Driving the newly purchased Mercedes-Benz MPV, Du Fei couldn't help but sigh after driving for a while, feeling the money was well spent.
Despite the car weighing nearly two and a half tons, a press of the accelerator provided a continuous surge of power, offering a strong sense of acceleration. Coupled with its excellent ride quality and sound insulation, it provided an enjoyable experience for both the driver and passengers.
Speaking of Mercedes-Benz cars, the Maybach Mercedes that Gong Chengbin lent him before was already the pinnacle of Mercedes-Benz sedans, costing over a million.
However, it still paled in comparison to the current limited edition Mercedes-Benz MPV.
After all, the price difference was four to five times greater.
*Ding-a-ling.*
Du Fei's phone rang.
He directly connected the call using the newly paired car Bluetooth.
"Xiao Fei, where are you now?"
His mother Wu Chunmei's voice came through the speaker, crystal clear.
Du Fei replied, "I'm out, just about to head home. Mom, is something wrong?"
"Aunt Li said the hairtail today is quite fresh and insisted on giving me some. I thought if you're free, you could go pick it up, saving Aunt Li the trip. What do you think?"
So that's what it was. Du Fei said it was no problem and he would go right away.
After hanging up, Du Fei drove straight to the wet market.
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"Boss, give me two yellow croakers, the big ones."
"I want a sea bass."
"The hairtail is quite fresh today, give me two jin."
Li Su'e's stall was crowded with fish buyers.
She was juggling to pack fish for customers one by one. Despite being busy, Li Su'e's face was always graced with a smile.
In fact, Wu Chunmei had already lent Li Su'e a sum of money, which would have been enough for her and Li Jing to live on for a while even if she didn't start selling fish.
However, Li Su'e, who seemed gentle, had a strong sense of self-reliance. She insisted on earning money early, partly to fund her daughter's education and partly to repay the money borrowed from Wu Chunmei as soon as possible.
Of course, Li Su'e only started selling fish after Du Fei examined her and determined her health had recovered sufficiently.
Otherwise, not only Li Jing, but also Wu Chunmei, her fellow villager, wouldn't have agreed.
After a period of busyness, it was almost eleven-thirty. Usually, by this time, people who bought groceries to cook had already finished their shopping.
Even if there were still customers buying fish later, they would be sporadic, so Li Su'e could finally take a break.
After sitting for a moment, Li Su'e got up to gather the remaining fish at her stall and scraped the dirty water on the ground clean.
Looking down at the cash box under the stall, Li Su'e revealed a look of contentment.
Because she conducted her business honestly and never resorted to any crooked methods, even after a period of not setting up her stall, her old customers found their way back within a few days of her returning.
Her daily income now was around several hundred yuan, which Li Su'e found very satisfactory.
If she maintained this income, she was confident she could repay the borrowed money within half a year.
"Do you want to buy fish? All the fish today are... How could it be you!! How did you find this place?"
Even as Li Su'e was calculating her earnings, another person approached her stall. She swept the money into the gap under the stall and stood up to pack fish for the customer.
However, when she casually looked up and saw the person standing in front of her stall, Li Su'e couldn't help but exclaim.
"Wife! I've been looking for you so hard, but my efforts finally paid off, haha."
The man in front of Li Su'e's stall was about 1.7 meters tall and dressed ordinarily. However, his face was sallow, his eye sockets were sunken, and he was frighteningly thin.
Seeing Li Su'e look at him, the man grinned.
But his smile was deeply repulsive to Li Su'e.
"Huang Yikai, we've been divorced for a long time. We have nothing to do with each other now!"
Li Su'e gripped the counter tightly, her voice filled with anger.
It turned out that the man standing in front of Li Su'e's stall at this moment was her ex-husband.
They had been divorced for over a decade, and during this time, Li Su'e had never seen Huang Yikai again, so she had long forgotten about him.
But who would have thought this guy would show up at her stall, calling her his wife? Li Su'e's first reaction was that he must have some ulterior motive.
"Wife! Don't be so heartless. A husband and wife for a hundred days, and more so, we have such a lovely daughter. Speaking of which, I haven't seen Jingjing in so many years, I miss her so much!"
Huang Yikai acted as if nothing was wrong, maintaining his playful demeanor.
If Li Su'e had been merely surprised and nervous before, the moment Huang Yikai mentioned Li Jing, she erupted.
"Get lost! You're not fit to be Jingjing's father! Huang Yikai, I don't know how you found this place, but I warn you, get as far away as possible. Don't harass Jingjing, or I'll fight you!"
Upon hearing Li Su'e's words, the smile on Huang Yikai's face finally lessened. He sneered, "Damn it, you shrew, you're really heartless. After so many years as husband and wife, you're telling me to get lost! Fine, I'll leave if you give me a hundred thousand yuan, and I'll disappear immediately!"
So that's how it was. When Li Su'e heard Huang Yikai demanding a hundred thousand yuan, she finally understood why Huang Yikai had gone to such lengths to find her.
This guy probably had nowhere else to get money, so he came looking for her.
Looking at Huang Yikai's dishevelled appearance, Li Su'e knew without asking that he hadn't kicked his old habits but had only worsened them.
"Not a hundred thousand! Not a single cent will I give you! Huang Yikai, stop dreaming, forget about it!"
Li Su'e truly regretted marrying Huang Yikai, regretting not seeing his true nature back then.
Drinking, gambling, hitting his wife, and even going to the insane extent of wanting to sell his daughter to pay off debts.
A scumbag like Huang Yikai deserved to be struck by lightning. The fact that he was still alive was a testament to heaven's blindness.
"You won't give me money? Fine, then I'm not leaving. I'll tell everyone here about our past and let them judge me."
"Not only that, I'll go to Jingjing's school and ask her if she recognizes me as her father!"
Huang Yikai seemed to have expected Li Su'e to refuse to pay, but he remained unhurried, stating that he would air their dirty laundry in the market and then go to Li Jing's school.
If Huang Yikai only made a scene in the market, it would at most result in her losing face.
But if he really went to the school, with his shameless and despicable nature, he would surely make a spectacle of himself, and then Li Jing would never be able to hold her head up in school again.
Li Su'e couldn't help but grip the knife used for cutting fish beside her, wishing she could slash Huang Yikai to death.
However, her reason told her that she still had her daughter, Li Jing, with whom she shared a deep bond.
Moreover, killing Huang Yikai would mean losing her own life. It would be too worthless to perish with such a scumbag.