The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 266: The Vile Peasant Crown Prince

"Why did he hit you this time?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Mrs. Cao looked at Tong Huaqiong.

She was a strong woman who always felt that being beaten by a man was a shameful thing, and she had been hiding the fact that Tian Fugui beat her from the village.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Tong knew very well.

So, it seemed impossible to hide the fact that Tian Fugui often beat her from more people in the village.

It’s just that people prefer to avoid unnecessary trouble and don’t speak up.

Mrs. Cao’s first reaction was shame.

"Yesterday, Fugui helped your family slaughter a pig. You gave him some pig offal and a big chunk of meat..." Mrs. Cao’s face turned red with shame, thinking that since she was already here with Tong Huaqiong, it was pointless to hide it any longer, so she gritted her teeth and spoke up.

Tong Huaqiong thought, it seemed that Mrs. Cao and Chun Ni were beaten because of the meat.

There’s no denying Tian Fugui was skilled at slaughtering pigs and helped Tong Huaqiong cut the meat neatly.

Even though Tong Huaqiong disliked him for hitting his wife and daughter, she still gave him a big piece of meat and reminded him to not only think of his son but also to stew some meat for Chun Ni to eat.

Tian Fugui agreed verbally without hesitation.

"He took the meat home, and while my mother-in-law and I were working in the fields, Chun Ni was at home cooking. When I returned, I saw Chun Ni nearly passed out from being whipped by him, and I thought it was because he had been drinking midday and was drunk..."

As the main butcher, Tian Fugui naturally drank a lot of alcohol during lunch at Tong Huaqiong’s house.

"He wasn’t drunk; it was because Chun Ni had eaten a piece of the meat secretly. Last evening, Chun Wang wanted to eat meat, so Chun Ni stewed it. While stewing the meat, Chun Ni couldn’t resist and ate a piece, and Tian Fugui found out, beating her severely for that piece of meat."

Mrs. Cao spoke while crying.

"Waaah..." Chun Ni cried out loud.

For a piece of meat, he almost whipped his daughter into unconsciousness. This was unimaginable to Tong Huaqiong.

Tian Fugui was wicked, and Chun Wang was also reprehensible.

Tong Huaqiong speculated that Tian Fugui found out about Chun Ni eating the meat because Chun Wang told him.

"How severe was the beating?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Mrs. Cao wiped her tears and said, "The reason I came to you with a thick face is to borrow some medicine... the same medicine you gave Chun Ni last time..."

Mrs. Cao’s voice grew softer and softer.

She wasn’t sure if Tong Huaqiong would lend her the medicine.

After all, in these times, medicine was precious, especially wound healing medicine.

The medicine Tong Huaqiong applied to Chun Ni last time worked wonders; her wounds healed in just a few days, and even old scars faded.

Yesterday, she was beaten again by Tian Fugui, her body was covered in new wounds, the wound on Chun Ni’s calf was infected and festering, she feared that if it continued, the festering would spread and cause death, so she braved the embarrassment to ask Tong Huaqiong for medicine.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Medicine is not a big deal."

Tong Huaqiong went inside to get the medicine box and had Mrs. Cao undress Chun Ni.

Tong Huaqiong drew a sharp breath, wanting to bring justice to Tian Fugui on the spot.

Chun Ni’s injuries were worse than when she was beaten by Granny Luo previously.

"It was a cattle whip," Mrs. Cao said as she looked at Chun Ni’s wounds, tears streaming down her face.

"Such an inhuman bastard, using such cruelty, just for eating a piece of meat?"

Tong Huaqiong cursed angrily while applying medicine to Chun Ni.

Chun Ni winced in pain, curling up her body.

"Endure it a bit," Tong Huaqiong said.

"Aunt Tong, can you believe Fugui would beat Chun Ni this hard over a piece of meat? Is he even human..." Mrs. Cao said.

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, this is not the first time he’s been inhuman.

In the past, hadn’t he also beaten Chun Ni?

In the past, Mrs. Cao endured silently, but this time there must have been something more intolerable than Chun Ni stealing the meat, prompting Mrs. Cao to step into her home.

Tong Huaqiong guessed that this time Mrs. Cao wasn’t just here to borrow medicine; she had something more important she needed assistance with.

Tong Huaqiong finished applying the medicine to Chun Ni and found an old but clean outfit of Gu Taohua’s for Chun Ni to change into.

Mrs. Cao felt very embarrassed; last time, Chun Ni had already worn Gu Taohua’s clothes, and she hadn’t had the chance to return them to Gu Taohua yet.

"What about your injuries?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

No doubt, Tian Fugui must have hit Mrs. Cao as well.

Mrs. Cao initially felt shy, but knowing it was no longer possible to hide it from Aunt Tong, she revealed her injuries.

The sight of those wounds hit Tong Huaqiong hard, and she thought Tian Fugui was truly vicious, avoiding Mrs. Cao’s face and hands, targeting only her body.

"Inhumane bastard, using such lethal force," Tong Huaqiong continued to berate Tian Fugui while applying medicine to Mrs. Cao.

Chun Ni, crying at the side, said, "It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t stolen the meat, my dad wouldn’t have gotten angry, and if he wasn’t angry, he wouldn’t have hit me. My mom only got beaten because she was protecting me."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Chun Ni, it’s not your fault. Why can’t you eat that meat? It’s your dad who’s worthless. By the way, was it Chun Wang who told your dad you ate the meat?"

Chun Ni glanced at Mrs. Cao and nodded timidly.

Mrs. Cao tried to defend Chun Wang, saying, "Chun Wang is spoiled; he just said it casually, not intentionally."

Tong Huaqiong wanted to curse fiercely, her sympathy for Mrs. Cao halved instantly.

Mrs. Cao was like the mother of a Crown Prince in this world.

However, in this era where mothers prosper through their sons, Mrs. Cao was not the only one, she too was molded by the environment to be such a mother of a Crown Prince.

Since Mrs. Cao came seeking help, Tong Huaqiong had to make her understand that favoring the Crown Prince had no benefits.

"Do you really think Chun Wang didn’t do it on purpose?" Tong Huaqiong asked bluntly, "Don’t think of children as so innocent. Just consider last time; when eating corn at my place, Chun Wang snatched it from Chun Ni and then went home and complained, getting your mother-in-law to beat Chun Ni. Was that not intentional? This kind of thing has happened many times, hasn’t it? Chun Wang surely knows what happens when he complains. Yet he still does it. He wants to see Chun Ni get beaten."

Mrs. Cao was stunned.

Tong Huaqiong continued, "I don’t mean to speak ill of your son. Your son is spoiled by your mother-in-law, but you, as a mother, should be aware, right? Every time Chun Wang complains, Chun Ni gets beaten, and he watches with no remorse. Have you, as his mother, ever told him it’s wrong?"

Mrs. Cao lowered her head in silence.

Tong Huaqiong was right; Chun Wang would often complain about Chun Ni at home.

Even when Chun Ni did nothing wrong, he would find fault and complain.

Chun Ni’s beatings were never without Chun Wang’s contribution.

Mrs. Cao indeed had never scolded Chun Wang; she always felt that Chun Wang was the only male in the family and her foundation in the Tian Family, so she couldn’t bear to discipline him.

Not only was she reluctant to discipline, but she would also repeatedly defend him.

"Chun Wang is just a child; he’ll get better as he grows," Mrs. Cao said.

Tong Huaqiong sneered and said, "Chun Wang isn’t that young. He feels no pain watching his father beat Chun Ni and you. Do you expect him to grow up to be better? By the time he grows up, it’ll be too late. Look at my Yaozu; he used to bully Man Er until I disciplined him. Now, see if he dares to bully Man Er anymore? I’m not teaching you how to discipline Chun Wang; after all, Chun Wang is your son. Who he becomes and what character he develops is none of my business, but it has everything to do with you as his mother."

Except for Chun Ni, Tong Huaqiong had no interest in the Crown Prince of the farm.

He wasn’t her grandson after all.