The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 388: Song Chongjin Returns

Chapter 388: Chapter 388: Song Chongjin Returns

Some onlookers could no longer stand by and watch.

"Auntie, that’s enough, don’t really cause someone’s death!"

"Indeed, not to mention anything else, out of consideration for the Song Family Boy who has been working for you all, you can’t let his birth mother come to harm!"

There were also people who went to persuade Wang Yongzhu, "Yongzhu, hurry and persuade your mother. If something really happens, your marriage to the Song Family Boy will definitely fall through."

This was an aunt from the Wang Family Clan, who had a good relationship with Wang Laozhu’s family and lived not far from the Wang house. She had seen everything about how Song Chongjin treated Wang Yongzhu.

Seeing that Old Granny Zhang was about to rough up Song Chunhua, this aunt wasn’t concerned about others, nor was she afraid of the Song Family, but she was worried that if Song Chunhua was really hurt, it would mean a feud between the families instead of a marriage alliance.

Wang Yongzhu had been watching Old Granny Zhang’s actions all along. She knew that Old Granny Zhang was trying to clear her name and vent anger on her behalf. Without making this fuss, once Mother Song’s words got out, her already slightly recovered reputation would be completely ruined.

Old Granny Zhang’s heart was full of plans for her own daughter, but she, on account of an outsider, would not want to hurt her mother’s pride and feelings. She wasn’t foolish enough to do such a thing, right?

Therefore, she remained unmoved and said with a smile, "Auntie, don’t worry, my mother knows what she’s doing! There won’t be any loss of life!"

The clan aunt looked at Wang Yongzhu’s smiling demeanor and got a bit confused. Was this Yongzhu girl clever or foolish? Any other maid, seeing her future mother-in-law being held down in a ditch and force-fed water by her own mother, would at least make a show of trying to interfere, whether sincerely or pretentiously. Otherwise, if the man knew that his birth mother was treated like this while the girl he liked just stood by watching, how could any man tolerate that?

For Wang Yongzhu, none of this was a problem.

If Song Chongjin really wanted to be with her, then Mother Song’s attitude and the Song Family’s issues should be Song Chongjin’s problems to solve, not Wang Yongzhu’s.

If a man, wanting to be with the woman he likes, can’t even manage his own family, what’s the point of starting his own? He might as well spend his entire life with his birth mother.

Even if it was about completing a task, Wang Yongzhu wouldn’t demean herself or Old Granny Zhang just to cater to the Song Family’s expectations.

It was also a good opportunity to see what Song Chongjin really thought, which would help her determine her future attitude and direction.

After being forced to swallow a few mouthfuls of dirty water, Old Granny Zhang felt that Mother Song had had enough and tossed her onto the edge of the ditch.

Mother Song knelt on the ground, with her wet hair sticking to her face and neck, and her clothes soaked through at the front. Having barely escaped Old Granny Zhang’s clutches, she didn’t have time to think before turning her head to the side and vomiting.

"The young man from the Song Family is here!"

"Song Chongjin is back!"

...someone whispered.

Upon hearing this, the Song Family felt they had support and their spirits hardened.

The Wang Family and Old Granny Zhang heard it too. Old Granny Zhang and Wang Yongzhu weren’t affected much, but Wang Yongfu, Lady Lin, and Jindou showed signs of embarrassment.

After all, their family had been greatly indebted to Song Chongjin. And here they were, letting their mother bully his mother behind his back, and they were caught red-handed. By any standards, this was inexcusable.

One by one, they deflated a bit.

Wang Yongzhu watched as the crowd slowly parted and Song Chongjin walked over, being stopped halfway by his own family members.

"Oh dear, Chongjin, you’re finally back! If you hadn’t come back, your mother would have been driven to death by that mother and daughter of the Wang Family!"

"Chongjin, hurry up and save your mother, she’s almost done for!"

"Look at you, you scourge, causing all this trouble! You bear the Song surname, yet you don’t help your own family and instead run to help the Wang Family? Ensnared by a vixen spirit, you good-for-nothing, look at the state your mother’s in because of that vixen spirit and her daughter!"

Song Chongjin showed no emotion, as if he heard nothing.

He walked up to the Wang Family members.

He nodded at Wang Yongfu, "Big brother—"

Wang Yongfu felt even more ashamed, realizing that after all was said and done, Song Chongjin had left the house because of the Wang Family’s affairs. This...

Immediately, his old face flushed red, he sighed, put away the scythe, and stepped aside.

Song Chongjin walked through the human wall of the Wang Family’s scythes and faced Wang Yongzhu.

Wang Yongzhu didn’t speak, just quietly watched Song Chongjin.

Song Chongjin also quietly watched Wang Yongzhu; the two exchanged a glance.

Wang Yongzhu found he couldn’t discern any emotion from Song Chongjin’s dark eyes, unsure if it was anger or something else.

His heart skipped a beat, but he immediately steadied himself, "Your mother is over there."

He even thoughtfully pointed the way, without a single word of explanation.

Song Chongjin nodded and headed towards Mother Song.

Old Granny Zhang was still beside Mother Song. Seeing Song Chongjin, even the usually brash woman felt somewhat embarrassed and started to say something, "That, Chongjin ah, about the incident—"

"Auntie, no need to say anything, I already know!" Song Chongjin interrupted Old Granny Zhang’s words.

He squatted next to Mother Song, "Mother, are you alright?"

Mother Song was still scratching at her throat, desperate only to spit out the dirty water she had swallowed, and paid no attention to Song Chongjin.

It was Old Granny Zhang who felt a little short of breath and guilty; she scurried to Wang Yongzhu’s side and whispered, "My girl, ah, your mother, your mother got out of hand today, you..."

Seeing Song Chongjin like this, she feared that this incident might hurt her daughter.

Unable to stop herself, Old Granny Zhang felt she had let her daughter down. If only she had controlled her temper earlier, she thought with regret, so her gaze towards Wang Yongzhu was filled with guilt.

Wang Yongzhu smiled and took Old Granny Zhang’s hand, "Mother, how can I blame you? The Song Family has bullied us Wangs to this extent, should we just bear with it? Besides, you did it all for me! I thought you were so fierce just now, I want to be like that in the future, so I won’t be bullied by others either!"

Old Granny Zhang’s eyes reddened, she patted her daughter’s hand, and said nothing more.

For a moment, everyone’s attention was on Mother Song and Song Chongjin; the crux of the moment rested on this mother-son pair.

Mother Song finally managed to vomit everything in her stomach, leaving only gastric juices. Only then did she come back to her senses.

She wiped her mouth with her sleeve, looked up and saw Song Chongjin, first startled, then pounced on him, raining blows upon him, "You unfilial son! Where have you run off to? Your own mother was almost drowned in the ditch! If you came back any later, you would have had to prepare for your mother’s funeral, do you understand that?"

Song Chongjin stood in place, unmoving, allowing Mother Song to punch and kick him, venting for quite some time.

Mother Song had little strength to begin with and had exhausted much more struggling to avoid drinking the water. Vomiting also took a toll on her body, and after hitting Song Chongjin—who’s quite solid—for a while, it was herself who felt the pain.

It wasn’t long before Mother Song ceased her hitting, covering her face as she cried again, "I suffer a wretched fate! To give birth to a disaster like you, you disregard the life and death of your own mother for the sake of the Wang girl! What’s the point of my living? I might as well be dead!"

With that, she attempted to run toward the ditch.