Sold for 300, I Fight Back with Superpowers
Chapter 296: Someone Wants to Transfer Your Household Registration
Su Shengguo and his wife burst into a furious fight right in front of Su Qing’s house. None of the onlooking villagers stepped forward to break it up; they just watched with amusement.
As for Su Mei and Su Lidong—Su Lidong was a classic bully, preying on the weak and fearing the strong. Su Qing had already beaten him up once during the New Year. Today, he’d counted on his family of four to overwhelm her, thinking they could take her down together. Instead, he just got thrashed again. He had long since scurried off to hide in a corner, so he was in no position to even think about breaking up his parents’ fight.
Meanwhile, Su Mei was still on the ground, crying and clutching her face.
Zhao Youcai frowned and shouted, "Su Shengguo! Zheng Erlian! If you two want to fight, go home and do it! Stop making a scene in front of Su Qing’s house."
Then, he pointed to a few men and some of the stronger women. "You all, hurry and pull them apart. What a disgraceful spectacle."
Hearing Zhao Youcai, the group hurried forward and pulled Su Shengguo and Zheng Erlian apart. By then, the two of them were a complete mess. Su Shengguo’s face and neck were covered in scratch marks, while Zheng Erlian’s face was red with slap marks, her hair a tangled mess from where her husband had pulled it. Even after being separated, they continued to glare at each other, cursing relentlessly.
"That’s enough! Both of you, quiet down!" Zhao Youcai’s roar finally silenced Su Shengguo and his wife.
Once the couple had quieted down, Zhao Youcai spoke. "You’re Su Qing’s elders. Instead of looking out for her, you come to her home to pick a fight. Don’t think for a second I don’t know what goes on in your family. Su Qing did nothing to provoke you. You came here to cause a scene, so you deserved to get hit. If you want to keep this up, we can go down to the police station and have a proper chat. We’ll see who’s really in the wrong then."
The moment he heard Zhao Youcai mention the police, Su Shengguo panicked. "Village Chief," he said hurriedly, "I only came to reason with Su Qing because I was angry. I didn’t mean for any of this to happen! This is a private matter for the Su Family. Why do we need to get the police involved?"
Zhao Youcai snorted. "Su Shengguo, you’ve lived in the county town for years. You don’t know how this works? ’Private business?’ Why don’t we go and ask the police?"
"No, don’t do that." Su Shengguo immediately deflated. "I’ll leave now. Can’t I just leave now?"
In truth, Su Shengguo was filled with regret. ’This was a total disaster. I tried to gain an advantage and ended up losing everything.’ He had gotten nothing out of this and even took a beating. It was infuriating. But he didn’t dare say another word and could only focus on leaving.
"Leave?" Zhao Youcai glared at Su Shengguo. "Have you apologized to Su Qing yet?"
Su Shengguo choked on his words. ’So we’re the ones who got beaten, and we still have to apologize!’
Su Qing leaned against her gate with a wide grin. "It’s okay if you don’t apologize. I’ll just go have a little chat with the police later."
"You!" Zheng Erlian clutched her stinging face, glaring at Su Qing with pure hatred, but she didn’t dare say another word.
Su Qing just raised an eyebrow at Zheng Erlian, her expression clearly saying, ’What are you going to do about it?’ The look nearly made Zheng Erlian spit blood from rage.
No matter how unwilling they were, Su Shengguo’s family had to swallow their anger and apologize to Su Qing before finally scurrying away in disgrace.
As she was leaving, Su Mei glanced back at Su Qing. The sight of the smooth, flawless skin on Su Qing’s left cheek felt like a knife twisting in her heart. She remembered running into Su Qing at the supply cooperative last year. Back then, Su Mei had been dressed in beautiful clothes with Wu Tao by her side, looking down on Su Qing in her shabby attire and the large scar on her face. She had felt such a profound sense of superiority at the time.
But now, their situations had completely reversed. She was the one with a scarred face.
’Su Qing clearly has the medicinal powder to heal scars, so why won’t she help me? I’m her older cousin, for crying out loud! We’re real, close-blooded relatives!’
But no matter how indignant she felt, she didn’t dare challenge Su Qing to her face. She couldn’t beat Su Qing in a fight, so all she could do was seethe with resentment.
"Alright, the show’s over. Everyone go on home." Zhao Youcai waved his hand at the crowd. He glanced toward the Old Su Family’s home. As soon as Su Shengguo’s family had started getting thrashed, Old Su and Su Shengli had quietly slipped away and returned home. ’What a family,’ Zhao Youcai thought, shaking his head.
Once the crowd had dispersed, Zhao Youcai turned to Su Qing. "You’re back at the perfect time. There was something I needed to tell you."
"What is it?" Su Qing asked with a smile.
"Come on, let’s talk inside your courtyard."
Su Qing nodded and led Zhao Youcai into the courtyard.
"Su Qing, someone is here to transfer your household registration," Zhao Youcai said gravely as soon as they were in the courtyard. "They’re from Beijing, and it’s all being done through official channels. I wasn’t sure if you knew about it. I tried to find you, but when I couldn’t, I managed to stall them for three days. If you hadn’t returned today, I wouldn’t have been able to delay it any longer. Your registration would have been transferred for sure."
Even if Su Shengguo’s family hadn’t caused a scene today, Zhao Youcai would have come looking for Su Qing the moment he heard she was back. He didn’t know who was trying to transfer her household registration and was worried it was a repeat of what had happened to Li Wan a few years ago.
After listening to Zhao Youcai, Su Qing smiled. "Thank you, Village Chief. My maternal grandfather is handling the transfer. It’s all fine."
"Your maternal grandfather?" Zhao Youcai froze for a moment. "But I thought your grandfather..."
As far as Zhao Youcai knew, Li Wan’s father had passed away. Where had this new grandfather come from?
Su Qing briefly explained to Zhao Youcai how Li Wan had found her birth parents, naturally not hiding the terrible things Li Aiguo’s family had done.
Zhao Youcai listened, filled with righteous indignation. "Those animals! They must have been blinded by greed to do something so heinous. Thank goodness the truth is finally out, and your mother can reunite with her real family."
"Yes," Su Qing said with a nod. "Who could have ever imagined they were capable of something like that."
"Just sending them to a labor farm is getting off easy," Zhao Youcai said. "It would be best if they never got out. Let them spend their lives ’reforming’ in there. If scum like that were released, they’d just be a cancer on society."
"I agree." Su Qing smiled. ’A labor farm alone won’t be enough,’ she thought. ’I’m going to add a little something extra to the mix.’
Zhao Youcai then returned to the matter of her registration. "Well, since that’s the case, I’ll go ahead and process the transfer according to procedure. Su Qing, does this mean you’ll be moving to Beijing?"
"I’ll probably be in Beijing most of the time," Su Qing said after a moment of thought.
"In that case, I’ll make sure this house is kept for you. Come back and visit whenever you have time," Zhao Youcai said, patting her on the shoulder.
"Okay." Su Qing nodded with a smile. ’I haven’t had my fill of exploring Baihua Mountain yet,’ she thought. ’I’ll definitely have to come back for a visit.’ After a moment, she asked, "By the way, Village Chief, has the party secretary come back yet?"
"You mean Old Wang." Zhao Youcai sighed at the mention of his name, his brow furrowing slightly.