Chapter 012 Gao Cuifen Returns
The three people who realized that they had left Zhao Ran behind hurriedly returned to the kindergarten, picked up Zhao Ran, and then set out on their way home.
On the wide road, Shi Qiu Shui and Zhao Ran walked in the middle, protected by two adults on their left and right.
Shi Qiu Shui turned his head to look at Zhao Ran, who had a calm expression, and felt strange.
Although she already knew Zhao Ran was an introverted person who rarely showed his emotions after spending a day together, as a six-year-old child, her reaction was still so calm when she found out that her father, who came to pick her up from school, had left her behind. Isn't it a bit too strange?
But looking at Zhao Hui, who also didn't take the fact of leaving her son behind to heart, she didn't take the matter seriously either.
Maybe this is the special way that Zhao’s father and son get along with each other!
Shi Qiu Shui ignored Zhao Ran's abnormality and turned to discuss with Shi Yue what cooked food to buy.
If you don’t come to the vegetable market, you won’t know that there were so many delicious foods in the 1990s!
Raw and cooked, staple foods and snacks, foods I've seen and haven't seen before, all kinds of food stalls filled the stalls on both sides of the vegetable market. Shi Qiu Shui looked left and right, and felt dizzy.
After leaving behind those tempting stalls, Shi Qiu Shui and his group of four finally arrived at the target cooked food stall.
The cooked food stall consists of two parts. On the left is a big pot sitting on the stove that continuously emits the aroma of braising liquid. On the right is a glass cabinet with braised pig's trotters, pig's ears and other braised dishes on top and colorful cold dishes underneath.
Smelling the tempting aroma wafting from his nose, Shi Qiu Shui began to saliva unconsciously.
When she lived in the Dayu Dynasty, she had eaten braised meat sold outside, but the aroma was nothing compared to what she had in front of her.
Shi Qiushui raised his little face and said, "Dad, Dad, I want to eat this pig's trotter, pig's ears, and pig's large intestine. Yes, and this braised beef!"
Shi Yue lowered his head: "Uh... Xiaoqiu, are you sure you want pig's trotters, pig's ears, and pig's intestines?"
Although the Dayu Dynasty was different from the previous dynasty and no longer regarded pork as a fishy and lowly thing, the Shi family also ate pork on a daily basis, but it was limited to pork, not including pig trotters, pig ears, and pig intestines!
Shi Qiushui, full of adventurous spirit, nodded: "Yes! I want to eat!"
"Okay." Seeing his daughter so curious, Shi Yue nodded, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered all the varieties that Shi Qiu Shui mentioned. He also asked the stall owner to weigh out a pound and a half of cold dishes for him.
Carrying two large bags of braised dishes, Shi Yue and his group of four walked home with satisfaction. When they arrived at the gate of Courtyard No. 28, before they entered, they saw people in the courtyard surrounding the door of Gao Cuifen's house in the west wing.
"Eh? What's going on?"
Shi Qiu Shui curiously walked over with her short legs. Shi Yue was helpless about his daughter's strong curiosity. He shook his head and followed her to the edge of the crowd.
Surrounded by the crowd were Gao Cuifen and Li Xiuying, who were swearing at each other with sparks flying and spit all over the place.
Shi Yue was stunned: "Wasn't Aunt Gao hospitalized for food poisoning? How come she was discharged so soon?"
"Well, it's all about money." Yao Dazui, who was munching on sunflower seeds and watching the fun in front of Shi Yue, turned around and said, "This morning, not long after you left for work, Gao Cuifen and Old Zhang came back. She said she and her husband didn't feel anything was wrong, so they didn't want to waste money on hospital stays. It would be the same if they could just go home and observe."
Because of the original owner's memories, Shi Yue immediately recognized that the person who spoke to him was Yao Dazui who lived in the backyard. Of course, Yao Dazui was not her name, but her nickname.
There's only the wrong name, not the wrong nickname. Yao Dazui not only has a big mouth, but also a love of gossip. No matter what the matter is, as long as Yao Dazui knows about it, she will make sure the whole hospital knows it within the next day. She is as big-mouthed as her nickname.
"Oh, I see." Shi Yue nodded.
Being discharged from the hospital to save money is indeed something Gao Cuifen could do.
He scratched his head and asked, "Then, why did Aunt Gao and Aunt Li start arguing?"
Yao Dazui: "Well, it's all about money."
Shi Yue had told Shi Qiu Shui before that because there was a separate door in the backyard, the residents in the backyard usually did not come to the front yard. Yao Dazui was not in the ordinary team. She was a special one because she would go wherever there was excitement, and she often went to the front yard.
Today, as soon as she heard the commotion in the front yard, she immediately rushed over, so she really knew why Gao Cuifen and Li Xiuying were arguing.
She said, "Didn't Zhang Peng compensate you 80 yuan that day? Gao Cuifen fainted at the time, so she didn't know about it. I guess Zhang Peng didn't tell her about it later, so she never knew about it. Li Xiuying just exposed it, and she was desperate to get the money back from you. Then Li Xiuying scolded her, saying she was shameless and wanted to return the money she had compensated."
"Gao Cuifen certainly wouldn't just wait to be scolded. She immediately scolded back, saying that even if she was shameless, she was not as shameless as Li Xiuying. Li Xiuying was already old, but she was still hugging and kissing old men outside. She had no shame at all. And then..."
Yao Dazui nodded, indicating that what happened next was just as Shi Yue was seeing now, Li Xiuying and Gao Cuifen started arguing.
Shi Yue touched his nose awkwardly. It turned out that he was also responsible for the quarrel between these two aunties?
Yao Dazui noticed Shi Yue's embarrassment and said, "Well, don't take yourself too seriously. Li Xiuying and Gao Cuifen have been disliking each other for a long time. They would have quarreled whether you were involved or not."
Shi Yue:......
Although I know that what Yao Dazui said is right, why does it sound so awkward?
Yao Dazui was keeping an eye on everything. While gossiping with Shi Yue, he kept an eye on Gao Cuifen and Li Xiuying, who were arguing with each other. When he saw Gao Cuifen couldn't win the argument with Li Xiuying and was about to attack her, he quickly turned his head to warn her, "Xiuying, be careful with Gao Cuifen! She's going to attack!"
Li Xiuying herself didn't really notice that Gao Cuifen wanted to attack, but she reacted quickly. The moment she heard Yao Dazui's shout, she immediately dodged to the side and avoided the slap from Gao Cuifen.
"Okay, Gao Cuifen, you're really good. You can't win the argument, so you want to fight me, right? Fine, then I'll fight you!"
Li Xiuying spoke harshly, but she had no rules when fighting. After she pounced on Gao Cuifen and knocked her down, she slapped her several times without thinking. After Gao Cuifen reacted and started to struggle, she couldn't hit her in the face, so she just grabbed whatever she could and hit wherever she could.
A Nine Yin White Bone Claw scratched Gao Cuifen's arm, leaving a row of bloody trails. Then a Black Tiger Heart-Rip grabbed Gao Cuifen's chest and pinched it hard. Then a White Crane Spreads Wings gave Gao Cuifen an elbow strike. The remaining legs couldn't be idle either, and a powerful Vajra Kick kicked Gao Cuifen hard...
Although it was only a short time into May, it was almost summer. Everyone was not wearing thick clothes. Gao Cuifen was wearing two pieces of clothing: a large vest inside and a thin jacket outside. The two thin layers of cloth could not protect Gao Cuifen from any attacks, and she soon begged for mercy in pain.
"Xiuying, Xiuying, please let me go. I was wrong. I was wrong."
Li Xiuying: "You're only now realizing you're wrong? Too late! Gao Cuifen, you shameless bastard! You fucking knew I was rehearsing ballroom dancing with the dance team, yet you still said I was out there cuddling with some old man. I think you deserve a beating. Fine, if you deserve a beating, then I'll give you what you deserve!"
She seized the opportunity and slapped Gao Cuifen in the face again. Soon, Gao Cuifen's face became swollen.
Gao Cuifen had just come out of the hospital. Although she looked fine, she was still weak. This time, she was hit several times by Li Xiuying. She was really unable to hold on any longer. She begged for mercy incoherently: "Xiuying, Xiuying, you are so rude, you are so rude. I dare not offend you, and I dare not talk nonsense about it. I promise, I really promise!"
There were tears in her eyes, her hair was gray and messy, and her clothes were tattered, she looked so pitiful.
Even though everyone in the yard knew that she was the one who caused today's incident, they couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
Good-natured old lady Yang was the first to speak: "Xiuying, Cuifen just said a few unpleasant words. You've hit her and scolded her enough, so please calm down and stop."
Ma Yulan sighed. Old Mrs. Yang was a good person, but she just didn't know how to speak. What she said was more like adding fuel to the fire than trying to persuade Li Xiuying.
She had to make her appearance. She stepped forward and grabbed Li Xiuying: "Xiuying, forget it. Gao Cuifen already knows she was wrong. You should stop getting angry with her. Besides, she just got out of the hospital. If she is really hurt by you, you will have to spend money on her. Can't we use the money to buy something delicious?"
Yao Dazui also said, "That's right, Xiuying, please stop hitting her. Otherwise, if something happens to Gao Cuifen, you'll just give her the opportunity to blackmail you."
Gao Cuifen, who was still being pressed to the ground, rolled her eyes unhappily. What was he talking about? Was she, Gao Cuifen, the kind of person who would randomly extort money from others?
Although, she did want to blackmail Li Xiuying a little bit...
After beating up Gao Cuifen, Li Xiuying had already let go of most of the anger in her heart. After being persuaded by Aunt Ma and Yao Dazui, she came down the stairs.
"Alright then, if you don't want to fight, then don't fight. Old Ma, Old Yao, I'm just giving you face."
It’s true that Gao Cuifen’s physical fitness is really strong. As soon as Li Xiuying let go of her, she immediately got up as if nothing had happened.
She patted the dirt off her body, and her eyes suddenly noticed Shi Yue in the crowd. Her eyes lit up and she walked towards her: "Shi Yue, you..."
"Mom, what's wrong with you? Did you fight with someone?"
Before Gao Cuifen could finish her words, she was interrupted by Zhang Peng who had rushed back.
Zhang Peng looked at Gao Cuifen, who was covered in dust, with a confused look on his face. He didn't understand why he had just gone out to buy some vegetables and she had become like this.
Gao Cuifen's face froze when she saw her son coming back. Yao Dazui, who was quick-witted, immediately started to narrate the whole story: "Zhang Peng, after you left just now, your mother... then... later..."
Zhang Peng's face darkened as Yao Dazui continued to narrate. He frowned and said disapprovingly, "Mom! I've already paid out the compensation, how can you still think of taking it back? It's our family's responsibility that Shi Ge and his daughter were hospitalized, so we should compensate them! Also, you knew Aunt Li was rehearsing with the dance team, so why did you still say that about her? She... Oh! Mom, you need to apologize to Aunt Li right away!"
Gao Cuifen curled her lips, her face full of displeasure, but Zhang Peng had already taken the initiative to bow to Li Xiuying and apologize, so she could only echo dryly: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."
After apologizing, Zhang Peng embarrassedly took Gao Cuifen home.
As soon as the person involved left, the crowd in the yard also dispersed. Xiao Liu and his wife, who came back from get off work a little late, only saw Aunt Gao apologizing. They grabbed Yao Dazui who was about to leave and asked him why Aunt Gao wanted to apologize. Guo Bozi, who had been watching the whole gossip in the corner with his twin sons, quietly took the two little brothers home. The only one who didn't come to watch the fun was Kong Jianshe, who was drunk somewhere, but no one cared whether he came out to watch the fun or not.
After watching most of the lively scene, the father-in-law and daughter looked at each other and sighed: Hey, these people living in this courtyard are quite interesting!
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