Chapter 211: Put the Blame on Someone Else

As soon as she entered the door, He Xiuman's mother took out a red envelope, walked towards He Xiuman with a smile, and said loudly: "Grandma, you married a good granddaughter-in-law? My Xiuman got pregnant right after she got married. We are going to have children for your Gao family!"

"Here, Xiuman, this is money for your stomach. The weather is hot now, and you can't save money when you buy things. It's more cost-effective to pay. Take this fifty yuan, and buy whatever you want to eat yourself!"

He Xiuman's mother forced a red envelope into He Xiuman's hand. He Xiuman frowned subconsciously, full of disbelief. Would her parents give her fifty yuan?

How is that possible?

She subconsciously wanted to open the red envelope in public, but her mother held her hand tightly and signaled her with her eyes not to move.

He Xiuman understood what was happening and sneered in her heart.

She said that her parents would never be so generous as to give her fifty dollars!

But they also had to save face, so they said this in public to let people know that they had given a large sum of money. Then when seven people, young and old, came to eat and drink, it wouldn't seem so embarrassing.

While He Xiuman's mother was speaking, a group of people from her parents' family had already walked into the hall.

Gao Zhuang, Gao Mingcheng and the two cousins, who had just been talking together, immediately came over and began to entertain He Xiuman's family.

When the grandmother heard the voice, she immediately came out of the kitchen and said with a smile: "Xiu Man is fine, thank you for giving me a good granddaughter-in-law!"

"Come on, come in and sit down! Zhuangzhuang, bring the fruits and snacks, Feng Jing, help pour the tea!" Grandma gave a series of instructions. Feng Jing was the name of her grandson.

The two juniors responded and started moving swiftly. Soon, the table was filled with things, including melon seeds, peanuts, stuffed candies, egg cakes, biscuits and peaches. In addition, Gao Zhuang took out a big watermelon from the bucket.

This watermelon is grown at home. I picked it early in the morning and soaked it in well water. This way it will be cool and delicious when I eat it.

He took out a knife and quickly cut the watermelon. After the green striped rind was cut open, the red flesh inside was revealed, and sweet juice flowed onto the table.

Gao Zhuang said: "Come and eat watermelon!"

He also took the initiative to hand the cut watermelon to He Xiuman's grandparents and parents. As for He Xiuman's two younger sisters and brother, they had already taken the initiative to go over and take the food to eat.

The table was full of delicious food, which made their eyes open wide. They wanted to eat everything they saw.

The two younger sisters were fine. They were older and more polite, so they only dared to eat a little and not eat too much.

Their younger brother was different. As the only boy in the family, he was spoiled since childhood. All the delicious food in the house belonged to him. Therefore, he did not care about his image when eating. He used both hands to hold the food and his mouth was full of food. Because he stuffed too much food, food crumbs fell out of his mouth.

Seeing her brother's useless appearance, He Xiuman had a severe heart attack.

Seeing this, her parents said distressedly: "My dear son, eat slowly, there is plenty! If you can't finish it, you can take it back to eat later."

"Yes, save some space in your stomach, as you will need to eat meat later." He Xiuman's grandmother also said in a kind tone.

He Xiuman's brother was fifteen years old this year, just the right age to eat his father out of money. In addition, he had been well-fed and well-groomed since he was a child, and was born plump and white, so he could eat more than his peers. While eating snacks, he asked vaguely, "What kind of meat do you have? I want to eat chicken legs!"

Grandma Xi stood by and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I killed a chicken today and stewed it. There are two big chicken legs! I will give one to you and one to Xiuman when the time comes."

He Xiuman's brother, He Yongfu, raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said disdainfully, "How can a little girl like her be qualified to eat chicken legs? I want to eat two!"

When these words were spoken, most people frowned, thinking that He Yongfu was being unreasonable.

Only his parents and grandparents didn't take it seriously. However, adults understood the ways of the world better, so his mother gently pulled his hand and whispered, "This is someone else's house, be careful."

He Yongfu's lips pursed, but he didn't say anything else.

He Xiuman took a deep breath, clenched her fingers, and crumpled the red envelope in her palm. The red envelope was made of red paper, very thin, and the money inside was even thinner. She endured it again and again, and finally resisted the urge to throw the red envelope in her hand at her mother's face.

She said sarcastically: "Yes, I am already someone else."

Her mother's expression froze, and her father quickly said, "Yongfu, this is your eldest sister's house, so it's just like your own home. You should eat, drink, and have fun."

He Xiuman took another deep breath and suppressed her dissatisfaction. She smiled, walked to He Yongfu and said, "Yes, we are siblings. Now that my sister is pregnant, she needs to supplement her nutrition. You must be willing to give both chicken legs to my sister, right?"

She knew that her brother was used to eating alone and was spoiled, so it was impossible for him to give up the chicken leg.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, He Yongfu waved his fist at He Xiuman and threatened: "Who do you think you are? Are you trying to steal food from me?"

The fist was not intended to hit He Xiuman, but was mainly intended to intimidate her. However, He Xiuman happened to take a step forward, so the fist hit her arm.

"Ah!" He Xiuman screamed, stepped back repeatedly, and then covered her stomach with her hands, shouting miserably: "Ah, my stomach! My stomach hurts! Brother, why did you hit me?"

Although He Xiuman was only hit on the arm, as a pregnant woman, no one would doubt her if she said she had a stomachache.

Gao Zhuang was standing nearby. He immediately supported her when he saw this. He was gentle and seldom quarreled with others. He was also courteous to his father-in-law's family. When he saw Xiuman being hurt, he could no longer bear it and yelled at He Yongfu, "Don't you know your sister is pregnant? How could you hit her? If anything happens to her, I will beat you up!"

Things happened so quickly that many people did not watch carefully. They just looked at how things developed and thought that it was He Yongfu who beat He Xiuman, and beat her very badly.

Only Gao Mingcheng saw everything clearly, but he naturally would not speak up to help He Yongfu.

He Xiuman knew her brother very well and predicted some of his behaviors. She took the initiative to step forward, yet protected herself skillfully. She then took the initiative and confirmed that He Yongfu had beaten her pregnant sister.

He Xiuman's belly had just begun to show. Normally, she could go to the fields to work, but now she was as weak as Lin Daiyu. She lay on Gao Zhuang's body and said weakly, "It hurts, it hurts, I can't stand up. Please help me to lie down on the bed."

Gao Zhuang was anxious and said quickly, "Is it serious? I'll go to the health center and call a doctor now!"

"You can't go!" He Xiuman's mother was the first to try to stop them. If outsiders came, the fact that her brother beat her pregnant sister would be exposed.

How do others view this family?

He Xiuman's mother continued, "Xiuman must have been too tired, which is why she had a miscarriage! How could it be Yongfu who beat her? Yongfu was just joking with his sister! It must be because of the double robbery before that Xiuman was tired!"

This ability to turn the tables is also amazing.

But He Xiuman's parents and grandparents all insisted that it was Gao Zhuang's family that made He Xiuman too tired, which caused her miscarriage by coincidence.

As for He Xiuman's two sisters, they had no say and did not dare to eat anymore. They stood aside timidly.

Gao Zhuang said angrily: "What are you talking about? Xiuman is pregnant, how could I let her work in the fields? Go ask around in the village, this Shuangqiang Xiuman has never worked in the fields!"

He glared at He Yongfu angrily, clenched his fists, and wanted to beat up his brother-in-law.

He had disliked his brother-in-law before, but since they didn't interact often, he just let it go.

Now he actually dared to beat his wife in his own home and even caused her to have a miscarriage! This is intolerable!

He pointed at He Yongfu and said angrily: "If you dare to touch your sister again, I will tear you apart!"

He Yongfu was very arrogant before, but now the development of things made him a little confused. He subconsciously hid behind his parents and grandparents. Anyway, with them around, no matter how big the problem was, it would not be his turn to deal with it.

After calming down his father-in-law and his family, Gao Zhuang did not forget his business. He carefully helped He Xiuman back to the room to rest.

As soon as He Xiuman left, the atmosphere in the main room became awkward.

The table full of food was exciting and anticipated. They chose this time to come and give He Xiuman some money for her stomach, just to take the opportunity to replenish their bodies.

The double harvest is tiring enough, but it would be perfect if I could have a good meal here!

But things have unknowingly developed to this point, which is a bit hard to swallow.

It was just that the one who caused the trouble was their beloved son (grandson), so they did not blame him. They just touched He Yongfu's back and calmed his slightly panicked mood.

After all, it was someone else's home. Although He Yongfu was domineering, he was also a bully at home. When Gao Zhuang got aggressive, he became a little timid.

(End of this chapter)