Chapter 8

Jiang Ning opened the door, and her mother-in-law Tian Yufang looked at her hesitantly, opening her mouth as if she was organizing her words.

“Mom, what’s wrong?” Jiang Ning asked.

“Well, Ningning, someone from your village came and asked you to go back to your mother’s home,” said Tian Yufang.

“Oh, okay!” Jiang Ning nodded in response.

The person who came to see her was her next-door neighbor, Uncle Lu Tieda. When he saw Jiang Ning coming out of the room, he hurried forward.

“Ningning, something happened at your uncle’s house. Please come with me quickly.” Uncle Lu said.

Jiang Ning’s expression was very calm, and he didn’t show any shock when he heard that something happened to his uncle’s family.

Jiang Ning nodded and was about to follow Uncle Lu out. Just as she reached the door, she suddenly stopped.

She turned to look at her nervous mother-in-law and said, “Mom, let Sui Sui go with me!”

Tian Yufang was stunned for a moment when she heard this, but she still nodded, “Okay, it’s better to take Sui Sui with you.”

When Ji Yansui heard that he was going out with his sister-in-law, his eyes sparkled and he ran over and held Jiang Ning’s arm.

Along the way, Uncle Lu briefly explained the situation, saying that his uncle’s family slept with a kerosene lamp last night. For some reason, the kerosene lamp caught fire at night, and his uncle’s family was burned to death.

After hearing this, Jiang Ning remained calm, without a trace of emotion on his face.

Half an hour later, we arrived at Qingshan Village. Before we even entered my uncle’s house, we heard crying coming from inside.

“Your aunt’s family is here too.” Lu Tieda explained.

Jiang Ning took Ji Yansui’s hand and walked in steadily.

When Zhao Hongyin’s brother and sister-in-law saw Jiang Ning, they were stunned at first, and then they said angrily: “How dare you come back, a debt collector like you? It’s all you who killed your uncle’s family.”

Jiang Ning glanced around, his eyes landing on the bodies covered with white cloth on the ground. He said slowly, “My uncle’s family played with fire and burned themselves. What does it have to do with me?”

“It’s all your fault. You’ve killed their whole family. You’re a jinx. You first killed your own mother, then your own father, and now your uncle’s family has been killed by you too. You’re such a disaster.”

Zhao Hongyin’s mother, Zhao Laonian, pointed at Jiang Ning and cursed him with spit flying.

“How can you talk like that, old woman? It wasn’t my sister-in-law who started the fire. Why are you blaming her for their deaths?”

Ji Yansui couldn’t stand it anymore. She put her hands in front of Jiang Ning and retorted with her neck stiff.

Old Lady Zhao’s face flushed red after being scolded by Ji Yansui. She pointed at Ji Yansui and said, “Who do you think you are? How dare you accuse me?”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to hit someone.

Jiang Ning was quick-witted and grabbed Old Lady Zhao’s hand, saying coldly, “If you dare to touch her, I’ll break your arm.”

“You stupid girl, do you know who you are talking to?” Zhao Hongyin’s younger brother Zhao Hongjin also rushed over and wanted to attack, but Jiang Ning raised his leg and kicked him.

With a thud, Zhao Hongjin fell to the ground with his arms and legs spread out.

When Ji Yansui saw this, his eyes lit up instantly, and there was a gleam in his eyes. He looked at Jiang Ning in disbelief.

“Stop it, what are you doing?” Village chief Wang Changping roared, stopping Zhao Hongjin who was getting up from the ground and preparing to fight back.

“Village chief, you came at the right time. Look at this damn girl. She doesn’t distinguish between old and young, and even dares to hit her elders.” Seeing the village chief coming, Zhao Hongjin hurriedly complained.

“All my elders are dead. What kind of elder are you?” Jiang Ning stared at Zhao Hongjin with cold eyes and said quietly.

“Okay, Jiang Ning, don’t think that just because you’re married and have your in-laws’ support, you can disrespect your elders. How come you don’t even take me, the village chief, seriously?

Let go quickly, the old lady’s arm will be broken soon,” Wang Changping shouted angrily.

Jiang Ning sneered and slowly released Old Lady Zhao’s hand. “Village Chief, I respect you, but they slandered me for no reason and even tried to hit me. I can’t just take a beating for nothing.”

Wang Changping’s face darkened. “Even so, you shouldn’t have taken action. Let’s talk it over nicely.”

At this time, Zhao Hongyin’s sister-in-law suddenly burst into tears, “Village head, this Jiang Ning is a jinx. Nothing good ever happens when she comes. My sister-in-law and her family died pitifully. You have to help us.”

Wang Changping frowned slightly when he heard this. “Alright, your sister-in-law and her family were burned to death by accidentally lighting a kerosene lamp in their house. What are you talking about?”

At this time, Lu Tieda walked into the house and said, “Everyone, stop arguing. I got up to go to the bathroom last night and saw a light in Zhao Hongyin’s room and heard them arguing. By the time I heard the screams for help and rushed over, the fire was already very big.”

When Zhao Hongyin’s family heard this, they were even more sad, and Zhao’s mother burst into tears again.

“Okay, stop crying. I called you here today to discuss the burial for their family.” The village chief was a little annoyed by the Zhao family’s crying, and said impatiently.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he said this, Mrs. Zhao and her daughter-in-law immediately stopped crying and even stopped shedding tears.

“I don’t have any money!” said Mrs. Zhao.

“I don’t have any money either!” Zhao Hongjin’s wife also echoed.

A hint of displeasure flashed across the village chief’s face when he heard this. He then turned to look at Jiang Ning standing beside him, “Ning girl, what do you think?”

“I’ll stand and watch from a distance!” Jiang Ning responded indifferently.

“Hey, you ungrateful person! Your uncle and aunt raised you, but you don’t want to take charge.” Zhao Hongjin pointed at Jiang Ning and said angrily.

“They raised me? Then tell me how they raised me?” Jiang Ning sneered and looked into Zhao Hongjin’s eyes.

“You…you could have lived this long without them supporting you?” Zhao Hongjin stiffened his neck and tried to defend himself.

Jiang Ning looked around the burnt-out house and sneered, “My father built this house brick by brick, and they kicked me out and moved their own family in, asking them to raise me?

The medicines and money left by my father were taken away by Zhao Hongyin. He never gave me a penny and even sold me to someone else for good fortune. How can this be called raising me?

Ning Xiangcao almost killed me with a sickle, and Ning Jinzhu almost bullied me. Is this what you call raising me?

I have shown mercy by not grinding their bones into ashes and turning them into fertilizer for the fields.”

Jiang Ning’s words silenced everyone present.

Zhao Hongjin’s family was speechless and their faces turned red.

Village chief Wang Changping was also a little embarrassed. He knew what had happened to Jiang Ning, but he didn’t intervene because it was someone else’s family matter.

“This… this is all in the past. Now the person is gone. Please help with the burial for the sake of our relationship.” Wang Changping tried to smooth things over.

Jiang Ning sneered, “When my father died, they didn’t help me because we were relatives.

Now that they are committing evil themselves, why should I be the one to clean up the mess?

If it were me, the garbage should be sent to the landfill, and burying it in the soil would only pollute the land.”

Old Lady Zhao started throwing a tantrum again. “You heartless person, do you think what you said is human? If you don’t help, don’t even think about staying in the village anymore.”

Jiang Ning was unmoved. “I haven’t considered this place my home for a long time, Village Chief. If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.” As she said that, she pulled Ji Yansui and was about to leave.

Wang Changping hurriedly stopped her and said, “Ning girl, although your uncle and his family have treated you unfairly, death is the greatest virtue. If you can contribute a little, you will also gain a good reputation.”

Jiang Ning paused, then said with a self-deprecating smile, “My reputation in this village has long been gone.”

After saying that, she took Ji Yansui and left without looking back.

The two had just stepped out of the house and walked a few steps when they suddenly heard a shout: “Jiang Ning~”