Su Miaomiao immediately nodded, indicating that she found his words very reasonable.
The two stood in line at the pawnshop.
It was very crowded here.
It was a long line, and at a glance, it was a sea of heads.
There were truly many people coming to pawn things at the pawnshop, some with empty hands, others with large bags, and some even brought old clothes.
As the old shopkeeper had said, this pawnshop really took anything?
Su Miaomiao muttered softly, and a young woman with a round face standing behind her suddenly said, "That's for sure! Huang Ji Pawnshop is an old establishment, a reputable business for decades. They have many avenues. For jewelry like gold and silver, they can send it to their own jewelry shop and sell it again after some repairs. If the style is old or it's broken and cannot be fixed, they can melt it down and remake it. The Huang family can handle all that. Even trivial items like pots, pans, and bowls can be sent to their general store and sold cheaply to the poor..."
Even their clothes could be washed and tidied up and sold as second-hand items.
These times were chaotic everywhere.
It was difficult to enter Quezhou City, and even harder to survive within the city.
Therefore.
These cheap second-hand businesses were also very popular, and the pawnshop had no fear of being stuck with inventory.
But Huang Ji also offered fair prices.
Everyone was happy to come here to pawn their items.
Suddenly, another voice joined in.
And she blabbed out so much information.
Su Miaomiao turned her head and saw this young woman, who was about her age. She had her hair styled as a married woman, but her face was very youthful. Her mouth was also very talkative, and most importantly, she was very friendly.
Su Miaomiao listened with great interest.
"If what you say is true, then I am truly convinced of the Huang family's credibility."
The young woman with the round face also nodded, indicating that she wouldn't lie.
Su Miaomiao found her quite interesting. After all, since she transmigrated, the girls she had met were not easy to get along with, always on opposing sides, so she hadn't made any friends. Now, seeing someone of a similar age, perhaps a few years older than this body, she felt much more familiar.
The other person also looked kind.
She felt an inexplicable closeness.
Just as she was about to inquire further, a commotion erupted in the queue, followed by cries and curses.
Su Miaomiao was a bit taller than the other young lady, and when she looked up, she saw it.
It turned out to be a woman with several children, desperately pleading with a man, saying something like, "...You can't pawn it anymore! This is the only memento my mother left me. It's fine if you pawned all my dowry! I beg you! You cannot pawn this one anymore!!"
The man's face was flushed red, not from shame, but from anger. He directly pushed the woman to the ground. The children cried together, but he remained unmoved, cursing, "It's because of you, a jinx, who has held me back! Otherwise, I would have turned things around long ago. Every time, you delay my good fortune, no wonder I can't win. So unlucky! Tell me! Are you secretly cursing me so I can't win money?!"
After cursing and pushing his wife away, he was so enraged that he even kicked the woman. The children crying and holding onto his leg stopped his violence, but the weak woman had already fallen to the ground, crying and unable to get up. The children were also panicked, and everything descended into chaos.
The people in line remained indifferent.
They watched with cold eyes.
They looked as if they were used to it.
A few even stood with their arms crossed, watching the show like gossipers.
Cheng Hao frowned.
Su Miaomiao was about to step out when the round-faced young woman pulled her back, shook her head, and whispered, "Don't go. This kind of thing happens a hundred times a day. You can't manage it all. Many people gamble here, all hoping to turn their lives around and live a life of luxury, but just as many end up ruined."
Su Miaomiao couldn't help but ask, "But didn't the city announcement post the regulations stating that no one within the city shall gather to fight or bully the weak?"
The round-faced young woman's expression was serious and a bit helpless. "The regulations say so, but in reality, there are not a few who are bullied in secret, especially the poor within our city. Their lives are not so glamorous. Moreover, they are just a couple arguing. If we step in, it will become a brawl."
Su Miaomiao's cat-like eyes widened. Damn it, so that regulation was just for show?
She thought it in her heart but also said it out loud.
Cheng Hao tugged at her hand, leaned down to look at her, and said, "Do you think this is still like our past? Some regulations are just for show."
In the face of wealth and power.
Regulations were like decorations.
Even in her past life, the world wasn't as glamorous as it appeared on the surface.
Unspoken rules existed everywhere.
Su Miaomiao suddenly felt a tightness in her chest, and her mood soured.
Meanwhile, the woman on the other side, seeing that she couldn't get her husband back, could only take her children and leave crying. The man, however, without any shame, continued to queue up to pawn things. Although people beside him were discussing, no one stepped forward to say anything. When it was his turn, he excitedly took the money from the pawn and, hunched over, excitedly walked along the wall.
His destination was naturally the gambling house.
The young woman with the round face also sighed heavily, then said indignantly, "People like this are also sinful. They shouldn't be allowed to live! Today they pawn this, tomorrow they pawn that. Before long, they'll pawn their wives and children!"
Su Miaomiao stared at that figure and said, "People like this will die sooner or later."
They would eventually bring about their own destruction.
The round-faced young woman was a bit surprised to hear such cold words from her beautiful lips, but she immediately nodded vigorously in agreement.
She then grabbed Su Miaomiao's other hand and said joyfully, "I love hearing you say that! To be honest, I feel an inexplicable closeness to you. I'm a bit strange; since childhood, I could sense whether someone was good or bad, or a benefactor who could help me. And when I look at you, I feel so familiar!"
Cheng Hao, with a dark expression, pulled Su Miaomiao behind him, encircling his childhood sweetheart, and said, "You feel closeness to my wife? Is it genuine closeness, or closeness due to our wealth or influence? This lady's ability to judge people is indeed strange."
He felt that if this person weren't a woman, her words would sound like a lecher.
Su Miaomiao, being held firmly in her childhood sweetheart's arms, didn't mind. Her eyes also sparkled. "Actually, you're right. I also feel very close to you. Others don't give me this feeling, but I just feel close to you."
Hearing this, Cheng Hao's face darkened further. He pinched Su Miaomiao's cheek, making her look up at him. "Are you not listening to me? Didn't you hear what I just said?"
His childhood sweetheart's guard was probably thrown to the dogs.
Su Miaomiao pouted and said, "But it's really strange. I also feel close to her."
The round-faced young woman became displeased. She pointed at Cheng Hao and said indignantly, "I struck up a conversation with you two because you are both exceptionally well-dressed and talented. But the feeling of closeness and connection is also real. Sir, you don't have to be so aggressive! You're really jealous of everything, aren't you?"