Bai Yu snuggled into the arms of the village chief's wife.
"There's no need to take him home!" the village chief said coldly. "When you divided your family, you said you wouldn't get involved in their affairs. I suppose Bai Nuo doesn't need you to feed or care for him. Just don't bully them."
Chen Qiuling's smile gradually froze. She resented Bai Yu for not giving her face, and she was also unhappy that the village chief had disrespected her in front of so many people. However, Chen Qiuling could not make a scene in front of so many people, so she could only awkwardly reply, "Sigh."
That wasn't all. The village chief continued, "Dalin, my word still carries weight in this village. Don't let me see you do it again. If you don't remember what you said, then this old man will have to write it down for you. If you hit the child again, I'll send you to the authorities!"
"I understand!" Bai Dalin was extremely angry, but he dared not show it, and could only respond sullenly, "I will not hit him again, village chief, I will take him back first."
Bai Dalin wanted to take Bai Yu back and give him a good beating, but Bai Yu wouldn't listen to him. He just huddled in the village chief's wife's arms and wouldn't come out. "I don't want to go back. I'm afraid he'll beat me. I don't want to go back!" He was about to cry as he spoke, which made Bai Dalin even more furious!
Boss Bai glanced at Bai Dalin coldly, then gave him a warning look before saying directly to Bai Yu, "It's alright, Uncle will take you home. Uncle will protect you and won't let anyone beat you up."
Bai Yu looked timidly at the village chief's wife, a look that made her feel very sorry for him. She asked directly, "Is your sister at home?"
Bai Yu shook his head.
"Bai Dalin, you guys go back first. I'll take the child back when Bai Nuo comes back tonight." Then he comforted Bai Yu, "Don't be afraid. If you don't want to go back, we won't."
This child is so pitiful. It's absolutely true that with a stepmother comes a stepfather.
**
Bai Dalin and Chen Qiuling were, to put it nicely, asked to leave the village chief's house; to put it bluntly, they were kicked out. On the way, Chen Qiuling felt extremely humiliated and immediately lost her temper with Bai Dalin.
She has been married into the sugarcane farm for over ten years and has always given people a very good impression. No one has ever given her a hard time. Today, she accepted everything at once.
"Bai Dalin, are you stupid? Why did you hit your son? If you wanted to hit him, you could have done it secretly, okay? By making such a big fuss, aren't you just telling everyone that Chen Qiuling abuses her child and is a bad stepmother?"
What will others think of her?
"I didn't hit him!" Bai Dalin retorted angrily. "I just wanted to touch him, and he bit me. When I shook him off, I accidentally bumped into him. Who knew he'd knock out my teeth? Who knew this little brat would try to run away?"
Touch him.
These words really shocked Chen Qiuling. So, Bai Dalin, you still care about these two little bastards. You can't bear to part with your son, can you?
"Then why did you touch him? Aren't you stupid? You just beat up his sister a couple of days ago, and you expect him to treat you nicely?" Chen Qiuling originally thought Bai Yu was cunning, but now she thinks Bai Dalin deserves it. Why did he have to go and touch him for no reason?
"I want to find a bead over there, otherwise why do you think I would go looking for it?" Bai Dalin was in a very bad mood. He hadn't found the bead, and after being scolded by the village chief, he was also scolded by his wife.
"What beads?" Chen Qiuling tugged at Bai Dalin's clothes, only now realizing something was wrong. "Wait, look at me, what beads are you looking for? Aren't you supposed to be at work? Why are you back so early?"
Bai Dalin stopped irritably. "Qiu Ling, I'm so annoyed, can you please stop making a scene?"
Seeing Bai Dalin's pained expression, Chen Qiuling immediately softened. Ignoring the fact that it was inappropriate for people to see them on the street, she raised her hand and pressed it against Bai Dalin's temple, saying gently, "I'm sorry, husband, it's my fault. Today's events were too sudden, and I didn't control myself."
"It's alright, it's not your fault, I was just being irritable." Bai Dalin had Chen Qiuling massage him for a while before he could suppress his irritable emotions. Then he took Chen Qiuling's hand off, kissed it, and said, "Let's go home."
"Husband, you must tell me if you have anything bothering you. Don't keep it to yourself." Chen Qiuling's small hand was wrapped in Bai Dalin's large hand, but Chen Qiuling's worried gaze never left Bai Dalin.
Bai Dalin felt a warmth in his heart. Finally, he felt that someone cared about him. This was his wife, his real wife, who cared about him and understood him.
So, Bai Dalin quietly recounted what had happened.
"You mean, Bai Nuo has a kind of bead that the magistrate's daughter really likes? And you promised to present this bead to the magistrate?"
"Yes! That's why I came back so early," Bai Dalin said. He originally wanted to find the bead, but instead of finding it, he ended up causing this whole mess.
"Did the magistrate ever mention what that bead looked like?" Chen Qiuling asked.
Bai Dalin shook his head. "No, apart from Miss Li, no one else has seen that bead." Bai Dalin was unaware that Miss Li had already bought all the beads and was only looking for the one that was stolen.
This is what's troubling him. He hasn't seen the bead, so his hopes are much slimmer. He doesn't know where to look for it, so he can only pin his hopes on Bai Nuo.
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