Chapter 20: Sold by Grandmother

 Chapter 20: Sold by Grandmother

The voices in the main room had stopped at some point, so Shu Yu heard everything the two children said.

For some reason, her eyes became slightly swollen.

San Ya didn't have many candies to begin with, so she couldn't have any after giving some away.

The old lady naturally heard this too. She turned her face away and looked a little gloomy.

Shu Yu couldn't help but ask, "Grandmother Lu, although it may seem impolite, I still want to ask, how did Er Ya get lost in the first place?"

The old lady was stunned for a moment, and after a moment, she sighed and said, "What's impolite about it? It's not a secret, everyone knows. Our family brought disaster upon ourselves by finding a money-grubbing and shameless in-law!!"

Speaking of this, the old lady became angry, gritting her teeth, "That old lady from the Ruan family is no good. I heard that someone wanted to buy a newborn baby, and Er Ya had just been born. She took advantage of the fact that my second daughter-in-law was in confinement and came to our house to say she would take care of them. She was the child's grandmother, how could we know she had such intentions? When we weren't paying attention, she took the child away."

"That damned woman, not only did she sell the child, she didn't even know who the buyer was. We wanted to find Er Ya, but the other party wasn't from here and had already left. I was really blind back then to find such a daughter-in-law for my second son. If it weren't for..."

If it weren't for the fact that Da Ya was still young at the time, the old lady really wanted her second son to divorce that broomstick Ruan.

Fortunately, Ruan's relationship with her family was not good, and they have been out of contact for these years. Otherwise, she would have driven Ruan out long ago.

Shu Yu was stunned. It turned out that this was done by her maternal grandmother's family?

No wonder when the old lady scolded Ruan, she hung her head low, allowing her to curse at her, speaking softly.

But obviously, Ruan must have been under tremendous psychological pressure, worrying about Er Ya who was sold, while also enduring the torture of self-blame in her heart.

The old lady said, "We reported this matter to the officials at the time, but our county's official... didn't care. He said that these were all family affairs, and if we caused trouble, everyone would be taken out and beaten."

Shu Yu furrowed her brows, but it was not unexpected.

Lord Shu was the magistrate of Dong'an Prefecture, and the entire Shu family was cold and ruthless. Lord Shu was not a good official and had handled countless dirty affairs. As the saying goes, "The fish rots from the head down", so it was easy to imagine that the county officials under his jurisdiction would be negligent in their duties.

"Afterwards, I called the men in my family and the people in the village to settle accounts with the Ruan family and we had a fight. The old lady of the Ruan family was bedridden for almost half a year before getting up. Ever since then, my second son has been looking for Er Ya, and he doesn't miss any bit of news. Whenever he hears that there's a clue, he rushes over to investigate. He's gone to many places."

As she spoke, the old lady looked at the house. "Our family has become poorer and poorer. Sometimes I think, why don't we just give up? Maybe Er Ya is living a good life and enjoying herself. But my second son said, what if things aren't good? What if Er Ya is suffering, and waiting for us to rescue her? If we give up, then Er Ya is truly lost."

Shu Yu lowered her head, and her hand, which was placed on the table, clenched into a fist, tightly gripping it.

The old lady wiped her eyes. "Miss Shu, to be honest, I have my own reasons for telling you all this."

Shu Yu looked up.

(End of Chapter)