretty.”

Zhu Fei’s face was full of smiles, which, complemented by his chubby cheeks, made him appear naturally harmless and quite likable.

Lin Chunju also played along amiably, “It has been a long time indeed. Are you guys looking for the third one?”

“Yeah, we finally got some free time and arranged to hang out with Jiannan. We agreed to go out together today, but he didn’t show up. Did he oversleep or something?”

Lin Chunju feigned confusion, “Impossible. The third one left early in the morning.”

“What?” Zhu Fei was genuinely perplexed at this point.

Lin Chunju elaborated, “Didn’t he say he was going to the neighboring village? Didn’t you arrange to meet up?”

Zhu Fei suddenly remembered something, and his expression quickly darkened.

Lin Chunju watched as he fell silent, then Zhu Fei hastily put on a smile again.

“There might have been some miscommunication, I guess. I’ll arrange another time with Jiannan. I’ll be off now.”

“Mhm.” Lin Chunju watched their retreating figures and, after a moment, let out a cold snort.

“Pah, no-good rascals!”

Yue Qingqing mimicked the action and spat as well.

Those who harm others will eventually harm themselves; these people’s days ahead wouldn’t be easy.