Ning Wan looked curiously at the area surrounded by the crowd, then nodded to Ning Xin.

Seeing this, Ning Xin hurriedly grabbed Ning Wan's arm and squeezed into the crowd. After finally squeezing in, she found that it was a small well. The group of people were dancing around the well in three circles inside and outside.

Ning Xin looked at the well, then pointed at it and said with a smile:

"Sister Wan'er, I heard a kitten meowing in the well. Come closer and listen. Is that it?"

Along the way, Ning Wan had been missing her own pet Xiaojiu. In order to hurry on her way, Jiang Yuwei was afraid that it would be inconvenient on the road, so after much consideration she decided to release it back into the forest. When Ning Xin mentioned the kitten, Ning Wan was immediately moved, and she hurried to the well and looked inside.

"No, why didn't I see the kitten or hear its meow?"

At this time, Ning Xin, who was standing behind Ning Wan, said perfunctorily:

"I clearly heard everything just now. Why don't you come closer and listen?"

As she spoke, Ning Xin slowly raised her hand. As long as she stretched out her hand and pushed, Ning Wan would fall into the well and drown. Then, her aunt and uncle would become her parents and would love her dearly.

At this moment, there seemed to be a voice in Ning Xin's heart repeating this sentence over and over again. Then, Ning Xin gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, put her hands on Ning Wan's shoulders, and pushed down hard!

But Ning Wan had already learned a lot of self-defense skills from Ning Huaizhi and Ning Zhao, and she was naturally sensitive. Because of her daily exercise, Ning Wan's strength was much greater than Ning Xin's.

Ning Xin failed to push Ning Wan the first time. When she wanted to push harder the second time, Ning Wan grabbed her wrist and threw her over her shoulder. Then she fell into the water with a "splash".

Ning Wan was immediately panicked when she saw that her subconscious action had thrown Ning Xin into the well. She shouted:

"Ning Xin fell into the well, Ning Xin fell into the well!"

She was shouting while squeezing out of the crowd to seek Jiang Yuwei's help. At this time, Sun, who happened to be walking here, also heard Ning Wan's shout. When she saw her squeeze out of the crowd, she rushed forward and grabbed Ning Wan's collar and shouted:

"You stupid little girl, what happened to Ning Xin? Tell me now!"

At this time, Jiang Yuwei and Ning Zhao, who were standing not far away, also saw Sun pinching Ning Wan's neck and questioning her. They rushed over. Jiang Yuwei snatched Ning Wan from Sun's hands and held her in her arms, then turned around and slapped Sun hard.

Ning Wan, who was originally too frightened, burst into tears when she saw Jiang Yuwei coming:

"Mom, just now, Ning Xin tried to push me into the well, and I used the grappling technique my brother taught me, and accidentally threw her into the well."

After hearing this, Sun immediately pushed through the crowd like crazy, wanting to save Ning Xin, and kept shouting:

"Get out of the way, all of you idiots!"

Everyone who was praying for blessings turned pale when they heard what Sun said. This has been the custom in Ninghe Town. On the Qiqiao Festival, everyone would dance and pray around the well, offering sacrifices to the water god to ensure good weather and good harvests in the coming year. Now the ceremony was interrupted by a woman, which was definitely a bad omen.

Jiang Yuwei looked at everyone apologetically and said:

"I'm really sorry, the child fell into the well, and she was a little worried. This is a matter of life and death, please understand."

After hearing this, everyone just spontaneously made way for Sun and did not step forward to stop her.

Jiang Yuwei also followed Sun to the well and saw a bucket hanging in the well. At this time, Ning Xin was sitting in the bucket, trembling with fear.

Jiang Yuwei was relieved at this moment, and signaled Ning Zhao to stop Sun, then looked at Ning Xin in the bucket and shouted:

"Ning Xin, do you want to come up?"

Seeing this, Sun struggled and cursed at Jiang Yuwei:

"Are you still a human being? My Xin'er has fallen into the water, why don't you hurry up and save her!"

Jiang Yuwei ignored Sun and continued to look at Ning Xin in the well.

"Why did you push Ning Wan into the well just now? You'd better tell the truth, otherwise I won't pull you out."

After hearing this, Sun immediately started cursing:

"Jiang Yuwei, you are so heartless. Ning Xin is your niece after all. Are you so cruel to let her die without saving her? Let me go. Ning Zhao, you are such an ungrateful person! Who raised you when you were a child and had no parents?"

Jiang Yuwei didn't want to pay attention to the crazy Sun. She just wanted Ning Xin to tell the truth to prevent the Sun family from keeping an eye on Ning Wan. It would have been better if Sun didn't mention Ning Zhao and Ning Wan's childhood. When she said this, Jiang Yuwei couldn't hold back her anger anymore. She walked up to Sun and slapped her left and right, then raised her hand and slapped her twice in the face.

Jiang Yuwei looked at Sun and scolded:

"You must remember that you have no gratitude towards my Ning Zhao and Ning Wan. If it weren't for the gossip in the village, you would have wanted to starve these two children to death. The fact that these two children were able to live until I married into the Ning family is a blessing for them and a fate with me. As for the dirty things you and Chen Guixiang did, they will come back to haunt you sooner or later. Now that I don't hold you accountable for the past, you'd better be grateful to me. Otherwise, if I go crazy, no one will survive!"

After being beaten by Jiang Yuwei, Sun didn't dare to make a sound. At this moment, her hands were firmly clamped by Ning Zhao. She couldn't move at all and couldn't fight back. She could only watch helplessly as she was beaten.

Seeing that Sun had finally calmed down, Jiang Yuwei walked to the well, looked at Ning Xin with a cold face and said:

"If you don't tell me, I'll leave."

Ning Xin saw this and cried out:

"Aunt, please don't leave. I'm scared. I'll tell you. Is that not enough?"

Ning Xin held onto the edge of the bucket and continued timidly:

"I, I saw that Ning Wan was loved by her parents and protected by her brother. I, I had nothing. My father and mother didn't care about me, and my grandmother also scolded me for being a money-loser. So, I, I thought that if Ning Wan died, my aunt would love me as much as she loved Ning Wan. After all, Ning Wan is not your biological child, and you can treat her so well. So, I, I want to push Ning Wan into the well..."

Jiang Yuwei listened to Ning Xin's words, raised her head and glared at Sun fiercely, then said to Ning Xin:

"Ning Xin, remember, the reason why I love Ning Wan is because she is Ning Wan, my daughter. Do you understand? Don't ever dream of replacing her position in my heart. If you dare to attack Ning Wan next time, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

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