Chapter 87: The Third Mediation Room
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The Xu family actively supported it, and the Zheng family hesitated to speak but did not explicitly oppose it. At the captain's command, Zhao Fuguo maintained order, and the group marched towards the brigade headquarters in a mighty procession.
Aunt Xu, the team leader and Director Yan walked in the front, and the Zheng family followed reluctantly. They didn't want to go, but they had to go.
This is just like a lawsuit. If you appear in court, you have the opportunity to defend yourself. If you don't appear in court, the judge will make a direct judgment.
Following behind them were the Wang Qingli sisters.
Behind them is the huge group of members.
In the middle of the team, there are people moving in the opposite direction and sideways.
This person is Xie Yun, who is involved in the conspiracy, and next to her is her little tail Xie Shen.
Xie Yun wanted to gather his comrades who shared the same dormitory during the militia training to serve as witnesses for the five beauties.
Everyone knows why Xu Wumei participated in militia training. The Xu family showed full respect for Zheng Guoqiang as a soldier and took this marriage very seriously. Aunt Xu was seriously teaching Xu Wumei how to manage a good marriage, how to respect her parents-in-law, and how to love her husband.
Xu Wumei also hopes to live a good life, support each other and help each other.
Although Aunt Xu had said to Zhang Ruifeng, "It's okay even if I have to sacrifice myself," that was just a self-consolation. Essentially, she wanted her daughter and son-in-law to have a happy life and worked hard to achieve that.
It is not enough for Aunt Xu to say how well the Xu family has done. More people who know the truth need to stand up. On the one hand, they should speak for the Xu family. On the other hand, they should try their best to eliminate the possible negative impact that today's incident may have on the Xu family.
They are making a fuss for the sake of their daughter's happiness, because the man is going too far.
Therefore, families with good character should not be afraid to marry into the Xu family. As long as the man is not excessive, Aunt Xu is a very good in-law. Not only will she not cause trouble, but she will also do her best to consider her son-in-law, making her a very good mother-in-law. Wu Mei is also a very good girl.
Xie Yun herself doesn’t care about getting married or not, and doesn’t even care much about reputation, but she knows that most people in this era do care.
She found several sisters and told them her idea. They all agreed and followed Xie Yun to the front of the team and stood behind the Qingli sisters.
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Battalion headquarters.
The captain asked both parties to sit down, then looked at Xie Yun and others who had squeezed into the office and asked, "What are you doing?"
Before Xie Yun could speak, Yan Yuying, the eldest sister in the militia, spoke up, "Captain, we also know a little about the Five Beauties. After Aunt Xu finishes speaking, we would like to say a few words as well."
Xu Wumei looked at everyone with gratitude.
The captain said, "Then follow my instructions. Whoever I call on will speak. Those who are not called on will remain quiet and don't make any noise."
He ordered Zhao Fuguo, "Pull over your security team to maintain order."
He was worried that one director of public security would not be enough.
Zhao Fuguo turned on the loud speaker and shouted, "Security patrol, assemble immediately."
After yelling, he turned off the speaker again.
Liushu Village had a number of militiamen, and Zhao Fuguo selected ten of them to form a volunteer security patrol. When they had nothing to do, they would stroll around the village to maintain law and order. The other militiamen were reserve members.
Wu Hongjuan smiled and said, "We have so many reserve players here, and they can help maintain order."
The captain said, "You are also half-involved in the incident, so you must avoid suspicion. Let others maintain order. Of course, you can also help out."
If the two sides fight again, he doesn't believe that these people will not take sides.
This time the patrol gathered faster than ever before because the patrol members were also mixed in with the crowd of onlookers.
Director Zhao gave a shout and everyone arrived in two or three minutes.
Zhao Fuguo said with a forced smile, "You guys didn't all squeeze to the front, did you? You were all in the yard just now? You were really eager to watch the fun!"
One team member grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. He stood straight and said, "Of course. We've been trained and have excellent physical fitness. If we can't even squeeze in to the front just to watch the fun, wouldn't we be useless?"
"You're quite proud?!"
"Shouldn't I be proud?!"
He has trained so well, he runs the fastest, has the greatest strength, and is the most obedient!
Everyone in the room laughed, even Aunt Xu and Xu Wumei couldn't help laughing. Only the Zheng family's faces were as black as the bottom of a pot.
The captain cleared his throat and said, "Quiet, this is about to begin."
He turned on the loud speaker and said, "Comrades, please pay attention! Comrades, please pay attention! Today, we are using this new method to handle a conflict. Let both parties come out and talk about the matter. Once we have finished talking about it today, it is over. Please do not talk about it behind our backs.
The conflict today is between the Xu family and the Zheng family. The Xu family started the fight first, so we'll let her speak first. You can speak on the Xu family's side."
"Hey hey."
Aunt Xu agreed and walked to the loudspeaker and sat down.
The people outside could hear every sound clearly, including the sound of Aunt Xu walking and the sound of her pulling the chair. It was a complete "live broadcast".
Aunt Xu said, "Hey, fellow villagers, let me say a few words.
Some time ago, the Zheng family sent a matchmaker to my house to propose marriage to their third son.
Everyone knows that the third son of the Zheng family is a well-known and promising man. To be honest, I was delighted when they came to propose marriage. Who wouldn't want their daughter to marry into a good family? Who wouldn't want their daughter to marry a promising man?
I hope my daughter can live a comfortable life in the future, so I agreed without hesitation.
I have married four daughters, and I have taught them to be frugal, respectful to their parents-in-law, harmonious with their spouses, and kind to others. You can ask about how my daughters behave in their in-laws' homes. I let them take all the betrothal gifts their in-laws gave them, and even gave them a little extra.
After Wumei and Zheng Laosan's marriage was arranged, I told Wumei that Laosan was a soldier and was working hard outside, which must have been very hard. As his wife, you have to help him take care of the household, take good care of his parents, and let him fight on the front line without any worries.
I respect soldiers. Without them defending our country, we ordinary people wouldn't have a good life. I was worried that Wu Mei, being too young, wouldn't be able to empathize with Lao San, so I specifically sent her to militia training to show her how hard and tiring military service is. This would help her feel more at ease living with Lao San in the future.
Wumei has been helping me with housework since she was young, including washing clothes and cooking. I was afraid that she didn't do it well, so I kept her at home to practice more during this period.
What do you think of me as a mother-in-law? My daughter Wumei has always been very obedient. She does whatever I ask her to do and learns from me every day at home without complaining.
A few days ago, Lan Ping from the Zheng family came to my house to find Wu Mei and asked her to go to her house to play. She said that since they were engaged and would be getting married soon, they could talk to each other when they had nothing to do, and that they would get along better after marriage.
I let Wumei go, and I also told her that when she arrived at the Zheng family, she should be discerning and active, and not let others think that the girl from our Xu family is lazy.
I also asked her to bring some eggs to nourish my two sisters-in-law.
Wu Mei stayed at her house all day, returning just as it was getting dark. I saw my daughter's hands were red from the cold, almost numb. I asked her what was wrong, and she said it was nothing, that she had just washed some things and would be fine after returning to warm them up.
Yesterday, Zheng Laosan came to my house and agreed with Wu Mei that they would go shopping together in the department store today and buy some clothes for Wu Mei. Wu Mei said she didn't need any, but Zheng Laosan insisted.
I told Wu Mei that it didn’t matter whether they bought anything or not, they should just go shopping together and chat more, as the third child couldn’t stay at home for a few days. Only then did Wu Mei agree.
So, this morning, Wu Mei went to the Zheng family's house, and the Zheng family told her that Lan Ping could go too. Wu Mei thought that was a good idea, so the three of them went together. However, when the Zheng family said "go together," they meant that Zheng Lao San would ride his bike with Zheng Lan Ping, and Wu Mei would walk over to meet them.
Wu Mei was young and shy, so she couldn't resist the Zheng family and agreed. It was agreed that when Zheng Lao San and his family arrived, they would wait at the entrance of the department store.
When Wu Mei arrived, there was no one there. She stood at the door, looking stupid and waiting. After a while, Zheng Lanping ran out, and Zheng Laosan chased after her. Seeing Wu Mei, he put the pile of things he had bought at Wu Mei's feet and asked her to watch them. Zheng Laosan chased after her and coaxed Zheng Lanping. Then, the two of them went into the department store together to buy things, leaving my daughter there to help watch.
Zheng Laosan bought a lot of things for the eldest daughter-in-law, the second daughter-in-law, and Zheng Lanping, which attracted robbers.
Fortunately, the local people were enthusiastic and helped catch the robber.
After Zheng Laosan and Zheng Lanping finished shopping, they came out and blamed Wumei for moving, saying they were afraid that Wumei would run away with their things.
Listen, is this human language?
Zheng Laosan said he would buy clothes for the five beauties, but in the end he bought them all for Zheng Lanping, and my daughter didn't even get a piece of cloth.
I'm not coveting his things, but this man is heartless. He doesn't care about my daughter at all. He only has his eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and younger sister in his heart. So why is he getting married?"
Zheng Lao Da and Zheng Lao Er looked grim. Although they also wanted to take advantage of the third brother, it was not pleasant to hear someone say that.
Li Aiyun shouted directly: "Ma Xiaoyan, stop slandering me. Xu Wumei is just talking nonsense."
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