Synopsis: Xiang Yao merely read a novel about the olden days before bed, and when she closed and opened her eyes again, she had not only traveled to the 1970s, but also carried a space filled with ...
Chapter 144 Gua Gua Gua Gua Gua.
"What are you talking about, little girl? What about kidnapping and trafficking women? How can you just say that?"
Sun Qiaozhen saw that the neighbors who were watching the fun were staring at her in surprise, and she felt her whole face was burning.
What a serious crime this is! He should be paraded through the streets with a dunce cap on his head and sent to labor camp!
She looked at Xiang Yao with hatred. If there weren't a row of strong men standing in front of her, she would have wanted to rush forward and tear the bitch's mouth apart!
However, Xiang Yao was not afraid of her appearance. She narrowed her eyes and said loudly: "Where did I say nonsense?"
She pulled Zhou Laoer and He Jinfeng and said to everyone, "These two are the parents of the abducted Xiaoya. If you don't believe me, ask them if this family sold their daughter!"
Seeing that everyone was indeed looking at Zhou Laoer and his wife, and that they really wanted to ask something, Sun Qiaozhen gritted her teeth and plucked the flesh on Li Zhiguo's arm, squeezing out a voice that sounded a bit disappointed in him: "Why don't you say something!"
Li Zhiguo's face became ferocious when he was pulled, and he almost cried out "Ah".
He had no choice but to take a step forward and said, "Don't misunderstand, what this girl said is not true. That Xiaoya is our daughter Xiaoqing who was accidentally lost!"
He looked at an old neighbor who had known him for decades and said, "Aunt Wang, you knew about this back then too."
Aunt Wang nodded and said, "That's true. Has your Xiaoqing been found?"
Li Zhiguo was about to speak when Xiang Yao interrupted sarcastically, "They did find her. Xiaoya was picked up by her adoptive parents when she was on the verge of death. They took her out on the pretext that her grandmother was seriously ill and promised to send her back after visiting the patient. But what happened? They sold her off in the blink of an eye!"
"If my second uncle and aunt hadn't come to the city to look for her, I wouldn't have known that my daughter had been sold!"
"Oh, and there's more," she glanced at Li Zhiguo and his wife. "Those two even pretended to leave their address before. Guess what? They actually gave a fake address! Aren't they deliberately trying to prevent these poor parents from finding their daughter?"
She was well aware of the clever wording used in breaking news. Every sentence implied that Sun Qiaozhen and his wife were trafficking women. What she wanted was to occupy the moral high ground first to prevent the two from using the identity of their biological parents to make trouble.
When Aunt Wang heard Xiang Yao's words, she frowned slightly and glanced at Li Zhiguo and Sun Qiaozhen. After all, she didn't say anything because they were neighbors with the Li family and had a pretty good relationship over the years.
But she didn't say anything, but a neighbor who had always disliked the Li family's behavior wanted to speak.
The neighbor looked older than Aunt Wang, hunched over, and his cheekbones were prominent, probably because he was too thin. He immediately said:
"Oh my goodness, Li Zhiguo, you two are really amazing! You actually lied like that just to sell your daughter! Did your mother know she was seriously ill and on the verge of death?"
"Why did I see her buying groceries just a few days ago? Tsk tsk, those two sticky legs of hers are moving so fast! She doesn't look sick at all!"
"Tsk tsk, he even gave his adoptive parents a false address. I've never seen such a treacherous person in my life!"
Sun Qiaozhen said with a stern face: "Aunt Dahua, it's fine if others say that, but how can you say that? We've been neighbors for so many years! What do you mean by selling your daughter? My family found our own daughter, so can't we find her a good family to marry and live a good life?"
Just as Xiang Yao was about to speak, she heard Aunt Dahua slap her thigh, seeing the essence of the problem very sharply:
"I remember your daughter was lost fifteen years ago, right? I remember it so vividly! My daughter was also pregnant at that time, but she came out just over a month later than yours."
"What's going on? Whose daughter gets married at fifteen? Is this still a new society? I, an old woman, know that we should marry and have children later, and we all know that a fifteen-year-old girl can't get married yet. Why are you marrying off your daughter just after you've adopted her? You found a partner at the right time!"
If it weren't for the wrong occasion, Xiang Yao would have raised her hand and applauded.
This auntie is right! Isn’t that the case?
Aunt Dahua obviously had some appeal. When she said this, many people immediately thought so and looked at Sun Qiaozhen.
"I really can't believe the Li family would dare to do such a thing! Their daughter was found, and they didn't leak any information at all. She actually got married like that?"
"This matter... ahem, it doesn't seem right to me. How can she get married right after recognizing someone? It's too fast. Even breeding pigs requires several trips back and forth. Getting married..."
"It's like she bought a lid specifically for a pot, and brought it back to marry someone..."
Someone was really confused. He thought he had a lot of dealings with the Li family and had a good relationship with them, so he asked directly:
"Qiaozhen, tell us, what's going on?"
The man glanced at Xiang Yao and his group and said, "It's not a good thing for these people to keep coming to your door like this. You should explain your daughter's situation clearly, otherwise they will report you to the police station. Even if you are not really trafficking women, it will still be a troublesome matter."
Sun Qiaozhen's face turned pale. In front of so many people, she wanted to drive them away but couldn't, and she wanted to close the door but couldn't. She was extremely angry.
But even so, she could only force a smile, secretly cursing her man for being a useless waste, and for having to solve such a problem when she encountered it.
She took a deep breath without leaving any trace and said, "My dear neighbors, this is really a coincidence when you think about it. Since you want to hear it, I won't hide it from you."
"My old lady really doesn't have any serious health problems. We were anxious to get closer to our long-lost daughter, but for some reason," she said, deliberately glancing at Zhou Laoer and his wife before lowering her voice and continuing, "she refused to come with us. We were too anxious, so we came up with this unwise solution."
"And when my old lady contacted us, she did say she wasn't feeling well. We misunderstood her and rushed over. It was only on the way back that we figured out what was going on."
Everyone nodded and put themselves in the shoes of Sun Qiaozhen and her husband. They felt that although what they did was not very kind, it was excusable and understandable.
Who wouldn't be eager to take their biological child home after finding him? If they encountered such a thing, they might do the same!
What's more, when an elderly person is sick, who knows whether your illness is serious or minor over the phone? It's normal for people to worry overly.
Xiang Yao scoffed and said coldly, "Then why did you leave a false address for someone? She's raised him for over ten years. You could have lied and taken her away, but why did you leave a false address?"
Someone seemed to be thinking, yes, generally speaking, if someone picked up your daughter and raised her for so many years, he can be considered a benefactor. If you don't thank him profusely, how can you give him a fake address to fool him?
We've been together for over ten years, and I can't just cut it off by giving you a fake address...
Sun Qiaozhen was speechless when Xiang Yao asked this question.
Why give a fake address?
Of course, this was to prevent Zhou Laoer and He Jinfeng from finding their home.
But she couldn't tell the truth. Once she told it, the Li family would be too embarrassed to face anyone.
But she couldn't come up with a concrete reason. After a long silence, she said dryly, "Maybe I was too anxious at the time. I really didn't mean it."
Xiang Yao: "Yes, you didn't mean it. You gave a fake address and your husband acquiesced. You two were so anxious that your brains were confused and mentally retarded."
She sneered: "Tell me, who would believe this? Are you so anxious that you just make up a fake address? I think this is clearly a conspiracy that you have discussed long ago."
"What conspiracy? What conspiracy?" Sun Qiaozhen was furious. She put one hand on her waist and pointed at Xiang Yao with the other. "We are Xiaoya's biological parents. It's our duty to bring her home. What kind of conspiracy do we need?"
"You little girl, you keep talking, calling us stupid and retarded. Do you think we can't understand you? I think you should control your mouth. You might get beaten up on the street someday!"
Xiang Yao raised his eyebrows. "I don't know if I was beaten or not. I only know that if you don't tell us where you took Xiaoya, I will have to ask the police to investigate."
"I don't care whether you're my biological child or not. I only know that for the past fifteen years, it was our Uncle Zhou and his wife who raised Xiaoya. It has nothing to do with you." She smiled. "If you really want to acknowledge her, then go through the legal process first. The legal process is what it is. How can you just acknowledge her whenever you want?"
"What do you mean?" Sun Qiaozhen said sternly.
Xiang Yao blinked. "I don't mean anything. I just know that you used lies to abduct Xiaoya into the city, and now we don't know where you've taken her. Reporting her to the police is normal, right?"
"Let's not waste any more time here. Let's ask the police to investigate. This trafficking of women is a serious case."
She looked around and asked Auntie Dahua, "Auntie, could you tell us which direction to go to the Public Security Bureau?"
Aunt Dahua couldn't stand Sun Qiaozhen's arrogant look, but now she was happy to see her looking like a pecked chicken. She immediately gave her some advice enthusiastically:
"The Public Security Bureau? It's not far away! Just follow my instructions. Follow this road and turn right at the second intersection. Go a little further and turn left at the next intersection. Keep going and turn left again. You'll be there in no time."
Xiang Yao nodded: "Okay, thank you, Auntie!"
She couldn't remember the turns, but with Nie Baichuan, he understood and was familiar with it.
Aunt Dahua waved her hands: "It's nothing, it's nothing, it's nothing, it's nothing, just go ahead!"
She sighed softly, "What a pitiful little girl! She's only fifteen years old, and she's been forced to marry at such a young age. She's in a completely unfamiliar place. What a sin!"
She said this in such a miserable tone that the onlookers couldn't help but sigh when they thought about it.
A little girl this young would normally be studying in school. How could she be married off to an even stranger in-law family just after being recognized by her biological parents and getting to know them for a few days?
It's really pitiful...
Just as Xiang Yao and the group from Xiangjiawan were about to go to the Public Security Bureau, Sun Qiaozhen looked at their backs and shouted, "Wait a minute!"
Xiang Yao gave him a sly smile, took two steps forward, and then turned around leisurely.