Chapter 738: Chapter 738: Bought a Woman for 10 Dollars!

Huang Xiaolong sweetly coaxed Chu Tingting, cheerfully chattering away until she broke into a smile, wiping away her tears.

In reality, all Chu Tingting cared about was Huang Xiaolong’s opinion. She was afraid that he would look down on her once he learned about her background. She didn’t care about anyone else’s disdain.

Now that Huang Xiaolong showed no sign of resentment, the anxious heart of Chu Tingting was finally at ease.

On the train, Chu Tingting enthusiastically explained to Huang Xiaolong some customs of Ma City.

Huang Xiaolong found it all quite fascinating.

When the train arrived at the station, it was just lunchtime.

The two exited the station.

“Little Long, let’s have lunch first, then go meet my mom~” Chu Tingting said with a faint smile, then asked somewhat shyly, “Little Long, are you… are you nervous about meeting my mom?”

“Nervous?” Huang Xiaolong was taken aback and then laughed. “I’m not nervous. What’s the big deal about meeting my future mother-in-law?”

“Pu~~~ Who said anything about mother-in-law! Little Long, when you meet my mom, you must behave. Just call her ‘Auntie.'” Chu Tingting unconsciously grabbed Huang Xiaolong’s hand. “I’ll take you to taste the most authentic snacks in Ma City.”

The two then headed towards the food street.

Along the way, Huang Xiaolong glanced around. The scale of Ma City didn’t come close to the towering skyscrapers of Jiangnan City and Binhai City, but it had its own unique charm.

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It was a perfect city for living in with a leisurely pace of life.

Chu Tingting confidently led Huang Xiaolong to the food street, ready to pick a restaurant with the best reputation.

Just then, from up ahead came a clamor, a mix of laughter and a man’s voice full of mockery and sarcasm–“Selling a woman here! $100, who wants her? Selling a woman for just $100!”

“What?! Tingting, surely your hometown doesn’t actually have open auctions selling women?” Huang Xiaolong was open-mouthed in shock. “I’ve seen cigarettes, alcohol, and singing sold, but never a woman! $100? That’s too cheap! Is she an inflatable woman?”

“Well…Little Long…” Chu Tingting stuttered, at a loss for words.

Without a second thought, Huang Xiaolong tugged Chu Tingting in the direction of the shouting voice.

Ahead, a large crowd had gathered, all pointing and gesturing.

In the center stood a man in his twenties, dressed in Versace casuals, surrounded by a group of burly men, enthusiastically hollering “Selling a woman for $100, who wants her? Cash and woman handover on the spot!”

The woman being auctioned off stood off on the side, shivering, her eyes filled with a mixture of anger, sadness, self-mockery, and inferiority…

The woman’s appearance and figure were not a sight for the faint-hearted!

Ugly!

Ugly to the extreme!

Talking about her figure, she was hunchbacked, and her left shoulder was visibly higher than the right one.

And her resemblance was enough to give chills down the spine.

Her facial skin was black as ink, pockmarked and rough, like a dried clementine peel!

Being honest, she was horrifyingly ugly. If there were an “Ugliest Person in the World” contest, she would no doubt crush all competition and easily claim first place!

Onlookers around began to spit out their disdain–

“Young Master Mi, you managed to haul this ugly woman out again to sell? Hahaha~~~ So ugly, it makes one nauseous to even look. 100 yuan is too much, even if you paid us, no one would want her.”

“Young Master Mi, you might as well put this ugly woman out of her misery. Don’t drag her out anymore, it’s spoiling the city’s appearance.”

“In truth, it’s all the same in the dark. Any brave ones? Go for it!”

“Ew~~ Let me throw up for a minute.”

…

“Mi Lian is outrageous!” Chu Tingting indignantly spoke.

At that moment, Huang Xiaolong was scrutinizing the extraordinarily ugly girl, his eyes becoming brighter, murmuring. “Who would have thought that such a small place as Ma City would hide such a talent… doing this to a girl… Intriguing.”

“Little Long, what are you talking about?” Chu Tingting asked in confusion.

“Oh, nothing. By the way, Tingting, is this girl popular in your Ma City?” he asked with a smile.

“Well, yeah.” Chu Tingting explained, “In Binhai, there are four big families. Though our Ma City isn’t as large as Binhai, we also have three major families dominating the place. These three families include mine, the Chu family, the Mi family, and the Jing family. This ugly… No, this unattractive girl is called ‘Jing Xiaoxi’, she is the young miss of the Jing family.”

“Actually, Jing Xiaoxi wasn’t ugly from birth. On the contrary, she’s been beautiful since she was a child, and by the age of 13 or 14, she was already the unanimously recognized beauty queen of Ma City.”

“Just like the other big families, the Jing family and the Mi family arranged a marriage. The betrothed were Mi Lian and Jing Xiaoxi. The Mi family was extremely satisfied with this marriage arrangement.”

“However, at the age of 18, Jing Xiaoxi fell ill and overnight, she transformed from a graceful swan into an ugly duckling. From her stunning and attractive looks, she turned into what she is right now. The Jing family invested an incredible amount of wealth and even hired renowned doctors worldwide to treat Jing Xiaoxi, but… all the treatments were in vain.”

“Over time, Jing Xiaoxi became the talking point and the laughingstock of Ma City. Even common folk made fun of her. The Jing family lost face and felt compelled to pass this hot potato onto the Mi family. To be precise, they passed her to her fiance, Mi Lian.”

“The Jing family being more powerful than the Mi family, the latter dared not refuse and had to accept the girl, dubbed as the ugliest in Ma City, and even the ugliest in the world. From then on, the people of Ma City transferred their mocking gazes from the Jing family to the Mi family.”

“Especially the fiance of Jing Xiaoxi, Mi Lian, his face was buried in shame. In rage, he would often bring Jing Xiaoxi out into the street to auction her off, using this as a form of humiliation. On one hand, it was to make clear that he had no involvement with Jing Xiaoxi, on the other hand, it was to vent his anger.”

“Oh… I see.” Huang Xiaolong nodded in realization.

At that moment, Mi Lian, with a malicious look in his eyes, glared at Jing Xiaoxi and cursed, “You freak! You disaster star! You’ve caused my reputation to plummet, today, I have to sell you! 10 Yuan! Who wants her? Just 10 Yuan!”

“I’ll take her for 10 Yuan!” Suddenly, Huang Xiaolong shouted out loud.

The whole place fell silent.

Everyone, including Chu Tingting, turned to look at Huang Xiaolong in shock.

Even Jing Xiaoxi herself was staring at Huang Xiaolong, dumbfounded.

Huang Xiaolong stepped forward, asking earnestly, “Are you sure it’s 10 Yuan?”

“Hahaha~~~~~” Mi Lian laughed uproariously. “Of course, I’m not lying! Hahaha! Great! Finally sold her off! Hahaha~~~ I’m warning you, once you’ve agreed to buy this freak, you can’t back out! Do you really want to buy her or are you messing with me? Do you believe that I will have someone ruin you?”

“No no, I’m not joking. 10 Yuan, I’ll buy her. I really will.” Huang Xiaolong said, as serious as could be.

‘My luck is too good to be true. I just arrived in Ma City, fresh off the train, and I already picked up such a huge bargain… Damn, I bought the beauty queen of Ma City for just 10 Yuan…’

With that thought, Huang Xiaolong reached into his pocket and took out a wrinkled 10 Yuan note. “I’ll buy her! Let’s make it a cash and carry deal!”

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Yesterday morning, my father underwent heart valve surgery. It finished around 3 PM, the wound was stitched up by 5 PM, and he was moved to the intensive care unit.

The surgeon said the operation went smoothly, and I felt reassured at that moment.

Since there were nurses in the ICU, I went home that night to write.

BUT! At 11 PM, the hospital suddenly called me to come over!

Upon reaching the hospital, things had taken a turn for the worse. My father’s chest was continuously bleeding, and it was beyond the normal range. The bleeding wouldn’t stop!

They had to perform a second operation to open up his chest and stop the bleeding!

Moreover, there was a 30 percent chance that he would not survive!

I was absolutely devastated! He went back into the surgery room around midnight and came out after 3 AM when the bleeding had temporarily stopped. However, it still depends on his condition today.

If a large amount of blood is lost again today, he’s likely not going to make it!

I stayed up all night, and as soon as I got back in the morning, I started writing. I am really doing my best. Please don’t urge me anymore. Thank you.