TRANSMIGRATED TO THE 80S TO BECOME STEPMOTHERS FOR FIVE HIGHER-UPS

Chapter 18: Eyes Replied

Halfway home, Xiao Bei woke up.

Mu Jingzhe could clearly feel her trembling, and there was something wrong with her breathing as well.

“It's okay, Little Bei. It's me." It's me."

After hearing Mu Jingzhe's voice, Little Bei heaved a sigh of relief and wrapped his arms around his neck. "Auntie…"

His voice was full of attachments.

"I'm here, it's okay."

Little Bei had cried and called her 'Mother' before, but she did not call him that anymore. It was as if he had called her that accidentally before. Mu Jingzhe did not mind. She is not his mother and is not used to it. He was more used to calling her 'Auntie'.

To her, the term 'Mother' was too special.

However, after this incident, Little Bei became closer to him.

"Auntie, I want to pee."

"Good."

When Little Bei finished, he quickly ran back and grabbed onto Mu Jingzhe's clothes with his small hands.

He is still traumatized by what happened.

“Do not fear.”

Mu Jingzhe tidied up his clothes and pants. “This will not happen again. Your grandmother and those people will not dare to do anything to you again.”

He won't let them do it again.

Little Bei nodded obediently. “Mm.”

Mu Jingzhe stroked Little Bei's face, which seemed to have lost its roundness overnight. He tidied up the little girl's messy hair and squatted down with his back facing towards her. "Let's go."

"I'll walk alone." Little Bei refused to ride him back.

On the way back, Mu Jingzhe told Little Bei that they had been looking for him last night.

He knew he was tired.

“It's okay. I can take you. Just don't get sick. Let's go home quickly. Your brothers and others are anxiously waiting for you.”

Mu Jingzhe lifted Little Bei onto his back.

“Thank you, Auntie. You've worked hard."

Little Bei hugged Mu Jingzhe and could not help but rub her. Then, he made up his mind and said, “Auntie, I will repay you in the future. I'll support you on your old days.”

He always heard that a child should be filial when they grow up. That's why he made this promise.

“Thank you, but I didn't do much. I just do what needs to be done. You don't have to think too much about it. Aunt will take care of herself.”

Mu Jingzhe had not expected to hear such words.

In the original book, the five children said the same thing twice. One of the people they spoke to was Mu Xue, and they were loyal to their words.

These children had suffered too much, seen too much evil, and had no one to teach them properly. So they eventually became criminals.

However, other than holding grudges, they would also remember kindness.

Mu Xue had given them food and talked to them several times due to their miserable state. Unfortunately, it was not much use to them. Life is still hard for them.

However, even though this had only happened a few times, they remembered this great help. Then, when they met Mu Xue, they recalled this kindness and secretly helped repay her, becoming Mu Xue's biggest golden finger.

No one would have thought that the children they hated would have a side that was extremely grateful to them.

In the end, they had suffered too much and no one had treated them well. Therefore, they consider this little bit of light and kindness to be very important.

After hearing Little Bei say that he was not lying, Mu Jingzhe praised him.

“Bei is small, you are a good boy. We have to make sure you stay like this in the future. You must distinguish between good and evil.”

Mu Jingzhe never expected the children to repay his kindness. What matters is that they are okay.

He remembered that Little Bei did not find this incident in the book because he was deaf.

This time, Little Bei's ears were not damaged due to the high fever. He did not expect that since he ended up fine, Zhao Lan would plot against him and he would suffer this fate instead.

From afar, he saw Shao Dong and his brothers waiting at the entrance of the village.

When they saw Mu Jingzhe, they dashed towards them.

"Little bei."

"Sister."

Shao Dong, Shao Xi, and Shao Nan quickly ran over. When they saw that Shao Bei had returned, they heaved a sigh of relief.

When Little Bei saw his brother, he recalled the frightening incident and could not help but tear.

“I don't think I'll ever see you again. Huu hu…"

The four brothers hugged each other. Little Bei cried while his three brothers comforted him. All of their eyes turned red as they cried.

Mu Jingzhe took a few steps forward and lifted Shao Zhong off the ground.

Shao Zhong was too young and always lagged behind the others. His short legs could not run fast or steady, so he continued to fall on the way there.

Other children might cry, but he gritted his teeth, got up, and continued running.

"Next time, don't run."

Mu Jingzhe cleaned Shao Zhong's clothes and asked the children to go home.

Along the way, he briefly explained what happened.

When they heard that, grim expressions that did not match their age appeared on the faces of the children.

“The main reason I'm telling you is to keep you all alert from now on. Don't trust anyone easily. I'll talk to your grandmother.”

Along the way, he met people from the village who asked about the situation. Mu Jingzhe did not hide anything. Other than the fact that Little Bei was almost made a fool, he told them what Zhao Lan had done, that he had given his grandson only for some benefit.

Rather than saying he had given his granddaughter away, it would be more accurate to say that he had sold it.

He did not care whether the family was a good person or not, nor did he care whether his granddaughter was dead or alive.

Mu Jingzhe purposely told everyone to prevent Zhao Lan from being able to use her status as their grandmother to torture the children again.

Zhao Lan already knew about it by the time Mu Jingzhe returned to the Mu Residence.

The person who told Zhao Lan the news did not do so out of goodwill. They blatantly underestimated him for selling his granddaughter for some profit.

Zhao Lan was furious. He glared at Mu Jingzhe and Shao Bei as if he wanted to swallow them all up.

“Mu Jingzhe, it's easy for you to just stand there and talk. You're just a stepmother. You simply wash your hands of them at any time and get married again. Why are you pretending to be a good person now? If you can, you can take care of them forever. ”

When the children heard this, their eyes flickered as they looked at Mu Jingzhe.

Mu Jingzhe laughed. “So, as their grandmother, you took care of them by selling them?”

Zhao Lan fell to the ground in anger.

Eldest Brother-in-law Shao frowned. “Mu Jingzhe, do not say the word 'sell' repeatedly. The mother-in-law wanted Little Bei not to be hungry or cold, which was why she gave it away. It's because of kindness. Seeing that the family even has a car, he thinks that they are not poor and Little Bei can live a good life.”

Zhao Lan nodded. "Frightly so."

“Even if Mom doesn't judge their character well, you shouldn't scold her that way. He did that because he wanted Little Bei to live a good life.”.

“If that's the case, why don't you send Shao X?” Mu Jingzhe cut him off. “ Eloquent but completely untrue reasons.

“I found Little Bei today, so I won't bother talking to you. However, this was the last straw.

"If you dare to have any more evil ideas, I won't be polite anymore."

Mu Jingzhe looked at Fu, Lu, Shou, and Xi, who were watching the show from the side. “If you dare to touch Shao Dong or his brothers again, I will touch all four.”

Zhao Lan's expression changed drastically. "How dare you!"

“You will see if I dare or not. I'm telling you now. If you give a child, I'll give you one of you. If you do something for one of them, I'll do the same for two of you. Let's see if you dare to take that bet. ”

Mu Jingzhe's principle was an eye for an eye, and he believed in paying people back double the debt he owed them.

Zhao Lan's face turned pale. He did not bet again.