"You're hiding at my doorstep, stealing!"
The moonlight wasn't very bright, and the woman didn't even see who was standing at the door before she started shooing them away, saying, "Get out of here, get out of here, don't block our doorway and bring us bad luck."
As she spoke, she pulled the tattered blanket holding the child up a bit, as if the three of them wouldn't know what she was up to. She quickly walked past them, finally managing to get the child out. She had to get the child out tonight and leave him somewhere no one could find him, otherwise her troublesome husband at home would definitely cause a scene.
"What? Are we standing here in your way of losing your child?"
The woman paused, her voice even sharper than before, "Don't talk nonsense. The child keeps crying, I just took her out for a walk."
"You can't even see the road, and you still want to take this little girl out for a walk? Do you want her to fall and die?"
Gu An'an hates the preference for sons over daughters the most. Her father's family was like that, and her grandmother was a typical example. Because her mother was unwilling to have any more children after giving birth to her, she caused all sorts of trouble and successfully drove the couple crazy. So she began to live with her maternal grandmother.
Looking at this old woman's face now, it's a perfect match for her scumbag mother.
Didn't you hear me tell you to stop talking nonsense?
The old woman spoke her mind, and she even wanted to slap Gu An'an to show her what she was capable of.
But with Xiao Yuheng around, this plan is bound to fail.
Let go of my hand.
The woman held the child in one arm, while Xiao Yuheng gripped her other arm tightly, causing her to feel a sharp, throbbing pain where he was holding her.
At this moment, two more people rushed out of the house: a young woman who looked exhausted and a young man with a frown, his words a mixture of complaints and comfort. It wasn't hard to guess that these were the woman's son and daughter-in-law.
"Mom, please give Xiaoya back to me. I promise I'll take good care of her and never cause you any trouble."
"The little girl is only a little over a month old. It's so cold at night, she definitely won't be able to stand it."
"Fugui, can you help me persuade Mom? We can have another child even though we've already raised Xiaoya."
Hearing the woman's pleas for mercy, Gu An'an thought for a moment that she should just ignore it. There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. Even in the face of such a scene, she would only beg for mercy instead of resisting. Such a person is not worth helping.
Looking at the baby whose little face was exposed due to the large movements, Gu An'an was reminded of herself when she was a child. Adults may make mistakes, but children are innocent.
"If asking them for help had been useful, would you have ended up like this?"
The young woman paused in her sobs. She knew Gu An'an was talking to her, but she didn't know what to do.
Seeing the woman's reaction, Gu An'an cursed.
"Why can't you go to the village chief or the village officials? If they can't help you, you can go to the commune leaders. Abandoning a baby is illegal, you know?"
These words startled all three of them.
The woman reacted first, and started cursing at Gu An'an, "What business is it of yours? So what if we don't want to raise a girl? Mind your own business..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu An'an's slaps landed on the other person's face, landing several slaps from both sides.
"You keep calling me a 'little girl,' why aren't you a woman yourself? Why didn't your mother beat you to death, you wicked bastard?"
"nest……"
Just as the woman was about to retort, Gu An'an slapped her again. "Shut up and let me talk. Look at your family's conditions. You're so poor that all you have left are four walls and a roof. You still dare to complain about this and that. Who gave you the courage?"
When the young man saw his mother being beaten, he wanted to step forward to help, saying, "Let go of my mother. My mother isn't like this, but my wife has already given birth to two girls in a row. She's the one who has wronged our family. It's not my mother's fault."
Gu An'an didn't want to pay any attention to this guy, but he insisted on asking for trouble, so of course Gu An'an wouldn't let him off the hook.
"Having two girls in a row? If you ask me, even if you abandon this one, the next two you'll still have girls. Do you know why?"
Cursed by Gu An'an, the mother and son immediately showed identical hatred. "Don't talk nonsense. Our family line will never end."
Gu An'an sneered, "You do such despicable things all day long, and you still want your dreams to come true? Aren't you afraid that God will strike you dead?"
"Deputy Regiment Commander Xiao, take those char siu buns to the village chief's house."
Gu An'an pulled the woman along, Xiao Yuheng pulled her son along, and Zhou Yue supported the young woman as they returned the way they came.
The mother and son were naturally unwilling and struggled incessantly, but Gu An'an and Xiao Yuheng were not easy to deal with, so they were not allowed to break free so easily. It did not take long before they arrived at the village chief's house.
Not only that, but they didn't make much of a commotion. Many people who weren't asleep got up to watch the excitement, and the village chief's courtyard was quickly filled with people.
The village chief had just finished washing up and was about to go to bed when he heard a commotion. He quickly put on his clothes, got up, and went out.
"What happened to Gu Zhiqing?"
Xiao Yuheng recounted what had just happened, and the village chief's good mood vanished instantly.
"Da Gen's wife, what exactly are you trying to do?"
The woman was known throughout the village for her preference for sons over daughters. In fact, she wasn't the only one in the village who felt this way. However, their village was well-off, and the grain allocated each year was enough to feed a family. Therefore, even if there were families who didn't like girls, they would give them less food. Although the conditions were tough, there had never been any cases of children being lost.
The village chief's family all had boys, so girls were quite rare. Unfortunately, after both daughters-in-law gave birth to boys, they disappeared without a trace, which disappointed the grandfather who longed for a granddaughter.
But nowadays some people are still not satisfied even when they have it, so it would be strange if he didn't get angry.
"Village chief, you have to do justice to me! Look what this brat has done to my face!"
The woman originally wanted to downplay the issue and shift the blame, but as soon as she uttered the words "you lowly girl," the village chief's family all changed their expressions.
"What 'bitch'? You're the one who's bawdy. If you hadn't gone looking for a beating, do you think Gu Zhiqing would have bothered with you?"
Woman: "...I..."
"Don't say anything, I'm just asking if you're going to abandon this child?"
Faced with so many people, the woman didn't dare to speak.
The village chief's wife ignored her and looked directly at the young woman standing next to Zhou Yue, "Rich girl, is your mother-in-law going to throw your daughter away? Tell me and I'll stand up for you."
The wealthy young woman never expected that the village chief's family would stand up for her. Since she married into Xiaowang Village, she had suffered countless grievances, but she dared not resist because her mother-in-law threatened to divorce her.
Her family was very poor. If she were divorced and sent back home, her parents would definitely not take her back. She would have nowhere to go. But she didn't want to see her own flesh and blood freeze to death, starve to death, or be eaten by wild animals.
"Please, please save my child! Little Ya is innocent. If she's thrown into the mountains, she has no chance of survival!"
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