CHAPTER 118: CHAPTER 118: SILVER-TONGUED PERSUASION

Beisitian watched Du Chunmei, her tongue as sharp as a lotus, turning black into white. She couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow; this mouth was indeed powerful. No wonder the original protagonist was completely controlled by her before. If she hadn’t married off with her little daughter, the original protagonist would’ve still been under Du Chunmei’s control after entering the husband’s family.

Seeing Beisitian looking at her without speaking, Du Chunmei thought she had swayed her and continued speaking, trying to stir Beisitian’s heart further.

Just as she was getting into the flow of her persuasion, a loud shout interrupted, "Du Bapi, you shameless scoundrel, here you are deceiving people again!"

Turned out Mrs. Qin had arrived.

After being stunned for a moment, Beisitian remembered Luo Anping. She turned her head, and sure enough, Luo Anping was pulling Mrs. Qin’s arm, running along.

She couldn’t help but smile bitterly, having forgotten about the kid. Today, he came with her to herd sheep, but since he hadn’t spoken, she forgot about him.

This boy was indeed shrewd. Seeing the situation wasn’t right, he immediately ran back to get reinforcements.

Luo Anping didn’t know Du Chunmei, but upon hearing Du Chunmei asking Beisitian to call her ’Aunt,’ and buying tasty snacks, he immediately sensed something was amiss. After hearing the gossip from the surrounding people, he realized it was Du Bapi, so he hurried back to find Mrs. Qin while they weren’t paying attention.

The last time his sister was almost sold off by Du Bapi, this time definitely wasn’t going to be good either. He was worried Beisitian might get deceived and leave them.

Upon seeing Mrs. Qin, Du Chunmei’s face immediately fell. She slightly tilted her chin, crossing her arms, with an attitude that was difficult to swallow.

"Oh, it’s Sister Qin." Du Chunmei said indifferently, no longer addressing her as warmly as ’in-law mother.’

"Du Bapi, what are you up to again!" Mrs. Qin shouted angrily.

The last time Du Chunmei came to see Beisitian, she heard about it and was worried sick. When Luo Anping came back to tell her, she immediately got anxious and hurried over.

"What are you saying, I’m here to see my daughter!" Du Chunmei snorted coldly.

"What do you mean your daughter, Little Tian’er is my daughter-in-law!" Mrs. Qin shouted.

Du Chunmei laughed upon hearing this, "Oh, whether she’s your daughter-in-law or not is clear to everyone, but she’s definitely my daughter. Everyone in the village knows my daughter and your deceased son never had a wedding banquet, what kind of daughter-in-law is that!"

The villagers were all aware of this matter, but no one dared to bring it to light. It was something they whispered behind people’s backs, but you would never dare to openly poke at someone’s sore spot.

So when Du Chunmei said this, many people around became interested. This was going to be a spectacle, and by the looks of it, a big spectacle!

Mrs. Qin was deeply apprehensive about matters related to Luo Xudong, and Du Chunmei’s naked remarks nearly made her black out and faint.

Beisitian hurried forward to support her, pressing a few acupuncture points to bring her back to her senses.

"Your son is gone, don’t delay my daughter. My daughter is already twenty; how long do you intend to hold her back?"

In terms of talking back, ten Mrs. Qins couldn’t rival one Du Chunmei.

"Now, as her mother, I have the ability to find her a good family, but you are relentlessly obstructing it. What are your intentions? Everybody, come and judge this situation. Is Luo Er’s family lacking morality or not? My daughter is already this old, and they refuse to let her leave, forcing her to work like a beast for both the elderly and the young. When will this life see an end? I ask you, who wouldn’t feel heartache if their daughter lived like this?" Du Chunmei said as she started to shed tears.

"Though this daughter isn’t my biological child, she was raised by me from a young age. I may discipline and scold her myself, but no one else can bully her!"

As Du Chunmei spoke, she carefully wiped beneath her eyes, afraid her makeup would be smudged.

Mrs. Qin was enraged upon hearing this, pointing at Du Chunmei’s nose, yet unable to utter a single word, her hand trembling uncontrollably.

Beisitian gently patted the back of her hand. Mrs. Qin glanced over and saw her faint smile, which instantly calmed her heart.

As long as Beisitian wasn’t swayed, even if the entire village reviled her, she wouldn’t care.

"Aunt Du, I used to think you just had a bad temper, but I never expected your mind to be so vicious." Beisitian’s clear voice rang out.

Beisitian didn’t seem indignant; in fact, she spoke so calmly that people believed her even more.

Du Chunmei nearly blurted out "dead girl," but forcibly swallowed it and changed her words, "Tian Tian, how can you say such things about me!"

"Aunt Du, I never blamed you for the beatings and scolding, after all, you have your biological children."

Beisitian revealed Du Chunmei’s stepmother status and position in her way, preventing her from spinning it in her own fashion and adding a manipulative phrase like her beatings could be forgiven but not other people’s bullying.

"All these years I’ve served my parents and sister at home without complaint, after all, I’m the elder sister; doing more work and eating less is to be expected!"

Beisitian didn’t directly accuse Du Chunmei of any mistakes, yet, compared to Du Chunmei’s claims, the faint contrast allowed outsiders to guess the truth.

Moreover, everyone in the village had witnessed Du Chunmei’s previous demeanor. As a girl, she was arrogant and overbearing, and marrying Doctor Bei only amplified her arrogance.

"But Aunt Du disappointed me. Clearly, my father agreed to save money to buy a terylene dress for Sisi, yet you couldn’t wait and insisted I marry the rascal from the neighboring village just because they offered a hefty bride price."

The prior words were merely setting the stage, but the latter ones were the highlight. Once Beisitian uttered them, the people around erupted in shock.

Beisisi was the first in the village to wear a terylene dress, and she was entirely in the spotlight then, envied by all the unmarried women and wives in the village. Everyone merely thought Du Chunmei was hiding it, but it turned out to be otherwise.

The affair of promising Beisitian to the rascal from the neighboring village was known throughout the village because the matter had caused quite a stir. Shortly thereafter, Doctor Bei met his misfortune in the mountains, yet nobody expected the cause was merely buying a skirt for the youngest daughter!

With this realization, Doctor Bei didn’t join the hunting team to enter the mountains but dared to venture alone. He must have wanted to gather more herbs, see more patients, and save enough money to buy a skirt for his youngest daughter and prevent his eldest from marrying such a scoundrel!

So, did Doctor Bei’s death indirectly relate to Du Bapi?!

More and more people continued to gather around, eager to witness the spectacle and join in the discussions.

"Dead girl, stop talking nonsense here, or I will rip apart your mouth!" Du Chunmei finally lost her temper, pointing at Beisitian and angrily scolding her.