Zhou Jing'an forced a smile and said, "You're back. I need to go out and check on Xiao Tuanzi and the others. My sister-in-law is outside..."
Ning Huan interrupted him, saying, "Don't worry, I'm here. I'll protect the little ones. You can rest assured."
Seeing that Zhou Jing'an was not in a good state, she quickly poured a bowl of water and secretly added half of it with spiritual spring water.
After drinking the spiritual spring water, Zhou Jing'an felt a little better.
Looking into Ning Huan's eyes and hearing what the woman had just said, he actually felt at ease.
After taking good care of Zhou Jing'an, Ning Huan went outside.
In the courtyard, Liu was crying and complaining to the villagers who were watching the play: "Fellow villagers, tell me what kind of thing this is! I came to visit my brother out of kindness, but my child was bullied."
"These heartless bastards, look what they've done to my son!"
"You guys be the judge! Shouldn't these few bastards be taught a lesson?"
Since Liu sounded so aggrieved, the villagers naturally sided with her.
Ning Huan sneered at this scene: "You really know how to twist the truth!"
Upon hearing the sound, the villagers all turned to look at Ning Huan, and immediately began to discuss it amongst themselves.
"Jing An's wife doesn't know how to raise children. She's like a shrew all the time. Now even these little ones are ill-mannered."
"These little brats are really ignorant. Jing An is the same; he's spoiled them too much."
When the little ones heard someone saying bad things about their father, they quickly said, "Zhou Xiaofang bullied us first!"
"We didn't want to fight either, but Zhou Xiaofang insulted us first! And he even stole our things!"
The little ones got angrier and angrier as they talked, tears streaming down their faces, looking very hurt.
Liu retorted, "Nonsense! I don't see how Xiao Fang has bullied you at all. It's clearly you little bastards deliberately picking a fight, and you dare to argue back?!"
Then, pointing at Zhou Xiaofang, she said with heartache, "Look what you've done to our child!"
After saying this, Liu looked heartbroken: "Look at you, my darling... your face is all swollen!"
Ning Huan looked coldly at Liu Shi and said, "Sister-in-law, you keep saying that our little dumpling bullies your child, but these little dumplings don't look like they're bullying anyone at all."
Upon hearing Ning Huan's words, everyone turned their attention to the four little ones and examined them closely, only to discover that the four little ones also had injuries in many places.
Moreover, they were all seriously injured. Da Bao's injuries were the most severe. His fair and tender face was covered in bruises, his nose was bleeding, and his hair was disheveled.
Little Erbao wasn't much better off; he still had two red marks on his cheeks from being slapped. There was also a red bump on his forehead from being hit with a stone, and blood was seeping from his nostrils.
The third and fourth babies also had bruises of varying degrees.
The four little ones neither cried nor fussed, standing there stubbornly. It made one's heart ache for them.
As for Zhou Xiaofang, the four little ones hadn't hit him too hard, so he only had some scrapes. However, he cried out loudly, which made people who didn't know what happened think that he was seriously injured.
Even so, Madam Liu didn't take it seriously: "Your four little beasts are ill-mannered, so it's not wrong for me to teach Jing'an a lesson on your behalf."
Ning Huan squinted and said, "In that case, shouldn't I also teach the children for my elder brother and sister-in-law?"
As she spoke, she rushed up to Zhou Xiaofang and slapped him across the face.
Zhou Xiaofang immediately felt a burning pain on his face and his ears were ringing.
The pain made him burst into tears instantly.
This sudden action caught not only the surrounding villagers off guard, but even Liu was stunned. Her eyes widened in disbelief; she never imagined that Ning Huan would actually dare to hit Zhou Xiaofang!
Madam Liu angrily said, "Ning Huan, how dare you hit my child!"
Ning Huan raised an eyebrow and retorted, "What? Did I do something wrong? Didn't my sister-in-law also give birth to four little dumplings?"
"you!"
Liu's chest heaved violently with anger. She pointed at Ning Huan and said:
"If you know what's good for you, you'd better apologize to me right now and have your child kneel down and kowtow to us to admit their mistake. Otherwise, once I tell your husband and parents, you'll be in big trouble!"
Ning Huan smiled and said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, sister-in-law. Even if you bring our parents and brother here, I won't bow my head and apologize to you!"
Madam Liu sneered, "Fine, Ning Huan, just you wait! You wait, I'm going home right now to call my parents and see if they can handle you!"
As she spoke, Liu pulled Zhou Xiaofang home.
Ke Ruxiu, standing behind her, felt somewhat embarrassed, but when she saw Ning Huan turn around to look at her, she instantly became arrogant again.
She snorted and said, "I advise you to obediently chase after her and apologize to your sister-in-law, or you'll regret it later."
Ning Huan ignored her and just looked around as if she was looking for something.
Ke Ruxiu asked in confusion, "What are you looking for?"
She saw Ning Huan's gaze linger on a corner, then she walked straight over and picked up a wooden stick from that corner. Ke Ruxiu was so frightened that she immediately shouted, "What do you want to do!"
Ning Huan walked straight toward her.
As the wall approached her step by step, Ke Ruxiu felt a sense of panic. She instinctively tried to back away, but there was a wall behind her, and she had nowhere to retreat.
"You...don't come any closer!"
Ning Huan's lips curled into a slight smile, which made Ke Ruxiu even more frightened.
"I'm warning you one last time, don't show up at my house, or I won't be so polite next time."
As she spoke, she smashed the wooden stick in her hand against a nearby rock, and the stick instantly broke in two.
Ke Ruxiu was so frightened that she screamed, "Ah!"
Even though she was scared, she still forced herself to say, "So what if this is your home? This is also Jing'an's home. I'm here to visit him, why can't you let me!"
Ning Huan raised an eyebrow and then asked, "Do you think it's respectable for a married woman to visit another married woman?"
After she finished speaking, the villagers around her started pointing and whispering about Ke Ruxiu.
"This girl was eagerly waiting for Jing'an to marry her before she got married, but now that they've both started their own families, they should be more mindful of their boundaries."
"Yes, Ruxiu's in-laws treat her very well. Her in-laws do all the dirty and hard work, and she has never had to suffer."
"Her husband treats her even better. He runs a small business and buys her nice things every day, including food and household items. He never skimps on her needs."
"So she still can't let go of Jing'an? Judging from what Jing'an's wife said, she's come over more than once or twice..."
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