The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!

Chapter 572: Confirming the Real Culprit

"So, Sufen, what happened to you today?"

At that time, Tong Huaqiong heard Yaozu calling for help, saying that Sufen wasn’t well, so she rushed over in a hurry. By the time she arrived, Chen Sufen had already been helped up into a sitting position.

She thought Chen Sufen’s labor had started early, just three to five days ahead of schedule, still within the normal range. Who would have thought that Chen Sufen had been hit in the stomach by someone.

Speaking of the villagers of Qinghe Bay, who dares to mess with Tong Huaqiong’s family now? Even the dogs raised by them have to be treated kindly.

After the child was born, Ma Wenpo subtly suggested if Chen Sufen had been startled by something. The more Tong Huaqiong thought about it, the more it didn’t feel right.

She replayed the events in her mind. Chen Sufen was fine when they were having breakfast. After breakfast, she walked with her to the Weaving Workshop without any discomfort.

There were too many people at the Weaving Workshop, so Tong Huaqiong worried about Chen Sufen getting tired and sent her home early. Could something have happened in such a short time?

Taking advantage of when Chen Sufen woke up from a nap, she asked her about the doubt in her mind.

"Indeed, this pregnancy for Sister-in-law went smoothly. Ma Wenpo said the due date was still a few days away, so why did it start today?" Tong Pandi frowned and said.

Chen Sufen sighed.

She didn’t have the strength to speak when she was in pain, only focusing on hoping that nothing would happen to the child. Now that both she and the baby were fine, she could finally talk.

"Chun Wang bumped into me," Chen Sufen said. "He was rushing to the private school and ran straight into me."

"That black-hearted brat, one day heaven will strike him down, cut him into pieces, he’s blind to have bumped into you," Tong Pandi cursed.

Chun Wang’s sister Chun Ni and mother Mrs. Cao are now under Tong Pandi’s supervision, working in the pigsty. Chun Wang often visits them there.

Despite his young age, he’s no good, following his grandma to call Mrs. Cao a slut and Chun Ni a burden. Tong Pandi really dislikes Chun Wang.

Tong Huaqiong’s face turned grim.

Chen Sufen said, "He probably bumped into me accidentally. He heard the school bell and was afraid of being late, so he rushed."

Man Er, Xiao Long, and Yaozu often barely make it to private school on time, today they were even later than Chun Wang.

So, subconsciously, Chen Sufen preferred to believe that Chun Wang wouldn’t be bold enough to deliberately hit her stomach.

Chen Sufen certainly didn’t like Chun Wang. If Chun Wang really did it on purpose, her mother-in-law would punish him severely. But with her child just born, she didn’t want to see bloodshed.

Moreover, the baby was born healthy and she was fine herself.

Tong Huaqiong looked at Chen Sufen and knew what she was thinking.

This daughter-in-law was kindhearted to a fault.

She forgot that during the Lantern Festival, when Man Er, Xiao Long, and the other children were almost abducted, Chun Wang attempted to hit Xiao Long with a brick to save himself right in front of the kidnappers.

People say children’s nature is pure, but Tong Huaqiong doesn’t agree.

Among the masses, there are bound to be a few naturally bad seeds.

Besides, Chun Wang was spoiled since young by his grandmother Ms. Luo and Tian Fugui. It’s quite possible he deliberately ran into Chen Sufen’s stomach.

What’s in it for him to run into Chen Sufen’s stomach?

Nothing.

It’s common for bad people to do harmful and useless things.

Tong Huaqiong said to Chen Sufen, "I know you’re kind-hearted, but you underestimate how malicious a child can be."

Not to mention those juvenile news stories about burying classmates alive, even during Tong Huaqiong’s school days, there were little beasts who bullied and extorted classmates, learning bad deeds instinctively.

Tong Pandi said, "Auntie is right, Sister-in-law, you shouldn’t think too well of people. To give a nearer example, you know Tong Zhijie and Tong Zhaodi, right? They knew how to misbehave and get me punished by our parents when they were just three years old, always falsely accusing me. Chun Wang is similar."

"Even if it wasn’t deliberate, the fact remains he ran into your stomach. Did he apologize afterward?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Chen Sufen paused and said, "No, he rushed off to class."

"Whether it was intentional or not, I’ll go and ask him."

Tong Huaqiong stood up.

She didn’t mind scaring the little beast.

Generally, kids would stop instinctively if they knocked someone over out of fear, but Chun Wang just ran off.

All signs pointed to it not being an accident.

At this time, the bell from the private school rang, signaling classes had ended.

Tong Huaqiong strode outside.

"Grandma Tong, Xiao Long and Chun Wang are fighting at the school gate, you should check it out," Liu Tong’s son ran to Tong Huaqiong’s door and called out to her.

Tong Huaqiong wasn’t worried about Xiao Long losing in a fight against Chun Wang.

This kid, just like Su Chengmin, fights dirty.

Tong Huaqiong arrived at the school gate.

She saw Xiao Long straddling Chun Wang, punching him repeatedly in the face and body.

A group of children gathered around, cheering them on.

Yaozu and Man Er stood near Chun Wang, ready to jump in and help if Xiao Long got pushed back.

Chun Wang, held down by Xiao Long, tried several times to flip him over but failed. He lifted his leg, ready to kick Xiao Long from behind, but Man Er pinned his legs with her feet.

"Quick, call my grandma..."

"Xiao Long, you bastard."

"Boo hoo... stop hitting me..."

Spring Wang cried loudly as he was beaten.

Tong Huaqiong, seeing Xiao Long has the upper hand, folded her arms and watched from a short distance away.

Chun Wang indeed needed a lesson, and getting it from Xiao Long was even better.

Why did Xiao Long fight Chun Wang?

Earlier that morning, Man Er, Xiao Long, Yaozu, and Chun Wang all rushed to the private school just before the bell. On the road, they saw Chen Sufen sitting painfully on the ground.

The three kids were terrified, some called for help, and others helped Chen Sufen up.

Xiao Long, raised in the Eastern Palace, had grown up overhearing eunuchs and palace maids gossiping about which concubine’s pregnancy was sabotaged, which pregnant concubine in the Prince Mansion got bumped by an inattentive maid...

Hearing it often, he remembered it.

He surveyed the environment around Chen Sufen and noticed nothing unusual except a puddle of water.

It wasn’t just Gu Ruinian who fetched water in the village; many people passed that road with their buckets, often leaving it damp, and Chen Sufen, who took this path daily, would be aware of this.

Xiao Long didn’t think Chen Sufen slipped and fell due to water.

He wanted to ask Chen Sufen, but she was in too much pain to speak.

Children could do nothing to help in childbirth, so Tong Huaqiong sent Xiao Long, Man Er, and the others to the private school.

Even in school, Xiao Long pondered why Chen Sufen, who was fine earlier, ended up sitting on the ground.

With a calculating mind, he figured out who would rush to the private school on that path and always be in a hurry to make it by the bell.

He thus narrowed it down to Chun Wang, Liu Tong’s son, and two young members of the Xu Family.

Excluding Liu Tong’s son, the remaining three were all suspects.

No other reason: Chun Wang’s grandma, Ms. Luo, was a sworn enemy of Tong Huaqiong. Routine mischief by Chun Wang included using dead mice and cockroaches to scare classmates, showing no remorse even under the teacher’s reprimand, and once, he urinated into the teacher’s kettle, for which Xiao Long had beaten him.

The two Xu Family boys happened to be grandsons of the former Xu clan leader, an old foe of the Gu Family.

Through meticulous questioning and observation, Xiao Long confirmed that Chun Wang was the true culprit.