Chapter 94 You Sell Your Daughter for Personal Gain?

Ling didn't know what had happened, but she knew she couldn't lose this lucrative job.

As long as the Qin family continues to do business, they will have daily income, which will amount to a considerable sum over the year. This is only because it is the turn of her daughter as a member of the clan, and only one person per family is allowed. If her daughter is unwilling to do it, there are plenty of other families who are willing to do it.

Seeing Ling's reaction, Zhao knew she genuinely didn't know. Zhao quickly stood up and said, "Auntie, don't worry. It's not that Xiao Cui did anything wrong. To be honest, we don't know why she refused to work anymore. It happened this afternoon. After receiving her wages, she didn't leave. She told my younger sister she wouldn't be coming tomorrow. My younger sister was worried she might be having some difficulties, so she asked a few more questions. Xiao Cui didn't say anything and just ran home..."

“We are of the same clan and lineage. I am grateful for the help from all my brothers and uncles, so I came to see if there are any difficulties or if there is anything wrong with our family.”

Zhao spoke gently, and Ling understood.

Madam Ling quickly waved her hand: "No, no, you've been good enough to us. I'll ask about Xiao Cui's matter properly later. Once I've found out, I'll come back and tell you. Please convey my apology to Yu Wan. Xiao Cui is being immature."

"Okay, then I'll head back now."

Zhao agreed. Judging from Ling's reaction, she was unaware of the situation. If even Ling was unaware, what could it be?

When Zhao left, Ling saw her off with an apologetic expression.

After Zhao left, Ling took her basket and went out of the house again.

She didn't need to go; she could rest and cook. But now she couldn't wait a moment longer and had to go find her daughter to get to the bottom of things.

Qin Xiaocui started working as soon as she arrived at the field.

She ignored Qin Tianjiang when he spoke to her.

When Madam Ling arrived, Qin Tianjiang still didn't know whether Qin Xiaocui had finished the task or not. Seeing Madam Ling arrive, Qin Tianjiang had no choice but to give up and stop asking.

"Xiao Cui, tell your mother, what happened? Why did you suddenly say you weren't going to work tomorrow? It's such a good job, do you know how many people want to do it? You silly girl, have you gone crazy?"

Ling asked anxiously; she was extremely worried!

Qin Xiaocui stopped and looked at Ling Shi, her eyes red and her head down, saying nothing.

Qin Tianjiang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, thinking that his daughter had been discovered to have made a move.

Fearing that things would be exposed, he immediately interjected, "Whether it's good or bad, you know in your heart. You can't judge a book by its cover. Who knows if Zhao Lan has ever made things difficult for our daughter?"

"And what about Qin Yuwan? Who knows what kind of person she is?"

Qin Tianjiang may seem protective of his own, but he is actually afraid.

Qin Xiaocui looked at Qin Tianjiang with disappointment, and said in a tearful voice, "Dad, that's enough. If it weren't for your gambling addiction, why wouldn't I want to work? I simply couldn't bring myself to take the medicine you gave me..."

"Mother, my life is so miserable, sob sob sob... Father is going to sell me and my second sister to pay off gambling debts... sob sob..."

Qin Xiaocui had long been unable to bear the pressure, so once she vented, she told everything.

Ling felt as if she had been struck by lightning. She staggered back a step, stammering, "Wh-what..."

She looked at Qin Tianjiang with disappointment.

Qin Tianjiang was completely flustered. He glared at Qin Xiaocui and gritted his teeth, saying, "You brat, who is your father anyway! Look what you've done to your mother!"

“You’re disobedient now, and it’s all your fault that you’re causing trouble for your second sister and for yourself.”

Qin Tianjiang was very angry and berated Qin Xiaocui in one fell swoop.

"You're the one who's making me angry. Don't try to shift the blame onto me. It's all your fault. If I'm sold, I'll die. With a father like you, I'll never have a good life. I might as well just die sooner."

Qin Xiaocui also roared. She had been under pressure, but why should she bear such sins? Why?

She's done this now, and there will be another one later.

“If you were capable of changing, you would have changed long ago. You wouldn’t gamble away every penny the family has saved. This time you only used a laxative, but next time you’re going to kill someone? You’re trying to absolve yourself of all responsibility, but it’s because of you that my daughter and I are suffering. Look at the clothes we’re wearing, look at how miserable we sisters are, look at Mother, how haggard and weak she is!”

"You always think it's our fault for not having a son? Do you even have the money to let your mother take good care of herself? You selfish, despicable, cowardly man, you... ah—"

Qin Xiaocui screamed like a madwoman, but before she could finish speaking, Qin Tianjiang slapped her to the ground.

Qin Tianjiang was furious; his eyes were red, and he looked like a wild beast exposed.

"Kill me, kill me and I'll be free."

Qin Xiaocui stopped cursing, but calmly looked up at Qin Tianjiang and said sarcastically.

Qin Tianjiang raised his hand in anger, about to strike hard, but saw Ling Shi, pale-faced, blocking in front of him.

"Kill me first."

Ling looked at Qin Tianjiang indifferently, her expression numb, seemingly oblivious to the stinging pain in her abdomen.

Qin Tianjiang's anger instantly cooled, replaced by shame and indignation.

"Why don't you hit him? Go ahead and do it."

Looking at Qin Tianjiang, Ling felt utterly hopeless; to her, it didn't matter whether she lived or died.

Qin Tianjiang avoided Ling's gaze and lowered his voice, "I...I know I was wrong."

"How much do you owe this time?"

Ling asked numbly.

"Fifty taels...that's just a laxative. As long as I add it in, the Su family will give me a hundred taels. Not only will I be able to pay back the money, I'll even make a profit..."

Qin Tianjiang answered with remorse, but in the end he blamed Qin Xiaocui.

"If we don't pay back the money, those people will come and kidnap our two daughters?"

Ling asked with tears in her eyes.

Qin Tianjiang nodded.

Do you know where your daughter will be sold to?

As Ling looked at Qin Tianjiang, large tears rolled down her cheeks.

Qin Tianjiang remained silent. He knew all too well that many gamblers in the gambling dens sold their children, and most of the girls were sold into brothels, spending their lives as entertainment for others.

"I thought you were good at heart, I thought you would change, I thought you would come to your senses. I've been waiting for you, but you won't change. This time it's your eldest daughter, your second daughter, will it be your third daughter next time? If this is another daughter, it will be her turn in the future too. Qin Tianjiang, Qin Tianjiang, you're selling your daughters for personal gain!"

Ling's face was deathly pale; she was so pained and remorseful that she wished she could die immediately.

She knew he didn't love their daughter that much, but he wasn't like those misogynistic men. But she was wrong; he was more despicable than those men who hated daughters!

What he gambled away was his daughter's entire life.

"Chun'er, I know I was wrong, I—"

Qin Tianjiang apologized with a pleading expression, but when he saw a patch of red at Ling's feet, he panicked: "You, you're going into labor..."