Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Make her family peel off a layer Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Make her family peel off a layer Having heard Chiang Xiaoâs words, Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao were so angry that they shook all over.
âThis Ding Dani, so young yet so wicked at heart,â Chiang Songhai said in both anger and distress, reaching out to touch Chiang Xiaoâs head.
âExactly, how can she have the face to claim that she saved our Little?â Ge Liutaoâs eyes reddened, âIf she hadnât bumped into your Uncle Canyuan in such a panic, who knows if she would have even mentioned your falling into the water! If there had been any more delay, Little right nowâŠâ
The sentence wasnât finished, but Chiang Xiao understood her meaning.
After she had fallen into the water, Ding Dani, out of fear, ran away immediately, and then at the entrance of the village, she ran into Xu Canyuan who had just returned from visiting relatives. Xu Canyuan, seeing her in utter panic and pale as death, grabbed her and asked a few more questions before Ding Dani revealed that she had fallen into the creek.
Without a secondâs delay, Xu Canyuan sprinted to Nameless Creek and barely managed to save her.
What if Ding Dani hadnât run into Xu Canyuan at that time? What if Xu Canyuan hadnât grabbed her and asked those extra questions?
Would Ding Dani have run home out of fear and not told anyone?
Had that happened, she would surely have been dead by now.
Thus, Chiang Xiao would absolutely never forgive Ding Dani.
As for Xu Canyuan, he was indeed her lifesaver.
âGrandpa and Grandma, I will go to thank Uncle Canyuan tomorrow,â Chiang Xiao said, then felt a pang of guilt in her heart.
After these events in her previous life, their family had been mired in such troubles, one thing after another, and they had never properly thanked Xu Canyuan for saving her life.
Later, when she and Grandpa were slandered like that, Uncle Canyuan had spoken up for them, but it wasnât long before his own family faced trouble, and no one had the spare energy to care for others.
This time around, she couldnât live like that. She had to repay enmity with vengeance and gratitude with kindness.
âYouâre still sick, Grandpa has already thanked your Uncle Canyuan on your behalf. Wait until youâre better, then go and thank him in person,â Ge Liutao said.
âI will get better tomorrow, Iâm already feeling much better today. Grandma, donât we have a basket of eggs saved up? Take out a dozen, tomorrow I want to bring them to Uncle Canyuan,â Chiang Xiao said.
Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao were both surprised to hear such a suggestion from Chiang Xiao, as she had never taken such initiative before.
âOur Little is really growing up, becoming sensible,â Songhai said after a pause, his voice full of relief.
âGrandpa and Grandma, I was immature before. From now on, I will be good,â Chiang Xiaoâs eyes welled up.
Chiang Songhai stroked her head again. Then he asked, âDo you really intend to sue Ding Dani?â
The conversation among the three had come full circle, finally returning to this point.
âDidnât I speak to Secretary Uncle tonight? If the Ding Family still comes to make trouble tomorrow, Iâll sue her! But if Ding Dani can recognize her mistake and sincerely apologise to me, I will be magnanimous! So, it all depends on their attitude.â
If possible, Chiang Xiao really did want to sue Ding Dani and make her pay a heavy price.
But she knew that she didnât have the ability to do so at the moment.
Guiyingâs older brother was quite influential in the town, and Guiyingâs family didnât have any major conflicts with the villagers in Siyang Village. If they made reckless accusations, her family didnât care, but if she really tried to sue Ding Dani for murder, Guiying would surely turn to her older brother for help. By then, Chiang Xiaoâs own situation would become very difficult.
She could meticulously plot it if necessary, but she simply couldnât wait for such an elaborate revenge; she needed to act tomorrow. She couldnât sue Ding Dani, but she could still make the Ding Family shed a layer of skin!