Chapter 361: Chapter 361 Extremely Proud
Old Jiang glanced at Mrs. Cheng, then said, "You’ve raised Cheng Li for twenty years. I will give you some money for your retirement. As for Cheng Li’s matters, you don’t need to worry about them anymore."
"Sir, what do you mean by this? Although Xiao Li is not my biological child, I have raised her. You can ask people in our village how I treat Xiao Li. Even a biological parent might not be as good to her as I am."
"Mrs. Cheng, I am well aware of that. That’s why I will give you money for your retirement, to repay your kindness in raising Cheng Li."
"But..." Mrs. Cheng wanted to say something more, but Old Jiang directly interrupted her, saying, "No buts. With you, Cheng Li will have no prospects and no better opportunities."
After speaking, Old Jiang no longer paid attention to Mrs. Cheng and stood up, ready to leave.
He came today to confirm Cheng Li’s background. Now that it’s confirmed, there’s no reason for him to stay.
Seeing that Old Jiang was about to leave, Mrs. Cheng’s eyes flashed, and she suddenly knelt down before him, saying, "Old Jiang, I beg you, please don’t take Xiao Li away. A few years ago, I lost my husband; now I only have Cheng Li as my family. If I lose Cheng Li too, I won’t be able to live."
Old Jiang’s face turned grim as he looked at Mrs. Cheng with extreme irritation. As someone of status, he had never encountered such a woman before.
For a moment, he didn’t know how to react, until the town officials and the village chief who had been waiting outside heard the commotion and couldn’t help but come in.
"Old Jiang, what’s going on?" The village chief looked at Mrs. Cheng kneeling on the ground and then at Old Jiang, whose face was as black as ink.
Mrs. Cheng was somewhat afraid of the village chief. Seeing him enter, she couldn’t keep up the act any longer and quickly stood up, saying, "No, nothing."
Old Jiang saw Mrs. Cheng stand up, and his expression improved a bit. Upon hearing that she hadn’t mentioned anything about Cheng Li, he remembered that she had raised Cheng Li for twenty years, so he said to the village chief, "Village Chief Cheng, I owe Mrs. Cheng a favor. Please look after her in the future."
"Alright, no problem, I will definitely take good care of Mrs. Xiao Li." The village chief was slightly taken aback, but quickly agreed, replying in a hurry.
Since Old Jiang had significant influence, he dared not disrespect him. It was just a matter of looking after Mrs. Cheng, which was a convenient thing to do.
In this way, Old Jiang owed him a favor, and perhaps in the future, he could assist him in some way.
Thinking so, the village chief’s expression toward Mrs. Cheng improved greatly.
"Thank you!" Old Jiang nodded to the village chief and then left with the town officials from Cheng Li’s house. Seeing this, the village chief didn’t care about Mrs. Cheng anymore and hurriedly chased after them.
After everyone had left, Mrs. Cheng quickly went to close the courtyard door and then began to laugh happily. Hahaha...
After a few laughs, she realized what she was doing and quickly covered her mouth. However, the smug smile on her face couldn’t be hidden.
She had only one thought in her mind: things were going well. Her daughter finally didn’t have to suffer and could lead a noble life.
As for the money Old Jiang mentioned, she didn’t really care. As long as Cheng Li could leave this place and become a city person, that was more important than anything.
Now it seemed that things were progressing smoothly. Today, that Old Jiang would likely help Cheng Li get out of prison soon.
It was fortunate that she had been wise enough to disclose some information when she heard someone investigating Cheng Li’s matter. Otherwise, with her capability, it would have been difficult to even bring Cheng Li out of prison, let alone make her a city person.