The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Chapter 1735 Yu Hua Takes Qing Sheng to the Cheng Family

Liu Dalan's chest heaved with anger, her fists clenched tightly, but what could she do to He Bao while paralyzed? All she could do was grit her teeth and say, "Wait for her to come back!"

Three days passed, but the man did not return. Su Aixiu searched the streets several times but could not find him. She even discussed with Liu Dalan about writing a letter to Cheng Tiezhu, asking him to come back and look for him. Liu Dalan refused and even threatened that it would be better if the man died out there and never came back.

Two days later, He Bao returned uninvited. Apart from changing her clothes and having her facial injuries healed by 90%, she was exactly the same person. She acted as if she had never left home and walked naturally into her mother's room.

Upon seeing him, Liu Dalan angrily demanded of He Bao, "Where have you been all these days?!"

He Bao retorted, "Mother, you still ask me? I ran away after being wronged, and you didn't even go out to look for me."

Su Aixiu, who followed in, was also angry. "Little sister, why didn't we go out to look for you? I was going crazy looking for you. I almost called your older brother back from Mochun County to help us look for you. Where have you been these past few days?"

Not only was He Bao ungrateful for Su Aixiu's concern, she also retorted, "Sister-in-law, don't pretend to be kind to me. You're only going out to look for me because no one's washing the stinky sheets at home. I think you're just anxious for me to come back and do the chores."

"Little sister, what are you thinking? If you don't want to work, then don't. I can do it, but you can't run away from home! You're not married yet. If word gets out, which family would want you?"

"Sister-in-law, are you cursing me, Hebao, to never get married?"

"He Bao, are you even listening to me? I'm worried about your safety. If you run into bad people, you'll be the one who suffers. Don't run off without a word anymore, understand?"

He Bao seized the opportunity to negotiate, "It's not impossible for me to stop running away, but you can stop me from doing chores in the future, and then I won't run away."

Once Su Aixiu realized He Bao's true nature, she immediately nodded in agreement. She didn't want to drag her frail body all over the streets searching for He Bao anymore. "From now on, you won't have to do any work. Just don't run away!"

Just as He Bao was about to feel smug, she heard Liu Dalan say in a sinister tone, "I'm not dead yet, and it's not your turn to run this household. If He Bao wants to stay in this house, she has to work for me. If she doesn't want to work, she can pack her bags and leave."

He Bao cried out, "Mother, are you crazy? I am your daughter! If my sister-in-law likes to work, let her do it. Why do I have to do it if I don't like it? I'm looking for a husband. If you treat me like this, I'm really leaving."

"Then leave!"

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why aren't you taking my side at all?"

"Hmph! I may be paralyzed, but my eyes are still sharp! Don't think I don't know what you're up to. You just don't want to serve me, don't you? If I didn't have any money, you would have run far away from me long ago. Would you serve me? If you want to leave, then leave. No one will stop you. But once you leave this house, never come back."

"Mother, how could you say such heartless things?"

"You took ten of my medicinal ginseng roots, squandered them, and then came back. Do you think we're all fools?"

He Bao argued, "Mother, I didn't take any ginseng."

"How could there be less ginseng if you didn't take any?"

"It must be my sister-in-law. Yes, it must be my sister-in-law who was greedy and ate it secretly."

Su Aixiu swayed and almost fell to the ground, but luckily Cu Mei was there to support her. Su Aixiu was so angry that tears streamed down her face. Pointing at He Bao, she said with utter disappointment, "I went out to look for you again and again, and this is how you repay me? You just casually made up stories about framing me. That's right, you're the one who crippled my legs. What am I, an outsider, to you? From now on, do whatever you want. Even if you get arrested, I'll pretend I didn't see it. See if I can do that."

Su Aixiu left in a huff, and He Bao ultimately didn't leave the house either. She had already squandered all the money she had earned from exchanging ginseng in the past few days, and she only thought of going home because she was starving and had no money for food.

However, from then on, her status in Liu Dalan's heart was not so high! She tried to swindle money from Liu Dalan many times but failed. When He Bao wanted to take the medicinal herbs again, she found that the herbs in the house had been moved.

With no money to spend, He Bao was like a trapped beast. Shamelessly, she even stole the gold lock around Xin He's neck.

Xinhe ran crying to her mother to complain. The child's neck was red from being pinched by Hebao, and she was crying loudly in pain. Su Aixiu felt sorry for her and said, "Hebao hit too hard. Let me put some medicine on you first, and then I'll take you to settle the score with her!"

Xinhe burst into tears, “I’m going to find my aunt to settle the score first. She stole Xinhe’s gold lock.”

Su Aixiu pulled at the child's collar and, sure enough, the gold lock was gone. Su Aixiu went out to look for the person, but the person had already run away. With no other options, she had no choice but to take the child to Liu Dalan to seek justice. Liu Dalan was even more short-tempered, saying, "Keep an eye on your own things, and don't come looking for me every time something goes missing."

Upon hearing this, Su Aixiu wiped away her tears and led Xinhe back to the house to apply medicine. The servant, Cu Mei, said, "It seems that Miss Hebao won't be coming back for the next few days."

Su Aixiu finally hardened her heart. "It would be best if she never came back. What can she do at home besides pick and choose what to eat and drink? It's better if she leaves and doesn't come back. Out of sight, out of mind."

Cu Mei thought about it and smiled, "The young mistress is right. She's always bossing people around at home. Now that she's gone, the house feels so quiet."

They had only enjoyed this peace for two days when people came to their home.

The visitors were none other than Yu Hua and Cheng Qingsheng, who were visiting for the first time.

Upon seeing these two people, Su Aixiu warmly welcomed them into the house.

Yu Hua's visit was ill-intentioned. She cut to the chase, saying, "Ai Xiu, I'm not here to visit relatives. Take me to see your in-laws, and bring He Bao along too."

"Aunt Yuhua, what happened? Why are you so angry!"

"I'm not talking to you, take me to see your in-laws right now."

Yu Hua was invited to the main room. As soon as she entered, a stench hit her. Yu Hua endured the nausea and went in. Just as she sat down, Boss Cheng arrived. Liu Da Lan, who was sitting on the bed, remained silent. Boss Cheng, who did not care about family matters, had no choice but to speak up, "Yu Hua, you and Qing Sheng have come here, is there something you need?"

Yu Hua had a gloomy face, clearly there to settle scores. "Where's He Bao?"

"I haven't seen He Bao for several days!" Old Cheng asked Su Aixiu, "Daughter-in-law, where is He Bao?"

Upon seeing the imposing manner of the people, Su Aixiu knew that He Bao had caused the trouble, so she decided to tell everyone about He Bao's shameful deeds, otherwise they would think that she was protecting He Bao.