Chapter 149 Chapter 149
Perhaps because she saw that Wang Chunhua was not getting the better of her, the old woman of the Liu family lost her patience and immediately showed her fangs.
Wang Chunhua paused when she stepped into the yard, and her hands holding the things clenched tightly.
Although she pretended to be so calm just now and responded to Liu Yongquan and his wife very toughly and coldly, in fact, when Wang Chunhua saw the couple, her whole body trembled unconsciously, and fear, tension and panic unconsciously rose from the bottom of her heart.
Only because of the presence of Ye Qing and her fellow sisters and brothers, she did not panic and lose control of her situation. She also tried to keep her mind clear, and when facing the accusations of the Liu family, she was able to pretend to be extremely strong and calm to fight back.
But disguise is still disguise, and a few short months would not allow Wang Chunhua to completely transform herself to the point where she would have the courage to fight the entire Liu family. She was just holding on, and after hearing what old lady Liu said, her anger instantly dropped by half, and she was so scared that she almost revealed her true colors on the spot.
However, what Wang Chunhua didn't expect was that when she was about to collapse, a slender hand was placed on her shoulder.
Ye Qing, who had already entered the house, suddenly turned back.
She had heard what Wang Chunhua had just said in response to the Liu family, and she had also seen the progress Wang Chunhua had made in the past few months. She felt that Wang Chunhua was capable enough to deal with this unscrupulous pair of in-laws, so she didn't intervene.
But now that Mrs. Liu was using the child to threaten Wang Chunhua, Wang Chunhua was obviously confused, and Ye Qing could no longer stay out of it.
She walked out directly, patted Wang Chunhua on the shoulder to signal her to calm down, and at the same time raised her head and looked at Mrs. Liu with a half-smile:
"Don't even think about seeing your child for the rest of your life? This is just a lie to fool ignorant women. Do you think we'll be afraid?"
"Wang Chunhua didn't bother with you before, it's just because she was injured in childbirth and she was afraid of leaving a root of disease, so she came to recuperate with me. She can't take care of the child for the time being, so she asked you to help take care of it for her."
"But she gave birth to the child, so she naturally has the custody and upbringing rights to the child, which cannot be taken away by a few words from you, the in-laws."
"Besides, your son is already dead, and this child is closest to his mother. As long as the mother doesn't say she doesn't want the child, do you think you can take the child away?"
"If you guys hadn't come out to make trouble, we could have put this matter on hold, but now that you guys have come to our door, there's no need to show any mercy to you."
"You'd better send your children to Kaoshantun obediently, otherwise you will have to wait for the police station, the commune and the Women's Federation to come to your door!"
"If you think this is not enough, I can even write an article for you to publish directly in the newspaper, publicizing the Liu family's bullying of men and women in Choongsonggou over the years."
"Then the whole Jiaotan County, the three northeastern provinces, and even the whole country will know about it, so that your whole family can make a name for themselves. What do you think?"
Ye Qing looked quite harmless with his smile on his face. Mrs. Liu was not as perceptive as Liu Yongquan, and had not yet realized how powerful Ye Qing's suggestion of publishing the article in the newspaper was.
What Women's Federation, Commune Police Station? Even if these people came, what could they do? It was her family's right to raise the grandson of the Liu family. As long as she didn't agree to take him away, could these people still rob him openly?
As for putting it in the newspaper, that's even less of a problem. Anyway, everyone in Chousonggou knows about their affairs now. It's no longer news. The worst that can happen is that people will talk about it for a few more days. It won't hurt anything. What's there to be afraid of?
So after hearing what Ye Qing said, Mrs. Liu didn't take it seriously and even couldn't help but sneer.
But Liu Yongquan, who was standing next to her, shuddered instantly, his face turned pale, and his whole body began to tremble unconsciously.
As a former captain of Chousonggoutun, he certainly understood how terrible the newspaper article that Ye Qing mentioned was.
The political environment during this period was quite harsh, and everyone had to be careful with their words and actions and keep a low profile. It was no secret that the Liu family had fabricated fictitious relatives to gain power and become local tyrants in the village, but at that time everyone was wary of the "strong backers" behind the Liu family and did not dare to confront them, so the Liu family was able to prosper in recent years.
But the situation is different now. The Liu family's lies have been exposed. Without the "umbrella", their family is already in danger. If the news is published in the newspaper, their family will definitely be used as an example by the higher-ups. Neither the Revolutionary Committee nor the commune police station will let them go. What awaits them may very well be forced labor, exile to the frontier Mohe River, or even the vast desert in the northwest.
When he thought of this, Liu Yongquan no longer had any of the aura of an elder in the family. He looked at Ye Qing with eyes filled with fear, his lips trembling and he couldn't speak.
Afraid that Liu Yongquan would not believe her, Ye Qing did not mind using her power to bully others and showed off the connections she had that could be used:
"I'm not bragging. My disciples and I are now contributing articles to the newspaper in Jicheng. Every week, we have articles published in the newspaper. The president and editor-in-chief of the newspaper are very familiar with me. Publishing an article criticizing rural bullies can gain a lot of anger and hatred from readers. This will definitely not be a loss to the newspaper. They will definitely be happy to help me with this small favor."
"You bastard—"
Mrs. Liu spat and opened her mouth to curse, but before she could even start, Liu Yongquan covered her mouth with his hand.
Liu Yongquan now looked at Ye Qing as if he were looking at a living King Yan. He almost gave in instantly and assured Ye Qing:
"We don't want the child anymore. We'll send Xiaobao here this afternoon!"
Having said that, the old man didn't dare to show any more provocation towards Wang Chunhua. He pulled his wife and turned around and ran away, fearing that if he was a step slower, Ye Qing would come up with some more powerful tricks to deal with the Liu family, and Liu Yongquan would really go crazy.
Mrs. Liu didn't react to what was happening until she was dragged away by Liu Yongquan. She struggled and stared at Wang Chunhua angrily. But no matter how powerful she was, she was no match for Liu Yongquan, an old farmer, and was eventually taken away by Liu Yongquan.
It was not until everyone had gone far away that Wang Chunhua returned to the house with weak legs and feet, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses.
She had been beaten and abused by the Liu family over the years, and had already suffered psychological trauma. Even though she had successfully gotten rid of that evil family, it was not so easy to heal the trauma and completely let go of her fear and knot towards the Liu family.
However, she really didn't expect that the Liu family's parents-in-law, whom she regarded as a scourge, would be so easy to deal with. Her master only said a few words to scare the two of them so much that they were completely unable to fight.
This made Wang Chunhua suddenly realize that this family was like a paper tiger that could be easily broken with just one poke. All their tyranny and viciousness were just bluffing. Once the weakness of this family was grasped, dealing with them would be a piece of cake.
Wang Chunhua raised her head and looked straight at Ye Qing:
"Master, will they really send Xiaobao here?"
Ye Qing smiled and said, "Liu Kui is already dead. Do you think the Liu family values a child without a father?"
"I heard that the two daughters-in-law of the Liu family are making trouble. It is estimated that the Liu family will split up soon. When the family splits up, no matter whether it is the eldest daughter-in-law or the second daughter-in-law of the Liu family, they will definitely not be willing to help you raise a baby anymore."
"But if the two daughters-in-law don't support the children, can Liu Yongquan and Mrs. Liu raise the children alone? They themselves have to rely on their sons and daughters-in-law to support them in their old age. If there is a grandson, which son or daughter-in-law would be willing to provide food for one person for free?"
"The reason they came to you is because they wanted to take advantage of you and coax you back to be taken care of by them in their old age."
"Now that you have someone to rely on at the health station, and they know you can't be relied on, then this grandson is a burden to them. They will sell everything they have to support him, and even offend their own son and daughter-in-law for this?"
"Even if you use your toes to think about it, you can know what the two people will choose. They definitely care more about whether they can live well in their old age than having a burden."
"Just wait, you will be reunited with your son soon."
Ye Qing guessed correctly. Not long after Liu Yongquan and his wife ran away, the child was sent to Kaoshantun.
It was brought here by the eldest son of the Liu family.
The child was born prematurely due to amniotic fluid rupture, but weighed six or seven kilograms when Ye Qing delivered him. He was considered quite strong. However, after Wang Chunhua was driven away, the child had no wet nurse, and over the past few months, he has not gained much weight. His little face looks skinny and he even seems a little malnourished.
Just think about it, Mrs. Liu is old, how can she have the energy to take care of the children? At most, she can play with them when she is free, but on weekdays, she still has to leave the children to her two daughters-in-law.
But this child was born by Wang Chunhua, not by the two daughters-in-law. To the two daughters-in-law, what difference was there between this child and that of an outsider? It was not like they were incapable of having children themselves. Both of them had given birth to several children, and they could not even take care of their own children. How could they possibly help Wang Chunhua raise a child carefully?
So even if they snatched the child away, the Liu family actually didn't care about the child at all. They would feed the child only when they were in a good mood. If they were in a bad mood, they would just let the child go hungry and not care even if the child's voice became hoarse from crying.
Seeing her son being raised to be so thin and pitiful, Wang Chunhua felt pain and anger in her heart. She wanted to rush to Liu's house and kill all those beasts.
Not only that, the Liu family still made demands, requiring Wang Chunhua not to remarry with the child and not to change the child's surname, otherwise the Liu family would take the child back. In short, they made a lot of messy demands.
But this time Wang Chunhua would not let the Liu family manipulate her. She suppressed the bitterness in her heart, raised her head and said coldly:
"What good thing is Liu Kui that is worthy of me, Wang Chunhua, being a widow for the rest of my life?"
"I'm only in my early twenties. In the future, I can have four, five, seven or eight children, not to mention one. But with your Liu family's inferior genes, I, Wang Chunhua, don't want them."
"If you don't want to send the child away, then just take the child back. Don't bother making these demands on me. I'm not afraid to tell you that I won't agree to any of these conditions. If you have the ability, just take the child back and raise him yourselves!"
"As long as you are not afraid of being published in the newspapers, I have plenty of time to waste with you. Let's see who will be more unlucky then!"
As she spoke, Wang Chunhua pretended to stuff the child into the arms of Liu's eldest son, as if she didn't want the child anymore.
The eldest son of the Liu family is eager to get rid of this burden as soon as possible, so how could he possibly take her back?
Originally thinking that this child was Wang Chunhua's weak spot, the Liu family had made plans. Although they had sent the child here, as long as the child did not change his surname, he would still be a member of their Liu family. This child would tie Wang Chunhua down for life. When the child grew up, the Liu family could let him recognize his ancestors. By then, as long as they used this child, they could gradually eat up the money and connections that Wang Chunhua had earned as a doctor. This was definitely a no-cost deal for the Liu family.
But who knew that Wang Chunhua was not fooled at all. She looked at the child with extremely cold eyes and did not take the child seriously at all. She even wanted to reject the child immediately after the Liu family made so many demands. Her indifferent attitude immediately made the eldest son of the Liu family speechless.
It just so happens that the eldest son of the Liu family has no idea what to do with Wang Chunhua.
Moreover, if he put himself in her shoes, he also felt that Wang Chunhua's reaction was very normal.
After all, the child was taken away by Mrs. Liu since birth. Wang Chunhua had neither held the child nor fed the child. She had not seen the child for nearly half a year, so she certainly could not get close to the child.
Not to mention that Wang Chunhua now has a job at the health station and is respected by everyone in Kaoshan Village. Her future is limitless. Having more children will only hinder her career and prospects and affect her chances of finding a partner. It would be strange if others would be happy about it.
But the more he thought about it, the more unwilling the eldest son of the Liu family was to let Wang Chunhua feel comfortable, so he would definitely not take this child back. No matter whether Wang Chunhua changed the child's surname or gave the child away to be raised by someone else, the Liu family would definitely not care.
Therefore, without waiting for Wang Chunhua to react, the eldest son of the Liu family threw the child to the gate of the yard, turned around, and ran away in three or two steps. No matter how Wang Chunhua shouted from behind, he never looked back.
After waiting for a long time, Wang Chunhua slowly squatted down and held the child on the ground tightly in her arms.
Feeling the warmth of her son's long-lost breath and listening to the child's ignorant babbling, she buried her face in the tattered blanket, tears flowing out uncontrollably.
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