The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 488 The Tragic Father

"Shameless! Daring to abduct a child in broad daylight."

“Last year, that kidnapper was sentenced to death by hanging, but I think that was too lenient.”

Wu Musheng and Wu Na, the brother and sister, were surrounded by an angry crowd.

It was lunchtime, and some people heard that a kidnapper had come out of his house carrying a cleaver and a spatula, and they wanted nothing more than to chop him up.

A bearded man stepped forward to rescue the flower.

Wu Musheng hugged the flowers tightly and said loudly, "I am the child's father. Don't be fooled by these children, I am not a kidnapper, I am the child's father."

Wu Na said from the side, "I am the child's aunt."

Man'er said anxiously, "You are the kidnapper."

The flowers wept uncontrollably.

When everyone saw the child crying so hard, they wondered what kind of child would cry like that when held by their own father.

Therefore, he became even more convinced that Wu Musheng and Wu Na were the kidnappers who deserved to be torn to pieces.

The bearded man, bursting with righteous indignation, struck Wu Musheng with a palm strike, and took advantage of Wu Musheng's pain to rescue Hua'er.

An old woman stepped forward, grabbed Hua'er's hand, pointed at Wu Musheng, and cursed, "You beast! You still say you're not a kidnapper? What kind of father would pinch his child's arm until it's bruised?"

When everyone looked, they saw that Hua'er's arm had been bruised and purple from Wu Musheng's grip.

"That's right, it's a kidnapper."

"Shameless, deceiving people by using the names of their own father and aunt."

"Report to the official!"

"Magistrate Liu is most intolerant of kidnappers."

The crowd surrounded Wu Musheng and Wu Na, shouting that they were about to send the two to the authorities.

They dare to abduct children in broad daylight.

In these neighborhoods, every family has children. The children play happily in the alleys every day, and the adults never worry that their children will be abducted.

These two dare to openly abduct children; they should be dragged to the authorities.

Wu Musheng and Wu Na were terrified, especially Wu Na, who was scared out of her wits.

"Catch them."

Wu Musheng and Wu Na tried to escape, but were blocked by an angry crowd.

"These children look unfamiliar. Whose children are they?" the old woman holding the flowers asked.

It was only then that the neighbors realized they were a few unfamiliar children.

Just as Man'er was about to answer that her grandmother, Tong Huaqiong, was the owner of Jufulai Supermarket, a voice came from the crowd: "Aren't these two cripples the young master and young lady of Wu Ji? You've misunderstood them. That girl is called Hua'er, and she is indeed a child of the Wu family."

The person was blocked from view, so Man'er couldn't see who it was.

Xiao Long recognized the voice as that of Gu Ruinian.

Reminded by the voice, Wu Musheng cupped his hands to the crowd and said, "You all have really misunderstood. Wu Ji is my family's department store. If you don't believe me, just go and ask."

Then, pointing to the flowers, he said, "The flowers are indeed my daughter."

Sure enough, someone recognized Wu Musheng and Wu Na as the young master and young lady of Wu Ji.

The bearded man asked, "You say this little girl is your daughter, so why doesn't she acknowledge you? Instead, she accuses you of kidnapping. If you're this little girl's father, why are you acting so suspiciously like a thief?"

Wu Musheng sighed and said, "Brother, it's really shameful to talk about this. My wife and I had a misunderstanding. A year ago, she divorced me and took this child with her, not letting me see her. I really miss the child terribly. Today, I unexpectedly ran into her on the street and went up to acknowledge her. I didn't expect that the child, taught by her mother, not only doesn't recognize me as her father, but also thinks I'm a kidnapper."

Wu Na added, "I heard that my dear sister-in-law wants to marry someone else with my niece. Hua'er is a member of my family. How can my brother, as her biological father, let his own daughter recognize someone else as her father?"

Hearing this, everyone hesitated.

Logically speaking, Wu Ji is located on a bustling main street. They couldn't possibly be kidnappers, could they? If they kidnapped people on the street, would they still be able to do business? "I heard that the young master of Wu Ji has indeed divorced," someone whispered. "My sister's family is from Heilongtan, and the owner of Wu Ji is the village head of Heilongtan. His daughter-in-law is making a huge fuss about divorce."

The flowers cried.

My aunt and father are both wrong.

Man'er and Yaozu didn't quite understand the meaning of these words: "my wife," "divorce," and "marrying someone else."

It doesn't matter if they don't understand; they know they absolutely cannot let the flowers be taken away.

"The divorced woman has already betrayed the Heavenly Gang, and the father and daughter inside are guilty of an even greater crime than the father and daughter." The crowd cheered for Wu Musheng.

This is Gu Ruinian's voice.

He was afraid of being exposed in front of Man'er and Yaozu's children, so he hid in the blind spot of their sight.

Wu Musheng was about to take Hua'er away, but Hua'er struggled.

The bearded man hesitated for a moment before advising, "Son, that's your father. Your father won't hurt you."

He also has a daughter, and if his daughter disowns him, he will be heartbroken.

Extrapolating from my own experience, I believe Wu Musheng must be the same.

In an instant, the situation reversed, and Wu Musheng went from being a kidnapper to a heartbroken father who missed his child terribly after their divorce.

The old woman, who had just noticed the bruises on Hua'er's arm, blinked and asked Wu Musheng, "If it's really as you say, that you love your child and can't bear to part with her, why did you hand the child over to the mother during the divorce?"

Wu Musheng was taken aback.

The reason for letting the child go with Tong Pandi is naturally because girls are all a money pit.

Wu Musheng hesitated, unsure how to answer.

The old woman continued, "I've only ever heard of divorce, never of separation. We're all women and mothers; unless life is truly unbearable, who would even consider separation? Think about it, separation is hard enough for a woman, but taking the child with her is even harder! What does it mean that this mother, in such dire circumstances, still wants to take the child? I'll make a bold guess: this family treats the child no differently than kidnappers, and the mother couldn't bear to see her child suffer, so she's taking the child with her to get a divorce."

He then pointed at Wu Musheng and said, "As for why we're tormenting this child, it's simple: she's a girl. I've seen this kind of thing many times. If the man's seed isn't good enough, he blames the woman for giving birth to a girl."

"And since you love the children so much, why did you agree to let them go when their mother divorced and took them with her? If you hadn't agreed, would the authorities and your clan have let them go?"

The old lady's words hit the nail on the head.

It is common for men to abuse their wives and daughters because they dislike their wives for not being able to bear sons.

Therefore, people's sympathy for Wu Musheng turned into contempt.

Wu Musheng hurriedly defended himself, saying, "Auntie, you're completely wronging me."

"Wu Musheng, you shameless beast, how dare you make a move on Hua'er."

When Tong Huaqiong brought Nie Xiaofeng and Su Chengmin into the alley, Tong Pandi also arrived.

Tong Pandi started cursing at Wu Musheng as soon as she saw him.

When Man'er saw Tong Huaqiong arrive, she exclaimed, "My grandma is here!"

The reason Tong Huaqiong learned that Wu Musheng was causing trouble for the children was because the clever Xiaolong gave the cotton candy vendor a string of cash and asked him to inform Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong rushed over upon hearing the news and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Man'er, Hua'er, and the others all there.

Tong Huaqiong has been making headlines in Pingchuan County these days; almost everyone knows she is the owner of Jufulai.

Upon hearing Man'er call her "Grandma," she realized that these children belonged to Manager Tong's family.

Jufulai and Wuji
They exchanged glances. No wonder Wu Ji lowered its prices compared to Jufulai Supermarket. At first, they didn't understand why, but now it seems there was probably some other kind of animosity involved.

Upon closer inspection, Tong Pandi and Tong Huaqiong have very similar faces, leading many to believe that Tong Pandi is Tong Huaqiong's daughter and Hua'er is Tong Huaqiong's granddaughter.

Widow Tong was capable of opening a shop that caused a sensation throughout Pingchuan all by herself, so she was no pushover.

I'm afraid there's going to be a good show.

"Shameless." Tong Huaqiong came up to Wu Musheng and slapped him without hesitation.