Chapter 11 She's still a child, can she lie?!
"Why are you meddling in my conversation with my godson? Get out of here!"
Seeing her come in and interrupt him, Liu Qing got up with a look of disgust and told her to leave.
Children are most sensitive to malice. From the first moment she met Aunt Liu, she felt that she had ill intentions.
I just overheard her stirring up trouble for her stepmother behind her back, which made me even more suspicious of her.
Zhizhi blinked, then added fuel to the fire by asking in return:
"Why aren't you answering? What's wrong with you, Auntie?"
Liu Qing, realizing he had been exposed, stepped forward and grabbed her thin shoulders fiercely.
Sang Zhizhi didn't flinch at all. Instead, she looked up and stared straight at Liu Qing, her bright black eyes filled with suspicion and inquiry, just like a glutinous rice ball with a black sesame filling.
"Does Auntie do so many bad things because ugly people are prone to mischief?"
"you!"
Liu Qing raised his hand, intending to teach her a lesson.
Gan Su instinctively wanted to remind her, but the wound that had just been pressed was still painful.
The words that were about to come out turned into a gasp of cold air.
Just as Liu Qing raised her hand to bring it down heavily, Sang Zhizhi unexpectedly splashed the hot water in her hand at her!
"ah!"
Liu Qing was scalded by the hot water, her face quickly turning red, and the burning pain made it impossible for her to open her eyes.
'Clang!'
The enamel water tank made a crisp sound when it hit the ground.
Sang Zhizhi's eyes darted around, and she quickly sat down on the ground, her round little face trembling slightly.
She reached out and dipped her hand in the remaining water in the glass, then patted it onto her face.
Then he took a deep breath.
She burst into tears with a loud "Wah!"
"Don't hit Zhizhi, it hurts!"
Hearing the commotion, the father and stepmother rushed into the living room.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing her daughter fall to the ground, Deng Qiu quickly picked her up and checked her over with concern and heartache.
"Are you hurt anywhere? Let Mom take a look!"
Zhizhi pouted, and tears streamed down her face.
"I came to deliver medicine to my brother, but Aunt Liu pushed me and told me to get lost, boohoo!"
Deng Qiu glared angrily at Liu Qing.
Liu Qing quickly explained, "I didn't! She splashed hot water on me first!"
She turned her head and looked towards the riverbank as if seeking help, her expression anxious and aggrieved.
"Brother Jiang, I was concerned about the young boss's injuries, so I came over to ask a few questions. This little girl came in and started cursing at me. I didn't even push her away, but she just collapsed and splashed hot water directly in my face!"
"Waaaah... Zhizhi didn't mean to, waaaah, Zhizhi didn't mean to, Auntie pushed Zhizhi, it hurt so much, I couldn't hold it properly and that's why I knocked over the water cup."
The little dumpling tried to hold back her tears while sobbing as she explained.
It's heartbreaking to see.
Faced with the accusations, Liu Qing experienced for the first time what it meant to suffer in silence.
She looked at the mother and daughter in shock, her voice rising instantly, "You! You're talking nonsense! Your mother taught you that, didn't she?!"
"You're talking nonsense!"
Even a clay figure has some temper, and seeing her throwing a tantrum, Deng Qiu showed no mercy. "My daughter is the most gentle and kind; why would she need to frame you? Who do you think you are?!"
Little Zhizhi hugged her stepmother's neck and, when no one was looking, deliberately made a face at Liu Qing.
She wouldn't allow anyone to talk badly about her stepmother behind her back, especially since this aunt might actually be a villain who was secretly trying to harm the child!
Liu Qing was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he lunged forward, wanting to hit him.
"You filthy bitch—!"
"Enough already?!"
Jiang An grabbed her wrist and flung her arm away, his gaze filled with unprecedented anger.
His tone was deep and authoritative, brooking no argument: "She's still a child, how could she lie?!"
This was the first time Liu Qing had heard Jiang Anchao speak harshly to her, and her heart was instantly shattered.
"Brother Jiang, we've been together for so many years, you don't trust me, you trust her?"
She could endure the pain of hot water, but she couldn't bear his critical gaze.
Liu Qing's eyes were filled with hurt. She quickly turned to the eldest sister, "Gan Su, you saw everything, didn't you? Tell me! Did she frame me?"
Oh no, this is terrible!
I forgot about that...
Sang Zhizhi's mouth formed an 'O' shape, like a little hamster that had lost its dreams.
There was a reason why she did this.
Aunt Liu was the only one who came into the courtyard today. Dad brought his dowry into the alley, and she was the last one to leave the courtyard, so she is the most suspicious of hiding the needle.
Moreover, even though her father didn't tell her the reason for her injury, she was absolutely certain it wasn't a burn.
This makes it even more suspicious!
But in this era, without surveillance, it's like having no evidence.
Even though the stepmother was temporarily proven innocent, she still suffered in silence.
The reason I deliberately framed Liu Qing today was simply to retaliate and make her suffer in silence.
But if the older brother finds out, then it's all over.
The little cub's heart pounded, and it looked longingly at its older brother.
She prayed silently in her heart.
Oh, you stinky brother, I'm just standing up for you.
Don't let me mess things up like that guy did!
The eldest son looked at Aunt Liu, whose eyes were full of expectation, and then slowly shifted his gaze to Sang Zhizhi in his stepmother's arms.
After staring at it for three seconds, he pursed his lips. "Aunt Liu... she pushed Sang Zhizhi."
"What?!"
Liu Qing couldn't believe it. It was only the first day, and he had already become so close to that vixen mother and son that they were practically inseparable.
"I raised you from a baby, Gan Su! I took care of you, and you're just lying through your teeth like this?"
Upon hearing the child's words, Jiang Anchao was convinced that Liu Qing was the one who had done it.
He stared at her with disappointment. "Zhizhi is my daughter. If you bully her, you're going against me. From now on, you're not allowed to come to my house again. Now, get out!"
In an instant, Liu Qing felt as if the sky had fallen.
"You can't take the child's words seriously, Brother Jiang, you can't do this to me..."
By asking him to hand over the keys, he was essentially blatantly severing ties with him and cutting off all contact.
She also stopped letting herself continue to take care of Su Zhenwei.
What will happen to her whole family?
She was a rural woman, and the meager pension she received from her deceased husband was simply not enough to support her two children!
Jiang Anchao had already turned away, as if he was about to chase him away.
Liu Qing felt even more that the mother and daughter were thorns in her side, but now she had no evidence to prove her innocence, so she could only swallow her pride and bear it.
She swallowed her anger and tried to salvage the situation with a hoarse voice.
"Brother Jiang... I was heartbroken for Gan Su, who grew up without a mother. His stepmother just arrived today, and she got injured. I acted impulsively out of anxiety. Please forgive me this time, okay?"
Jiang Anchao felt a dull ache in his heart when he recalled his childhood in Gansu.
He knew she was trying to make him remember the kindness of her in helping take care of the child.
His gaze slowly fell on Deng Qiu and her daughter, looking at the tear stains still wet on the baby's fair face.
But... Zhizhi was completely innocent in being beaten!
“You shouldn’t ask me for forgiveness; you should apologize to the child. But I know even if you apologize, it won’t be sincere.”
Jiang An, his heart set on Tie, decisively reached out to her, "I'll find someone else to take care of Su Zhenwei from now on. Give me the key!"
Liu Qing gripped the keys tightly, her eyes filled with reluctance.
But with years of training, he easily took it.
Just as Sang Zhizhi was marveling at how cool her new father's words were, she saw him walk over and solemnly hand the key to his stepmother.
"Take the house key. I'll give you your salary and food ration book later. This is your home, and it's also Zhizhi's home. I will never allow anyone to step on you two."
Deng Qiu blushed as she took the keys.
Seeing that no one was trying to stop her, Liu Qing felt even more ashamed to stay any longer.
Just as she stepped out of the living room, Zhizhi's voice rang out behind her.
"Big brother's injuries haven't healed yet. Let's take the rest of the food on the table to Uncle Hat. As long as we find out who was the last person to leave our yard this morning, we'll definitely be able to catch the murderer!"
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