"What a vicious heart! Even tigers don't eat their cubs!"
"A woman like that doesn't deserve to be a mother at all!"
"Is this still her own mother? If Xiao Si continues to stay in this family, she'll kill him sooner or later!"
The elders couldn't stand it any longer and shook their heads, sighing, "This is truly corrupting the morals of our Yuxi Village!"
Amidst the jeers, Gan Tao's mother still tried to argue: "Village chief, don't listen to their nonsense! That little whore Gan Li is holding a grudge against me for not marrying Gan Tao to her nephew, so she's been tormenting me ever since!"
And Xiao Si, that little brat has been bewitched by her! Everyone, think about it, this is the child that crawled out of my belly, how could I possibly bear to treat him like this?
As soon as these words were spoken, someone immediately retorted: "Didn't Gan Tao also crawl out of your belly? You're really willing to give her up!"
The village chief sneered, "We heard everything clearly outside the door. You still want to sell Xiao Si for a thousand taels to Pear Girl? What else are you incapable of doing?"
Gan Tao Niang opened her mouth, speechless.
The village chief, no longer wanting to hear Gan Tao Niang's excuses, turned to Gan Li and asked, "Li girl, you said you wanted to take Xiao Si away?"
He frowned, his tone serious: "You'd better think this through. Xiao Si is still young. Can he really help you with any chores? Raising a child isn't easy..."
Ganli knew the village chief meant well, and smiled:
"Do you really expect him to do anything for me? Actually, Gan Tao told me to take care of her younger brother before she went to the capital. Even if he comes with me, it's only temporary. Once Tao'er comes back, it won't be my turn to take care of him anymore."
Upon hearing this, the village chief had no more reservations and made the final decision: "In that case, Xiao Si will go with you."
"And you, you're not allowed to harass Xiao Si anymore, or don't blame us for being impolite and kicking you out of the village!" The last sentence was said to Gan Tao Niang.
The clan elders also cast warning glances at Gan Tao Niang.
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