"What? Li Lanzhen, how could you be so vicious?"

When Aunt Huaihua heard Li Lanzhen say that she wanted to treat Gu Yuli this way, she quickly turned her face and said to Li Lanzhen with surprise and resentment.

Li Lanzhen thought to herself: Oh, Aunt Huaihua didn't not see me when she came in, but ignored me. She only cares about her filthy, inhuman granddaughter.

Li Lanzhen continued to move slowly, not looking at Aunt Huaihua. Her eyes were vacant, and she seemed to be looking somewhere else.

"Am I vicious? Aunt Huaihua, isn't Gu Yuli vicious?"

Look, I'm holding my three-year-old grandson in my arms.

Look at how Gu Yuli treats my grandson.

The doctor said my grandson has a brain injury. He's so young and so smart, you know what? Aunt Huaihua, my grandson can already recite the Three Character Classic.

But who knows what the future holds?

If Gu Yuli were standing in front of me, I would slap her a dozen times across the face, and I wouldn't stop until her face was swollen.

After saying that, Li Lanzhen gently stroked Han Yitan's swollen face, afraid that if she used too much force, Han Yitan would be in pain.

He raised his head and continued speaking.

“Look at my eldest daughter-in-law again. She was beaten and suffered internal injuries. The doctor said that she will have difficulty having children in the future. Moreover, she has a big hole in her forehead and is still bleeding. The doctor said that she may occasionally have mental confusion in the future.”

Yu Niang loves embroidery and drawing flower patterns so much, I wonder if she can continue like this in the future.

How vicious Gu Yuli is!

Then look at my father. He's so old. What does he have to do with Gu Yuli? She broke one of my father's legs and beat him until his body was covered in bruises.

My father is still unconscious. The doctor said that if he doesn't make it through the night, we'll have to arrange his funeral.

If Gu Yuli stood in front of me, I would break both her legs. As for whether she would live or die, that would be up to fate.

My brother broke his leg and injured his wrist, and my sister-in-law's cheeks are so swollen that she can't even open her eyes.

Aunt Huaihua, open your eyes and look! Look at Tonghua, do you still have her big, bright eyes that used to be there?

If Gu Yuli stood in front of me, I would gouge out her eyes, because she doesn't deserve to have eyes.

Shanxing, whose legs were broken, is still in a coma and covered in injuries. The doctor said she would die if she didn't make it through the night.

Aunt Huaihua, this child is a few years younger than Gu Yushi.

If Gu Yuli were standing in front of me, I would still break her legs and beat her until she was covered in injuries. Whether she lived or died was none of my business.

Pear blossoms, water buffalo, and several children—some with broken arms, others with faces so swollen they couldn't open their eyes…

If Gu Yuli were standing in front of me, I would have them all go up and slap her a dozen times, break her arms, and break her legs.

Whether Gu Yuli is dead or alive is none of their business.

Look at your eldest son, Han Shunde. He has a big gash on his head and is still bleeding.

Moreover, the doctor said that his mind was muddled and unclear.

It seems that being a grocery store owner will no longer be an option in the future.

Didn't you see anything after you came in? Doesn't your heart hurt?

...

Li Lanzhen spoke slowly and leisurely, as if she were telling someone else's story, one that had nothing to do with her.

But those who know her know that if Li Lanzhen said it in such a calm and leisurely tone...

This means that she now has nowhere to vent her anger and is on the verge of a violent outburst.

She's just one spark away from a major breakthrough; all she needs is a flint and steel to ignite a flame.

So no one said anything, but Aunt Huaihua, who was courting death, stood up and rushed towards her, grabbed her arm, and shook it hard.

Suddenly, Han Yitan, who was in Li Lanzhen's arms, fell down.

"Li Lanzhen, how could you be so vicious? How could you treat Gu Yuli like this? I never knew you were such a heartless woman, you are truly despicable!"

Li Lanzhen quickly caught Han Yitan, who was about to fall.

Han Yitan, who had been asleep, was nearly thrown off by the sudden movement. Startled, she grabbed Li Lanzhen tightly and burst into tears.

"Don't hit, don't hit my mother, don't hit me, don't hit Sister Shanxing, don't hit Sister Lihua, waaaaaah."

Grandma, help!

The child's cries did not stop Aunt Huaihua's reckless actions.

She continued to shake Li Lanzhen, cursing viciously.

Li Lanzhen looked up at Shunde and said softly.

"Control your mother. If you can't, your whole family gets out of here!"

After saying that, he stood up and said to the others, "Let's go, let's go home!"

Even so, Aunt Huaihua continued to chase after her and curse her.

"You despicable old woman, Li Lanzhen, even though you're half-buried in the ground, you still won't leave my granddaughter alone. What's wrong with her? She's still a child!?"

Several heavy rains fell on that mountain. If you hadn't been so selfish and let him take shelter in your shack, she wouldn't have gone out, climbed the log bridge, fallen off the cliff, and been swept away by the water.

"Waaaaah, you bastard Li Lanzhen, you're not even human!"

Li Lanzhen stopped and turned around to speak.

"Aunt Huaihua, do you know why Gu Yuli did this today? She was cursing Han Shulan, saying why Han Shulan was trying to take my third son from her."

If Han Shulan hadn't tried to take my third son from her, she would have been the official's wife by now.

She cursed your daughter to die young, but how come she didn't die after falling into the water! She came back!

After saying that, she carried Han Yitan out of the dining room without looking at the people gathered around the dining room window, and silently returned to her own courtyard.

Looking at Zhang Yuniang and the others following behind him.

"You should all go back and rest. Han Yitan will be sleeping here with me for the next few days. I'll take care of him. You should also get some rest and recover from your injuries."

After saying that, Li Lanzhen carried the child inside and slammed her foot on the courtyard gate.

Once inside the bedroom, they quickly placed Han Yitan on the kang (a heated brick bed).

But the child clung tightly to her clothes and wouldn't let go.

As soon as he left Li Lanzhen's body, he kept shouting, "Don't hit me, don't hit me!"

Li Lanzhen had no choice but to hold him in her arms, sit cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), gently rock him, and sing nursery rhymes.

Singing and swaying, Li Lanzhen's mind was blank; she didn't want to think about anything. She just looked at the soft little person in her arms and felt a pang of heartache!

With a "plop," she knew someone had jumped into the yard.

She neither went out to look nor made a sound.

Li Lanzhen knew that the one who jumped into the courtyard at this moment must be Xuan Shen.

(Happy New Year, my darlings! Thank you all for following along. Wishing you all a happy and prosperous New Year!)