Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: The Crime of Gender 23

Mr. Qin was full of doubt, wondering what else there was to say about Second Lady? Old Chen had already been punished, wasn’t Second Lady’s only task now to recover from her injury! But at this moment, whatever the village chief said, they had to listen. Mr. Qin forced a smile at the village chief, ”What matter with Second Lady? Please, tell us!”

”Second Lady was badly injured just now, and the doctor repeatedly ensured she is well taken care of before leaving. She needs to eat some good food to replenish her energy and blood. You must keep an eye on that troublesome wife of yours. I know how your family treats Second Lady; it must have hurt to make you buy medicine. If you’re asked to spend more money buying meat for Second Lady to nourish her body, you definitely won’t be willing!”

That is definitely unwilling, in the minds of Mr. Qin and the others, Second Lady was just a girl, not deserving of eating meat to replenish her body with herbal medicine, that’s already plenty! But this couldn’t be said to the village chief, Mr. Qin had to clarify, ”That’s not right! We wouldn’t do such a thing!”

The village chief impatiently frowned and said, ”Enough, families have lived together in this village for decades, everyone knows about each other’s character. Don’t say those beautiful words anymore. I know, even if you’re forced by me to agree to buy nourishing things for Second Lady, afterwards you’ll treat it as idle talk or only buy a little and say unpleasant words to Second Lady. Even if you don’t say anything, your wives will.

I won’t let Second Lady suffer from that. Whether you buy or not is up to your conscience. Remember this, not paying for it doesn’t matter, but do not covet the wild boar the child caught. Don’t dispute it. Keep it all for the child’s recovery! I’ll have someone inspect it. If I find you don’t heed my words, I’ll double the punishment for the Chen family!

Also Mrs. Bai, she’s Second Lady’s birth mother and will surely take care of her dearly. Before Second Lady’s injury has completely healed, Mrs. Bai must stay to take care of her. You can’t make Mrs. Bai work, everything should be prioritized for Second Lady’s recovery!”

Mr. Qin was still unwilling. Mrs. Bai, despite appearing weak, was clean and efficient in both household and field work, almost as good as a strong laborer. With the sowing season approaching, losing Mrs. Bai would increase others’ workload, and importantly, the harvest might be affected. Mr. Qin could not possibly agree.

Mr. Qin and Qin the Third were also upset. They had long coveted the meat Qin Shuangshuang brought home. Whether to sell it or keep it, they’d already planned it out. It could be said they’d already considered the meat as their own. Now having to give it all up was as painful as cutting their own flesh.

However, these father and sons dared not voice their dissatisfaction, fearing to anger the village chief, they could only suppress their frustration and nodded in agreement.

Once the matter was resolved, everyone left under the village chief’s guidance. Qin Shuangshuang was carried by Mrs. Bai, bidding farewell to Aunt Hao and her son Qin Yuan, and returned to their courtyard with Mr. Qin.

In the yard, Mrs. Fang was sitting against the wall with Si Lang, Wulang, and the Eldest Lady, more than ten meters away from Old Chen. Old Chen sat cross-legged on the ground with disheveled hair, her face gloomy. Little Chen accompanied her, her face showing some worry!

Upon seeing the group return, especially Qin Shuangshuang who was conscious while being carried back by Mrs. Bai, despite looking pale, no longer showed signs of near-death. Everyone in the courtyard felt somewhat relieved, finally letting go of the tension.

Even Old Chen’s face, which had been constantly grim, looked a lot better. Of course, it wasn’t because she was glad Qin Shuangshuang didn’t die, but because since Qin Shuangshuang didn’t die, she hadn’t committed murder, so there was nothing to worry about!

But it was clear that Old Chen had relaxed too early. Mr. Qin might have defended her fiercely in front of the village chief and others, but internally he was not pleased with Old Chen’s troublemaking or her injury to Qin Shuangshuang!

Although Mr. Qin also disliked Qin Shuangshuang, he absolutely didn’t want her severely injured or killed by Old Chen. The reason was simple, despite her young age, Qin Shuangshuang brought home goods from the mountains and sold them for money over the past two years, comparable to what the most profitable in the family, Mr. Qin, brought back!

That’s despite Qin Shuangshuang being young and not fully grown yet. Once she’s grown, imagine how strong she’ll be!

Now the child can bring back a semi-grown wild boar, when she’s older, wouldn’t she be able to bring back big game like tigers or black bears! In these times, a tiger or black bear could sell for enough money to support dozens of people for a year!

Mr. Qin had already planned to keep Qin Shuangshuang at home for as long as possible, the later she marries, the better.

He even thought about if Qin Shuangshuang grew up, and Qin Laoer still had no sons, he’d use the excuse of not letting his second son be without heirs to bring a son-in-law home for Qin Shuangshuang, keeping her firmly in the family!

Imagining how much money Qin Shuangshuang would bring to the family, Mr. Qin would laugh awake even in his dreams!

The abacus was almost broken by Old Chen, naturally Mr. Qin was upset. Seeing Old Chen relieved, he coldly repeated the punishment the village chief had given, and emphasized Old Chen must comply!

After saying this, Mr. Qin went straight back to the main room, not even glancing at the silent Mrs. Bai and Qin Shuangshuang being carried.

Mr. Qin was unhappy even with Old Chen, and he was even more dissatisfied with Qin Shuangshuang, his granddaughter whom he had no feelings for, only use for. He thought if Qin Shuangshuang didn’t always provoke Old Chen, why would Old Chen get angry and slash her! This thought was bizarre!

Mr. Qin entered the room, Mr. Qin considered it and followed. He knew his mother’s temper, she wouldn’t obediently accept punishment, she would surely cause a big scene!

Mr. Qin was a bit exhausted today, and didn’t want to witness Old Chen’s explosion, so he went with Mr. Qin.

Mrs. Bai held Qin Shuangshuang, quietly returning to her room, sitting silently on the bed, tight-lipped, just clinging onto Qin Shuangshuang. Qin Shuangshuang knew she had scared Mrs. Bai today, so she hugged her neck closely, accompanying her in silence.

As Mrs. Bai felt the warmth of little Qin Shuangshuang in her arms, realizing her daughter was indeed here, she gradually relaxed. Slowly easing her aching arms holding Qin Shuangshuang!

Although in a dark, cramped room, the atmosphere between mother and daughter was warm and peaceful.

While the atmosphere between Qin Shuangshuang and Mrs. Bai was cozy, outside as expected by Mr. Qin, Old Chen exploded.