Just as Liu Qinqin was about to try again, Zhang Laogen's rough hand landed hard on her cheek in the next instant.
"Didn't I tell you to shut up?! You just keep babbling on and on, don't you? Do you think I'm easy to talk to?!"
Let me tell you this: your parents accepted my bride price, so you'll never leave my house for the rest of your life. Even after you die, where you're buried is up to me!
After Zhang Laogen finished shouting sternly, he glanced at Liu Qinqin's expression, saw the fear in her eyes, and his tone softened considerably.
"However, I'm not the kind of person who would mistreat his wife. As long as you behave well, serve me my food and drink, and give me another baby, you'll naturally have a good life, understand?"
Liu Qinqin never expected things to develop in this direction; her eyes were filled with both fear and disbelief.
"Impossible, my mother... It can't be, Uncle Lao Gen, you're definitely lying to me, you're definitely lying to me!"
This time, Zhang Laogen wasn't angry. He just puffed on his cigarette and chuckled softly.
"Well, if you think you can make yourself happier, that's fine too. As long as you don't make a fuss, anything is fine."
Liu Qinqin knew, of course, that Zhang Laogen had no reason to lie to her. She had been eating braised pork with her parents at home yesterday noon, a dish she hadn't had in a long time, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself in Shangshui Village.
The truth behind this is obvious to anyone, but she just couldn't believe that her parents, who had always loved her dearly, would do such a thing.
They actually drugged themselves?!
"Why, why? Why is this happening? Someone please tell me why this is happening...!"
Liu Qinqin would sometimes shout and scream, and sometimes break down in tears, while Zhang Laogen sat to the side, casually smoking his pipe and staring at her with a complicated look in his eyes.
When Liu Qinqin had cried herself out, or perhaps she was hungry, and her voice gradually subsided, he slowly put away his pipe.
"Are you still crying? You can cry a little longer, it's okay. I took the day off yesterday and I'm not going to work today."
If you still want to cry, I can stay with you. Or if you want to go home after dinner and give your parents a good scolding, I can stay with you there too.
Anyway, as long as you do whatever I say, I'll try my best to do what you say in many things that don't affect me.
Liu Qinqin naturally wanted to get revenge on her parents, and now that Zhang Laogen had brought it up, she was naturally tempted.
However, what mattered most to her was not revenge against the Liu family, but rather escaping Shangshui Village.
If Zhang Laogen could take her back to the city to find the Liu family, wouldn't that mean she could take this opportunity to leave Shangshui Village?
Moreover, once they get to the city, he will be more familiar with the terrain than Zhang Laogen. If he wants to escape, wouldn't that be a piece of cake?
"Uncle Lao Gen? Are you serious? You're not lying to me? You can really take me back to the city to find my parents?"
Liu Qinqin looked hopeful, but when she looked up, she met Zhang Laogen's sinister gaze, as if he could see right through her.
"Uncle, why are you looking at me like that? I..."
Seeing Liu Qinqin's terrified expression, Zhang Laogen didn't react in any other way. He stared at her for a few more seconds before speaking.
"Sure, but you'll have to make me feel comfortable first."
Liu Qinqin was too excited to realize which servant he was referring to, and immediately got ready to get dressed and cook.
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away, Uncle Lao Gen, what do you want to eat? I can make anything for you, as long as you take me back to find my parents."
Zhang Laogen knew she had misunderstood, so he quickly pulled her back and pressed her to the spot.
"Xiaoqin, I'll leave the issue of how to address you for now, so as not to push you too far."
However, Xiaoqin was mistaken. "I don't want rice or vegetables; I just want something else."
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