Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1404 - 223, Mother and daughter (20)

Watching everyone laugh with such enthusiasm, Mo Sanniang was anything but pleased. She leaned into Lin Yuan’s ear and gestured with her eyes, whispering, "That woman over there is the one who wants to send her daughter to my place. I bet those rumors started with her too."

Lin Yuan lifted her eyelids slightly and saw to her right, not far away, a woman was darting her eyes around, looking in their direction.

At first, she didn’t quite understand what was going on, but when she thought of Xia Zheng and Lin Yi following them, it clicked—aha, this woman couldn’t be eyeing Xia Zheng, could she?

Indeed, compared to Meng Liangdong, Xia Zheng was younger and more handsome, and most importantly, he was rich!

Sure enough, just as they were walking past, a young woman suddenly appeared next to the first woman, with slanted eyes and a pointy chin. She "accidentally" fell over very opportunely just as Xia Zheng walked by, tumbling directly towards him.

Mo Sanniang was horrified and was about to turn around to bump the girl away, but Lin Yuan grabbed her in time.

Then.

With a thud, the woman fell squarely onto the ground!

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The mother cried out loud and hurried over, "My daughter, are you alright? Where did you hurt yourself? Let Mommy have a look, don’t ruin your face!"

The daughter was already dazed by the fall, having aimed herself at Xia Zheng, she couldn’t understand how she ended up on the ground!

When the mother saw her daughter’s face streaming with nosebleeds, she wailed again and looked up at Xia Zheng, who had distanced himself, yelling, "You, you clearly saw my daughter fall, why didn’t you help her up?"

"Hey!" Xia Zheng spread his hands innocently, "Who says I saw anything? Are you my eyes or the worm in my stomach? How could you possibly know? Unless, you’re targeting me?"

The woman’s face turned a splendid mix of red and white as she was caught out, but with all the neighbors watching, what could she do? Admit it was her daughter’s own fault for falling?

Knowing she was no match for Xia Zheng, she turned to the more amenable Mo Sanniang, "Mr. Meng’s friend, is this how your friends behave? So incapable of pitying flowers and cherishing jade!"

Mo Sanniang frowned, and with disgust, she turned her face away.

Lin Yuan, however, was amused. She looked at the girl cradled by the woman, her eyes rolling back slightly, her face covered in dust and nose dripping with blood, and chuckled, "Oh! Is this still a flower? Is this still jade? Husband, she says you don’t understand how to ’pity flowers and cherish jade.’ Should I teach her a lesson for you? It’s been a long while since I’ve hit anyone!"

Xia Zheng, addressed as "husband," was very pleased and waved his hand merrily, "Whatever you like, dear. I know you can’t stand those who throw themselves at people, vulgar temptresses. How do you plan to deal with this one? Like last time, cut off her nose and disfigure her face? Or gouge out her eyes and poison her to mute?"

The woman and the feigning daughter shuddered unexpectedly, their hands clutching tight.

Lin Yuan tilted her head, as if seriously contemplating, then suddenly clapped her hands, "Ah, how about doing both? Gouge out the eyes and cut off the nose, poison her mute and then ruin her face? No, no, that won’t do, we should ruin her face first, then gouge out her eyes, let her see her own hideousness before blinding her!"

"As long as Madam is happy, anything goes," Xia Zheng nodded with great delight, his eyes brimming with indulgence that could drown a person.

Lin Yuan smirked to herself and, when she glanced back at the mother and daughter on the ground, her eyes were filled with smugness. Nevertheless, she feigned concern and asked Mo Sanniang, "Sister Mo, they are your neighbors, right? How are they?"

Mo Sanniang was taken aback and before she could speak, the woman who had fainted suddenly shouted, "Who do you think you are! Accusing us of harm just like that, aren’t you afraid we’ll take this to the Yamen and sue you?"

Lin Yuan turned around, looking aggrievedly at Xia Zheng, "Husband, she scared me."

The corners of Xia Zheng’s mouth twitched as he silently praised Lin Yuan’s acting skills, which were truly impeccable.

"Yamen? Isn’t that just the newly arrived Qi Heizi? No matter, Madam, do as you please."

This time, the woman was genuinely frightened. This man wasn’t even afraid of the Master Magistrate; could he be someone even more powerful? No wonder he had such a fine carriage!

"But, Husband, I really don’t want to trouble you again. The last time, that woman I poisoned into muteness, you still had to involve Sir Xu from the Ministry of Appointments in the Capital city to settle the matter!" Lin Yuan bowed her head slightly, the picture of an obedient and docile wife, then suddenly looked up and exclaimed, "In that case, Husband, how about you take this woman as your concubine?"

The woman who had fainted was about to refuse when her eyes suddenly lit up. A concubine, a concubine! Being a concubine to such a handsome and wealthy man would be wonderful!

Just as the mother and daughter’s eyes gleamed in anticipation of nodding in agreement, they heard Lin Yuan exclaim joyfully, "If she becomes your concubine, then as your main wife, I can beat her or kill her as I please. Not to talk about gouging out eyes, even chopping off arms or legs is something I could easily do!"

No! No!

The woman on the ground shuddered violently, looking at the handsome couple before her as if staring at the King of Hell.

The mother quickly looked towards Mo Sanniang, pleading, "Sister Mo, considering we are neighbors, please ask your friend to spare us! Please, I beg you!"

Mo Sanniang turned to Lin Yuan, "Yuanyuan, we’re all neighbors, and even though she and her daughter... well, we see each other often. Please don’t make things difficult for them."

Looking at the serious expression on Mo Sanniang’s face, Lin Yuan suddenly chuckled, "Haha, I was just joking with them. Since they are friends of yours, Sister, how could I possibly make things difficult for them? Let’s go. You must be tired, we should head back to our room."

With that said, she helped Mo Sanniang back to their own home, leaving the mother and daughter looking somewhat dazed, watching them go.

The surrounding neighbors now looked upon Mo Sanniang with a newfound respect. Regardless of whether what the woman had said was true or false, they were clearly wealthy, and offending Mo Sanniang could only bring misfortune. From now on, they decided it was best to be good to Sister Mo and not to spread any more gossip.

Some understood this, while others simply could not comprehend, like the mother and daughter on the ground. Although Lin Yuan had intentionally warned them that becoming a concubine was a fate full of miseries, the pair were still hell-bent on climbing into Meng Liangdong’s bed. Alas, Lin Yuan had to intervene once more, exposing their sordid affair with the married man to his wife, resulting in the two being married off to a lonely old bachelor.

Returning from Mo Sanniang’s house, they were all fatigued and quickly took the carriage back to the Fuman Building to rest.

But before resting, they met with a few individuals. The shopkeepers from a few branches of Fuman Building had heard of their return and had come to Zhuma Town. Xia Zheng had spent the morning dealing with these people’s affairs. Everyone was eager to see Lin Yuan, and so they had all been waiting for her return.