80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy - Chapter 347

80s Wife is Sweet and Sassy 
Chapter 347 – To hang oneself (2) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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Soon, a crowd gathered behind Chu Qiao. Some kind-hearted women wanted to help her, but they were afraid that she might have a contagious disease. 

Her coughing was so severe, what if it was tuberculosis?

In the end, no one dared to help her. They just followed from a distance, watching as Chu Qiao staggered toward Debtor Mao’s house. Her pitiful appearance only deepened their sympathy.

Chu Qiao didn’t dare to walk too fast, she walked slowly to the entrance of the Mao family courtyard, and knocked the door hard. 

After a long time, an old woman with a chubby face came to open the door. 

When she saw Chu Qiao, she tried to close it again, but Chu Qiao quickly squeezed in, and half of her body was stuck in the crack of the door. .

“Mr. Mao is at home, right?…… cough cough…… he promised to repay the money yesterday…… cough cough……” 

Chu Qiao coughed hoarsely, even coughing in the old woman’s face, spraying her with spittle.

“Ugh… You damned tuberculosis ghost, so unlucky! Don’t pass it on to me!”

The old woman was so frightened that she backed away, wiping her face furiously with her sleeve, feeling like she was covered in germs. She cursed Chu Qiao harshly.

“It’s not tuberculosis…… cough cough… Auntie, I don’t have many days left… cough  cough… Please, please let Mr. Mao pay back the money. Only if he pays it back can my husband keep his job… cough cough… Otherwise, if he loses his job, what will happen to my two children…… cough cough……” 

Chu Qiao spoke intermittently, she was coughing so hard until it was heart wrenching. 

She also tugged at the old woman’s clothes, begging desperately. 

Her desperate, miserable appearance aroused the sympathy of the onlookers, and their anger flared up.

“Your Mr. Mao promised to pay back yesterday, we all heard it!” 

“That’s right. He said it in front of all of us. Grandma Mao, you even bought some pork loin this morning, didn’t you? You have money to buy meat, but don’t have money to repay your debts? Look at how pitiful this female comrade is. Do you have any conscience?” 

Voices of condemnation grew louder. The neighbors couldn’t stand Old Mao’s shamelessness, especially after seeing how miserable Chu Qiao looked, which aroused their sympathy for the weak. 

The rebukes multiplied, and even the neighborhood committee got involved. 

Seeing the situation escalate, Debtor Mao, who had been hiding inside, realized that things were getting out of hand. 

His son was at a crucial point in his career, and any bad rumors could affect his promotion.

Damned woman! She was even more difficult to deal with than a leech, Debtor Mao spat on the ground, hunched over, and trembled as he left.

“I’m sorry…… cough cough… I’m so sorry, I couldn’t borrow the money…… Can you please give me a few more days? I promise I will definitely pay it back…… cough cough!” 

As soon as Old Mao came out, he started crying about his poverty in front of Chu Qiao. 

Tears flowed out as soon as he said it. He had just rubbed ginger juice on his palms earlier, and tears came out as soon as he said it. As a veteran swindler, Debtor Mao knew exactly how to create a pitiful scene.

His old, frail, and sorrowful appearance, along with his tearful cries, made some of the onlookers hesitate.

But Chu Qiao had a sharp sense of smell, and she could detect the scent of ginger on the old man’s hands from a distance. 

She sneered inwardly and immediately took out a hemp rope from her bag. Hmph, she also had come prepared with props.

Debtor Mao was so frightened by the hemp rope that his tears dried up instantly. What was this woman planning to do?

“Mr. Mao…… I really have no choice…… If you don’t pay back the money, my husband will lose his job…… cough cough…… If he loses his job, my children will starve…… cough cough cough cough. The doctor says I don’t have long to live. Mr. Mao, I’m sorry!” 

Chu Qiao staggered to the edge of the thick-necked camphor tree in the courtyard. 

She chose a thick and sturdy branch, threw the rope over it, tied a knot, and then put her neck in the knot.

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