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"Try it again, and I'll make it hurt."
To be honest, when the two men heard this, it sounded like a declaration of war.
The brothers had thought that with just their mother and sister at home, they could easily take her away today. They didn't expect to run into such tough opposition.
Shou Yuan Tao regained his composure and said fiercely, "Do you have the ability to protect her for a lifetime?"
"I do." Qi Chong replied without hesitation. "Do you want to come in again?"
Pang Yuanhai touched his bleeding nose and boasted, "It's early in the morning, and no one saw us enter this house. Let's go; we’ll report this to the authorities and accuse you of assault."
Yu Chunmiao thought that if they went to the Yamen, even if Qi Chong didn't have anything to show, it would waste time. It would be troublesome if the Yuan family sent someone else later.
"Report to the authorities, huh? We are the authorities." She raised her voice and took out the official badge given to her by Wu Dayong, waving it in front of the two men. "Take a good look; this is from the Linjiang Prefecture's governor. Let’s see who dares to handle this case from Huizhou Prefecture."
Qi Chong shot her a glance. In terms of rank, Zhoufu's Yamen magistrate was indeed higher than that of a garrison officer. Moreover, Wu Dayong had lent them the badge, and seeing her flaunt it like this made him feel uneasy.
Yu Chunmiao didn’t understand these nuances; she just knew that it seemed to have intimidated the two men.
Sure enough, their eyes rolled as they followed the badge's movement, and they both knelt down. "We were blind and didn’t recognize your greatness, please spare us! We won’t dare again."
"Remember this!" Yu Chunmiao pointed at Zeng Yulan and said, "This lady is my biological mother. My husband is the garrison officer. If you dare to cause her trouble, be careful; my husband will lead his men to raid your home."
The two men knelt there apologizing profusely before scurrying away like frightened rats.
"Grandma, did your original self have any sisters?" After they left, Yu Chunmiao closed the door and asked.
Zeng Yulan replied, "No, but I do have an older brother. However, he’s not a good person; he sold me off to someone for a marriage of convenience."
Yu Chunmiao pulled her inside. "That won’t do! You need to wake Yuan Qingmiao up right now, tidy up, and come with us. If we don’t leave soon, they’ll realize we were pretending."
"Pretending? I thought it was real!" Zeng Yulan was also taken in by her act.
Yuan Qingmiao rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked, "Didn’t you say we were leaving in a couple of days?"
"If we don’t leave now, your uncle will come over to take you as a child bride." Zeng Yulan didn’t hide anything from her child.
She hadn’t expected to encounter Yu Chunmiao and spoke frankly with her child because she feared that one day she wouldn’t be able to protect her. She wanted her daughter to be strong.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qingmiao instantly perked up.
Zeng Yulan had told her before that being a child bride meant being treated like a servant—eating whatever was left over after others had eaten. It would be miserable.
That was everything Zeng Yulan had seen and heard during her childhood, all poured out to her.
"Pack your things yourself, just pick some clothes. Don't take the old ones; your sister Yu Chunmiao has money and will buy you new ones later." Zeng Yulan nodded and began to gather her belongings.
Last night, during their late-night conversation, she had asked Yu Chunmiao how much money she had made.
Yu Chunmiao didn't even know herself, as all the money went to Qi Chong, and she couldn't be bothered to keep track. She only gave a rough estimate.
"Well, with what we have here, your family can be considered a millionaire, right?" Zeng Yulan said, feeling frustrated. "You brought me to this godforsaken place where nothing grows."
Yu Chunmiao replied at the time, "It's a good thing nothing has grown; otherwise, if you started working on it, I would have to deal with legal issues."
"Isn't that right? If Xian Cao Mi appeared elsewhere, then it wouldn't be unique to you anymore," Zeng Yulan retorted.
After quickly packing a few things, they set off immediately.
Upon arriving at the inn, Yu Chengwei was already waiting with the donkey cart ready.
After a brief introduction and understanding that she was Yu Chunmiao's biological aunt, Yu Chengwei scratched his head and muttered to himself, "I never heard Aunt had a sister. Besides, Aunt doesn't even have the surname Zeng."
However, he didn't dwell on it; everyone has their secrets.
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