Lin Minjun's eyes fell on Zhao Ning's face, on the shallow slap mark, and she clenched her fist, "Did he hit you again? This beast, I'm going to settle accounts with him tomorrow!"

Her eyes were red when she spoke. Aunt Zhao felt so sorry for Zhao Ning. I wonder how sad she must have been to see her daughter being beaten!

Zhao Ning raised his eyes and said, "No, my dad beat me."

"Why would he hit you for no reason? And he was the one who did something wrong, how could he have the nerve to hit you." Lin Minjun was so heartbroken that she almost cried. Even rabbits can bite people. She wished she could drag Zhao Ning to take revenge right now.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Ning's expression slowly softened and he began to explain why she came here today.

"I broke up with Xu Yi, not because of anything else, but because of the matter between my father and my second aunt." She picked up a piece of tofu pudding and put it in her mouth, sipped it slowly, and continued, "I went to look for Xu Yi this evening, but before I even entered the door, I heard their family quarreling, and they were talking about our family's matter--"

"I heard them saying some unpleasant things at the door, so I went in and said a few words to them, and that's how they had a fight. Then I went home and had another fight with my dad, and he hit me. I left the house and accidentally fell on the road, and then you see what happened now." Zhao Ning pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to smile, but his brows were frowned because of the pain.

She had already spoken very politely, but in fact Xu Yi's family had said something even more unpleasant.

When Zhao Ning walked to the door of Xu's house, he heard Xu's mother yelling, "Why? Why should I let her in? Yes, we live in the same alley, but can it be the same now? What was her home like before? What is it like now? I'm afraid people will laugh at me when I go out. At my age, he's hooking up with his sister-in-law before his wife is even buried."

Zhao Ning didn't think anything of it after hearing this. He thought it was Xu's mother standing up for him.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Xu continued, "That's right, can we marry such a family? Zhao Ning looks good now, but who knows if she has inherited her father's bad behavior? My eldest grandson is a teacher, with a stable job, teaching students, how can he marry such an indecent person? Bah, the whole family is indecent, the elder one is always indecent, who knows what will happen to the younger one in the future?"

Xu Yi's mother and grandmother were in the yard, with their hands on their hips, scolding Zhao Ning's entire family. What made Zhao Ning even more heartbroken was that her boyfriend Xu Yi was standing in the yard at the time, but he didn't say a word and just let his mother and grandmother scold him.

Zhao Ning was so angry that he didn't think about anything else. He went in and greeted Xu Yi's mother and grandmother. She was a high school student and an educated person. She didn't use dirty words when she scolded people, but she was sarcastic and made indirect accusations. She scolded the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Xu family so much that they covered their hearts and said that they had high blood pressure.

After leaving Xu's house, Zhao Ning endured the grievance and went home to quarrel with her father, asking her father to think about her. His romantic affairs had ruined his daughter's marriage!

Who knew that Zhao's father would still boast that he had found true love, and let others say whatever they want. The father and daughter started arguing and said a lot of nasty things. In the end, Zhao's father couldn't win the argument with Zhao Ning, and he slapped her in anger. Zhao Ning ran out of the house.

Although she said it calmly, Lin Minjun felt so distressed after hearing it, and quickly went to get the white medicine, "Where did you fall? I'll disinfect and apply medicine to your legs first. I also have medicine I brought from my hometown. I'll apply it on your face later. You'll be fine tomorrow."

Lifting up his trousers, Zhao Ning's ankle was a little red and swollen, but luckily the skin was not broken. Lin Minjun blew on it and said, "Fortunately, it wasn't broken. If it was broken, it would be a big problem. It takes a hundred days for the broken bones to heal, and in a hundred days you will have to take the college entrance examination."

At this point, she raised her head and asked, "Yes, now that you have run away from home, what are you going to do with the college entrance examination?"

"I don't have the energy to prepare for the college entrance examination in this situation." Zhao Ning smiled bitterly and tapped his knees to think of a solution. "I plan to go back to my grandfather's house in the countryside for a while. As for the college entrance examination, I will take it next year."

Lin Minjun: "No, you have already studied for such a long time this year, it would be a shame if you don't give it a try. And who knows if you will have other things next year that will delay your study?"

"But I have no place to live now. I have no energy to review at home. I get angry when I see my dad." Zhao Ning said with a bitter face.

After Lin Minjun applied the medicine to her, she stood up and walked around the kitchen. Suddenly, she pointed to a corner and said, "How about this place? We can put a small bed here and a desk. I'll have someone put the coal pile outside. You can sleep here at night and go to work at the Party School during the day. Although the environment is not good, it can shelter you from the wind and rain. Besides, I will go home at night, and no one will disturb you to study."

"If you leave the coal briquettes outside, they will be stolen." Zhao Ning frowned.

Lin Minjun: "I'll have someone build a tin shed and lock it up."

"But if I stay here, I'll delay your business and money."

Lin Minjun laughed, "You are not a tiger. Will the customers be scared away when they see you? How can you delay me from making money?"

Seeing Zhao Ning still hesitant, she simply sat down and persuaded him, "You really can't delay me here. You work at the Party School during the day and only come back for a short time at night. When you come back at night, I'll have closed the business. At most, I'll be cleaning up. How can it hinder me? Besides, you've been reviewing for such a long time. Don't you think it's a pity to miss it? Don't you feel regretful?"

How could she not feel pity or regret? Zhao Ning didn't want to give up in her heart, but she still had concerns. The first was that in the past six months, her mother passed away, her father remarried, and she broke up with his girlfriend. All these things affected her mood, and she was afraid that she would not be in the mood to take the exam.

The second is that I am worried that I will not pass the exam and it will affect Jun’s business.

Seeing her hesitate, Lin Minjun was anxious. Just as she was about to say a few more words, she suddenly heard someone knocking on the wooden board. Nowadays, all shops use wooden boards as doors. They are taken down when opening and put up when closing.

But it’s dark now, who would come?

"Who?" she asked.

A man's voice came from outside. "Is Zhao Ning here with you? I'm her girlfriend."

Lin Minjun looked at Zhao Ning and saw that she looked like she was about to cry, so she knew that this silly girl had not completely given up.

She asked, "What should we do? Let him in and talk, or should I go and chase him away?"

"No need. I'll go out and talk to him." Zhao Ning wiped his tears, took a deep breath and walked out.

Xu Yi was panting outside the door, sweat dripping down his face. He had obviously chased after me on a bicycle. "Why did you run away? I went to your house and your dad was very angry. He said you ran away and he didn't care whether you lived or died. I had no choice but to ask the grandmothers in the alley. They said you had a friend in Yueya Hutong. I went to Yueya Hutong and asked many people before I found this place. You said it was the middle of the night, why did you run out for no reason?"

He talked on and on, but he just couldn't get to the point, and he didn't mention the gossip among his family members behind his back.

Zhao Ning's attitude was neither hot nor cold, and he said calmly, "Well, I was just so angry that I ran out."

Xu Yi hesitated for a moment and asked hesitantly, "Did you hear everything my mother and grandmother said?"

"I heard it, from the beginning to the end." When she said the last word, Zhao Ning couldn't help shedding tears. She turned her head away and wiped her tears.

Xu Yi began to explain: "No one in my family said that on purpose. It was because someone gossiped to my grandmother today, saying that your father's reputation is really bad. You don't know what has been spread outside. My mother and grandmother are just worried about the impact on me. After all, you know I am a teacher and I teach students. If they knew that my wife's father is such a person, how would they look at me? How would I get along with my colleagues?"

Zhao Ning was silent for a long time: "What do you think?"

Zhao Ning was speechless because she had also heard the rumors outside. Her father was indeed such a bastard.

"I think..." Xu Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "I don't mind you, but my family is not so easy to get along with. How about this, you come back with me, apologize to my mother and grandmother, and lower your attitude when you meet in the future. I will go back and persuade you, and you can get married eventually. Zhao Ning, what's wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"

At the end, Xu Yi saw Zhao Ning's expression, which was shocked and angry, as if he had heard something incredible.

Zhao Ning stared at Xu Yi, breathing heavily, and suddenly took a step back. "I was wrong about you. I really was wrong about you. I thought you were a good person who knew right from wrong and was responsible. Who would have thought you were this kind of person!"

"What's wrong with me? No, what kind of person am I?" Xu Yi was confused.

Zhao Ning got angry and said, "What do you think? You still don't despise me. People who don't know would think that I, Zhao Ning, can't get married and have to cling to you. I've said it before, after marriage, I am me and my dad is my dad, we form a small family together, the worst that can happen is that I don't have any contact with my dad in the future, as for my old age, I still have my brother, when the time comes, we can split the burden and that's enough."

"Besides, if your family really doesn't like me, just say it directly. I can't get married or what? Are you cursing me behind my back? If you have the guts, tell me in person. I won't say a word more. Let's make it clear between us. If we don't want to talk about it, then don't talk about it. From now on, we will go our separate ways! I have never seen your family behave like this!"

Her scolding made Xu Yi angry.

Xu Yi was so angry that he threw his hands up. "Oh, if you say so, let me tell you, my family has actually arranged a blind date for me a long time ago, and I have gone to meet her. She is not bad. If she hadn't missed you, we would have broken up a long time ago. I didn't expect you to be so unreasonable and uneducated now. My grandma was so angry at you that she had high blood pressure."

"So, I should thank you for thinking highly of me, right? Get lost, I'm not unmarried, you think you're so worthless." Zhao Ning laughed out of anger, "Your grandma's illness chooses the right time to strike. It didn't strike earlier or later, but it struck as soon as I walked in. If you didn't know better, you would think she was having a seizure. She kept saying she had high blood pressure, but she was covering her heart."

Seeing that Xu Yi was still going to argue, Zhao Ning simply picked up a broom by the door and said, "Are you going to leave or not? If not, I'll kick you away. Get out of here now. This is over with us. Don't mention it again!"

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