Chapter 70 [VIP]

Since she couldn't eat anything, Mi Yao decided to resolve the matter that Xiao Liang and the others had mentioned first.

Before she could send someone to inquire about what was going on with that family, Yu Xiu arrived at the pavilion first and said, "Sister, there's no need to send anyone to inquire. Shan'er and the others run around outside every day, how could I not keep an eye on them? I know what's going on."

Unlike Shuanghua, she didn't stay in Yizhou because she wanted to stay by her elder sister's side to relieve her worries. Naturally, she also wanted to keep an eye on the younger ones so they wouldn't cause any trouble for her elder sister.

"That little girl's surname is Cao, and she really does have a brother who was sold. After their mother died, their father didn't care much about the two siblings. A few months ago, after he married a new wife, he did whatever the new wife said, and he treated the new wife's son better than his own son."

Yu Xiu inquired about Cao Xiaohua's family because she was afraid Xiao Shan and his group would cause trouble. After hearing what she heard, she truly felt sorry for the Cao siblings. "Cao Xiaohua's stepmother is no good, and her biological father is even more disgusting. That stepmother lied to Cao Xiaohua's father that she was pregnant, and tricked him into selling his son. Later, when they found out that the stepmother wasn't pregnant, the man surnamed Cao didn't redeem his son. Now, Cao Xiaohua's stepmother is really pregnant, and they really intend to sell Cao Xiaohua."

As for whether they were sold to cannibals, she thought it was true.

Refugees are everywhere now, servants are worthless, and Cao Xiaohua is only five years old and can't do any work. If we want to sell her, we can only sell her to those places that cannibalize people.

Now that Yu Xiu had confirmed it, Mi Yao didn't delay any longer. She changed into her outdoor clothes, but before stepping out the door, she said to Qi Niang, "What is Aunt doing? If she's free, let her come with us."

A few days ago, Qi Niang returned with Xiao Rou.

Xiao Chuan arranged for Xiao Rou to stay in the house next door, making it clear that he would take care of Xiao Rou's life and death, but he didn't want to see Xiao Rou herself.

Xiao Rou noticed this and stayed at her residence these days. According to Qi Niang, if she wasn't watching over her, Xiao Rou wouldn't even want to eat a bite of food.

Mi Yao didn't know what was wrong with her. In the past, she thought that everyone in this world was an NPC and viewed everything indifferently. But the longer she lived in this world, the more real everything around her became.

Perhaps it's because they're doing better and better themselves that they can't stand seeing others suffer.

Fearing that Xiao Rou might lock herself up and become suicidal, he wanted to call her along.

Upon hearing that Mi Yao wanted to invite Xiao Rou, Qi Niang's eyes lit up: "I'll go and call Madam right away. She usually doesn't want to go out when I try to persuade her, but she should be willing to go if Madam invites her."

Qi Niang turned and ran, knocked on Xiao Rou's door, and went straight in, saying, "You usually admire Madam and think she's amazing. Now that Madam is willing to get close to you and take you out with her, don't give me any excuses not to go."

Xiao Rou was left dizzy and disoriented by Qi Niang's words.

"Get closer to me?"

Dragged away by Qi Niang, Xiao Rou couldn't explain that she didn't admire Mi Yao, but simply felt that with Mi Yao's good looks and background, her life wouldn't be so bad.

She both envied and resented Mi Yao.

On the day of the wedding, she thought Mi Yao was a good person, but later she felt that Mi Yao thought she, as her sister-in-law, was shameful, so she didn't want to associate with Mi Yao anymore.

She hadn't seen Mi Yao pay any attention to her these past few days, and she felt even more that Mi Yao looked down on her.

Hearing Qi Niang say that Mi Yao wanted to get close to her now felt like listening to a dream: "Are you serious?"

"The lady had already stepped out the door when she remembered that you hadn't left the house since you came here, so she sent me to call you to go out together. Isn't this showing her affection for you?"

As they approached Mi Yao, Qi Niang reminded her, "Don't blame Madam for not seeing you these past few days. Blame your younger brother. He's been pestering Madam every day, and she hasn't even left her room. How could she possibly come to see you?"

"...You can say anything."

There were some things that even she, a married woman, felt embarrassed to hear, but Qi Niang could say them out loud.

After saying that, Xiao Rou pursed her lips and said, "Don't worry, I know what's good for me and I won't do anything foolish again."

Whipped by what she thought was her support, she hated the heavens, the earth, and everyone in the world, feeling that she was the most pitiful person in the world.

However, it was because of this that she realized she didn't want to die at all. She used to think that she might as well be tortured to death by the Dong family, and that everyone would be happy if she died.

I know how much she did while she was alive, and I know how much she suffered and how difficult her life was.

Qi Niang's words had a wake-up call for her. She didn't want to die at all, and she began to understand from the bottom of her heart that if she died, no one would regret the good things that had done her badly.

If she doesn't care about herself, who will care about her?

Now all she wants is to live well. Just like Qi Niang said, as long as she is willing to live, Xiao Chuan is her most reliable support. As long as she doesn't do anything foolish, she won't suffer.

"Sister-in-law..."

Although she had thought things through, Xiao Rou was still a little nervous when she saw Mi Yao. She called out to her and then lowered her head, clutching the hem of her clothes. The sweet words she had in mind couldn't be uttered.

"I feel relieved once you get up."

Rou, seeing that she was dressed neatly and her hair was neatly tied up, as if she was going to live a good life, took her hand.

Upon seeing Xiao Hong, and knowing that Xiao Rou was still in a sensitive period, Mi Yao didn't say much to persuade her, but instead talked about the purpose of their trip.

"My aunt is so kind."

Seeing his mother holding Xiao Rou's arm, Xiao Liang sidled up to Xiao Rou and said, "Auntie, that dirty girl's father and stepmother are really wicked, and so is her stepbrother. He's so arrogant. I saw him glaring at us the other day."

Cao Xiaohua lived on West Street, so logically Xiao Shan and the others shouldn't have run into her when they were out having fun.

Because Cao Xiaohua usually had nothing to eat at home, and knew that the people living on these streets were all wealthy, she came here to scavenge for food, which is how Xiao Shan and the others saw her.

The stepbrother, having heard that Cao Xiaohua had made friends on the wealthy street, considered himself more respectable than Cao Xiaohua and went to Xiao Liang and the others to put on airs.

Xiao Liang pinched his nose and insisted that his stepbrother smelled bad, which angered the man and made him leave.

"How could I glare at you? When your aunt sees them, she'll make sure they apologize to you properly."

Xiao Rou liked the children's closeness. Upon hearing Xiao Liang's complaint, she immediately promised Xiao Liang. After speaking, she looked at Mi Yao and Qi Niang. With them there, it shouldn't be difficult to get the child to apologize, right?

When they arrived at the destination, Xiao Rou found that it was not only not difficult, but incredibly easy.

She had long heard that Mi Yao was sharp-tongued, and with Qi Niang by her side, she thought she could learn something from her. Who knew that when Mi Yao made eye contact with that stepmother, the stepmother turned pale, and without saying a word, Mi Yao had her men gag and arrest Cao Xiaohua's stepmother.

When she came to her senses, there was a dirty little girl beside her, holding hands with Xiao Shan, looking at her pitifully.

"Auntie, give Xiaohua a bath."

Xiao Shan pointed at Cao Xiaohua and said, "Remember to be polite after you finish speaking," adding, "Thank you, Auntie. You are such a good auntie."

"Mmm, dear auntie."

Xiao Liang stood by and cheered.

With Xiao Rou taking care of the child, Mi Yao didn't interfere, but instead watched Qi Niang catch Liang Xiaolang.

Who would have thought it would be such a coincidence? Cao Xiaohua's stepmother was none other than Liang Qiushi, who had followed Yu Shaoyang and Zhen Jing to Yizhou.

Meanwhile, Cao Xiaohua's stepbrother, Liang Xiaolang, was glaring at Zhen Jing's belly, wishing he could reach out and hit her.

When Yu Shaoyang initially said he would send the two back to Shangjing, he thought that since they had followed him to Yizhou, they would be able to return to Shangjing on their own, so he sent them to Jingzhou and left them there.

Who knew that the mother and son did not return to the capital, but settled in Jingzhou. Mi Yao looked at Qiu Shi's slightly protruding belly and realized that she was actually pregnant in such a short time.

"You wicked woman, I'm going to tell Uncle Yu that you're trying to kill me!"

Liang Xiaolang, who was being held by Qi Niang, kicked his legs wildly in the air, glaring fiercely at Mi Yao, "You are a slut, you can't get pregnant, you can only be a stepmother for the rest of your life, you have no children of your own, when you get old, you will be beaten to death by your stepsons!"

"No way! You're talking nonsense, you're the one who's a jerk!"

Xiao Liang swung his fist, ready to strike, but Xiao Yi's fist was even faster.

Xiao Yi punched him hard in the cheek twice.

"You're a beast yourself, don't treat others like beasts too!"

"that is!"

Xiao Liang ran forward and kicked him a few more times. He had been learning martial arts from his master every day and his kicks were quite good, but he felt that kicking people was not enough, so he pounced on Liang Xiaolang and tore at his hair.

"You beast, how dare you insult my mother! I'll beat you to death!"

Liang Xiaolang felt like he was about to die from the beating by the two brothers, so he didn't dare to curse them anymore. He just cried and kept calling for Yu Shaoyang to save him.

It seems he knows that even if Yu Shaoyang drives him out of Yizhou, the only person who can save him now is Yu Shaoyang.

Unfortunately, Yu Shaoyang wasn't here at all.

And they won't save him here either.

"I used to think that the eldest son had good physique, but now it seems that the second son is not bad either. Madam, look at the second son's fist, which is as big as a sandbag."

Fearing she might get hurt, Qi Niang had already put Liang Xiaolang down. Once she was sure Liang Xiaolang wouldn't harm Xiao Liang, she went to Mi Yao's side and watched the children fight with her.

"It was indeed a fist the size of a sandbag."

Seeing Xiao Liang's ruthlessness, Mi Yao realized that not only she was different, but everyone around her was changing.

She still remembers the first time she had an impression of Xiao Liang. It was when Xiao Liang was bullied, he lowered his head and didn't say a word, his eyes were red from crying.

Now he can protect her with his fists.

Although the people he was dealing with were also five or six-year-old children.

"That's enough, stop hitting."

Mi Yao stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Liang's arm. Xiao Liang hit Liang Xiaolang, and later he cried as he hit him, muttering that his mother was not a bad stepmother and that he was not a bad child.

Knowing that he was uneasy because of the Qiu family, Mi Yao hugged him and patted his back, "I know Liang'er L is a good boy."

After saying that, she chose a clean spot on his face and kissed him. "You're still young, and you can protect me so fiercely even when you hear disrespectful things from others. How could I possibly listen to bad kids talking nonsense and think that you'll treat me badly when you grow up?"

"Waaaaah, Mother..."

Xiao Liang burst into tears, sobbing as he clutched at Mi Yao's clothes, "Mother, please let me wash my face clean, then kiss me again, okay? Waaaaah!"

Mi Yao: ...