Chapter 827 What goes around comes around
Aunt Xue never expected that Lu Erbai and his wife would not listen to her explanations at all. Even though she cried her heart out, they remained unmoved and only focused on the issue of her buying people.
Caught off guard, she screamed and tried to dodge the attack.
Lu Erbai stood quietly at the door watching his wife vent her anger. He didn't lay a hand on her, but if Aunt Xue retaliated, he would go up to help Ruan Shi.
However, Aunt Xue's hand was already crippled, and she was constantly hungry and cold. Let alone fighting back, even dodging that stick had exhausted all her strength.
The commotion at the gate quickly drew the people inside the village out. They had originally intended to help, but upon seeing Ruan Shi's one-sided domination, they immediately stood still.
They were afraid that if they went forward, they might kill someone.
Killing her 'foster mother' right after Lu Shuyu became the village head will definitely bring her trouble.
They didn't even lift a finger, but Aunt Xue was already nearly beaten to death.
She was hit several times, especially on her injured hand, which was now in so much pain that her whole body was spasming and she couldn't stand up, so she fell to the ground.
As soon as she fell to the ground, Lu Erbai stepped forward and stopped the almost out-of-control Ruan Shi.
Ruan was panting heavily when she sneered, "Don't play dead. My stick isn't thick, and my strength isn't great. I can't kill you."
It's indestructible, but it hurts.
This time, Aunt Xue's tears were truly uncontrollable; her body was trembling slightly, and she couldn't speak.
"Aunt Xue..."
Suddenly, a pair of feet stopped in front of her. Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment, then raised her head with difficulty and found that Shu Yu was standing in front of her at some point.
Her expression changed drastically, "You..."
Shu Yu looked down at her for a long time, then raised his head and said to Ruan Shi and Lu Erbai, "Father, please help Mother to rest for a while. I want to say a few words to her."
"Okay, okay, tell me slowly."
Lu Erbai helped Ruan Shi leave, leaving only Shu Yu and Aunt Xue outside the courtyard.
The lanterns under the eaves outside the courtyard gate cast a hazy glow, softening the light on Shu Yu's face.
This gentleness gave Aunt Xue a false impression.
She looked up, tears streaming down her face even more fiercely. "Ayu, I... I was wrong... I'm sorry, please forgive me... Please help me..."
Shu Yu stood there for a long time, even though she hadn't actually gone very far.
Meng Yunzheng rarely had the opportunity to be alone with her, and since she had just been granted the title of Lady of the Township, she had many questions to ask about the news from the capital.
Therefore, the two walked slowly, letting Zhao Xi take Daya back first, while they talked not far from the manor.
The two of them heard the commotion immediately.
Shu Yu witnessed the entire process of Aunt Xue being beaten.
Seeing Xue Shi in such a disheveled state, Shu Yu suddenly laughed, squatted down, reached out and lifted her chin, and said in a low voice, "Do you remember when I was little, I was beaten by the servants of the Shu family, just like you are now, lying on the ground unable to get up. Then you came over, looked down at me with your superior attitude, kicked away the steamed bun I had finally gotten, and then told me that you were the third daughter of the Shu family, how could you eat such things? As punishment, you made me go hungry and locked me in a dark room."
As Aunt Xue's pupils widened, Shu Yu's smile grew brighter and brighter. "Truly, fortunes change, don't you think?"
(End of this chapter)
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