Chapter 174 Venting
"Juan'er—"
"Juan'er, wait a moment—"
Jiang Si was talking to her third uncle when she heard the voice and instinctively looked over.
The person who stopped them was an elderly woman in her fifties.
The old lady was wearing a faded, diagonally buttoned shirt and dark trousers, and her hair was neatly tied into a bun at the back of her head.
She was holding a 'candle bundle' in her arms and smiling ingratiatingly.
Hu Meili rolled her eyes, then, thinking that Jiang Si hadn't met this person yet, she pouted and said.
"This is that old hag. Lei Zi already sent her away yesterday."
"I never expected that old hag had a backup plan; she's like a persistent ghost."
Jiang Si nodded. Even if Hu Meili hadn't said anything, she could tell that this person was Deputy Regiment Commander Lei's mother.
Because the mother and son look quite alike.
To be honest, before meeting this person, Jiang Si had privately asked Huo Tingzhou about it.
"Is it possible that Deputy Regiment Commander Lei is not this family's biological son?"
But all doubts were dispelled at that moment.
It turns out that there really are parents in this world who don't love their children.
Because they don't love each other, they won't even love the children they have.
Before I could finish my thought, Aunt Lei spoke up, “Juan’er, look at this child, how adorable he is! His little arms and legs are as tender as lotus roots. He’s only three months old, it’s perfect for you to take him home and raise him.”
Upon hearing this, Hu Meili immediately rolled up her sleeves.
"Pah, this old hag must have had her brain smeared with lard..."
"sister in law."
Jiang Si pulled her back, "You should let Aunt Xu vent her anger herself, otherwise she'll suffer for the rest of her life if this gets stuck in her heart."
Neither of them kept their voices down when they said this.
Aunt Lei naturally heard it, but she didn't take it to heart at all.
She had lived in the family compound for almost half a year, and she knew exactly what kind of person her second son's wife was.
She did indeed do that thing back then.
But Aunt Lei has no regrets at all.
They're just two grandsons.
We have plenty of grandchildren at home, so these two won't make a difference.
Moreover, the blame for this lies with the second son's wife.
Her second son has been filial since he was a child, and he listens to everything she says.
If it weren't for that vixen instigating the second son to stop sending money home, how could he possibly ignore the fate of his entire family!
She originally thought that since this person couldn't have children, she would find a reason to get them divorced in a few years.
With the second son's looks and qualifications, what kind of girl couldn't he find in the countryside?
Who knew that the second son, that shameless bastard, would defy her once again for her sake, refusing to leave no matter what.
Now that their livelihood has been cut off, how could she not hate them?
Thinking about the purpose of her trip, Aunt Lei stepped forward and spoke in a heartfelt tone.
“Juan’er, I know you have a hurdle in your heart that you can’t get over, but it takes two to tango.”
"In the end, what happened back then was both your fault and my fault."
"So many years have passed, there's no point in talking about it now."
"Don't be fooled by Lei Zi's words that he doesn't care about these things; men can change."
"He's only thirty years old now. Can you guarantee he'll still think this way when he's forty?"
"You're from the city, there are many things you don't understand."
“In our countryside, if there isn’t a male to support the family, the family can’t stand up straight. If they go out, everyone’s spit could drown Lei Zi.”
"I'm doing this for your own good, for the good of this family!"
"Think about what you'll do for the rest of your lives without children? Who will break the pots and pans for you when you die..."
"Smack—"
Before Aunt Lei could finish speaking, Xu Mingjuan slapped her hard across the face.
"How dare you say these things to me? Is it my fault that I don't have children?"
"It was you! You old beast, you pushed them all away with your own hands!"
Aunt Lei's face turned a deep shade of liver. "What nonsense are you spouting? You just lost your balance..."
"Bullshit!"
Xu Mingjuan's anger, which had been building up for years, finally found an outlet.
She pointed at Aunt Lei's nose and said, "You know how hard you pushed me! What were you doing when I begged you to take me to the hospital? You were just standing there sneering."
"You killed my own flesh and blood, and now you've brought me some bastard child from who-knows-where and expect me to raise it!"
"Has your brain been kicked by a donkey eight hundred times, or squeezed into mush by a door?"
Jiang Si, always eager for drama, said, "Exactly, they must be seriously ill in the head, otherwise they wouldn't have come up with such a disgusting idea."
If an ordinary person heard this, they would probably have already broken down their defenses.
Aunt Lei acted as if nothing was wrong, saying calmly, "Young comrade, this is our family matter. You should mind your own business. This is none of your concern."
As long as the kinship remains intact, she is Lei Zi's biological mother.
She raised him with love and care, so why shouldn't he take care of her in her old age and see her off when she dies?
Thinking this, Aunt Lei said directly, "Of the three unfilial acts, the greatest is to have no offspring. She has to raise this child whether she wants to or not, otherwise our Lei family will not have a daughter-in-law like her."
As she spoke, she put the child on the ground, turned around, and left.
"Wait a minute, you can't leave now."
Jiang Si simply pulled out her work ID, regardless of whether she was an unofficial staff member or what she did at the Public Security Bureau.
The words "Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau" alone are quite intimidating.
Deputy Regiment Commander Lei is a soldier, and the military is reluctant to handle such matters due to family issues, but the Public Security Bureau is a different story.
Jiang Si said, "Sister-in-law Hu, could you please tell the comrades at the sentry post to help us report this to the police?"
"They said that someone deliberately abandoned a child at the entrance of the military family compound."
"Also, this child's origins are unknown; let them investigate that as well."
"Oh right, didn't this old lady just mention breaking the basin?"
The others nodded: "Yes, she said so."
"Then let's add another one: spreading feudal superstitions in public."
These accusations alone might not be enough, Jiang Si turned to look at Xu Mingjuan.
"Sister-in-law, do you remember which spot she pushed you in back then?"
Xu Mingjuan was puzzled, but she nodded nonetheless: "I remember!"
Even if she were to turn to ashes, she would remember this matter perfectly.
Jiang Si nodded, then asked Hu Meili, "Sister-in-law Hu, when you went to Sister-in-law Xu's house, do you remember what position Sister-in-law Xu was lying on the ground in?"
"Of course I remember."
Hu Meili said, "The ground was covered in blood. When we arrived, Mingjuan was lying motionless on the ground. Several of us saw her."
It's good that you saw it.
Thanks to her frequent trips to the police station in Beijing, Jiang Si had some understanding of how cases were investigated in this era.
Meeting Aunt Lei's surprised gaze, Jiang Si said, "Your actions are not just a matter of failing to save someone in distress; you are suspected of intentional homicide!"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Lei's heart skipped a beat.
But she quickly regained her composure. Back then, it was just the two of them at home: her second son's wife and herself.
The army couldn't do anything about her, yet this little girl tried to convict her with just a few words?
dream!
However, after today's commotion, it's not possible to leave the child with the second son and his wife for the time being.
Aunt Lei picked up the child from the ground, her eyes flashing.
"I came all this way out of kindness, and you don't even appreciate it."
"Let me tell you, you'll regret this one day."
Having said that, she tried to slip away.
At that moment, Xu Mingjuan stepped forward and grabbed her wrist.
"The police haven't arrived yet, you're not allowed to leave! You have to explain yourself clearly today."
Aunt Lei was furious: "How dare you! I'm your mother-in-law! You're helping outsiders bully an old woman like me? Do you want others to break Lei's back?"
"From the moment you pushed me, you were no longer my mother-in-law!"
Xu Mingjuan said, word by word, "Debts must be repaid, and murderers must pay with their lives! Even if Lei Zi wants to divorce me today, I will still seek justice for my two children."
No sooner had she finished speaking than a male voice came from behind her.
"Honey, am I really that unworthy of your trust?"
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