Ye Qingqing's heart stirred. She had heard about a key figure. Master Ye had been talking for so long, and no one in the village had stepped forward to stand up for Ah Zhen except for the village chief. This showed that the village chief still had some sense of justice and was able to stand up to this wicked old woman.
"Does the village chief even listen to that wicked woman?"
"Of course we should listen to what she has to say, after all, she's the village chief. But the wicked woman is too domineering; unless someone is really going to die, the village chief won't care," Master Ye cautioned, not too optimistic.
He then asked, "Did you come here to redeem Ah Zhen from her servitude?"
Ye Qingqing didn't answer directly, "I'll consider Ah Zhen's character before making a decision. After all, we've never met. What does Master Ye think of Ah Zhen?"
"Her character is absolutely impeccable. She's an honest girl, not very old, the same age as Xiao Hua, and quite beautiful. If it weren't for her heartless stepmother, she would definitely have married a good man. Miss Ye, you can rest assured, I can guarantee it. Ah Zhen has been selling breakfast across from the auto repair shop for over a year. There are often hooligans who try to harass her, but she ignores them. She's a very upright person."
Master Ye had a very good impression of Ah Zhen and praised her highly.
Actually, he also felt sorry for the girl. Her life was really too miserable. If he didn't save her from that hellhole, she would be abused to death by her wicked wife sooner or later. The police wouldn't care about such family matters, and no one in the village would care either. Ah Zhen's heartless stepmother and heartless father would never stand up for her. They would die in vain.
Ye Qingqing was somewhat surprised, not expecting Master Ye to have such a high opinion of Ah Zhen.
"Why didn't she take the child and run away?" Tang Yuanyuan didn't understand.
They have hands and feet, and their freedom is not restricted. They can even sell breakfast. I suppose they should be able to escape with their children, right?
Master Ye smiled bitterly, "That wicked old woman is really something. She was hoping to sell Ah Zhen for money. How could she let her escape so easily? Not only did she confiscate Ah Zhen and her child's household registration book and ID card, but she also forbade Ah Zhen from taking her child with her when she went out. When the two of them were together, there were always people in the house watching them very closely."
Ye Qingqing frowned; this was already a violation of the law.
"Besides your parents-in-law, who else lives in your family?"
Master Ye replied, "He also has a younger brother-in-law, who isn't stupid and is tall and strong, but he's a good-for-nothing who hasn't gotten married. He also has an older sister-in-law who is married in the next village. It only takes her twenty or thirty minutes to get home by bike, and she goes back to her parents' house every few days. The two of them gang up on Ah Zhen."
Where is your father-in-law?
“He’s an old scoundrel. Xiao Hua said that this old scoundrel always has designs on Ah Zhen. Once he even peeked at Ah Zhen taking a bath, and as a result, Ah Zhen was beaten up by her wicked mother-in-law, who called her a vixen,” Master Ye said angrily.
Ye Qingqing frowned. This family sounded like no good; they were indeed quite troublesome.
Ye Hua was right not to let the old lady come over; she's so old, something bad was bound to happen to her.
"Is there no one in this family who's afraid of anyone?" Ye Qingqing inquired.
Master Ye shook his head, "In the village, they only listen to the village chief, but if you really push them too far, they dare to act arrogantly even towards the village chief, and no one else dares to associate with them."
Tie Dan couldn't help but say, "I don't believe no one can subdue this family. If they can't, I'll beat them to a pulp!"
Ye Qingqing smiled. It had been so long since she had heard Tie Dan say "I" (a term of endearment for someone), it felt so warm and familiar. These words had a strong Tie Dan style, they were so pleasing to the ear.
Tang Yuanyuan nodded vigorously, "Yes, if they don't take it, we'll beat them down and see if they're still so arrogant."
Master Ye shook his head. “No, using force is absolutely out of the question. Wuhuang Village is a big village, and it’s very united. Even if no one usually associates with any of them, if someone really comes knocking, the villagers will all come to their aid. You can’t fight them all with your bare hands. The police won’t help either.”
Ye Qingqing was in a dilemma. Production didn't make sense, and she couldn't use force. What could she do?
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