Chapter 92 Stealing a Child
Zhong Xiaohua returned home wrapped in thin clothes. She first hesitated at the door anxiously, then made up her mind and pushed the door open carefully. She saw Zhong Hong sitting in the house with her legs crossed, eating melon seeds, looking as if it had nothing to do with her.
"Mom." Zhong Xiaohua hesitated for a moment, but still spoke softly.
Zhong Hong glanced at her, sneered, and continued to eat melon seeds.
Zhong Xiaohua stood there, feeling even more embarrassed.
"Mom, I--" She was about to explain, but Zhong Hong stood up while cracking melon seeds without even looking at her.
"Mom?" Zhong Xiaohua was stunned and subconsciously reached out to grab the corner of Zhong Hong's clothes.
Zhong Hong impatiently shook her hand away: "Aren't you very good? You've even run away from home, not cooking or washing clothes. You want me and your brother to starve to death, right?"
Zhong Xiaohua was stunned.
However, Zhong Hong continued to lecture him, as if she wanted to vent all her unhappiness on the culprit in front of her.
When he was extremely angry, he directly reached out and poked Zhong Xiaohua's forehead, and even wanted to poke his finger into Zhong Xiaohua's eyes.
"You money-loser! I was so blind to give birth to you. You're so clueless all day long! Since you ran away from home, why didn't you just stay away? Why did you come back?"
Zhong Hong was very proud: "Did you find that you couldn't survive outside after leaving? Haha, if I had known this would happen, why would I have thrown a tantrum? I'm telling you, if you do this again next time, we'll just pretend you don't exist in our family."
Zhong Xiaohua's pupils trembled slightly.
Even though she had been treated like this thousands of times, every time she heard these words, her self-proclaimed strength and disguise would collapse.
"Hurry up and wash your brother's clothes. He's been out all day and no one's washing the clothes or the dishes at home." Zhong Hong put her hands on her hips and said angrily, "Get out of here now and don't get in the way. I have to go out and do something later."
After saying that, Zhong Hong was about to go out, but she found that Zhong Xiaohua was holding the corner of her clothes tightly, and she couldn't escape at all.
"Are you crazy, you damn girl?" Zhong Hong glared. "You didn't hear what I said, did you? You turned a deaf ear to me?"
Zhong Xiaohua came back to her senses: "Mom, are you going to steal Sister Zhong Qiao's child?"
Zhong Hong's eyes were filled with guilt. She quickly pulled Zhong Xiaohua over, her voice even lowered as she spoke, gritting her teeth: "You money-loser, are you afraid that others can't hear you? Do you want me to go to jail?"
"No." Zhong Xiaohua retorted subconsciously.
"So what?" Zhong Hong didn't even notice her pale face. "I've already made an appointment with them. I'll find a way to steal the child here at noon, and then have the seller take the child away in the afternoon."
Zhong Xiaohua's pupils trembled: "Mom, do you know what consequences this will bring to our family? Who taught you to do this?"
"Mom, it's not too late for us to stop now."
"Shut up." Zhong Hong interrupted her impatiently, "What's wrong with you now? Why are you talking so much? It's not your turn to interfere with what I decided."
Ignoring Zhong Xiaohua's objection, Zhong Hong pulled back the corner of her clothes, and went out happily, dreaming of making a fortune.
Zhong Xiaohua stood there hesitantly until she seemed to think of something. She took out the egg pancake and sweet potato from her arms. Her eyes gradually became determined, and she secretly followed.
Zhong Hong had discussed this with Zhong Wei two days ago. Cui Liu would find an opportunity to trick Zhong Qiao away, and Zhong Wei, in disguise, would take the child away during the chaos.
At this time, Zhong Hong was guarding the gate of the Zhong family, waiting for Cui Liu's instructions.
Old Mrs. Zhong is shelling beans.
Zhong Qiao was mending clothes when she was distracted for a moment and the needle pierced her fingertip. She gasped and blood soon seeped out of her finger.
"What's wrong?" Mother Zhong leaned over and was shocked by what she saw. "How did you get hurt?"
Zhong Qiao was a little embarrassed: "It's okay, Mom, I was distracted. I don't know what happened just now, but my right eyelid kept twitching."
The left eye twitched for good luck and the right eye twitched for disaster. Zhong Qiao felt uneasy, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
"You're just too tired."
Mother Zhong scolded her and looked for gauze to help her clean the wound.
"Look at you. Every day you're either reading or embroidering clothes for your child. She's only got so little, yet you're already trying to make all the clothes she needs for the rest of her life. What if she can't wear them in the future or they don't fit? Wouldn't that be a waste of effort?"
Zhong Qiao saw a bow tied on her finger and smiled, "It doesn't matter if it doesn't fit. As long as I live, I can make clothes for Wanwan for the rest of her life."
"You." Mother Zhong couldn't do anything with her.
Knock, knock, knock.
Someone is knocking on the door.
"Who is it?" Mrs. Zhong looked confused.
No one said anyone was coming to visit today.
"Oh no! Oh no!" Cui Liu's anxious voice came from the door, "Dad went fishing by the river and accidentally fell in."
"What? The old man fell into the river while fishing?"
Old Mrs. Zhong, who seldom goes out, was leaning on a cane and groping in the air with her half-blind eyes, trembling as she came towards the sound.
"Mom, don't worry." Zhong's mother supported her. "Sister-in-law likes to exaggerate. Dad must be fine."
Old Mrs. Zhong didn't listen to her at all and rushed to the door.
When I opened the door, a sweaty face appeared from the crack. It was Aunt Cui Liu.
She was so tired that she was out of breath. She said incoherently, "Mom, Zhong Qiao, you guys should go check it out. Dad is old. It would be a big deal if he fell into the river."
Mother Zhong was so anxious that she was spinning around in circles. She grabbed Cui Liu and said, "Explain yourself first. Why did Dad go fishing for no reason?"
What Mr. Zhong loved most in his life was reading and enjoying life. What he hated most was being exposed to the sun outside, especially things like fishing in the wild. He would never join in the fun.
Moreover, wild fishing is clearly the hobby of the older generation.
"Oh! Don't worry about it for now!" Cui Liu rolled his eyes, hiding his inner guilt, and grabbed Zhong Qiao and the others and dragged them towards the door.
"Dad is the most partial to your family. Now that something has happened, you can't just ignore it! Why are you so concerned? Just follow me."
"Okay, okay, old lady, you lead the way." Mother Zhong was so anxious that she no longer cared about the details and was about to go out with Cui Liu, along with Old Lady Zhong.
Zhong Qiao, however, stood still and didn't move.
"And Wanwan is at home."
Cui Liu shouted angrily, "Zhong Qiao, this is your grandpa! If you keep this valuable thing at home, will someone have to snatch it away from you? If you don't go, your grandpa will have loved you in vain."
This sentence put Zhong Qiao on the moral high ground, as if she would be committing a serious crime if she didn't go.
Old Mrs. Zhong was extremely disappointed. "I've treated you youngsters well, but now that something bad has happened, you're hesitant. They say raising children is a way to support you in your old age, but I think that's all a lie!"
"Mom, we didn't." Zhong's mother was the most filial and quickly denied it.
"Don't worry about that for now. It won't take long. Let's go."
With Old Lady Zhong as his trump card, things could be done with half the effort. Cui Liu pretended to be very anxious, and with his hands like iron clamps, he grabbed Zhong Qiao and the others tightly and dragged them out.
Zhong Qiao took a deep look behind him, then turned back to see Cui Liu with a malicious smile on his face, and couldn't help but frown.
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