Brother Wei Xigun clenched his fists in anger and said, "Tell me what happened! You haven't sent a single letter home in the past two years, and look what you've done to yourself!"

They had delivered food, dried vegetables, eggs, and the like to Wei Shuqing several times, but Qi's parents treated them like thieves, not offering them food or even water. Qi Zhijun was also indifferent. In addition, Wei Shuqing kept saying that she was doing well, which eventually made them give up. They would only send things through others instead of going to find her to suffer.

Wei Shuqing didn't cover for the Qi family either, and told them everything. This included the old hen that was still in her postpartum period, and Qi Zhifang's habit of bringing her child home every day to freeload meals.

Sobbing, she said, "The old lady from the Qi family insists they didn't eat my food and it has nothing to do with me. I give them 36 yuan a month, and I can't even afford to eat properly. Today when I went back and saw those starving people, Mom, you wouldn't believe it! They were stuffing food into their mouths with both hands, their mouths were so full they couldn't hold it all. Unchewed food was falling onto the table. When I saw that, I couldn't eat anymore, I felt nauseous. The old lady made me eat the few scallions and cabbage leaves left on the plate, but I really couldn't eat them. So I took Aiguo out and ate a bowl of wontons. Guess what happened?"

She wiped away her tears as she spoke, "So he knew he couldn't finish the leftovers. She even made her daughter a stir-fry of scallions and eggs. When the child saw me come back, she accused me of eating alone, pointing her finger at me and yelling at me. I argued with them, and when Qi Zhijun came back, he was all hostile and rude. Those little bastards pushed me and kicked me. My poor child, by the time we got to the hospital, she had vomited in my pants. Mom..." She then buried her face in her mother's arms and cried bitterly.

Sister-in-law Wei wiped her face and cursed angrily, "He's a real jerk."

The Wei family was so angry they wanted to tear down the Qi family's house immediately. Wei's mother punched Wei Shuqing a few times and said, "You idiot, didn't you open your mouth? Couldn't you have told our family? Is he taking advantage of us because we have no one else to rely on!"

Wei Shuqing wiped her face and said, "Mom, they killed my child. I don't intend to let them off so easily. I gave birth to Aiguo for them. Even if we get a divorce, I want them to give me an apartment and return my money. If Qi Zhijun doesn't want to stay, then we can get a divorce. If he still wants to stay, then we can separate, and he must give me all his salary."

Actually, saying "divorce" was just an angry outburst. These days, divorce is still a rare occurrence among ordinary people, let alone separating from one's mother-in-law and asking for money—that's impossible.

Mother Wei and her brother and sister-in-law were taken aback and said, "I'm afraid this won't work!"

Wei Shuqing exuded hatred. "They beat me. I have injuries. The doctors and nurses saw it when I arrived! I asked them to give me a medical record. If they don't agree to my conditions, I will go to the police station, the neighborhood committee, their workplace, and their school to make a scene. I want to see if they want their reputation or their money."

The Wei family members exchanged glances. Wei's mother gritted her teeth and said, "Fine! Daughter, as long as you're determined, I'll support you. This time, we have to get to the bottom of this. Otherwise, he'll think that I, Old Wei, have no one to rely on."

After saying that, the group of people marched to Old Qi's house in a grand procession. Old Qi's mother was picking a few wilted spinach leaves on the table. As she picked the vegetables, she said, "Old Qi, my eyes have been twitching all day, and my heart is pounding! Do you think something bad is going to happen?"

Old Qi put down his newspaper, took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and said, "Don't talk about you, I feel the same way. I don't know why, but I just feel really uneasy."

Just then, they heard a commotion outside. Peeking out, they realized something was wrong – trouble was brewing! The main room of the Qi family was quite small; even standing, it couldn't accommodate so many people. So the younger ones found places to sit outside, waiting for an order from inside so they could rush over and smash or beat things up.

Mr. Qi sat upright, while Mrs. Qi stood up and exclaimed, "Oh! What brings my mother-in-law here!"

With a forced smile, Wei's mother said, "Don't call us in-laws yet, whether we can get married or not is still uncertain! Take a look at this first." As she spoke, she threw the medical record written by the doctor over. Qi's parents took it and their faces turned very ugly.

Mother Wei sat down and said, "Give it to me after you've finished reading it; you might be able to use it at the police station!"

Qi's parents were shocked. Wei's mother handed the medical records to Wei Xigun and said, "You've beaten my daughter like this, let's talk about what's going on next."

With a face full of grief and indignation, Qi's father pulled up Qi's mother, whose eyes were red and swollen, and bowed to the Wei family, saying, "We are deeply sorry for what happened to Xiao Wei. We also lost our own grandson, and it pains us too. I will have Zhifang bring the children to apologize to Xiao Wei."

Wei's mother angrily said, "Qi Zhijun's father, what you're saying is like farting. My daughter was beaten until she was bleeding and unconscious and had to be taken to the hospital. The baby was in her pants, and you think you can just say sorry and that's it? If you're going to talk like that, then we'll go to the police station and let the authorities judge this!"

Supporting her husband, Qi's mother looked at the Wei family with grief and indignation and said, "Don't push your luck. Things have already come to this. Do you expect them to pay with their lives?"

Mother Wei sneered, "No wonder my perfectly good daughter has turned into such a monstrous state after only two years of marriage into your family. Looking at you, such a biased old hag, it's a miracle she's still alive today."

Sister-in-law Wei came in from outside, trembling with anger, and said, "Mother, the Qi family is basically trying to kill my sister-in-law. They knew she was coming back today. People who have miscarried need to take care of themselves, so the kitchen was empty and cold. They just picked a few rotten spinach leaves here."

Mother Qi said angrily, "Sister-in-law, don't speak so rudely. Just ask me if I made him some brown sugar millet porridge today, isn't that enough?"

Sister-in-law Wei sneered, "You have the nerve to say that? When your own daughter looks unwell, you know to fry an egg to help her recover, but your daughter-in-law miscarried, and all you did was cook her a bowl of brown sugar millet porridge, and that was the only one you sent all day! Did you even ask her what she ate for lunch? Your millet porridge is really precious!"

After packing her bags, Wei Shuqing even gave the child to her cousin outside. She took out a dollar and told them to take the child out for a walk. Then she turned around and said, "How dare you call this brown sugar millet porridge? The color is so pale you can't even tell. Did you scrape the bottom of the brown sugar jar?"

Qi's mother blushed and said, "Is that how you see me? I've taken care of you for over two years, and you've turned me into a nemesis?"

Wei Shuqing sneered, "Yes! You've taken quite a good care of me. I weighed 110 pounds before I married into your family, and now I weigh less than 90 pounds. I don't want to waste my breath arguing with you. Give me back the money I paid over the past two years, and then I'll sue Qi Zhijun, Qi Zhifang, and their two children. Let the police decide what they want. It's really bad luck to have anything to do with your family in this life!"

Mr. Qi was trembling all over and was about to faint. Mrs. Qi cried and supported him, shouting, "Old man, what's wrong with you?"

When Qi Zhijun got off work and saw the scene, he shouted, "Wei Shuqing, what are you doing? If anything happens to my dad, I'll never forgive you!" Before he could even get over, Wei Xigun and several of his cousins ​​from the Wei family went up and gave him a good beating.