Chapter 395: Chapter 395: The Annoying Face
When the Cheng family mother and daughter were sold off, Jiang Xue happened to return to the village. Upon arriving home, she found the door locked, so she had to take her child to ask the neighbors.
Unexpectedly, when she knocked on the Zhuo family’s door next door, Zhuoyue’s annoying face appeared.
"Jiang Xue?" Seeing Jiang Xue, Zhuoyue was taken aback for a moment before responding in an unfriendly tone: "What do you want?"
Originally, Jiang Xue wanted to ask the Zhuo family if they knew where her parents-in-law had gone. But when she saw it was Zhuoyue who opened the door, she lost interest in speaking and turned to leave.
"Stop right there!"
Though Jiang Xue didn’t want to deal with Zhuoyue, he was determined not to let her go. As a devoted follower of Cheng Li, despite being scolded many times by his father, he never learned his lesson.
Seeing Jiang Xue, he just wanted to cause trouble for her. He didn’t even notice the Little Reunion in Jiang Xue’s arms and directly reached out to grab her as she ignored him and walked away.
Fortunately, Jiang Xue had practiced her Spiritual Power and reacted quickly, otherwise, being pulled so forcefully by Zhuoyue, she would have surely fallen.
"What’s your problem?" Jiang Xue snapped at Zhuoyue, her gaze cold. If it weren’t for Little Reunion in her arms, Jiang Xue would have definitely given him a good beating.
"You, where have you taken Xiao Li?" Despite being somewhat afraid of Jiang Xue’s gaze, Zhuoyue still asked under pressure.
He hadn’t seen Cheng Li for a long time and heard from Cheng Family Village she was imprisoned. He initially didn’t believe it, but the villagers’ detailed accounts convinced him otherwise.
"Truly a brainless fan of Cheng Li!" Jiang Xue looked at Zhuoyue sarcastically, saying coldly, "As for where she went, how would I know?"
Hearing Jiang Xue’s words, Zhuoyue stopped probing and said directly, "Jiang Xue, dare you claim that Cheng Li’s imprisonment has nothing to do with you?"
"Oh, so you know she’s locked up. In that case, you must know what crime she committed?"
"She’s just a woman, what crime could she commit? If it weren’t for you, how would she end up in jail?"
"Do you think my face is that big? Like I own the jail and can throw anyone in there on a whim?" Jiang Xue rolled her eyes at Zhuoyue in exasperation, then said, "You’re a grown man, yet you’re so dense. I really worry for Uncle Zhuo."
At that, Mr. Zhuo’s voice came from beside them: "Worry about me for what?"
As these words were spoken, Mr. Zhuo came out of the house, smiled upon seeing Jiang Xue, and said, "Oh, Xue’er, why did you come back?"
"I came to see Mom and Dad, but they’re not home. I was just about to ask Uncle Zhuo if you knew where they went."
"Your parents, they went up the mountain, said they were going to gather some firewood. With the new year coming, they wanted to have some firewood ready for the celebration."
"I see, thanks Uncle Zhuo, I’ll go find them then."
"Do you know the way? Should Little Yue go with you?"
Hearing this, Zhuoyue’s face darkened, ready to refuse when Jiang Xue replied, "No need, I know the way."
"Alright then, be careful on your way."
Jiang Xue nodded, turned, and left without even a glance at Zhuoyue. This made Zhuoyue unhappy, feeling like he had been looked down upon.
Not knowing which nerve of his was struck, as Jiang Xue walked into the mountains with her child, he turned to his own father and said: "Dad, I’m going out for a bit!"