Chapter 127

Xia Yunxuan: “When I have time, I’ll definitely come see you. Remember what I told you.”

Yang Haoran: “Sister, I know. Don’t eat anything from strangers, don’t go with them, and study instead of just playing with toys. You said that, right?”

Xia Yunxuan gave a thumbs-up and praised, “Haoran is so smart, you summarized it perfectly.”

Little Haoran blushed with embarrassment after being praised. He had never been praised by anyone other than his parents.

Yang Juzhang: “Comrade Xia, I’m really sorry for troubling you. By the way, I heard you’re getting married soon. Have you set a date? If you have, I’d like to come and celebrate with you, have a glass of wedding wine.”

Xia Yunxuan: “Director Yang, thank you for that. It would be an honor for you to come. Our wedding banquet is scheduled for noon five days from now.”

Yang Juzhang: “Alright, I’ll be sure to attend on time. I have something else to do at the bureau, so I’ll be leaving now.”

Those working in the fields heard that the city’s director was visiting Xia Yunxuan. Some people were speculating about what she had done to warrant a personal visit from the director.

Others were gloating, thinking Xia Yunxuan had done something wrong and was about to be arrested. They believed she was disrespectful to elders, had a sharp tongue, and liked to fight, and that she deserved to be punished.

Xiao Yichen, of course, also heard these discussions, but he knew the reason. Obviously, Xuanxuan had helped catch a human trafficker, and the director was here to reward her.

People like Li Wenfang, Li Wenxi, and Xia Yunqing were secretly cheering in their hearts. They were overjoyed that the “little vixen” was finally going to be arrested.

The educated youth, Feng Shuwen, had a smug smile on her face. This rural Girl dared to compete with her for the man she had her eye on, and she deserved this. She hoped she would be arrested and never released.

The newly arrived Ji Yanfang also shared this sentiment. When she saw Xiao Yichen’s handsome features and refined demeanor, she knew he must come from a wealthy family. Then she heard that he already had a Girlfriend, and that she was a rural Girl who had recently cut ties with her family and was unwanted.

How could she not be angry? Xiao Zhiqing was indeed handsome, but his eyesight was terrible. There were so many educated youths, why did he have to choose a rural Girl who was unwanted? Was he out of his mind?

Such a handsome face wasted on her. Ji Yanfang came from a good family, was beautiful, and her father was a leader in the factory. She would only choose the best, those crooked melons and cracked dates were not good enough for her.

Xia Yunxuan, of course, had no idea that the director’s visit had sparked so many thoughts in these people.

Meanwhile, Director Yang was on his way back home. Yang Haoran sat in the car playing with the gift Xia Yunxuan had given him, very happy. “Dad, the toys my sister gave me are so much fun!”

Yang Juzhang: “Haoran, you have to take good care of these toys. If other children see them, they’ll want them too, and we can’t give them to everyone. What should we do then?”

Yang Haoran thought for a moment and said, “Dad, I’ll just play with the toys at home and not take them out so other children don’t see them.”

Yang Juzhang: “That’s right, you’re a good boy, Dad. Don’t cause any trouble for your sister, okay?”

“Okay, Dad, I understand.”

After everyone left, Xia Yunxuan took out the envelope and opened it to see how much money was inside. She counted it and found there were 600 yuan, quite generous.

Xia Yunxuan didn’t know that 300 yuan was from Director Yang himself. After all, saving his son was a big deal, and 300 yuan was a small price to pay.

The captain just arrived at the store to work when Hu Guqin whispered, “Honey, what was the director here for? Did something happen?”

Captain: “No, it’s good news. It’s about Yun Girl. When she went to the city a few days ago, she caught a human trafficker and saved the director’s kidnapped son. He came to thank her and give her money. I don’t know the exact amount, but it was at least a few hundred yuan.”

Hu Guqin: “That’s good. I thought something bad had happened. You don’t know how many people were gossiping, saying Yun Girl was arrested by the police director.”

Captain: “I… These people have nothing better to do. Tomorrow, I’ll make them all go clear the land. We still have over a month before the autumn harvest, let them idle around all day. They don’t do any work, just like to gossip about others.”

The captain hadn’t even caught his breath when he received a message from Zhang the Butcher, saying that Xia Yunrou had died and asking them to take her body back. He didn’t want it, he thought it was unlucky.

When Gao Meihua heard that her daughter had died, she couldn’t believe it. Her daughter had just married Zhang the Butcher, how could she die so soon? It must be that Zhang the Butcher was a bad person who tortured her daughter to death. She had to find someone to avenge her daughter.

Besides, her daughter was already married to Zhang the Butcher, even if she died, she should be buried in his family’s ancestral grave. Why would she bring her back?

Gao Meihua said she wanted to avenge her daughter, but actually she just wanted to get some money from Zhang the Butcher. Their family was living a miserable life, eating one meal and not the next, barely able to make ends meet. If she could extort some money, that would be the best.

Gao Meihua had this idea but didn’t know who to talk to. There was no one in their old Xia family who could make decisions. Her mother-in-law was paralyzed, her father-in-law didn’t care, and her husband was useless. Since the last incident, he had become timid and silent, he was no help.

She couldn’t rely on her two elder brothers and their wives either, unless she gave them something. What was going on? How did her life become like this? Heaven was blind!

Gao Meihua thought, she could only go to the captain, ask him to help her gather some men in the village to get justice. If Zhang the Butcher dared not pay, she would beat him up.

But the old Xia family was not well-liked in the village, they had offended everyone. Would they help her?

Besides, the old Xia family was now poor, what good would helping her do? They might not even be able to get compensation from Zhang the Butcher. Even if they did, it would be Gao Meihua’s money, they wouldn’t get anything.

Soon, Gao Meihua found the captain in the store, wiping away tears. “Captain, you have to help me. Our Yunrou was fine when she married him, how could she die so soon?”

“It must be that Zhang the Butcher, he’s a bad person, he killed our Yunrou. He already killed several of his wives, he’s a beast!”

The captain was now really in a bind, he didn’t know what to do.