Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Vengeance Comes Not Late, But Exactly on Time Chapter 140: Chapter 140: Vengeance Comes Not Late, But Exactly on Time Then, with a smile that belied the knife-twisting words, she said, “Let your wife rot in jail, and because of her deeds, let your daughters, beautiful as flowers, never be able to lift their heads for the rest of their lives.
“Who knows, with good luck they might even marry into the Mao Family of Beipo Village, making you, Zhao Pulin, a person of significance in these parts. So, what do you think, want to give it a try?”
Zhao Pulin really didn’t know what to say in that moment; his mind went blank and he seemed somewhat dazed.
Then Luo Qiao took a few steps back and shouted, “Considering we’re all from the same village, I won’t hold this against you this time. But if there’s a next time, and you spout such nonsense again, don’t blame me for not being polite.
“You all should leave, lest others think I’m being unreasonable in victory.”
Zhao Pulin, gripping Gao Suhua tightly, walked towards home while Luo Qiao called out from behind, “Remember, good is repaid with good, evil with evil; it’s not that it won’t be repaid, the time just hasn’t come yet.”
After these words were spoken, everyone looked at the hastening figures of Zhao Pulin and his wife leaving and felt certain that the couple had done something wrong for Luo Qiao to have caught them by the tail.
The Zhao Family’s sisters, who had been hiding in the crowd, had wanted to defend their parents, but seeing the man by Luo Qiao’s side, they knew he was not to be messed with. Didn’t they see their parents had already slipped away?
As Gao Suhua was about to reach the steps, about to disappear from sight, Luo Qiao’s hand quickly threw a stone, and a series of yells rang out.
Gao Suhua and Zhao Pulin, whom she was gripping, both tumbled and rolled down the steps. The Zhao Family’s daughters, who thought their parents were about to go to work, now wondered why they were heading home.
As they prepared to catch up and ask, they rushed towards their parents, hoping to help them up, since they were the closest.
Unfortunately for Zhao Xiaomei, her luck was worse; she stepped directly on a pebble and tripped, her face meeting the steps in a forward tumble, much like sliding down a slide, only face-first.
Thankfully, those steps were made of bluestone, polished smooth over many years, but when they lifted her up, her forehead might have struck right on the edge of a step, smearing her face with blood.
She also lost a front tooth, and now everyone was even more convinced that the Zhao Family had committed a despicable act, otherwise Luo Qiao’s words wouldn’t have come true so immediately.
They quickly carried the injured to the health clinic for treatment while Luo Qiao curled her lip and said, “Seems like they haven’t done few guilty deeds in the past.”
In fact, Yuan Weicheng had a feeling that Luo Qiao was related to the incident, but he hadn’t been paying attention to her at the moment, so he didn’t notice anything unusual. Yet, there was definitely something fishy about it.
He thought, good, the young lady by his side wasn’t someone easy to push around, which is fine, it prevents others from bullying her.
He decided to have someone look into the matter upon his return, determined to seek justice for the young lady. Of course, he would start an investigation first, but in the end, it would still be up to the young lady’s wishes.
It was hard to believe that an ordinary village woman could have such audacity, but then again, considering the girl’s biological parents were no saints, failing to recognize their own child—truly absurd.
Today, the village buzzed with excitement, and the Sun Family’s affair was likely to temporarily drop off the gossip charts.
People from the village hurriedly carried the injured to the health room, and because the room was small, everyone crowded outside, trying to peek inside.
Doctor Gao attended to Zhao Xiaomei first, halting the bleeding, cleaning the wound, disinfecting, and bandaging. He had no time to attend to Zhao Pulin and his wife. He had wanted to ask Luo Qiao to come help, but thinking of the recent events, he decided against it.