For two consecutive days, Lu Shiyi went to the confinement room after work. The news that Su Jin resigned from junior high school spread throughout the family compound. Several sisters-in-law who used to gossip about Lu Shiyi thought that Lu Shiyi would never be able to make a comeback and persuaded Su Jin to find another job.
Su Jin looked at them coldly, then turned to look at Liu Yunshan: "Auntie, the team members don't value cooperation? When it comes to the family members, they just squeeze each other?"
"Sister-in-law Lu, we were afraid of you before. Not only because of your position in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but we were also worried about your rivals at school." Sister-in-law An crossed her arms and said sarcastically, "Now that you've left school, why should I be afraid of you?"
"Mrs. An, I heard that both of your sons are going to be promoted to the second grade of junior high school? Xiao Jin just couldn't continue teaching due to childbirth, but her partner, Teacher Gong, is still teaching in the second grade of junior high school." Yun Feng looked at the other party sarcastically. Liu Yunshan took a step forward to prevent Mrs. An from bumping into her.
Mrs. An immediately became nervous, but after thinking about what the person who came up with the idea said, she felt relieved.
"Sister An, Minister Lu saved your man once, and this is how you repay him?" Yun Feng said sarcastically, turning to the right. "Ingratitude is everywhere. Both your families borrowed money from him, and you haven't paid it back to Minister Lu, right?"
Lu Shiyi once generously took care of families in need, but these people did not take Lu Shiyi's care to heart.
"Xiao Jin, Lu Bu once took care of the families of these three people. I wanted to ask you to take better care of them." Liu Yunshan shook her head regretfully, "They gave up the mission on their own."
Su Jin spread her hands and said, "Aunt, we can't put our own thoughts on others. Maybe they think that Ayi borrowing money is an insult."
After the words fell, everyone looked at the three people in surprise. Su Jin's words stunned the three people.
"Sister-in-law Lu, even if the Lu Department doesn't help, it's still reasonable. Besides, those are money and bills. Life is hard for everyone." Several sisters-in-law were dissatisfied with what Sister-in-law An and the other two said. "Sister-in-law An, your family never returns the things they borrow from others, from small things like needles and thread to big things like money and bills."
The people around started to attack. Some sisters-in-law lived next door to the three families, and each of their families suffered different kinds of harm.
"Sister An, Sister Lu is due to give birth in the second half of the year. They left school because they were worried it would affect her child's studies. But you're saying it's because she was expelled," Sister Qin asked the other two military wives who had been making trouble. She sneered at them and asked, "Who gave you this false information?"
Mrs. Qin's husband was a member of the patrol team. He told Mrs. Qin to help watch over the family members and to inform him immediately if she found anyone acting strangely.
"Sister-in-law Qin, you have a good relationship with Aunt Liu, so of course you're defending them," Sister-in-law An started yelling. "Lu Shiyi's already been put in solitary confinement, and Director Peng and Captain Liu are constantly in and out of the confinement room. How could he possibly get out?"
The other two sisters-in-law were shocked. Sister-in-law An made it very clear at the time that Minister Lu had committed a crime and the Lu family would also be implicated, so they offered to help.
"Sister-in-law An, I remember you were always hanging out with the villagers from the Fourth Brigade at the summer harvest fair. The previous village chief was also arrested, and his wife and sons were sent to the village." Sister-in-law Qin looked at Sister-in-law An coldly. "I believe you two are connected. Otherwise, you would have gone to the village chief's house the day after the summer harvest was completed."
After saying that, Su Jin looked at Mrs. An and felt that she looked very much like the village chief's wife.
"What is your relationship with Lu Shiyuan's wife? Why do you look so similar?" Su Jin stared at Sister-in-law An and asked, "Sisters-in-law, do you know? Is Sister-in-law An's surname Xia?"
Several sisters-in-law were stunned and looked at Sister-in-law An. Sister-in-law An's real name was Xia Yang. She was from the same village as Lu Shiyuan's wife Xia Xia. Their birthdays were on the same day, one was born in the morning and the other in the evening.
"Yes, Sister Lu, how did you know?" Sister Qin looked at Su Jin in surprise, "Sister An's name is Xia Yang. I heard she is also from the Fourth Brigade of Songjiang Commune."
When Su Jin heard what Mrs. Qin said, he felt uneasy.
"That's where Sister Lu went to the countryside. I heard that Sister An, because she married well, completely severed ties with her family." Sister Yu patted her forehead and explained, "I heard that Lu Shiyuan's wife also sided with her and cut ties with her family."
Several sisters-in-law talked about Sister An's marriage. Many of the family members entered the family compound in the same year as Sister An and knew all the details.
"Since he's from the Fourth Brigade, he should be aware of what Ayi and even the Lu family have done for the brigade." Su Jin spread her hands, "Auntie, I don't think he would be grateful."
In front of Lu Shiyi's future family compound, Sister An and several close sisters-in-law mentioned that Lu Bu was privately closer to her family.
Some family members had heard her words and offered gifts to please her. After Lu Shiyi came to the family compound, some people found that they had not had much contact. Some family members felt that they had been deceived and went to the An family to get back the gifts they had given them.
Su Jin listened to the family members' complaints and was secretly happy that someone was helping to clean up the An family compound. Since then, the family compound was in turmoil for several months, and many family letters asking for things were sent out of the compound by the An couple.
"Sister-in-law Lu, the Fourth Brigade has been close to the richest village in recent years, and the Lu Department has been implicated this time." The family member reminded Su Jin, "Outsiders will think that the Lu Department helped to obtain this, but I think it was Lu Shiyuan and the villagers who played the victim to deceive the Lu Department."
The other older family members agreed, saying that in the two years before Mrs. An came into the courtyard, she often used this method to ask for things, and she had asked for things from every family in the courtyard at that time.
When the family members go to the An family to ask for it, Mrs. An will play the victim and tell them everything that happened at her parents' home.
Several family members stood between Mrs. An and Su Jin, glaring at Mrs. An, hoping she would stop acting weird.
"We stand on the side of Sister Lu. You persuaded the two brothers of the Pei family to go to the Pigeon Committee to complain, causing chaos in the courtyard. What good will it bring to your family if you stir up trouble in the courtyard?" Several family members heard Sister Pei's final farewell words. After they gathered together to discuss, they found that Sister An was the culprit who instigated the chaos among them.
Su Jin reached out and poked Liu Yunshan and Yunfeng's arms, and the three of them bumped their heads together.
"Xiao Jin, go back and rest. Leave this to me." Liu Yunshan patted her hands. "Don't listen to what outsiders say. Just relax."
Wu Jun told Liu Yunshan about their plan, hoping that Liu Yunshan would always keep an eye on Su Jin's emotions. Lu Shiyi kept saying that Xiao Jin would be fine and could help refute it, but the other four did not dare to let their guard down.
"Aunt, I'm going back first." Su Jin smiled faintly, "When Ayi is fine, the two of us will treat you to a feast."
"Do you think Lu Bu can come back? It won't be long before you will move with him." Sister An's sharp voice passed through the crowd and reached Su Jin's ears.
"Sister-in-law An, if that's the case, you don't need to come and provoke me. It's better to let things take their own course." Su Jin said calmly, "Sisters-in-law, it's time to go home and make dinner. Don't waste time here."
After she finished speaking, Su Jin turned around and left with Liu Yunshan and Yunfeng. Seeing that Mrs. An was not giving up, the family members all agreed with Su Jin's words.
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