"Slap!" Qi Zhifang slapped Wang Dong across the face with all her might. Qi's mother and the two children came out, and Wang Fang stepped forward to protect Wang Dong, pushing Qi Zhifang away and shouting, "Why did you hit him!"
Wang Dong shielded Wang Fang behind him, coldly looking at Qi Zhifang and said, "It's not disgusting to find a fly in a bowl of rice, what's disgusting is that I saw it!" After saying that, he took his two younger sisters back to the main room, where Qi Zhifang sat on a chair and started to cry.
Wiping away her tears, Wang Dong called Xiao Hu and complained for a while. Later that evening, while Wang Dong was reading, Xiao Hu came in. Looking at the tall, upright Xiao Hu in his military uniform, Wang Dong couldn't help but put down his book and stand up.
Xiao Hu said, "Sit down!"
After the two sat down again, Xiao Hu cleared his throat and said, "Now that you're back, act like a man and take responsibility for things at home. Don't keep harping on the woman's mistakes all day long."
Wang Dong chuckled and said, "She sent you?"
Xiao Hu gave an awkward "hmm," then frowned and said, "What 'she, she, she'? Who is she? Where's your manners and upbringing? You're a man, and you treat your own family like this?"
Wang Dong looked at Xiao Hu and said, "Uncle Xiao, are you saying that a man who can't even protect his own woman isn't a real man?"
Xiao Hu said coldly, "Isn't that right?"
Wang Dong lowered his head for a while and then said, "Uncle Xiao, I heard that you found her job! It was your father-in-law who used his connections to get your wife an office job, and you ended up giving the job to her. How can you face the woman in your family?"
One sentence left Xiao Hu speechless for a while. He said, "There are priorities. Even if my family member didn't have that job, we could still make ends meet. But your mother can't. You know what the situation was like back then. Your grandma and your mother were making paper boxes day and night just to eat. Their eyes were almost blinded by the mess. Such a clean person, going to the toilet..." Looking at Wang Dong's faint mockery on his face, he stood there, unable to continue.
Wang Dong nodded and said, "Why did you stop talking? In your unit, including your subordinates, it wasn't just my dad who sacrificed his life. Why didn't you find jobs for their families? Didn't you take care of their daily lives and their children's upbringing? Is that within your job scope?" Wang Dong chuckled a few times and said, "Why? Why was she treated specially? I'm not a child anymore..."
Xiao Hu said sternly, "You're not a child anymore, so you should know how hard your mother's life was. Back then, she was framed and lost her job..."
"Enough! Was that a frame-up? That's just something you can fool others with. How many times has that Dai guy come to this house? They're so sweet together. To be honest, I don't hate that Dai guy at all anymore. I just feel sorry for him. He ruined his best years for a woman like that, spending 37 years in prison in Northwest China. I don't even know if he'll come out alive. A 22-year-old man, a man who truly loved her, how could she bear to falsely accuse him of rape? Why didn't she say anything when she was enjoying herself...?"
Wang Dong was so angry that he started talking nonsense. "Slap!" Xiao Hu slapped Wang Dong so hard that blood gushed from his nose and mouth. Wang Dong didn't care and let the blood flow, saying, "What's wrong? Did you mention your goddess? But I'll tell you, how many nights did she sleep in my dad's bed with that man? That's when the child came, didn't you know? She got pregnant twice with that man, but it was a bastard, not worthy of being born! The facts prove you've fallen for that promiscuous woman. And now I believe you and she don't have a physical relationship, not because I trust your character, but because of the military uniform you're wearing. But you've had your share of infatuations, haven't you? I advise you to stay away from her, don't get too close, or you'll end up with something fishy!"
"Wang Dong, you've gone too far! She's your mother, the one who gave you life and raised you. You'll be struck by lightning for saying such things about her!" Xiao Hu was so angry he didn't know what to say.
Wang Dong said indifferently, "Whatever! I don't want to see her right now, and I don't want to see any men associated with her. Please leave!"
Xiao Hu turned and left in anger. Wang Dong murmured, "If you're so upright, why don't you dare to say it? If you just say it, I'll believe you! You two are still connected, aren't you!" As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.
When Xiao Hu went out, Qi Zhifang followed him out, her voice trembling with tears as she whispered, "Brother Xiao, I..."
Xiao Hu turned around, closed his eyes briefly, and said, "Just live your life well. In time, he will understand you."
Qi Zhifang burst into tears and threw herself into Xiao Hu's arms, saying, "Brother Xiao, what should I do?"
Xiao Hu patted her on the back and said, "Be good to yourself. You haven't wronged anyone. Don't care about what others think. Just be true to yourself!" After saying that, he pushed her away and strode away.
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