Xiao Liu looked at this and that, not daring to breathe.
Everyone in the ward pricked up their ears and glanced over with curiosity.
Song Guoliang's eyes were cold and stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Wife, I'm worried that you will suffer alone, so I will accompany you."
Du Xiaoying lowered her eyes, feeling annoyed and remorseful for having misunderstood the man. Just as she was about to speak, her clenched fist was grasped by the man's large hand.
As soon as he looked up, he met those dark and deep eyes and curled his lips.
.....
"I, Longlong, am the capable one. Let's go directly to the second brother's leader." Liu Lanhua took Old Lady Song's arm and praised her flatteringly.
"But it's also thanks to you, Mom, that the city leaders now have to speak to us in a nice way."
Old Lady Song narrowed her eyes in pride. "This time, the second wife will definitely be skinned alive. Even if she gets a bargain, those money-losing pieces will still cost the second wife half of her salary."
Song Zilong raised his chin proudly, "Grandma, Mom, if Second Uncle wants to keep this job, he will definitely hand over half of his salary."
Song Zihao sucked his saliva and said, "I want to eat meat!"
Song Zihu, "Granny, I want some candy!"
Song Zishan, "I want some too. I'll make those money-losing people envious to death if I don't give them any..."
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Section Chief Zhang was overwhelmed by the crying, making a fuss and threatening mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and he finally managed to coax them away with gentle words.
"What's going on? Go check, is Song Guoliang here?"
Everyone hurried out of the office, not daring to bring bad luck upon themselves at this time, and couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Lao Song.
"Old Song has such a wife, it's really...tsk~"
"But then again, doesn't Old Song's wife look like the bad daughter-in-law who abuses her mother-in-law?"
"Well, what you say first doesn't necessarily make sense. Besides, Old Song isn't the kind of person who doesn't know right from wrong."
....
"Section Chief Zhang, Guoliang and his wife are here."
"Hurry up, let someone in."
Section Chief Zhang looked at the young couple and sighed, "Xiao Liu told you about the old lady making a scene at the office gate this morning. Tell me what happened?"
Song Guoliang said in a deep voice, "Section Chief Zhang, none of this is my wife's fault. The fault is mine. I shouldn't have been home so few times in the past ten years, and I shouldn't have allowed my family to bully my wife and daughter..."
Section Chief Zhang frowned and raised his hand to interrupt, "The old lady didn't even know you were injured and hospitalized. I'm not stupid, how could I not see that things are probably not what they said."
"But you have to know that if this matter isn't properly resolved, with the weight of filial piety on your shoulders, your future will be ruined by the reputation of corrupting public opinion."
"Section Chief, what requests did they make today?"
Section Chief Zhang glanced at Du Xiaoying and said, "The old lady insisted that Guoliang give half of his monthly salary as pension, otherwise..."
Song Guoliang sneered, knowing that it was all for money again. His heart sank to the bottom and he exuded a terrifying aura.
"Section Chief, I've been sending my allowance home since I joined the army. Over the years, it's at least over 2,000 yuan, all of which is in the hands of my parents. Besides the 800 yuan we divided from the family, my parents still have at least 500 yuan."
Section Chief Zhang gasped, "Then how do we return it?"
Du Xiaoying felt as if her chest was blocked by a ball of cotton. She pinched her thigh hard, took a step forward with tears in her eyes, and spoke with a choked voice.
"Section Chief Zhang, if you listen to me and tell you about the life my children and I have lived with my husband's family over the years, you will understand why I must separate the family."
"Ever since I married Guoliang, I have followed the advice of my parents-in-law. I respect my parents-in-law and help my brother and sister-in-law take care of my nephews. I only dare to rest when my parents-in-law rest. I get up earlier than chickens and sleep later than pigs.
As a woman, I was treated like a man, hoping to earn more work points so my parents-in-law could have a little easier time. When I got home, I did the laundry, cooked, fed the pigs and chickens, and helped my brother and sister-in-law raise our nephews. They practically grew up on my back.
But I gave birth to five daughters in a row, and my in-laws became less and less tolerant of us. They either beat or scolded us. Only when my eldest and second brothers from my mother's family came to bring us meat would we get a smile. But as soon as they left, my in-laws' attitude changed faster than turning the pages of a book. My poor child couldn't even have the meat or the broth sent by my uncle..."
This was the first time Song Guoliang heard from his wife about their past days in the old house. He couldn't help but feel distressed and guilty. He held his wife's hand tightly and said, "Xiaoying, it's all my fault."
Du Xiaoying shook her head. "How can I blame you? You were a soldier at the time, standing firm at your post, defending our country. You have always been a hero in my eyes and in the eyes of my children!"
When she talked about the sad things, her tears burst out like a flood, her tone was filled with endless sadness and pain, and she looked at Section Chief Zhang.
"I was devoted to my in-laws, even my daughters had to serve my eldest brother's nephews. But in the end... my in-laws and my brother and sister-in-law had their nephew trick me into going into the mountains. The seven-year-old child viciously pushed me, his aunt, down the mountain.
My daughter, Daya, was sold to a nearly 40-year-old widower by her grandparents, uncle, and aunt, all in exchange for a dowry for her nephew. If I hadn't woken up in time, Daya would have been almost infamous. I—"
Thinking of the tragic endings of his daughters in his previous life, he couldn't control his emotions and trembled all over.
Song Guoliang hurriedly hugged his wife, his eyes were bloodshot, the scene in his dream was still before his eyes, he wished he could kill his family of evil-hearted people!
Section Chief Zhang's chest heaved with anger, his eyes widening. "How can there be such kind of parents? They're not human!"
"No, Guoliang, we absolutely cannot compromise."
"Hmm!" A cold light flashed in Song Guoliang's eyes, and his whole body was wrapped in a murderous aura.
"Mom, don't cry, don't cry, grandpa and grandma are bad~" Wu Ya pouted, looking like she was about to cry, her big eyes filled with crystal clear tears.
Du Xiaoying took a few deep breaths, sniffed, pulled Wu Ya over, and pried open the back of Wu Ya's head just below the swirl.
"Leader, look, this is our fifth daughter. Her grandmother didn't like her when she was little. When I was out working, she threw her into the chicken coop and she got pecked at. She still hasn't grown any hair."
Section Chief Zhang frowned so hard it could kill a fly. "Even if it's a girl, how could her grandparents be so vicious?"
Du Xiaoying sighed and hugged her little girl's soft body. "My mother-in-law doesn't care about my baby. She threw her into the pigpen while I was at work. Fortunately, my baby was lucky enough not to be eaten by the pigs."
Song Guoliang touched the scar on Wu Ya's head with heartache, and a trace of doubt flashed through his mind.
"Dad, Wu Ya doesn't feel any pain anymore~"
The little girl raised her little face with a baby voice, and the adults looked at her with even more heartache.
Song Guoliang felt even more guilty, his dark eyes wet with mist.
"That's too much! Guoliang, you guys go back to the hospital first and don't worry about the rest. I don't believe it!"
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