Chapter 113: A Fall All the Way

Chapter 113: A Fall All the Way

The villagers, witnessing this spectacle, sighed in admiration and looked up at the sky.

Wei Pozi pressed on relentlessly, "With the sky changing, I still dare to say that if Xingxing is the third son’s child, may I be struck by lightning! ... Why don’t you take an oath?"

Qian’s face was as white as paper, instinctively stepping back two steps, trying to change the subject, "... This, this isn’t necessary. If it is, it is; if not, it isn’t. What’s the point of taking an oath..."

Wei Pozi picked up Xingxing, her eyes full of disdain for Qian, "Not necessary? When you slandered my granddaughter with empty words, why didn’t you say that then?"

Xingxing reached out her arms, hugging Wei Pozi’s neck, saying tenderly, "Grandma, don’t be angry, don’t be angry."

Xingxing was heartbroken!

Grandma was so angry she hit someone; how upset and sad must she have been!

Wei Pozi kissed Xingxing lovingly, "Alright, I’ll listen to our Xingxing. Grandma won’t be angry anymore."

Initially, Qian had some doubts, but seeing how Wei Pozi doted on Xingxing, her wavering thoughts were self-reinforced—how could this ruthless old woman be so affectionate towards a stray girl if she weren’t her own granddaughter?!

Qian became more resolute, thinking Wei Pozi was just putting on a show!

But Wei Pozi was no longer interested in dealing with Qian, preparing to leave with Xingxing. Qian didn’t dare provoke Wei Pozi again, so she turned to Su Rouer, "... Rouer, listen to me. I’m your sister-in-law from your natal family, I wouldn’t harm you! You need to be more cautious, don’t end up being a fool who does all the work for others!"

Su Rouer didn’t want to deal with Qian at all.

She was already exhausted from carrying the basin, and seeing her mother-in-law leave, she immediately followed.

Qian took a few steps forward, and Wei Pozi suddenly turned around, looking at Qian with a sinister gaze, her eyes filled with murderous intent.

It was as if she was asking Qian if she wanted another slap.

Qian was instantly frightened into stopping in her tracks.

Wei Pozi sneered, saying meaningfully, "Enough. No matter what intentions you have in stirring up trouble with the third son’s wife, let me warn you: people do things, and heaven watches! Someone like you should be careful not to fall flat on your face when you go out!"

After Wei Pozi finished her threat, Xingxing also turned around, nodding heavily as if to reinforce Wei Pozi’s words, calling out in a childish voice, "Grandma is right!"

This made Wei Pozi laugh.

Her mood improved significantly.

Indeed, if Xingxing were really her granddaughter, their old Yu family’s ancestors would have to be burning incense for generations!

Wei Pozi and Xingxing showed mutual affection, and Su Rouer followed closely behind them, completely ignoring Qian.

This made Qian look even more ridiculous.

Qian had come to persuade Su Rouer, but now her goal was unmet, and she had been pulled and tugged, her scalp hurting, both cheeks burning from the slaps, and she had lost face in front of the villagers she once despised. Qian was on the verge of breaking down.

She could only leave with curses!

Cursing Wei Pozi, cursing Xingxing, cursing Su Rouer, and cursing all the villagers of Nantu!

As she cursed, another thunderclap rolled across the sky, scaring Qian so much that she stumbled and fell flat on her face!

She fell quite hard, chipping half a front tooth!

Qian was terrified, remembering Wei Pozi’s oaths of “being struck by lightning,” and dared not linger, fleeing to the county in fear and panic.

However, it seemed as if Qian was possessed by some evil spirit; she fell every few steps, even falling on flat ground several times!

She was extremely disheveled, with several cuts on her face!

If not for a kind passerby who gave her a ride, who knows what state she would have ended up in!

When Qian returned to the Su family in a wretched state, Su’s father and mother came out of the house at the sound of the commotion.

Su’s father and mother had kept their faces because they hadn’t gone to the Yu family, but that didn’t mean they weren’t concerned.

Seeing Qian’s disheveled appearance, they were genuinely frightened!

"Did the Yu family beat you up after you exposed the truth?" Mother Su asked anxiously, "What did Rouer say?"

Mentioning this, Qian felt both pain and hatred!

"You care about your good daughter, but your good daughter doesn’t care about you at all!" Qian said sarcastically, pulling at her facial injuries, which hurt even more, making her even angrier!

She exaggerated her encounter with Wei Pozi and Su Rouer, causing Su’s father and mother’s brows to furrow deeper and deeper!

"This is clearly showing no respect for our Su family!" Mother Su was so angry she patted her chest, cursing, "Rouer is a fool! We are her natal family, would we harm her?!"

Su’s father also frowned, extremely angry.

"Mother, I think we should go directly to Yu Sanbao’s shop next time!" Qian said fiercely, suggesting, "You and Father are his elders; he wouldn’t dare to drive us and Chengzong away, would he dare to lay a hand on his in-laws?"

Su’s father and mother hesitated.

Although Yu Sanbao always smiled and did whatever they asked when he visited their home, showing great respect,

But now that their relationship with the Yu family had become so strained, and even Su Rouer wasn’t on their side, it was hard to predict what Yu Sanbao would do...

Just as Qian was about to say more, Su Chengzong rushed into the courtyard, anxiously asking if Qian had gotten the money.

His desperate manner made Qian pause, a thought flashing through her mind.

She screamed, "You gambled again?!"

Pierced through, Su Chengzong still acted as if it were nothing: "It’s not like I lost much. At first, I won a full ten taels of silver!"

Mother Su’s face lit up: "Ten taels of silver?!"

Su Chengzong coughed: "But my luck wasn’t great afterward, and I lost it all..."

Both Su’s father and mother furrowed their brows.

Su Chengzong quickly changed the subject: "Money isn’t an issue; we still have Yu Sanbao, don’t we?"

Qian Shi, angry, wanted to strike Su Chengzong but was too sore from her fall. Su Chengzong nimbly dodged her.

"Alright, alright," Su Chengzong maintained his indifferent demeanor, "I’ve asked around. That shop of Yu Sanbao’s, along with everything in it, is worth no less than fifty taels of silver!"

Greed filled Su Chengzong’s eyes.

Fifty taels would definitely be enough for him to turn things around!

The initial irritation of Qian Shi, Su’s father, and Mother Su turned into a burning greed at the mention of "fifty taels."

They exchanged glances, their eyes revealing their determination to get Yu Sanbao’s shop, without a hint of concealment.

"Tomorrow, we’ll go to his shop!" Su’s father made the decision.

Mother Su hesitated for a moment but, thinking of the fifty taels, gritted her teeth and decided to join Su’s father: "I’ll go too!"