It's a private matter, and I really can't say much about it.

Everyone quickly stopped and went home.

Lin Jingyu and Peng Shiyu did not return to the backyard.

Just stay here and cook.

In the kitchen.

Sun Zu and his two companions were busy cooking.

"You two girls, be careful."

Madam Zhang warned, "Yao Ting is an extremely selfish and stubborn girl. Not only should you not provoke her, but it's best to stay far away from her."

"Grandma Zhang, she's not mentally sound."

Peng Shiyu couldn't help but say, "Even if we don't provoke her, look at her now, she still hates Sister Jingyu."

Look how wronged Sister Jingyu is!

There are all kinds of people in the world.

Madam Zhang continued, "In the future, you will encounter people of all kinds of character, and you must learn to deal with these more extreme people."

"It's useless to cry foul; the main thing is for you to learn how to protect yourselves and deal with these kinds of people."

Peng Shiyu expressed her thoughts, "Grandma Zhang, we're not that powerful, we can only avoid her when we see her."

Jingyu, aren't you right?

"He just has a problem with his head, he's not stupid."

Lin Jingyu remained calm and composed. "If she dares to provoke me, then I'll give her a beating to teach her a lesson. If one beating isn't enough, then I'll give her two. If that still doesn't work, I'll beat her up several times. I'm willing to do that."

I refuse to believe there are any people in this world who aren't afraid of death, who would dare to provoke me after getting beaten up all the time.

"Pfft~"

Peng Shiyu couldn't help but laugh.

Madam Zhang was both angry and amused. "You're just like your grandfather. No matter what happens, you always think of solving it with your fists."

"Grandma, if you can solve something with your fists, why not use your fists?"

Lin Jingyu smiled slightly, "Some people just deserve a beating. They won't be convinced unless I use my fists. Since I can use my fists to subdue people, why should I use reason to persuade them?"

"You've got a bunch of fallacies. I really don't know where you learned them from."

"Grandma, what I'm saying isn't fallacy, it's the truth, okay?"

...

Maybe he got slapped.

Yao Ting hid herself away, not daring to appear in front of Lin Jingyu's family.

A few days later.

Suddenly, some startling news arrived.

Shen Susu's child died young.

"real?"

Peng Shiyu was a little incredulous, "Wasn't it said that they sent it to the county hospital? How come they couldn't save it?"

"I heard that he has been having recurring high fevers."

Liu Xiuying whispered, "Every time I take medicine or get an injection to bring down the fever, it comes back again soon after, and the hospital can't find the cause."

The only way to control it is by taking medication and getting injections.

Last night, it was Brother Zhiming's turn to keep watch, and he fell asleep without realizing it.

The child had a high fever again without anyone knowing. By the time he woke up, the child was already on the verge of death.

They called the on-duty doctor to come and try to save him, but it was too late.

A two-year-old child is like this...

As she finished speaking, she couldn't help but shed tears. "Sister-in-law Susu has fainted several times from crying. She keeps blaming herself for not sleeping and for not staying up until dawn."

"Wasn't it said that Zhang Zhiming was the one on night watch?"

Yang Shujue frowned deeply. "Is he a dead man? Knowing that his son is sick and has been having recurring fevers, he still dares to sleep?"

Liu Xiuying responded, "Brother Zhiming was also very sad, and he felt very guilty..."

"Bullshit! Captain Zhang's family has so many people, shouldn't they go and help take care of the sick child?"

Yang Shujue was so angry that she swore, "Knowing that the child has been having recurring fevers and definitely needs someone to help take care of him, can't they put down what they're doing and go help take care of the child first?"

I really don't know what Captain Zhang's family is thinking.

"Children with fever need to be monitored at all times."

Lin Jingyu added, "If it's just Shen Susu and her husband taking care of them, they can manage for a day or two, but they definitely won't be able to keep going for long."

Just like them, I easily fall asleep while on night watch without even realizing it.

"If Aunt Dongcao had gone to help, perhaps this accident wouldn't have happened."

“Sister Jingyu, you don’t know that their whole family blames Sister Susu.”

Liu Xiuying couldn't help but reveal another inside story, "Aunt Dongcao said that Sister Susu went to the back mountain to see Wu Xiaoxiao..."

She brought back something unclean, which killed her grandson.

"Really?"

Peng Shiyu looked surprised. "Going to a place like that will really bring bad luck?"

"Whether or not, nobody knows."

Liu Xiuying shook her head and then lowered her voice to say, "I heard that Aunt Dongcao went to a fortune teller to have her fortune told, and Wu Xiaoxiao died unwillingly."

She wanted to get revenge on the children of Shuibu Village, saying she wanted to take them to play with the child in her womb.

Ah~

Peng Shiyu jumped up in fright, "Xiuying, don't make it sound so scary, is it true?"

"I don't know."

Liu Xiuying rubbed the goosebumps on her arm. "It should be true."

Just think, after Wu Xiaoxiao died, the children in the village got sick.

Two have recovered, while a few others are still sick and taking medication.

Only Sister-in-law Susu was unlucky; her child ended up like this...

Anyway, I heard that Aunt Dongcao and the others believed and blamed Sister Susu for harming the child.

"It's really weird."

Yang Shujue muttered to herself, "No wonder everyone says, 'It's better to believe it than not to believe it,' when it comes to things like this, it's really hard to explain."

"Isn't Shen Susu feeling incredibly guilty now?"

"Yes, I feel very guilty."

Liu Xiuying nodded and said, "She's been crying the whole time. Brother Zhiming is also a little upset with Sister-in-law Susu for not knowing her limits and harming the child."

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