Chapter Thirty-Five: Hao Jian and his mother are expelled from the village
“Ginger is so fat, how could my son have any delusions?”
Jiang Mi glanced at Hao's mother out of the corner of her eye. The woman was dressed simply, her clothes were faded and pilled from washing, and there were patches of all sizes. She had a thin face and shrewd eyes, and she looked somewhat like Hao Jian.
"Hmph!" Mother Jiang sneered, mocking, "You know better than we do what kind of person Hao Jian is. Besides, your son admitted it himself, how could it be fake?"
Hao Jian's personality is largely due to his mother's doting on him.
Because Hao Jian was the only son in the Hao family, they treated him with utmost care and pampering, allowing him to live a life where everything was done for him. Hao's mother also meticulously arranged everything for him.
Hao's mother trembled, feeling somewhat guilty. She couldn't hear what Jiang's mother was saying at all. All she knew was that her son had been beaten and abused, and was tied up to a wooden stake.
"So what? My son is so outstanding, who knows if Jiang Mi deliberately seduced him, and now she's throwing mud at my son." Hao's mother looked at Jiang Mi with disdain.
Jiang Mi was someone she had only heard a little about; she was pampered by the Jiang family and couldn't do anything but eat and sleep.
She was both fat and short, and had a huge face, probably twice the size of her own face.
How did her son come to fall for such a woman?
Snap—
No sooner had she finished speaking than a crisp slap landed squarely on Hao's mother's face.
"Who do you think you are? My daughter is gentle, but that doesn't mean she can be bullied and slandered." Jiang's mother's chest heaved with anger.
You can call her sweet, but you absolutely cannot call her honey.
Hao's mother covered her face, shocked and burning with pain, which constantly reminded her that she had been beaten by Jiang's mother. She immediately sat down on the ground, crying and shouting, "This is outrageous! My husband died young, and you all think that Jian'er and I, as orphans and widows, are easy to bully!"
Everyone silently took a few steps back, and no one spoke up in support.
As fellow villagers, they all knew Hao Jian's personality very well.
They spent their days doing nothing but petty theft and roaming the village like wandering ghosts, occasionally harassing unmarried girls. The villagers hated the mother and son terribly.
Now that he's been caught red-handed, he deserves it.
[A good woman shouldn't just let others smear her; she should fight back with strength.]
[Task Reward: Good Woman Points +50]
[Failure Penalty: Good Woman Value -150, Electric Shock x5, once every 5 minutes]
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi immediately became furious.
Add 50, subtract 150
Why was the reduction so significant this time? And the punishment is also much harsher.
She was met with silence.
Jiang Mi was furious; this system was finding all sorts of ways to deduct her "good woman points."
[Please complete the task as soon as possible, host.]
Jiang Mi, with a sour face, was annoyed by Hao's mother lying on the ground throwing a tantrum.
"Hao Jian himself admitted that he received benefits from Yang Liu of Qingyun Village, which is why he deliberately framed her. Auntie, why don't you ask your good son properly? He's gotten himself involved with the women of Qingyun Village!" Jiang Mi said sarcastically.
Upon hearing this, Hao's mother immediately stopped crying and her face turned bright red, feeling extremely guilty.
But thinking of her precious son being beaten and covered in bruises, Hao's mother couldn't care less about anything else; it was all because these two women had seduced her son.
"Why is my son keeping such a close eye on you? It's because you two lead immoral lives. Women should stay at home. What are you doing wandering around outside?" Hao's mother retorted righteously.
"Oh dear, I have such a bad temper." Mother Jiang rolled up her sleeves, thinking, "This old hag is really determined to get her honey."
Seeing that her mother wanted to stand up for her, Jiang Mi grabbed her arm.
Zhu Qiancheng rushed over at this time, and what he saw was chaos. On the way, he roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter.
Upon seeing Zhu Qiancheng, Hao's mother suddenly felt emboldened and cried out on the ground, "Village Chief, you must do justice for us, a widow and her orphan! It wasn't easy for me to raise Jian'er, and now I've been framed!"
As for why Hao's mother was so confident, it was because Hao's father had saved Zhu Qiancheng's life, and Zhu Qiancheng owed their family a favor.
Upon hearing the mention of Hao's father, Zhu Qiancheng's expression immediately turned cold.
Mr. Hao was an honest, hardworking man, so how did he end up with such a wife?
This matter involves his own granddaughter, so Zhu Qiancheng naturally took it seriously. He said with a stern face, "You know better than I what you and your son have done over the years. I have repaid Lao Hao's favors over the years. Now that Hao Jian has done such an absurd thing, I will not show any mercy."
Upon hearing this, Hao's mother felt a wave of dizziness.
Hao Jian also realized the seriousness of the matter and struggled to explain, "I was misled, Grandpa Village Chief, please forgive me this time!"
He's in pain all over his body right now, and if he's treated too harshly, he probably won't survive.
"Village chief, Hao Jian frequently engages in petty theft and other illegal activities in the village. We can no longer tolerate such a scoundrel staying in our village."
"That's right, that's right. I've been putting up with this for years. If it weren't for Old Hao's sake, I would have driven that mother and son out of the village long ago."
"Old Hao is an honest and kind man, how did he end up with two such awful people..."
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The villagers, one after another, suggested that the mother and child be driven out of Hongyang Village.
Hao's mother was also startled and dared not throw a tantrum anymore. Wiping away her tears, she choked out, "You can't drive us away. Where are we supposed to settle down?"
"Hmm!" Zhu Qiancheng nodded thoughtfully.
Hao's mother's face lit up with joy; she knew the village chief wouldn't kick her and her son out.
The next moment, Zhu Qiancheng said, "From this day forward, the Hao family mother and son are no longer people of our Hongyang Village."
Upon hearing this, Hao's mother collapsed to the ground.
It's all over, everything is over.
No matter how much Hao's mother pleaded, Zhu Qiancheng remained unmoved.
The villagers had been eagerly anticipating this day. They quickly packed up Hao's house and threw the people out.
"From now on, the prosperity and strength of Hongyang Village will have nothing to do with you. Don't ever come back!"
Thus, Hao Jian and his mother were expelled.
Under the banyan tree in Hongyang Village.
Hao Jian, covered in injuries, lay under the tree, barely alive.
"Waaah, Jian'er, what are we going to do? We've both been kicked out and have nowhere to go." Mother Hao wiped away her tears as she carefully treated Hao Jian's wounds, sobbing as she spoke.
Hao Jian moved his body and said weakly, "It's all that bitch Yang Liu's fault. Since Hongyang Village can't tolerate me, then let's go to Qingyun Village."
All of this was orchestrated by that bitch Yang Liu; she has to take full responsibility.
And so, the mother and son, supporting each other, limped toward Qingyun Village.
The Jiang family.
Jiang's mother looked distressed and said, "Honey, you've been wronged today."
Jiang Mi shook her head secretly and said, "Third Sister-in-law was frightened today. If Hao Jian hadn't been so foolish, I would have been the one in danger."
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