Chapter 11 The Wisdom of Playing the Fool

Lady Woo remained silent, it would have been better, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Qin Anshun remembered the torment of the past few days, as well as his daughter being abandoned, and he glared at Lady Woo fiercely, "You wicked woman, Xiao Ruo is so sick, yet you could cruelly leave her behind. Do you really want to kill Xiao Ruo, is that it? I must divorce you today, you vile-hearted creature!"

Over the years, he may not have spoiled Qin Xiaoruo like the apple of his eye, but he surely cherished and doted on her. Then Lady Woo comes along; ever since she entered the Qin Family home, she's been wearing Qin Xiaoruo down behind his back. Initially, Lady Woo showed some restraint, but ever since his leg was injured, she became increasingly unbridled in forcing Xiao Ruo to work. He saw it all, felt the pain in his heart, yet was powerless to intervene. He hated it so much...

If it had been before, Lady Woo surely would have reined herself in at Qin Anshun's words. But now that Qin Anshun was practically a cripple, why would she take his words seriously?

"Alright then, if you're capable, divorce me right now," said Lady Woo with fearlessness, glancing at him. She then turned to Qin Xiaoruo, "Xiao Ruo, now that we've returned, it wouldn't be good for you to continue staying at the Fu Family. The house is such a mess, start cleaning up quickly."

Because she had left Qin Xiaoruo behind, Lady Woo did feel a bit guilty, but now seeing Qin Xiaoruo alive and well in front of her, and even worse, playing mind games with her, she felt that she was right to abandon her that day. If she hadn't left the girl to the Fu Family, Qin Xiaoruo might have well died on the way.

Seeing that Qin Xiaoruo was unmoved and acted as if she hadn't heard her, Lady Woo glared, "Hurry up, Fufu and Yueyue have gone to the fields, do you still plan to wait for them to come back and clean up?"

Qin Fu and Qin Xiaoyue were the two children born to Lady Woo. As soon as Qin Xiaoruo walked in, she guessed that Lady Woo's kind words were meant to coax her into coming back to clean the chaotic house. If it were the Qin Xiaoruo of the past, she definitely wouldn't have resisted, but the Qin Xiaoruo standing before Lady Woo now had changed her heart; how could she possibly allow herself to be manipulated again?

"Dad, I'm still not fully recovered. Aunt Fu has asked me to stay at the Fu Family for a bit longer, saying that she wants to nourish my health, so I won't move back in just yet," Qin Xiaoruo said, ignoring Lady Woo and speaking directly to Qin Anshun.

"How could that be possible?" Lady Woo shrill her voice, "If you stay at the Fu Family, what about the work in the fields and at home? I have to take care of your father, don't expect anything from me!"

Qin Xiaoruo looked at her amusedly, "Isn't this family still home to Qin Fu and Qin Xiaoyue?"

Qin Xiaoruo thought Lady Woo must be out of her mind to have the audacity to say such things.

After all, there were only two adults in this household; Qin Anshun had injured his leg. If the family couldn't rely on her, then who?

Lady Woo paused, then countered, "They are still young and can't handle the farm work without you there to lead them."

"Oh~~"

Qin Xiaoruo dragged out the sound, her awareness of Lady Woo's shamelessness deepening.

Back when Lady Woo had entered their household, wasn't she the same age as Qin Fu? At that time, why didn't she say she was too young?

But Qin Xiaoruo was someone with pretended ignorance and a soft heart; she understood everything but never exposed Lady Woo, simply despising her in her heart!

Lady Woo waited for a while and didn't hear a follow-up, suppressing the odd feeling in her heart, she said impatiently, "What are you 'oh-ing' about? Go and notify Lady Guan at the Fu Family, we live in the same village, after all. If she really wants to nourish your health, isn't it just the same no matter where you live? Finish speaking and come back here to clean up quickly!"

This wretched girl seemed to have changed into a different person since she came back, and who knows if it was the Fu Family who'd been whispering in her ear. She could no longer let this wretched girl continue living at the Fu Family.

Moreover... if Lady Guan truly intended to nourish this wretched girl's health, she would surely send good things to their home, and maybe Fufu and Yueyue might even get to enjoy some benefits as a result.