City dwellers have their own difficulties, while the common people in the countryside are also struggling for survival or death. The old woman never expected that Chen Qiuling would be so bold as to commit murder!
The square towel, soaked with water, was pressed against her old face and moistened her parched lips, but most of the water ended up in her nose.
Her nose was choked and painful, and she felt suffocated. She tried to gasp for air, but only exhaled and no air came in.
She could even feel the warmth of her own breath.
She was so thin that Chen Qiuling could easily grab both of her hands with one hand. As Chen Qiuling watched the cloth cover the old woman's face, it sank in with each breath, revealing her features. Chen Qiuling felt waves of pleasure.
Die, you old man!
Go to hell!
"Speak quickly, or I'll kill you!" Chen Qiuling had already picked up another cloth and poured all the tea on it, but she only placed it on the table and did not put it on the old woman's face.
Chen Qiuling still needs the old woman to tell her where the beads are, so she can't kill the old woman so quickly.
"Do you dare?" The old woman could barely speak, and her throat and nose hurt when she spoke, but she had to say it, for the sake of her own life.
"What wouldn't I dare to do!" Hearing the old woman's words, Chen Qiuling was stunned for a moment. "Tell me where the beads are, and I'll kill you right now. Don't you like your deadbeat daughter-in-law? I'll send you to see her right now!" That old hag always gave her a hard time. She had wanted to kill that old woman for a long time, and now that she had the chance, she certainly wouldn't let it go.
"You wouldn't dare!" Under the cloth, the old woman opened her eyes, her voice slow and calm, a faint smile on her lips. "I am Bai Dalin's mother, your mother-in-law. Once I die, Bai Dalin will have to observe mourning for me for three years. At that time, Bai Dalin will lose his job, and your son's marriage will also be delayed."
Chen Qiuling, don't forget that Bai Dalin is just a carpenter. Once the family has to observe mourning, the foreman will be replaced immediately. Chen Zhi is already sixteen this year, and will be seventeen at the beginning of the year. He is of marriageable age. Once the elders in the family pass away, who will talk to Chen Zhi about marriage at this time?
Even if she wasn't Chen Zhi's actual grandmother, she was still his elder in name, wasn't she? Chen Zhi had no choice but to uphold this filial duty.
Chen Qiuling was stunned for a moment, and the old woman, who was very sensitive to the change in Chen Qiuling, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but did not dare to stop and continued, "You just came back with Dalin, right? You know about Dalin beating Ayu, right? I bet the whole village knows. I was fine before Ayu went out, but I died as soon as he came back. Do you think they will think about you? Then you will be a murderer!"
At this point, the old woman remembered Chen Qiuling's pregnancy and blurted out everything in one breath, "You're pregnant now, so the authorities won't do anything to you, but once you give birth, you'll immediately go to jail. Then your child will be a motherless child. Dalin is still so young, he'll definitely remarry. Do you think the new person will treat your child well? Will she end up like Bai Nuo and Bai Yu?"
Chen Qiuling hesitated to make a move. The more the old woman talked, the more uneasy Chen Qiuling became. Yes, everyone knew that the old woman was fine, but she died in such a short time. Would the investigation lead to her?
Just then, Bai Dalin's voice rang out from behind, "Qiuling, are you done? It's not in the kitchen either. I have no idea where that little bitch hid it!"
It turned out that Bai Dalin hadn't found the bead, so he came looking for her. Chen Qiuling was startled and quickly pulled the towel off the old woman's face, then wiped her face with it.
When Bai Dalin walked over, this was the scene he saw: his wife was wiping his mother's face.
"Wait a minute!" Chen Qiuling barely suppressed her inner turmoil and glanced back at Bai Dalin. "Go get some water for Grandma. There's no water here. I don't know how Bai Nuo is taking care of Grandma."
Although Bai Dalin was impatient to pour water for his mother, he did as Chen Qiuling asked since she had asked. He responded and then left.
"You're lucky!" As soon as Bai Dalin left, Chen Qiuling glared at the old woman and threatened her fiercely, "If you dare tell anyone what happened today, I'll kill those two brats right now!"
"As long as you don't touch them, I naturally won't tell anyone about what happened today!" The old woman looked away and said calmly.
Bai Dalin quickly brought the water over, and Chen Qiuling personally fed the old woman the water, then propped up a pillow for her before leaving.
As soon as they left Bai Nuo's house, Chen Qiuling sent Bai Dalin back to town. The old woman was right; Bai Dalin absolutely could not be without a job. She, Chen Zhi, and the baby in her belly all depended on Bai Dalin for support. If Bai Dalin lost his job, what would the three of them eat and drink?
As for the thousand taels of silver that Bai Dalin had given her before, Chen Qiuling never even considered spending it. In her eyes, that thousand taels of silver belonged to her child and was not to be touched!
Urged on by Chen Qiuling, Bai Dalin had no other choice and nowhere else to go, so he had to return to the town. He thought that Miss Li usually bought things in the town, so the beads must also be in the town. Even if Bai Nuo didn't give them to him, he could still buy a string of them in the town.
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