"San Niu, all you do after school is play. Have you done your homework? You're about to start first grade, and you can't let your grades fall any further."

San Niu hesitated to go inside, putting down the pebbles in her hand and shaking Zhao Lijuan's arm with both hands.

"Mom, we heard Yangyang and Yueyue say at school today that their mom did something big last night."

Zhao Lijuan and Li Chunyan exchanged a glance. Li Chunyan, holding a plum in her hand, beckoned to the child, "San Niu, come here and tell your aunt what you heard at school?"

San Niu's missing tooth has grown back, and she's been speaking less lisping lately. However, her skin is still quite dark. Wearing a floral dress, she ran excitedly to Li Chunyan's side.

"Anyway, their mothers didn't pick them up from school yesterday, and I heard they didn't get back until very late. They even said it wasn't convenient for them to know."

Potato immediately raised his hand, "I know, she did something bad. Stone told me that she shouldn't let others know she did something wrong."

Li Chunyan's eyes darted around, and she immediately leaned closer to Zhao Lijuan.

"You know what, Shuying was indeed out for a long time yesterday. I saw with my own eyes that Xiao Wang took her away. I didn't even notice when she came back. But she didn't even pick up the child. Being out for so long can't be a good thing."

Zhao Lijuan slapped her chin heavily on her cheek, her face practically splitting with laughter.

"How come I didn't think of this? I was thinking about it yesterday. I didn't see her all day. And today, so many leaders came to the Xie family. I think something serious must have happened. It's definitely because of her identity. She's been causing trouble in the family compound for so long. I think it's only a matter of time before she gets punished."

Li Chunyan and the other woman discussed it and said, "Isn't this great news? We've been here for so long, and finally we have some good news."

San Niu and Shi Tou couldn't understand what the two were saying, but in any case, if they could finish their homework a little later, they could play a little longer.

The next morning, no one took the afternoon's visit to the Xie family seriously anymore. However, Li Chunyan, holding a handful of melon seeds, strode out of her own yard with great pride.

"Well, if you ask me, good deeds will be rewarded and evil deeds will be punished. It's just that the time for retribution hasn't come yet."

Wang's wife, who was sweeping her yard, straightened up and neatly leaned the broom against the wall. She glanced at her with annoyance. It was bad luck to encounter a crowing hen so early in the morning.

Seeing that Sister Wang didn't seem to be interested in gossip, Li Chunyan put on a smile and eagerly came over.

"Sister-in-law Wang, you haven't heard yet, have you? So many people from the Xie family went yesterday. It's because the higher-ups are unhappy with Shu Ying's status. They only did it because we usually live close by. I'm just giving you a friendly reminder: it's better to stay away from people you shouldn't associate with. If something goes wrong and it gets dragged into your lives, wouldn't that be a loss?"