Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 1338: Chapter 1333: Cough Up What You Ate From Me

Regarding the matter of Glacier Ganoderma as a medicinal herb, Huo Sining, Ouyang Jun, and Bai Buzhi exchanged views and decided to split into three groups to gather information separately.

Ouyang Jun planned to seek help from the He Family, as the Gambling King family runs a casino and has seen all kinds of people, with many rumors circulating. They might be able to gather some useful clues.

Bai Buzhi has traveled around for years and knows many people. By asking around, he might also uncover something useful.

As for Huo Sining, the master and senior apprentice she mentioned were fabricated; the only real people she could rely on, besides Gu Xu, were probably Yan Feng.

Yan Feng was born into a hereditary family of medicine, so he should be familiar with medicinal herbs and might know something about Glacier Ganoderma.

After leaving Bai Buzhi’s home, Huo Sining received a call from Wu Jun.

When she answered, Wu Jun immediately said, ”Miss Huo, just as you predicted, someone from the Huo family is here again.”

Upon hearing this, Huo Sining couldn’t help but curl her lips into a cold smile, ”Is it Huo Yong or Xu Lian?”

”Huo Yong,” Wu Jun replied.

Huo Sining chuckled softly, ”And what about the five million?”

Wu Jun said, ”There’s only a little over three million, all held by my friend. I guess Xu Lian must be holding some of the money, not letting Huo Yong touch it.”

Huo Sining had anticipated this and nodded, ”There’s no hurry. In a while, let Xu Lian ’accidentally’ hear about the demolition news around Baiyun Primary School. She won’t be able to hold onto that two million and will definitely spend it.”

Wu Jun laughed, ”Alright, I’ll have my friend prepare.”

Huo Sining added, ”Wait, there are people living at my villa; Qibao is still in school, and Auntie Li is also there, so don’t let Huo Yong come around. If he doesn’t take the hint, create some trouble for him, and don’t let him bother me.”

”Got it.”

After hanging up, Huo Sining couldn’t help but find it amusing, but as she laughed, her eyes unexpectedly welled up with tears.

Back then, Xu Lian and Huo Yong came all the way to S City to extort her, even using her mother’s relics as a threat.

It wasn’t until then that Huo Sining realized her mother had left behind any relics.

Although Huo Sining guessed that whatever her mother left behind wasn’t valuable, she wouldn’t allow those items to remain in the hands of Huo Yong and Xu Lian.

Even when Xu Lian offered to exchange the relics for five million, Huo Sining agreed without hesitation.

However, Huo Sining was definitely not someone to swallow her pride without retort. While Xu Lian left delightedly with the five million, how could Huo Sining let her have her way?

After arranging for Wu Jun to accompany Xu Lian and her group back to Baiyun Village to retrieve her mother’s belongings, Huo Sining instructed Wu Jun to discreetly execute a plan.

For people like Xu Lian and Huo Yong, there was no need to rack one’s brains; as long as you targeted their weaknesses, that was sufficient.

Huo Yong had a gambling addiction and wasn’t skilled at it, but he loved the thrill gambling brought, which was why in the previous life, despite Huo Sining working for so many years and handing over so much of her salary to this uncle, she was left with so little in the end.

Huo Yong even gambled away her dowry savings; in his eyes, nothing seemed too excessive or off-limits.

So to swindle money from Huo Yong, there was no need for elaborate schemes. As long as you lured Huo Yong into a casino and let him taste a bit of success, he would be hooked and unable to extricate himself.

Things indeed turned out as Huo Sining predicted. After receiving the five million from Huo Sining, Huo Yong transformed into a nouveau riche, floating on air, losing direction.

In a place like Baiyun Village, suddenly possessing a fortune of five million instantly made him a local tycoon; his whole demeanor changed, embodying the face of a parvenu.

At this point, the friend Wu Jun had found deliberately befriended Huo Yong, becoming such close buddies that nothing was left unsaid between them.

When the moment was right, this friend first hinted subtly and then outright suggested that playing small-time games like mahjong was beneath someone with money, goading Huo Yong to head to the big casinos.

Huo Yong, who was proud and concerned about face, was unwilling to be looked down upon, especially now with money at hand, his confidence increased. With a few more jabs from this friend, he took the bait.

In the following period, Huo Yong experienced all sorts of novel games at casinos, finding them very exhilarating. Meanwhile, this friend, who had conspired with the casino, let Huo Yong win a few rounds, further igniting his enthusiasm. Soon he was frequenting the casino, almost never returning home.

But it was all a setup, and how could Huo Yong beat the casino? Within just half a year, he was so addicted to gambling that he quickly lost the three million he had and even incurred debts of tens of thousands, signing IOUs.

This time, however, Xu Lian adamantly refused to pay off Huo Yong’s debts, clutching the two million tightly and returning to her parents’ home with her child.

Huo Yong had no choice but to once again turn to his rich niece because the IOUs with the casino clearly stated that if he didn’t repay, he would have to use his organs to settle the debt.

But was it really that easy to get money from his niece?

Not only did Huo Yong face challenges, but Huo Sining also had no intention of letting Xu Lian enjoy herself.

While outsiders may not understand this aunt, Huo Sining knew her very well. If Huo Yong’s weakness was gambling, Xu Lian’s was greed.

Although she got five million from Huo Sining, this woman would not feel grateful; instead, she repeatedly slandered Huo Sining, vilifying her as an ungrateful wretch once back in Baiyun Village.

For someone like this, how could Huo Sining let her enjoy a life of ease on her money? Huo Sining would rather give it to someone else than let Xu Lian benefit.

Therefore, after Huo Yong squandered away the three million, Huo Sining began the second phase of her plan, leading Xu Lian to unintentionally learn about a rumor: Baiyun Township Primary School was set to be demolished.

In fact, during Huo Sining’s previous life in Baiyun Village, it was at the end of this year that the sudden news of Baiyun Township Primary School being demolished emerged. Many people wanted to buy land in that area to make a profit.

But the rumor died out after half a year, and until her death, Huo Sining never heard anything about it again.

Those who fancied themselves ahead of the game, buying land or property near Baiyun Township Primary School to cash in on the demolition, all ended up full of regrets.