"Thank you kindly, Doctor Su! Auntie will share this with everyone."
Aunt Zhou, brimming with joy, rook the basket and went outside! Not long after, the sound of her happily inviting everyone to enjoy the lon could be heard!
"This lon was a gift from the County Magistrate to our Doctor Su! Doctor Su then gifted it to all of us, co and try it, everyone, everyone..."
The cheers and applause rolled in one after another.
Su Pan’er and Qin Yi exchanged a smile!
"The old woman is truly amusing, sharing just half a lon among so many people, with everyone getting a thin slice... this is really..."
Qin Yi gazing out of the window, shook his head, and smiled faintly.
"They aren’t just eating the lon, they’re appreciating the sentint."
Even a single glance filled their hearts with contentnt.
Just as everyone was celebrating, boisterous noises began to echo from outside the gate.
"What the hell? What are you people doing? What’s this about informing you before I see my son? You damn lickspittles, you usually know to see who the owner is before beating the dog, now you dare to even block this old woman’s way? Are you eating bear hearts and leopard galls?"
Before the person appeared, her angry curses were already heard!
Su Pan’er, even without laying eyes on the woman, knew who it was!
Qin Yi was standing at the doorway. He caught Pan’er’s glance and hurried out to welco her.
"Mother, when did you co back?"
Just as expected, Mrs. Qin-Li was struggling with two governnt servants at the entrance. Behind them, Qín Wan’er and Mrs. Qin-Chen were also cursing up a storm.
The two governnt servants were visibly enraged!
One of them was grabbing Mrs. Qin-Li’s arm, but released her when they heard Qin Yi speak.
Qin Yi, extrely embarrassed, hurriedly saluted the two governnt servants apologizing: "Brother Hea, Brother Money, please forgive us, this is my mother!"
The two servants glanced at the country woman beside him, realization flashing in their eyes.
"So, it’s the lady mother, if you had announced your identity earlier, there would be no need for such a misunderstanding. We have been disrespectful!"
After saying this, they stepped aside.
Mrs.Qin-Li imdiately beca dissatisfied!
"What now, does this old mother have to report it to you when coming to see her son at her own house? What the hell are you doing here, why prevent this old woman from entering? Are you doing sothing shady in broad daylight?"
Then, she, supported by Qín Wan’er and Mrs. Qin-Chen, walked into the house in a huff.
At their appearance, the crowd that was happily eating lon in the courtyard quickly parted, making way for the three of them, who walked in grandly and sat at the head of the room.
The bustling scene quieted down, the previous laughter already gone.
Mrs. Qin-Li glanced at the remaining waterlon slices in the basket. She wanted to eat them, but was too proud to do so.
Qín Wan’er beside her didn’t care about all this. After a long walk under the scorching July sun, she was naturally tired and thirsty. So, she reached out both hands, grabbed several pieces, and started devouring them.
Mrs.Qin-Chen, taking cue from Wan’er, also grabbed so slices and started feasting.
Watching this, Mrs. Qin-Li’s face turned sour, and she dispensed a sting of harsh words without inhibition.
"So people! Their human hearts are now in dog bellies. They have lon to share with outsiders, but even the rind is scarce when it cos to their own people. Everyone says to ’raise kids to take care of your old age’ and I, this old lady, raised a bunch of stealers!"
This claim darkened the mood of the crowd, who were previously enjoying the lon.
Qin Yi hurriedly rushed forward with a frantic look.
"Mother! Why would you say that, who stole what from where! This lon was for everyone to enjoy, bought out by Pan’er. We didn’t know you would be coming back today, and the lon also can’t be kept for long, so..."
"What can’t be kept for long?"
Su Pan’er ca out from the inner room, with a slight smile on her face and curiosity in her eyes. She rembered that when she left Luoyan Village, Mrs. Qin-Li made a grand declaration, insisting she would stay in the county city and never return!
How long has it been since then?
Only two to three months had passed and they had already co back!
"So it’s the mother-in-law who’s back. How incredibly rare! Are you here to seek treatnt for madness from Pan’er?"
As her gaze t the three of Mrs. Qin-Li, Su Pan’er’s eyes sparkled, full of barely concealed amusent. "Last ti, the Clan Leader personally ordered Pan’er to treat you, but as soon as I ntioned it, you fled into the city and have postponed it till now. So why not let Pan’er take a good look at you today?"
So this person is mad!
The assembled crowd of onlookers finally understood. No wonder she would curse anyone she ca across. If she was mad, that would explain it!
As soon as she saw Su Pan’er appearing, Mrs. Qin-Li couldn’t help but shudder all over.
Especially when she saw Su Pan’er looking at her with that bright smile, she was so frightened that she slid right off her seat!
"Demon, a demon is going to eat people!"
She couldn’t help crying out.
She could never forget the sight of that blood-drenched woman with disheveled hair in the ancestral hall, who turned out to be none other than Su Pan’er in front of her.
At this mont, images of the ghost woman kept swirling in her mind, as if at any mont this Su Pan’er was about to transform into a ghost and pounce on her.
"Ghost... there’s a ghost! There’s a ghost... Quick, quick, quick... Run..."
Her body was shaking uncontrollably, and she turned to run.
But her arm was promptly seized by Qin Wan’er.
"Mother, why are you running? Have you forgotten what we ca here for today? Huh?"
Qin Wan’er pushed her a bit.
Qin Wan’er, who had originally lost a front tooth, spoke fluently now, her teeth neatly lined up in her mouth.
Looking closely, Su Pan’er realized she got a false tooth. Impressive!
She gave a soft chuckle, walked over to Mrs. Qin-Li, and gently helped her up.
"Mother-in-law, there’s a chair here, you should sit!"
Mrs. Qin-Li was still shaking uncontrollably, with Qin Wan’er on her left, and Su Pan’er on her right, she had no other option but to return to the chair, all her previous arrogance nowhere to be found.
"Speaking of which, mother-in-law!"
Su Pan’er’s smile was radiant, her voice as gentle as can be: "You haven’t ntioned why you ca here today. Could it be that your madness has returned?"
From the fact that Mrs. Qin-Li still seed so afraid of her, it was highly unlikely that they ca for no reason.
They were more likely fooling around!
"Nonsense, I’m not sick at all!"
Mrs. Qin-Li instinctively defended her dignity.
Su Pan’er was taken aback, then her face lit up with comprehension!
"Oh! Yes, you are right, mother-in-law. You don’t have madness. People with madness never admit it. Pan’er won’t ntion it again. So mother-in-law, your visit today is because..."
Seeing Su Pan’er’s face moving closer, Mrs. Qin-Li trembled and stamred, unable to utter a complete sentence, yet she dared not keep quiet.
"No no no... It’s just, just to plant those beans... pox..."
She tried hard to shake off Su Pan’er’s arm, but no matter how hard she tried, Su Pan’er’s hand seed to have taken root on her arm and couldn’t be shaken off!
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