Chapter 117: Destroy Dad 2 (4th update) How should she tell her mother, Dad...
These days, most of the shirts sold in state-owned shopping malls use plastic buttons.
There are round, flower-shaped, and square shapes.
However, square ones are mostly used on men's shirts, while the others with various patterns are used on women's shirts.
The one that the third sister picked up was shaped differently from any other she had ever seen.
The material is not plastic.
The third brother squeezed it hard. He couldn't tell whether the inside was made of plastic or some stiff material. It was wrapped with several circles of white cloth, making the button into the shape of a butterfly.
She had only seen buttons like this on one person, and that was...
But how is this possible?
She stared at the bloodstains on the button, lost in thought.
Li Man had already come out, but didn't see Zhang Tianping, so she asked, "Xiao Bei, where's your dad?"
"Let's go." Zhang Xiaobei stood up and quickly held the button in her hand without saying a word.
Li Man came over, looked at her daughter, and found nothing wrong, so she went back to sleep.
Zhang Xiaobei stayed in the living room, silent for a long time, and finally gently opened the door. Sure enough, there was blood on the door handle outside.
How could this happen? Is it Daddy's blood, or...
Zhang Xiaobei was frightened and quickly closed the door.
Maybe it was the kicks she received during the day that made her feel resentful, or maybe it was the wild beast lurking in the darkness outside that made her panic.
In short, she didn't help to wipe away the marks.
She wanted to wait and see, if her father really did something...if...
He would definitely come back, right? He would feel guilty and wipe away the bloodstains and destroy the evidence.
But...if this is really the case, what should she do?
Zhang Xiaobei was in a very difficult situation. On one hand, she felt resentful about being kicked and scolded, and on the other hand, she felt happy that her elder sister was about to get married.
What should she do to keep their family boat sailing safely?
She doesn't know.
Curled up in the chair in pain, her eyes red, she stared at the button in her hand, the more she thought about it, the more scared she became.
Poor Lele was kidnapped today. If it was really her father who did it, and if there was no missing person notice on the radio...
She didn't dare to think about it, and finally had to take the canvas bag to the living room and hide the buttons inside.
Then I returned to my room, hung the canvas bag back on the coat rack, returned to my bed painfully, and fell asleep.
Her father was allocated three rooms, the middle one was used as a living room, her parents had one room, and the three sisters had one room. There were two beds in the room. Because her eldest sister slept more wildly and could easily kick them off, she and her second sister slept in the big bed, and her eldest sister slept in the small bed.
Seeing that she seemed unwell, the two sisters stopped talking, turned off the lights, and went to bed quickly.
She woke up before dawn the next day, quickly got up to check the bloodstains on the door handle outside, and found that they were really gone!
She felt like she had been hit in the face by a heavy hammer. She staggered back to the living room and turned on the radio.
At six o'clock sharp, the morning news was broadcast with a police report. The suspect's facial features matched her father's exactly. After hearing this, Zhang Xiaobei felt a chill in her heart.
Holding onto a last glimmer of hope, she looked at her mother who was busy in the kitchen and asked, "Mom, did you go out this morning?"
"No, breakfast is not ready yet. I'll go buy vegetables later." Li Man was unaware and was still busy in the kitchen.
Zhang Xiaobei fell on the chair and buried her face in her hands.
It seems that it really was her father. He must have been afraid of being discovered, so he ran back in the middle of the night to clean up the bloodstains.
After a long while, she walked to the kitchen in a daze and asked, "Mom, did you hear the broadcast?"
"I didn't notice. I was frying eggs for you. What's wrong?" Li Man was reluctant to eat the eggs herself and gave the good ones to her daughters.
Zhang Xiaobei looked at this gentle mother and felt bitter in her heart. How should she tell her mother that the man she chose was a beast in human skin!
Will my mother be able to bear this blow?
Will he get angry and divorce me? What will my elder sister do then?
All sorts of questions troubled her. She was completely confused and in agony. She could only shake her head and say, "Nothing. I just wanted to ask if you heard the weather forecast."
"Why, are you going out today? It shouldn't rain." Li Man took off her apron, wiped her hands, and took breakfast out.
Corn porridge, dried radish, and a plate of fried eggs were given to each of the three daughters, trying to get the same amount.
It’s not that my family can’t afford eggs, but the daily quota is limited, so we can only make do with what we have.
Children are growing, and fried eggs have more oil and water than boiled eggs, so Li Man would rather make fried eggs, which is also easier to divide.
As for cooking oil, you don’t have to worry about not having enough. Just put a little when cooking, or don’t cook at all. Just follow the recipe here and stew it with just a few drops of oil.
If all else fails, there's still some fat. Heat the pan and rub it a few more times, and one piece can be used for a long time.
However, it is not easy to preserve in summer, so she usually buys fat meat in spring, autumn and winter.
Zhang Xiaobei knew her mother's careful budgeting was all for them, but today, she just couldn't swallow this fried egg. After taking a small bite, she passed the egg to her mother: "Mom, you eat it too. I feel a little uncomfortable today. Let's eat it tomorrow."
Li Man was very nervous. Her little daughter still hadn't had her period, so she quickly asked, "What's wrong? Is your stomach sore or bloated?"
"No, I just feel a little nauseous." Zhang Xiaobei knew that as long as she nodded, her mother would not eat eggs anymore. The reason was irrefutable - women need more nutrition during menstruation.
Girls cannot live without some fat. They need to eat more oily foods to accumulate fat, and eggs are essential.
Zhang Xiaobei suddenly felt a little sad. She dropped her chopsticks, ran to her room, buried her face in the pillow, and cried silently.
Li Man was startled, not knowing what wronged the third child. She quickly followed her in, closed the door, sat down beside the bed, and patiently tried to comfort her: "What happened? Talk to mom. Don't treat mom like an elder. Treat mom like a good sister who you can talk to about anything, okay?"
"Mom, tell me the truth. My dad often stays out all night. Where does he go?" Zhang Xiaobei didn't dare to look up, for fear that her mother would feel sorry for her red and swollen eyes.
Li Man thought the child was being overly sensitive and worried about her parents getting divorced, so she could only sigh and say, "Your father is an adult, so it's not right for Mom to control everything for him, right? Just remember, Mom will always give you the best. That's all that's needed."
It seems that her mother really doesn't know the truth. The more Zhang Xiaobei thought about it, the sadder she became and she stopped talking.
Li Man tried to persuade him for a long time, but she was helpless and had to go out to clean up the dishes.
Save the leftovers from the third child in case he gets hungry later.
She still has to go grocery shopping and go to work later.
When I arrived at the vegetable market, I heard the aunts and sisters-in-law talking about the broadcasts from last night and this morning, and then I realized what had happened at night.
Several neighbors who are familiar with their family have already suspected Zhang Tianping, after all, their door was opened and closed last night.
Some people even got up in the middle of the night to go to the public toilet and saw Zhang Tianping standing at the door of his house, doing something suspicious.
But it's not good to say this too bluntly.
So one of the aunts asked subtly, "Xiao Li, why did your husband not come home until three in the morning yesterday? Did he work overtime?"
Li Man frowned. Three o'clock? Didn't he come back once around ten o'clock?
Why did you come back at three o'clock? How come she didn't know?
She didn't answer, but silently picked up a handful of leeks, paid the bill, and turned to leave.
There was a discussion behind me——
"It was all said on the radio. Slit eyes, hooked nose. Isn't that Zhang Tianping?"
"Yes, he came back in the middle of the night. It was obvious that there was a ghost."
"Come to think of it, this isn't the first time he's been like this. In the past few years, he was even more of a night owl than he is now."
"That thing last night, it couldn't really be him, right?"
"Hush, there's no evidence to support this. It's better not to say anything. What if it's not true? How can we still be neighbors in the future?"
However, these words were heard by the eldest daughter's future mother-in-law, Mrs. Xu, who immediately started quarreling with the others, saying that they had bad intentions, were jealous of Zhang Tianping's youth and success.
This quarrel was so serious that several old women were provoked and started fighting.
There was no other way but to call Li Man over to persuade her, after all, Mrs. Xu would soon be her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Xu works in the office cafeteria. Her husband works in the transport team. They had children late in life. She is in her sixties this year, and her eldest son is not even thirty yet.
The one who is marrying into the Zhang family is the youngest son, who is 23 years old and also drives a car for the transport team.
Although it is not as promising as being a clerk in an office, it is at least a lucrative job.
So she didn't think her son was marrying above his station, because the Zhang family was an outsider and had no roots.
But it is not someone else's turn to tell others whether the Zhang family is doing well or not. When she is outside, she must protect her son's father-in-law.
For a moment, they were so excited that they were pulling hair and kicking legs, and they were very aggressive.
As soon as Li Man arrived home, she heard someone calling her. Zhang Xiaobei was startled and hurried over.
When I heard the whole story, I realized that her father had been suspected for a long time.
If this goes on, won’t the four of them, mother and daughter, suffer?
What should she do?
She is so desperate, is there anyone who can help her?
Just when I was worrying, I saw Mrs. Xu snatch the knife from the fish stall and fight with those gossipers. The daughters-in-law of those old women were so scared that they ran away and called the police.
In the chaos, Li Man, who was trying to stop the fight, was stabbed and blood was flowing from her arm. Zhang Xiaobei was so scared that she quickly tore off her shirt sleeve, bandaged her mother's wound, and went to the hospital.
The police arrived quickly and met the mother and daughter halfway along their journey.
Li Man didn't want to affect her daughter's marriage, and when the police showed concern for her, she tried to cover it up.
But Zhang Xiaobei couldn't stand it. What was so good about her sister's future mother-in-law? She was impulsive and even carried a knife in public. What should she do? If the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled in the future, she would use a knife to attack her sister.
Just tell the truth to the police.
Li Man was furious, but she couldn't bear to blame her daughter. She sighed all the way, worried that her eldest daughter's marriage would be cancelled.
After all this trouble, including stitches and intravenous drips, the child had no choice but to ask her child for leave from her work unit.
When she got home at noon, the stove was cold and she still had to cook.
She was used to it and was happy to spoil her three daughters, but Zhang Xiaobei was not happy about it.
I went into the room and looked at my two sisters who were showing off, and gave them a good scolding.
The two sisters had never seen her like this before, and they were dumbfounded for a moment, but did not refute.
It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that their father came back, found there was no food, and got angry. Then the two of them woke up from their dreams, came out of the room together, and helped do something.
The meal was prepared in a chaotic manner. Zhang Tianping had a wound on his hand and was angry. He was picky while eating, sometimes adding too much salt and sometimes not enough oil.
I almost got my evil deeds exposed yesterday, and the more I think about it, the angrier I get.
Li Man had reached her limit of patience, so she slammed her chopsticks on the table, snatched his chopsticks and threw them on the ground.
Seeing that her parents were on the verge of quarreling, Zhang Xiaobei panicked.
Before she could react, her father grabbed the bowl and smashed it to the ground.
A sharp, crisp sound echoed, and the man's fury was deafening. "Li Man, I've put up with you for so long! I've worked myself to death day and night, and yet I still have to look after your face? All you do all day is hold onto three money-losing pieces. Why don't you give me a son? Ah! If you can give me a son, I'll kneel down and call you aunt. Whatever you say is what it is, and I won't say a word of dissent! But do you deserve it? Ah? Do you deserve it? Just go and stay with your three money-losing pieces! I'll apply for a transfer tomorrow. I won't be serving you anymore!"
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