Chapter 495: Should I Thank You for Torturing Me?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio     Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhao Chuchu agreed perfunctorily.

Old Mrs. Chen sighed and said, “Don’t hate me for lecturing you. When the time comes, many people will have their eyes on Da Lang. You will sooner or later need to bear children. If you have children earlier, in the future, you will still be young when they are all grown up.”

“That is true. I believe that is very reasonable. I will discuss this with Da Lang later,” replied Zhao Chuchu as she nodded her head.

In reality, she had not taken it to heart. After all, she was from a different era than Old Mrs. Chen. Their ways of thinking would not be the same.

“Aye, I recall that Da Lang is taking the exam next year? Then you can wait until after he finishes the exam. Otherwise, he will be distracted if you are pregnant. Chuchu, you must remember to hold on to Da Lang.”

“Hmm, I know.”

Seeing that Zhao Chuchu seemed to dislike the topic, Old Mrs. Chen did not continue discussing it.

Zhao Chuchu heaved a sigh of relief.

It was quite tiring to deal with such matters. She could not push back too harshly. Old Mrs. Chen meant well.

This era prioritized having big families as a blessing.

The villagers of Lengshui Village were actually delighted at Zhao Chuchu’s return.

They would not be living in such prosperity if it wasn’t for her.

This debt of gratitude was etched into their hearts. They all invited Zhao Chuchu to visit their homes for meals.

Zhao Chuchu rejected their offers.

After she delivered to the villagers her gifts and was about to leave, she encountered Zhao Changfu and Zhao Changgui.

When the two of them saw her, they avoided her gaze and quickly walked away.

Zhao Chuchu did not even spare them a side-eye. She left with Old Mrs. Chen.

The latter told her, “Madam Ma took care of the brothers before this. However, they did not appreciate her kindness and bullied Zhao Changrong when Madam Ma was not home. Now, Madam Ma has stopped caring for them and left them to their own devices.”

“So Madam Ma did not continue to extend her kindness to them?”

Old Mrs. Chen replied, “Nope. Zhao Baogen has run away, but she is still staying in the Zhao residence as though she is a widow. Sigh. The Zhao clan is in chaos now. Everyone is plotting to seize the inheritance that belongs to Old Man Zhao.”

Zhao Chuchu did not comment on this.

She had long known how greedy everyone in the Zhao clan was.

“How about Madam Yang?”

Old Mrs. Chen said, “Before this, Madam Yang was in jail since she was in cahoots with Zhao Baotian. Now, she has returned to the village with Old Man Zhao. She was ambitious and tried to control Madam Ma. In the end, she nearly starved to death. In my opinion, they got what they deserved.”

Zhao Chuchu only smiled upon hearing this.

The life and death of Old Man Zhao and the Zhao clan members had nothing to do with her.

In the past, the original owner of her body lived miserably because of them.

She did not see a reason to forgive them on behalf of the original owner.

Old Mrs. Chen added, “Old Man Zhao and Madam Yang are both sick. They depended on Madam Ma for their meals. So, they had no spare energy to care for Zhao Changfu and Zhao Changgui.’

Old Mrs. Chen was a little emotional. She recalled how arrogant Madam Yang used to be in the past. In the blink of an eye, she was left with nothing.

She lamented, “If they had treated you any better, they wouldn’t have fallen to such a state. This is karma.”

Zhao Chuchu commented, “There are no what-ifs in life. Everyone in the village knows what they did to me. I have cut ties with them anyway. They are but strangers to me now. Even if they come to beg me now, I will not be moved.”

Her words were jinxed. Right after she said that Madam Yang appeared in front of them.

The current Madam Yang was extremely scrawny. She was in her 50s, yet she looked like a granny in her 70s.

“Chuchu…” When Madam Yang saw Zhao Chuchu, tears rolled down her cheeks as she whined, “You are finally back! You must help us!’

Zhao Chuchu was expressionless.

The former cried, “I know I have done many bad things to you. I was blinded. I did not know that your father was killed by that brute and blamed you for being a bringer of misfortune. Now, the truth has been revealed. Will you please forgive me?

“Nope,” rejected Zhao Chuchu without any hesitation.

She scoffed, “Just because you didn’t know how my father died, that did not give you the right to torture me. I was young and knew nothing. Did it mean that I deserve to be tortured by you? I wouldn’t be standing here now if it wasn’t because I was lucky. I am still alive because I am lucky, not because you have shown me any mercy.”

“I…” Madam Yang could not think of a comeback.

Zhao Chuchu mocked, “It is clearly written in the statement letter when the Zhao clan cut ties with me. What happens to you has nothing to do with me. In the past, you treated me like an animal. Now that you are down and out, you wish to get my help? That’s a little too good to be true, don’t you think?”

Madam Yang pleaded, “I am really sorry. I don’t ask for much. I only ask for something to eat. I know that the watermill workshop is yours. Even if you just spare us some leftovers, your grandfather and I will no longer need to depend on that evil woman. Consider this as you are fulfilling the filial duty on behalf of your father, will you?

“Hahaha… Your shamelessness amuses me.” Zhao Chuchu retorted, “Hadn’t my father fulfilled his filial duty enough? Whose money did you use to build the current Zhao residence? After my father passed away, you tormented his only descendant. Yet now, you dare to ask his daughter to be filial to you? Have you

mistaken your buttock for your face? How can you be so brazen?”

Madam Yang flushed upon hearing Zhao Chuchu’s words.

Zhao Chuchu said indifferently, “If you had treated me better, you wouldn’t have fallen into such a pathetic state. Madam Yang, let me tell you clearly: if I see a stranger starving, I might save them out of benevolence. However, I will not spare you a glance even if you are starving.”

“Can’t you forgive me?

Zhao Chuchu said, “I have nothing to do with you. What is there to forgive? Grandma Chen, let us go. I have not eaten your food in a long while. I missed it when I was in the capital. Today, you need to make me some of your finest dishes.”

Old Mrs. Chen glanced at Madam Yang. She seemed to want to say something, but she swallowed her words.

She knew of the suffering that Zhao Chuchu had endured. She could not bring herself to advise Zhao Chuchu to forgive Madam Yang.

She was not the one who had been stabbed by needles. How could she understand the suffering Zhao Chuchu went through?

Hence, Old Mrs. Chen chose to ignore it.

She replied, “Alright. Name whatever you wish to eat, and I will make it for you.”

Madam Yang yelled, ‘You from the Chen clan, have you no shame? She is the granddaughter of the Zhao clan. How dare you take her away and claim her as your own?

Madam Yang hit a wall with Zhao Chuchu, so she vented out her frustration on Old Mrs. Chen.

Zhao Chuchu was speechless.

“I see that you are in good spirits. Do you wish to be slapped again?” Zhao Chuchu glared coldly at Madam Yang. “Did you think that Grandma Chen is as cruel as you? You are unworthy even to help her put on her shoes!” Madam Yang was overwhelmed with anger.

However, she did not dare to show her temper towards Zhao Chuchu.

“Don’t try to act like a monster in front of me ever again. Even if you hit your head and die, I will only applaud such a thing. You should know that I learned all of this from you! We can run away from natural disasters, but we cannot escape our own sins.”

Madam Yang looked at Zhao Chuchu and asked, “How can you be so cruel?” “Can I do worse than you? At least I am not forcing you to kill yourself or selling you off.”

Madam Yang retorted, “If I didn’t sell you off to the Xie clan, would you be who you are today?”

“Should I be grateful that you did not treat me as a human being? I am who I am today because I did not give up in difficult times and persisted in living on.

Everything I own, I worked hard to achieve. You did not give them to me. Madam Yang, I will say it one last time, if you wish to die, I can help send you on your way.”

Madam Yang took two steps back. She was scared of Zhao Chuchu’s killing intent.

“Get lost!” Zhao Chuc.hu commanded.

Without another word, Madam Yang scuttled off..