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Chapter 173
Chapter 173
Chapter 173
You Go Sleep in the Pig Pen (1)
Jiang Xiaoman cried as she washed Fragrance clean.
It had been a long time since she had so genuinely and miserably cried.
She felt that she was already mature, already a young adult. She would not cry if there wasn’t any particular need to.
She especially would not cry in front of Grandma; that would be a useless thing to do.
Crying did not work on Grandma anymore.
Grandma said Xiaoman’s heart had grown bigger; she was disobedient and rebellious, so Grandma had to discipline her seriously. No matter how miserably she cried, Grandma was not moved at all. Eventually, Xiaoman could only stay quiet and take the beating, and silently get stronger.
But today, she really couldn’t stand it anymore. Xiaoman felt too resentful.
Not only did she get beaten, she also had to clean up all the mess alone. Yu Qingshi was gone and couldn’t clean it up with her. She was really miserable.
Jiang Xiaoman cried while giving Fragrance a bath.
There were already multiple tubs of yellowish water from the effort. After multiple washes, scrubs and brushes, Fragrance was finally all clean.
Jiang Xiaoman’s hands felt very sore. She used a towel to wipe the water off Fragrance; while wiping it, she noticed that Fragrance’s eyes were filled with tears, and its tiny pig feet were trembling.
Jiang Xiaoman’s heart grieved. She raised its front legs and said in tears, “Fragrance, do you also think that I’m too miserable, too pitiful?”
Waah… Fragance felt sympathetic for itself!
First, it was painted yellow by its little master, and then it was washed and scrubbed. It almost thought that it was going to be cooked!
Fragrance couldn’t speak, so it didn’t say anything. All it could do was oink with tears still in its eyes.
A pig who wanted to cry, such a miserable pig.
Jiang Xiaoman wiped her tears and used a small blanket to hug Fragrance, sobbing, “My good baby, I know that you’re the only one who loves me in this family. I will sleep with you tonight.”
“…”
Xiaoman really slept with Fragrance that night.
She hugged her pillow and went to the backyard, and slipped inside Fragrance’s pen.
Fragrance’s pen was relatively big and had a lot of space for the small, exquisite fragrant pig, but it was pretty cramped for a human child especially since Xiaoman grew up fast within the past year.
She was more slender and taller than most other children of her age, so it felt even more cramped for her.
But it didn’t matter; by curling up like a ball, she managed to stay there for the night.
Fragrance’s pen really was fragrant.
Grandma was usually bored without anything to do at home because she didn’t have to work or farm anymore. She liked to spend her time washing and cleaning the house, with Fragrance’s pen being the focus of her attention.
Not only did she sweep it every day, but she also burnt incense in front of it.
Xiaoman felt comfortable sleeping there. Well, she might have been sleeping very comfortably, but the pig was pitiful.
It got squeezed to the corner, and could only occupy a small area. It couldn’t curl up to sleep, so it could only point its four legs to the sky with tears in its eyes.
At that moment, the pig had the urge to run away from home. Fragrance’s eyes kept pouring out tears the whole night, and it even had a nightmare.
Jiang Xiaoman got to sleep soundly, but the same could not be said for others.
When Jiang Xiumei went to wake Xiaoman up the following day, she opened the door only to find out that she was gone!
Her eyes went dark, and she almost fainted.
She clutched her chest and immediately called Jiang Xing, “Go see if your uncle has escaped from prison! Has he done something bad again?! Our Xiaoman is gone again!”
When Jiang Xing heard it, he almost got a heart attack.
What? Escaping from prison? Was this something that could actually happen in reality?
But Xiaoman was indeed gone, so this was a big deal.
Because Hong Xingguo had a precedent, it was normal to suspect him first.
Jiang Xing immediately calmed her down and said, “Mom, calm down and look around the house first. There are so many places at home. Maybe she is hiding in some corner. Look in the toilet, the kitchen, the closets, and the cabinets.”
Jiang Xiumei went to look for Xiaoman.
Jiang Xing thought for a while and felt that Hong Xingguo should not have the guts to escape from prison. If Xiaoman was gone, it was likely that Hong Li was the culprit.
After all, those two were cut from the same cookie mold; both the father and the son were scoundrels.
Jiang Xing immediately called Hong Li. Without any preamble, he cursed him from head to toe. Jiang Xing said that Hong Li was finished and that he should face his fate if he still had any courage left. Jiang Xing was going to beat Hong Li up so bad that his mother wouldn’t be able to recognize him. He told Hong Li to quickly give Xiaoman back.
Hong Li only retorted that he was out of his mind and promptly hung up the phone.
Jiang Xiumei looked around the house for a long time. Finally, just before she was going to call the police, Xiaoman woke up by herself and crawled out of Fragrance’s pen.
Jiang Xiumei was so scared that her legs went soft. Meanwhile, Xiaoman still looked confused and innocent, not knowing what was going on.
“Grandma…” She called out softly with her milky voice.
Her black hair was messy, and she was holding a pillow in her arms, obediently standing in front of Jiang Xiumei.
Jiang Xiumei was startled.
She looked at her for a long while and couldn’t say a word.
Her eyes were cold, and the corners of her mouth were twitching. This was a prelude to Xiaoman getting beaten.