Liu Family

Li Hongying had obtained four drops of Zhuang Feifei's blood and was very pleased with herself for it.

Once she obtains another drop of Zhuang Feifei's blood, she will be able to fully acquire Zhuang Feifei's space.

At that time, not only will I be able to become a superior person, but I can also kick Liu Aiguo out and enjoy the resources in the space all by myself.

These days, she dreams of staying in that space, where she doesn't have to work and enjoys delicious food every day in a peaceful and wonderful way.

Even though she hadn't yet gained Zhuang Feifei's space, she already felt extremely superior in this ordinary rural family, confident of victory.

Ever since the incident where she fell into the cesspool, the Liu family felt that she had brought shame to the family. Liu's mother always disliked her, and since she had not gotten pregnant since marrying into the family, Liu's mother disliked her even more.

The result of disliking her was to torment her relentlessly. At first, she was made to take on some of the rough and tiring work at home, but later it got worse and worse. She did more and more rough and tiring work. Whenever she was at home, Liu's mother was idle, and all the work that Liu's mother used to do was handed over to her.

She was about to escape this impoverished family, so naturally she no longer cared about Liu's mother and even held a grudge against her in her heart.

As evening approached, Liu's mother returned from visiting neighbors and found no movement in the kitchen. She went inside to find Li Hongying and said, "Hongying, don't you see it's getting late? Hurry up and cook dinner."

Li Hongying glanced at Liu's mother indifferently, then remained sitting calmly on the kang (a heated brick bed). She held her head high and looked at Liu's mother with a cold tone.

"I'm not feeling well and don't want to move. You go and cook."

"What? You want me to cook?" Liu's mother immediately became angry.

First, she was unhappy that Li Hongying didn't listen to her; second, she was unhappy with Li Hongying's arrogant attitude when she spoke to her, as if the other party was the mother-in-law and she was the daughter-in-law.

She had always been the one in charge of the household. Li Hongying, as a daughter-in-law who had never had any children in the Liu family, dared to speak to her like that, showing no respect for her as her mother-in-law. How could she possibly tolerate this?

She pointed her finger at Li Hongying's nose and cursed without any politeness, "You little slut, you think you can climb the roof and tear the tiles off the house if I don't discipline you for three days? You don't even listen to your mother-in-law anymore, and you still dare to order me to cook. Who gave you the nerve? Today I'll show you who's in charge of this family, and whether you should listen to me or not."

She took off her thick-soled cloth shoes, tossed them high, rushed to the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), and raised her hand to hit Li Hongying with the soles of her shoes.

Li Hongying was young and agile. She didn't give Liu's mother a chance to hit her. She raised her hand, grabbed Liu's mother's wrist, and pushed her aside with a little force.

Liu's mother couldn't tolerate Li Hongying disobeying her, and being pushed by Li Hongying made her even angrier.

This time, she raised her hand and slapped Li Hongying across the face. Li Hongying not only pushed her away this time, but also used more force than before, causing her to stumble and fall to the ground.

This was terrible. Liu's mother couldn't bear such humiliation, not only because of the physical pain, but also because of Li Hongying's disobedience. In her eyes, Li Hongying's treatment of her was an act of utter disobedience.

If things continue like this, Li Hongying will eventually turn the tables and bully her.

She lay on the ground and started throwing a tantrum.

"Oh dear, the unfilial daughter-in-law hit her mother-in-law! Li Hongying hit her mother-in-law!"

Li Hongying, still confident in herself, glanced at her indifferently and ignored her as she threw a tantrum.

After crying for a while and seeing that it had no effect and that Li Hongying had no intention of giving in, Liu's mother stood up and went to find Liu Aiguo. Liu Aiguo was cultivating the vegetable garden at the gate when Liu's mother found him.

“Patriot, what should I do? Your wife is starting to disobey me now. I asked her to cook, but she wouldn't, and she even hit me. Oh dear, she dares to hit me now. How am I supposed to live like this?”

Upon hearing this, Liu Aiguo immediately flew into a rage, "What? Mother, she actually dared to hit you?"

Seeing his mother crying with snot and tears streaming down her face, he felt even more sorry for her: "That barren woman, she came to our family and didn't even give me a child, and she still dares to hit you. Mother, wait for me, I'll go and teach her a lesson and help you get revenge."

Liu Aiguo dropped his hoe and went back into the house. Upon seeing Li Hongying, he slapped her across the face without a word, then grabbed her, pinned her to the ground, and prepared to give her a good beating.

As a grown man, Li Hongying was no match for him. Unable to beat him, she could only try to run away and find a place to hide. But Liu Aiguo wouldn't let her go, and the two chased each other in the street, attracting many villagers to stand at their doorsteps to watch the spectacle.

In rural areas, it's common for couples to fight. Others don't seem to think it's a big deal. A few close friends might try to intervene, but it's no use. Most villagers just watch the drama unfold with great interest.

Li Hongying was repeatedly caught and beaten by Liu Aiguo, who frequently threw her to the ground.

Finally, after repeated beatings and torture by Liu Aiguo, Li Hongying felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. After falling to the ground, the pain in her lower abdomen intensified, and she could clearly feel warm liquid flowing out from a certain place.

She quickly called out to Liu Aiguo, her voice weak: "Stop hitting me, Liu Aiguo, I... I might be pregnant with your child."

Upon hearing this, Liu Aiguo indeed stopped. After processing the information, he looked at Li Hongying blankly, unsure of what to do.

At this moment, Li Hongying realized that something was wrong, because she was afraid that she would miscarry.

Although Li Hongying did not expect the child to arrive, the miscarriage would cause her a lot of suffering and damage her body. She hated Liu Aiguo and Liu's mother to death.

After that, Liu Aiguo stopped hitting her and even carried her home.

The neighbors all witnessed this scene, and some busybodies followed the two of them back to the Liu family home, wanting to see if Li Hongying was really pregnant and whether she would miscarry.

As it got dark, news spread that Li Hongying had indeed miscarried.

Jiang Manyue liked to visit other women in the village and chat with them. She learned from these women that Li Hongying was pregnant and had been beaten by Liu Aiguo until she miscarried. When she returned to the educated youth settlement, she started gossiping about it to the other educated youth. Zhuang Feifei was in the dormitory at the educated youth settlement and naturally heard her gossip.

Zhuang Feifei was most wary of Li Hongying, and at this moment, she was undoubtedly the most fortunate among them all.

Li Hongying's miscarriage meant that she would have to stay in confinement for a month, which meant that she would not be able to leave the Liu family home for a month and therefore could not compete with her for space.

At least for the next month, her space is safe.

She planned to go up the mountain to retrieve the items stored in those caves, and then store them back in later when it became unsafe.

At the same time, Luo Jingyan also received news that Li Hongying had miscarried.