Chapter 311

311 Acting

“Alright, I’ll ask my boss to get a car. You should go back and prepare. We’ll meet at the village entrance later.”

The village head thought that since he had already agreed, he would just let her be. He didn’t want her to come and make trouble every other day. No one would be able to stand that.

Madam Wang’s wish was fulfilled. She quickly took off the rope and then nimbly jumped off the bamboo stool.

The aunt’s grip on Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingfei loosened, and the two little ones broke free. They ran toward Madam Wang, threw themselves into her arms, and started crying.

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Qin Qingfei cried her heart out, Madam Wang cried her heart out, and Qin Qingyuan endured it a lot. He bit his lips hard, but his tears fell one by one.

Seeing the three of them crying so miserably, the village chief couldn’t lecture Madam Wang anymore. He could only curse the entire family in his heart.

For the Qin clan to have such a family, it was truly eight generations of bad luck.

“Alright, aren’t we going into the city? Hurry up and go, I still have to come back to prepare for the new year.”

The village head impatiently urged when he saw that the three of them were actually crying and did not stop.

Madam née Wang knew that if she continued to act, she would be overreaching herself. She quickly wiped her tears and said gratefully to him, “I’ll have to trouble the village chief then. I’ll go home and pack up.”

On the way home with the siblings, she kept wiping her tears, but Qin Qingyuan flung her hand away as soon as she entered the house.

“Alright, stop acting if no one is watching. Save your energy and act when you see grandma later.”

Qin Qingfei, on the other hand, was busy looking at herself in the mirror. When she saw her disheveled appearance, she immediately screamed and hurriedly went to take care of her image.

“Qingfei, don’t wash your face. When we get into the carriage, the village chief is still watching!” Madam Wang followed closely behind and whispered, afraid that others would hear her if she spoke too loudly.

“I know, what are you being so long-winded for?”

Qin Qingfei complained impatiently. If her mother wasn’t so useless, she wouldn’t have to suffer like this.

Although Madam Wang had completely given up on her husband, she couldn’t let go of her son and daughter no matter what. So, she didn’t take Qin Qingfei’s attitude to heart. She only blamed herself for being incapable. Now, she could only barely make ends meet, and it was easy for her to ruin their reputation.

After she returned to the house, she hurriedly packed a few of Qin Shi’s thick clothes and undergarments. Then, she went to the kitchen and fried the last piece of streaky meat she “borrowed” into a meat slice and a meat dish. She covered it with a plate and wrapped it in cloth, preparing to send it to Qin Shi as a new year’s gift.

She busied herself at home for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, until the village head’s eldest son came to urge her. Only then did Madam Wang bring her son and daughter, carrying large and small bags, and ran out.

“I’m sorry, Village Chief. I was thinking that it’s going to be the new year soon, so I should at least bring some clothes and food for Mother. Although I can’t bring anything good now, at least it’s better than her being in prison.” Madam Wang said guiltily.

“Alright, hurry up and get in the car so we can leave earlier.”

The village chief said with a gloomy face. He helped the two children get on the carriage and immediately rushed to the city.

The prison of the government office was cold and damp. Even in broad daylight, there was only some light when a torch was lit.

Qin Shi’s cell was close to the door. There was a small window at the top of the cell for ventilation. Compared to the cells of the felons in the innermost area, it was relatively dry and clean.

It wasn’t the first time Madam Wang had come to visit Madam Qin, but it was the first time the two children had come to such a place. As soon as they walked to the door of the prison, they watched in private and followed closely behind their mother.

“Qin Shi, your daughter-in-law is here to see you!”

The prison guard shouted towards the cell. He saw a black shadow moving in the corner. Then, it suddenly pounced toward the wooden fence.

“Didn’t Qin Xu ask you to come over often? What took you so long? Did you bring me a thick cotton-padded coat? Do you have any meat or vegetables? Hurry up and bring them to me!”

The black shadow was dirty all over, and its ten skinny fingernails were long and covered with mud. It gave off an unpleasant smell.

“Ah!” Qin Qingfei was so scared that she screamed and stepped back. She stepped on Qin Qingyuan’s foot and tripped again.

“Qingyuan, Qingfei, you’re here too? Come, let grandma take a good look!”

When Madam Qin heard the scream, she pushed aside the hair covering her eyes. When she saw that Madam Wang had brought her grandson and granddaughter, she immediately smiled.

The person she wanted to see the most was still Qin Qingyuan. As for Qin Qingfei, she was noisy and didn’t have a steady appearance at all. She was as good-for-nothing as her useless mother.

“Grandma, it’s almost the new year, so we came to see you. Mother also brought you thick clothes and food. When you come out, we’ll come to pick you up.”

Qin Qingyuan took the initiative to step forward and chat with Qin Shi. However, he was so far away that Qin Shi couldn’t touch him, and no one could find any fault with him.

“Hmph, it’s hard for her to think of me. She has come here with a purpose, hasn’t she?”

Qin Shi’s mouth twitched, and she looked up and down at Madam Wang with suspicious eyes. She hit the nail on the head and hit the nail on the head.

“Mother, I made a bowl of stir-fried meat for you. I’m holding it in my arms. It’s still warm. Quickly try it.”

Madam Wang hurriedly took out the bowls and chopsticks first, and then secretly glanced at the prison door from the corner of her eye, secretly praying for the village chief to come in quickly and save her.

“Why is there only a bowl of meat? I said I wanted to eat red braised meat last time, and you’re just using this to brush me off?”

Qin Shi’s mouth was full of disdain, but her hand snatched the bowl away and randomly stuffed the rice into her mouth.

The village chief just happened to walk over. After seeing this scene, a trace of disgust flashed across his eyes. Immediately after, he greeted Qin Shi, “Old Madam Qin, I’m here to see you too.”

Qin Shi was stunned and then rolled her eyes. She said gloomily, “Why is Master Village Chief here? Are you here to laugh at this old woman?”

She still bore a grudge against the village chief for not speaking up for her in court. She always felt that as long as he spoke up, Mo Ruyue would be able to let this matter pass, so she immediately began to speak in a strange tone when she saw him.

Initially, the village chief was forced to come by Madam Wang’s methods. In the end, he had been taken advantage of by the Qin clan the moment they met. Naturally, he was not happy and his face immediately sank.

“Old Madam Qin, you’re the one who made it this far. You gossiped about Lady Qin for no reason and even spread it again and again. It’s not like she didn’t give you a chance. Why are you blaming me now?”

In the past, Qin Shi could not afford to offend the village chief, but she had been in prison for so long that her mind had long been distorted. At this time, she could not help but want to pounce on and bite anyone she saw.

Why did they have to live a good life, while she had to eat rotten food and drink sour things in this prison, with lice biting her?

Therefore, as soon as the village chief’s words fell, Qin Shi laughed coldly again. “Village Chief, you didn’t have time to teach me a lesson in court that day, and now you’re making up for it? It’s hard on you to chase me all the way to the prison.”

Madam Wang saw that things were not looking good. If she let her mother-in-law continue to be so eccentric, she would offend the village chief. In the future, after she was released from prison, she would have to return to the Qin Village to live.