An Empress’s Return to the Present: The Real Young Lady’s Strong Comeback Chapter 269: Grieving

Chapter 269: Grieving
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Gu Xiao looked at Gu Cheng, who was lying on the ground and did not even have the strength to cry. She felt a happiness in her heart that could not be described.
She looked at Chu An with a smile in her eyes and winked at him, silently saying, “Well done.”
Chu An looked at Gu Xiao, and some of his original gloominess dissipated. He returned a smile to Gu Xiao before saying, “This child can’t be sent to prison, so it can be considered as helping you vent your anger. After meeting those two old things from your family, I…”
Before he could finish speaking, an old man and old woman pushed through the crowd of onlookers and rushed to Gu Cheng’s side anxiously.
The old lady looked at Gu Xiao, who was lying on the ground, and wailed loudly, “My Cheng Cheng! What’s wrong with you? Don’t scare me! Who hit you! 1 will beat him to death too!”
Chu An was already dissatisfied that the old lady’s cries had interrupted his conversation with Gu Xiao. When he heard the old lady’s words, his expression turned even colder.
“He’s not dead, so there’s no need for you to grieve!” Chu An said viciously.
When Gu Xiao heard this, she glanced at Chu An and felt even happier.
Ever since she was young, Old Madam Gu had treated her very badly.
She did not know that Gu Shan and his wife had swapped their child. She simply favored boys over girls and did not like that Gu Xiao was a girl, and thought she was a good-for-nothing.
Ever since Gu Xiao could remember, Old Madam Gu had been hitting and scolding her, making her work non-stop and she was not able to eat her fill either.
She had also unintentionally learned from Aunt Fu that before she could remember things, Old Madam Gu had even wanted to kill her time and time again.
If Gu Shan and his wife had not stopped Old Madam Gu because they were worried that the child swap would be exposed, Gu Xiao would have died countless times.
After Gu Cheng was born, the burden on Gu Xiao’s shoulders became even heavier.
All the good things belonged to Gu Cheng, while she, Gu Xiao, had become Gu Cheng’s maidservant and could be ordered around, beaten, and scolded at will.
Previously, Gu Cheng was just curious if people would starve to death if they didn’t eat. In order to make Gu Cheng happy, Old Madam Gu and Old Mr Gu forced her to stay in the woodshed and starve for three days.
If Aunt Fu had not discovered that something was wrong, she would have died in that woodshed.
Later on, the village chief found out about this and specially came to warn Old Madam Gu not to commit murder. Only then did Old Madam Gu restrain herself a little.
However, she was still as bad to her as ever, just that she did not try to kill her again.
Even though she had already died twice, she still remembered everything that she had experienced in the Gu family clearly!
Gu Xiao looked at Old Madam Gu, who was lying on the ground and crying about her grandson, and felt exceptionally happy.
They deserved it! This was their retribution!
Gu Xiao watched coldly for a long time. Seeing that Old Madam Gu and Old Mr Gu still had no intention of stopping crying, she finally lost her patience.
“Don’t cry. Gu Cheng won’t die.”
Old Madam Gu and the old man had no intention of paying any heed to Gu Xiao. In fact, their cries became louder and more ear-piercing.
Gu Xiao’s eyes turned cold. She glanced outside the door and understood what they wanted to do.
Most of the people in the village had the surname Gu. Those with the surname Gu were basically relatives. If something happened, they would naturally side with their family.
The Gu family was crying now because they wanted to stall for time and wait for the village chief to come and uphold justice for them.
However, it was a pity that even if the village chief came, she would not be afraid.
The corners of her lips curled up, but the expression in her eyes became even colder. “If you cry again, I’ll really beat him to death. Do you want to try?”
As soon as she finished speaking, the crying old lady suddenly stood up from the ground and strode towards Gu Xiao.
“I’ll beat you to death, you little slut! How dare a good-for-nothing like you enter my house and even want to attack my precious grandson! i’ll beat you to death!”
The old lady said with a dark expression, raising her hand to slap Gu Xiao’s face.
Gu Xiao didn’t move, but Chu An raised his hand and grabbed the old lady’s hand. He controlled his strength and threw her to the side.
After all, this was an old woman. If something really happened, it would not be worth it.
The old lady fell to the ground and could not recover for a moment. It seemed that she had never thought that a little girl would dare to attack her in her house..