Chapter 35 I'll get my dad to beat you to death
Ignoring her still aching back, Gu's mother walked over and said, "You know he's just a child. If someone hadn't whispered these things in his ear, would he have been able to say them?"
“We’ve only just arrived in Bakushu Village and have no grudge against you. What are you all thinking, that you’re badmouthing my daughter-in-law and her unborn child behind her back?”
“Exactly, that’s really going too far. The Gu family just arrived in Bakushu Village and haven’t even been living with them yet. There’s no way they have any conflicts. It’s really too much to insult them like that,” said Captain Wang of the well-drilling team.
Master Li sneered, "There's no real conflict here. It's just that the Gu family lives in their own courtyard, and they're jealous! Jealousy is the most vicious thing a person can have!"
Seeing everyone looking at her with disdain, Chen Zhaodi immediately sat down on the ground, slapped her hands on the ground, and started wailing: "Damn it, all my son wanted was a few dumplings from you! You wouldn't give them to him, and now you're trying to bully us! Someone come quick! The new educated youth are bullying us!"
Her outburst left Gu Yanfei, who was supporting her mother, completely dumbfounded.
Is there any logic to this?
Who's bullying whom here?
Gu's father spoke directly: "Yan Xiao, go and invite the village secretary over. I want to see if this Eight Trees Village still has any reason to talk!"
“That’s right. Captain Wang and Master Li are here, and with so many eyes watching, we have nowhere to complain!” Su Xiangwan nodded in agreement.
It's only been two days since I arrived in the countryside. If I'm already suppressed by Chen Zhaodi, then I can forget about having a foothold in this Bakushu Village.
“Okay!” Gu Yanxiao said, and was about to go find the village secretary.
"You, you're not allowed to go!" When Chen Zhaodi saw that they weren't buying her act and were going to find the village secretary, she was so frightened that she stopped making a scene.
He quickly got up, picked up Liu Jiabao, and turned to leave.
Liu Jiabao cried out unwillingly, "I won't go! I won't go! I haven't eaten any dumplings yet! Chen Zhaodi, you good-for-nothing, put me down right now, or I'll have Dad beat you to death! Put me down! Dumplings, my dumplings!"
After shouting for a long time, seeing that Chen Zhaodi did not put him down, he became so angry that he waved his hands and slapped Chen Zhaodi's face repeatedly.
Chen Zhaodi let him slap her face repeatedly, only daring to coax him in a low voice, "Jiabao, be good, when the New Year comes, Mom will make dumplings for you, okay? Be good, don't make a fuss!"
Gu Yanfei stared at the mother and son walking away, speechless with astonishment.
Before this, she couldn't imagine that someone would make such a fuss over a dumpling.
Some people have never even met their sister-in-law, yet they curse her and the child in her womb.
There are also mothers who are not only called "worthless" by their sons, but also slapped in the face one after another without daring to fight back or even dodge.
It can be said that her second day in Bakushu Village had already had a huge impact on her entire outlook on life.
After Chen Zhaodi and Liu Jiabao's outburst, everyone's good mood was ruined.
After having dinner, the well-drilling team continued working and finally finished drilling the well around 9 p.m.
After seeing off the well-drilling team, the Gu family members washed up briefly and prepared to rest.
"Mom, how's your back? Does it still hurt?"
Su Xiangwan took a bottle of medicinal wine and went to Gu's mother's room.
"It's much better now, it's nothing serious." Gu's mother shook her head. Although she was in a lot of pain when she was hit, at least she didn't suffer any internal injuries.
"Here's some medicated plaster I prepared, let me put it on for you!"
Su Xiangwan took out a plaster. These plasters were kept in her space. The outer packaging had already been torn off, so nothing would be exposed.
"Alright, let's put it on then!" Gu's mother thought that she had to go to work tomorrow, and putting it on would help it heal better by tomorrow, so she didn't refuse.
"Mom, thank you. If it weren't for protecting me..."
When Su Xiangwan saw the bruise on Gu's mother's waist after she lifted her clothes, her eyes reddened as she spoke.
Before she could finish speaking, Gu's mother shook her head with a smile: "What silly things are you saying, child? Don't think that just because you're pregnant, it's only right for me to protect you as my daughter-in-law. In my heart, you are no different from Yan Xiao and Yan Fei. Protecting a child is a mother's nature."
"Mom, I'll put it on for you."
Su Xiangwan lowered her head and didn't say anything more.
She never doubted her mother's love for her.
No matter how much trouble the original owner caused in the past, Gu's mother never spoke harshly to her; on the contrary, she always protected her.
Having a mother-in-law like Gu is a blessing for her.
After applying the plaster to Gu's mother, Su Xiangwan chatted with her for a while before returning to her own room.
In the hall, Gu's father came in after seeing Su Xiangwan return to her room.
"Xiang Wan must have been frightened today. Luckily you protected her, otherwise she might have been hurt."
Gu's father sighed. He had tried his best to separate his family from the educated youth settlement when they arrived at Bakushu Village, but unexpected things still happened.
“It’s our Gu family that has wronged her. If it weren’t for us, she wouldn’t have come to this village to suffer.” Gu’s mother rubbed her lower back, which was covered with plasters, her eyes filled with heartache for Su Xiangwan.
Mr. Gu nodded: "This child is sensible, and we can't let her suffer any more. She doesn't need to go to work anymore. Now that the well in our yard has been dug, she can try to have less contact with other people in the future."
Although Gu's father was the eldest son of the Gu family, he never denied the ugly side of human nature.
Especially in this village of Bakushu, the saying "poor mountains and bad waters breed unruly people" is never just an empty phrase.
Women already face hardship in rural areas, and beauty is an even scarcer resource that everyone covets.
Especially the daughter-in-law's appearance; even in the capital, she's one of a kind.
It's not right for the Su family's pampered daughter to suffer after marrying into the Gu family!
It was precisely because of these factors that Gu's father decided to rent a courtyard for the whole family when they arrived at Bakeshu Village.
Now, in order to reduce contact with the educated youth settlements, they have gone to great lengths to dig a well.
Although this would attract attention to the Gu family, with people speculating about how much money and grain they still had, it would also draw unwanted attention.
But it's all worth it to ensure the safety of the whole family and prevent them from being harassed by shady people.
In particular, his daughter-in-law was due to give birth in a few months, and he couldn't possibly bring his child and live with those scheming educated youths!
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