649 Murder
“You! Why aren’t you sick!” Li Gui said in disbelief.
“You heartless person! Is it a good thing that I’m sick!” Old Madam Li said.
Li Gui instantly understood everything. It was all a lie to trick her into coming back!
Old Madam Li used such a method to get money from her! What a good plan! Qiao Mei was right, this was a trick!
Zhao Hong slowly walked over from outside the door. She had no say in what Old Madam Li did. All she could do was to be obedient and keep her mouth shut.
“You… Do you also know that she’s not sick? You’re lying to me too, right?” Li Gui asked as she pointed at Zhao Hong.
Zhao Hong lowered her head in guilt. In the end, she admitted that she had tricked Li Gui into coming back.
“How can you treat me like this! I’m your biological daughter! Give me the money! I borrowed all that money! It’s the money for Zhang Miao’s treatment! Return it to me!” Li Gui shouted at Old Madam Li.
Old Madam Li remained unmoved. She even turned up the volume of the radio and continued eating steamed buns and listening to the songs.
Li Gui did not even have enough rice at her own house and the family could only eat potatoes and sweet potatoes to fill their stomachs. Sometimes, they did not even have these. When they cooked porridge, they would fill the pot to the brim with water. Each bowl of porridge was just rice soup with a thin layer of rice at the bottom.
Even though her own family was in dire straits, she still chose to come back and save Old Madam Li. She cared about the kinship between mother and daughter, but what about Old Madam Li? She only had eyes for Li Gui’s money.
“What right do you have to treat me like this! Take out the money quickly! Otherwise, I’ll…”
Before Li Gui could finish speaking, Old Madam Li smiled and said, “You will? What can you do? Can you snatch it back?”
Back then, even though Li Gui was bullied by Zhang Qian until her whole body was covered in wounds, she still stayed with him obediently. Old Madam Li remembered that when Li Gui just gave birth to Zhang Chao and was still in confinement, Zhang Qian ignored Li Gui’s condition and insisted on sleeping with her. In the end, before she could even recover from the recent childbirth, she became pregnant with her third child.
If not for Qiao Mei helping her get rid of Zhang Qian, she would not have the guts to stand up to him!
“You’re just a coward. It’s only about 50 dollars. The Zhang family stole more than 100 dollars from me! You still owe me money! Return all my losses to me! Otherwise, don’t even think about having an easy time!” Old Madam Li said.
“What about the money you borrowed from me and the money I sent to Qiao Mei go! Where did that go? Give me back all that money! When did I owe you anything! Give me back the money quickly!” Li Gui roared.
Old Madam Li picked up her walking stick and said, “What a joke. Isn’t it only right for a daughter to be filial to her mother! Now you’re even asking me for money. How lawless! I’ll say this clearly today! I won’t give you a single cent!”
Too many things had happened in the past month. First, Zhang Chao and Zhang Qin were abducted, then Zhang Miao and Zhang Wei were injured. Even Qiao Mei, who had always helped her, now held a grudge against her.
In this world, she had no one to rely on and no one to take care of her children. She must get her money back today. Otherwise, if she could not afford to buy Zhang Miao’s medicine next month, Zhang Miao would die!
Li Gui walked briskly to the kitchen like a lunatic and took a kitchen knife. She ran back and pointed it at Old Madam Li as she said, “Either you give me all my money today! Or I’ll hack you to death!”
Old Madam Li did not believe that Li Gui would hurt her. She even found it strenuous to kill a chicken, so how could she even kill someone. What a joke!
“Come on! It’ll be better if you kill me! I’ll go to the netherworld to look for your father! I’ll let him know how crazy his daughter is! She can actually kill her own mother!” Old Madam Li laughed mockingly, the sight of her smile hurting Li Gui’s eyes.
Li Gui picked up the kitchen knife and ran towards Old Madam Li. Zhao Hong was so frightened that she hurriedly ran out to ask the other villagers for help. If Old Madam Li got killed, then she would also be a suspect. If that happened, she would not be able to explain herself!
Only then did Old Madam Li start to feel afraid. She picked up her walking stick and used it to block the attack, then she ran to a corner of the room while shouting, “Are you crazy! I’m your mother! How dare you kill me!”
“Why not! Hand over the money now!” Li Gui held up the kitchen knife and threatened.
Old Madam Li’s legs trembled. She was now sure that Li Gui had really gone crazy. It was not easy for her to get that money, so how could she give it back just like that! If she returned it to Li Gui, how was she going to survive the days ahead!
