Quick Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Female Supporting Character's Revenge

Chapter 371 Swapping a Sister for a Child 14

"Ouch!"

Caught off guard, Wei was pushed to the ground.

"Oh, so you dare to push me."

Wei was helped up by Chen's younger siblings, and then said to them, "Ignore them, just go inside and get your things!"

"and many more."

Meng Shaoqing said with a stern face, "You are forcibly breaking into a private residence. If you really break in, don't blame me for reporting you to the county government. The county magistrate might arrest you and beat you up, and you'll end up like Chen Dahu."

Meng Shaoqing's words truly shocked the Chen family, who stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move.

They were not afraid of Qi Ning, but they were afraid of the county magistrate.

After all, they had all witnessed Chen Dahu's fate after his trip to the county government office; his lower limbs were smashed to pieces, and the memory of that horrific scene still terrified them.

"Sister-in-law, what should we do?" Chen Dahu's sister-in-law asked Wei Shi in a low voice.

Wei's original arrogance had long since diminished, and he wanted to make a move but dared not.

Seeing that they were frightened, Meng Shaoqing said, "You'd better leave as soon as possible. As long as you don't cause trouble again, we won't take it to the county government."

Qi Ning stood aside, thinking to himself that Meng Shaoqing's words had indeed hit the Chen family's weak spot.

It seems he still has a way; it wasn't for nothing that she specially created this opportunity for him to be a hero and save the damsel in distress.

Sure enough, after a moment, Madam Wei scoffed, "Fine, Madam Qi, you're lucky to have a man to help you. We can't compare."

Wei was frightened by Meng Shaoqing's words and dared not do anything more. Before leaving, she still wanted to ruin Qi Ning's reputation.

After saying that, she left with Chen's younger brother and sister-in-law.

After this incident, the villagers talked even more about Qi Ning and Meng Shaoqing, as if they had found evidence to confirm their affair.

Even after Meng Shaoqing explained several times that he had no relationship with Qi Ning, it didn't make much difference.

Meng Shaoqing thought to himself, if something is true, it is true; if it isn't, it isn't. As long as he and Qi Ning have no further contact, the gossip in the village will naturally disappear.

For the sake of Qi Ning's reputation, Meng Shaoqing avoided her even more.

In fact, Meng Shaoqing was worrying too much.

For Qi Ning, reputation meant nothing; she didn't care at all.

In fact, her current reputation is something she intentionally created.

She did this simply to win over Meng Shaoqing.

She didn't care what the villagers said about Qi Ning; she wasn't going to stay in Mengjia Village forever. She was going to the capital to seek revenge on Meng Jiyang and the Qi family.

However, Chen Hehua had only recently passed away, and Qi Ning would be staying in the village for some time, so she couldn't go too far.

Therefore, she allowed Meng Shaoqing to avoid her for a month.

A month later, Qi Ning saw that the time was right and lost patience to wait any longer.

She specifically asked the system to find another day when Meng Shaoqing went up the mountain to collect herbs, and then went up the mountain to pretend to bump into him.

That day, Meng Shaoqing was searching for medicinal herbs on the mountain with a basket on his back when he suddenly heard a noise coming from the bushes in front of him.

"hiss--"

It was a gasp, as if someone was injured.

Meng Shaoqing stopped in his tracks.

He didn't rush forward, but just peeked out and saw Qi Ning's face through the sparse branches of grass and trees.

Just then, Qi Ning also looked up, and their eyes met.

"It's you."

Qi Ning spoke first.

Meng Shaoqing was a little embarrassed, and he nodded slightly.

"What happened?" He walked over to Qi Ning.

Qi Ning squatted on the ground, hugging her legs.

"I came up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables, and I accidentally twisted my ankle just now."

"Is it serious?" Meng Shaoqing asked worriedly.

Qi Ning smiled slightly: "It's not serious, I'm not that delicate. I just need to rest for a bit, and the pain should go away in a while."

Hearing Qi Ning say this, Meng Shaoqing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought for a moment and said, "Let me help you sit on that rock over there."

Qi Ning hesitated for a moment before softly humming in agreement.

Meng Shaoqing quickly supported Qi Ning's arm, helped her stand up, and slowly walked to the stone.

The two sat down on the rock.

Although the two had not met during this period, Meng Shaoqing had been secretly keeping an eye on Qi Ning's situation. For example, when others talked about Qi Ning, he would secretly listen in the shadows.

Meng Shaoqing was relieved to hear that Qi Ning had been rarely going out recently, but was otherwise fine.

But upon seeing her today, Meng Shaoqing noticed that Qi Ning looked much more haggard and thin.

"How...how have you been lately? You seem to have lost weight."

Meng Shaoqing, a man who knew nothing, had no idea that Qi Ning had deliberately put on a haggard look to see her.

He had just asked the question when he saw Qi Ning raise her sleeve to cover her eyes, as if she was about to cry.

Meng Shaoqing thought she had said something wrong and quickly asked, "What's wrong?"

Qi Ning then shook her head at him: "It's nothing. I've actually been doing quite well these days. I've been listening to you and trying not to take what the villagers say to heart, and I've rarely gone out, it's just..."

"Just what?" Meng Shaoqing asked, looking at Qi Ning.

Qi Ning sighed, her face filled with sorrow: "You know, my mother's death was somewhat related to me. It was all because I didn't save her that she..."

“These days I’ve been staying at home alone, especially at night. The house is empty, and I always feel like my mother is still here. It’s like her ghost is about to suddenly appear from somewhere and ask me why I didn’t save her back then. I also dream that she’s going to take me down there.”

At this point, Qi Ning said self-deprecatingly, "This must be what people mean by 'a guilty conscience needs no accuser'."

So that explains why she looks so haggard.

Meng Shaoqing said slowly, "You're overthinking it. Her death had nothing to do with you. You're just too kind-hearted, which is why you've taken all the blame on yourself. There are no ghosts in the world; they're just figments of people's imaginations."

"is it?"

"Of course, as long as you think more positively, it will be fine."

Qi Ning finally smiled and looked at Meng Shaoqing, saying, "Thank you for comforting me. You've helped me a lot these past few days, and I don't know how to thank you enough."

Looking into Qi Ning's bright eyes, Meng Shaoqing felt a sudden panic and quickly looked away.

"You don't need to be so polite. I'm helping you for no reason."

But Qi Ning said, "I have to do something to repay you, otherwise I wouldn't feel right."

As she spoke, she looked at the bamboo basket that Meng Shaoqing had placed to the side, which contained some freshly dug medicinal herbs.

"You went up the mountain to gather herbs again today?"

"Yes, you should have heard that my father left behind a lot of debt before he passed away. I collect herbs to sell and pay off the debt. However, I don't know anything about medicine. I only learned about some common herbs from medical books. These herbs are not very valuable."

Qi Ning seemed to have thought of something and suddenly grabbed Meng Shaoqing's wrist: "Come with me."

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