C161 (1/2)
Su Zhi put down her bowl and chopsticks and chased after her, stopping her in her tracks to snatch the child back.
”What are you doing? Quickly put the child down!”
”Madam, I beg of you, please return the child to me. You're still young, so it's possible that I'll only have this one daughter!”
Mother Ding, Jade Moon and Danxue chased out together, pulling at Mrs. Zhou Yang, unwilling to let go.
”I beg of you!” Madam, please do me the honor! ”
Dou Zi was so scared that she was crying. She kicked the woman and yelled, ”Mother!” Mother! ”
Su Zhi's heart ached for her child, and she hurriedly extended her hand, wanting to catch her.
Madame Zhou was unwilling to let go, kneeling on the ground with a thump, ”Madam, I kowtowed to you!”
After saying that, she held the child and crawled onto the ground, heavily kowtowing to the ground.
”Don't be like this, let me think. I won't make things difficult for you!”
Su Zhi supported the girl and helped her up. Seeing the child crying so loudly made her so distressed that she didn't know what to say.
Madame Zhou finally released the child, but she still remained kneeling on the ground, unwilling to get up. She silently cried as she looked at the little girl who had escaped from her embrace.
”I gave birth to her in October, and now she is unwilling to acknowledge me as her mother.”
”She clutched her chest and knelt on the ground, her tears falling into the dust.” My Heart... It's worse than a knife! ”
Su Zhi understood the feeling of losing a child. She had experienced the same thing when the little bean bun had gone. She felt as if the sky was about to collapse and her eyes were swollen from crying.
She had experienced the Zhou family's difficulties before, so how could she bear to see her beg again and again?
”Get up. Go eat first. Your health is more important.”
”No, I don't. Without Aunt Lan, I might as well die.”
Su Zhi looked at the child in her arms, frightened out of her wits.
”Even if you want to take the child away, you have to let her eat.”
Hearing her words, Madame Zhou who was lying on the ground immediately raised her head, looking at her with her red and swollen eyes, full of hope. ”Madame is willing to give Aunt Lan back to me?”
Su Zhi said nothing as she carried the child inside the house.
The woman wiped her tears away and followed him in.
The meal was very depressing. Little Dou Bao refused to leave Su Zhi's embrace, hiding in her arms like a spoiled child.
A Jin vigilantly stared at Zhou Yangshi, her tears filled with hostility.
Mother Ding and Danxue also felt uncomfortable. The atmosphere was extremely solemn.
After eating dinner, Lady Zhou stared eagerly at the bean bun. Several times she wanted to go up to it, but was stopped by A Jin.
”Let this child stay here tonight. You can go back to the inn first.”
”But …”
”You can't refuse to let the child stay on this last night, can you?”
Madame Zhou hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
Only after Su Zhi had washed the child, did she have the time to come and pay attention to her, ”If you're not at ease tonight, you can also stay. Just wait and see.”
”I... ”I still need to go back and serve my mother-in-law and husband. Then, tomorrow, please bring the child to the 'Blessed Blessings' Inn. We will stay there for the time being.”
”Yes.” Su Zhi answered indifferently and then stopped talking.
Zhou Yang reluctantly left, watching the yard turn back three times before finally disappearing into the alleyway.
After everyone had left, A Jin cautiously asked, ”Mother, are you going to send your little sister away?”
Su Zhi's body froze, and her hand that was packing her bag stopped.
She looked up at the nervous child, unsure of what to say.
”Mother, you won't send your little sister away right?”