??Chapter 339: Chapter 340: Dealing with the Scum Part 1
Chapter 339: Chapter 340: Dealing with the Scum Part 1
“Tianniu is the smartest, no wonder she’s so exceptional at her studies,” Muniang said with a smile.
Wearing a proud grin, Tianniu replied, “Even Mu is praising . I’ll have to show off to the boys at ho! Hmph!”
As the two of them were chatting, they saw Qingi timidly erge from the inner room, apparently drawn by the sound of laughter outside.
“Qingi, why did you get out of bed? Are you feeling better?” Muniang hurriedly asked. The child had been staying at her ho for four or five days, and not a single person from the Wang family had co to inquire; it truly chilled her heart.
Qingi said, “Yes, it doesn’t hurt anymore.”
Muniang smiled and pulled Qingi to sit beside her, “Is it stuffy inside? If you want to go out for so air, we can go out and play later.”
Tianniu was quite forward, flashing a broad smile, “I can take you out to play too, you know. I know lots of fun places.”
Qingi tugged at her lips shyly, her eyes falling on the piece of writing on the table. She knew Tianniu had written it and couldn’t help but feel a twinge of envy, “The writing is so beautiful.”
“If Qingi wants to write, she can learn too, but it takes so effort,” Muniang said with a chuckle.
“? Better not, I’m too dumb. I can’t do this,” Qingi looked down dejectedly. When her mother had sent her to accompany Lord Lu’s daughter as a study mate, Lord Lu had chosen Tianniu over her. She knew she couldn’t compare with others.
“What’s the matter with that? If you have ti, co straight to Mu, and I’ll teach you how to write,” Muniang offered generously.
“Uh-huh,” Qingi felt a small surge of excitent in her heart. If she learned to read, could she beco a proud girl like Tianniu?
Muniang had thought Mrs. Liang had planned to leave the child with her outright, but it seed she had underestimated the situation. She had rely gone to the Embroidery House in town that morning and returned to a flustered servant exclaiming, “Lady, Mrs. Liang ca earlier, making a scene and actually took Miss Qingi away!”
Muniang glared, “What’s this? Didn’t I say to wait for anything until I got back? How could you let Mrs. Liang take the child away as soon as she arrived?”
The servant hastily explained, “I was in a tough spot too. Mrs. Liang kept causing trouble, and eventually she simply brought the Village Head to decide, claiming it was their family’s child and we had no right to keep her. After the Village Head spoke, I naturally didn’t dare to stop them.”
Muniang scoffed coldly, how shaless. They had no right to keep her? When she had paid for Qingi’s dical expenses, why hadn’t Mrs. Liang said she had no right to pay?
“Why would Mr. Village Head side with her?” Qingya asked angrily. “Mrs. Liang nearly beat Qingi to death, and the Village Head knows it. How could he still support Mrs. Liang?”
Muniang snorted, “Even if Mr. Village Head didn’t want to help her, he still had to follow the rules, after all, Qingi is her child, right?”
The servant nodded in agreent, “The Village Head mostly thought Mrs. Liang seed to sincerely repent, and she truly apologized to Qingi, even crying her eyes out. She said that she had acted impulsively when she hit Qingi and promised to treat Qingi well in the future. The Village Head isn’t heartless, so naturally, he couldn’t separate a mother and daughter.”
Muniang’s eyes went round with shock, “Mrs. Liang is still playing this trick?”
“Yes.”
A jolt went through Muniang’s heart. Mrs. Liang had gone to such lengths to bring Qingi back, even making a point of giving assurances. Muniang certainly didn’t believe that soone like Mrs. Liang would suddenly change her nature; there must be sothing fishy going on.
“Qingya, keep an eye on the Wang family, see if there’s any commotion, and report directly to .”
“Yes.”
Several days passed with everything at the Wang family seeming calm. Qingi was treated the sa as before, still spoiled and pampered. Muniang even went to see Qingi herself and asked her; she too said that Mrs. Liang was very kind to her.
Mrs. Liang was working in the fields, and when Qingi actively ca to help, Mrs. Liang sent her back: “Your wounds haven’t healed yet. Hurry back inside to rest; don’t be out in the sun.”
The villagers couldn’t help but say, “After all, it’s flesh and blood from her own body, how could she not love her? Perhaps she was indeed a bit rash the last ti she hit her, and now she regrets it, knowing how to cherish her daughter.”
Only Muniang knew all too well that everything was probably just a show for outsiders by Mrs. Liang. She knew her too well. A sudden attack of conscience? Impossible?!
About half a month later, sothing finally “happened.” It was said that Mrs. Liang had planned to take Qingi to the town market but had inadvertently encountered crooks and lost Qingi.
Mrs. Liang cried so hard she could hardly catch her breath, wailing, “Whoever the heartless bastard that abducted my daughter! My poor Qingi, why is her life so hard? My darling girl has to suffer like this; I can’t go on living!”
“Have you reported it to the authorities? This is too brazen, to do sothing like that in broad daylight!”
“How could I not have reported it? But Lord Lu said it’s difficult to investigate and told
to wait for results at ho. My heart is almost bursting with anxiety. My poor child, if sothing happens to you, how can your mother’s heart bear it? I was wrong before, nearly costing your life, and now I finally want to make it up to you, to give you a good life, but that damned abductor has snatched you away! Isn’t this just condemning , a mother, to death?!”
Whether it was because Mrs. Liang’s crying was especially heart-wrenching or because everything she said seed incredibly real, everyone believed her. They even consoled her, assuring her not to worry.
Mrs. Liang, taking advantage of wiping her tears, let a gleam of cunning flash in her eyes. Indeed, it was a perfect sche. She felt increasingly pleased with herself, silently praising her own shrewdness.
anwhile, Qingya, who had just rushed back, reported the details to Muniang, “Mrs. Liang pretended to take Qingi out shopping and sold her to the human trafficker. I saw it with my own eyes. Now Mrs. Liang is in the village playing innocent, claiming Qingi was abducted by crooks. I didn’t have the authority to stop Mrs. Liang from selling the child, so I had to hold back and not alert her.”
“Qingi has been sold?!” Muniang exclaid, grinding her teeth in secret. Mrs. Liang really was ruthless.
“Lady, rest assured. Although I couldn’t stop Mrs. Liang at that mont, I did make sure to keep an eye on that human trafficker. Qingi definitely won’t be sold off right away, and I’ve particularly asked Zhu Zi to watch over there. The child won’t disappear; just give the order, and it shall be done.”
Muniang’s face darkened, and she snorted coldly, “If she’s heartless, I’ll be ruthless. With such scum, we can only deal with them in the way scum deserves!”
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