The little girl seemed to be used to being scolded. Not only did she not cry, she also looked much more relieved.
She even smiled and said, "Mom, it's all my fault, don't be angry.
"Please keep me for a few more years. Don't rush to sell me. I won't get a good price now."
"Get out of here right now!" The round-faced woman kicked him angrily.
The little girl then turned and ran away.
The round-faced woman turned around, picked up the handkerchief from the basin, and was about to continue wiping Qingtian's face.
Unexpectedly, when Qingtian saw her hand reaching out, he immediately hid back in fear and cried, "I, I don't need you anymore, I can wash it myself!"
Just at this moment, Mr. Cen, who received the news that his precious great-granddaughter had woken up, walked in with Meng Yu.
"What happened?"
As soon as Mr. Cen entered the room, he heard Qingtian's crying voice. He thought she was missing her parents, so he hurried in.
"Grandfather." Seeing Elder Cen coming over, Qingtian immediately extended his arms and threw himself into his embrace, choking with sobs, "I don't want her to help me wash my face. She's so fierce and scary!"
Mr. Cen immediately hugged Qingtian.
Meng Yu also stepped forward instantly and stretched out his hand to push away the round-faced woman who was still holding a handkerchief.
"What happened? Was she mean to you?" Old Cen asked Qingtian who buried her head in his arms.
Qingtian shook his head at first, then continued in a muffled voice, "She also twisted people's ears and kicked people..."
"Did she twist your ears? Did she kick you?" Mr. Cen was so angry that he almost exploded.
The round-faced woman hurriedly cried out in protest, "Master, please understand, I dare not speak loudly to the young lady, I always speak softly.
"Maybe Miss Qingtian saw my daughter coming over just now, so I scolded her a few times, so...
"I swear I didn't touch Miss Qingtian even a finger!"
Qingtian, who buried his head in Mr. Cen's arms, nodded slightly, indicating that what the round-faced woman said was true.
But when Mr. Cen looked at the two wet spots blooming on his chest, he felt so distressed that he didn't know what to do.
Qingtian slept alone all night without crying because her parents were not around, but she was actually scared to tears by this idiot.
"If you want to teach the child a lesson, go home and teach him yourself. What's the point of teaching him here and letting Qingtian hear and see him?" Elder Cen said angrily, "Okay, since you are willing to teach the child a lesson, then go home quickly!
"Meng Yu, go tell the manager of the manor that no one from his family will be allowed to serve here anymore."
"Yes!" Meng Yu responded.
Although the round-faced woman had long known that Mr. Cen doted on Qingtian, she never expected it to reach this point.
In fact, normally speaking, all the families in Zhuangzi have signed a contract to sell themselves to Mr. Cen.
If it were someone else's family, their children would be home-born children.
When they reach a certain age, they will be selected and trained before being sent to various places in the mansion to serve their masters as maids, servants, or book boys.
If you are lucky and well-born, you might become the master's confidant.
If a girl is lucky, she may be taken into the master's room, or marry the housekeeper and become the head wife.
If a boy is lucky, he may be able to work as a steward in the master's family, taking care of household affairs, or simply go out to manage the farm, shop or other businesses of the master's family.
But these people mentioned by Cen Lao Zhuangzi are not his own at all.
They were all awarded to Mr. Cen by the emperor along with Zhuangzi.
Unfortunately, Mr. Cen's family has few people and does not need so many people to serve them, so they never select people from these families.
Some families feel very content, so that they can avoid separation from their loved ones.
As long as the family is diligent, they can live a good life on the farm.
But the same rice feeds a hundred different kinds of people.
Some people are content, while others are dissatisfied, feeling that Mr. Cen is blocking their children's chances of success.
So every year when Mr. Cen came to live in the manor, people who wanted to come and serve him would fight over it.
Firstly, before leaving, Mr. Cen would give some tips to those who came to serve him.
Secondly, everyone hopes to show their skills and win the favor of Mr. Cen. Maybe they can be taken back to the capital and live a life completely different from that in the village.
The round-faced woman is the latter type.
The reason why she didn't rush to sell her children like some people was because of this idea.
Ever since she discovered that Mr. Cen was unusually fond of Qingtian, she started to have evil intentions.
The action just now seemed like the mother was just teaching her daughter a lesson, but she was too careless and was seen by Qingtian.
But in fact, it was all planned and arranged by the round-faced woman long ago.
She finally got the job to serve Qingtian personally, and then let Qingtian see her teaching her daughter a lesson.
According to her thinking, her daughter is about the same age as Qingtian, and she will definitely feel pity when she sees her teaching her a lesson.
By then, he might be able to take his daughter in as a maid with just one word.
But who knew that Qingtian would not play according to the routine she had planned.
Now, Mr. Cen's words have directly blocked the way for her entire family. How can she be willing to accept this?
"Old man, I know I was wrong. I really know I was wrong."
As she spoke, she crawled directly to Mr. Cen's side on her knees, wanting to reach out and grab Qingtian's arm.
"Sunny girl, please say something for me.
"Do you honestly think I wasn't good enough to you? Wasn't I gentle?
"I scolded my own daughter, twisted her ears, kicked her, all to teach her a lesson, so that she would remember and not do inappropriate things again.
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