Married to a Millionaire

Chapter 6

Master Manoban got drunk, and it was Lisa who carried him down the mountain. Jennie ran home, and quickly tidied up her father's bedroom, changing the sheets and quilt to clean cool mats and blankets. Just as she finished, she heard the geese honking in the yard. She went out to the balcony and saw that the big white geese had blocked the door again, not letting Lisa in.

Jennie hurried to go get him.

Lisa followed behind her as they went inside. Seeing the aggressive big white geese eyeing him, his calves ached a bit.

As they climbed to the second floor and passed by Jennie's bedroom, since the door was open, Lisa unintentionally glanced inside. The small ten-square-meter room had light green wallpaper on the walls, the floor was rammed earth, to the north was a homemade wooden bed with bamboo mats and a pink quilt and pillowcases.

Next to the bed was a similarly homemade small bookcase, neatly lined with several rows of books. The big red covers of the Dictionary were particularly eye-catching, like the desk essentials of a high school student.

"I just tidied up the room, it's a bit messy." Knowing they were wealthy people, looking at her own shabby room, Jennie felt awkward.

"He likes living in old houses," Lisa carefully placed the sleeping Master Manoban onto the bed. In the summer heat, he only loosened the collar and sleeves of the Master's outfit, and didn't touch the light green summer quilt on the bed.

"I'll go get some water to wipe Grandpa's face." Having settled him for now, Jennie turned to leave. Reaching the door, she seemed to hear Lisa following behind, and looked back in puzzlement.

Lisa looked at her calmly, "I'll take care of the Master, you go wash up."

Jennie only then remembered that she had also been crying and was sweaty from running home...

Neither wanted to face people while dirty, Jennie's face flushed red, acquiescing to Lisa's arrangement and hurried downstairs. She first put out a basin of water for Lisa before collecting the laundry drying in the backyard and going next door to Auntie Guo's house to wash up and tidy herself before returning home.

No one was on the first floor.  Jennie slowly went upstairs.

Lisa sat at the bedside watching over the old Master. Hearing movement, he turned his head to look out.

Jennie felt guilty about offending him before, and avoided his gaze as she softly asked the old Master, "Do you want some water?"

Lisa said, "No need, you tidy up and pack, we'll set off tomorrow morning."

The Master needed medical treatment, and he had business to take care of too, no more time to waste.

At the mention of going to the capital, Jennie's expression darkened as she turned and went back to her own bedroom, closing the door and sitting on the bed in a daze. In all her years, the farthest she had gone was the county town over a hundred miles away. A big city like the capital she had only seen on TV.

How would she live once she got there?

She had a little over 2000 in savings, the chickens could sell for 400-500, the geese...

Jennie couldn't bear to sell the geese. Chickens only laid eggs while the geese could watch the house. When she went fishing, they would even help catch small fish.

And there was Kuma. Jennie couldn't part with him either.

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At dusk Auntie Guo next door invited them over for dinner. Master Manoban had also woken up, washed his face, and was spirited.