Chapter 1281: Chapter 1280: Jiang Haidong and Li Chunhua Are Still Alive

Chapter 1280: Jiang Haidong and Li Chunhua Are Not Dead Yet

The words of these people were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.

Someone spoke up for justice, "That’s because they did good deeds in the past and this is the outcome. If it weren’t for Auntie Ding, Mengyu might have starved to death by Jiang Haidong and Li Chunhua."

"Yes, Auntie Ding treated Mengyu like her own daughter."

"Jiang Haidong and Li Chunhua are not blessed."

"Exactly, such a nice girl, and they actually didn’t want her, wanting to sell her to the mountains."

"Exactly, exactly—"

"They must swallow the bitter fruit of their own wrongdoings."

"Stop talking, Jiang Huainian is coming."

"Oh, he is really pitiful. His mom and dad are in jail, and no one knows where his sister is."

"Oh, who would have thought, it’s surprising that Jiang Haidong and the others are also human traffickers. Who knows how long they’ll be in prison."

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Listening to the people’s discussions, Mengyu was puzzled, weren’t Jiang Haidong and Li Chunhua killed by father? Could it be they are not dead yet?

Actually, Mengyu understood from her father’s tone that he intended to kill the two, but thinking it over now, he probably didn’t want them dead, but rather living a life worse than death. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Indeed, to let them die easily would be a relief, making them live a life worse than death is the most painful.

However, Jiang Huaiyu’s brother seemed a bit pitiful; after all, other than treating her poorly and using her like a servant, he hadn’t done any excessively evil deeds.

Children are like a blank slate. If you paint them black, they become black; if you paint them white, they become white.

As for him ordering her around like a servant, that’s because his parents already categorized her as such within the family.

Therefore, she thought, when she goes to find the captain later, should she pay attention and give him something to eat to prevent him from turning bad?

Of course, before helping him, she must probe his thoughts so as not to raise an ingrate who might retaliate against her in the future.

"Is Auntie Ding at home?" Mengyu pushed open the slightly ajar door of Auntie Ding’s house.

In this rural area, doors are rarely locked; even if no one is at home, the door is just left slightly ajar so normally, when the owners are out, guests can still come in and wait for them to return.

Mengyu found that Auntie Ding wasn’t home but didn’t panic. She began taking things out of her big backpack one by one: ten strips of cured meat, ten pounds of candy, a bag of fruit, and a few bottles of good wine.

As soon as she unpacked everything, she heard footsteps at the door, followed by a voice, "Mengyu is back, oh my, you’re back, why did you buy so many things, isn’t it expensive? You’re living alone outside, have many places to spend money, why bring so much for Auntie?"

Mengyu turned around and saw Auntie Ding. Auntie Ding’s face was glowing and she spoke with a loud voice, clearly her health had improved a lot.

Moreover, Mengyu felt that Auntie Ding’s spirits had improved a lot too.

Mengyu said, "Auntie, you seem to be doing well."

"Of course I am." Auntie Ding said, "I’m working at the brick factory now. I’m earning a salary, fifteen bucks a month."

Mengyu was surprised, "Ah? You went to the brick factory?"

Auntie said, "Yes, the captain said you suggested it, to arrange for me to work at the brick factory. I couldn’t do other jobs, so I’m just cooking there. Why, you didn’t know?"

Mengyu felt a bit choked up, "I only asked him to take care of you, didn’t expect he’d arrange for you to work at the brick factory. Auntie, are you tired there?"