Chapter 109: Not a Bastard, Who Would Believe It?

Chapter 109: Not a Bastard, Who Would Believe It?

After the incident with Su Chengzong’s hundred taels of gambling debt, Qian Shi took Su Dabao and Su Xiaobao back to her parents' home. Later, when she saw that the Su family had reluctantly paid part of the debt, she knew they must still have some money left, so she brought the two children back to the Su family.

Yu Sanbao also heard about this, so he still showed some respect to Qian Shi.

After all, he had to call her sister-in-law.

Qian Shi was beaming with joy: "... I thought you looked familiar, it really is you. Sanbao, I heard you’ve been doing well lately, opening a shop. Can you take your sister-in-law to see it?"

Yu Sanbao clearly didn’t want to, but he smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying? Our Yu family hasn’t split up yet; it’s my parents’ shop, not mine. I’m just an employee."

Seeing how smoothly Yu Sanbao spoke, Qian Shi’s eyes darted around: "Oh, no matter what, it’s still your family’s shop. Take your sister-in-law to see it, okay?"

Yu Sanbao politely declined: "It’s getting late today, it wouldn’t be convenient..."

The moment Qian Shi heard this, her expression changed.

Her gaze fell on Xingxing, whom Yu Sanbao was holding, and then on the pastries in his other hand.

She immediately felt a surge of anger.

"Brother-in-law, this is really not right of you," Qian Shi’s voice was sharp, "Leaving aside everything else, Dabao and Xiaobao at least call you Uncle. How long has it been since you last visited them? And here you are, taking care of this unknown girl!"

Xingxing sensed Qian Shi’s malice, pursed her lips, turned her head away, and hugged Yu Sanbao’s neck, refusing to look at Qian Shi.

Yu Sanbao’s face darkened: "Sister-in-law, I call you that out of respect. Don’t push your luck!"

Qian Shi snorted coldly, seeing how Yu Sanbao protected Xingxing, and began to speculate maliciously: "... Could this be your secret daughter from outside, pretending to be adopted by your parents to keep it from Rouer?"

Yu Sanbao was truly angry now. He glared at Qian Shi, adhering to the principle that a good man doesn’t fight with women, and turned to leave with Xingxing in his arms.

"Hey, hey!" Qian Shi shouted after him, "Did I hit a nerve, making you run off like that?"

Yu Sanbao completely ignored Qian Shi!

He had heard, though he wasn’t at home, about how Qian Shi, along with Su’s Father and Mother, had caused a scene at their house!

His wife hadn’t contacted her parents for days!

Yu Sanbao thought to himself, I really gave her too much respect, allowing her to become so presumptuous!

Qian Shi watched Yu Sanbao’s retreating back, her eyes darting around.

In recent days, Su Chengzong seemed to have become more honest, working at a grain store to help with accounting, apparently earning a steady income.

But Qian Shi always felt that Su’s Father and Mother still had some money. She felt that the money was coming in too slowly these days. In the past, when Su Chengzong had good luck, he could earn a lot of silver, which she used to buy cosmetics, perfumes, and beautiful clothes.

Now, even after Su Chengzong had worked for a few days, earning a bit of money, it wasn’t as fast as before.

Besides, there was still a large gambling debt of several dozen taels of silver to pay off!

Qian Shi glanced at Yu Sanbao’s back again and came up with an idea. She hurried home and told Su’s Father and Mother about it.

"These past few days, I heard a neighbor mention seeing Rouer’s husband at some shop. At the time, I laughed it off, thinking the Yu family, who are so poor, couldn’t possibly afford to open a shop," Qian Shi couldn’t hide her excitement, "But tonight, I really did see Rouer’s husband! So late and he’s not back in that shabby place in the countryside, he must have a shop!"

"A shop?!" Su’s Father was the first to doubt, "Where did they get the money?"

"Didn’t we hear before that Rouer’s husband went into business and made quite a bit of money?" Su’s Mother was extremely excited, "It seems he really did make money! Enough to open a shop!"

Su Chengzong felt a sour taste in his mouth but put on a disdainful look: "... I think he might just be working for someone else. A country bumpkin like him, opening a shop?"

Qian Shi mocked, "Don’t disbelieve it. I’ll ask the neighbor tomorrow where she saw Rouer’s husband. We can go check it out! Do you think everyone is like you?"

Su Chengzong, furious, raised his voice sharply: "Fine, let’s just go and see! Who’s afraid of who?!"

Despite his doubts, Su’s Father still thought, what if it’s true?

Qian Shi continued to chatter: "... You didn’t see it tonight, but Yu Sanbao was holding that adopted girl from the Yu family, and he bought her pastries! From what I can tell, that girl might very well be Yu Sanbao’s illegitimate child from outside! When I asked, Yu Sanbao almost pointed at me and scolded me. The way he protected her, tsk, who would believe she’s not a bastard?"

Su’s Mother’s eyes suddenly lit up!

These past few days, Su Rouer had broken ties with them and hadn’t returned to her parents' home for a long time.

In the past, every time Su Rouer came back, she never came empty-handed, which was a significant additional income for the Su family.

Moreover, Su’s Mother wasn’t entirely without maternal affection for Su Rouer.

But after the last ugly incident, Su’s Mother couldn’t bring herself to reach out to Su Rouer.

If the adopted girl from the Yu family was really Yu Sanbao’s illegitimate child...

Su’s Mother clenched her hands tightly.

Wouldn’t this be a great opportunity to mend relations with her daughter?

And if the Yu family kept the girl under the pretense of adoption to prevent Su Rouer from finding out, it shows they were afraid she would cause a fuss!

When the truth comes out, the Yu family would likely offer something to appease Su Rouer!

A win-win situation!

Su’s Mother was so excited that she couldn’t sleep all night.

Early the next morning, she urged Qian Shi to go to the neighbor’s house to gather more information.

...

At the same time, in the medical clinic, Wei Pozi and Wei Laosi hadn’t dared to close their eyes all night, while Wei Feng remained unconscious, scaring them half to death.

Until the doctor came early in the morning and took Wei Feng's pulse, he kept muttering about how strange it was.

Wei Pozi's heart leaped to her throat:

"Doctor, what does this mean?"

The doctor hesitated for a moment: "... The pulse is still very weak, yet it hasn't stopped."

His brows furrowed, as if he were quite puzzled.

Wei Laosi's hands were trembling: "Then, then my son, his life..."

The doctor took Wei Feng's pulse for a long time before slowly withdrawing his hand. After careful consideration, he gave a more cautious response: "... His life should be saved. However, it's hard to say for certain; we need to observe him for another day."

Wei Laosi's legs gave way, nearly causing him to collapse.

Fortunately, Wei Pozi was more composed and quickly grabbed Wei Laosi.

"Then let's observe him for two more days," Wei Pozi said gratefully. "Thank you, Doctor."