"I……"
Village Chief Xu was unable to answer. After all, one can only judge a person by his appearance but not by his heart. Besides, Feng Qiaoer was right. In fact, it was Shu Jiaying who always told him that she learned medical skills from her mother. But he had never really seen how many people Shu Jiaying had saved. What Shu Jiaying showed him was only superficial. Maybe it was really as Feng Qiaoer said. Shu Jiaying might have misdiagnosed and killed his mother, so she made an excuse to say that his mother had become a vegetable. Otherwise, how come he had never heard of a disease like "vegetative state" in his life when he had lived for so long?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Feng Qiaoer said was true, and the expression on his face became uglier.
Feng Qiaoer noticed that Village Chief Xu was beginning to waver, so she added fuel to the fire, "Originally, we could have gotten married soon, but because of Miss Shu, our wedding has turned into a funeral. Mother can't even drink the newlywed tea we offered her. How regretful must she be when she leaves? My Lord... I really feel sorry for Mother. If Miss Shu were in front of me right now, I'd really like to ask her why our Xu family treated her so well, but in the end, she turned against us? Woo woo woo..."
"Qiao'er, stop crying. Please prepare for my mother's funeral at home. I...I'm going to go out for a while."
Feng Qiaoer's words were so heartbreaking that Village Chief Xu could no longer bear to listen. If things were really as Feng Qiaoer said, he felt that he needed to confront Shu Jiaying in person.
That’s right, he treated Shu Jiaying like his own daughter. He didn’t understand why Shu Jiaying did this?
Even if Shu Jiaying had misdiagnosed the patient yesterday, if she had admitted her mistake promptly, Village Chief Xu would not have been so angry. Now that someone has died, he really doesn't know how to face Shu Jiaying. Anyway, as long as it is confirmed that Shu Jiaying is the murderer who killed his mother, he thinks he should handle the case impartially.
Village Chief Xu walked out of the house angrily and went straight to Xiaohua's house.
At this time, Shu Jiaying had just woken up and glanced at Xiaohua who was still sleeping soundly.
Seeing that the quilt covering Xiaohua was kicked away, Shu Jiaying covered Xiaohua's belly again.
Perhaps because of her excessive movements, Shu Jiaying woke Xiaohua up.
Xiaohua rubbed her misty eyes, turned her head to look at Shu Jiaying and then glanced at the window.
"Sister Jiaying, it's so early? It's not even daybreak yet!"
"Xiaohua, I'm going up the mountain to collect herbs later. You have to behave yourself at home. I'll be gone for a longer time this time, so I probably won't be back until evening."
When Xiaohua heard Shu Jiaying say that they were going up the mountain, she quickly got up from the bed.
"Sister Jiaying, I want to go with you too. Can you take me with you?"
"Of course not. Xiaohua, listen to your sister. It's very dangerous in the mountains, and there are ferocious wild animals coming in at any time..."
"Sister Jiaying, I understand."
Not wanting to be a burden to Shu Jiaying, Xiaohua interrupted Shu Jiaying.
"I'll be waiting for you at home."
“…”
Seeing Xiaohua so well-behaved and sensible, Shu Jiaying felt very comforted and she took Xiaohua's hand.
"Xiaohua, I know you're a good kid. There's some dry food in the kitchen. If you're hungry, just take it and eat it yourself. I'll put it in the big pot where I cook rice. I'll be leaving now. I'll try to come back as soon as possible."
After letting go of Xiaohua's hand, Xiaohua grabbed Shu Jiaying again.
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