Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Insider Appears Chapter 31: Chapter 31: The Insider Appears “Do you all understand now? My older brother didn’t stand up for Wu Xiaoyue out of good intentions,” Bai Xiao said with a smile. “He was just mad because I struck a nerve, so he wanted to hit me out of embarrassment. Unfortunately for him, I didn’t stay still and let him hit me this time. What did he say again? He dared me, said if I had the guts, I should hit him. So, I did just as he wished!”

Bai Zhuang angrily said, “Just because I told you to hit me, you did it? Then if I told you to die, why don’t you go die?” He realized he had been tricked.

Smiling, Bai Xiao told everyone, “Bai Zhuang literally told me to hit him if I dared, to just try it! He said he would kill me if I did. Since the victim himself asked me to do it, how could I not oblige? So, I truly respected my brother’s wish. After all, it’s the first time I’ve met someone who actually wants to be hit. I would feel bad if I didn’t fulfill his wish.” With her innocent expression, Bai Xiao could have made Liu Baoguo die of laughter. This girl had also picked up some bad habits, and her words were indeed infuriating.

“You, you little brat, you’re playing the victim after seeking a benefit. You clearly wanted to beat me to death!” Bai Zhuang was furious.

Bai Xiao laughed lightly, her smile as radiant as spring blossoms.

“Spending my money and daring to come and hit me, who gave you the courage and audacity? Bai Zhuang, don’t think I’m a fool. My older brother and sister give nineteen yuan a month, which is more than enough for noodles at every meal. But what do I eat? Dishwater! Where did the saved money go? Don’t say you don’t know. Grandma favors you three most; you’re about to get married. Don’t tell me you don’t know where the bridal money for the Wu Family came from. Uncle already said that farming doesn’t yield much money annually, yet the bridal gifts for the Wu Family were not slight at all—two hundred yuan, and three rounds of firecrackers for the engagement gifts. Wow, Wu Xiaoyue must be very precious! It seems uncle is not really out of money,” she said. They thought they could keep exploiting her, but she wouldn’t allow it.

Upon hearing this, the villagers gasped, “Oh, my Lord! The engagement gifts are as high as those for a city bride. The Wu Family really has guts to ask for so much!”

“And the issue is Bai Jianguo also accepted the proposal. They must be really confident!”

“Of course, they’re confident. Every month their nephews and nieces give nineteen yuan. How much can Bai Xiao possibly eat? Didn’t you hear? She mentioned eating dishwater at every meal, so there must be a lot left every month, all going into Bai Jianguo’s pocket!”

“Wasn’t it said that the grandmother was managing the money?”

“What can I say about you? How naive can you be! The grandmother has only one son now. Do you still think the money in her hands isn’t Bai Jianguo’s?”

“Yes, I didn’t think of that. Li Chunhua cherishes her own son so much. For her grandson’s wedding, she’d definitely spend money! It’s sinful, isn’t it, to mistreat your granddaughter just to provide a dowry for your grandson! Only the Bai Family could do such a thing.”

“Alas, you know a person’s face but not their heart. There are all kinds of people.”

“Poor Bai Xiao, to be stuck with such a family, she would have been better off leaving with her parents!”

Bai Jianguo’s face turned red with shame. The women’s director Wang Meihua had already teared up, slightly choked up as she spoke to Bai Xiao, “These years have been hard on you, my dear! Your aunt must tell you something, I can’t let you keep being bullied and exploited under the pretense of family by the Bai Family!”

Li Chunhua went pale. Not many villagers knew about that incident, but the women’s director did because that year, it was Director Wang Meihuawho intended to take Bai Xiao away. This matter could not be revealed in front of the whole village, or she would be damned by the villagers.

Li Chunhua urgently grabbed Wang Meihua’s wrist, “Meihua, you are a good person, but you need to think carefully. Would revealing this be good or bad for the child? She has such a fiery temper. She once almost dragged me to a reservoir. If she learned about it, who knows what might happen?” This was a threat to Wang Meihua.

Bai Xiao suddenly realized that perhaps many people knew her origins; otherwise, Wang Meihua wouldn’t have spoken like that.

No wonder Wang Meihua advised her to run away the night before she was to be married off, even providing her with travel money, claiming that she’d wronged her.

Wang Meihua was an insider.

“Auntie, what you mean to say is, I’m not my grandmother’s biological granddaughter, right?”

A clap of thunder exploded overhead.

Wang Meihua was so frightened that she was speechless, while Li Chunhua fiercely glared at Bai Xiao. This damn girl actually knew everything, knew her own origins.

“Bai Xiao! What nonsense are you talking about? You are indeed a member of our old Bai family. How could you even think of denying your ancestors?” Li Chunhua immediately, precisely, and fiercely tried to suppress the matter as quickly as possible.

Everyone was relieved, right, the wife of the eldest son of the Bai family had been visibly pregnant, there was no reason for Bai Xiao not to be her own child.

It seemed that this child had been pressured by Li Chunhua and Bai Jianguo recently to the point of harboring wild thoughts.

However, upon reflection, they realized it was true that Li Chunhua had been overly harsh with her granddaughter. Even with Bai Song, Bai Yue, and Bai Ju, the old lady hadn’t gone to such extremes. It was only with Bai Xiao that she seemed intent on tormenting the child mercilessly, no wonder the child thought this way.

Even they sometimes felt that Li Chunhua didn’t treat Bai Xiao like her own.

Bai Xiao didn’t back down. In her previous life, she had not known the truth until her death when she learned she wasn’t the biological child of the Bai family. This time, she didn’t want to live in confusion anymore; she wanted to uncover everything, to know the truth.

“Auntie, what exactly is going on? Don’t you want me to know?”

As Bai Xiao stepped forward, Wang Meihua took a step back.

“Xiao, your aunt doesn’t know! I don’t know anything! You are a child of the Bai family, don’t have such wild thoughts,” Wang Meihua stammered, her tone urgent and her speech rapid. Bai Xiao was even more convinced that Wang Meihua was lying. The reason Wang Meihua wouldn’t speak could be because Li Chunhua and Bai Jianguo were here, or perhaps something else, but Wang Meihua had already changed her story.

“Bai Xiao, don’t be absurd. Today the issue was with your elder brother, but that doesn’t mean you should doubt you’re our child. Think about it, have your parents treated you poorly? Or your elder siblings? If you weren’t a child of the Bai family, why would your elder siblings give you money every month for your living expenses and schooling?” Li Chunhua, in a bid to keep the matter under wraps, shifted her stance, acknowledging the money aspect publicly for the first time.

Bai Xiao knew today wasn’t the day she would learn the truth. Wang Meihua definitely wouldn’t speak in front of so many people. So be it.

“Fine, grandma, since you also said so, I am a member of the Bai family, a biological child of my parents. Then, grandma and uncle, please return everything that belongs to our family. And grandma, don’t say you’ve run out of money, everyone knows that’s not possible. Give me twenty dollars, there are so many things missing from our home, like firewood, rice, oil, soy sauce, vinegar, tea; I need to stock up, this is my home, grandma. You can’t possibly say you have no money, right?”

The strength of the crowd was the final push; she wanted to see what Li Chunhua would do.