They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 317 Lian Lao Si's Daughter

"Madam Xu, I need to speak to my daughter. If you won't let me in, at least let this brat come out, okay?"

Even the fourth brother stared greedily at Mu Xiang, feeling incredibly jealous.

That brat has really made something of herself! Is that dress made of fine cotton? I never thought she'd look so good in bright clothes.

That's so unfilial!
Instead of showing filial piety to his father after receiving his wages, he spent his first time buying clothes and dressing up.

What are you trying to do, dressing up like that at such a young age? Shameless.

I'm going to give her a good scolding later, and from now on she'll have to hand over all her wages to me.

He is her father. No matter what, a daughter should still be filial to her father!
Upon hearing this, Mu Xiang's face turned deathly pale, and she shook her head frantically at Xu Zhichun, "Madam."

Even the fourth eldest son roared angrily, "You brat! What do you mean? You despise your own father? May you be struck by lightning!"

Mu Xiang said bitterly, "I don't have a father, I only have a master! I sold myself to a slave trader, so where did I get a father from!"

"Then I'm your father too!"

Mu Xiang knelt down: "Madam, Madam, please do justice for me! I... I..."

"Get up quickly," Xu Zhichun bent down and helped her up. "Muxiang is a little girl I bought from a slave trader in the county town. I bought her with a death contract. Her life belongs to me. She has no father. If you want to experience being a father, that's fine. Give me fifty taels of silver to redeem her and you can take her with you. Otherwise, my servants will not let you make decisions."

Even the fourth son argued, "I didn't sell her on purpose. She was sick and had no money for treatment. As her daughter, was she just going to watch her father die? I had no choice but to sell her, and I never said I would disown her. She was Madam Xu's servant, and Madam Xu could do whatever she wanted with her. I wouldn't dare to interfere. But we are father and daughter, bound by blood. Does Madam Xu really want to separate us? That's too cold-blooded and heartless!"

I don't know who taught Lian Laosi these words, but he speaks them quite eloquently.

Xu Zhichun: "No servant who has been sold into servitude is allowed to have any contact with their parents after returning home. Once you put your fingerprint on the contract, it's as if you've severed your blood ties. She has no blood relatives now, only her master. If you're not satisfied, go ahead and sue. You can ask your village head to intervene or take it to the yamen, it's up to you. But if you continue to cause trouble at my doorstep and try to forcibly take my servant, I will take it to the yamen."

Even the fourth brother was unconvinced, "My daughter has always been filial and sensible. How could she bear to abandon her father? Que'er, you tell me yourself."

Mu Xiang said coldly, "My name isn't Que'er, it's Mu Xiang. I don't have a father!"

"You damn girl!"

Granny Qin Qing: "Did you hear that? If you keep acting like a rogue, I won't be polite anymore. Madam, there's no need to pay attention to such a rogue."

Xu Zhichun nodded. "Close the door."

The fourth brother was so angry that he started shouting in Liangjia Village that the maid in Madam Xu's house was his daughter and that Madam Xu forbade him from seeing his daughter.
Everyone in the village, like Xu Zhichun and Granny Qin Qing, was startled when they suddenly heard the news.

"What? Mu Xiang is actually Lian Lao Si's daughter? His biological daughter?"

"Seriously?! That's just ridiculous!"

"I think it's outrageous too! Muxiang is such a smart and quick-witted girl, and such a good person, how could she have such a biological father?"

"Exactly!" Lian Lao Si was furious: Did you even consider my feelings when you said these things in front of me? Shouldn't you be condemning the Xu family for being cold-blooded and heartless?
Even the fourth brother finally received a few sympathizers.

"I think it's true. Who would dare to joke like that? Madam Xu wouldn't really prevent the father and daughter from seeing each other, would she?"

"Yes, even if she's a maid in her family, the blood ties can't be severed. It's unreasonable to prevent the father and daughter from seeing each other."

"Could there be some misunderstanding?"

"Hehe, who knows? She's Mrs. Xu now, no matter what she does, who dares to say anything bad about her? Oh dear, I didn't say anything, don't look at me."

"Sigh, you're right. People change. When they get successful, they become arrogant. They don't care about other people's lives. I don't care about anything either."

Even the fourth son, gloating, became even more heartbroken, lamenting how much he, as a father, cared for and worried about his daughter. He had come all this way with good intentions, only to be refused entry to Madam Xu's house and not even allowed to call his daughter out for a chat. He was deeply saddened and felt utterly terrible.
Upon hearing this, many villagers were taken aback and didn't know what to say.

Even those who sided with Xu Zhichun couldn't help but feel that she had gone a bit too far.
It was at this moment that Granny Qin Qing came out, bringing Mu Xiang with her, and exposed Lian Lao Si's lie.

How much love can a so-called "biological father" have for his daughter, who has been beating and scolding her since she was a child and eventually sold her to a human trafficker without hesitation?

He came looking for Muxiang's monthly allowance, but all he wanted was for it.

But from the day Mu Xiang was sold by him, she had no further connection with him and naturally could no longer pay attention to him.

"If it weren't for the coincidence that Madam bought me, I would have been sold to who-knows-where long ago. Would you really care about me and go looking for me? Just consider me dead the day you sold me!"

"I don't have a single penny to pay you. At my age, I can't do any work at all. It's all thanks to my kind-hearted wife who feeds me well, provides me with clothes and a house. How could I possibly have any wages to pay you!"

Lian Lao Si was furious: "How could there be no wages? Don't the servants in wealthy families all get monthly wages?"

The villagers booed.

Before Qin Qing could even say anything, everyone's words nearly drowned out Lian Lao Si.

"I knew it! What good could someone like him be? All that concern and care? It's all bullshit. He's just after Muxiang's wages!"

"How old is Muxiang? Such a young girl can't really do much. Madam Xu has treated her very well. Look at her clothes and shoes, they're better than the maids and boys in our house. She looks healthy too, and she's definitely not short of food. Wages? It's not enough to just spend the master's money, why would she want wages? It would be normal if she didn't get wages."

"exactly."

"They sold their own daughter, they're not human! And they still have the nerve to come here, they're not human, they're absolutely inhuman."

"They've already sold it, and they still dare to come looking for it? That's so unreasonable! If it were any other wealthy family in the city, would they dare to come looking for it? This is just taking advantage of Madam Xu's kind heart."

"It's perfectly reasonable for Madam Xu to ignore it!"

"I never imagined that Muxiang would be in such a miserable state!"

"How could someone not be miserable if they had a father like that?"