Chapter 56 - 56: No One Will Dare to Bully You Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After the family finished breakfast, Yuan Jiaqi started to get busy. Qiao Mai sat on the door platform and leaned against the door frame to look at him.

“Why aren’t you setting up the stall today?” Yuan Jiaqi felt a little guilty from being stared at.

“I’m afraid that your parents will smash my stall. I’d better save my strength. Otherwise, I’m afraid that I won’t be able to control my temper and beat them up.”

“I’m sorry. I’ve caused you trouble.”

“Big Brother Yuan.”

“Hmm?”

“If I attack your parents, will you blame me?”

“No, when I leave the Yuan family, I won’t care what you do. I’ve already repaid the favor of raising them when they tortured me and Chuan ‘er’s mother.” “Tell me about your family. I’ll have an idea after listening to you.’

Therefore, Yuan Jiaqi told Qiao Mai about his childhood experiences.

Qiao Mai pursed her lips. “Those who don’t know might think that you were picked up.”

“My parents only have money in their eyes. Out of the five brothers in the family, I am the one who suffers the most.”

“If they had a daughter, would they sell her?”

“Yeah, they sold quite a few granddaughters. After they sold them, they still lived off the earnings from their granddaughters, just like your parents.” “What scoundrels. I didn’t expect such a family to raise such a good son like you.”

“I also suspect that I’m not their biological child, but the truth is that I’m their biological child. I can’t do anything about this. Although I can’t choose to be born, I can choose my future life.”

“It’s not easy. Don’t think that I’ve broken off my ties, but the Qiao family still comes looking for me. Whenever there’s something difficult, the first person they think of is me. They want to suck my blood and eat my flesh.”

“That’s why I want to be your live-in husband. Just this point alone makes the Yuan family embarrassed to stretch their hands too far. In addition, I can completely ignore them by severing ties with the family.”

“You don’t want to marry because you’re afraid that your parents will torture another wife to death?”

“No, I really don’t have any thoughts of marriage. I just want to raise Chuan ‘er so that I can read more books, know more things, and learn more in this life.” Qiao Mai closed her eyes and enjoyed the sunlight.

“Where there is a will, there is a way. The days in the future will get better and better.”

“I have to thank you for this.”

“You’re welcome! I hope that one day when you rise to fame, you will take care of my family.”

It was rare for her to have a day off, so she did not want to do anything. It was quite good to just bask in the sun lazily.

The officer should have arrived at Apricot Blossom Village by now, right? He should have gotten Yuan Jiaqi’s household registration at the Yuan family, right? The Yuan family did not expect Yuan Jiaqi to have such a move, right?

They would definitely be exasperated, but they would not dare to flare up in front of the officer, right?

Qiao Mai wanted to laugh just thinking about it. She liked to see such scenes.

County Yi was an hour away from Tianshui Town by horse. Apricot Blossom Village was south of Tianshui Town, so it took even less time.

She closed her eyes and calculated. Before noon, the household register should be delivered to the mayor, and the blood-sucking pair from the Yuan family should arrive soon.

Looking at the sun, she carried a basket.

“I’m going to buy some vegetables. Fengyun, lock the door. I won’t go back.”

“Yes, Mother.”

Yuan Jiaqi stood up. “Don’t worry, Madam Qiao. I’ll take responsibility for everything. Pushing all the blame onto me, if they come to cause trouble, I’ll take full responsibility.”

Qiao Mai turned around to look at him, then softly hummed and went out.

There were many stalls selling vegetables in the morning, but there was nothing rare.

It was better to make dumplings to eat. She had not eaten them for a while.

Just as she was about to head to the meat stall, she was stopped by the guards of the mayor’s house.

“Lady Qiao?”

“Yo, big brother guard, is my household registration done?”

“Here, congratulations. In the future, you will have a husband. No one will dare to bully you anymore.”

“Thank you.”

She took out a dime from her purse and stuffed it into the guard’s hand.

“I’ll treat you to a drink.”

“Thanks!”

Qiao Mai opened the household register and saw Yuan Jiaqi’s name, as well as Yuan Haichuan’s name. There was a big red stamp on it, and she smiled.

Now that there was an addition to the family, it was a family of five. When her Ling’er came out of the space, there would be six people. It was already a very large family.

With the money she earned from her embroidery stall, it was enough to feed a large family.

She could not give him luxury, but she could still give him a comfortable life.

She went to the meat stall and picked up two catties of lean meat. Then, she bought a bundle of leeks and nothing else. Her family did not lack anything.

Just as she reached the door of her house, she saw that her neighbor’s yard was open. She quickly knocked on her own yard door.

“Fengyun, where is your teacher?”

“He heard some movement over there, so he went over. Chuan’er is here.”

“You guys look after him. Don’t let him out.”

“Yes, Mother!”

Qiao Mai put down her things and came to the entrance of the courtyard. At a glance, he saw that the two old fellows from last time were causing trouble for Yuan Jiaqi.

“You ingrate, you actually dared to ask the yamen to move your household registration. You’re really something! I’m really wrong.”

“I just don’t want to marry the woman you arranged for me.”

“What’s wrong with our arrangements? She was rich and powerful, and her dowry was also generous.”

“But I don’t like her.”

“You didn’t like the last one either, but didn’t you still get married and have a child?”

“Now that I’m already her live-in husband, you guys can do as you see fit.” Smack! A crisp slap landed on his face. Yuan Jiaqi sneered.

“It’s too late to say anything else. You’d better admit it. There’s no point in continuing to make a fuss.”

Old Man Yuan squatted at the side. He raised his head and asked, “Aren’t you afraid of getting removed from the clan records?”

“That’s exactly what I want!”

“You unfilial son!”

“If we don’t rebel, we’ll be sucked dry by you. I wonder if we’re your biological sons. Do you think you’re saving so much money to buy a golden Phoebe Wood coffin for yourselves? You guys bully the little ones and torture the big ones.

Are you still human?”

“Hmph, don’t think that you can criticize your parents just because you’re educated. We gave birth to you, so you have to listen to us. Tell us, where did you marry into?”

Qiao Mai looked at this unreasonable couple and wondered if they were possessed by evil spirits.

Yuan Jiaqi snorted, “A woman who has a stall.”

“What?”

“Yes, she set up a stall for others. Now, she’s paying off her debts.”

“You’re infuriating me. Sigh, old man, I can’t live like this. He doesn’t want a good girl and wants a divorced woman.”

Qiao Mai thought, ‘So what about a divorced woman? Does an ordinary divorced woman know how to do double-sided embroidery? Moreover, she had the space. Would others have it?’

‘Could ordinary divorced woman earn money? Would they dare to kill someone?

“Hurry up and find her. Make her write a divorce letter. We can’t live like this.

We definitely can’t live like this.”

“But I just want to follow her for the rest of my life.”

“You, you…”

“Alright, stop arguing. Don’t let others see you as a joke.”

As long as Yuan Jiaqi was not in danger, Qiao Mai would not make a move. Coincidentally, the neighbors were here to watch the show, so she would be the one guarding the house.

“Don’t you just want silver? Let’s talk about a number. We’re no longer related. If you’re willing, you can go back and remove me from the clan records. I don’t care. Anyway, I won’t go back to that Yuan family.”

Madam Yuan Xu came to Old Man Yuan. “Old man, what should we do? This little bastard isn’t going home anyway. We can’t control him, so why don’t we just get some money?”

Old Man Yuan raised his head and thought for a moment.

“Alright, since you have made up your mind, we’ll break off our ties. One hundred taels of silver. Take it as repaying the kindness of raising you.”

“Sure, let’s go to the mayor’s house. I don’t trust anyone else, so we’ll ask the mayor to testify.”

“Where’s the silver?”

“I’ll give it to you after you break off the marriage.”

This old couple had come for money. Since their goal had been achieved, there was nothing for them to make a fuss about..