jdhmnovel Chapter 156 Why did you come today?
Chapter 156 Why did you come today?
Guo Xian was a little indignant at this and was about to step forward to explain, but was stopped by Yu Xian'an: "Little sister, there is no need for you to intervene in this situation."
Yu Xian'an took two steps forward and looked the man up and down. The man was a little scared when he saw this young man with extraordinary demeanor. He knew that he was not an ordinary person.
Yu Xian'an then spoke slowly, "According to Chinese law, a wife must observe a three-year mourning period after her husband's death before she can remarry. If her children follow her to a new marriage, it must be because there is no one left in her husband's family to raise them or they have been abandoned by the family. Otherwise, the woman has nothing to do with the children going to her husband's family. Mai Miao is not left without a caregiver, and the Mai family didn't abandon her. What relationship does she have with you now?"
The man stiffened his neck and said, "That doesn't mean she can disown her biological mother just because she remarried. Wang is still her biological mother no matter what. If she disobeys, she is unfilial."
Yu Xian'an smiled slightly, "Then why did you come here today? Just to accuse Mai Miao of being unfilial?"
"Of course not. I just feel sorry for the child and want to come and pick her up to stay in town for a few days." Wang hastily denied it. She couldn't fall out now.
"Grandma Wang, she wants to take Maimiao to town. As Maimiao's grandmother, do you agree?" Yu Xian'an turned to Grandma Wang.
Granny Wang spat at the two Wangs: "Don't even think about it. Who knows what they're up to right now?"
Yu Xian'an raised an eyebrow and looked at the two of them: "You heard it, Grandma Wang's disapproval doesn't mean Mai Miao is disobeying you. You can leave now."
Wang and the other woman were speechless. They anxiously turned to Mai Miao and said, "Son, come with me to town and stay for two days. Let me take care of you."
Without even looking at it, Mai Miao said, "I am the blood of the Mai family. If the elders of my Mai family don't agree, there's nothing I can do."
The man wanted to say something, but when he saw that the situation was not right, he endured it. At this time, the villagers of Chenjia Village surrounded them and told them to get out. The two were frightened by the scene and walked out timidly.
After they walked quite a distance, Wang called out to Mai Miao again, "Mai Miao, Mom will come to see you again."
After saying that, the two of them ran away immediately without even looking back.
When the villagers saw the people running away, they turned around to comfort the grandparents and grandchildren and then left one after another.
Mai Miao felt a little lost, and she couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. Grandma Wang was so distressed to see her granddaughter's distraught look that she secretly cursed Wang for being a cruel person.
Mai Miao thanked Yu Xian'an and the others. Filial piety was always a powerful force. The Mai family was new to the village, and now it was just the two of them, the grandparents and grandchildren. Wang was her biological mother, so how could she bear such pressure?
Qingning asked Zhenzhen to take Grandma Wang away, and the others sat with Mai Miao.
Mai Miao's eyes gradually turned red, and mist filled her eyes. "My father passed away when I was seven. I was still naive at that time, but I knew that he would never carry me on a horse again. I only remember that my grandmother cried until her eyes went blind. My mother cursed the heavens, the earth, and me and my grandmother every day, and she didn't give us any food. Sometimes she was so hungry that she could only secretly eat lettuce leaves. Then suddenly one day, she disappeared too. The house was turned upside down and nothing was left. Even my grandmother's silver hairpin was gone. The silver hairpin was my grandmother's dowry. My grandmother didn't say anything, just said that it was not easy for her either, so I considered it as compensation."
Mai Miao spoke to herself, her tone calm, tears streaming down her face. "After that, my grandmother and I depended on each other for survival. Although we were poor, we were comfortable. I thought it was good at the time. At least we didn't have to be scolded or go hungry every day. The villagers rarely had a good attitude towards us. They would mock us behind our backs, and later they would just show their disdain to our faces. I would scold them back. I couldn't let them bully my grandmother."
Guo Xian felt sad when he heard this and handed over the handkerchief in his hand. Mai Miao took the handkerchief, thanked him, and wiped away her tears.
"I thought I'd never see her again in this lifetime, but I saw her when I went to town a few days ago. I was actually a little bit excited at the time, but then I thought, forget it, if she could be so cruel, how could she possibly want to see me?" Mai Miao laughed at herself and continued, "But I didn't expect that she might have heard the rumors and actually came to my house, saying she missed me and had no choice. The funny thing is, I actually believed her at first. If she hadn't insisted that I live in town and leave my grandmother, I don't know what she was thinking. I'm afraid she wanted to keep me in her hands and use me for her own benefit."
Everyone listened quietly, feeling mixed emotions. There were some things no one could persuade them to do, as how could they empathize with others without having experienced their suffering?
Qing Ning said, "Sister Mai Miao, please don't go to town these days. What if they do something extreme?"
"Yeah, don't go to town anymore. What if something happens?" Qingke was also worried.
Mai Miao took a deep breath, looked at them and said, "Are you afraid they'll kill me? I wouldn't dare to kill them. They're just after the work and money I have. What else can they do if I don't give it to them? Rob them openly? They'd be too afraid to do that."
"It's hard to say. Parents are not responsible for killing their children." Yu Xian'an was good at talking, and his words made everyone tense up.
Guo Xian looked at his brother and was speechless, but he knew that what he said was true.
"Kill me? They probably can't bear to do that, so they try every possible means to trap me just to kill me?" Mai Miao was unusually calm at this time.
He looked at everyone and said, "It's okay. You don't have to worry so much. She came here today probably to find out a lot about me. I am a treasure to them now, a treasure that makes money."
Mai Miao felt sad in her heart. If she had any illusions about her mother before, now she had none at all.
Everyone was silent. Qing Ning, still worried, said to Yu Xian'an, "Brother Yu, can I borrow someone from you? He needs to be skilled in martial arts and clever. We'll pay him for all the hard work he's been doing following Sister Mai Miao around."
This is the best solution at the moment. Wang didn't do anything extreme, but they can't just sit there and do nothing. If something happens to Mai Miao, they will feel uneasy.
Yu Xian'an nodded: "No problem, I will send people to protect her safety. Forget about the wages. Haven't they received enough benefits from your family?"
Mai Miao was a little panicked: "There's no need to do this. I should be fine, so why would I bother you to arrange someone to protect me?"
Yu Xian'an said, "Of course. We should be on guard against others. She has already achieved what she wanted by causing this trouble. She may have many tricks up her sleeve."
"Yes, we feel more at ease knowing someone is protecting you. Otherwise, you can stay in the village for a while." Qingke also agreed.
Upon hearing this, Mai Miao quickly said, "How can you stay? The pastry shop is extremely busy right now, and where are you going to find anyone to fill the shoes? Never mind, I'll accept it."
Seeing that she no longer resisted, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and told her to be careful not to be alone when she was outside, and not to be aggressive and to put her own safety first.