Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Gender Crimes 42

Coming back were not only Mrs. Wang and Aunt Hao, but also an Eldest Lady following behind them.

Qin Shuangshuang couldn’t bother questioning why the Eldest Lady came along. She jumped up quickly, looking at Mrs. Wang with full anticipation, feeling both hopeful and a bit anxious!

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Hao exchanged a glance and both smiled. Mrs. Wang was the first to smile at Qin Shuangshuang and said, ”It’s done!”

Qin Shuangshuang let out a big sigh of relief, all her tangled thoughts unraveled at once, and an indescribable feeling of lightness washed over her!

Even though she and her mother now had literally nothing, Qin Shuangshuang felt that the sky was dazzlingly blue, the sunlight warmed her heart, and the air was filled with an enchanting scent! She was in such an unexplainably good mood!

After being excited for a while, Qin Shuangshuang finally reacted, hurriedly thanking Mrs. Wang and Aunt Hao repeatedly. Mrs. Wang waved her hand with a smile, ”Oh, this was actually quite easy; I didn’t make much effort.”

What Mrs. Wang said was true. After she and Aunt Hao took the old doctor out, Mrs. Wang first discussed it with her husband, asking the village chief to not initially mention expulsion from the clan but instead to demand that Mr. Qin and Old Chen had to first come up with the money for Mrs. Bai’s treatment.

Mr. Qin, afraid of being punished, agreed wholeheartedly at first, and even though Old Chen, Little Chen, and Mr. Qin were all grudging about the money, they kept silent, thinking to get through this hurdle first.

Who knew that the doctor would state the treatment would require three hundred taels of silver! Three hundred taels! Even if the Old Qin Family sold everything they had, they couldn’t possibly gather that much money!

Not only was Mr. Qin’s entire family dumbfounded by this amount, but even Mrs. Wang, who had concocted the scheme with the doctor, was stunned. She had told the old doctor to demand more, but she didn’t expect him to make such an exorbitant demand, to ask for three hundred taels right away!

Mrs. Wang frantically winked at the old doctor as if having a muscle spasm, indicating that he was asking for too much and it seemed fake. But the old doctor was unfazed, unfazed by the speechless expressions from everyone around following his statement.

He first spouted a bunch of medical theories to confuse everyone, then talked about various symptoms and conditions. Anyway, his final conclusion was that Mrs. Bai had been in poor health for a long time, which triggered old ailments to surface and required substantial rest, or it would affect her lifespan.

As for the herbs needed for her recovery, they were numerous, like ginseng, deer antler, caterpillar fungus, and Tianshan snow lotus, all essential for health. Whatever the old doctor said was expensive, and in the end, he calculated that three hundred taels of silver were the minimum conscience price!

The old doctor was quite eloquent; after this round of words, even Mrs. Wang, who was aware of the truth, almost believed him. The others could only accept it with submission, full of praises for the old doctor’s integrity!

Of course, whether or not this amount was a conscience price, Mr. Qin and his family refused to acknowledge it, saying they couldn’t afford it. Old Chen exploded, sitting on the ground, slapping her thighs, cursing heaven and earth, while scolding Mrs. Bai for being an unfilial daughter-in-law and lamenting their poverty.

Old Chen’s antics quickly sparked public outrage. In a village where everyone knew each other, there was no need for Mrs. Wang to speak. The surrounding villagers all chimed in, scolding Old Chen until she got up, crestfallen, without daring to continue her tantrum.

Although Old Chen dared not throw a fit any longer, she stubbornly refused to pay. This reaction was precisely what Mrs. Wang desired; Mrs. Wang and her husband teamed up to intimidate Old Chen!

They claimed that Mrs. Bai tried to commit suicide because the Qin Family intended to sell Qin Shuangshuang to a brothel, and it was all their doing. Whether they paid or not, this money was theirs to bear. If the Qin Family really couldn’t pay, the village would decide to sell their land and house as payment for Mrs. Bai’s medical fees!

The Qin Family was stunned; Old Chen truly began crying, along with Little Chen and Mrs. Fang, who had been lurking on the side, as well as several children from the Qin Family, all bursting into tears!

The several men of the Qin Family also wore wretched expressions, wanting to join the women in weeping. If they really had to come up with those three hundred taels of silver, even if they went bankrupt, they couldn’t do it!

It was at this moment that Mrs. Wang casually said, ”Even if you cry, it’s useless. Mrs. Bai is your daughter-in-law, and it was because of your family’s pressure that she ended up like this. Unless Mrs. Bai is no longer part of your family, you’re bound to pay this money!”

As expected by Mrs. Wang, as soon as she said this, it was immediately seized upon by the Qin Family as a lifeline. The whole family started clamoring to have Qin Laoer divorce Mrs. Bai, but Mrs. Wang and the village chief, of course, did not agree. According to clan rules, one couldn’t divorce the wife without grave wrongdoing.

Mrs. Wang refused, and the Qin Family started making a scene. After a long period of uproar, Mrs. Wang took the opportunity to propose that unless Qin Shuangshuang and Mrs. Bai severed ties with the Qin Family, this was the only way. Her excuse was that although Qin Shuangshuang was just a child, she could work and support her mother, Mrs. Bai.

The Qin Family initially didn’t want to, as Qin Shuangshuang was very capable; even if she couldn’t be sold for money, she could be used as strong labor. The Qin Family was selfish and naturally unwilling to give up such a hardworking person.

Mrs. Wang then seized the opportunity to threaten to sell the Qin Family’s house and land to pay for Mrs. Bai’s medical treatment and convalescence. Frightened, the Qin Family finally relented. It was Mr. Qin who ultimately decided, agreeing to sever all ties with Mrs. Bai and Qin Shuangshuang.

The world values men and belittles women, and with the lack of regard for women, they also lack the obligation to support the elderly. Therefore, severing ties with Qin Shuangshuang and the Qin Family was straightforward: a simple severance document with the clan leader’s seal sufficed, unlike men who would have to pay a hefty fee to sever ties with their family.

While writing the severance document, there was an unexpected turn: the Eldest Lady actually requested to sever ties with her family and follow Mrs. Bai and Qin Shuangshuang! Mrs. Wang was quite surprised by the Eldest Lady’s choice, and the Qin Family, especially the Eldest Lady’s father Mr. Qin and her mother Little Chen, looked at her with eyes full of anger as if they wanted to eat her alive!

The Eldest Lady, however, ignored this, steadfastly demanded to leave with Mrs. Bai and Qin Shuangshuang, saying her life was saved by Qin Shuangshuang. Now that Qin Shuangshuang and Mrs. Bai were leaving the Qin Family, she too wanted to go with them. While she couldn’t achieve great things, at least she could help take care of Mrs. Bai when Qin Shuangshuang went to the mountains for firewood and forage.

Regarding the Eldest Lady’s choice, Mrs. Wang was quite moved. How rare in such a family to have a child who understands gratitude and sensibility, Mrs. Wang agreed to the Eldest Lady’s request.

The Qin Family let go of the Eldest Lady without complaint; although she could work, she was just an ordinary girl with limited capabilities, making her dispensable. They readily agreed to sever ties with the Eldest Lady as well.

After saying all this, Mrs. Wang handed a sheet of carefully folded paper to Qin Shuangshuang. That was the severance document with the Qin Family! Qin Shuangshuang cherished it greatly, carefully tucking it away.

Holding the Eldest Lady’s hand, Qin Shuangshuang was deeply moved. Though Qin Shuangshuang seemed to have left with nothing, she still had the thirty taels of silver from selling deer, which gave her confidence. But the Eldest Lady didn’t know this; she followed them to bear hardships and care for her mother with Qin Shuangshuang, so Qin Shuangshuang couldn’t help but want to express her gratitude to the Eldest Lady.

But before Qin Shuangshuang had a chance to say anything, she was interrupted by a figure that suddenly burst into the room!