When Xia Jianjun rushed back with the impatient and gloomy captain, Li Cao, who had been lying on the cold ground, was already as stiff as an ice cube.

At this moment, Li Cao cursed inwardly: "Damn Xia Jianjun, why is he so slow! Can't he be a little more efficient? If this keeps up, I'm going to freeze to death!"

Actually, according to her original plan, she could have stomped her feet to warm up first, and then lay down on the ground after estimating the time.

However, to her utter surprise, just as she was about to implement her plan, two clueless male educated youths suddenly appeared.

Faced with this sudden turn of events, Li Cao had no time to think. He could only quickly fall to the ground, praying in his heart that he would not reveal any flaws, otherwise all the suffering he had endured would be in vain.

What's even more infuriating is that these two dim-witted male educated youths were like two wooden sticks. When they saw her lying stiffly on the ground, they not only didn't have the slightest intention of asking for a doctor's help, but instead ran straight to call over the neighbors who lived next door to Xia Wan's house without saying a word.

Sure enough, a crowd quickly gathered around, pointing and gossiping about Li Cao lying on the ground, but not a single kind person was willing to step forward and help her up.

Just then, a loud shout rang out: "Captain, come quick! My wife has been kicked to death by that vicious girl Xia Wan!"

The person who shouted was Xia Jianjun, who had just returned.

He shouted at the top of his lungs while glancing around out of the corner of his eye. When he saw that his wife was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers, he couldn't help but feel secretly delighted.

Completely unaware that his wife was almost frozen unconscious, they naively believed that their plan had succeeded.

At this moment, the brigade leader's brows furrowed tightly, his face full of anger, and he shouted, "What are you still standing here for? Go and call the village doctor right now! What good will it do to just call me over? Are you going to just stand by and watch someone die?"

The heated conversation between the two instantly attracted the attention of the people around them. Everyone turned their heads and saw Xia Jianjun anxiously pulling the captain as they rushed over.

Upon seeing this, several people in the crowd immediately stepped forward and recounted in detail to the captain what had just happened.

"Hey, Captain, you've finally arrived! Everyone, quickly make some room for the Captain!" someone shouted.

"Captain, come and see what's wrong with this mother-in-law? She was nowhere to be seen this morning, but now she's lying here motionless," another person said immediately.

“That’s right, I was just dragged out of my house too. As soon as I looked, I saw her lying stiffly on the ground. No matter how much we called out to her or pushed her, she didn’t respond at all. She was like she was dead asleep.” Someone else chimed in.

Li Cao, who was lying on the cold ground, cursed inwardly: "Hmph, these guys are so hypocritical! They talk a good game but they're not. Just now, a whole bunch of people were standing around pointing and laughing at me like I was a monkey, but not a single one of them was willing to lend me a hand!"

The captain abruptly waved his hand, interrupting the chatter of the people around him.

His sharp gaze swept quickly across the crowd, finally settling on a little girl who was craning her neck to watch the commotion. He then pointed at her and shouted, "Alright, alright, stop making a fuss! Daya, you're the fastest runner, hurry up and run to the village to fetch the doctor!"

The little girl called Daya was taken aback at first, then realized what she meant, responded, and ran off into the village like a little rabbit.

Watching Da Ya's departing figure gradually disappear from sight, the captain slowly withdrew his gaze, turned to look at Xia Jianjun, who looked aggrieved, and asked with a serious expression, "Jianjun, don't be anxious, tell me slowly what happened? Why are you all out here at Jianjun's house so early in the morning instead of staying at home?"

Upon hearing the captain's question, Xia Jianjun seemed to have found someone to confide in, and his eyes instantly reddened.

He sniffed, wiped away his tears haphazardly with his sleeve, and said in a tearful voice, "Captain, you have to do me a favor! The villagers all know that my mother accidentally fell a few days ago and was seriously injured! She just came back from the hospital last night, and the doctor said that she might never be able to stand up again!"

I was thinking I should discuss this with my second brother. After all, it wasn't easy for our parents to raise us. Now that they're old and sick, we, as their sons, should take care of them together, right? But who knew that when I knocked on my second brother's door, it was that brat Xia Wan who opened it.

Without saying a word, and without even giving me a chance to explain, she kicked my wife and me out the door. I'm not too badly injured, so the kick only made me feel sore all over.

But my wife is frail. She was kicked so hard that she just lay on the ground and couldn't get up. I don't even know if she's still breathing... Waaah..."

When the topic turned to his most painful moments, Xia Jianjun couldn't help but burst into tears.

Everyone around him was disgusted by his tearful and pitiful appearance.

This dignified seven-foot-tall man was crying like a child, with snot and tears streaming down his face. It was utterly disgusting! His pathetic state was truly unbearable to look at.

And what he said was so exaggerated, as if the sky were about to fall.

Such behavior caused those around him to feel a sense of contempt for him.

Everyone knew perfectly well that based on the couple's usual behavior and the scheming they were up to, anyone could see right through them. It was just that no one wanted to pay them any attention.

The captain had long been annoyed with him. After glaring at him fiercely, he ignored him and walked straight toward Xia Wan's house.

Upon reaching the door, the captain raised his hand and gently knocked on the slightly worn wooden door.

Xia Wan was busy preparing breakfast inside when she suddenly heard a rapid knocking at the door. She quickly put down what she was doing, casually wiped her hands on her apron, and hurried out into the yard, calling out, "Who is it? Coming!"