Transmigration: Becoming the Wicked Stepmother of Four Children

Chapter 27 Jealousy and Greed

The horse-drawn carriage entered the village just as the villagers were returning home from the fields for lunch.

The sounds of horses' hooves and wheels rolling were exceptionally clear in the quiet village.

It immediately attracted the attention of many people.

When the carriage slowly came to a stop in front of Lu Qingqing's house...

Everyone gathered around curiously.

Everyone wanted to see what distinguished guest had come to Lu Qingqing's house.

Lu Qingqing was seen lifting her skirt as she stepped down from the carriage.

at this time,

Liu Cuihua, returning from the fields, happened to witness this scene.

Liu Cuihua saw her step down from such a magnificent carriage,

A wave of bitterness welled up inside me.

She deliberately raised her voice and said in a sarcastic tone:

"Oh, isn't this Lu Qingqing?"

Why did you come back in such a nice carriage?

"Could it be that you've been doing something shady outside?"

Her words

Like adding fuel to the fire

This immediately sparked a flurry of discussion among the initially curious onlookers.

"Yeah, what happened?"

"Maybe she's climbed the social ladder."

"It doesn't look like it."

Various speculations and doubts arose one after another.

Lu Qingqing stood beside the carriage, her face instantly turning ugly.

at this time,

Sister Liu came out of Lu Qingqing's house.

Hearing Liu Cuihua's sharp and sarcastic words,

Enraged, he put his hands on his hips and shouted:

"Liu Cuihua, you really can't stand to see others doing well, are you? What nonsense are you spouting here!"

"It's Doctor Chu who asked Qingqing to go to town to help treat someone's snake venom!"

Sister Liu's voice was loud and clear, immediately drowning out the murmurs of the crowd.

She glared at Liu Cuihua and continued:

"You have no sense of propriety when it comes to your mouth; you don't know anything and you're just making things up!"

Qingqing is capable; she can save lives.

Unlike you, all you do is spout nonsense here!

After being rebuked by her sister-in-law, Liu Cuihua

His face turned pale and then flushed, but he still stubbornly muttered:

"Hmph, who knows if it's true or not."

Upon hearing this, Sister Liu became even more furious.

He stepped forward, pointed at Liu Cuihua's nose, and said:

Believe it or not, it's up to you!

Qingqing kindly saved someone, and you're here making sarcastic remarks.

Have you lost your conscience?

The surrounding villagers listened to what Sister Liu said,

They also began to criticize Liu Cuihua.

"That's right, it's a good thing that Qingqing is capable."

Don't let jealousy get the better of you.

"Don't we know Qingqing's character well enough?"

"Cuihua, you just can't stand seeing others do well."

Seeing that she had angered everyone, Liu Cuihua dared not utter another word.

They slunk away and disappeared into the crowd.

Xiao Si helped Lu Qingqing take the things she bought out of the carriage one by one.

They were neatly placed in Lu Qingqing's yard.

Liu Cuihua saw the pile of things on the ground,

His eyes widened, and his jealousy and greed intensified.

Her eyes darted around, and she started arguing and making a scene again.

She put her hands on her hips, pointed at Lu Qingqing's nose, and scolded:

"You bastard Lu Qingqing, how dare you steal our family's money!"

"Buying so much stuff!"

The voice was sharp and piercing.

It was as if they wanted to devour Lu Qingqing alive.

Lu Qingqing was completely baffled by her sudden accusation.

He frowned and replied:

"Liu Cuihua, don't make false accusations. When did I steal money from your family?"

Liu Cuihua, however, persisted and shouted even more arrogantly:

"Hmph, you're still trying to argue!"

These things are worth a lot of money, where did you get the money to buy them?

If it wasn't stolen from my house, where else could it have come from?

"Mother, Mother, come quick! Lu Qingqing has stolen our money!"

She shouted at the top of her lungs,

She stomped her feet, and her tantrum was so disgusting that it made people want to vomit.

After a while

Qin Xiulian heard the shouts and rushed over.

Upon seeing this, Liu Cuihua

As if they had found someone to back them up, they became even more unscrupulous.

He embellished the story and told Qin Xiulian:

"Mother, look."

Lu Qingqing stole our money and bought so many things.

Still won't admit it!

Qin Xiulian never had a good impression of Lu Qingqing.

After listening to Liu Cuihua's words,

Without even asking what happened, he started cursing at Lu Qingqing:

"You ungrateful wretch, how dare you steal money!"

"I'll teach you a lesson!"

Lu Qingqing was trembling with anger and loudly retorted:

"What kind of madness have you all gone mad with? You're just spouting nonsense!"

I didn't steal the money; I earned it myself!

at this time,

The surrounding villagers also gathered around.

Pointing fingers and making comments about this farce.

Liu Cuihua persisted, saying:

"Hmph, we just separated, where did you get so much money to buy things?"

Don't talk nonsense and lie here!

Her triangular eyes were wide open, and her face was full of arrogance.

Lu Qingqing remained calm and straightened her back before saying:

"You didn't give me a single copper coin when we divided the family property yesterday."

Everyone knows this.

But I'm capable.

I rescued someone in town today, and they gave me a hundred taels of silver as a token of their gratitude.

I not only want to buy things to improve my life, I also want to build a new house.

"They made our family live so comfortably, can't you believe it?"

Lu Qingqing's eyes revealed determination and confidence.

He was not intimidated by Liu Cuihua's imposing manner in the slightest.

Liu Cuihua didn't believe it, pursed her lips, and said fiercely:

"You? You can save people and get a reward?"

Who knows if you did something shady to get this money!

As she spoke, she moved closer to Lu Qingqing, trying to smear her.

At this time,

The county magistrate's servant, who had been standing to the side, could no longer stand it.

He stepped forward and shouted:

"Let's see who dares to cause trouble here!"

Madam Lu's miraculous healing skills saved lives; this is the money my magistrate gave me for medical treatment.

Is there no law left in your country, with you all acting so unreasonably?

I will definitely report the truth to my magistrate when I get back.

Let the adults judge this!

Little S's voice was loud and authoritative.

The shock left Liu Cuihua and her daughter speechless.

Upon hearing that it was the county magistrate,

Liu Cuihua's face turned deathly pale, and she stammered:

"This...this, sir, I dare not, I dare not!"

It's probably a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!

Qin Xiulian also hurriedly nodded and bowed, saying:

"Please calm down, sir. We were just confused for a moment."

Little S snorted coldly and said:

"It's best if it's a misunderstanding. If I hear you slandering Madam Lu again..."

"It's not that easy to let it go!"

Qin Xiulian and Liu Cuihua trembled with fear at the servant's imposing manner.

He bowed repeatedly in response:

"We won't dare! We won't dare! Your Honor, have mercy! We'll never do it again!"

Their faces were filled with fear and obsequiousness, their previous arrogance completely gone.

Only then did Little Stowe suppress his anger.

Turning to look at Lu Qingqing, his face regained its previous respect.

Said:

"Madam Lu, then I'll take my leave. Please take care."

After saying that, he flicked his whip and drove the carriage slowly away from the village.

Lu Qingqing watched Xiao Si's departing figure, her heart filled with gratitude.

She turned her head.

He gave Liu Cuihua and Qin Xiulian a cold glance.

The two men were standing timidly to the side, not daring to meet her gaze.

Lu Qingqing ignored them, turned around and took Liu's hand, saying:

"Sister-in-law, let's go home."

Sister Liu nodded, and the two went inside the house.

Lu Qingqing slammed the door shut.

This shut out Liu Cuihua, Qin Xiulian, and the noise outside.

Lu Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief.

He said to Sister Liu:

"Sister-in-law, we are so grateful to have you here today."

Otherwise, I really wouldn't know how to deal with that mother and daughter.

Aunt Liu patted Lu Qingqing's hand and comforted her:

"Qingqing, don't be afraid, they're just jealous of you."

From now on, let's live our lives well and make them envious.