When he opened his mouth, it was full of blood and foam; two of his upper teeth had been knocked out.
The elderly men and women present were terrified. Bai Dalin was ruthless. He would beat his own child like this. What if someone else's child fell into his hands? Wouldn't they be dead?
No, no, Bai Yu said that Bai Dalin wanted to kill him. So, if Bai Dalin is willing to kill even his own child, then he must be even more ruthless towards others.
"It's nothing, it's just that you lost a tooth. Let your brother Tie Niu take you to rinse your mouth and then put an egg on it, okay?" the village chief's wife said gently, helping Bai Yu up.
"Come on, little one, come with your brother." Bai Tieniu kept sighing as he watched; the children of the Bai Dalin family were all more pitiful than the last.
“Village chief, I really didn’t mean to kill him. Look, isn’t this not a serious matter?” Bai Dalin couldn’t help but speak up when he saw everyone looking at him like he was a murderer. “This kid is just bluffing and talking nonsense.”
"You still dare to talk? Shut up!" the village chief said in a deep voice, pointing his finger at Bai Dalin, looking at him with disappointment and anger. "When you divided the family property, Bai Nuo said not to bother them. I agreed, Bai Nuo agreed, and you agreed. Why did you still go there? You have a new family now, and you haven't taken care of your children for so many years. We've seen it all, but they are your own children, and we can't control them. But if you continue like this, we can't just ignore them! These motherless children are pitiful, but even if their mother is gone, they still have us!"
"Village chief, you've misunderstood. We didn't mean that..." This was the scene Chen Qiuling saw when she pushed open the door to the village chief's house. Her husband was being scolded, and the village chief was saying he would teach her husband a lesson.
Even though she didn't know what had happened, Chen Qiuling instinctively defended Bai Dalin.
“We love these two children too. Dalin wouldn’t have such thoughts. He’s just a bit short-tempered, which is why he hit the children.” Chen Qiuling was about to vomit. Why were Bai Nuo and Bai Yu, these two siblings, always causing so much trouble? No, adding that old geezer made it three people. These three were all troublemakers. Either the old man got into trouble, or Bai Nuo got into trouble, or Bai Yu got into trouble. These three were always causing trouble. Were they trying to kill the couple?
The village chief was speechless at Chen Qiuling's words. He turned his head away with an embarrassed expression. He had seen it all. It was all the same thing right in front of him. Did she still say that he had wronged Bai Dalin?
Could it be that Bai Yu injured himself by running away?
Did Bai Yu's mouth produce blood on its own?
He'd lived for decades, served as village chief for decades, and this was the first time he'd been so misunderstood.
The village chief didn't want to talk about Chen Qiuling anymore, but he could still talk about his wife. "Qiuling, it's not that we're wronging Dalin. You came late and probably didn't see it, but you don't know how badly Bai Yu was beaten. His mouth was full of blood, and he knocked out two teeth. What will Bai Yu do when he grows up? Without teeth? He'll be laughed at when he goes out like this, and he won't be able to find a wife in the future. His life will be ruined."
Chen Qiuling maintained a smile on her face, but inwardly she was disdainful. What was the point of such a lowly bastard living? Was he just trying to steal her son's inheritance? Wouldn't it be better if he couldn't find a wife? Shouldn't a lowly bastard's offspring be childless for life?
He was inwardly cursing the village chief's wife for making such a fuss over a lost tooth, but outwardly he said, "It was our fault. Ayu is losing his baby teeth, so it's normal for them to be loose. Dalin was a bit too rough. I'll talk to him when I get back. Don't discipline the children like that."
"Qiuling." The village chief's wife suddenly stared at her intently, as if she wanted to see right through her.
"Sigh." Chen Qiuling wasn't afraid. She calmly looked back at the village chief's wife with a gentle smile on her face. "Auntie, you're right. We were wrong. I will definitely listen to your advice."
The village chief's wife looked at Chen Qiuling for a long time before speaking, "It's not that I'm criticizing you, but being a stepmother has always been difficult. Anyone can treat the children born in the first birth as their own. I'm a woman too, and I understand how you feel. But you can't go too far. Dalin treats Chen Zhi as his own child, but you can't mistreat the children Jiang Wanyin left behind. Look at what they wear! Ragged clothes. Although our village isn't very wealthy, and we can't afford to eat meat every day, no one dresses like this. These two children look like two little beggars to me. You're a mother too; you have to treat them equally."
Chen Qiuling's smile gradually faded. The old woman's words were truly harsh, but she was innocent, wasn't she? These two little brats had been constantly going against her, so wasn't it normal for her to treat them badly?
After being relentlessly pressured and cajoled, Chen Qiuling was nearly spitting blood, but she had no choice but to reply, "Auntie, I've remembered everything you said."
"Grandma, it's all done." After Tie Niu finished helping Bai Yu rinse his mouth, he brought Bai Yu over. The bloodstains on Bai Yu's face were gone, but one side of his face was red and swollen like a steamed bun.
"Qiuling, oh dear, look!" The village chief's wife grabbed Bai Yu. "Look at this, isn't this a bit too heavy-handed? This is practically beating someone to death! Bai Dalin, what are you doing?"
"It was our fault!" Since Bai Dalin remained silent, Chen Qiuling had to make the promise herself, "We won't do it again." After making this promise, Chen Qiuling beckoned to Bai Yu, "Ayu, come here to Mommy, Mommy will take you home, okay?"
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