Chapter 27: Stepmother and stepfather, murder for money
"They say if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. This is the real-life version of that."
Just when Su Jiani was feeling uneasy, Li Guixiang brought her daughter back and said, "Sister-in-law, why are you in such a hurry? You've only been married for a short time. If you wait a little longer, maybe the baby will be here soon." She had to listen carefully to the story between her sister-in-law and her father-in-law.
"You held my daughter Jiani today, so next year you will definitely hold a big fat boy, right, Jiani?" Li Guixiang shook her daughter in her arms with a doting look on her face.
Su Jiani never expected that her mother regarded her as a child prodigy.
"Mom, don't even think about it. There's no such good thing in the world. You'd better let Aunt Wang leave Lijia Village as soon as possible, otherwise her life will be over." Su Jiani was so anxious.
As for why she knew, she could only say that in her previous life, she was so unfortunate that she saw her escape with her own eyes. Unfortunately, she couldn't escape and was eventually caught by that man.
Li Guixiang's heart tightened. "Look, sister-in-law, Jiani is smiling. You will definitely give birth to a big fat boy next year."
The people around also saw this scene and laughed out loud.
"That's right, Qiwen's wife, you better be careful. Maybe he has it with him now. Jiani is a lucky child."
"Qiwen's wife, if I were to tell you, you two are not working hard enough, otherwise the baby would have come a long time ago. So, how about I teach you a trick?"
"Stop talking nonsense. There are children here. Don't dirty their ears."
Seeing the aunts about to say dirty words, an older aunt immediately stopped them and said, "Don't talk nonsense in front of children. Children are smart and can understand. They might even remember it."
"Chunlan's mother, you're at it again! The country has said we should believe in science and not be superstitious. But you, you really dare to say anything."
After chatting and laughing, they quickly moved on from the previous topic.
But Li Guixiang kept it in mind.
She took Wang Chunfen's hand and left the group of aunts, "Chunfen, I see that you don't look very well, but what happened at home?" She came to the side and wanted to find out something indirectly.
Wang Chunfen was obviously a little nervous when she heard this. She stammered, "No, it's okay, Sister Guixiang, you've seen it wrong. I look fine."
She knew whether something was wrong or not, and it was a big deal.
She never expected that when Qiwen left home that day, her father-in-law would have feelings for her.
Fortunately, Qiwen came back in the middle of the night, otherwise, she didn’t know what would happen to her in the end.
But when she thought about what happened to her father-in-law, she felt uneasy every day, especially when she saw the look in her father-in-law's eyes when he looked at Qiwen, which made her even more scared.
But her parents' home was far away, and she had no one to talk to about this.
Sister Guixiang, can she, can she be trusted?
Wang Chunfen hesitated.
"You lied to me. Look at your pale face. Are you sick? Do you want me to ask someone to take you to the town clinic?" Li Guixiang was really afraid that something might happen to her sister-in-law.
Qiwen's life was originally hard enough. He lost his father at a young age. Later, his mother found him a father, but that father was not only lazy and gluttonous, but also a drunkard.
If Qiwen had not been watched by his clan, he would have starved to death at such a young age.
well.
He finally grew up and got married, but I don’t know what happened that scared his sister-in-law like this.
"No, it's okay, Sister Guixiang, I'm really fine." No, she couldn't leave the village. If she left, her father-in-law said he would kill Qiwen. She couldn't.
Thinking of this, Wang Chunfen could no longer hold back her tears.
Su Jiani felt very distressed when she saw Aunt Wang crying, "Mom, please save Aunt Wang quickly. If you don't save her, Uncle Qiwen will die."
"What?" Li Guixiang exclaimed in surprise. There was nothing she could do. She was really frightened by her daughter's inner voice.
Qiwen was a good boy. Although he suffered some hardships in his childhood, he did not die.
Could there be any misunderstanding here?
Or did my daughter choose the wrong person?
"What's wrong, Sister Guixiang?" Wang Chunfen was also startled by Sister Guixiang's scream and immediately asked, "Did I scare you?"
She quickly wiped away her tears, fearing that she would scare others.
"No, no, I just saw it wrong." Li Guixiang made up an excuse and said, "Don't cry, if you have any grievances, tell me and I will let my uncle take care of it for you. You know, most people in this village are surnamed Li. We are all family from our ancestors, so please don't be so formal with me."
It seems that she has to go back and discuss it with Zhongguo. Her daughter's true feelings have been exposed, Qiwen will die, and it is related to Qiwen's stepfather. Not only that, Chunfen will also be killed.
But what about Aunt Li?
Doesn't she care?
That's her own son.
"Well, Sister Guixiang, don't worry. If anything happens, I will definitely tell you. I just saw that Jiani missed having children. Qiwen and I have been married for more than two years and we still don't have a child. There is no need to rush."
She lied, but she really wanted a child.
In this way, her parents will come to see her after she gives birth, and when she has a father, mother, brother and sister-in-law, she won't be afraid to tell that story.
Even if Qiwen despises her, she has to tell him, because this is the only way to save Qiwen's life.
"There's no need to rush about having a child. Maybe the fate hasn't arrived yet. When it does, you won't be able to handle it." This is the only way Li Guixiang can comfort her now.
She wanted to know more so that she could figure out why Qiwen died.
"By the way, has Qiwen been busy with any outside work lately? Spring planting is coming up soon, and the water in the fields is cold. You can't go in the water before you give birth. It's not good for your health."
Wang Chunfen smiled bitterly, "There's not much work, but Dad said he found a job for Qiwen as a boiler stoker and paid him 300 yuan. I don't know if it works out." She knew that the job would definitely not work out because her father-in-law must have embezzled the money.
My father-in-law often used Qiwen's matter as an excuse to take money from home, but he never got anything done.
Ever since the last incident, she has been keeping an eye on her father-in-law, and one time she caught him secretly reading a letter.
But who wrote the letter to him?
She felt that her father-in-law was mysterious and cruel.
This was good news. "It would be nice to have a job, so you can live in town. It's better than digging in the fields."
Li Guixiang touched the pigtail she placed on her chest and said, "Don't worry. Although your father-in-law is not from our village, he has been a good person over the years."
Su Jiani immediately retorted when she heard her mother praising the bad guy like that. "No, he's really bad. He has parents, a wife, and children back home. I heard he sends money back there every year. He came here to avoid hardship."
The little girl started to groan at this point, "He's a really bad guy. He imprisoned Aunt Wang with Uncle Qiwen's hand and locked her up in a house he built in the mountains. He even told people that Aunt Wang ran away."
"If Aunt Wang hadn't set fire to the mountain, I don't know how long this matter would have been kept secret. It's a pity that Aunt Wang gave birth to several children for that bad guy, but because they were all daughters, he sold them all."
"Bad guy, damn it, he's a murderer, call the police."
The little guy not only complained, but also waved his hands and feet restlessly.
Li Guixiang's heart was trembling. What was going on?
How come there are no good people when all the bad guys are around them?
Seeing that Sister Guixiang looked unwell, Wang Chunfen immediately asked with concern: "What's wrong with Sister Guixiang? Did you catch a cold? How about I take you back? We are here to help."
Li Guixiang couldn't stay there any longer. How could she let such a bad guy go? She wanted to find Zhongguo and ask him to think of a solution.
Qiwen is such a good child, he can’t be harmed by anyone.
Uncle Kaifeng has only one heir in his family, and the line cannot be cut off.
And Aunt Li, I don’t know if she knows about this. If she does, she deserves to die too.
"Yeah, it's a little cold. Go call your brother-in-law for me and ask him to take care of the child. The child is shy and needs someone to look after him when he sleeps. He can only fall asleep if he looks after him."
There was no other way, she could only use her daughter as an excuse.
"Okay, then Sister Guixiang, please wait a moment. I'll go call my brother-in-law right away."
Wang Chunfen was a warm-hearted person. She didn't care about her sadness, wiped away her tears and went to find someone immediately.
Soon, Su Zhongguo was brought over.
"Guixiang, what's wrong with you?" Su Zhongguo ran over immediately without stopping when he heard that his wife was not feeling well.
"It's a bit cold. Please go back with me to change clothes. Jiani is also a little sleepy. Please help me soothe her. Mom is busy and she doesn't have time." Li Guixiang waited until he had caught his breath and said.
Su Zhongguo took his daughter in his arms and saw that she was indeed making a big fuss. He teased her and said, "Look how tired your mother is. You shouldn't be so naughty. Your mother just came out of confinement. You should be considerate of her."
Wang Chunfen looked at her brother-in-law and felt so sorry for Sister Guixiang, who was standing aside and laughing secretly with her hands covering her mouth.
And where she couldn't hear, Su Jiani's inner voice sounded again, "The bad seed is coming, the bad seed is coming, Aunt Wang, be careful."
Su Zhongguo was stunned and the smile on his face froze for a moment.
Li Guixiang was afraid that someone would notice something, so she put a hand on his shoulder and said, "Let's go back."
Su Zhongguo nodded and said, "Okay." It was so confusing, he didn't know who this bad guy was talking about. He should go back and ask his wife.
"Qiwen's wife, Qiwen is over there in the main hall. My aunt said she wanted to see you for something, but she couldn't find you and was asking about Qiwen. You should go over and take a look." Su Zhongguo didn't know who the bad guy was talking about.
But there are only three of them and a child here, so the bad guy is definitely not targeting them, it must be Chunfen.
Li Guixiang was also afraid that Liu Daqiang would hurt Chunfen, so it would be better to send her to her aunt's care.
"We just need to go tell our aunt. Let's go together."
Not far from them, a figure was hiding in the dark and staring at them stealthily.
Especially Wang Chunfen, the way he looked at Wang Chunfen was filled with murderous intent, which showed that he was afraid that Wang Chunfen would speak nonsense.
When handing the person over to her aunt, Li Guixiang privately told her uncle to keep Wang Chunfen at home no matter what and wait for them to arrive.
Although the aunt-in-law didn't understand, she still agreed to it.
In this way, Su Zhongguo took Li Guixiang and Su Jiani, who was almost awake, back to the Li family not far next door.
As soon as he entered the house, Su Zhongguo put the child on the bed and pulled Li Guixiang into the main room.
"What's going on? Who is the bad guy?" Su Zhongguo asked anxiously.
The person who could make Jiani so scared and anxious must be no simple person. He couldn't let his child be in danger.
Li Guixiang took a deep breath, and then slowly told him what she had heard before.
"So, there's something wrong with Liu Daqiang. He wants to kill Qiwen? How dare he do that?"
If the old village chief of Lijia Village had not kept him, he would have died long ago.
How dare he?
"No wonder my grandma said that the man was not upright and told us not to go to Uncle Kaifeng's house to play. It turns out that he is really not a good person." Li Guixiang also thought of some childhood memories.
She is two years older than Qiwen, but Qiwen and Baojun are of similar age. They are a group of people of the same age who play together, and since they are cousins, they have always had a close relationship.
When we were young, we all moved from one house to another.
Only at Uncle Kaifeng's house, the elders in the family repeatedly told them not to spend the night there.
They may not have understood it before, but now it seems that the older generation may have figured it out.
It was only kept secret for the sake of Qiwen and Aunt Li Zheng Dahua.
In those days, it was allowed for a widow to remarry, but remarrying was criticized.
Of course, this was just her guess.
To find out the truth, we have to ask the older generation in the village.
"Do my parents know about this?" Su Zhongguo felt that this was a serious matter and needed to be investigated further. If that person really wanted to harm Qiwen, the Li family would not let him go.
Li Guixiang shook her head and said, "I'm not sure, but he must know more than us. I can ask my parents tonight." But now she is more worried about Wang Chunfen and Qiwen.
Liu Daqiang said that he would find a job for Qiwen as a boiler operator. If Qiwen believed him and left with him tonight, then Qiwen would be...
Li Guixiang didn't dare to think about it anymore.
"Zhongguo, we can't delay this. Hurry, go separate Qiwen and his wife from that person. Even Aunt Li needs to be on guard."
The more I think about it, the more scared I get.
"Guixiang, don't be afraid, we will go there right away. We are all family members today. Does he dare to attack us in public?" Su Zhongguo was also anxious. After all, it was a human life.
"Come on, let's go over there. You can't stay alone." He was even more worried about Guixiang staying at home with the children. What if Liu Daqiang came looking for them?
"Go back to uncle's house."
The two of them left in a hurry and then rushed back in a hurry.
However, when they went straight to their uncle's yard, they saw Liu Daqiang talking to Qiwen, and Qiwen's face was full of excitement.
Li Guixiang was anxious. She wanted to go up and call Qiwen but was stopped by Su Zhongguo.
"Don't worry, go find your aunt and the others." He pushed her back and let her go into the house first.
"Don't worry, I will keep Qiwen safe." He comforted her.
Li Guixiang was worried about Qiwen, but she was also worried about her man. "Call Baojun, he's got some good leg skills."
"Okay, go in and call Baojun out. I'll go over and steady Liu Daqiang first."
The couple separated, one went into the main room, and the other walked towards Qiwen and his son.
"Qiwen, what are you laughing at? You look so happy. Come on, tell us about it and let us be happy too."
There were people working in the yard, and Su Zhongguo deliberately raised his voice, which naturally attracted a lot of people's attention.
Qiwen also kept some distance from his stepfather. The two of them were whispering just now, so they were naturally close to each other.
"Brother-in-law, it's nothing. My father found a job for me. I had no news before, but he just told me that he got news from the job side and asked me to go to work at the glass factory in town in two days." Qiwen was also excited.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
