Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 469 - 424: Pleading for Mercy (2)

Chapter 469: Chapter 424: Pleading for Mercy (2)
To be honest, Jiang Mazi has never begged so humbly in his life. Even when his family was struggling the most and he went back to borrow food, he knelt with his back straight and never ’coaxed’ anyone like this.
After Sun Manxia learned about Sun Manyue’s ordeal, she felt extremely resentful. These days, the sisters gathered together, and what they talked about the most was how Sun Manyue was bullied by Jiang Haifu.
She wished Jiang Haifu would be struck dead by a dry thunderbolt; she wouldn’t go home to plead for that scum Jiang Haifu.
But she had to keep up appearances, otherwise it could affect her future relationship with her in-laws.
"Dad, if I go back to plead for Jiang Haifu, I might be beaten to death by my father with a big stick. Are you sure you want me to go back?
I’m carrying Haiqiu’s child. If I lose your grandson..." Sun Manxia was actually just over two months pregnant, her belly not yet showing. The local custom was not to mention a pregnancy before three months, for fear that the child in the womb wouldn’t be kept.
The fact that Sun Manxia was pregnant was only known to their family. Jiang Old Man and Jiang Old Lady didn’t know, so when Jiang Old Lady learned that Sun Manxia was pregnant, she couldn’t suppress her smile.
"Oh, my grandson’s wife is pregnant? When did this happen?
Oh dear, I’m going to be a great-grandmother soon!"
Jiang Old Lady rubbed her hands in excitement, "Who checked the pulse? Was it Doctor Meng? Did they say if it’s a boy or a girl?"
Sun Manxia was happy to drag things out. After all, once the magistrate finished the trial and made a decision, it was unlikely to be changed.
"Grandma, it was Doctor Guan from the county who checked the pulse. That day, I went to the workshop in town to help, and at lunchtime, I felt nauseous. Aunt Gao said I might be pregnant.
So I hurried to the pharmacy to have my pulse checked. I didn’t expect Aunt Gao to be right; it’s already two months now.
However, Doctor Guan said the month is still too early to tell the gender and that I should go back after three months."
Actually, this was the first time Sun Manxia called Jiang Old Lady ’grandmother’ since her marriage. Previously, her father-in-law had forbidden the two families from associating, so she had never done anything for Jiang Old Man and Jiang Old Lady in the capacity of a granddaughter-in-law.
Although it was her first time calling ’grandmother,’ it didn’t affect how affectionately Sun Manxia called, and Jiang Old Lady instantly grew fond of this granddaughter-in-law.
"It’s about time you got pregnant. You’ve been married for over three years, and you hadn’t conceived. I even thought you were like that sister of your eldest uncle’s family, unable to bear children. This is good; I’m going to be a great-grandmother. You must deliver a son this time." Jiang Old Lady said, deliberately glancing at Sun Manxia’s belly.
Sun Manxia nodded joyfully, "Hmm, I hope it’s a boy too."
In fact, it wasn’t that she hadn’t been pregnant for three years; she had been pregnant once but lost the child. However, their family hadn’t spread the news, and the village people didn’t know.
Madam Zeng boldly nudged Jiang Mazi, "You go if you want to go; don’t order my daughter-in-law around!"
Madam Zeng was afraid that this pregnancy of Sun Manxia’s wasn’t stable yet, and if anything unexpected happened again, well, pregnancy itself feared rapid anger and bad emotions. If it was really as Sun Manxia said, and she went back only to be beaten by her father, wouldn’t her grandson be done for?
No, no!
Even though Madam Zeng was afraid of Jiang Mazi, she firmly decided to stand by her daughter-in-law.
Moreover, in the past, Madam Lu and Jiang Dingcai never took her, the eldest sister-in-law, seriously. That Jiang Haifu, taking after them, never respected her, the eldest aunt. Madam Zeng could not wait to see Madam Lu and Jiang Dingcai suffer.
"Dad, I’ll go with you to the Sun Family. Let Manxia stay at home. My father-in-law has a bad temper, and if he really acts and hits Manxia, it won’t be good. Even if it’s just a slap, Manxia won’t be able to take it," Jiang Haiqiu stood up.
Seeing both his wife and son standing firm, Jiang Mazi had no choice but to give up forcing Sun Manxia and also stood up with a wooden expression.
"I wonder if there’s anyone at the Sun Family now?"
"Eldest brother, we can’t go to the Sun Family. If we go again, it’ll be like cold cucumber soup, too late. Let’s hurry to the county.
Let’s go right to the court to find Sun Manyue, ah, no, find Sun Wulin’s wife. She is Sun Manyue’s mother; plead with her." Jiang Old Man said, unable to control his gaze from drifting to Sun Manxia, feeling that it was better if she went along.
He somehow felt that even with his eldest son and eldest grandson, it wouldn’t be as effective as Sun Manxia speaking up.
"Or... let’s take the granddaughter-in-law too? Otherwise, I’m afraid..."
"No need, Manxia, you stay home with Mom!" Jiang Haiqiu interrupted his grandfather, "Let’s go quickly, or by the time we reach the county government, the case might have already been concluded by the magistrate."
Seeing his eldest grandson firmly opposed to negotiation, Jiang Old Man said nothing more and called Jiang Old Lady, planning to go to the county government together.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Old Lady shook her head, "I won’t go. These old arms and legs of mine move slowly and will only delay your speed. You go; I can’t help much anyway!"
Though there was some sense in Jiang Old Lady’s words, it still chilled Jiang Old Man’s heart, as if it had nothing to do with a grandmother’s concern that her little grandson was about to die.
Jiang Old Man couldn’t help but think that if he died before this old woman, she wouldn’t even visit his grave.
Jiang Old Man stumbled, almost falling, only to be caught in time by Jiang Mazi.
"Haiqiu, hitch up the ox cart!" With his old father’s legs, without the ox cart, by the time they reached the county seat, the county government would likely have ended.