"Mom has something to do."

In her desperation, Yang Fengxia grabbed Fang Qiao's arm with a fierce and forceful pull.

Fang Qiao hissed in pain, her brows furrowing.

Yang Fengxia awkwardly released Fang Qiao's arm and said, "Xiao Qiao, Mom was just in a hurry, I didn't mean it."

Fang Qiao rubbed her arm but didn't say anything.

Yang Fengxia licked her dry lips and tentatively said, "Xiao Qiao, we're here today because of your little brother."

Fang Qiao remained silent.

Yang Fengxia glanced at her, and seeing that she didn't express her opinion, she couldn't help but curse inwardly: This damned girl, she's pretending to be ignorant even though she knows the truth!

On the surface, he maintained a cautious, somewhat ingratiating attitude: "Your little brother is a bit foolish; he got abducted and made some mistakes. It's not a big deal; the police will detain him for a few days and then release him. But after that, he'll have to go to a re-education camp for a year. You see…"

She stammered, her expression humble and troubled.

Fang Qiao said helplessly, "Let me see? How can I see? He made the mistake himself, and it's only right that he accepts reform and education."

Yang Fengxia's breath hitched, and she almost lost her composure.

That brat!

She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, he made a mistake and should receive reform education. I'm so angry with him that my chest hurts, and I can't sleep at night. But Xiao Qiao, you know what a reformatory is. Anyone who goes in there suffers greatly. As a mother, I can't just watch my child be taken to that place and suffer. He already knows he was wrong, and when he comes back, I will definitely give him a good talking-to. So, could you help the family with some money? Let's get him out of there first."

Fang Qiao sighed and said with difficulty, "Mom, I don't have any money."

Fang Xue glanced at her sideways, clicked her tongue, and said, "Fang Qiao, if you don't want to support your family, just say so. Don't make up these excuses. I don't believe you don't have money."

Yang Fengxia quickly chimed in, "Yes, Xiao Qiao, you can't possibly be short of money. Mom doesn't need you to give too much, just a hundred, a hundred will do."

Fang Qiao smiled bitterly: "Mom, I really don't have any. I've told you before that I don't manage the money in the house. I only have a few dollars for pocket money, nothing much."

Yang Fengxia's face betrayed her disappointment: "Then, can you ask Cheng Baidong for some money? This is important, we can't do it without money."

Fang Qiao shook her head: "No, please."

Yang Fengxia thought she was unwilling and said angrily, "Xiao Qiao, we've raised you for over ten years. Now we have something important that we need your help with, and you're just making excuses like this. Do you even consider us family?"

“This hundred yuan is less than two months’ salary for An’an’s father. If you are really so cold-blooded and heartless, showing no affection whatsoever, then I have no reason to give you face. I’m going to talk to your supervisor right now and see if your company still wants a cold-hearted and heartless person like you to be a childcare worker.”

Fang Qiao took a step back: "If you really want to do this, then there's nothing I can do. Do as you please."

After saying that, she lowered her eyes and remained silent, displaying an attitude of "a dead pig doesn't fear boiling water."

Yang Fengxia was furious and raised her arm to hit her.

Fang Qiao naturally wouldn't just stand there and let her hit her. She leaned back to dodge, when a sharp shout came from afar: "Stop! Who is it? How dare you lay a hand on someone at the entrance of the family compound? Trying to cause trouble?"

Yang Fengxia looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man in a military green uniform walking towards her.

Fang Qiao recognized him as Xiao Zhang, who had built a house for her white tiger cub a few days ago.

Yang Fengxia was startled and quickly lowered her arm. "No, I didn't cause any trouble! I was just disciplining my child!"

Fang Yaozu quickly stood up from the ground and stood in front of Yang Fengxia, explaining on her behalf, "It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! This is my daughter! We are family."

After saying that, he pretended to lecture Yang Fengxia: "Honey, calm down. I know you're anxious and upset, but you can't hit the child. The child is probably even more anxious than you are."

"I only hit her because I was so angry! Look at her like that!" Yang Fengxia pointed at Fang Qiao angrily, then her face changed, she raised her hand to cover her chest and started sobbing: "If I had known that I would give birth to such an ungrateful wretch who doesn't recognize her parents, I should have drowned her in the chamber pot back then, so she wouldn't be making me angry in front of me now!"

"Ouch, I'm so angry my chest hurts."

Yang Fengxia pretended to clutch her chest and gasp for breath.

Fang Qiao stepped forward and asked with concern, "Mom, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

"Get out of here! I don't need your pretense!"

Fang Qiao staggered back a step, lost her balance, and fell to the ground.

Xiao Zhang quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Hey, ma'am, let's talk this out. How could you hit me?"

Not far away, Xiao Jing, who was carrying a cup of hot water, suddenly changed her expression, threw the hot water in the cup on the ground, and quickly ran to Fang Qiao's side, helping her up from the ground: "Sister-in-law, are you alright?"

Fang Qiao stood up from the ground using the force, and shook her head: "I'm fine."

Xiao Jing angrily said to Yang Fengxia, "Auntie! You're cold. My sister-in-law hurriedly told me to go get you some hot water. She cares about you so much and is so good to you. How could you push her? What if she falls and gets hurt?"

"She fell on her own!" Yang Fengxia was speechless with indignation: "I...I didn't even use any force!"

"You're lying!" Xiaojing said angrily, "If you didn't push her, did you think my sister-in-law fell down on her own?"

"Yes! She fell by herself!" Yang Fengxia said, hands on her hips, "She framed me!"

"Framed you?" Xiaojing asked as if she had heard a joke. "What reason would my sister-in-law have to frame you?"

"She..." Yang Fengxia thought for a long time, and then suddenly remembered!

She clapped her hands and exclaimed, "She doesn't want to lend me money!"

"So you held a grudge because my sister-in-law wouldn't lend you money! You pushed her on purpose!" Xiaojing said sadly, "Auntie, how can you be so snobbish? My sister-in-law is so filial! You...you..."

Xiao Jing ran out of words and couldn't continue making things up.

"Xiao Jing, let it go!" Fang Qiao grabbed Xiao Jing's hand at the right moment, her lips twitching sadly, looking weak, helpless, and pitiful.