Joyful Motherhood in a Rural Family-Chapter 976 - Slap in the Face

Chapter 976: Chapter 976: Slap in the Face

Chapter 976 -976: Slap in the Face

Upon hearing these words, Liu Sisi realized that the other party had not recognized her at all.

She immediately called out softly.

“Sister, it’s me! I used to live next door to you. I came back today to check on my mother-in-law, do you know where she has gone?”

“Is it you? The Mr. Officer who came looking for you some days ago…”

The bean-curd making woman’s face lit up with surprise as she scrutinized her several times, utterly dumbfounded!

She had never imagined that the finely dressed beauty with pearl and jade adorning her hair was the same ugly woman who had lived next door!

Her memory was stuck on the last time the other woman, covered in poison sores and wearing rags upon rags, had passed by her, and how she had looked at her with a face full of disdain.

How had it happened that, in the blink of an eye, the other woman’s poison sores had healed so drastically? If not for the faint traces of scars from the poison sores on her face, she wouldn’t have been able to recognize her at all.

She still remembered showing off in front of her, boasting to that woman, when she received a silver ingot as a reward after several officers had come looking for someone just a few days ago, even mocking her.

“Oh, that man is indeed my husband.”

Even though she was extremely dissatisfied with Di Yelei at the moment, she had no intention of revealing her scars in front of outsiders.

“Your husband?”

The woman exclaimed in shock! Her face burned with embarrassment, feeling there was nothing more awkward than the current situation!

“The ugly woman… No! I mean, I meant… what I mean is… this lady… Madam, are you here to find Granny Peng?”

She was so flustered that she wished she could dig a hole and bury herself in it.

“That’s correct, do you know where Granny Peng has gone?”

“The day after you left, she also left. She only came back once on the third day, and she asked about your whereabouts from me. Since then, I… I haven’t seen her again…”

Despite being nearly incoherent, the woman still conveyed everything she knew, her eyes filled with hope as she looked at Liu Sisi.

Liu Sisi did not disappoint her expectation, and gave Xue Yi a nod. Xue Yi quickly took out a silver ingot and rewarded the woman.

“If Granny Peng comes back, please tell her that I have returned. I am currently staying at the hostel, waiting for her to come and meet me. Make sure you remember to pass on the message to her, do not forget.”

“Of course, I understand. The ugly… Madam, rest assured, I will definitely deliver the message!”

The woman took the silver ingot from Xue Yi’s hand, holding it tightly in her palm, her face blooming with a smile like a flower.

“That will be good.”

Having made a fruitless visit, Liu Sisi felt quite heavy-hearted.

Granny Peng had first saved Chou Chou’s life and now her own; these two life-saving favors could not be recounted in just a few words.

She had already planned to find Granny Peng and then take her back as an adoptive mother to care for her and let her live out her remaining years in peace, attending to her to the end of her days.

But, finding her was the first step. Without that, all plans were just empty talk.

“Let’s go! We’ll head back to the hostel first.”

Liu Sisi got back into the carriage but opened the carriage curtain and looked out the window.

The carriage soon started up, leaving everything far behind.

That woman watched as the carriage gradually sped away, finally disappearing around the corner of the small alleyway, no longer visible at all.

She looked down at the silver ingot tightly clutched in her palm, feeling an emptiness at the bottom of her heart as a bitter taste spread in her mouth.

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The carriage moved slowly through the narrow alley, and occasionally, one could see one or two bare trees devoid of leaves. Almost no one could be spotted on either side of the road. Not far ahead was the small shop where she had once stopped to eat dumplings—nowadays its main entrance was tightly closed, showing no signs of business, preventing her from reliving the past by enjoying a bowl of dumplings.

She hadn’t found anyone in her journey, and Wanzhou City was not peaceful these days, with Di Yelei often leaving the manor. The next time she wished to come and search for Granny Peng, it would likely be very difficult.

Liu Sisi heaved a light sigh and let go of the curtain in her hand.

In the blink of an eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar back.

“Stop! Stop the carriage quickly.”

Liu Sisi called for the coachman to halt, and briskly pulled the carriage curtain open again, sticking her head out of the window to gaze at the familiar figure.

It seemed to be Granny Peng, yet not exactly, giving her a peculiarly strange feeling. The oil-paper umbrella in the person’s hand seemed very familiar… it was, perhaps, the one she had lost!

Her heart leapt with joy, and she hurriedly instructed the coachman, “Quick! Take another road and follow that person ahead!”

The coachman and several followers, along with Xue Yi driving the carriage today, were brought out from the Marquis Mansion by Di Yelei. At the moment, upon hearing Liu Sisi’s command, they instinctively complied.

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As they set the horse into motion, the coachman turned his head hesitantly and said, “Princess, Old Master Marquis had given orders. If we go out, we should return quickly to avoid any accidents. Your Highness, take a look…”

Was she to listen to what Di Yelei had said?

If he hadn’t mentioned Di Yelei, Liu Sisi might have considered it for a moment. Now that Di Yelei’s name had come up, her heart felt as uncomfortable as if she had swallowed a fly.

“What are you looking at? Are my words not more important than those of a mere marquis? Chase after them quickly!”

The coachman, who had inadvertently got caught in the crossfire, dared not waste any more words and hurriedly complied, urging the horse forward.

They quickly took a forked road and started chasing after the familiar figure ahead.

But it was just a moment’s delay. By the time they took the fork, the long road was void of any figures.

Could it be that they had walked fast and already turned at the bend ahead?

Liu Sisi urged the carriage forward.

Indeed, after racing around the bend, she saw the familiar back once more, and a surge of joy filled her heart.

In the small alleyway, the carriage could not move quickly, but the figure ahead was not walking slowly.

The carriage pursued all the way until suddenly, it jolted; the rear wheel had fallen right into a puddle and couldn’t move an inch.

Liu Sisi, in her urgency, flung open the carriage curtain and was about to disembark, but was preemptively stopped by Xue Yi.

“Princess, don’t go! Let this slave chase after them. I will definitely bring the person back.”

With that, Xue Yi got down from the carriage.

Liu Sisi withdrew the foot she had put forward, instructing Xue Yi, “Good! Remember to call that person back. She is my lifesaver; remember to treat her with respect.”

“This slave understands.”

Xue Yi quickly took chase, and one of the followers, worried, didn’t wait for the carriage to be pulled out of the puddle and also followed in pursuit.

The remaining two followers, together with the coachman, began pushing the carriage.

“What a strange thing! Such a deep and large puddle in the middle of a well-trodden road, and nobody has filled it?”

The coachman grumbled.