I Got Rich in Period Fiction
Chapter 467: Diced Meat by Rolling Knife

Chapter 467: Chapter 467: Diced Meat by Rolling Knife

This river must have been flowing for thousands of years, and in just the last century alone, it has drowned many people. There are plenty of rumors about water ghosts drowning victims in the village, so as long as she stayed away from the riverbank, it was fine.

But how had she fallen into the river now?

Liangbao’s wife was getting anxious. Wang Mei, that woman, always spoke without thinking things through, and she couldn’t allow her to spout nonsense. She asked, "Da Niu, your great-grandfather and grandfather are both here, tell us what exactly happened. Brother Qi went through a lot to save you; he even got a serious chill and is still running a fever now."

Upon hearing these words, Qiao Ye, who had been hanging her head low, suddenly looked up, murmuring to herself, "Brother Qi?"

Then her forehead furrowed, looking quite puzzled. Liangbao’s wife quickly said, "Yes, it was Qi Feng who saved you."

"...I didn’t see anyone else by the river at the time."

Although the truth of this statement was not yet known, Qiao Zhihai and Qiao Zhiyuan simultaneously let out a sigh of relief. To speak honestly, if that damned girl actually followed in Qiao Qingyu’s footsteps and married Qi Feng, then the network and reputation that Qiao Qingyu had painstakingly built up would be lost, and the Qiao Family would be mired as if they had fallen into sludge, impossible to clean off.

This was something neither of them wanted to see happen.

However, Wang Mei didn’t believe it, "You dead girl, you would do anything to marry Qi Feng."

"Shut up!"

Though the door to the patient’s room was closed, Qiao Zhihai still lowered his voice. His face twisted ferociously, his shaking hand pointing at the unrepentant Wang Mei. In the past, he had never found this woman so irritating, but now he felt she was truly pushing his limits.

"Wang Mei, if you dare speak nonsense again, you can just roll back to the Wang Family’s home."

Wang Mei, being tough as nails, had been with Qiao Zhihai for a lifetime and wouldn’t be frightened by a few of his words.

But, gritting her teeth, she still shut her mouth.

The key was that provoking Qiao Zhihai to a point where he was furious might lead to her getting hit right there, and she guessed her son and daughter-in-law would not come to her aid; they might even stand there and gawk.

Then she glared fiercely at her son, daughter-in-law, and that contemptible girl. The people in this house were truly heartless ingrates; none were on her side. They hid the good stuff, and when it came to money, they wouldn’t give her any. Like how other people’s grandsons start working, earning wages, and think about supporting their grandmothers. But what happened? This dead girl hid the money and didn’t give her a cent.

So, truly not one of them was good.

Seeing Wang Mei had become obedient, Qiao Zhihai was about to continue questioning when Qiao Ye stared intently at Wang Mei. Her hands clenched tightly, her body trembling. Even though she had a job now, learning medical practice from Dr. Jiang, and even though her younger paternal aunt supported her, her younger paternal aunt wasn’t often in the Qiao Family Team, and most of the time she had to deal with this vile, frightening, disgusting grandmother.

In fact, she really wanted to go with her younger paternal aunt to Xichuan, even if it meant swallowing sand and dust she would be happy; she truly didn’t want to face this vile woman.

She had a deep-seated fear of her.

Although she wasn’t feeling well now, her mind a bit muddled, there was one thing she knew: this matter couldn’t be used for people to draw comparisons with her younger paternal aunt.

Qiao Ye finally mustered up the courage to speak. "Grandma, you should know better than anyone why I went to the riverbank. Everyone in the family knows I’ve been afraid of water since I was little. I don’t know why I’m scared, but there’s something terrifying in the water, so I never dare to go near the river. But today, I went there because I didn’t want to live anymore."

Everyone in the room was stunned, save for Wang Mei, whose eyes shimmered. Qiao Zhihai, seeing her reaction, knew she must have been up to something again.

But instead, he turned to Liangbao, "What’s going on? I haven’t been home in over a month; what has happened in the family?"

Liangbao’s wife couldn’t wait for him to speak. She seemed instantly enraged as she stood up and then rushed in front of Wang Mei, "Mother, you stole the money Da Niu had saved up for her education and gave it to your brothers. Liangbao and I have been covering for you. The child could endure this injustice, but the other day, when you said you’d introduce Da Niu to a suitor, we disagreed. Did you go behind our backs and accept the bride price?"

Qiao Zhiyuan and Qiao Zhihai exchanged a look, how could Qiao Zhiyuan know about this? Qiao Zhihai’s face flushed red with anger.

The grandmother spending her granddaughter’s money is one thing, but stealing is crossing the line.

And what’s the deal with this bride price?

He grabbed Wang Mei firmly, "Didn’t the old man and the old lady tell you already? You have no right to meddle in Da Niu’s marriage. What’s this about the bride price? What kind of family did you find for her? Did you take it or not?"

Wang Mei avoided his gaze and stayed silent, which made it clear to Qiao Zhihai...

"Wang Mei, did you or did you not take the bride price?" Qiao Zhihai asked again, grinding his teeth.

"I took it, so what?" Wang Mei became defiant. She shielded her face and pointed at Qiao Zhihai, berating him, "You heartless man, you leave for a month or two at a time, what can I do with the little money you leave behind? How am I supposed to eat or drink?"

"We have plenty of grain, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar at home; nothing is lacking. Your sons even bring you treats every now and then. I left you thirty yuan; are you some naive young girl, spending thirty yuan in one month? Even a city worker supports a family of seven or eight with that amount. Wang Mei, if murder weren’t a crime, I’d kill you right now."

Qiao Zhihai’s face was twisted with fury.

He continued shouting, "Even if you’ve run out of money to spend, let me ask you, how much money did Da Niu save and how much was the bride price in total? Where is it all now?"

Wang Mei remained silent, she had made up her mind—what could he do to her, dare to kill her? Now the Qiao Family Team is still aiming to be named the culturally advanced unit of the year, and she genuinely wasn’t afraid.

"Qiao Zhihai, if you dare to hit me, I’m not afraid to report you to the Women’s Federation." Then she looked at Qiao Zhiyuan, "You’re the team leader, watching your brother hit his wife without doing anything. Let me tell you, you can forget about being the leader. Why should you be selected as the culturally advanced unit? Do you deserve it?"

At this moment, Qiao Ye felt somewhat hopeless. Look, it wasn’t that she was afraid of her grandmother, it was that so many people in the house, including her eldest uncle, couldn’t do anything about her grandmother.

Wang Mei walked around the village with her head held high; who dared to provoke her?

Qiao Ye suddenly burst into tears, "I still have so much to do. Auntie told me not to rush into finding a partner and to focus on learning things. She said she would send me to train in the provincial hospital in the future. Auntie said our health clinic would eventually become a proper hospital, and by then I’d be a regularly employed, official doctor."

Since the first day she started working and earning money, she saved everything, saving for when she wanted to return to her studies to pay for tuition. Even if the team pays for the training, she’d have to pay for her own living expenses. Who would she turn to for money then? Grandparents wouldn’t care, and her parents didn’t have much.

But now, this scene was truly despairing.

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