A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 206 There are no secrets that stay hidden forever.

Li Shufen continued to whine for a long time, until Village Chief Qian ran out of patience and roared at her to shut up.

Seeing that the old village chief was really angry, everyone shut up in embarrassment. Even Li Shufen, who was still dissatisfied, just pursed her lips and remained silent.

"Alright, now tell me, what exactly happened?"

Zhuang Qingxiang remained silent.

Li Shufen was eager to speak, but was glared at by Village Chief Qian again.

Knowing that Li Shufen was difficult to deal with, Village Chief Qian quickly pointed to other people to speak.

But no one understood. After asking around, they learned that Zhuang Qingxiang had become unreasonable after marrying into a wealthy family and wanted to change the child's surname, which angered Li Shufen so much that she started cursing, and then Zhuang Qingxiang even tried to hit her...

Village Chief Qian felt a chill run down his spine. He subconsciously glanced at Zhuang Qingxiang, who was holding her chin up and looking stubborn, and saw the grief and indignation in her tearful eyes.

Finished!

The two words immediately popped into Village Chief Qian's mind, and his legs went weak, almost causing him to lose his balance. Fortunately, the villagers who were helping him regain his footing.

"Village chief, what's wrong with you?"

"It's alright, it's alright, everyone can go now." Village Chief Qian came to his senses and started shooing people away, "Everyone should go back to what they're doing. Don't meddle in other people's family affairs. Go, go."

Li Shufen: "Hey? Village Chief Qian, what are you doing? Why are you telling everyone to leave? Don't leave, everyone! Please be the judge..."

"Shut up!" Village Chief Qian roared. "If you utter another word, I'm done with your family's affairs!"

Li Shufen pursed her lips and spat at Zhuang Qingxiang.

After much persuasion, Village Chief Qian managed to get everyone around to leave before finally turning to Li Shufen and Zhuang Qingxiang with a long face and inviting them inside to talk.

Zhuang Qingxiang remained rooted to the spot: "I have nothing more to say to her. I will definitely change the surnames of both children, and as for the reasons... she knows the answer in her heart!"

"Qingxiang, no matter what, let's go inside and talk. Everything can be discussed, right?" Village Chief Qian advised.

Zhuang Qingxiang shook her head: "There's nothing to discuss. It's my child, and I'm in charge."

He left as soon as he finished speaking, leaving Li Shufen cursing after him in a panic. Village Chief Qian tried to call him back but couldn't, only repeatedly expressing his frustration: "What kind of mess is this! What kind of mess is this?!"

"Village chief, look at that little slut! She's got this attitude ever since she got involved with Factory Director Lu. We can't let her get away with this!"

"Shut up!" Village Chief Qian slapped his thigh. "Li Shufen, you know perfectly well why she said that. Your family is in the wrong, you know that?"

Li Shufen choked and said awkwardly, "You can't say that. Quan'er is pitiful. He just wants to have an heir... Village Chief, you watched Quan'er grow up. You can't let Quan'er have no descendants."

"You...I..." Village Chief Qian didn't know what to say, and finally sighed, "I'll talk to her again. You should also change your temper. Can't you speak properly? What good does it do you to anger her?"

After scolding Li Shufen, Village Chief Qian walked away with his hands behind his back, sighing.

He didn't go home or back to the village committee; he went straight to the military factory.

Zhuang Qingxiang was young, and he couldn't catch up with her, but it didn't matter. He knew where she was anyway, so he could walk slowly and think about how to persuade her.

But how did she know that?

Village Chief Qian sighed deeply: "The old saying is right, there really are no secrets that stay hidden forever."

Zhuang Qingxiang walked briskly, still seething with anger, only slowing down when she was almost at the factory gate to calm herself down and try not to let anyone notice anything unusual about her.

Then she saw Huang Cuilan loitering nearby.

There were no dry straws in Huang Cuilan's hair today, which shows that she had styled it before.

Upon seeing Zhuang Qingxiang, she immediately hurried over and excitedly asked, "Big sister, can I see Yueyue now?"

Zhuang Qingxiang nodded, then said, "I'll pick her up from kindergarten, but..."

She paused, then said softly, "I hope you can promise me that you won't force her."

"What do you mean?" Huang Cuilan was stunned.

"It doesn't mean anything. I just hope you can talk to her nicely. She's a good girl, very sensible. She can understand what you mean, so just talk to her nicely. Don't force her or scold her. If... she doesn't want to go with you."

"If you can't do that, I won't bring her to see you."

After Zhuang Qingxiang finished speaking, she quietly looked at Huang Cuilan, waiting for her decision.

Huang Cuilan's eyes were red; she felt that Zhuang Qingxiang was bullying her.

Even if a child is very sensible, how much can they understand? She will definitely choose to be a city dweller.

Then the mother and daughter will be forced to separate. Zhuang Qingxiang is so cruel.

"You've changed your mind, haven't you?" Huang Cuilan asked, crying. "You don't want to give Yueyue back to me, do you?"

Just as Zhuang Qingxiang was about to speak, she knelt down again and cried, "Big sister, we...we're not like you. We're just country folk. Yueyue is my child, she should stay with us. It's her fate! And...and...big sister, I won't hide it from you anymore. When I gave birth to her brother, I suffered a lot while hiding outside, and now I can't have children anymore. She and her brother are my only two children in this life. If you really take her away, it'll be like tearing my heart out, sob sob sob..."

Huang Cuilan cried uncontrollably, and Zhuang Qingxiang felt sorry for her.

It seems that she ran away with that man, dared not go home, and suffered greatly while hiding outside.

But no matter how sympathetic she was, she still said the same thing: "If you promise, I'll bring her to see you."

Huang Cuilan pleaded and cried for a long time, but seeing that Zhuang Qingxiang was not soft-hearted at all, she could only nod: "Okay, I... I'll talk to her nicely and won't scold her."

"You'd better keep your word. It's not far from the factory. If you go back on your word, I'll call the security department to arrest you," Zhuang Qingxiang threatened.

Huang Cuilan glanced at the main entrance and nodded in alarm.

She knew those people in the security department were terrifying; she had even seen people with guns tucked into their waistbands while she was wandering around the area these past few days.

Zhuang Qingxiang then asked her to sit down and wait, to calm herself down so she wouldn't get too excited when she saw the child.

Zhuang Qingxiang went to the factory kindergarten, told the teacher, and then brought Xiao Qianyue out.

"Mom, why are you picking me up at this time?" Xiao Qianyue asked curiously.

Zhuang Qingxiang held her little hand, smiled, and said softly, "Yueyue, do you remember what your mother told you last night? Your mother wants to see you, and she's outside right now..."

Xiao Qianyue paused in her steps.

Zhuang Qingxiang looked at her, puzzled.

Little Qian Yue suddenly hugged her mother's leg, choking back tears as she asked, "Mother,...you don't want me anymore?"

"I didn't abandon you," Zhuang Qingxiang quickly knelt down to comfort the little girl. "As long as Yueyue is willing to stay with her mother, her mother will love you for the rest of her life. However, your biological mother misses you very much, and she has always been thinking about you. She finally managed to find you and wanted to see you."

Little Qianyue pouted and didn't say anything.

Zhuang Qingxiang smiled and patted her head: "Yueyue is the best girl. Go see her, talk to her. Mom will stay with you, okay?"

"Okay..." Xiao Qianyue responded softly, then muttered, "I... I don't think she cares about me... She hasn't come back to look for me..."