Another person jokingly said, "It's so early, why are you sleeping? Do you want to get intimate with your husband soon?"
The man blushed instantly and spat at the speaker, "Go away, you shameless jerk! Don't talk nonsense!"
The onlookers were all laughing and joking, not taking Grandma Xia's argument seriously at all, clearly they were used to it.
The Xia family has been having minor arguments every three days and major arguments every two days lately, and they've gotten used to it.
What's more, the brigade leader just arrested Xia Shitou and Wu Guangli yesterday. It's no wonder that Old Lady Xia would cause trouble when she got home after hearing the outside gossip.
The cursing outside continued. Xia Wan was happy to have drawn points, so she got out of bed to watch the commotion.
Grandma Xia and Li Cao were standing menacingly at the gate of the courtyard, cursing incessantly with harsh and shrill words that seemed to pierce the entire night sky.
Their brazenness showed that they had no intention of hiding anything and were determined to let everyone else in the village hear.
He stood there brazenly outside the door, attracting the attention of many passing villagers.
Just then, Xia Tao pushed Xia Jianguo, who was sitting in a wheelchair, slowly out of the house. The father and son both had gloomy and ugly faces.
Xia Wan, on the other hand, leaned leisurely against the door frame, watching the farce unfold with great interest, showing no intention of intervening or helping.
Xia Wan knew everything that happened yesterday. Clearly, her older brother was in the right this time.
Judging from the current situation, no one with a sound mind would be able to be bullied by such an unreasonable mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Seeing this, Xia Shitou still tried to calmly reason with them: "Grandma, you two stop making a fuss here! It wasn't me who put Xia Shitou in jail, it was because he did something illegal and disorderly!"
If you have any questions, you can always ask the brigade leader! Why make such a scene in front of our house? It just makes us a laughingstock!"
However, despite Xia Tao's earnest advice, Old Lady Xia and Li Cao seemed completely unmoved, continuing to do as they pleased and shouting insults incessantly.
Li Cao's eyes widened in anger, and she pointed her index finger directly at Xia Tao. The words that came out of her mouth were as vicious as a snake's tongue: "You little beast, why don't you just send yourself to the police station?"
My stone would never steal anything, what right do you have to accuse it! Look at your shifty eyes, you look exactly like a thief.
Li Cao became increasingly agitated as she cursed, hands on her hips, continuing to hysterically shout: "Over the years, we've done our part in taking care of your sickly good-for-nothing family."
Now that Xia Wan, that brat, is back, you immediately turn your backs on us and start discarding us like used tools! Xia Jianguo, you bastard, you deserve to die a horrible death! How could you raise two ungrateful, ungrateful little beasts like you!”
Xia Tao's voice was so cold it seemed to plunge one into an ice cellar. He glared fiercely at Li Cao and said sternly, "Aunt, you'd better watch your mouth! Xia Shitou being arrested by the police is entirely his own fault. He has to bear the consequences of his own mistakes and doesn't think he can blame it on me!"
However, Li Cao, who was already in a state of madness, could not hear what Xia Tao was saying.
All she could think about was whether her son would be able to walk out of the police station unharmed. No matter what, she had to find a scapegoat to vent her anger and resentment.
So Li Cao spat on the ground and cursed viciously, "Pah! It was you, you heartless bastard, who reported Shi Tou to the police and had him arrested! Don't think I don't know what's going on here! You dared to report your own cousin and uncle to the police, you're a beast without a shred of humanity! Pah!"
"Xia Jianguo, you good-for-nothing! You can't even control your own son. Letting him harm the Xia family's descendants is a waste of your parents' efforts in raising you!" Li Cao said, hands on her hips, spitting as she cursed. Her harsh face was full of anger and disdain.
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan's face instantly turned icy cold. Her eyebrows furrowed, her beautiful eyes widened, and a surge of anger burned fiercely within her.
The next second, she bent down, quickly picked up a pebble from the ground, and threw it hard at Li Cao without hesitation.
The pebble flew like lightning, striking Li Cao squarely in the face. With a muffled thud, a deep gash appeared on Li Cao's cheek, blood gushing out like a fountain.
Seeing this, Xia Wan couldn't help but pout and mutter with slight regret, "Oops, I missed!"
She originally wanted to slap her in the mouth, preferably knock out two of her teeth, so that this gossipy woman would never dare to spew nonsense again!
Her voice was so soft that it drowned out Li Cao's painful wails, and no one heard what she said.
Li Cao, struck by a pebble, let out a piercing scream: "Ah... ugh..."
She covered her injured face tightly with both hands, tears mingling with blood as they streamed down her face. Her former arrogant and domineering demeanor had vanished, replaced by fear and anguish.
Those who had been watching the spectacle and whispering amongst themselves were also stunned by this sudden turn of events.
They all stared wide-eyed and gaped, their faces filled with astonishment as they looked at Li Cao's face, but no one could figure out where the hurtful pebble had come from.
Only Xia Jianguo turned his gaze to his daughter, whose face was ashen and gloomy.
Although he didn't witness Xia Wan hitting someone with a stone, based on his understanding of his daughter, he knew in his heart that it must have been her who did it.
After all, in this courtyard, apart from his daughter, probably no one else possesses such abilities.
Even if they did, no one would help them.
"Who? Who...who hit me? Was it Xia Tao, you little brat? I'm not going to report you, or the police will arrest you!"
Li Cao covered her swollen and bleeding cheek, her speech a little unclear.
Xia Tao was completely bewildered; this was truly an injustice to him: "Auntie, don't talk nonsense. I didn't cause the injury on your face. I haven't moved an inch all day except to talk; I didn't have a chance to hit you."
"Don't tell me! Who else could it be but you? It was you who hit me... I'm going to call the police." Li Cao was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face.
Qiao Qiao stood at a distance, a hint of malice flashing in her eyes, before suddenly speaking up hesitantly, "Aunt, you've wronged Brother Xia Tao. It wasn't Brother Xia Tao who hit you..."
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