Chapter 86 Sweet Little Girl Miss Sheng’s Experience at the Ancestral Hall

On her first day sitting on the pile of straw at the wing room of the ancestral hall, Sheng Weiqiao got one visitor, Sheng Shuihe, who brought her food and teased her a bit. She thought to herself confidently, “Grandmother and grandfather are both ill. Second Aunt just died recently, and Second Uncle is still in prison. It’s getting late now, and that’s why my parents didn’t visit me today! Nevertheless, when they come tomorrow, I’ll show them my anger!”

Then, on the next day, Sheng Lanci and Madam Feng did not come by, which made Sheng Weiqiao even more furious!

“I am their only daughter!”

“Sheng Shuihe is their child too, but he is a boy. It is so outrageous to be ignored by my own parents like this!”

“I have made up my mind!”

“When they come and pick me up tomorrow, I will not go back!”

“I’ll make them feel guilty so that they’ll realize my value!”

On the third day, the only visitor she got was still Sheng Shuihe!

Sheng Weiqiao was in a towering rage. Sheng Shuihe pleaded with her, “Please, sweet little girl. Eat something.” He even tried to feed her the steaming wonton chicken soup, but she turned her head away resolutely, refusing to eat anything!

“I bet my parents will come when they learned that I didn’t eat anything today!”

Sadly, Sheng Lanci couple did not visit her. It was the fourth day, and they didn’t show up!

Standing at the threshold of the wing room, Sheng Weiqiao saw the afterglow of the sunset disappearing and found herself in a bad mood.

“This must be Sheng Shuihe’s ruse!”

She found it hard to believe that she fell out of favor so quickly. She was hungry and feeble. Finally, she decided that Sheng Shuihe was behind all this. When he came to bring her dinner, she pointed to him and shouted, “Tell me! Are you spreading fake news to my parents so that they didn’t visit me?!”

Sheng Shuihe said tenderly, “Dear sister, how could you blame me for that? The reason why they didn’t visit you is that father is not at home for the moment and mother is attending all sorts of matters. Even I have been entrusted with many errands these days. Honestly, I don’t have time to bring you food every day. However, I think you should be looked after, and that’s why I managed to spare some time to visit you!”

“You liar!” Sheng Weiqiao put her hands on her waist and shouted, “Grandparents are ill. Second Uncle is in prison, and Second Aunt just died. Sister Rao is at my place. With so many things going on in our family, we need father to be here more than ever! How is it possible that he left the house at this critical juncture? You must have kept them from visiting me with a few blandishments!”

“Sweet little girl, if you think I was the reason why they didn’t visit you, then can you tell me why would I do that?” Looking at her with playful curiosity, Sheng Shuihe stroked his chin and asked her smilingly.

“Do I have to spill it out?” Sheng Weiqiao snarled, “It must be that you have been jealous of me for a long, long, long time! You decided to take this opportunity to sow discord between my parents and me and to gain their love for yourself!!!”

Sheng Shuihe laughed and approached to her. Then, he said with tenderness, “No, no. Sweetheart, you missed one point. Since our parents did not visit you and there is no one around…. Do you think you can win the fight with me?”

Sheng Weiqiao got scared. Earlier, she lost her temper while sitting on the edge of the pile of straw. Suddenly, she crawled up and went to the other corner. She said vigilantly, “What do you want? Even though you managed to keep my parents from visiting me, that is only temporary! You can’t lock me away forever! If you were to hit me, I would tell my parents, and you would be punished!”

While she talked, she quickly climbed into the very corner of the straw and nervously pulled the bedding on the straw. It seemed that Sheng Shuihe’s one little move would scare her to seek hideout inside the straw. Sheng Shuihe wanted to laugh out loud, and he managed to hold back. Then, he said in a serious tone, “Sweet little girl, you are so naive! You see, I can stop our parents from visiting you. If you were to snitch on me, you have no concrete evidence to support your claims. Why would they believe your words?”

Before Sheng Weiqiao could answer that, he continued, “You should know that I am capable of hitting you without leaving a mark on you! When you tell them I hit you, our parents would think you are slandering me!”

Sheng Weiqiao was frozen for quite a while. Then, she burst into tears, “You are so mean! You are so shameless!”

“Now, sweetie, come over and eat the meal. Finish all of it!” Sheng Shuihe waved to her with a smile, “Otherwise, I’ll beat you up. You should know I have suffered enough to acquire such a skill!”

One would think that someone like Sheng Weiqiao, who was so afraid of being beaten up, would crawl back to the edge and eat the food. However, that was not the case!

She was furious to see the smug look on Sheng Shuihe. She threw the bedding, screaming, “Sweetie! Be a sweet boy yourself! I will not go out! Even if you dragged me out of bed and beat me, I would not eat anything! If I got sick a few days later, you would fetch me a doctor! If a doctor showed up in our family, my parents would know it immediately. I’ll see how long you can deceive everyone and bully me!!!”

“Sweetie, you’re underestimating me!” Sheng Shuihe strolled to the pile of straw. He knelt down a bit, stared at her face, and said firmly with a smile, “I got more than one way to get you to eat the food. Your disobedience will only harm you!”

Having said that, he leaned forward slightly and spread his arms. He grabbed Sheng Weiqiao almost effortlessly despite her struggle!

“I won’t eat it! I won’t eat it! I’ll see what else you can do!” Sheng Weiqiao was flushed with anger. She kicked him, beat him, and occasionally scratched his back. She yelled, “Let go of me! Let go of me!! It is improper for men and women to get this close! Don’t you know that?! You got no manner! Let go of me now!”

“You know what?” Sheng Shuihe pressed her forcefully and said in a light mood, “You missed two meals, and I am a bit lazy. So, I threw them away nearby the wing room. Guess what I found today?”

Sheng Weiqiao was in no mood to guess what he found. Hearing his words, she pinched hard on the back of his hand and left scars. She said hatefully, “I guess you found what a despicable, shameless, and brutal person you are!”

“I found four or five fat mice!” Sheng Shuihe did not even look at the bloodstain on the back of his hand. Instead, he looked at her, lovingly, “I was worried they would scare you. So, I caught all of them and put them inside an iron cage…. However, if you are not going to eat the food, I will put them in the wing room. Thus, these mice can eat for you!”

Sheng Weiqiao was petrified!!!

“When you take a close look at the mice, you will find they are just dirty and not that scary.” Sheng Shuihe added, “They are similar to the animals that you girls are fond of, such as rabbits, kittens, and puppies. They are all fluffy with sharp teeth and claws. They all bite people and eat meat as well as fleas…. They are adorable, aren’t they?”

Hearing this, Sheng Weiqiao thought of a horrible scenario. If the mice were to be put in her wing room, they would not only bite one another but also eat her flesh!

The next morning, only her bloody skeleton would be found in the wing room….

When the time came, her parents would regret it!

But!

By that time, what use would her parents’ regret have?

She would be dead by then!

Sheng Shuihe, as their only living child, was their only son. How was it possible for her parents to kill him as revenge?!

It was safe to say that Sheng Shuihe would not be punished if he were to kill her!

He could even take possession of her own dowry!

She thought to herself, “I knew he is up to no good!!!”

“Maybe he planned this long ago!”

The thought made her tremble. She looked into Sheng Shuihe’s eyes, hoping that he was just joking around.

Sheng Shuihe had long eyelashes. His bright eyes were sparkling under the light like the star. He looked at her tenderly.

The siblings looked at each other for a brief moment. Sheng Weiqiao shivered once again. She thought Sheng Shuihe was torturing her, and it was impossible for him to show kindness to her! He was only looking at her that way to hide his inner thoughts, which were cruel and terrifying!

The poor girl chocked helplessly, “Why can’t you be a person??!”

“Sweet little girl, have you made up your mind? Do you want to have your meal or have the company of the mice?” Sheng Shuihe patted her head and asked smilingly.

… On that day, Sheng Weiqiao finished her meal with tears running down her cheeks.

What she found detestable was that after she had the meal in broken sobs, Sheng Shuihe told her pleasantly while packing the tableware, “In fact, I didn’t bring a cage with me when I saw those mice. How would I know there would be mice? I killed them all when I spotted them! Luckily, you are timid and believed me when I mentioned mice. Otherwise, it will be troublesome to find a cage and mice since it is getting dark already!”

Sheng Weiqiao, “…!!!”

Sheng Shuihe noticed her glaring and said with a smile, “However, don’t get disappointed. I’ll prepare an iron cage with mice in it. So, when you go with the mice, I’ll make sure they’ll appear in your wing room!”

Sheng Weiqiao began to wail. She thought her future was hopeless and unpromising, “Why would I think it’s a good thing to have an elder brother as my own sibling?!”

Nothing could be more catastrophic than that!

Under the threat of the iron cage with mice, she had her meal when Sheng Shuihe brought it to her next day.

In the following days, she could no longer bring herself to complain about the fact that Sheng Lanci couple did not visit her soon after she was held at the ancestral hall. She thought to herself every day, “Boohoo…. Mother and father, when will you see through Sheng Shuihe’s scheme? By the time you see it through, you’ll probably find your daughter is nearly tortured to death by him!!!”

Thus, when Sheng Lanci stepped into the gate of the ancestral hall, anxiously longing to see his baby daughter, and called “sweetheart”, Sheng Weiqiao had long been waiting for this day to come and rushed toward his arms before he could step into the hall! She did not even put on her shoes and ran with her barefoot like the wind!

Her dash was so strong that Sheng Lanci was struck back two steps to gain his balance!

“Daddy, you came at last!!!” Giving puppy eyes, Sheng Weiqiao hugged her father, sobbing and crying, “I will listen to your words and never upset you again! Please don’t leave me here anymore!!”

The ancestral hall was not horrible, and even that night of horror last time was tolerable. What terrified her the most was Sheng Shuihe. She would never ever want to live at the mercy of him!!!