Chapter 308: First Aid
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In the blink of an eye, the sound of a child crying and adults scolding the child could be heard.
Before Li Xiaoran could figure out what was going on, a figure rushed over. A pair of dirty hands grabbed the crispy meat in Li Xiaoranâs hand and stuffed it into his mouth.
Even when a woman chased after him and punched the child hard, the child still kept his mouth shut and refused to spit out the crispy meat in his mouth.
He was just a scrawny child, but at this moment, his eyes revealed a stubborn look. He would rather be beaten to death than spit out the food. This scene broke Li Xiaoranâs heart.
âStop!â Li Xiaoran rushed forward and grabbed the womanâs hand before glaring at her.
âWhy? Iâm educating my child. What has it got to do with you?â Seeing that Li Xiaoran was being nosy, the woman immediately cursed, âLet go of me. If you donât let go, Iâll beat you up too!â
An old woman following behind Li Xiaoran walked forward and slapped her.
The woman was slapped so hard that she took a few steps back.
âWhere did this country bumpkin come from? You actually dare to offend my lady! Tell me your name. My lady will teach you a lesson!â The woman glared at the other party and scolded loudly.
Although the womanâs clothes looked glamorous, they were naturally much lower quality than those of genuine wealthy families.
Even the old servant beside Old Madam Jin fared better than her.
Therefore, when the other party was scolded by the old woman, she immediately became much less aggressive.
At this moment, a mean-looking man quickly ran over and said with a smile, âSorry for offending you!â
With that, the manâs expression changed and he slapped the womanâs face.
âYou canât even take care of your child, and you caused so much trouble for me. Youâre so useless! What are you looking at? Hurry up and take the dog away!â Fear appeared in the womanâs eyes when she saw the man.
Even after she was beaten up, she did not dare to say anything. She could only stand up while trembling and pull the child away.
However, the child was eating crispy meat, so when the woman pulled him, the food in his mouth got stuck in his throat and his face turned blue.
Seeing this, Li Xiaoran was shocked and quickly walked over to the child. âQuick, pick the child up. Cross your arms and hit his abdomen rhythmically!â
Li Xiaoran knew that she was not strong enough, so she handed him over to the woman following her.
This woman also knew that at this critical moment, she could not hesitate. She immediately took the child and did as Li Xiaoran said.
Once, twice, three timesâŚ
The childâs face turned even paler. If they didnât get the thing out of his throat now, he would really die.
The woman was already terrified. Her hands and feet were cold as she stared straight at the child who was suffocating.
Seeing that the child was about to suffocate, the man was furious. He turned around and slapped the woman again.
Unexpectedly, the woman did not seem to feel any pain. Her eyes were still fixed on the child.
At that moment, the old woman pushed again, then the child felt air rush up
âWah!â The child, who had come back from the brink of death, was terrified after finally breathing fresh air. He immediately wailed.
When the woman heard the child crying, she knew that her child had been saved, so she ignored the pain and hugged the child. âBaby, donât cry! Itâs okay! Itâs all my fault!â
With that, the woman shed tears of regret.
This was her son, the child she had given birth to after ten months of pregnancy!
The reason she usually mistreated her son and scolded him was because she wanted her husbandâs family not to abuse her son on account of how miserable his life was.
But if something really happened to her son, she would be heartbroken.
When the surrounding people saw that Li Xiaoran had saved a childâs life, they all cheered.
After all, no one wanted to watch someone die in front of them.
No matter how much conflict they usually had, at this moment, they all hoped that this child would be safe.
The commotion outside had long alarmed the shop. Li Xiaoqing and Luo Ziyang had already rushed over.
Seeing that the child was fine, Li Xiaoran did not say anything else and planned to leave.
When the woman saw Li Xiaoran walking away, she immediately thought of something, so she quickly carried the child over and knelt in front of Li Xiaoran.
âPlease do me a favor! Youâre kind-hearted, so please hire this child as your servant! You donât have to pay much. I just hope that you can provide him with enough meals and let him grow up safely!â
Upon seeing the womanâs tears and the pleading look in her eyes, Li Xiaoran looked at the child beside her.
It was as if everything in front of him had nothing to do with him.
Li Xiaoran could feel that this woman actually cared about this child very much.
However, what she had seen previously and this childâs behavior confused Li Xiaoran.
âYou canât sell him. This child belongs to my family. Do you not take me seriously?â The mean-looking man walked forward to stop her.
âWhen did the Zhu family raise my child? What my child eats every day is spare ration. My child sleeps in the dog den at the corner of the Zhu familyâs wall.
You guys keep saying that my child is a bastard and beat him up for no reason. Is this how you raise a child? Besides, my childâs surname is Liang, not Zhu. Iâm his biological mother. If I say I want to sell him, I can sell him. If I say I donât want to sell him, I donât have to sell him!â The woman retorted loudly with a swollen face.
At this moment, Li Xiaoran already understood.
It seemed that this woman had remarried with a child! Unfortunately, she met a bad person and her ex-husbandâs child was not treated well. No wonder he was so hungry that he snatched other peopleâs food.
âPlease be kind! Save my poor child!â The woman kowtowed to Li Xiaoran.
âCai Li, come back. Donât disturb the noble anymore!â Seeing this, the man was furious. He walked over and grabbed the womanâs hair before pulling her away.
âStop!â Li Xiaoqing couldnât stand it anymore and stopped him.
Luo Ziyang kicked the manâs wrist when Li Xiaoqing spoke up..