Chapter 22: Another Typical Case

Just when everyone was silent, Tiedan, who was sent by Zhou Xian to call the militia, also came back with his men.

After the militiamen came over, Zhou Xian pointed at Liu Chunhua and said, "This is a new society. Qian Xique is your daughter-in-law, but she is also a citizen of the country, not a farmhand in your family. You are treating your daughter-in-law like this, which shows that you don't take the country seriously. Even the Chairman said that women hold up half the sky, but you treat your daughter-in-law like this, which shows that you don't take the Chairman seriously."

This is an exaggeration. Since killing the chicken once is useless, kill it again.

Let those who don’t feel the pain until the stick hits them see this; no one can tell if it will be their turn next time.

"This is Auntie Ma's first time. Even with her as a warning, some people still don't take it seriously. With your ideological awareness, I think you should be sent to labor reform. When you have changed the feudal ideas in your mind, you can be released."

As he spoke, Zhou Xian looked at the people Tiedan had brought with him and said, "Comrades, please arrest this person who disregards the country, disregards Comrade Chairman, and persecutes women comrades, and send him to labor camp."

The people Zhou Xian called were the militiamen in the brigade. She specifically asked Tiedan to call them over.

Although the captain did not come, the charges were so serious and related to Comrade Chairman, the militia had no choice but to take action.

Liu Chunhua, who was held down by the militia, was confused. She just beat her daughter-in-law, so how did she get involved with the country and the Chairman?

Besides, isn’t it Qian Xique’s fault that she can’t give birth to a son?

How come Zhou Xian made it seem like it had nothing to do with Qian Xique with just a few words?

Those who were just watching the fun didn't dare to speak now. Their previous words still had some effect.

The fact that some people give birth to boys and girls, and some give birth to boys, is enough to make many people silent.

But when it comes to arresting people, some people couldn't help but ask, "Isn't this a bit too much?"

Zhou Xian looked at the person who was speaking expressionlessly, "Aunt Ma was like this last time, and she is like this again this time. It is because she has been so carelessly exposed time and time again that people take it for granted."

Ma Erya asked her granddaughter to marry someone else for the sake of her grandson.

Liu Chunhua beat her daughter-in-law because she couldn't give birth to a son and couldn't carry on the family line for the man.

They themselves think these things are natural.

Ma Erya, who was called out by name, said quickly, "That's right. I've changed, and I can't be punished. I can't blame others. Director Zhou is doing this for her own good. Why, you want to help her so much, why don't you go to the labor camp for her?"

The man immediately shut up and waved his hands, "Don't talk nonsense, I didn't do that."

Even those who wanted to speak for Liu Chunhua did not dare to open their mouths now.

Anything involving Comrade Chairman is no small matter.

Going to labor camp for her would be even more impossible.

Liu Chunhua struggled for a while, but before she could open her mouth, she was tied up and her mouth was blocked. She was temporarily locked in a small dark room.

This immediately shocked the crowd who were watching the fun.

The captain's daughter is really amazing. Although I voted for her because of the wild boar meat, I still look down on this young girl for being the director of the Women's Federation.

Who would have thought that it would only be a short time before Ma Erya and Liu Chunhua were locked up in a small dark room one after another.

Forget about Ma Erya, that thing is in the past after all.

However, Zhou Xian was still extremely persistent about reporting the matter to the police.

Even the team leader Zhou Jiefang didn't expect that his daughter would dare to handle it this way.

This is such a big deal that it requires the involvement of public security comrades.

Whether it was because of Zhou Xian's stubbornness or because she was too young and they felt it was impossible to communicate with her, those people finally went to find Captain Zhou Jiefang.

Especially Liu Chunhua's man. As an elder, he felt that he had a lot of face. However, today's incident made him lose face. His wife asked one of her grandchildren to put him in a small dark room.

Zhou Jiefang naturally understood the situation in the brigade.

Not to mention mothers-in-law beating their daughters-in-law, there are many cases of men beating their daughters-in-law. In general, the director of the Women's Federation comes forward to mediate. Only when things get serious will he, the captain, step in.

Actually, Zhou Jiefang had no objection to being locked up in a small dark room. Although he called Liu Chunhua "Auntie", the old woman was really going too far. Her family's situation was considered serious in the brigade, so locking her up for a while would help her remember it.

However, if we take the case to the police station, the captain will not look favorably upon it. He thinks that the girl is just young and impetuous and doesn't know how serious the situation is.

So when he got home, the first thing he did was to find his daughter and call her into the house.

Seeing that things were not going well, Ge Guifen followed.

Seeing his wife insisting on following him into the house, Zhou Jiefang couldn't help but say, "I'm talking to my daughter about business, what are you doing here?"

"What official business? It's just about that old lady Liu." Ge Guifen rolled her eyes and said.

"Mom, I need to talk to my dad about this alone."

After her daughter spoke, Ge Guifen glared at her old man and turned to leave.

When Ge Guifen went out and saw his second son's wife, Wu Xiufang, peeking at the door, she immediately frowned.

Turning around, she saw her grandson playing in the yard. She went back to the house, got an egg cake, divided it into several portions, and called out to them, "Tiedan, you sit here with the children and eat. If anyone dares to eavesdrop on your grandfather and aunt talking, call for grandma."

Her husband and daughter were talking about business matters, and she couldn't even listen to them, so how could she let her daughter-in-law listen to them?

Zhou Xian in the room naturally heard what his biological mother said, then turned to look at his biological father and spoke first.

"Dad, are you here to ask me about reporting to the police?"

Zhou Jiefang knew his daughter understood what he was saying, so he simply asked, "What are you thinking?"

Zhou Xian did not hide anything from his own father.

In the book, this father could lose his position as captain because of his own mistakes. The novel only briefly describes it, but this is reality. Her father was the one who avoided her because she ran for the director of the Women's Federation. He didn't sacrifice his own family for her and helped her. So when Zhou Xian faced him, she naturally told the truth.

"Dad, I know that not only you, but also the entire Taohua Production Brigade thinks that I am a young girl. They voted for me just because they are soft-hearted. In fact, they are still dissatisfied with me in their hearts."

Zhou Jiefang naturally knew this.

The commune Women's Federation at least has a few staff members under it, such as the director of the Women's Federation of the brigade. Although she is called a director, she is just a commander without any troops and has to take care of everything, most of which are thankless tasks.

Director Chen was at least old enough, but Zhou Xian was too young. It could be said that those people had watched her grow up, and everyone knew what she was like.

Naturally, he didn't take her seriously.

This job is just not easy.

"So what are your plans?"

"A new official has three things to do when he takes office. As the director of the Women's Federation, I have to start a new phase. If it's not enough once, I'll do it again to tell those people that I may be young, but I'm not a pushover. I'm going to kick the board and let them see what they should and shouldn't do."

Liu Chunhua can be said to be the representative of the evil mothers-in-law in the team. Even if the others are evil, they are at least willing to pretend on the surface, but Liu Chunhua is not even willing to pretend.

If she starts to throw a tantrum, even Zhou Jiefang sometimes can't do anything about her.

Especially since she is of a higher generation, it is a bit troublesome.

"So you asked Qian Xique whether he wanted to report it to the police?"

"Dad, this matter depends on Aunt Xi Que's decision. Don't think I don't know that before Director Chen went to the commune, he tried to persuade her several times, but it was useless. Now, she has directly killed her."

The reason was ridiculous, because she didn't give birth to a son.

"But the public security comrades are in the county town. Not to mention our production team, even the commune is far away. It's not worth bothering them to make a trip."

"If not, they don't know the seriousness of the matter. This time, no matter what I say, I can't do it like last time. Even if Aunt Xi Que lets it go, I will teach her a lesson."

This kind of thing only happens once or twice. If it happens every time, everyone will get used to it and think it doesn't matter.

People nowadays have a natural sense of awe towards public security comrades, so she took advantage of this.

If Liu Chunhua were really arrested by the police, I guess the other members would remain obedient for a long time.

After hearing what Zhou Xian said, Zhou Jiefang didn't speak for a long time, and finally just sighed. He didn't expect that his daughter had already considered all these situations in her mind.

"So what are you going to do now?"

"Then I can't tell you. Since I'm the director of the Women's Federation, I must resolve this matter. It would be best to calm down other families with similar situations to prevent them from causing trouble one by one."

Seeing his daughter so confident, Zhou Jiefang felt much more confident than at the beginning.

"Okay, then I won't ask any more questions. You can handle it yourself."

Having said that, Zhou Jiefang was no longer worried.

As for whether he would offend anyone, he had never thought about it at all. When he first became the captain, he offended many people, but now, those people still respect him.

However, when it was almost dark, Liu Chunhua's daughter-in-law Qian Xique came over with the child in her arms, followed by her husband Zhou Qianjin.

As soon as she saw Zhou Xian, she subconsciously looked at the man behind her, and then walked towards Zhou Xian.

"Director Zhou."

Qian Xique shouted this time with all his heart.

She was not a heartless person and knew that Zhou Xian really wanted to help her.

She even said that she felt happy when she saw her mother-in-law being taken away.

Zhou Xian put down the bowl and chopsticks in his hand, looked at Qian Xique and said, "Have you thought it through?"

Qian Xique glanced at the man behind him, ignored his warning look, hugged her daughter tightly, and asked, "Director Zhou, if I report to the police, will my mother-in-law really be arrested?"

"The injuries on your body are evidence, and she also admitted to hurting you herself. Not to mention that so many people in the team saw it with their own eyes."

Zhou Qianjin became anxious when he heard Qian Xique's words. She clearly didn't say that when she was at home.

Didn’t we agree not to mention the police?

Why is it that when it comes to Zhou Xian, they are talking about public security again?

"No, we won't report to the police. Xi Que, didn't we agree to stay at home?" Zhou Qianjin suddenly became anxious.

Zhou Xian glanced at Zhou Qianjin and said in a cold voice, "Qian Xique is the person involved. It is up to her to decide whether to report it to the police or not."

Maybe it was because Liu Chunhua was too strong, Zhou Qianjin, his son, was a little timid and only listened to his mother. He watched his wife being beaten half to death by her own mother, but he still stood behind her without saying a word.

Or perhaps, he really agreed with what Liu Chunhua said.

Zhou Xian didn't have time to find out what Zhou Qianjin was thinking.

Just like now, as long as Zhou Xian is a little bit more assertive, Zhou Qianjin's face will turn red and he won't know what to say.