Chapter 66 Three Requirements
After the injection, the doctor, with a stern face, earnestly instructed, "The patient's body has suffered great damage and is very weak now. She needs to go home and rest properly, avoid overexertion, and is not suitable for pregnancy at the moment."
He wasn't lying; insufficient blood and qi are indeed not suitable for pregnancy.
Zhou's mother was about to ask the doctor how long it would take for her daughter-in-law to wake up, but Zhou Xiangyang spoke up first, "Thank you so much. We know what to do. You can go back to your work now, we won't bother you anymore."
The doctor smiled and nodded, then decisively left the ward.
Seeing this, Zhou Ma didn't want to keep asking the doctor so many questions. She just stared intently at Lin Yuanshu, afraid that he would stop breathing. She prayed in her heart that Lin Yuanshu would wake up safely. She would do anything as long as Lin Yuanshu woke up safely. She didn't want to go to jail.
More than ten minutes later, Lin Yuanshu slowly opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Xiangyang and the others who were anxious, and asked with a confused expression, "What happened? How did I end up in a hospital room?"
Zhou Xiangyang quickly explained, "You fainted at home and we took you to the hospital. The doctor said it was anaphylactic shock. My Zhou family is so sorry!"
"How could I be allergic? I didn't eat any seafood!" Lin Yuanshu asked in confusion.
The three of them instinctively turned their gaze to Zhou Ma. Lin Yuanshu's eyes widened in disbelief as he said, "Mom, why did you do that? You hate me that much, you wish I were dead!"
Aunt Zhou was stunned for a moment, then quickly explained, "I didn't mean for you to die. I just wanted to teach you a lesson. I didn't expect things to turn out this way. Second daughter-in-law, it's so good that you're alright. I don't have to go to jail anymore. I was wrong this time. I shouldn't have done such a thing. If you can forgive me, I'll do anything you ask."
Lin Yuanshu wanted to speak, but couldn't help coughing several times. She said weakly, "Mom, I'm really sad that you've targeted me time and time again. I came here to be your daughter-in-law, not your enemy. Don't talk to me now. I feel extremely disgusted when you speak."
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother did not lose her temper. Instead, she showed an apologetic expression and said very sincerely, "Second daughter-in-law, I really know I was wrong this time. I really didn't mean to put you in the hospital. I can swear that from now on, I will definitely not target you. If I target you again, I will go back to the production team to take care of my mother-in-law. Your father can supervise me."
Lin Yuanshu looked at Zhou Ma with considerable surprise. She thought Zhou Ma would continue to argue and make unreasonable demands, but she didn't expect her to admit her mistake so obediently. She even suspected that Zhou Ma had been replaced.
Fortunately, Zhou Ma and the others were not very familiar with hospital procedures and allergies, otherwise the plan might not have been able to be implemented smoothly. In Lin Yuanshu's opinion, if Zhou Ma and the others had even a little medical knowledge, they would have found that this plan was full of flaws.
In fact, Zhou Ma was terrified by this series of events. Looking at Lin Yuanshu's prolonged unconsciousness, she almost thought she would spend the rest of her life in jail.
She's feeling dizzy right now. She didn't sleep a wink last night because she was worried, and then this big thing happened this morning. She's been on edge the whole time.
When she did this, she thought Lin Yuanshu would only feel unwell for a while, but she didn't expect it to cause Lin Yuanshu to have an allergic shock. She almost killed Lin Yuanshu.
Now she just hopes this matter can pass quickly; she would rather go back to the time when she was suppressed by Lin Yuanshu.
Zhou Dafu couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He had to clean up the mess his wife had made. He said solemnly, "Little Second Wife, your mother was wrong, and it's understandable that you're angry. Now that she knows she was wrong, can you give her a chance to make amends? I will keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't target you again. Although you two can't get along perfectly, you can still treat each other with respect."
Although Lin Yuanshu achieved her goal, she did not immediately agree. Instead, she said weakly, "I want to rest properly. My mind is too confused right now."
Now Zhou Ma has something on her hands. It would be a waste for her to put on this show if she didn't make good use of it. From now on, Zhou Ma will have to think twice before targeting her. Moreover, she can also justifiably refuse to get pregnant. This is simply killing three birds with one stone.
Thanks to Zhou Xiangyang's idea, otherwise she would never have thought of using this method to deal with Zhou's mother. Now, Zhou's mother, who didn't want to be quiet, had to be quiet.
If Zhou Ma weren't her mother-in-law, she would have sent her to the quarry for reform long ago. Unfortunately, she was hesitant because political vetting was very strict in those days, and family background was an important factor in the evaluation. If Zhou Ma had any blemishes on her record, it would affect her promotion.
Even if she sever ties with Zhou Ma, it will only lessen the impact, not eliminate it entirely.
Aunt Zhou quickly said, "You rest, you should rest well. We won't bother you anymore. I'll go buy you breakfast. You need to eat well to take good care of your health."
Zhou Dafu went to the cafeteria with his mother to buy breakfast. Zhou Dafu couldn't help but scold, "Look what you've done! You've sent your own daughter-in-law to the hospital. It's a good thing you targeted the second daughter-in-law. If it were the eldest daughter-in-law, she might not even be able to keep her grandson. From now on, give me your salary. I'll give you living expenses every month to prevent you from doing bad things when you have money."
Zhou's mother objected, "This is my hard-earned salary. If I hand it over to you, won't I be left with no money?"
Zhou Dafu retorted confidently, "So what? Zhou Xiangyang and the others hand over their salaries every month without complaint. What complaints are you making? Besides, didn't you hear what the doctor said? Xiao Er's wife is weak. Your salary should be used to buy eggs and brown sugar for her so she can get better and get pregnant."
Zhou Ma felt heartbroken. For the first time, she experienced the pain of handing over her wages and finally understood why Lin Yuanshu had tried every means to avoid handing over his wages.
The wages she handed over were no longer hers. She had no right to object to whatever Zhou Dafu wanted to do, since the money wasn't in her own hands.
She muttered to herself, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have done nothing at all."
She painstakingly bought seafood to deal with Lin Yuanshu, but the result was unexpectedly good, sending Lin Yuanshu to the hospital. As a result, she had to hand over her salary every month, and she could no longer target Lin Yuanshu because Zhou Dafu would be monitoring her.
Despite all the trouble, she was still the one who suffered. The only saving grace was that at least Lin Yuanshu wasn't completely unharmed this time; at least she ended up in the hospital.
Inside the ward, Sister-in-law Xue declared confidently, "Mom, you really went too far this time. I didn't expect you to be allergic to seafood. Don't worry, from now on, I will never cook any seafood dishes."
Lin Yuanshu's expression was quite subtle. It seemed that unless he left the Zhou family, he would not be able to eat seafood.
"Thank you for your concern. Just keep this to yourself and don't spread it around. If Mom's reputation is bad, it will affect us too," Lin Yuanshu said, forcing herself to stay alert. She didn't want Zhou's mother's matter to affect her application to join the Party.
Without much thought, Sister-in-law Xue agreed without hesitation, "No problem, I promise I can keep it a secret."
She must be crazy to tell this story. If Aunt Zhou finds out that she was the one who told the story, she'll be in big trouble.
Sister-in-law Xue was about to continue chatting with Lin Yuanshu when she suddenly felt the urge to urinate. After thinking for a moment, she went to the toilet.
After seeing Sister-in-law Xue leave, Zhou Xiangyang held Lin Yuanshu's book and immediately relaxed. He smiled and said, "It's great that the plan went smoothly. Now, my mother won't think about bullying you every day, and she's learned her lesson. She won't act so recklessly anymore."
He was a little nervous about acting in front of his parents for the first time, but luckily he had rehearsed in front of his wife beforehand, so he wasn't completely flustered.
"Thank you for your hard work. Without your help, this matter wouldn't have gone so smoothly," Lin Yuanshu said with a smile.
Being kind to Zhou Ma is being cruel to yourself. You can't reason with her. Even if you scold her mercilessly, she'll still do the same thing next time. The only way is to make her suffer a little.
I don't expect her to become anything great; she should at least be a normal person!
Zhou Xiangyang lowered his head in embarrassment. In retrospect, it was his mother who had wronged his wife by harming her health in this way. If this wasn't controlled, his mother might dare to put in seafood that caused his wife's allergy today, and she might dare to put in pesticides tomorrow.
Half an hour later, Zhou's mother and Zhou Dafu brought breakfast into the ward, and they finally got to eat their belated breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, Lin Yuanshu said weakly, "It's not impossible for me to forgive Mom's behavior, but I have three conditions. First, from now on, Mom can't target me, and Dad will supervise. Second, if I get a house, I can move out with Xiangyang, and Dad and Mom can't object. Third, next month, Xiangyang and I will only hand over half of our salaries, and keep the other half for ourselves. My older brother and sister-in-law can do the same."
She originally intended to hand over only living expenses, but realizing that Chow Tai Fook would definitely not agree, she changed it to half of her salary.
She didn't want to bring up the issue of separating the family so early, but now was indeed the best opportunity, while Zhou Dafu and Zhou Ma both felt guilty towards her.
Otherwise, if the issue is brought up at the last minute, there will be endless arguments. After all, she will be the one in a hurry, not Zhou Dafu and Zhou Ma. She doesn't want to back down just to divide the family property.
Sister-in-law Xue looked at Lin Yuanshu in shock. Although she knew that Lin Yuanshu would eventually make a fuss about dividing the family property, she did not expect it to happen so quickly. Lin Yuanshu had not even been allocated a house yet, and he had already started thinking about the future division of the family property. He was really not afraid of offending his parents at all.
Chow Tai Fook frowned and pondered.
Zhou Ma's face was full of disapproval. She retorted, "What you're doing is no different from splitting up the family. A family should stay together and work together to make the family better and better."
They all assumed that Lin Yuanshu would be allocated a house; it was just a matter of time.
Lin Yuanshu coughed twice, his tone intense, "According to your logic, I've suffered so much, and all I get in return is Mom not targeting me and Dad supervising me. But don't forget, in a normal family, a mother shouldn't target her daughter-in-law. It's what a mother should do. Why should I suffer to get this? What's the difference between this compensation and no compensation at all? If the cost of committing a crime is this low, then I'd like to commit one too! It's because of Dad's inaction that Mom has become increasingly audacious. What's the benefit of the whole family staying together? It makes it easier for Mom to poison me, to murder me for money!"
Lin Yuanshu grew angrier as she spoke, pressing her further: "If I really leave now, Mom will probably clap her hands in delight and then choose a new wife for Xiangyang. And you will only choose to keep quiet and won't tell anyone the reason for my illness. I've escaped this time, but what about next time! This isn't my home, but a den of dragons and tigers, a place that wants to drive me to my death."
Aunt Zhou retorted in a low voice, "It's not as serious as you make it out to be. I didn't want you to die, and I won't do such a thing again."
Lin Yuanshu snorted coldly, "Damn it, your promises are like farts, they'll just blow away in the wind. Accidental death isn't death anymore. Can I slap you and then innocently say that I didn't mean to slap you, I just wanted to touch you, I didn't expect to use a little too much force? Don't try to fool me. If all else fails, I'll fight to the death and call the police. Nobody will have a good time."
Knowing she was in the wrong, Zhou's mother dared not continue to object, and turned her attention to Zhou Dafu.
Zhou Dafu was extremely worried. He never expected Lin Yuanshu to make such a request. If he agreed, the family would definitely fall apart. But seeing how neither Zhou's mother nor Lin Yuanshu could tolerate each other, forcing Lin Yuanshu to forgive Zhou's mother would only deepen the conflict and make things more irreparable.
Fortunately, Zhou Xiangyang was not the eldest son, and he never thought of relying on Zhou Xiangyang to support him in his old age; otherwise, he would be in an even more difficult situation today.
Zhou Dafu sighed and said slowly, "I can agree to these three requests of yours, but you must also agree to one request of mine: if we really have to split up the family business, you cannot interfere or raise any objections."
Lin Yuanshu agreed without hesitation: "Okay, no problem. I won't tell anyone what happened today. I'll just say that it was caused by eating stale food."
As long as the family can be divided, she won't care about the distribution of the Zhou family's property. Fortunately, it is customary for the eldest son to support his parents in old age, so she doesn't need to worry about living with her parents-in-law for the rest of her life. She just needs to send them some money every month after they get old.
She would rather not have the money than live with her in-laws.
When Zhou Dafu saw that Lin Yuanshu had agreed, he breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want to argue with Lin Yuanshu any longer. Since they were going to split the family property, it had to be done according to his ideas, otherwise it would be too frustrating.
Although he didn't know how long it would take for Lin Yuanshu to be allocated a house, he had already discussed all the issues that would arise from the division of the family property. The only problem was that Lin Yuanshu would object.
Zhou's mother was heartbroken, but even more so, she was terrified of Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang leaving. After they left, she would have even less control over Lin Yuanshu. Given Lin Yuanshu's personality, she estimated that they would only be able to see each other during holidays.
Sister-in-law Xue was also in a bad mood. After all, once Lin Yuanshu left, Aunt Zhou would definitely focus her attention on her and find her unpleasant.
Moreover, the fact that Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang only handed over half of the money means that they will receive much less money in the future. After all, Zhou's mother and Lin Yuanshu are currently at odds, and when the family property is divided, most of the money will definitely be given to them.
But they couldn't refuse, since Lin Yuanshu was truly ruthless; she called the police without hesitation, no joke. She might have the ability to make others overlook her family background, but they couldn't!
Zhou Xiangyang's eyes were filled with anticipation. He could stay quietly in the living room with his wife and read books, without anyone constantly telling them what to do.
No one will force him to go out and chat with others or build relationships, and no one will scold him for being mentally unstable or demand that he obey. He can live as he pleases according to his own ideas.
When Li Xiaohua and the others arrived at the ward, they felt that the atmosphere was very oppressive. None of the Zhou family members had smiles on their faces, and each of them had their own worries.
Zhu Huilan looked at Lin Yuanshu, who had his eyes closed, and asked in a trembling voice, "Is Comrade Lin Yuanshu alright?"
Seeing this, Li Xiaohua's heart sank.
Seeing Ahua's expression, Zhou Ma knew that Ahua had misunderstood. She quickly explained, "Xiao Er's wife is fine. She's just too weak, so she fell asleep. We'll wait until she's rested, and she can be discharged tonight to recuperate at home."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaohua immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"I bought some apples, pears and persimmons. They can be eaten when Comrade Lin Yuanshu wakes up. By the way, how is Comrade Lin Yuanshu's health now? Why did he suddenly end up in the hospital?" Zhu Huilan asked tentatively.
Zhu Huilan never dreamed that her mother-in-law would cause her so much trouble just by visiting her parents' home.
Her mother-in-law actually sided with Lin Yuanshu's mother-in-law, making Lin Yuanshu eat seafood that could cause allergies. This behavior was utterly disregard for human life. Didn't they know that severe allergies could lead to loss of consciousness?
Zhou Ma answered first: "Xiao Er's wife has taken her medicine and had her injections. She's feeling much better. It's all my fault for not being able to throw away the not-so-fresh cabbage when I was cooking, which caused her to feel unwell and have to go to the hospital."
Zhu Huilan nodded thoughtfully, then said with concern, "Fortunately, Comrade Lin Yuanshu is alright. My mother will stew a chicken for him tomorrow to help him recover. We're all friends, so please don't be shy!"
"This is too valuable; we can't accept it without feeling comfortable doing so," Zhou Xiangyang said softly.
Zhu Huilan argued, "This matter is not entirely unrelated to my mother. She knew that Aunt Zhou was reluctant to throw away the stale vegetable leaves, but instead of dissuading her, she tried her best to cover up the smell of the stale vegetable leaves. Otherwise, Comrade Lin Yuanshu would not have been unable to taste the stale vegetable leaves."
The Zhou family members exchanged glances. They all understood Zhu Huilan's implication. After all, Zhou's mother hadn't put any stale vegetable leaves in, so Zhu Huilan's words meant she knew the whole story.
Zhou Dafu said in a serious tone, "Then I'll have to trouble your mother."
“It’s no trouble at all, it’s what my mother should do,” Zhu Huilan replied.
Li Xiaohua looked unhappy. She could accept it if it was given to Zhou Ma, but she was not happy about it being given to someone Zhou Ma disliked. Not only was it a waste of money, but in her eyes, helping a friend's enemy was equivalent to betrayal.
Because Lin Yuanshu was asleep, Li Xiaohua and Zhu Huilan did not stay in the ward for long and soon asked to leave.
When Zhou Ma saw Li Xiaohua and Zhu Huilan leave the ward, she quickly said, "I'll go see them off."
Without waiting for Zhou Dafu and the others to reply, she left the ward and chased after them.
Zhou Dafu sighed with emotion, "Comrade Zhu Huilan is quite responsible. As for her mother-in-law, it's hard to describe. I said, how could your mother dare to do such a bold and reckless thing? It must have been Zhu Huilan's mother-in-law who instigated it."
Hearing Zhou Dafu's words, Lin Yuanshu didn't want to continue pretending to be asleep. She retorted without any mercy, "Dad, you're underestimating Mom. Before Grandma Zhu Huilan came, didn't Mom make plenty of mistakes? If you ask me, maybe Grandma Zhu Huilan was implicated by Mom."
Chow Tai Fook: "..."
Sister-in-law Xue wholeheartedly agreed, after all, even before Zhu Huilan's mother-in-law arrived, Zhou Ma had already been bullying her, and Zhou Ma was not a kind-hearted person.
After the two left the ward, Li Xiaohua muttered to herself, "They haven't even found out the truth, so why should we rush to apologize and give them chickens, doing all this unnecessary work!"
Zhu Huilan argued confidently, "It's normal that the Zhou family didn't discover the truth, but it's impossible that Comrade Lin Yuanshu didn't notice. Once she discovered the truth, she certainly wouldn't help her mother-in-law keep it a secret. So I think the Zhou family must know the truth, but it's just that the truth is too embarrassing to talk about."
For the first time, she felt that her mother-in-law was quite good. At least she wouldn't hide things from her and deliberately make her eat foods that would trigger allergies. Comrade Lin Yuanshu was much worse off than her; he was even hospitalized by his mother-in-law.
“How could that be? You’re overthinking it,” Li Xiaohua said confidently.
When Zhou's mother caught up, she heard this and admitted, "Your daughter-in-law is right, they know the truth."
Li Xiaohua stopped and turned around, looking at Zhou Ma with a shocked expression. She asked worriedly, "Are you... are you alright?"
Zhou Ma sighed and said sadly, "It's alright. I paid a price to get my second wife to forgive me and not mention it again. You shouldn't have gotten involved in this mess."
Li Xiaohua glanced at Zhu Huilan and couldn't help but complain, "If I had known that Comrade Lin Yuanshu was not in any danger, I shouldn't have told you about this. Now they all know I got involved. I don't know what's wrong with you, insisting on telling everyone."
Zhu Huilan said solemnly, "I still want to be friends with Comrade Lin Yuanshu. I don't want to feel guilty."
Li Xiaohua sneered and said irritably, "You've put aside your own family for the greater good and have a clear conscience, but how am I supposed to face the Zhou family in the future?"
Holding Li Xiaohua's hand, Zhou Ma said sadly, "Sister Xiaohua, I'm sorry, I've dragged you into this."
Li Xiaohua shook her head and said firmly, "It's my choice to help you. Don't blame others. Even if it happened again, I would still help you."
Zhou Ma was deeply moved and promised, "Don't worry, even if it costs me my old life, I won't let my second wife take revenge on you."
Li Xiaohua said nonchalantly, "It's okay. She has already forgiven you, so there's no reason for her to continue blaming me. After all, you were the one who hit her. At worst, I'll just make her more chicken soup."
Zhu Huilan watched this harmonious scene quietly, feeling uneasy. Her mother-in-law could be so kind to a friend with no blood relation, yet she was so harsh on her, her daughter-in-law. Why was that?
In the evening, Lin Yuanshu returned home. Aunt Wen and others came to the Zhou family to visit Lin Yuanshu and inquired about his health.
Lin Yuanshu said with a smile, "I'm much better now. I just fainted because of an upset stomach."
Aunt Wei said with a wicked smile, "I guessed it a long time ago. It must be because your mother is stingy and can't bear to throw away the stale vegetable leaves that you got sick. In order to save a little money, you ended up in the hospital and spent a lot of money. It's not worth it. Only a fool would do such a thing."
Aunt Zhou glared angrily at Aunt Wei, wanting to argue, but Lin Yuanshu was the first to agree, saying, "Aunt Wei is right. Things like stale vegetable leaves, half-rotten fruit, and chickens that died of disease are not edible. We shouldn't harm our health for a little bit of greed."
Aunt Wen muttered to herself, "It shouldn't be that bad! You can cut off the rotten parts of rotten fruit and continue eating it. As for a chicken that died of disease, just don't eat the internal organs and the head."
Lin Yuanshu raised an eyebrow and said seriously, "What you're doing is undoubtedly a gamble. If you're lucky, you'll end up like my parents, with nothing happening. If you're unlucky, you'll end up like me, lying in the hospital."
Aunt Wen: "..."
Lin Yuanshu once again became the hot topic in the apartment building. This time, the discussion wasn't about her work ability or her promotion and raise, but rather about how she got food poisoning from eating stale cabbage.
This incident also served as a warning to the older women in the tenement buildings, making them start to pay more attention to food safety. They became less stingy and were more willing to throw away vegetable scraps, because they didn't want to become the next Lin Yuanshu.
As soon as Aunt Wei got home, she told Sun Yiyi to be generous when cooking, to throw away what should be thrown away, and not to put stale vegetable leaves into the pot.
Sun Yiyi's eyes revealed a hint of disapproval. According to Lin Yuanshu, there are many things that cannot be eaten, and doing this is too wasteful.
In her previous life, she had lived in the Zhou family for so many years and had never been hospitalized because of eating Zhou Ma's cooking. So it wasn't a problem with the cabbage being stale, but rather that Lin Yuanshu was too weak.
Now, Zhou Ma feels guilty and indifferent towards Lin Yuanshu. She knows that she has wronged Lin Yuanshu, but she is also very dissatisfied with Lin Yuanshu's idea of separating the family. She can only avoid Lin Yuanshu and try not to appear in front of him, so as not to lose control of her temper and pretend that she does not have Lin Yuanshu as her daughter-in-law.
Uncharacteristically, Chow Tai Fook showed great concern for Lin Yuanshu, even giving her a bag of brown sugar to drink every day to nourish her health.
Lin Yuanshu accepted everything without question. If others were kind to her, she would naturally be kind to them in return. But if anyone tried to hurt her, they shouldn't blame her for retaliating.
After learning about what had happened during the day, the eldest brother was filled with mixed emotions. He frowned and said, "Dad just agreed to the second wife's request to separate the family so easily, and Xiangyang didn't object at all?"
Sister-in-law Xue gave a helpless look and said confidently, "In that situation, who would dare to object? After all, the second daughter-in-law had just been to the gates of hell. If it were me, I would definitely make even more outrageous demands."
The eldest brother said irritably, "Don't you know how to stand up and object? Don't you know that whether we split up the family or hand over half of our wages, it won't benefit us at all?"
After all, he only needed to hand over one salary, while Lin Yuanshu and Zhou Xiangyang needed to hand over two salaries. Whether it was Lin Yuanshu or Zhou Xiangyang, their salaries were higher than his. When the family property was divided, he would get the lion's share. No matter how you look at it, he was the one who benefited the most.
Otherwise, how could he possibly tolerate Lin Yuanshu?
"Where can I find a reason to object? Even if I object, it's useless! The second daughter-in-law has something on our mother, and our parents are in the wrong. The second daughter-in-law is already 'three parts unreasonable,' let alone when she is in the right," said Sister-in-law Xue, feeling very aggrieved.
The older brother couldn't help but sigh, "If I had known things would turn out this way, I should have gone with them in the first place."
Sister-in-law Xue muttered under her breath, "It's no use for you to go with her. Whether it's work or life, when has the second daughter-in-law ever failed to do what she wanted to do!"
Big Brother: "..."
On the other side, Zhu Huilan told Quanmin everything that had happened during the day, and then lowered her voice to instruct, "As a daughter-in-law, I can't directly tell my mother-in-law what she did wrong. Find a suitable time to persuade her to not do such a thing again next time."
After hearing this, Quanmin gasped and his face turned serious. Although he knew that his mother had a good relationship with Lin Yuanshu's mother-in-law, he did not expect that it was to be this good. To dare to get involved in such a matter was simply a disregard for the law.
When Li Xiaohua returned from the restroom, Quanmin said with a grim expression, "Mom, I can understand that you have a good relationship with Aunt Zhou across the street, but how could you do such a thing? You are aiding and abetting evil, acting as an accomplice to a tyrant. Not only did you not stop her, but you also helped cover it up. You should be glad that Comrade Lin Yuanshu's health is not seriously affected, otherwise you would be waiting to go to the police station with Aunt Zhou across the street!"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiaohua didn't refute, but instead angrily asked, "Who told you that? Only your wife knows about this. Did she tell you? I knew she didn't like me. The Zhou family clearly didn't know I was involved, but she insisted on telling everyone, and now she's complaining to you. What does she want from me? Does she want to force me to die because of this? I admit I was wrong, but you keep accusing me like this, trying to make me atone with my death!"
"Mom, that's not what we meant," Quanmin quickly said.
Li Xiaohua questioned, "Then what do you mean?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com