Chapter 430 - 364 Second Part
Madam Rong actually felt in her heart that her daughter must have poisoned them.
Otherwise, how could those three people have been bitten by mosquitoes to such a degree?
If this really came to be tested... would that be troublesome?
"Mom, you don’t need to worry, they were just bitten by mosquitoes, and once the swelling on their faces subsides, it’ll be fine," she was not foolish enough to leave evidence for others.
But indeed, she did poison them last night.
The smell she had them inhale was to attract mosquitoes, mainly because she drizzled a few drops on them while making them smell the medicine.
The effect of the medicine lasted only a few hours... by the time it was dawn, the effects had already worn off.
Besides, it wasn’t something they ingested.
Even if tested... there would be no trace of the medicine in their blood.
Hearing her daughter’s words, Madam Rong finally let go of the worry she had been carrying.
"It’s good if they can’t detect it! But, they might still come to ask you some questions at home."
"It’s fine, it’s normal, let them come, there’s no relation, after all, we were in the right last night. Even if we broke someone’s leg, it would still be considered self-defense."
This time, she hadn’t actually broken anyone’s leg, she merely bent someone’s wrist, then hit that person’s face with a stool... It was just a bruise, the nose wasn’t broken.
The blows they suffered... were just superficial pain.
She was rather gentle.
"Do you still need to go to the hospital today?"
"I won’t go today." Rong Yan decided not to, as the cardiologist at the hospital had taken over the treatment.
After about ten more days, Shi Zhen would be able to leave the hospital and recuperate at home.
"I’ll go write my draft, I need to finish it in these few days."
Hearing this, Madam Rong immediately thought of the US$ 2,000, and quickly waved her hand, "Hurry up then, don’t delay others."
Such a large sum of money... she’d serve tea and water, and absolutely treat her like an ancestor.
Rong Yan then returned to her room.
Madam Rong saw her daughter enter the room and prepared to get busy.
She had gone to the police station early this morning, and had yet to do any housework.
"Auntie, I’ll do the sweeping." Qin Mei, extremely eager, snatched the broom and started cleaning the yard.
Madam Rong was quite pleased to see her so diligent.
"Meimei, sprinkle some water before sweeping."
"Okay!" Qin Mei replied, then did as instructed.
Madam Rong saw the sweeping taken over, then went to the kitchen to cook a pot of porridge, so that after cooling, everyone could have some.
Just as she finished cooking the porridge and was ready to go out to buy some sugar.
"Meimei, I’m going to the store."
Qin Mei had already finished sweeping and was now painting!
Hearing her aunt’s words, she immediately ran out, "Okay, Auntie."
Madam Rong looked at the little girl, "When I go out, you close the door first."
Actually, even without waiting for her to say it, Qin Mei would have done it, especially since three thieves had come in just last night, she was still a bit nervous and scared during the day.
Madam Rong then walked out with a basket.
Qin Mei saw her leave and immediately went to close the door.
Madam Rong went to the department store, carrying with her some coupons that were about to expire, and decided to use them up.
When she reached the entrance of the alley on her way home... she noticed that the expressions of the people sitting there enjoying the cool air were a bit off.
However, she was thinking about what had happened that morning, guessing that these people were discussing it.
So, she didn’t bother with it and just walked past.
But after she had walked a few steps, she heard some of the contents of their conversation, which sounded wrong.
What do you mean they abused the young girl as a family?
What do you mean by malicious? A sister-in-law abusing her sister-in-law?
Are they referring to her, her husband, and her daughter as that family?
Is the young girl they’re referring to Qin Mei?
So, when the pieces fit about the sister-in-law abusing the sister-in-law, she turned angrily... and glared at the person who spoke the most cheerfully.
"Say that again to my face!"
Mother Li thought she was in the right at this moment, so she was not scared at all.
Besides, she had just been talking about this very thing here, obviously meant for this person to hear.
She immediately sneered:
"Oh, you have the nerve to do it, but you think I don’t dare to speak out? Look at your family, pretending to be decent and playing nice... always boasting about how well you treat that poor girl. And what actually happens... As soon as her elder brother is not home, you find ways to abuse her.
She is really too pitiable, aren’t you afraid of retribution for treating her like this?"
Madam Rong was truly infuriated, "What nonsense are you spouting? When have we ever abused Meimei? If you dare spread rumors here again, believe it or not, I’ll tear your mouth apart right now."
"What do you mean I’m spreading rumors? That’s what someone saw with their own eyes... seeing your daughter Rong Yan lying there, while ordering her sister-in-law to fan her... And that was only what was seen. Who knows how much worse it could have been unseen..."
"No wonder you always keep her confined at home, obviously because you abuse her... afraid that she’d tell the truth if she came out..."
Madam Rong, furious and frantic, yelled, "Shut your damn mouth, what do you mean by abuse? Stop talking nonsense."
She charged forward to tear Mother Li’s mouth apart.
Mother Li had seen her fight before... Seeing her charging over made her genuinely scared, and she quickly stepped back.
While retreating, she still yelled out, "Why, can’t I even speak now? If you don’t want people to talk, then don’t do such despicable things!"
Seeing this, others stepped forward to hold back the infuriated Madam Rong.
"Don’t get physical, let’s talk this through..."
Madam Rong would not stop now; she feared that her daughter’s reputation in this area would be completely ruined by this old woman today if she didn’t clear things up.
"No way, she dared to spread rumors here today, I must tear her mouth apart... No one stop me."
Because Mother Li saw that others were intervening, she became more arrogant.
"What I said is the truth..."
Adding previous grievances, she stretched out her hand, and so the two of them began fighting right then and there.
Sun Xiaoyu was originally at her own home, but the noise from the fight outside was too loud, so she ran out to see, and when she realized that the people fighting were Sister Rong’s mother, she was startled.
She then ran towards the Rong family’s house...
The door of the Rong family was closed, and Sun Xiaoyu banged on the door.
"Sister Rong, Sister Rong, please open the door..."
Qin Mei, who was painting inside, heard her first and ran out to open the door.
When she saw it was Sun Xiaoyu, before she could ask what happened,
she heard Sun Xiaoyu say, "Is Sister Rong here? That lady and Li Juan’s mother are fighting..."
Upon hearing that her aunt was fighting with someone, Qin Mei hurried off immediately.
She ran so fast that she almost collided with Rong Yan, who had just come out.
Seeing her sister-in-law, Qin Mei quickly said, "Auntie is fighting with someone..."