He usually doesn't like to meddle in village affairs and only focuses on treating patients, but as long as he speaks, no one dares to say anything.

Xu Youtian pulled his wife away and said, "Sixth Uncle, my wife and I are being unreasonable. Please don't be angry. Let's treat Dazhuang's injury first."

"Is that so? What could possibly be more important than a child's life?" Uncle Xu glared at Wang Cuihua and said to Li Xiyue, "You take her pulse."

Before Li Xiyue could speak, Wang Cuihua interrupted, "I won't allow this vicious woman to touch my son. Get her out!"

"Sixth Uncle, you can just show it to Dazhuang. These people from the city aren't on our side. What if they secretly do something bad and harm my son?" Xu Youtian and his wife were on the same side this time.

Wang Cuihua complained to Xu Guoqiang, "Captain, it was that bitch Li Xiyue who ruined my son. Arrest her and hand her over to the police!"

Upon hearing the word "police," Xu Yongshun immediately flew into a rage, demanding, "What police?!"

"Li Zhiqing, what exactly happened?" Xu Guoqiang asked Li Xiyue.

Li Xiyue then recounted her experience of going to the commune, the things Wang Cuihua had said about her yesterday, and the fact that Wang Cuihua had threatened to beat her this morning.

“I really didn’t ask Uncle Dashan to treat Aunt Cuihua badly. Even though Aunt Cuihua talked about me like that, I didn’t hold it against her… I knew nothing about Comrade Xu Dazhuang going into the mountains. I’ve never even met him.”

Li Xiyue sounded very aggrieved.

Upon hearing this, Xu Dashan, who was in the crowd, quickly stepped forward. "It has nothing to do with Li Zhiqing. It's just that my sister-in-law hasn't come back yet, and I was worried about my wife and children at home, so I came back first."

He paused, glanced at Xu Youtian, seemingly hesitating about something, but seeing Li Xiyue, who had saved his family, being bullied like this, he gritted his teeth and made a decision.

"Besides, my sister-in-law didn't tell me to wait for her. I thought she wasn't coming back and was going to spend the night at the commune."

Li Xiyue was somewhat surprised that Xu Dashan also knew about Wang Cuihua's affairs in the commune.

Xu Youtian immediately asked, "Overnight? Overnight what?"

What does it mean that the women in her family have never spent the night away from home?

“I also thought Aunt Cuihua was going to spend the night outside. I saw her with a man…” Li Xiyue said in a low voice.

She hadn't originally planned to talk about it; it wasn't her business, and she didn't want to get involved. But Wang Cuihua was such a despicable woman, daring to send her son to deal with her. So she shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.

Xu Youtian looked at his wife and saw that her face was deathly pale. He understood immediately and slapped her across the face. "You bitch, you dare to cheat on me!"

Five finger marks immediately swelled up on Wang Cuihua's face. She tried to explain, but was slapped hard on the other side of her face, so painful that she saw stars.

"Tell me, who is that wild man outside?" Xu Youtian grabbed Wang Cuihua's hair and asked angrily.

Wang Cuihua kept shaking her head, "I didn't. Xu Dashan and that bitch are talking nonsense. You believe outsiders but not me?"

“Uncle You Tian, ​​maybe I’m mistaken. That man might be Auntie’s relative.” Li Xiyue added mercilessly, “After all, I only saw them go into the dark alley, and I didn’t see what they did.”

Wang Cuihua was from Wangjia Village, the third production team. She had no relatives in the commune.

What could possibly happen between a lone man and woman wandering into a dark alley?

Xu Youtian felt like he was being cuckolded, and his anger surged to his head. He raised his hand and slapped the other person twice more.

Wang Cuihua was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face, and she let out bursts of wails.

The onlookers were all stunned. What juicy gossip had they stumbled upon?

Li Xiyue lowered her eyes, concealing the smile in them.

She's the kind of person who settles scores on the spot, because grudges left overnight go bad!

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Just a quick aside: many readers think Xu Xiangyang is the male lead. Although I've replied to that, I'll clarify here that he isn't. The soldier is. I think it's quite clear in my description.