She became a god

Chen Lai's face turned ashen as she said, "This is nothing but your malicious speculation. You lost your mother at birth, how could you understand how much a child with a mother longs for her wholehearted love?"

Upon hearing this, Su Mingzhu's eyes flashed like poisoned daggers. "Yes, my mother died in childbirth, and I never saw her growing up. But my mother loved me and left me medical books and a loyal servant. The maternal love I, a motherless child, received was far greater than that received by most women. At least my mother wouldn't have named me Zhaodi..."

"Su Mingzhu! You actually used women's suffering as a weapon to attack others; you have absolutely no compassion!"

"Damn it, even if I have no compassion, I'm still kinder than you! Didn't you attack me first by bringing up the fact that I lost my mother at birth?"

"I am telling the truth!"

"What I said is true!"

Seeing them arguing so heatedly, Ji Cunxi had no choice but to show himself and shouted, "Stop arguing! How are you two any different from common scoundrels in the marketplace? Where is even a trace of the demeanor of an important minister of the Eastern Palace?"

Chen Lai and Su Mingzhu bowed to Ji Cunxi one after the other, saying, "Your disciples will respectfully follow your teachings, Master."

Ji Cunxi flicked his sleeve, put his hands behind his back, and glanced at the two of them. "If you had really followed my teachings, how could things have come to this?"

Chen Lai was the first to admit her mistake, and then said, "Teacher, the separation of a mother and child is one of the most painful things in the world. Please, please do justice for Xiaoya and her mother!"

Su Mingzhu vehemently opposed the idea, saying, "If Xiaoya and her mother continue to stay together, Xiaoya will only suffer more. Separating them is for Xiaoya's own good!"

Ji Cunxi said calmly, "What's the point of you two arguing so fiercely here? Since you disagree on where Xiaoya should go, why don't you ask Xiaoya for her opinion?"

Soon, Xiaoya and her mother were brought in.

The young maid's name was He Cuihua. She had a round face and a short nose, and looked very kind.

The little girl was as thin as a stray kitten on the street, with timid eyes, her two index fingers hooked together, and she didn't speak when she saw people.

Ji Cunxi lowered his voice, "Little girl, do you want to continue living with your mother, or with another aunt?"

After glancing at Ji Cunxi, Xiao Ya kept staring at He Cuihua.

He Cuihua grew impatient with her stare and said in a low voice, "Little girl, just say what you have to say. Don't keep the important people waiting. Your little brother hasn't had dinner yet and is waiting for me to breastfeed him!"

Xiao Ya remained motionless, simply continuing to watch He Cuihua.

He Cuihua hugged the little girl and whispered in her ear, "You're so clumsy. The slave traders rejected you and wouldn't even give you half a tael of silver. Now that a noble person likes you, why don't you behave yourself? Are you trying to starve your parents and brother to death?"

"No... I didn't want to."

Seeing her stammer and answer in a voice softer than a mosquito's buzz, He Cuihua felt utterly hopeless.

With such a low-class appearance, any opportunity would be wasted.

If you miss out on these eccentric women who treat young girls like treasures, you'll never be able to sell them for a good price again.

These past few days, although the women here have all told He Cuihua that in the Yu Kingdom, women are in charge of the household and carry on the family line, she simply doesn't believe it.

From childhood, everyone told her that men were superior to women and that men were the most powerful. She was used to seeing women groveling and fawning over men for the smallest of gains.

In her opinion, that's how women should be!

Take care of men, please men, and give birth to men!

A woman's life is bound to be unhappy and incomplete if she doesn't marry a man or have a child!

He Cuihua firmly believed this, and in her view, her life was happy and complete.

Although her husband used to hit people, he started hitting the baby girl and rarely hit her after their daughter was born.

Although she gave birth to a boy first, she gave birth to a boy in the second pregnancy. She saved the Wang family line and was a great contributor to the Wang family!

As for Xiaoya, although she was her first child, she was unlucky enough to be born as a woman.

Since she has become a woman, it is her duty to take the beatings for her mother, be filial to her parents, and take care of her younger brother.

This year's harvest was poor, and we don't have much food at home.

The little flower next door was pretty and talkative; she sold it for five taels of silver to a wealthy family.

But her little girl was incredibly stupid. Not only could she not sell her, but she also dragged her whole family to this strange place.

Fortunately, the women here don't care much about money, and the meals we provide for them are much better than before.

If it weren't for the requirement that women be in charge here, He Cuihua would have wanted to stay.

But how can a woman run the household?

He Cuihua thought about herself, then about her husband and children. The head of the household must be a tall and strong man!

This awful place is absolutely unacceptable to stay in any longer!

This is what her husband, Wang Daniu, said!

But leaving this awful place and going home will definitely cost money!

But they have no money!

I thought I'd be stuck in this godforsaken place for the rest of my life, but I never expected there would be such a sucker who would treat a girl like a treasure and want to support Wang Xiaoya.

She knew perfectly well that actively raising someone else's child was essentially buying the child, and how could you buy a child without paying money?

The women here all wear clothes that are smoother and more exquisite than silk, and whoever buys Xiaoya can afford a considerable sum of money.

With the money, the three of them could live freely and happily!

But that little girl, who's a money pit, is as disappointing as ever!

Thinking of this, He Cuihua looked at Xiaoya with eyes full of contempt and disgust.

If an ordinary person were present, they probably wouldn't have noticed her little trick.

But apart from her and Xiaoya, the lowest-ranking servant in this courtyard was a Foundation Establishment cultivator. How could they not hear the whispers between the mother and daughter, and how could they miss He Cuihua's resentful and disgusted gaze?

Ji Cunxi's pitying gaze lingered on the little girl for a moment. "Mingzhu, you handle this matter."

Su Mingzhu picked up the little girl and coaxed her, "Be a good girl, I'll find you a good mother."

Although the Kingdom of Yu is the most advanced country in the human world in terms of women's medical care, it is still unable to help a small number of women with infertility.

Some women with infertility choose to let nature take its course, some continue treatment, and some choose to adopt a child.

A healthy and normal child like Xiaoya would definitely be sought after by many families.

He Cuihua, who had been heartbroken, had her mind start to play again when she saw Su Mingzhu take the little girl away. "My esteemed lady, you should at least give me five hundred taels of silver to buy my girl!"

She had inquired and learned that these women were all very wealthy, and they didn't even care about gold and silver, but instead used a more precious stone as currency.

Although the little girl was worthless, five hundred taels of silver was certainly nothing to these rich, foolish women.

He Cuihua had already imagined how her husband would praise her and how her mother would hug her and call her her darling when she returned with the money.

Imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel.

He Cuihua asked incredulously, "What did you just say?"

Su Mingzhu patiently repeated, "I have no money, I won't give you any."

"You damned trafficker! You want to take my daughter away without paying me!"

Su Mingzhu said coldly, "I'm already being lenient by not asking you for money since your child is being raised by someone else."

He Cuihua's eyes widened. "You still want money from me?"

They thought they could make a fortune off the little girl, but now they've given her away for nothing.

Although raising a little girl is expensive, she can still receive a dowry when she grows up to help her younger brother get married.

At worst, they can exchange Xiaoya for a wife; Xiaoya's brother won't have trouble finding a wife.

Little girl, we can't give her away!

He Cuihua wailed, "Little girl, I was wrong! I was in a bad mood just now, that's why I was rude to you, but I still love you. What mother in this world doesn't love her own child?"

"Little girl, get off this woman and come into your mother's arms!"

"enough!"

The shout startled He Cuihua. When she looked closely, she realized it was the strange woman who had insisted on bringing her whole family to this godforsaken place. With old and new grudges piled up, she immediately erupted!

Ignoring the fact that the other side outnumbered her, He Cuihua pointed at Chen Lai's nose and berated her, "It's all because of you, you crazy woman, that our family has become such a mess! A woman like you with no breasts and no buttocks will never be loved by a man in this life!"

If Chen Lai hadn't insisted on bringing her family back, she would have starved to death long ago. Instead of being grateful to Chen Lai, she hated her.

Many people present felt sorry for Chen Lai, but Chen Lai didn't care much about this trivial matter. She just wanted to find out one thing: "Why do you make your daughter think you love her when you clearly hate her so much? Tell me the truth, or I will definitely kill you."