Li Xiaoqin looked at Li Xiang with a frown, and was speechless about her ungrateful character.
His face was covered with marks from being scratched by Wang Huilian, and now he was actually worried about her again.
Isn't this shameful?
Li Xiaoqin couldn't bear to watch this, so she said to Li Xiang, "Why isn't the second sister-in-law going to bed yet? Do you want to be like the eldest sister-in-law and go against Dad?"
The hint and warning in her words were obvious.
She also wanted to win over Li Xiang and take over the Little East House, so she had to make her stand against Wang Huilian.
But Li Xiang's personality has always been like this, she can't bear to see others suffer.
He stammered and pleaded with Old Man Shen who was already lying down: "Dad, let my sister-in-law go back to the house! The ground is cold and she is not young anymore. How can she bear kneeling all night?"
As a result, the gloomy voice of Old Man Shen rang out from the dark room: "Then you should kneel together. Anyway, the evil offspring you gave birth to is the same kind of stuff."
Li Xiang choked and suddenly didn't know what to do next.
He had no choice but to turn to Li Xiaoqin again: "Third sister-in-law..."
Before Li Xiang could finish, Li Xiaoqin interrupted her: "Don't look for me. Whatever Dad says is what it is. As the younger generation, we just need to be obedient. I don't want to disobey Dad."
After saying that, he ignored Li Xiang and turned over.
I just advised her but she didn't listen and insisted on pleading for Wang Huilian. Since she doesn't listen to me, why am I looking for her?
Today's incident had nothing to do with her, but because she was Chen Qiushu's wife, she had to suffer the consequences.
From now on, you will inevitably be pointed at by others when you go out.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoqin also felt angry.
As for Old Man Shen’s punishment on Wang Huilian, although it was not painful, it was humiliating enough, and it was also a relief.
Let’s see if she dares to be arrogant to me again in the future?
So Li Xiaoqin would rather Wang Huilian kneel for a whole night, so how could she possibly plead for her?
Only a confused woman like Li Xiang would make Old Man Shen unhappy because of Wang Huilian.
The kerosene lamp in the room had long been extinguished, and only the dim moonlight could barely reveal the shadows of objects.
Li Xiang stood on the ground for a while, and heard the snoring gradually rising from the kang. She knew that there was no room for maneuver in her attempt to plead for her sister-in-law.
He could only pull out his pillow from the kang and quietly hand it to Wang Huilian who was kneeling on the ground, motioning her to use it as a cushion on the ground.
But Wang Huilian was in humiliation and resentment, and Li Xiang's help made her feel even more humiliated.
He knocked away the pillow she handed him with one hand.
Although the expression on Wang Huilian's face could not be seen clearly in the darkness, the hateful look in her eyes made Li Xiang take a step back.
Li Xiang felt very wronged.
She is the only one in the family who is worried about her sister-in-law, but why doesn't her sister-in-law appreciate it at all?
Li Xiang, at a loss, stood on the ground silently for a while. Seeing that no one paid attention to her, she had to climb onto the kang.
The dark east room finally became quiet.
Only Wang Huilian, who was kneeling on the ground, was trembling slightly, with her hands tightly covering her mouth to prevent herself from crying out loud.
She felt wronged, painful, helpless and depressed.
I don’t know since when, but she, the eldest sister-in-law, no longer has the lofty status she once had in the family.
I also thought of Hongmei who followed Zhao Changgui back to Zhaojiawan. I wondered if she would be beaten again?
Worry filled her heart again.
She didn't know how long she knelt, the cold air from the ground slowly seeped into her knees through her cotton pants.
Wang Huilian is almost 50 years old. After kneeling for a long time, her legs are sore and painful.
She had no choice but to sit sideways, and tapped her legs with her hands. She felt a little regretful that she didn't take Li Xiang's pillow just now. At least she would suffer less!
At this moment, the curtain at the door was lifted.
A dark head poked its head in.
Wang Huilian was startled and thought there was a thief in the house. Just as she was about to shout, she heard the man say "hush".
"Mom, it's me, Dali, stop kneeling and come out!"
Shen Limin greeted Wang Huilian with a breathy sound coming from his throat.
Wang Huilian turned her head to look at the row of people lying on the kang, thought for a while, and then endured the pain in her calves, slowly stood up, and quietly moved to the door step by step.
She wasn't so stupid as to kneel until dawn.
Shen Limin also helped her lift the door curtain and helped Wang Huilian out of the east room.
As soon as she left the east room, Wang Huilian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The oppressive feeling from Old Man Shen made her stay in the east room, as if she had a mountain on her head, making it hard for her to breathe.
In the darkness, Shen Limin’s face could not be seen clearly, but Wang Huilian still reached out and touched it.
With tears in her eyes, she choked and said, "In our family, you are the only one who still has mother in your heart."
"Your heartless father will blame me..."
When Shen Limin saw that his mother's old illness was about to recur, he quickly reminded her: "Stop talking and go back to the room to sleep!"
After saying that, he supported Wang Huilian and slowly walked towards the west room.
On the way, Wang Huilian kept nagging: "I don't know if your sister will be beaten when she goes back? None of you will help her, my poor girl..."
Shen Limin's rare filial piety was immediately extinguished by Wang Huilian.
The voice was filled with a hint of impatience: "My second sister is already married, why do you still care so much about her?"
"If you hadn't spoiled her, would she have done such a shameful thing?"
Shen Limin was fourteen or fifteen years old, which was the time when he cared about his reputation.
Not to mention Shen Hongmei, he hasn't thought so much about it.
Whenever I mention her, I can't help but think about going out to play tomorrow, and how I will definitely be laughed at by my friends.
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