Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The Wolf Pack Was Scared Away

Wang Daya’s shoulder sagged as she was pulled, unable to dodge or shake it off, she could only say bitterly, “Mom, stop pulling my sleeve, it’s almost torn off.”

As her mother-in-law pulled her sleeve, Wang Daya heard the sound of fabric tearing.

A few more tugs like that and her sleeve would definitely not survive.

Mrs. Qi couldn’t care less about that now, she hurriedly asked, “Did you hear it or not? Did I mishear it?”

Qu Laodi, who was beside her, said, “Mom, you didn’t mishear, I heard it too, it was Manbao’s voice.”

“Really? Oh my precious Manbao!”

Once Mrs. Qi confirmed it was indeed the voice of her beloved granddaughter, she immediately screamed in terror.

She cried as she squeezed towards the direction of the cave, exclaiming, “Make way! Make way! I have to protect my granddaughter! Boohoo, Manbao, you must wait for grandma to come out!”

The cave was overcrowded, with people pressed against one another, making it hard to even turn around, let alone make space.

Mrs. Qi struggled to move forward but couldn’t get far, and her cries grew louder.

The village head’s wife heard this and quickly shouted, “Mrs. Qi, stop crying, there’s nothing wrong outside, if there were, it would be chaotic by now!”

Someone else chimed in, “Yeah, if something was wrong, it’d be chaotic already. Mrs. Qi Sr., don’t scare yourself, your fourth daughter-in-law is still outside, she wouldn’t leave the child unprotected if something was wrong.”

More and more people joined in persuading her.

Mrs. Qi was crying so hard she was gasping for breath, and those near her noticed she was starting to roll her eyes.

If it weren’t for the crowd, Mrs. Qi would probably have fainted by now.

“Oh dear, make room quickly! Mrs. Qi is about to faint!”

Who shouted this was unclear, but the cave quickly turned chaotic.

People pushed against each other, making an effort to create a path wide enough for one person.

Qu Laodi stayed by her mother-in-law’s side.

She also wanted to go out and take a look.

Firstly, the lovely little girl was outside, and moreover, her husband and sons were out there too.

Her youngest son was only ten years old, so small, really; if he really had to fight with wild wolves, he wouldn’t be even enough to fill the gaps in their teeth!

Though the Qi Family rules favored daughters over sons, her own two sons, after all, were her biological children.

If no one else cared, as their mother, she certainly did.

So, Qu Laodi naturally supported her mother-in-law in making her way through the narrow gap and out of the cave.

Once outside, the air seemed… dirtier!

The stench was overwhelming.

Qu Laodi instinctively covered her nose and mouth, while Mrs. Qi seemed unaffected, frantically searching for her beloved granddaughter.

Finally, she found her granddaughter in her second son’s arms. The old lady shoved aside her daughter-in-law who was supporting her and staggered toward her second son.

“Manbao, my sweetheart!”

Mrs. Qi reached out and embraced her little granddaughter, showering her with affection.

Qi Manman was suddenly scooped up, which startled her.

But seeing it was her grandmother, the little girl immediately wrapped her arms around her grandmother’s neck and gave her a big kiss on the cheek, calling out in a cutesy voice, “Grandma!”

Tears streamed down Mrs. Qi’s face.

She loved baby girls, but she had never given birth to one in her life.

Among her sons, only the fourth son once had a daughter, but because she saved her own life, that child was gone just like that.

Faced with this hard-won granddaughter, Mrs. Qi desperately wished she could give her own heart to her.

The little girl’s earlier scream, oh, it almost took half her life.

“Grandma, don’t cry! The wolves have run away, they won’t eat us anymore!”

Qi Manman didn’t understand why her grandma was crying and assumed she was scared of the wolves.

Mrs. Qi was too emotionally overwhelmed to understand what her granddaughter said, she just heard “wolves”, “eat us”, and immediately hugged the little one even tighter.

While crying, she said, “Don’t be afraid, my treasure, the wolves won’t eat you, grandma will never let the wolves eat you. Don’t be afraid!”

She softly patted her granddaughter’s back, worried she might have been frightened.

Having recovered from the shock, Qi Ercai looked complexly at his mother, took several deep breaths, and then said quietly, “Mom, the wolves, ran away.”

“They ran away? That’s good, if they ran, it means they won’t chase us!”

Mrs. Qi still misunderstood.

Qi Ercai took a deep breath and shouted, “Mom, don’t be afraid, the wolves have run away!”

“What? The wolves ran away?”

Mrs. Qi finally understood what her son said belatedly.

Qi Ercai glanced at his niece who was clinging to his mother’s neck and said in a low voice, “Yes, they ran away, because of… because of Manbao.”

“What?”

Mrs. Qi felt like her ears were failing her again.

Qi Ercai swallowed hard with difficulty, “Just now, Manbao shouted, and then those wolves just ran away, sprinting off without even looking back.”

Had he not seen it with his own eyes, Qi Ercai would find it hard to believe that a single shout from a little girl could send dozens of wolves fleeing as if they were being chased by something terrifying.

Could it be that this niece of theirs was something other than human, something like a mountain spirit or phantom?

The thought had barely crossed his mind before Qi Ercai immediately gave himself a smack.

Manbao was their family’s precious darling, how could she be a mountain spirit or phantom?

Besides, no mountain spirit or phantom could look so beautiful!

He must be overthinking it!

Yes, that was it, he was definitely overthinking it!

Mrs. Qi calmed down after finally understanding the incident.

If someone else had such power, she wouldn’t believe it. But if it was her granddaughter, that would be a different story.

This was the precious gift from heaven to the Qi Family, so what if she scared away the wolves, she could probably scare away a tiger too!

Qi Zheng also came to his senses at this time, quickly stepped forward, and said in a lowered voice to Qi Ercai, “Second Brother, what you just said can’t be mentioned again, the wolves running had nothing to do with Manbao, it was the bear’s droppings that scared them away, understand?”

As he spoke, Qi Zheng signaled with his eyes to Qi Ercai to be mindful of the surroundings.

Qi Ercai looked around and realized many people were looking this way.

Specifically, they were looking at Qi Manman, the little girl.

Qi Ercai’s heart skipped a beat, quickly catching his father’s meaning. He laughed aloud, saying, “Mom, don’t be nervous, I was just teasing you. Let me tell you, the wolves were scared away by that bear’s droppings.”

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