Chapter 10: Throwing into the ditch and soaking in the pig cage
Su Cheng's face changed instantly. Recognizing Song Gang's voice, he turned around and threw his wet clothes over his head.
The cold river water flowed down his neck into his body, and Song Gang shuddered suddenly. Before he could react, the woman blindfolded him and attacked him left and right without mercy.
"Su'er...Su'er!" Song Gang covered his head and screamed uncontrollably, his teeth bared in agony from being beaten.
"Su your mother's head!" Su Cheng's face flushed with anger. She turned around and kicked him into the ditch. "If I were you, I wouldn't be able to face people if you were beaten by a woman and screamed loudly!"
Song Gang splashed around in the lake, blinking his triangular eyes as he looked at the slender figure on the shore. "Su'er, I'm Song Gang. You were hugging me yesterday, why did you suddenly turn your back on me?"
"Bah!" Su Cheng saw him trying to climb ashore, so he picked up a club and hit him on the head. "You're so audacious to say such dirty words to a married woman! If I don't teach you a lesson today, won't you ruin my reputation?"
Song Gang groaned and fell limply to the shore, his legs still soaked in the river water, unresponsive.
Su Cheng gritted her teeth, a trace of anger appeared on her pretty face. Then she turned around and saw a little boy standing not far away, looking coldly at the river.
"Xie Chen?" Su Cheng was stunned, confusion flashing in his eyes, "Why are you here?"
Xie Chen slowly shifted his gaze to look at Song Gang, who was lying motionless on the shore. A hint of sarcasm flashed across his usually mature face, "Where should I be?"
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Su Cheng paused while holding the mallet. "Kid, have you misunderstood something?"
Xie Chen curled the corners of his lips, looked at her with a smile, and turned away without hesitation.
Su Cheng bit her lips and was about to chase after him when she saw a figure flash by not far away. The person moved so fast that it seemed as if he was deliberately avoiding her sight.
But no matter how fast the person ran, Su Cheng still saw the corner of her lotus pink clothes.
It’s Zhou Beibei.
Su Cheng frowned and caught a glimpse of Song Gang lying unconscious on the shore. While he was still asleep, Su Cheng quickly walked over and picked up his clothes.
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Xie Family Courtyard
"What did you say?" Xie Jinyu propped herself up and stared at her brother who was sitting beside the bed with her phoenix eyes. Her blood rushed up, her throat itched, and she started coughing uncontrollably. "Are you going to... piss me off to death? Cough cough..."
"Third brother..." Xie Ming's face turned pale. He hurried to the table and poured him a cup of tea, bringing it to his lips. After he calmed down, he continued, "I have made up my mind. Brother, please don't try to persuade me anymore."
"Nonsense!" Xie Jinyu threw the pillow behind her at him, gasping for breath. "Have you discussed your resignation from the escort agency with your second brother? Do you know how furious he'll be when he gets home from school and finds out you're leaving the agency to join the army? You're acting first and asking for your consent later. Do you think we're dead?"
"I..." Xie Ming lowered his head, tightly gripping the red tasseled spear beside him, his fingertips turning white from the exertion. "Third brother, the head escort often praises my talent for martial arts and my extraordinary abilities. Now that the king is recruiting soldiers, this is a good opportunity. If I make a name for myself, who will look down on the three of us brothers?"
Seeing the determination on his brother's face, Xie Jinyu suddenly calmed down. As smart as he was, how could he not guess what his brother was thinking?
"Are you doing this for that little salary? Are you doing this to treat my illness?"
Xie Ming was stunned and stammered, unable to speak.
Xie Jinyu slowly raised her phoenix eyes and looked at him steadily, her eyes suddenly reddening, "You want to join the army, you want to get a salary, you want to reduce the family's taxes, but have you ever thought about whether my second brother and I can still bear to have one less person in the family?"
Xie Ming's eyes turned red, his hands hanging by his side were clenched into fists, and he remained silent.
"Ah Ming, my parents are gone, my eldest brother is dead, and I can't hold on for a few more years. On the battlefield, swords and knives are merciless. If anything happens to you, I'm afraid my second brother won't be able to bear it." Xie Jinyu leaned lazily on the bed frame, looking out the window with empty and dim eyes. "As long as you and second brother are okay, I will smile even when I go to the underworld."
Xie Ming rarely panicked like this. Thinking of his third brother dying of illness in bed, he was so frightened that he couldn't even hold the teacup. "Brother, I will definitely save you..."
"No need to say more." Xie Jinyu shook his head, his brows calm. His handsome face looked sickly pale in the sunlight, without a trace of color. "I know what's going on."
"Come out and see how big a fish I caught—"
Su Cheng's joyful laughter came from the yard, instantly breaking the depressing atmosphere in the house.
Xie Jinyu blinked slowly, shifted her gaze to the right, and looked outside through the window. The woman's skirt was mostly wet, and the wooden basin where her clothes were originally placed was now full of water, with three lively carp in it.
Her smile seemed brighter than the sun, making it impossible to look away.
"Is stepmother a fairy? How come she always brings back good things?" Xie Cuicui tilted her head back, a hint of confusion in her big eyes. "Fourth Uncle is so amazing. He used to go up mountains and down rivers often, but he's never been like stepmother."
"Probably." Su Cheng couldn't help laughing and pinched her little face. The more he looked at her, the more he liked her. While the little girl wasn't paying attention, he kissed her on the face.
"...Hmm!" Xie Cuicui was a beat slow to react. By the time she covered her face, Su Cheng had already laughed out loud.
"Silly kid, I'll make you fish soup today." Su Cheng looked happy and his tone softened. "There's meat to eat, too. Are you happy?"
Xie Cuicui didn't care about being shy, nodded heavily and smiled, "Cuicui is happy!" That's great.
If I could live like this every day, it would be a paradise on earth.
Stepmother... I hope it will always be like this.
"That's her! She's clearly a married woman, yet she was cuddling with Song Gang in broad daylight in the ditch, with her emerald green jacket still hanging on Song Gang's shoulders!"
There was a lot of noise and footsteps at the door.
Su Cheng heard Zhou Beibei's voice, turned around slowly, and saw her leading a group of people rushing towards the Xie family. He slowly curled the corners of his lips.
The troublemaker is here.
"Su Cheng, do you know you are wrong?" Zhou Beibei stood at the gate of the Xie family, looking as if she was doing justice for the people.
Su Cheng raised an eyebrow, leaned on the stone table with interest, and said cheerfully, "Wrong? I don't remember what mistake I made."
"Don't remember?" Zhou Beibei sneered, as if she had expected her to quibble. She directed the villagers to help Song Gang over. "Brother Xie Song left, and you couldn't stand the loneliness of being alone in the empty room, so you seduced Song Gang. I saw you two having an affair with my own eyes. I'm afraid you two have been having an affair for a long time!"
After she finished speaking, she turned her head to look at the man who had just woken up, and threatened with a cold face, "Song Gang, you'd better confess honestly!"
Song Gang glanced at Su Cheng with his small triangular eyes, and grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "That's right, Su'er has long been my woman, and she has nothing to do with the Xie family."
"Everyone heard it, didn't they?" Zhou Beibei thought she had caught Su Cheng's handle. Her originally gentle face quickly flashed a ferocious look. She pointed at Su Cheng and shouted, "Today I will teach you a lesson on behalf of Brother Suzhou. Go, tie her hands and feet, and throw her into the ditch to drown her in a pig cage!"
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