Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune

438, Visiting to Acknowledge Relatives (Part 1)

Xie Zhinuan’s voice was deep and serious, her beautiful features set in an expression of cold determination.

The old beggar looked up at her.

Only a few months had passed, but the change was indeed significant.

But Xie Zhinuan was never a weak or incompetent person; if she could handle people with her own hands before, she could certainly deal with this troublemaking old beggar today.

“But I’m hungry!”

Upon hearing this, Xie Zhinuan snorted.

Since when did hunger justify causing trouble? Since when did it warrant making a scene on the day of her store’s opening?

Ridiculous!

She didn’t owe anyone anything.

Xie Zhinuan turned her head away, no longer paying attention to the old beggar.@@novelbin@@

Seeing that no one else was coming, she turned and walked back inside.

“Wait a moment, miss, wait a moment!” A frantic female voice called out.

Xie Zhinuan stopped and turned to look.

A woman in her forties or fifties, dressed fairly decently although in very old washed clothes, was approaching with a similarly aged middle-aged man and a young man in his twenties following her.

“?” Xie Zhinuan raised her eyebrows slightly.

Seeing Xie Zhinuan stop, the woman was overjoyed and hurriedly stepped forward, attempting to grab Xie Zhinuan’s sleeve.

Xie Zhinuan extended her hand to shake it off and stepped back two paces, warily observing the woman.

Firstly, she did not recognize this woman, and secondly, based on instinct, she felt that this woman’s presence did not bode well.

“Nuannuan, I am your mother!”

“…”

As soon as the woman spoke, Xie Zhinuan frowned.

First of all, she knew very well who she was and who the parents of this body were.

And this woman who had suddenly appeared…

Xie Zhinuan looked her over again.

“It was wrong of father and mother to stop you. Come home with mother, and I will agree to anything you want!”

Xie Zhinuan burst into cold laughter upon hearing this.

“Who did you say you were?”

The woman’s scalp tingled at the question.

But they had already taken the first step and there was no turning back now.

“I am your mother, Zhinuan, your mother! Look carefully!”

As ‘Kechanglai’ opened, there were many who came to watch the excitement, and many who came to offer congratulations, taking the opportunity to enjoy a meal. When they heard that Xie Zhinuan’s parents had come looking for her, they all came out to watch the spectacle.

They all heard the woman’s words.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Liang looked at each other, wondering what kind of drama was unfolding this time.

Xuan Mu wanted to step forward, but Xu Xuanjin stopped him.

“Cousin?”

Xu Xuanjin shook his head.

At this time, they all had to wait and see what Xie Zhinuan would do.

She knew her own identity and who she really was.

Anybody would know who to choose between the Marquis’s daughter and the daughter of a common woman.

Even Judge Liu was somewhat taken aback.

This Miss Xie…

But Xie Zhinuan just smiled, a grace-filled smile, “Who did you say you were again?”

“I am your mother, Zhinuan!” The woman quickly asserted, her voice trembling slightly with underlying fear.

“Then say it again, in front of all these people, what should you not have stopped me from doing? What do you mean by ‘giving me my due’? Judge Liu is also here today. If you cannot explain yourself, the county prison will be your final destination!” Xie Zhinuan’s gaze on the woman was heavy.

She also glanced at the two men behind her.

“Do you, do you really want me to say it!” The woman asked, her voice trembling even more.

“Mind your words; first and foremost, nobody knows who you really are or what you are up to, and secondly, I don’t recognize you, so don’t presume to call yourself my mother!”

Xie Zhinuan’s eyes grew colder.

In her heart, she had already guessed that these people were of dubious origin and had ulterior motives.

So-called relatives, they clearly just wanted to take advantage of her and try to harm her.

Therefore, it was essential to clarify everything in front of this crowd today.

Thinking they could sully her with their dirty tricks or take hold of her was but a fool’s dream.

Chapter 440