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Chapter 377 - 371 Don ‘t Let Outsiders Know
Chapter 377 - 371 Don ‘t Let Outsiders Know
Chapter 377: Chapter 371 Don ‘t Let Outsiders Know
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In the blink of an eye, three days passed.
Zhao Changrong finally managed to eat something. Only then did Madam Ma relax.
She had nowhere to go. For Zhao Changrong’s sake, she could only bite the bullet and stay in the Chen residence.
Every day at dawn, she woke up first and helped the Chen clan with their chores. This made her feel better. At the very least, others could not honestly claim that she was freeloading.
Old Mrs. Chen allowed her to do as she pleased. After all, Madam Ma ate whatever they had for their meals. Chen Dashan and Zhao Changrong had separate meals prepared for them.
Zhao Baogen had tried visiting the Chen residence. However, Madam Ma would not see him at all and did not allow him to see Zhao Changrong as well. Zhao Baogen was so enraged that he cursed outside of the residence.
Madam Ma paid no heed to his ravings.
Even if people gossiped and ran their mouths, she would never return to the Zhao clan again.
Madam Ma knew that her situation would only be worse if she returned.
Zhao Baogen visited a few times, but Madam Ma ignored him. It was as though he was hitting cotton with his fist; he had nowhere to vent his anger. On top of that, Zhao Baotian and Madam Liu would provoke him from time to time. Zhao Baogen even began hating the Chen clan. He believed the Chen clan had taken his wife and son away from him. He began to ponder ways to get them back.
When Madam Liu saw Zhao Baogen return empty-handed again, she purposely sighed and said, “Second Sis must definitely hate us. However, Second Bro, you also know that Baotian cannot be blamed for Changrong’s incident. If Second Sis had not wanted to strike us, Baotian and I would not have tried to stop her. Then, Changrong would not have seen that scene upon his return and bit people, right?”
“Shut up!” yelled Zhao Baogen. He was in a foul mood. He did not want to speak with her.
Madam Liu rolled her eyes and said, “Second Bro, I have a way to bring Second Sis back.”
Zhao Baogen stared at her with a cold gaze.
“Second Sis feels that she has been treated unfairly. She will definitely want to make a fuss about dividing the family property. However, we are a family; how can we divide the family property so easily, right? If you make her change her
mind about this, she will definitely return. It is not proper for her to stay at the Chen residence. Could it be that Changrong will actually become Chen Dashan’s son?
Zhao Baogen revealed a stern look.
Madam Liu ignored him and concluded, “So, for now, either you make her change her mind and live out the rest of your lives peacefully, or you divide up the property.”
“At the end of the day, it is you who wants to divide up the property. You think that I will drag you all down because I am crippled, don’t you? You have no chance whatsoever!” roared Zhao Baogen angrily.
He was definitely against dividing up the property.
He knew that if they did so, he would lose everything.
His leg was already crippled!
Madam Liu shrank back at Zhao Baogen’s roar.
After that, Zhao Baogen returned to his room and slammed the door violently.
Madam Liu spat and said, “Useless thing, who only dares to shout at women. He is a cripple, and he thinks that he is still incredible? I know that he is leeching off us!”
“What are you talking about? Have I given you too much face?” Unbeknownst when, Madam Yang had appeared and overheard Madam Liu’s words. She began scolding her with a dark expression on her face.
Madam Liu did not dare to talk back at the former. She quickly lowered her head and continued with her chores to prevent Madam Yang from going on and on.
Nevertheless, Madam Yang still began swearing ceaselessly.
Madam Liu was thick-skinned. She was used to it already, so she pretended not to hear the former.
After all, she had her heart set on dividing the property up.
Why should her husband take care of Zhao Baogen and his family?
Everything in this family depended on the two of them. Sooner or later, they would die of fatigue!
It would be best if Zhao Baogen and his family all died together.
Madam Liu cursed nonstop internally. However, she did not dare to show her dissatisfaction.
When night came, Madam Liu and Zhao Baotian talked about this matter again in bed.
Madam Liu said, “Darling, you will sooner or later be worked to death if things continue this way. Now, your Second Bro is clearly depending on you to support his entire family. We have two sons. What would happen to our children if we fell victim to their scheme? We have to find a way to get rid of them quickly.”
Zhao Baotian snorted and replied in a low voice, “There’s no need to rush. I have recently figured out the time the members of the Chen clan are out. I will put some rat poison into their food when the opportunity arises. All of them will surely die. After that, the watermill workshop will be ours. You will be able to live high on the hog.”
“I know for a fact that I married the right man.”
Madam Liu kissed Zhao Baotian on the cheek. Then, she got out of bed and took out a carefully hidden purse in the wardrobe. She poured out all the coins and pieces of silver in the purse.
“This is all we have left. I am smart and did not hand in everything. Otherwise, we would be like Madam Ma and have to ask for every penny from your mother. Have a look. There are a total of six Taels and 28 cents.”
Zhao Baotian was very satisfied with Madam Liu’s ability to keep money from the family.
He promised, “After we seize the watermill workshop, you can be in charge of finances.”
“Are you serious?
“Have I ever lied to you?
Madam Liu put her arms around Zhao Baotian’s neck, and the two rolled onto the bed.
Since her man said something that made her happy, she would naturally pleasure him.
After the two of them had sex, they continued their discussion.
Zhao Baotian threatened) “I trust you with everything and hide nothing from you. You will not end well if you let outsiders know about our plan. Do you understand?”
“Darling, I will follow whatever you say. Speaking of which, Xie Heng is not easy to deal with either. If we want to take over the watermill workshop, we might also need to eliminate him.”
“He’s just a weak scholar and can’t do much. It would not come off as a surprise to others if he suddenly died due to a fall.”
“You’d better be careful. He is cunning, unlike your brothers. You might fall for his tricks if you’re careless.”
Madam Liu was not as optimistic as Zhao Baotian.
She analyzed, “We lost control over Zhao Chuchu after she married Xie Heng. God knows what he has been teaching her in private.”
Zhao Baotian brushed her off, saying, “What are you afraid of? There’re many ways to kill someone subtly without being noticed. You stay out of this. I will take care of it. Just pretend that you know nothing.”
“Sigh. Darling, please be careful.”
“Rest your worry. Your man is reliable.”
…
Zhao Baotian thought that everything he did went without notice.
Unbeknownst to him, Zhao Chuchu and Old Mrs. Chen had long detected his abnormal behavior. For the past few days, he had been hanging out around the vicinity of the Chen residence without any reason. They were convinced he was plotting a scheme based on his suspicious actions.
Old Mrs. Chen even went to consult Zhao Chuchu because of this matter. “Chuc.hu, you’re right. The Zhao clan is indeed evil. I spotted Zhao Baotian furtively spying on our house these few days multiple times. Is he really plotting something against Dashan?”
“I think he is. If he visits your house, do not act recklessly. Inform me, and I’ll go over to take a look.”
“Hmm. Alright. I am worried. Why is Zhao Baotian so evil?”
“Aside from my parents, everyone in that household is up to no good.”
Now, Zhao Chuchu even suspected that the death of the parents of the original owner of her body might be related to Zhao Baotian.
Unfortunately, the parents passed away while the original owner of her body was still very young. Therefore, she did not remember much about them aside from knowing they died due to sickness.
Zhao Chuc.hu had never thought of this possibility before.
However, after witnessing how Old Man Zhao and Zhao Baotian mistreated Zhao Changrong, she couldn’t help but be skeptical about the cause of her parents’ death.