"It's best for children to live with their biological father."
Upon hearing this, Su Chen's mother, whose anger had subsided, immediately trembled again: "Did you hear that! Everyone's eyes are sharp! No matter how close you are as uncle and aunt, can you be closer than your own father? People's hearts are biased. You've had several children of your own, how could you possibly be good to my granddaughter! Right now, give my granddaughter back to me!"
"Pah! Who says you're one of us? You heartless bastard!"
Third Aunt couldn't help but spit out a curse. Who was that heartless bastard who dared to speak up for this old woman?
Fang Qiao ignored Su Chen's mother and instead turned around to look for the person who had just spoken.
The crowd surged, everyone's face showing a gossipy expression of watching the excitement. Only Jiang Moli, holding the child, kept shrinking her neck back, hiding her head behind the child, but her eyes were restless, glancing at Fang Qiao from time to time, which Fang Qiao caught her red-handed.
Fang Qiao sneered, "No wonder your voice sounded so familiar, it was you speaking. Jiang Moli, it's been years, and you haven't changed at all, still as fond of stirring up trouble. But before you start something, did you ever consider that you still have shit for yourself?"
"What are you talking about? I don't know what you're talking about!" Jiang Moli denied it, taking another step back, her eyes darting around, avoiding Fang Qiao's gaze.
"You know perfectly well what I'm saying."
Fang Qiao hadn't expected to bring up Jiang Moli's matter so soon.
If Cheng Yajun were to raise Jiang Moli's illegitimate child with her lover to adulthood, and then find out the child isn't his biological offspring, he would be far more devastated than he is now.
If he had only this one child who wasn't his biological child at that time, he would have been even more insane.
Jiang Moli, being the fool she is, insisted on jumping in front of her, so she shouldn't blame her for bringing things up prematurely!
"Since you're so in favor of the child staying with his biological father, why don't you take your own son to find his biological father? Cheng Yajun has a bad temper and likes to hit people; he's nowhere near as good to the child as the biological father. Don't you think so, Jiang Moli?"
Upon hearing Fang Qiao's words, Jiang Moli's head exploded with a buzz.
How did she know?
Moreover, how could she just say it in public like that?
How could you say something like that in public?!
Jiang Moli was caught in a mental storm, her face turning pale and then red, so she didn't immediately refute.
Her reaction, in everyone's eyes, was tantamount to an outright admission. After all, if she weren't guilty, why wouldn't she dare to speak up?
The onlookers were surprised to find that their efforts to stop the old woman from snatching the child would lead to such a juicy piece of gossip, and they immediately started discussing it.
"Is what Bai Dong's wife said true? Is the child Jiang Moli gave birth to not Cheng Yajun's?"
"Really? Something feels off. Cheng Yajun beats his wife terribly, how dare that woman surnamed Jiang cheat on him? Isn't she afraid of being beaten to death?"
“I think it’s true. There’s something wrong with the date her son was born.”
"Yes, yes, back then everyone in the village said that she was pregnant before she even got married. She should have given birth in the fall, but she waited until winter to give birth. The baby was small and thin, and didn't look like a full-term baby at all."
“Something is definitely wrong. I noticed it a while ago. But her mother-in-law always takes that child out and brags to everyone, saying that her daughter-in-law gave birth to a son as soon as she entered the family. It makes me, who only has two granddaughters, unable to say anything, otherwise it would seem like I can’t stand seeing others doing well.”
"Judging from his appearance, this child does not look much like Cheng Yajun."
"Yes, neither the Cheng family nor Jiang Moli have dimples, but this child has one on the left cheek."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Strange glances kept drifting towards Jiang Moli and the child in her arms.
Jiang Moli suddenly came to her senses and pressed the child's face into her arms to prevent others from seeing it.
She screamed in denial: "No! What she said isn't true!"
Fortunately, Cheng Yajun's work site is in the north, far from here, so he shouldn't be coming over anytime soon.
But we can't let others continue saying that.
Otherwise, if word gets out and Cheng Yajun finds out, she'll be beaten to death!
Jiang Moli's mind raced, and she shouted, "She's slandering me! She's lying!"
"My son and I are innocent!"
"She just can't stand me speaking up for Old Lady Su, so she deliberately said these things to try and kill me!"
Her voice was sharp and piercing, aimed directly at Fang Qiao: "Fang Qiao, you are so cruel! I have no grudge against you, I only said a few words for Tian Tian's grandmother, and you deliberately told such a big lie to kill me! You are so vicious! If my husband believes your lies and wrongs me, you will be the murderer who killed me!"
Jiang Moli's voice was shrill and loud, which immediately frightened the child in her arms into tears.
"Wow--"
The baby's cries were deafening, but at this critical moment when disaster was imminent, her feet felt cold and her entire spine was chilled. All she could think about was how to clear her name of this crime, and she had no intention of comforting the child!
But the more critical the moment, the more her mind went blank, unable to think of any effective solutions.
Last spring, on the day she miscarried, Fang Qiao saw her outside the village clinic; she might have found out something.
The child's appearance is alright; the child resembles her more, with double eyelids and big eyes. The nephew resembles his uncle, and his little mouth is exactly the same as her younger brother's when he was a child, so it can be fooled. However, the month of the child's birth is also obvious, so no one would have thought of this before. If you really investigate, it won't stand up to scrutiny.
After all, she and Cheng Yajun only had sex once before their marriage, and she got pregnant afterward. She was heavily pregnant when they got married, and even on their wedding night, Cheng Yajun didn't get close to her.
Cheng Yajun hated her. After getting married, he went back to work at the brickyard and completely ignored her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have had any ulterior motives if the child were lost.
It was only after she gave birth, and because it was a boy, that her relationship with Cheng Yajun improved.
If, if he finds out that this child is not his biological child, Cheng Yajun will definitely beat her to death!
Thinking of this, Jiang Moli shuddered.
cannot!
We absolutely must not let Cheng Yajun have any doubts!
So, she made a snap decision, suddenly grabbed the child in her arms, and rammed herself headfirst into the back of the donkey cart.
She cried out, "I've lived an innocent life, and today you've smeared me with all this filth! It looks like I can't live anymore! My daughter and I would rather just kill ourselves here and die to prove our innocence than be beaten to death with this stigma!"
She planned to pretend to die to prove her point, and bang her head against the wall until it bled profusely; that should scare people!
When the time comes, others will definitely condemn Fang Qiao for talking nonsense and driving people to their deaths. Once the attention shifts, she can pretend and act, and she should be able to get away with it.
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