In her previous life, Du Xiaoying worked herself to the bone for her husband’s family. As a woman, she was treated like a man hauling bricks and tying steel bars at construction sites. She nearly k...
"What's wrong with you, boss? Where does it hurt?" Liu Lanhua was so anxious that her face turned pale. Seeing her youngest son's face turned black from crying, she felt so distressed.
Song Zishan didn't dare to burst into tears until he got home. "Grandma, my second uncle beat us and also beat my dad. Go and deal with him."
"What?" the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exclaimed.
Song Zihao recounted what had just happened on the mountain with a sullen face, pretending to cry as he stood up for his father and two younger brothers.
"We didn't really do anything to that bitch Daya, but Second Uncle got so angry in front of so many people, showing no mercy at all, and even saying that his family will have nothing to do with our Song family from now on..."
Old man Song said nothing, puffing on his pipe, his wrinkled face showing an expression that was hard to tell.
Old Lady Song's triangular eyes widened in anger, and she cursed in a shrill voice, "Old Second, you ungrateful bastard, why didn't you just drown him in the urine bucket?"
"What a heartless thing! He even attacked his own elder brother. He's not afraid of retribution, being struck by lightning, or having no descendants. What a horrible thing..." Liu Lanhua cursed with her hands on her hips.
The neighbors around couldn't bear to listen to the vicious curses from the old Song family.
"Your family did such wicked and sinister things. You abused the second child when he was young, and now you abuse his wife and daughter. You should be punished first. It's your family's evil hearts that will be struck by lightning."
"He Yuhong, you——"
"What are you talking about? You mean old woman, you deserve it!"
"That's right, this whole family is black-hearted, even worse than the landlords and rich people. This whole family is rotten to the core..."
Embarrassed by the neighbors' constant barrage of contempt and ridicule, Old Man Song shouted, "Shut up and go back to your houses."
Song Zihao's eyes rolled around, and he squatted quietly under the wall of his grandparents' room. After a while, he walked into the room thoughtfully and came to the side of Song Lao Da who was lying on the kang.
"Dad, do my grandparents have other sons besides you and my uncle?"
Boss Song groaned in pain all over his body. Upon hearing this, he rolled his eyes at his son impatiently and said, "Your grandparents only gave birth to three of us, siblings. How could they have other sons? What nonsense are you talking about?"
Song Zihao was filled with confusion and muttered, "That's strange!"
.....
Du Xiaoying carefully removed the gauze from the man's arm and breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, the rupture wasn't serious."
Song Guoliang looked at his wife flatteringly, "Wife, I know what's going on."
Du Xiaoying rolled her eyes at the man and smiled helplessly, "But thanks to you showing up in time today, otherwise our Daya would definitely suffer."
Song Guoliang shook his head and sighed, "Those children were raised in the wrong way."
"The Song family is rotten from the root, so it's normal for it to go astray." Du Xiaoying sneered and looked at the man with a smile in her eyes.
"Today we want to praise Comrade Song Guoliang for protecting our daughter. We hope he will keep up the good work!"
"Yes! Wife!"
Du Xiaoying glanced at the mischievous man with a reproachful look, then looked at her daughter who was pursing her lips and laughing secretly. She said in a gentle and firm tone, "Big girl, second girl, third girl, fourth girl, fifth girl, your parents are your solid backing and will always support you."
Song Guoliang smiled in his dark eyes as he looked at his wife and daughter and said in a deep voice, "Mom and Dad will always be behind you."
The sisters nodded heavily.
Du Xiaoying looked at Daya, whose eyes were red, and reached out to hug her daughter's growing body. "Daya did a great job today. You were flexible and acted according to the situation."
Daya pursed her lips embarrassedly, her ears turned red, and she snuggled comfortably in her mother's warm and safe arms.
"Mom is partial. Why does she only hug the eldest sister? Erya wants to hug too." Erya said, smiling and moving closer.
Du Xiaoying couldn't help feeling happy when she saw Erya, who was now lively and vivid.
"Si Ya also wants~"
"Wu Ya wants a hug too~"
Du Xiaoying smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. She hugged her five well-behaved and lovely daughters and glanced proudly and provocatively at the man with a smile in his black eyes beside her.
Song Guoliang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said a little unnaturally: "Wife, I want one too."
Du Xiaoying widened her eyes in shock, "!!!"
Is this... is this still the taciturn and tongue-tied man in her family???
"Hahaha..."
The laughter drifted out from the blue brick and tile house and echoed throughout the foot of the mountain.
....
"Erya, you can't fight later, okay?"
"Oh, big sister, don't worry. You have been reciting it all the way." Erya was at a loss whether to laugh or cry and shook her arm that was tightly held by her big sister.
Seeing that her sister agreed so quickly, Daya felt a little uneasy.
San Ya held Si Ya's hand as she was happily eating candy and shaking her head, her black eyes flashed.
"Hey, isn't this Song Lao San and Song Lao Si?"
"What do you want to do?" The two brothers were terrified as they watched Arya walk slowly forward with the sound of her fists crunching.
Erya said nothing, clenched her fists, and had a determined smile on her lips.
"You hit someone at school, do you want your parents to be called?" The two brothers glared at each other and were scared away by the ferocious-looking Erya.
"Help! Help! Help!"
"Song Erya went crazy and hit someone~"
"Song Zihu and Song Zishan, what are you yelling about? It's time for class to start, so why don't you just go back to your seats?"
Teacher Qin was holding a textbook and heard the two brothers howling from a distance. He thought that the two boys were deliberately making trouble again and scolded them harshly.
"Teacher Qin, Song Erya wants to hit us, you need to deal with her quickly!"
Teacher Qin frowned and looked towards the empty classroom door. "Nonsense, there's no one there."
"Really, she was chasing us just now."
Teacher Qin pulled the two of them into the classroom and looked at the little girl who was reading seriously with her body straight, a smile flashed in her eyes.
"Song Erya, Song Zihu and Song Zishan said you were going to beat them up. Is that true?"
Erya scratched her head in confusion, "Teacher Qin, I sat down in my seat right after class started. I didn't hit anyone, did I?"
"You're talking nonsense. You just clearly—"
"Okay, Song Zihu and Song Zishan, just sit back and listen to the class honestly. Stop accusing others of your own mischief." Teacher Qin knocked heavily with the ruler in his hand.
A smile flashed in San Ya's eyes, and she pursed her lips and lowered her eyes.
"Song Zihu and Song Zishan are snitches, let's not play with them~"
"Tattler~"
The two brothers' eyes were red with anger, "You little bitch, you did it on purpose!"
Erya raised an eyebrow and shrugged, "Ah~ Your family is really good at turning the tables and accusing others."
"you--"
Erya and Sanya smiled at each other, crossed their arms, and admired the two brothers' frustrated looks.
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These days, Song Guoliang has almost recovered from his injury and is preparing to return to work.
Before dawn, Song Guoliang rode his bicycle and took his wife out early.
"Huh?"
Du Xiaoying looked at the black shadow that flashed by at the entrance of the village, and looked at it a few more times in confusion, always feeling that the back figure looked familiar.