Chapter 382: Chapter 11: Child-Rearing Strategy (10)

Zhang Cheng was detained, and the police went directly to the neighboring town to bring Tao Xiaoxiao in for confrontation.

To be honest, everyone had somewhat started to believe Zhang Cheng’s words.

However, no matter what, they still needed to hear what Tao Xiaoxiao had to say.

The police were also riding bicycles; in this world, owning a bicycle at this time already meant quite a lot. The leading soldier thought it was too slow, so he drove with several police officers to the neighboring town, and half an hour later, Tao Xiaoxiao was brought over.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng was both scared and cold, his whole state was terrible.

Seeing Tao Xiaoxiao still wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and looking bewildered, he couldn’t help but want to pounce on her. The fire in his heart started blazing, and how wonderful it would be if he could pull that jacket off her, wear it himself, let her taste the chill, and then let her know the consequence of deceiving him.

The fear he felt, wasn’t it all caused by Tao Xiaoxiao?

People, they always like to push the blame onto others; if he himself hadn’t desired beauty and wealth, would he be in this mess today?

But Zhang Cheng was still tied up, so he naturally couldn’t act on Tao Xiaoxiao, yet he still struggled, trying to charge at her.

Speaking of Tao Xiaoxiao, she was also a bit apprehensive inside; after all, she’d already suffered once for snatching Li Shuning’s child in a previous life.

This time, being inexplicably grabbed in the middle of the night, she was genuinely scared, scared that just like in the previous life, she’d be imprisoned.

Seeing Zhang Cheng charge at her even while bound, she didn’t react.

Bang, she was hit hard, falling to the ground quite severely.

Zhang Cheng was originally held by someone; seeing him struggle to get to Tao Xiaoxiao, the little warrior holding him let go.

That’s how Zhang Cheng managed to rush out.

Tao Xiaoxiao was momentarily dazed but snapped out due to the piercing pain.

She started crying bitterly: “Who are you people exactly, is this a kidnapping? It hurts so much. You’re all bullying me.”

With the pain, Tao Xiaoxiao became a bit more clear-headed; she hadn’t done anything, she absolutely wouldn’t go to jail. She’d just said a few words, no one could do anything to her.

Zhang Cheng however, roared: “Shut up, who has time to kidnap you, Tao Xiaoxiao, what exactly did I do to you that you have to harm me like this.”

“How did I harm you?”

“You didn’t harm me? You didn’t harm me? You insinuated that Sister-in-law Li gave birth to a child with a wild man? That her personal life was a mess?”

Tao Xiaoxiao felt a bit panicked, but she quickly regained her composure: “You’re talking nonsense, I never said anything like that. I merely said that Sister-in-law is so pretty, usually all alone taking care of a child, it’s quite hard for her, and I’d never seen her husband. You misunderstood yourself, and are you blaming me for it?”

“Besides, Sister-in-law does have money, didn’t a quilt cost hundreds back then, there’s also a sofa and TV at home, with carpet on the ground, isn’t that wealthy? I noticed Sister-in-law doesn’t work nor goes out, someone naturally must be giving her money to spend, what’s wrong with these words?”

Tao Xiaoxiao looked completely innocent: “I have never tried to defame Sister-in-law, Zhang Cheng, I know you resent me, pursued me, and I didn’t agree because you’ve been out there fooling around. I don’t like you, so you want to take revenge on me, but it’s clearly your own mistake, dragging me into it. How can you treat me like this?”

Tao Xiaoxiao looked very pitiful.

Li Shuning suddenly said: “Zhang Cheng, tell everyone what exactly Tao Xiaoxiao said back then.”

Zhang Cheng knew he had fallen for Tao Xiaoxiao’s trap.

But he was unwilling to accept it.

He directly recounted everything Tao Xiaoxiao had said back then, word for word.

The people present, except for some relatively honest or simple-minded ones, many of them noticed the problem.

Clearly, if it weren’t for Tao Xiaoxiao, Zhang Cheng probably wouldn’t have acted like this; it could be said that Tao Xiaoxiao had trapped Zhang Cheng step by step.

Of course, Zhang Cheng is indeed a rascal, otherwise she wouldn’t have succeeded.

Li Shuning sighed, looked at Tao Xiaoxiao, and shook her head: “Tao Xiaoxiao, back then when you tarnished my reputation, your father personally brought your little niece to apologize. I thought, I am not someone from here, just staying temporarily, there’s no need to make a scene with everyone, so I let that matter go. I didn’t expect it would turn out like this.”

Tao Xiaoxiao kept insisting she hadn’t done anything wrong, it was truly unintentional. She also said she was young and didn’t know how to talk, apologizing, saying she was sorry to Sister-in-law.

Indeed, she hadn’t done anything substantial, and being a woman, whether it was the military or the police, neither could do much to Tao Xiaoxiao.

As for Zhang Cheng, he was taken away.

But Tao Xiaoxiao didn’t fare any better; she returned to the neighboring town the next day, only to be fired.

She later tried to find a job, but it was very difficult.

Besides, in the neighboring town, Zhang Cheng still had brothers, and once news reached them that Tao Xiaoxiao was job hunting, she was beaten up, returning injured.

Only upon returning, the townsfolk didn’t like her, didn’t talk to her, and even Tao Xiaoxiao’s family didn’t converse with them anymore.

Tao Xiaoxiao’s father was also very cold towards her.

He genuinely could not understand his daughter.

Li Shuning lived in the town, often bought things, and sometimes shared them with the kids, being very kind. Why did his daughter have to be against Li Shuning?

The person was a soldier’s wife, having a distinguished family, while their family was terribly poor, often the townspeople would see them as too pitiful and help them occasionally, otherwise, their family might hardly get by.

Now? Because of Tao Xiaoxiao’s deeds, the townspeople avoided them, let alone helped them.

Look at their own fate before confronting others.

Tao Xiaoxiao’s father endured for about twenty days, and once Tao Xiaoxiao’s injuries healed, he drove her out.

Tao Xiaoxiao, helpless, took the three yuan her mother secretly gave her and walked towards the outskirts of the town.

However, just as she left the town, she saw Zhang Cheng.

Zhang Cheng had a ferocious look on his face.

Tao Xiaoxiao screamed: “Were you not caught? Why are you here? Ah, you dare to escape from prison, I’ll report you.”

Zhang Cheng sneered: “Go ahead, report me. Let me tell you, I was released. Li Shuning is kind-hearted, didn’t want me to end up in prison due to someone misleading me, and said she wouldn’t pursue the matter anymore. Of course, I must not appear in front of her again. Tao Xiaoxiao, let’s settle the score properly.”

Tao Xiaoxiao hurriedly turned and ran, but she was just a girl and couldn’t outrun a man, and shortly afterwards, Zhang Cheng caught her.

Zhang Cheng dragged her towards a thatched hut outside the town.

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