Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chapter 302 Kill him!

For a moment, a joyful atmosphere filled the air.

"I said yes, how could such a small child bump into him! Haha~"

"That's right, and I just happened to bump into his back."

"That's definitely a scam, ptooey!"

Aside from the father and his two sons looking worried, everyone else was laughing at them. How could this be explained...?

Hu Chengxin and Chu Yi, like everyone around them, found it somewhat absurd. "Yeah, why didn't they think of that..."

Chen Xuanyu, despite his young age, was smug and said, "What do you have to say now? I told you I didn't hit the person."

The old man's face turned pale and then red. After hesitating for a moment, he resorted to shameless behavior, saying, "I don't care, you're the one who pushed it. You have to pay me back. If you don't, I won't leave. Let's see how you do business."

The two sons chimed in, "Wife, look at our father, he's so old, he's definitely not a liar. Maybe that young master accidentally bumped into him and hurt him, what do you think? We wouldn't deliberately injure ourselves to extort you, would we? You have business to do, so please compensate us for our father's injury, and let's just let it go and leave as soon as possible, wouldn't that be better?"

Another person chimed in, "Exactly! Such an elderly person, maybe your child accidentally bumped into them!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Fifteen couldn't hold back any longer and kicked him in the shin. Xiao Hao immediately followed suit, kicking another man in the leg as well, and both of them fell to the ground.

"Hey, you two little brats!" The two were furious and tried to get up to hit them.

Chen Xuanyu could no longer hold back, so he forcefully pulled the corner of the old man's clothes from his hand and kicked him.

"I'll beat you to death, you old geezer! You're so wicked!" The three children started fighting, and since it was the first time, he couldn't let them get away with it, so he rushed in too. Hu Chengxin stood by, feeling a bit embarrassed to join in, but occasionally he'd kick someone a couple of times himself. Whenever someone tried to climb up, he'd intentionally or unintentionally kick them a couple more times, and they'd fall back down.

People around were watching the spectacle with amusement, and some even took the opportunity to kick the animals a few times.

"Beat him, beat him to death! And he even tries to extort money from a child! What kind of person is he?"

"Well done! He's inhuman!" People around kept chiming in.

"Give them a good beating! I don't know where these scoundrels came from, daring to act so arrogantly in our Li Family Town. Bah!"

Some people shouted, "Stop fighting! Stop fighting! The officials are coming! The officials are coming!"

The crowd dispersed, and Ma Liu arrived with two police officers. Boss Liu was very enthusiastic, rushing forward to explain the situation. Ma Liu carefully examined the three men lying on the ground, their faces bruised and swollen, and said, "Take them away directly. Why are there always cases like this? So old and still trying to extort money! Oh! It's you again. Looks like you guys got a light sentence. You were just released yesterday, and you're already trying to extort money again!"

Now the truth was out. Ma Liu bowed and said, "Madam Chen, I'll take them away now."

Hu Chengxin spoke up, "I'll go with you. This can't end like this. They have to pay compensation. They're allowed to extort money, but they should at least be fined. What's a little jail time? They have to pay compensation!"

Chen Wenfang chimed in from behind, "That's right, they have to pay compensation. They won't learn their lesson if they don't."

Ma Liu asked, "How much compensation does the lady want them to pay?"

"Twenty taels, shall we? He just tried to extort ten taels from me, didn't he? Let him pay me twenty taels. That way, he won't ruin everyone's moral compass."

"Why should she ask for so much? Her child hit someone, and she still wants us to pay compensation." The old man shouted, refusing to repent.

“Who told you to extort money? If you hadn’t, would they have made you pay? You’ve disrupted their business and tarnished the child’s reputation. You deserve it!” Ma Liu wasn’t going to tolerate him and scolded, “If you two don’t keep a close eye on your father, I will have the county magistrate severely punish you. It’s not something that can be done so casually.”

The two sons trembled and kept begging for mercy, "Please, sir, let us go. We know we were wrong. It was all our father's willful act. We had no choice."

"Enough talk, let's go!" Ma Liu led the three men, who were staggering from the beating, away.

"They deserve it, they should serve a few more years in jail!"

"Breaking his legs would be best, ugh, you old codger!" the onlookers couldn't help but praise.

"Mother!" Chen Xuanyu buried his face in Chen Wenfang's arms, as intimately as a fledgling swallow nestled in its mother's bosom.

"Oh! I miss you so much!" Chen Wenfang squatted down and hugged him tightly.

Fifteen and Xiao Hao watched enviously from the side. Chen Wenfang laughed heartily and pulled all three of them into her arms. Chu Yi, standing beside her, felt incredibly happy; all the hardships had been worthwhile—his godmother had finally returned.

On the first day of the lunar month, she drove a horse-drawn carriage with Chen Wenfang, her three children, and a maid. The three children chattered incessantly, telling Chen Wenfang what had happened after she left.

"How did you get here?" Chen Wenfang sat with Chen Xuanyu on her lap, holding Xiao Hao in one hand and Shiwu in the other, almost becoming a crowd.

“A few days ago, Uncle Nie said that Mom would be back in the next few days. We’ve been waiting for so long, and today we couldn’t wait any longer. We took a fellow villager’s oxcart and came to the restaurant to wait for her. We even paid them for it,” Chen Xuanyu said happily, leaning against Chen Wenfang.

"You mean... could it be that the old man saw you giving him the money, and that's why he tried to scam you?" Xiao Hao stroked his chin, feigning profundity and suspicion. He had recently become addicted to storytelling, obsessed with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and a huge fan of Zhuge Liang.

"Ah, right, right, that's why that old man was so strange." Fifteen's hand was being held by Chen Wenfang, and he was reluctant to pull it away. He used his other hand to struggle to open his purse and take out some dried meat to eat.

"Hehe, don't flaunt your wealth, remember that next time!" Chen Wenfang pressed her face against Chen Xuanyu's little face.

In front of several people, Chen Xuanyu blushed, which was rare for him, but he didn't try to hide.

"How's your studies going lately? Has your handwriting improved?" Chen Wenfang asked again.

Chen Xuanyu's expression changed slightly, then he said with a grin, "It's good, it's good, Mother, I've been practicing." Lately, he's been so focused on revenge that he hasn't practiced calligraphy at all.

Xiao Hao immediately chimed in, "I have one too, I have one too, we all have one."

Fifteen also honestly said, "Godmother, I'm not as good as them, but I'm still alright. Don't worry, Godmother."

Chen Wenfang knew they were lying, so she didn't press the matter. Instead, she asked, "How's things at home? Are you taking good care of things at home?"

Chen Xuanyu puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Yes, we help with cutting pig feed, feeding pigs, and herding cattle every day. I lead them and we spend half an hour doing farm work every day. My mother said, 'Pick up your pen, but don't neglect the grain.' I remember all of that."

"Good children!" Chen Wenfang was deeply moved. "Tonight, Mom will make you a cake by hand as a treat."