Chapter 16: The Crime of Gender 16
"Second Young Mistress—"
"My daughter!"
This woman’s shout was all too familiar to Qin Shuangshuang; it was her mother, Mrs. Bai’s voice! Mrs. Bai was back!
Mrs. Bai had originally been sent back by Mr. Qin to prepare lunch for the family, but little did she know that upon returning, she would find her daughter covered in blood, instantly causing her to scream in fright!
Along with Mrs. Bai’s cries, there was the village chief’s angry rebuke: "Old Chen! What are you doing? Holding a knife to your own granddaughter? I see you’ve truly become malicious, thinking we elders are dead? We of the Qin Clan cannot tolerate a malicious woman like you. I will open the ancestral hall and expel you from our clan!"
Most of the people in the village bore the surname Qin, with several generations tracing back to a common ancestor. The village chief was not only the village head but also the Clan Leader of the Qin Clan, and as Clan Leader, he had the authority to punish any erring clansmember.
Hearing the village chief’s scolding, Old Chen felt a deep sense of helplessness, like a vast tide of defeat, as the cleaver in her hand clanged to the ground. Qin Sheng, who had been wary of Old Chen’s potential for violence, quickly picked it up and moved it far away, preventing Old Chen from suddenly going mad and hacking people with it!
Aunt Hao hurried a few steps, reaching Qin Shuangshuang alongside Mrs. Bai. Mrs. Bai immediately went to embrace Qin Shuangshuang, while Aunt Hao stood protectively in front of Qin Shuangshuang, glaring at Old Chen.