frightfiction Chapter 162 Granny Zou Begs for Mercy
Chapter 162 Granny Zou Begs for Mercy
Qiao Qingshu had given her aunt a lot of walnut charcoal in the yard before, and this time she planned to ask for some to take back and use.
She exclaimed as soon as she entered the courtyard.
"Auntie! Auntie!"
Seeing that no one answered, she went straight into the house.
As soon as she entered the room, her previously fiery and aggressive demeanor immediately subsided.
Inside the room, Qiao Qingshu and Aunt He were sitting opposite each other, enjoying breakfast together in a harmonious atmosphere.
She swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue, and Qiao Qingle even felt a little flustered.
Qiao Qingshu greeted her with a smile and said...
"Third sister, you've come to Aunt He's courtyard so early? Would you like to sit down and have something to eat with us?"
Qiao Qingle glanced at the food on the table; it was all ordinary breakfast, and she was too lazy to eat it.
He simply waved his hand and sat down to wait for them to finish eating.
Qiao Qingshu and Aunt He continued eating breakfast, chatting and laughing, even more intimately than with Qiao Qingle.
Qiao Qingle couldn't help but feel a little jealous. Aunt He was her biological mother, but if you really wanted to compare, Aunt He seemed to treat Qiao Qingshu better and cared for her more than she did for her.
Qiao Qingle glanced at Qiao Qingshu sideways, feeling quite uncomfortable.
At that moment, Qiao Qingshu suddenly turned to look at her and asked,
"Third sister, is there something you need to see your aunt so early?"
Aunt He also asked with a smile,
"You usually love to sleep in, why are you up so early today? Did the sun rise in the west or something?"
Being teased by her own mother, especially in front of Qiao Qingshu, naturally made Qiao Qingle unhappy.
She pouted, about to offer some excuse, when Qiao Qingshu spoke first.
"Let me guess. Third Sister must have been too cold to sleep last night, so she got up early to ask Aunt He for walnut charcoal. Third Sister, am I right?"
Aunt He also looked at her with a curious expression, waiting for Qiao Qingle's reply.
Qiao Qingshu had guessed his thoughts perfectly!
How could Qiao Qingle be willing to accept this!
She naturally refused to agree with Qiao Qingshu's words, and stubbornly insisted,
"No, I didn't! I just came to see my aunt and say hello."
Aunt He's eyes widened as well.
"Le'er, this is your first time."
Qiao Qingshu knew that her third sister was stubborn, and she found it even more amusing to see her trying to hide her true intentions.
He simply clapped his hands and said,
"Oh dear, my third sister is becoming more and more sensible. I actually tried to misunderstand her with my petty mind."
Qiao Qingle held her head high, trying to show off her purity.
But all of these actions seemed utterly ridiculous to Qiao Qingshu, who was quite strict with her.
She put Qiao Qingle on a pedestal, and for the sake of her reputation, Qiao Qingle naturally wouldn't try to steal Aunt He's walnut charcoal anymore.
She got up with a smile and left Aunt He's courtyard, returning to her own.
As soon as I approached the courtyard, I heard a loud commotion.
She frowned and listened for a while, then realized who was making a fuss in the yard.
She walked straight into the courtyard, and the group of people who had been arguing just moments before immediately fell silent.
Wanqiu broke free from Granny Zou's restraints and threw herself into Qiao Qingshu's arms, bursting into tears.
"Young lady, please help me! Granny Zou is going to hit me, waaaaah..."
Qiao Qingshu glanced coldly at everyone in the courtyard. Granny Zou and her son Liu San were standing with their heads down, while Xia Zhi and Lin Dong were trying to break up the fight.
Qiao Qingshu narrowed her eyes slightly and asked,
"What happened?"
Lin Dong stepped forward and carefully whispered in Qiao Qingshu's ear,
“Young lady, Liu San was cheated out of his money by that prostitute and then dumped her. Now he’s come back to Wanqiu. Wanqiu is ignoring him, so he called his mother over to help him drag Wanqiu down with him. Granny Zou even hit Wanqiu just now.”
Lin Dong is a very honest person who doesn't like to gossip. But today, when he encountered this matter, he was almost impatient to report it to Qiao Qingshu and ask Qiao Qingshu to stand up for Wanqiu.
Hearing this, Granny Zou was naturally pleased. She put her hands on her hips and retorted.
"Lin Dong girl! What does this have to do with you? Why are you meddling? Wan Qiu and my son are in love. Wan Qiu even embroidered knee pads for my son!"
Upon hearing this, Wanqiu angrily shouted,
"Liu San and I broke up a long time ago! He cheated on me with that prostitute and dumped me. Now that he's been dumped, he's come back to me. I've given up on him! I will never be with him again!"
After hearing Wanqiu's words, Qiao Qingshu understood that Wanqiu had completely let go.
Then she will definitely show no mercy to Granny Zou and her son next.
Granny Zou stood with her hands on her hips, continuing to yell and curse.
"You're a young lady, you've held my son's hand and kissed him. You're already half-dead, who else would you marry if not my son? Look at who would want you now!"
Granny Zou deliberately raised her voice very loudly, just so that everyone could hear Wanqiu and her son getting along well.
When Wanqiu heard Granny Zou insult her reputation like this, although she was shrewish, she was still an unmarried girl after all. She blushed with shame and lowered her head. She even slapped herself hard, hating herself for meeting such an unreasonable family.
Qiao Qingshu shielded Wanqiu behind her and slowly walked to Zou Mama's side.
Almost without warning, a hard slap landed across her face, and Granny Zou's old face immediately turned purple.
As the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, Qiao Qingshu always maintained a dignified demeanor, and it was never her place to personally discipline servants.
This slap today really shocked everyone present.
Granny Zou was stunned when Qiao Qingshu publicly humiliated her, and she covered her face, not knowing what to say.
Qiao Qingshu's cold voice slowly came from above.
"Granny Zou, you've bullied my maid; you must have a death wish."
“My good girl has been dragged down by your filthy son. I’ve cursed her a hundred times already. Of all people to marry, why did she have to choose such a low-quality man? Aren’t you afraid that the child she gives birth to will also be born with a bastard’s genes?”
These words were truly harsh, leaving Granny Zou and Liu San stunned.
Before they could react, Qiao Qingshu waved her hand, and Xia Zhi hurriedly handed over two indentures.
Qiao Qingshu held it in her hand and shook it, saying...
“Granny Zou, your old man died young. If it weren’t for your old man’s sake, I would have punished you much more severely.”
"You and your son have been enjoying good food and drink in my Qiao family for many years. You could have been enjoying your retirement, but you two have chosen to provoke me. So don't blame me for being impolite!"
"Send these two people's indentures to the slave trader and sell them to work as laborers in the coal mines of the north. Two heads should fetch ten taels of silver."
Upon hearing this, Xia Zhi immediately dashed out into the street to find a slave trader.
Granny Zou and Liu San were so frightened that their faces turned pale, and they knelt down in front of Qiao Qingshu, begging for mercy.