Born in the 1980s, she was remarried and became a stepmother; a cold, rough man doted on her, pinchi

Chapter 38 My child got sick from eating your steamed buns!

In the early morning, the streets were still shrouded in a light mist, but Jiang Man's breakfast stall was already in its usual spot.

"Sister-in-law, I think we can take over a shop next month, then we won't have to run around like this anymore."

Steam rose continuously from the steamer, and the plump, white buns emitted an enticing aroma of meat.

Wang Xiu picked up the buns for the customers while talking to Jiang Man.

"Yes, keep an eye out during this period, and if you find a suitable one, buy it."

"This is it! This is it! My child got an upset stomach after eating these buns!"

A sharp noise shattered the tranquility, and a middle-aged woman with a slightly flustered expression and a listless-looking little boy hurried toward the breakfast stall.

As soon as the middle-aged woman arrived at the stall, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Jiang Man, look what you've done! My child ate one of your buns and went home vomiting and having diarrhea. He was up all night and still hasn't recovered. Do you even want to do business anymore?!"

Upon hearing this, the customers who were buying breakfast nearby all gathered around, curiously watching the sudden farce unfold before them.

Jiang Man was taken aback at first, her heart skipped a beat, but she quickly calmed herself down and hurriedly came out from behind the stall. She looked at the little boy with concern, squatted down and asked softly, "Oh dear, little friend, how are you feeling now? Let Auntie take a look."

Just as the little boy was about to speak, the middle-aged woman pulled him behind her, glared at Jiang Man, and said, "What are you looking at? Now you know how to play the good guy? If he hadn't eaten your filthy buns, would the child be like this? You have to give us an explanation today, or we won't let this go!"

Jiang Man stood up, her brows furrowing slightly. She had a feeling something was amiss, but she still explained sincerely, "Auntie, I make these buns by hand every day before dawn. I carefully select all the ingredients, and I pay special attention to hygiene in every step of the process. I've never had anything like this happen before. Could you have made a mistake?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman immediately flew into a rage. She put her hands on her hips, raised her voice, and shouted, "A mistake? How could there be a mistake! My child ate one of your buns yesterday and didn't touch anything else. How could there be a mistake? Don't try to shirk your responsibility. Let me tell you, if you don't give me satisfactory compensation today, I'll come here every day and make a scene until your business is completely ruined!"

As she spoke, she deliberately pushed the steamer basket on the stall, causing several buns to roll to the ground, making the scene even more chaotic.

People around them started whispering among themselves.

"Jiang Man is usually a very honest girl, she doesn't seem like the type to make this kind of mistake."

"That's hard to say. After all, the children have gotten food poisoning. There might be some hidden story."

Wang Xiu's eyes reddened upon seeing this. She was both anxious and angry, but she tried her best to remain calm.

Jiang Man remained calm and looked at the middle-aged woman, saying, "Please calm down. How about this, let's take the child to the hospital right now. If it really is my steamed bun's fault, I will sell everything I own to take full responsibility. I will pay whatever compensation is due, without hesitation."

Upon hearing that they were going to the hospital, a flicker of panic crossed the middle-aged woman's eyes. She quickly said, "Go to the hospital? Who knows if you've colluded with the hospital? We don't believe you. You have to resolve this here now. Don't try to stall for time!"

Jiang Man felt increasingly uneasy. Looking at the middle-aged woman's expression, she felt that she didn't just come to ask for an explanation, but rather that she had come prepared and was deliberately looking for trouble.

She kept a watchful eye on things, continuing to deal with them while carefully observing the little boy's condition.

“I understand how anxious you are, but we can’t just rely on what you say; we need some evidence. How about this, let’s wait a bit, and I’ll go get Dr. Wang from the clinic next door. He can take a quick look at the child and figure out what’s wrong. Is that alright?”

Upon hearing this, Sun Meifen and the middle-aged woman's faces instantly turned grim. They exchanged a glance, seemingly hesitant to agree. Before they could reply, Wang Xiu turned and ran towards the clinic not far away, calling out as she ran, "Dr. Wang, Dr. Wang, please come and help!"

Not long after, Dr. Wang rushed over with his medicine kit on his back.

He first asked the little boy about his symptoms briefly, and then prepared to give the child a preliminary examination.

Just as Dr. Wang reached out to touch the little boy's stomach, the boy suddenly burst into tears, crying and shouting, "I don't want to be examined! My stomach hurts! My stomach hurts!"

Seeing this, even the slow-witted Wang Xiu understood.

The little boy and the middle-aged woman were there to cause trouble.

"Since it hurts, we should definitely see a doctor, otherwise how will we know if we need an injection?"

Upon hearing this, the little boy's face turned deathly pale, and his eyes were filled with panic.

At the age of five or six, the thing I fear most is getting a shot.

Sure enough, the little boy burst into tears as soon as he heard he needed a shot.

"I don't want a shot! My tummy doesn't hurt, that's what Grandma taught me to say!!"

Upon hearing the little boy's words, Jiang Man immediately understood. Looking at the pale-faced middle-aged woman, she coldly asked, "Auntie, what exactly happened? So you deliberately framed me? What did I do to offend you that you would scheme against me so meticulously?"

The middle-aged woman tried to argue, stammering, "You...you shouldn't listen to the child's nonsense. He's confused because of his illness and is just talking nonsense!"

Jiang Man sneered and said, "Hmph, you still want to argue now? Your behavior just now was already very suspicious. Now that the child has said it himself, what else do you have to say? I have always been doing my business honestly and have never provoked you. Why did you do this?"

Hearing this, the people around understood what was happening and began to criticize the middle-aged woman.

"Oh dear, so they came here on purpose to cause trouble. How despicable!"

"That's right, that's right! Jiang Man is such a good girl, how can you bully her like this!"

The middle-aged woman was so ashamed that she couldn't lift her head, but she was only doing her job for money. Seeing this, she grabbed the little boy and slunk away.

"It's alright, it's alright. Who wanted these three steamed buns?"

After the two left, Wang Xiu and Jiang Man resumed selling steamed buns.

On the way back, Wang Xiu ate a tea egg and wondered, "Although our steamed buns sell quite well, we haven't blocked anyone's path to wealth, so why are people deliberately causing trouble?"

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Jiang Man's eyes.

She already knew who it was.