Chapter 180
"No——" she screamed in panic, her voice horrifying, "My son, my little mantou must not get into any harm!"
Zhong Qiao supported her and immediately took the warm water from her hand, quietly put it aside, and then comforted him in a soft voice.
"Jin Gui, what happened to you? Everyone is worried about you. You have to tell us what happened so that we can help you find a solution."
Jin Gui looked at her for a long time, and tears actually fell from her eyes: "Sister Zhong Qiao."
She threw herself into Zhong Qiao's arms and burst into tears.
"It's him, he's back, he's here to seek revenge on me!"
"Revenge?" Zhong Qiao was confused. "Jin Gui, who is that?"
Jin Gui choked up, "It was Cheng Fugui. He came back safe and sound. I heard from others that I don't know how he got his confession, but two of his subordinates took the blame for everything. The police couldn't find any evidence of his crime, so they detained him for six months and then released him. The first thing he did when he got out was to settle the score with me."
"He stopped me just after I got off work last night. He threatened me that if I didn't get along with him, he would go after Little Mantou or my parents-in-law. My parents-in-law are old, and Little Mantou is so young, there's no way they can withstand his torture."
"I don't dare tell anyone. It would be so embarrassing for a widow like me to say this! I really don't know what to do. I finally had a good life for half a year. Is God trying to kill me?"
Zhong Qiao comforted her: "I know you are very anxious now, but don't be anxious. It's useless and won't solve any problems."
"First of all, Cheng Fugui obviously has some family background. He let his two younger brothers take the blame, which means he promised them benefits. He came to you as soon as he got out, but didn't do anything to you, which means he is still afraid of you. He is not a fool and would not commit trouble as soon as he got out. He is just trying to scare you."
"As long as you panic, then he'll have achieved his goal. Then he'll use other threats to threaten you. Are you going to compromise? You can't hide forever."
Jingui calmed down, but still felt helpless: "What should I do? I'm a widow with a child. Who will help me? I can't confront him head-on. Xiao Mantou is still so young. What will he do if something happens to me?"
Seeing that she was about to scare herself to death with her wild thoughts, Zhong Qiao quickly stopped her: "Don't let your thoughts run wild for now. I'll give you a day off today. You can't work in your current state. How about going home with you to visit your parents-in-law and Xiao Mantou?"
Jingui's eyes were filled with tears: "Sister Zhong Qiao, you have helped me a lot, but I can't even handle this little thing, and you have to go and see it in person. Alas, I am really useless." She wanted to slap herself a few times with her hands.
Zhong Qiao said: "Jin Gui, I'm not helping you because I'm kind. I just want to tell you that I can't help you forever. You have to stand up on your own. I helped you this time, but what about next time?"
Jingui's face was filled with tears. "I dare not. People like him are desperate. I have elderly parents and young children to take care of. How can I dare to confront him head-on?"
Zhong Qiao said, "Of course I know you have elderly parents and young children to support, but fighting isn't the only way to fight back. Cheng Fugui is human, and everyone has weaknesses. If you can find his weaknesses, exploit them, and strike hard, he'll become afraid of you."
In order to prevent Jin Gui from not understanding, Zhong Qiao further explained: "Look at you, Cheng Fugui obviously knows that your weaknesses are your parents-in-law and your son, so he bullies you so unscrupulously. The more scared you act, the more excited he will be. You just need to act indifferent and fearless, and then use his weaknesses to deal with him, and he won't dare to mess with your family."
"Don't you want to live a peaceful life?"
"Just think of it as the little bun."
Jingui's eyes were touched, as if she had thought of something: "Sister Zhong Qiao, you are right. I can't hide forever. My husband is gone, and I am the pillar of the family. If I collapse and am stepped on by others, others will also step on my little bun."
"Sister Zhong Qiao, I'll listen to you."
Zhong Qiao nodded with satisfaction, then gave a few words to the master chef and took Jingui to Dahe Village.
On the way, Jin Gui was still worried, but compared to the previous feeling of despair, she was much better. Zhong Qiao did not forget to cheer her up, and her eyes were almost calm.
When I got home, the yard was a mess.
Zhong Qiao and Jingui just looked at each other and pushed open the door tacitly. The room was full of broken pots and pans, as if someone had smashed it. Then they saw Xiao Mantou hiding under the table.
Seeing Jingui and Zhong Qiao, Xiao Mantou crawled out from under the table and threw himself into Jingui's arms: "Mom, you're finally home. Uncle Cheng and his family just came and broke everything in the house."
Jingui's hands were shaking badly: "My dear, mom is late. Are you hurt?" She pushed the little bun away and carefully checked it up and down, left and right, front and back.
Little Bun said, "No, Mom, those uncles and aunts were watching at the door and protecting me the whole time. But those people were so fierce that we didn't dare to stop them, so they broke everything in the house."
Jingui touched his tender face, feeling distressed: "Little Mantou, it's your mother who is useless. You dare not resist when being bullied."
Little Mantou shook his head. "Mom, you're amazing, you know that? I even told my classmates that my mom supports the whole family, even more than my dad. I believe our family will get better and better."
Such a sensible child, who kept silent when encountering problems and even comforted his mother, made Zhong Qiao's heart ache.
Jin Gui's lips trembled, as if she was suppressing her emotions: "Good boy, this time, Mom will definitely not be weak again. Just think of it as for you, for Mom and Dad, and for myself."
After she finished speaking, her eyes were determined, and a huge flame surged up: "Little Mantou, you wait for me at home."
"Mom is going to do something big."
Zhong Qiao knew what she was going to do, which was nothing more than revenge, but she was going to be at a disadvantage if she went alone.
"Wait a minute." Zhong Qiao hurriedly called out, then said, "I've called for help, please wait a moment."
Jingui was stunned for a moment, the tears on her face still wet: "Help?"
How could she not remember that she had helpers? Zhong Qiao smiled. She had already made sufficient preparations on the way here. She asked Yalan to inform Ji Hebai and ask him to bring some helpers to Dahe Village. Otherwise, how could the two weak women of theirs fight against those unreasonable and rough men?
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