In this era where filial piety is paramount, whether one is a commoner, a businessman, or an official, filial piety is one of the criteria for evaluation. Those who are unfilial are disdained by others; one's body and hair are gifts from one's parents, and one dares not harm them, let alone have one's parents personally accuse one. Everyone in the village knows that Bai Dalin, Chen Qiuling, and the old woman have a bad relationship, but the old woman has never said that Bai Dalin is unfilial, so the villagers can't say anything. However, if the old woman were to personally accuse Bai Dalin, then Bai Dalin's unfilial behavior would be established regardless of whether there is evidence, and Bai Dalin would be ruined.
"Mother, I will definitely handle this matter properly." For the first time, Bai Dalin did not side with his wife and said earnestly.
Upon hearing Bai Dalin's words, Chen Qiuling's face paled even more, fearing that Bai Dalin would immediately lash out at Chen Zhi. She couldn't help but feel regret.
It doesn't matter who fetches the bathwater, or you can tell Bai Nuo where to fetch it. Chen Qiuling knows her son's personality too well. Although she doesn't approve, she also has some ulterior motives. She just wants Chen Zhi and Bai Nuo to have sex.
If it weren't for that old hag asking her for money, she wouldn't have come up with this idea. Although her son wasn't particularly outstanding, he was more than enough to be a good match for Bai Nuo, that idiot. Otherwise, she wouldn't know how Bai Nuo would get married.
"Dalin..." Chen Qiuling weakly tugged at Bai Dalin's clothes and cried out in a mournful voice, "Zhi'er has lost a lot of blood, can we find a doctor for him first?"
Next to her was Chen Zhi, who was now completely unable to move. Although he hadn't fainted yet, he was sitting on the ground, his clothes appearing exceptionally dark in the darkness, and he was covering his mouth and wailing incessantly.
But no one paid him any attention. The louder he shouted, the more it proved that what A-Yu said was true. Chen Qiuling couldn't even defend Chen Zhi or make a few excuses.
The issue is no longer whether Chen Zhi actually spied on Bai Nuo taking a bath, but rather that this old hag is using this as an excuse to confess her feelings to Da Lin. No matter how she tries to deny it, the old hag won't listen if she's not satisfied.
She was afraid that Chen Zhi would be punished, and she was also afraid that Bai Dalin would really be sued. One of them was her provider, and the other was her support for the rest of her life. They were both her flesh and blood, and she couldn't bear to part with either of them.
"Yes, yes..." Bai Dalin wished he could find an excuse to get away, and hurriedly said to his mother, "Mother, Chen Zhi is so badly injured, let's find a doctor for him first. Human life is the most important thing. We can talk about other things after Chen Zhi recovers."
As they were talking, Bai Nuo and Chen Qiuling tried to help Chen Zhi up, but unexpectedly, Bai Nuo hung a sickle around his neck and looked at him with a cold gaze as if he were looking at an enemy.
"Damn it, where does an idiot get such a sinister look in his eyes?" Bai Dalin muttered to himself, but smiled and said, "Nuonuo, let go of your father. I need to find a doctor for your older brother."
Bai Nuo said coolly, "He's not my older brother."
"Okay, okay, it's not true..." Bai Dalin said, carefully removing the knife from his neck. Bai Nuo pushed it back in with force.
Bai Dalin was furious. "What do you want?"
"What are your plans, Father, for tonight's events?"
"I told you I'd give you an explanation!" Bai Dalin was furious and embarrassed, and didn't bother to examine his daughter's words, which were perfectly normal.
"Fine, make him kowtow and apologize to me!"
Chen Qiuling noticed that Bai Nuo's expression was unpredictable. While Bai Nuo was speaking, Chen Qiuling had been observing Bai Nuo, but she couldn't figure out anything. She just felt that Bai Nuo's mind had become much clearer.
"Sure, sure..." Bai Dalin readily agreed. As long as he could get away, Chen Zhi could kowtow, as long as it wasn't him who kowtowed.
*
"Alright, alright, stop crying. I'm not dead..." In Chen Zhi's room, Chen Zhi had already been settled in. The doctor had come to treat Chen Zhi's wounds. The blow from A Yu was too deep, and the doctor wrapped Chen Zhi's body with bandages again and again, making it look particularly frightening. Chen Qiuling sat not far away watching her son cry, while Bai Dalin paced back and forth irritably.
Bai Dalin was worried about what his mother had said. What if she really went to sue him? His future would be ruined.
Although his current job isn't particularly good, it's stable and pays well, and he doesn't want to lose it!
On one hand, there was his wife, Chen Qiuling, who would naturally refuse to apologize to Chen Zhi. On the other hand, there was his mother, who wouldn't let things go. Bai Dalin was getting very frustrated trying to figure out a solution, but Chen Qiuling was still sobbing, which annoyed Bai Dalin so much that he started cursing at her.
Chen Qiuling's sobs caught in her throat. This was the first time Bai Dalin had ever yelled at her. Chen Qiuling cried even louder, accusing him between sobs, "Dalin, how could you yell at me?"
"Alright, nephew, your son's wounds have been treated. He just needs to have his dressing changed on time." The old doctor ignored the commotion and calmly said to Bai Dalin. He had heard about the Bai family's affairs, but he didn't want to care or see them at all—not everyone was curious about the Bai family's old, trivial matters.
Bai Dalin felt humiliated. After politely seeing the doctor off, he was about to turn around and say a few words to Chen Qiuling when Chen Qiuling pounced on him, her sharp nails scratching his face. "You actually yelled at me! You actually yelled at me! My son was beaten like this by your son, and you still yelled at me! I don't want to live anymore... Waaah..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Bai Dalin shoved Chen Qiuling away in frustration, covered his face, and was about to lose his temper, but seeing Chen Qiuling squatting on the ground crying sadly, he felt sorry for her, so he squatted down and hugged her, coaxing her gently, "It's okay, it's my fault, I shouldn't have yelled at you."
Chen Qiuling burst into tears, repeatedly pounding Bai Dalin's fists with her hands.
"Don't cry, you'll hurt yourself. Zhi'er still needs you as his mother," Bai Dalin said.
“Zhi’er absolutely cannot apologize to Bai Nuo.” Chen Qiuling buried her face in Bai Dalin’s chest. “She’s not stupid at all. She’s faking it. Maybe she’s the one who set up today to frame Zhi’er.”
Bai Dalin listened to Chen Qiuling in everything, but he didn't believe her on this matter. Bai Nuo was his daughter, and he knew she was mentally challenged. Bai Nuo wasn't born mentally challenged; she developed a fever later and didn't have time to see a doctor before it became mentally challenged. Chen Qiuling arrived late and didn't know, but he knew very well.
"No, Zhi'er must apologize, or my mother will sue me."
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