coobybook Chapter 11 So you were the chicken thief all along!
Chapter 11 So you were the chicken thief all along!
"Yes, there are only five chickens left."
"Banxia, you're still a young lady who hasn't married yet. You can't just lie like that. Did you eat this chicken or not?"
"That's right, Banxia, you should tell your grandma the truth. She's your own grandma, what could she possibly do to you?"
Su Banxia frowned as she looked at the chickens in the backyard. She hadn't touched any of them, so how could one be missing?
Thinking this, Su Banxia turned her head to look around the yard, and saw Su Qingsong, whose face was already swollen like a pig's head, standing with his hands behind his back, peeking into the backyard.
Su Banxia's lips curled slightly. She pushed through the crowd, grabbed Su Qingsong's arm, and snatched the hen he had hidden behind his back.
"I knew it! How could a chicken just disappear out of nowhere? Turns out, you thief stole it!"
As she spoke, Su Banxia grabbed Su Qingsong's arm and dragged him directly in front of the shocked Granny Liu.
He tossed the struggling hen he was holding onto Granny Liu and said coldly:
"Grandma, did you see clearly? Everyone saw it with their own eyes. Don't make false accusations again!"
Su Banxia glanced sideways at the nervous Su Qingsong, then pushed him directly in front of Granny Liu.
Seeing this, Lin quickly stepped forward to pull Su Qingsong back and glared at Su Banxia.
"You bastard, you're clearly trying to frame your brother on purpose!"
Su Banxia laughed speechlessly.
"I framed him? You should at least prepare a draft before lying! We've caught him red-handed, how could I frame him? I think you and your son are conspiring to frame me, aren't you? Like father, like son!"
Seeing this, the villagers who were watching also began to whisper among themselves.
"The Su family is really something else. They're like actors in a play, putting on one show after another. Aren't they just trying to force the second branch of the family out?"
"That's right, a whole family of ingrates, taking advantage of the second wife's family being honest, they'll pin all sorts of accusations on them!"
"Hey, I think we should stay away from the Su family from now on, so as not to get into trouble!"
"Who says otherwise? Come on, come on, I still have some rice warming up in the pot!"
After everyone finished speaking, they began to walk outside one after another. Seeing this, Madam Lin hurriedly said:
"Hey, don't go! My son isn't a thief, so please don't spread rumors!"
Granny Liu gripped the ladle tightly in her hand, then glared at Su Qingsong with exasperation. She swung the ladle heavily, then gritted her teeth and gently slammed it down on Su Qingsong's back, cursing:
"You never give me a moment's peace! Get back inside!"
After saying that, he glared at Su Banxia again, wanting to hit her with the ladle, but unable to find a reason, he started cursing:
"You freeloader, get out of here and clean up all the mess in the kitchen! All you do is lie on the bed and fuss all day, never doing anything productive!"
While cursing, Granny Liu couldn't hold back any longer and raised the ladle in her hand to hit Su Banxia. Fortunately, Su Banxia reacted much faster this time, dodging the blow and running quickly to the front yard, shouting...
"Whoever stole your chicken should clean it up. There's no reason for me, the innocent person you've wronged, to clean the kitchen!"
As she spoke, she went into the house without looking back. As soon as she entered, she saw that the boiled fish on the table was gone. Su Mo turned her body angrily and didn't say anything, while Wang Guihua's eyes were red as if she had just been crying.
Su Banxia frowned and said:
"How about boiled fish?"
Su Mo glared at Su Banxia and said irritably:
"How dare you ask! You only cared about filling your own stomach and ignored everyone else. Dad took all the fish to Grandpa and Grandma's room! I didn't get a single bite!"
For some reason, Su Banxia couldn't feel any goodwill towards her selfish and cynical younger sister, so she gave a cold laugh in return.
"If you didn't eat, then you didn't eat. There wasn't any for you anyway!"
Upon hearing this, Su Mo stood up, pointed at Su Banxia, and angrily said;
"Fine, you Su Banxia, how dare you treat me like this! I advise you not to regret it!"
After saying that, Su Mo slammed the door and ran out.
Su Shiyan watched Su Mo run away and was about to get up to chase after her when Su Banxia stopped him.
"Big brother, don't mind her. She's not a child anymore. Anyway, she knows where she is. She'll come back when she's done throwing a tantrum."
When Su Shiyan heard his younger sister say this, he hesitated for a moment, glanced at the door, and then sat down again.
"Mother, why are you crying?"
Su Banxia took out a handkerchief to wipe Wang Guihua's tears, but Wang Guihua snatched the handkerchief, turned away, and silently wiped her tears.
Seeing this, Su Shiyan sighed.
"Mother, she was just scolded by Father. He said that she doesn't think of Grandpa and Grandma first when she has food, and that she only knows how to spoil you and has spoiled you."
Upon hearing this, Su Banxia slammed her hand on the table.
“He’s talking nonsense. Who has ever spoiled me since I was a child? When I was not even as tall as the stove, I had to stand on a stool to wash dishes and cook for the whole family. When I was just tall enough to carry a basket, I had to get up before dawn every day to cut pig feed on the mountain.”
As Su Banxia spoke, she plopped down and took a sip of water.
"When she was working, she thought of our second wife. She never let us have a bite of the good food. Our grandmother treated our second wife like thieves. She would lock up the rice, flour and oil in the kitchen, for fear that we would steal her food!"
Seeing this, Su Shiyan quickly poured Su Banxia another glass of water.
"Sister, calm down. Our father has had a hard life, but sometimes he really goes too far. I don't know when our second branch of the family will ever be able to live like slaves."
Seeing that Su Shiyan was still salvageable, Su Banxia took his hand and said:
"It will be soon. As long as you listen to me and don't hold us back, I will soon be able to ensure that our whole family is well-fed and clothed, and we can also properly separate from the Su family and take away the land and money that are rightfully ours."
Upon hearing Su Banxia's words, a glimmer of hope flashed in Su Shiyan's eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.
"Sister, don't think about these things anymore. Right now, your only chance to escape the Su family and live a good life is to get married. As for me, I'm afraid I'll have to be a slave to the Su family for the rest of my life..."
Wang Guihua wiped away her tears and sighed.
"It's all my fault, I'm incompetent, I couldn't have given you a good family to be born into..."
Su Banxia looked at the two people in front of her and sighed helplessly. It seemed that changing their minds would be a long and arduous task, and she could only take it slowly.
As for the matter of dividing the family property, Su Banxia is not in a hurry at the moment. After all, she still wants to torment the Su family members properly so that she can vent her anger for the original owner and also stand up for her cheap brother and mother.