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Xiao Bao gently shook his head. “You’ve apologized, and I’ve forgiven you. Just don’t do the same thing again in the future.”
Admitting mistakes and correcting them is the greatest improvement, as his Mommy and Daddy used to say.
The boy looked at Xiao Bao and suddenly burst into laughter. So Xiao Bao was easy to talk to?
Before he could say anything more to Xiao Bao, the latter looked at Wang Jinhe and asked, “Mother, is there anything else?”
“Nothing. You go practice writing.” Wang Jinhe reached out and rubbed her son’s head.
Xiao Bao happily went back to practice writing. Watching him leave, the boy felt a bit envious. If only he could go to school too.
With Xiao Bao forgiving the child, Wang Jinhe looked at Xie Genshu’s family and said seriously, “Since Xiao Bao has forgiven your child, and you are sincerely apologizing, I believe in you, and I forgive you too.”
Joy filled Xie Genshu’s eyes as he looked at Wang Jinhe. “Really?”
“Really.”
“Thank you, Xiao He. Thank you for forgiving us.” Being forgiven by Wang Jinhe was sweeter than eating candy for them.
After the joy, Xie Genshu spoke, “Xiao He, I think someone wanted to take your life back then.”
Wang Jinhe was surprised by his words. She looked at Xie Genshu and asked, “Why do you say that?”
Su Yu’s expression also turned serious. “What do you mean by that?”
“I remember back then, it was inexplicably known that you were pregnant. At that time, you were only two months pregnant, and this matter was unknown even to your parents. Suddenly, it spread in our village, and later, someone said that a person like you should die.” Xie Genshu recalled the events.
His mother also spoke, “I remember back then; I heard it from Jiang Shi.”
Jiang Shi?
The mention of this name made Wang Jinhe feel somewhat uncomfortable, but she still insisted on listening to Xie Genshu and his family.
Wang Jinhe turned to the people around her and asked, “What do you think?”
Su Yu squinted his eyes, seriously considering the matter. He found that Xie Genshu was right.
The matter of Xiao He’s pregnancy was unknown to the family, so how did it become public?
“Are you sure you heard it from Jiang Shi?” Su Yu asked the old man seriously, directing his gaze at him.
The old man thought carefully for a long time and then nodded, saying, “Yes, it was from Jiang Shi. At that time, Luo Shi was also present. Later, Luo Shi kept clamoring that Xiao He must die, and Jiang Shi was fanning the flames, making everyone think that Xiao He had committed an unforgivable crime, and in the end…”
Although they didn’t say the rest, Wang Jinhe understood.
With a faint smile in her eyes, Wang Jinhe self-deprecatingly said, “Who exactly needs to plot against me like this? I’m just an ordinary commoner, not worth them going to such lengths.”
Hearing Wang Jinhe’s words, Su Yu considered going to find the village chief and other well-connected people in the village. This matter must be clarified today.
“Thank you for telling me this. We will investigate this matter when we go back.”
“As long as it helps you, then we’re leaving now.” After saying that, Xie Genshu led his family away, not asking about the planting of vegetables at all.
Finally, Wang Jinhe truly felt that these people, Xie Genshu in particular, were sincerely apologizing.
She placed her hand over her chest, and with a slight curve at the corner of her mouth, she murmured, “Did you see that they apologized to us?”
Although only one family came to apologize, it was a good start.
As for the sudden appearance of a mastermind, if someone was really plotting against her, Wang Jinhe didn’t know who it was for a moment, and there were no clues.
“Xiao He, let’s go find the village chief. We must figure out this matter. I want to see who is trying to take your life.” Su Yu looked at Wang Jinhe with a serious expression.
“Okay.”
The two of them coming to find the village chief surprised him a bit. They had just met, so why were they here?
“You two busy people actually have time to come to me today? Speak up, what are you here for?” Xie Kui looked at the two of them and asked.
Wang Jinhe told Xie Kui what Xie Genshu had said, and after finishing, she asked seriously, “Uncle, is the matter really like this?”
Xie Kui carefully thought about the events at that time. After a while, he nodded and said, “Yes, this matter happened inexplicably. Luo Shi and Jiang Shi, No matter how we explained, they insisted on taking your lives, and even wanted your parents’ lives.”
“Uncle, who told you about this at that time?” Wang Jinhe asked after considering for a moment.
“Jiang Shi.”
Jiang Shi again?
Wang Jinhe and Su Yu exchanged a glance. It seemed they needed to investigate further, and before doing that, they thought about finding Luo Shi. Perhaps Luo Shi would know something.
Their thoughts aligned, and they decided to visit the yamen first. If they couldn’t obtain useful information from Luo Shi, they would then approach Jiang Shi.
Wang Jinhe and Su Yu felt that they should start by looking for Luo Shi. Before approaching Jiang Shi, perhaps Luo Shi could shed some light on the matter.
After finding out about the plot against Xiao He years ago, Su Yu and Wang Jinhe felt that they wouldn’t just let it go if it was someone deliberately trying to harm Xiao He.
“Thank you, Uncle. We have other matters to attend to, so we’ll take our leave,” Su Yu said, expressing their gratitude before hastily leaving.
In a hurry to come, they left in a rush, which probably described the two of them.
Thinking about this matter, Xie Kui’s expression became strange. If someone really wanted Xiao He’s life, it was beyond excessive.
Back at home, Su Yu and Wang Jinhe didn’t even have time to inform others; they just left.
The county magistrate had instructed the yamen staff that if Wang Jinhe and the others came, they should be allowed in without notification.
“Alright, I’ll have someone take you there. Be prepared; it’s a bit chaotic. I’m worried that Wang Jinhe might find it uncomfortable in the cell,” he warned, expressing concern for Wang Jinhe’s well-being in the less-than-ideal environment of the prison cell.
Wang Jinhe gently shook her head, saying, “Thank you, sir.”
“It’s nothing to thank me for,” replied Xie Kui.
Following the yamen official, the two of them went to the prison. Upon arriving at the place where Luo Shi was held, Wang Jinhe called out, “Luo Shi.”
Luo Shi, sitting in a corner, looked up at Wang Jinhe and then lowered her head, asking, “What are you here for? To mock me?”
“No, I just came to talk to you about something. Do you remember who told you about my pregnancy back then?” Wang Jinhe was direct and straightforward.
Luo Shi seemed surprised that Wang Jinhe came to ask about this. “Jiang Shi told me. What’s the problem?”
“Do you remember where she heard about it at that time?” Wang Jinhe inquired.