The crowd, upon hearing this, shook their heads and chid in one after another.
"Speaking of it, it’s the child who is most pitiful. Stuck with such a mother and such grandparents."
"I say, now that she’s a widow, she should stay at ho and avoid people. But all she does is lure n everywhere; there’s always soone lurking outside her door."
"Remarrying is good; out of sight, out of mind. My husband will also behave then."
"Enough, shut up."
The final shout ca from Aunt He.
She squeezed into the crowd with difficulty, and began to curse loudly.
"All idle, huh? Didn’t you see the child being kicked? You say pitiful, yet none of you go check on them! You’re quite sothing with your mouths; you’ve done every good deed there is."
"Does being a widow an she has to be invisible? Who made that rule? Her husband’s dead, she’s not a criminal! If she doesn’t go out, what do they eat? Are you giving them grain?"
"What about her? Did she mistreat her daughter?"
"Can’t control your own husband’s belt, and dare bla others? You should reflect whether it’s your husband’s character that’s poor, can’t resist won, or you’re not appealing enough to keep them!"
"Always gossiping about others."
"Even if Widow Jiang is wrong, does she deserve being taken away like an object by a cripple? If she leaves, who will take care of Zhaozhao? Will you help raise her?"
At this point, she got angrier.
The onlookers were mostly won!
Young, old...
"You all know what kind of people Widow Jiang’s parents and in-laws are, don’t you?"
Why beautify them?
"Saying it’s for her good? I spit on that!"
"Weren’t you born and raised by parents? Don’t you have daughters below? Aren’t you afraid this will co back to bite you?"
She was fiercely combative.
"When your husbands die and you are sold off, if you can show gratitude and kowtow to those greedy old folks, then I’ll admit I’m wrong, and all I said is nonsense."
"If you can’t, then stop being an eyesore here! If you’re just here to coldly watch, get lost! Speak again and I’ll slap you!"
As she shouted, the won who were gossiping earlier were unhappy but didn’t dare to rebut.
Everyone knew how fierce Aunt He was.
She was soone who wouldn’t take a loss and could pick up a brick to fight at soone else’s house.
Soone previously had been slapped by her, with their face swollen for several days.
They did want revenge.
But her three sons, each strong as an ox, stood by her.
Oh, that was quite sothing.
Aunt He didn’t care for them, directly blocking the la man’s path.
The la man, with a dark gaze, hated being called cripple.
"Mind your own business, you old hag."
"Don’t know where you sprang from, be smart and move aside."
"She’s mine, bought and paid for. Even if I strip her and take her here, who dares say anything?"
Widow Jiang turned ashen.
The la man, with a fierce look, raised his hand towards her viciously: "Behave, if you don’t know what’s good for you, I’ll thrash you."
He wasn’t tall, scraggly bearded, dark-skinned but well-muscled, a notorious thug in Ze County.
Aunt He was wary.
Widow Jiang only saw disaster looming, collapsing into sobs.
"Auntie."
"I haven’t treated you well lately."
"I admit my fate’s dood, but don’t get involved. I’m too ashad to ask, but please... Auntie, can you check on Zhaozhao? She’s afraid of pain."
Her voice shook, and from her struggle, the la man gripped her wrist so hard it turned red: "What about her?"
"Even feeding she needs help, without care, what then?"
In such a mont, she wasn’t worried about herself.
But about her daughter.
The commotion lessened the crowd.
Yu Tingwan walked towards the little one on the ground.
She squatted down, using a handkerchief to wipe the footprint off the little girl’s face.
The kick landed on her face.
Just seeing it hurt.
Let alone for a child.
With a kind, gentle voice, she asked, "Is your na Zhaozhao?"
Zhaozhao was crying to the point of being breathless.
Suddenly seeing the beautiful, almost fairy-like Yu Tingwan, she shrank back in fear.
Yu Tingwan sighed softly.
Judging by the little girl’s attire, it showed she was well cared for.
Indeed, as Aunt He said, in terms of motherhood, Widow Jiang wasn’t wrong.
Yu Tingwan was never keen on ddling.
There were too many injustices in the world.
Impossible to address them all.
But...
If she could address one when she encountered one, there’d be one less injustice in the world.
"Don’t move."
She picked her up.
The little girl was light, and Yu Tingwan, being strong, had no difficulty.
"Hold on a bit, Auntie will take you to see the doctor soon, and it won’t hurt anymore."
Yu Tingwan ca beside Aunt He.
Aunt He feared the la man would go mad and hurt Yu Tingwan.
"Girl, go call your uncle."
While a man may be of little use, he’d take a beating better.
Yu Tingwan didn’t go.
Her hand gently patting the little girl’s back. Softly, but her gaze at the la man was icy.
She hadn’t been this angry in a while.
The girl’s voice was light.
With a fair, delicate look, she seed easy to bully.
But her words were quite the opposite.
"If my aunt says you’re not leaving, you’re not leaving today."
"Just because you’re a beastly rogue, doesn’t an we have to yield."
Perhaps comforted, the sobs from Zhaozhao in her arms subsided, leaving just helpless whimpers.
"While I’m still willing to talk nicely, let her go."
She smiled slightly.
"Otherwise, it won’t just be your right leg that’s la."
From the mont she appeared, the la man had noticed her.
Both intrigued and wishing to inquire later, he couldn’t imagine Yu Tingwan would dare confront him.
"Heh."
Amused, he chuckled.
Aunt He blinked repeatedly at Yu Tingwan’s words.
Really, how could this girl still be so sharp-tongued?
When you talk tough, size up if you can withstand a few punches from the guy?
Do you think your dad’s still around? So arrogant?
Yu Tingwan: "Auntie."
"Ah?"
"Report to the governnt."
Aunt He helplessly told her, "The governnt doesn’t deal with matters like this."
Yu Tingwan was unfazed, her voice utterly calm.
"They have to."
The la man sneered, "What, do you own the governnt office? Do the officials need to listen to you?"
Does she really think she’s soone special?
He reached out to push Yu Tingwan aside.
Yu Tingwan: "If you kill soone, should they not care?"
The la man: ??
Aunt He: ??
Yu Tingwan: "Your kick just now was clearly ant to kill Zhaozhao."
"Not sparing even a child makes you a murderer; even though the child’s unhard now, you attempted murder."
"This could land you in prison."
"You tell , will the governnt care or not?"
The la man was dark-faced, wanting to strangle Yu Tingwan.
"Nonsense! The little brat’s fine, isn’t she?"
"Stop barking, watch your mouth."
Yu Tingwan: "Whether true or not, let the governnt find out."
She chuckled: "With your rotten reputation, do you think the governnt will believe or you? An official has just been appointed, and they’re looking for achievents; if you deliver yourself to them, wouldn’t they be grateful?"
"And besides..."
"Even without you harming Zhaozhao, eting ans your end."
"I’m always willing to speak reasonably."
She said warmly: "I gave you a chance earlier. Had you left quietly, nothing would’ve happened, but you couldn’t resist shoving your face in front of and asking for it, do you say you’re cheap or not?"
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