The noise became so loud that soon all the neighbors came over. Seeing the mess in the yard and Liu Xiong lying on the ground groaning, someone screamed: "Oh my God! What is going on?!"
Ruan Cuizhi was startled back to her senses by the shout and hurriedly bent down to pull Liu Xiong from the ground.
Liu Xiong still had strength left, he raised his arm and pushed Ruan Cuizhi away.
Ruan Changsheng couldn't hold back his anger when he saw this, and kicked him again, wanting to kick him to death.
Liu Xiong screamed in pain, and several men nearby came over and grabbed Ruan Changsheng: "Who are you? Why are you running into someone else's house and beating them up? Is there no one to help you?"
Ruan Changsheng was angry and said, "What does it have to do with you?"
Seeing that the faces of the men in the neighborhood were about to change, Ruan Cuizhi hurried over to stand next to Ruan Changsheng, drove the men away, and explained to the neighbors: "He is not an outsider, he is my own brother."
When they heard it was her brother from her mother's side, they understood that this was a family matter, so someone else said, "If you have any family issues, please talk it out peacefully. Don't use violence. Look how you beat him up. Come on, help and help Liu Xiong back inside first."
Several men helped Liu Xiong into the house. Liu Xiong's nose and face were swollen and he cried out in pain.
After they went inside and put Liu Xiong on a worn-out reclining chair, one of the men asked him with concern, "How do you feel now? Do you want to be taken to the hospital? We can't treat broken bones."
Liu Xiong was beaten so hard that his whole body felt like it was falling apart. But he groaned and tried again. He was still able to lift his arms and legs. It didn't seem like his bones were injured, but his flesh was sore and swollen in several places.
Especially the face, which was swollen like a bear.
Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng were still standing outside. A woman came over to Ruan Cuizhi and asked her in a low voice: "What's going on? Why did they suddenly make such a big noise? They were beaten like that and you didn't stop them? That's your man."
Ruan Cuizhi didn't know when her eyes became wet. She sniffed and didn't say anything.
Ruan Changsheng said in a very aggressive tone: "What happened to him? I didn't beat him to death today, it's because Liu Xiong is lucky!"
The woman looked at Ruan Changsheng's appearance and expression and felt a little scared. She pursed her lips and said nothing more.
They came to watch the fun and stop the fight, there was no need to offend anyone and get themselves into trouble.
The group of people stood in the yard for a while, and then Liu Xiong's parents came over.
Liu Xiong's parents do not live with Liu Xiong's family and do not come over often. Ruan Cuizhi was the ideal daughter-in-law in their minds. She was thoughtful and considerate in everything and had a good temper, so the couple never caused any trouble to them.
I don't know what happened today, and it suddenly became like this.
The old couple looked anxious and asked as soon as they entered the yard: "What's going on?"
Others didn't meddle in other people's business, for fear of getting into trouble, so they kept quiet.
Ruan Changsheng wanted to speak, but Ruan Cuizhi pulled him back, so he shut up.
Liu Xiong's parents hurried back into the house, only to see that their son had been beaten like a pig, with his face swollen and blue. In addition to his face, his body was also covered in mud, and he looked like he had been tortured.
His mother felt distressed when she saw this, her eyes became wet and she asked, "Who beat him?!"
A man whispered, "Outside, his brother-in-law."
Ruan Cuizhi’s family? Her brother?
Liu Xiong's mother looked outside, stopped yelling, and slowly calmed down. Then she and Liu Xiong's father looked at each other, looked outside, and tacitly began to send out all the people who were watching the fun at home.
After all, it's a family scandal, so let's just solve it behind closed doors.
After calling everyone away and closing the gate, the old couple calmed down completely.
Liu Xiong's mother found some snacks at home and gave them to her grandson to coax him for a while. After her grandson calmed down and stopped crying, she and Liu Xiong's father led Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng into the house.
Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng walked into the room and stood still, looking at Liu Xiong who was leaning on a chair and humming.
Liu Xiong's father sat down on the bench next to Liu Xiong. His expression did not reveal his attitude. He just looked at Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng and asked, "Everyone is gone. Tell me, why did you beat your brother-in-law like this?"
Ruan Changsheng is really not afraid of this old couple.
If they are unreasonable, they will just fight again. He doesn't care about age.
He didn't waste time talking to the two old people. He reached out and pulled Ruan Cuizhi's arm, rolled up her sleeves, and asked the old couple: "You taught your son well, why do you think I beat him?"
This time, Ruan Cuizhi did not pull her sleeve to cover up and dodge, and let Ruan Changsheng pull her arm to show Liu Xiong's parents.
When Liu Xiong's parents saw the scars on Ruan Cuizhi's arms, their expressions changed instantly.
Liu Xiong's mother came over, grabbed Ruan Cuizhi's wrist and asked, "What happened? Did Daxiong hit you?"
Ruan Cuizhi's eyes were wet and she didn't say anything. Suddenly she raised her hand and unbuttoned two buttons. She pulled his collar and saw marks of beatings on his shoulders and back, some old and some new, piled up on top of each other.
Liu Xiong's mother was so angry that she reached out to pull up Ruan Cuizhi's collar, turned around and stood in front of Liu Xiong, raising her hand to hit him. But seeing how badly he had been beaten, she couldn't bring herself to do it.
Liu Xiong's father was obviously very angry as well, he had a stern face and stopped talking.
Ruan Changsheng could naturally see that the old couple were reasonable people. They knew that Liu Xiong was wrong and that they were in the wrong, but they still felt sorry for their son. After all, he was their own son.
This is easy to do, and you don’t have to use your hands to grab weapons.
Ruan Changsheng directly pulled Ruan Cuizhi over and said to the old couple, "You have seen how much my third sister has been wronged in your house. Since you don't treat my third sister well, I will take her home now, and no one of you can stop me!"
When Liu Xiong's mother heard this, she became anxious and grabbed Ruan Cuizhi's other wrist, saying, "Cuizhi, look, Daxiong has been beaten like this. He will definitely not dare to do it again in the future. Can you calm down?"
Ruan Cuizhi didn't say anything. Ruan Changsheng came over, pulled Liu Xiong's mother's hand away, and took Ruan Cuizhi out.
As a result, Liu Xiong's mother rushed over and grabbed Ruan Cuizhi: "Cuizhi, I promise you that Daxiong will never hit you again. If he dares to hit you again, tell me and his father, we will not let him off easily!"
Ruan Cuizhi was pulled by Ruan Changsheng and Liu Xiong's mother and stood between the door frames without moving.
Liu Xiong's mother suddenly thought of something and said hurriedly, "Look at your son. Can you bear to leave him? He is still so young. What will happen to him if you leave? Don't you feel pain when the flesh falls off your body?"
Then she turned around and called, "Little Tiger, quickly ask mom to stay."
When Xiao Huzi heard his grandmother say this, he felt that his mother didn't want him anymore. He burst into tears and came over to hug Ruan Cuizhi's legs, saying with tears in his eyes, "Mom, don't leave. Mom, I don't want you to leave."
So Ruan Cuizhi's left hand was held by Ruan Changsheng, her right hand was held by Liu Xiong's mother, and her legs were held by Xiaohuzi. There were people all around her, and she stood under the door frame and couldn't move.
Seeing the little tiger crying for his mother, Ruan Changsheng became anxious and frowned, saying in a rough voice: "Sister, you have to think it over. Once I leave, there will be no one to back you up. He will definitely beat you again."
Even though Liu Xiong's parents are reasonable and like Ruan Cuizhi, no matter how much they like her, they would not really do anything for their own son for the sake of their daughter-in-law. If Ruan Cuizhi doesn't follow him this time, Liu Xiong will probably retaliate against her even more.
Can Ruan Changsheng beat him up just by hitting him once?
it's out of the question.
Ruan Cuizhi couldn't stand up on her own, so Liu Xiong could always hold her in his palm and bully her.
No matter how much others intervene, it will be useless. This matter can only be resolved if Ruan Cuizhi stands firm herself.
If she softened her heart again and continued to be spineless and without any attitude, Ruan Changsheng's visit and beating up Liu Xiong would not be considered as supporting her, and it might even make her future life even worse.
Even after such a big fight, Ruan Cuizhi is still reluctant to leave this family and this man. Liu Xiong must feel that he has her under his control. Wouldn't he be even more unscrupulous in beating her to death in the future?
Ruan Cuizhi stood there without saying anything, and her face showed no attitude.
Liu Xiong's father said again: "Cuizhi, look at the child."
The old couple naturally had their own stance and calculations. As long as Ruan Cuizhi stayed today and did not leave, the matter would remain within their own family. It would not be a big deal and would soon be over and they could live their lives as normal.
But if Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng went back to her parents' home today, then there would be a lot of trouble ahead. Not only was there no one to take care of the children and do the work at home, but he also had to travel through mountains and rivers to beg Ruan Cuizhi to come back and apologize to his in-laws in the mountains.
Ruan Cuizhi lowered her eyebrows and looked at Xiaohuzi who was crying while hugging her legs.
After a while, she pulled both wrists free, sat down, squatted in front of Xiaohuzi, and wiped his tears with her fingers. She coaxed him to stop crying with her gentle voice, then stood up and went back into the house.
Seeing her behavior, Liu Xiong's parents felt that she was reluctant to leave her child, and they felt a little relieved.
Liu Xiong's mother then said to Ruan Changsheng, "This is your brother-in-law's fault. We are not covering up for him. You should have beaten him. Beating him so hard should be a lesson for him. I promise you that he will never bully your sister again."
Ruan Changsheng said in a gloomy voice: "If you really care about my sister, how could you not know that she is being beaten at home?"
Liu Xiong's mother said: "We don't come here often, I will definitely come to visit more often in the future."
Ruan Changsheng was feeling upset and stared at Liu Xiong's mother.
He clenched his fingers into fists and was about to speak when he saw Ruan Cuizhi coming out of the house carrying a bag. She walked up to Ruan Changsheng with her bag and whispered, "Fifth brother, let's go."
Hearing this, Ruan Changsheng's clenched fingers suddenly loosened.
Liu Xiong's parents' faces changed. They had relaxed just now and thought that Ruan Cuizhi had entered the house with no intention of leaving. However, they didn't know that she entered the house to pack clothes. This won’t do, Liu Xiong’s mother grabbed Ruan Cuizhi.
"Cuizhi, what will happen to Xiaohuzi if you leave?"
Ruan Cuizhi didn't respond. This time she took action herself, pulled Liu Xiong's mother's hands apart, pulled Ruan Changsheng along and left.
Liu Xiong's parents hurried out, calling Ruan Cuizhi's name. When she didn't respond, they called Xiao Huzi, "Your mother doesn't want you anymore. Hurry up and keep your mother here. Hurry up and chase her. Don't let your mother leave!"
Little Tiger, who had just been coaxed by Ruan Cuizhi, burst into tears again and started to chase after him.
But because he ran in such a hurry, he chased him into the yard and fell to the ground with his face on the ground.
Liu Xiong's mother deliberately didn't help him, and just cried, "Oh, my little darling."
Ruan Cuizhi stopped as she expected, but this time she did not look back. She stood there for a moment, pursed her lips and clenched her teeth, held Ruan Changsheng's wrist tightly, and pulled him out of the yard without looking back.
Liu Xiong's mother was very anxious now, and called Liu Xiong's father: "Go and chase him quickly!"
Liu Xiong’s father is so old and frail that there is no way he can catch up. He chased them to the gate of the courtyard with great effort, and after walking a few steps outside, Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng walked away and turned into the alley and disappeared.
He didn't catch up with her, and just in time he saw the three girls coming back, so he hurriedly called out to them, "Da Ni, Er Ni, San Ni, your mom and dad had a fight, and they packed up and left. Go and get her back!"
Upon hearing this, Da Ni, Er Ni and San Ni hurriedly put down their backpacks and turned around to chase after her. But they couldn't find Ruan Cuizhi after searching for a while, so the three of them came back and ran to Liu Xiong's father, panting, and said, "Grandpa, we didn't catch her."
Liu Xiong's father pinched his waist, still panting, and turned around to see Liu Xiong's mother leading Xiao Hu out, so he also said: "We asked her to leave, and we didn't bring her back."
Liu Xiong's mother bent down to wipe Xiao Huzi's tears: "What kind of thing is this!"
Do you really not care about your children anymore?
Just leave like that?
There was nothing they could do to catch up with the person, so the family returned to the house.
When they entered the room and saw Liu Xiong beaten into a pig's head, the three girls were all shocked.
Erni asked: "Who hit you?"
What's the point of talking about who hit him now? Liu Xiong's mother just looked at Liu Xiong and said to him unhappily: "Your wife left without even looking back. She didn't even look back when Xiao Huzi fell to the ground. What do you think we should do?"
Liu Xiong was a tough guy. "Let her go! She'd better not come back!"
Liu Xiong's mother raised her hand to hit him, but couldn't bring herself to do it. She said angrily, "You are so capable! Why did you hit her when you were so kind? What's wrong with Cuizhi? Is there any daughter-in-law in this town who is more virtuous than her?"
Liu Xiong: "Oh, I feel annoyed when I see her wooden dead face!"
His father couldn't bear it any longer, so he raised his hand and hit him, causing him to scream "Ouch!" again.
After beating him, he turned around and walked out, as if he didn't want to care about anything anymore.
"You deserve to be beaten to death!"
A-choo——
Ruan Xi was lying on a rock, reciting ancient poems, when he suddenly sneezed loudly.
Ruan Jie turned to look at her, "Sister, are you going to catch a cold?"
Ling Yao also looked at Ruan Xi, who shook her head and said, "No, my nose is just a little itchy."
She had sneezed several times this afternoon, including twice while she was painting at the old tailor's house.
Every time she sneezed, she would think of Ruan Cuizhi. At present, transportation and communication are very underdeveloped, making it inconvenient to do anything. For example, now they can only wait, and they don’t know what will happen until Ruan Changsheng comes home.
At night, she and Ruan Jie were lying in bed, still thinking about this matter. She looked at the top of the tent and said, "I don't know how Third Aunt's matter is going. Do you think Fifth Uncle can handle it well?"
If she hadn't discovered this when she went to the commune, if she hadn't seen the wound on Ruan Cuizhi's arm, she might not have cared so much. Anyway, whenever she thought of the injuries on Ruan Cuizhi's body, she couldn't help feeling angry.
If she had the ability, she would want to beat that scumbag Liu Xiong to death.
Ruan Jie said, "Although Fifth Uncle is a scoundrel all day long, he still has his own ideas and sense of propriety. After all, if you live outside with so many people, you still need some skills."
Ruan Xi smiled and said, "I don't know whether you are praising him or scolding him."
Ruan Jie also laughed, "Anyway, he's very good to us. Every time he gets something delicious outside, he brings it back for us to eat. No matter what others think of Uncle Wu, I think he's good."
Ruan Xi smiled and nodded, "That's true."
The two sisters chatted until they felt sleepy, closed their eyes a few times, and fell asleep shoulder to shoulder.
The next day I got up, washed, ate, and went out. It was another new, ordinary day.
Because it is August now and there are still five months before the Chinese New Year, there are not many families coming to us to make clothes. In a few months, the Chinese New Year will be approaching and every household will be busy making new clothes in preparation for the New Year.
Since not many people come to visit, life is more leisurely.
When Ruan Xi arrived at the old tailor's house, he continued to concentrate on painting and did not compete with Ruan Yuejin. As long as Ruan Yuejin doesn't come and provoke her, she won't take the initiative to say anything to Ruan Yuejin, and they will just be busy with their own things.
Ruan Yuejin would show how smart and awesome he was from time to time, and Ruan Xi and the old tailor didn't discourage him and just treated him as a fool. Anyway, he wouldn't understand if I said something sarcastic, and he actually thought I was praising him.
Since he thinks you are praising him, then just praise him more.
He was in a good mood when he returned home, which made Sun Xiaohui feel better, and it also saved Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie a lot of trouble. Sun Xiaohui was in a good mood, looking forward to her son learning the craft and becoming a tailor, so she naturally had no intention of causing any trouble.
As for how much talent and potential Ruan Yuejin has in being a tailor, that really is known only by God, the old tailor, and Ruan Xi.
What Ruan Xi admires most now is Ruan Yuejin's willpower.
Absolutely, top notch!
Ruan Xi stayed at the old tailor's house for most of the day, and then studied on the hillside for half a day. He and Ruan Jie returned home to feed the pigs and chickens, cook and eat. After washing up, they lay down on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. The day was over.
It was dark outside. Ruan Xi was lying on the bed and said to Ruan Jie, "Uncle Wu should be back tomorrow."
Before Ruan Jie could say anything in response, she suddenly heard Ruan Changsheng's voice coming from outside: "Mom and Dad, I brought my third sister back."
Hearing this, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie jumped up from the bed, quickly opened the tent door, got out of bed, and opened the door for Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Changsheng. Ruan Zhigao and Liu Xinghua were older and slower, so they waited for a while before coming out.
Seeing Ruan Cuizhi, Liu Xinghua's eyes moistened. She went up to her, held her hand and said, "You still remember to come back?"
Ruan Cuizhi's eyes were also wet, "Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry."
Liu Xinghua sniffed to calm herself down, then asked Ruan Changsheng, "You brought your third sister back, but where's Liu Xiong?"
Ruan Changsheng said directly: "I beat him to death, and Liu Xiong turned into a bear."
Liu Xinghua was a little worried: "Did you hold back? Did you not beat him to death?"
Ruan Changsheng: "He's lucky that I didn't beat him to death! I just arrived at his house in the town yesterday, and I saw him kicking Third Sister in the yard. It was a very hard kick, and he kicked Third Sister to the ground. Do you think I should beat her? And guess why he beat Third Sister, it was because Third Sister's hand slipped when she was lifting the water jar! If I wasn't here yesterday, he would definitely have kicked Third Sister a few more times to vent his anger. He is a damn scum!"
Ruan Zhigao was furious after hearing this, but he had no place to vent his anger. He raised his eyebrows and cursed in a vicious voice: "This damn bastard! I married my daughter to him, just to let him bully me like this?"
Liu Xinghua was angry and distressed when she heard this, and asked Ruan Cuizhi, "Cuizhi, are you okay?"
Ruan Cuizhi shook her head with tears in her eyes and sniffed, "Mom, I'm fine."
In the room at the west end of the main house, Sun Xiaohui and Ruan Changgui also heard the noise, but did not get up immediately.
Sun Xiaohui asked curiously, "Why did Xiao Wuzi suddenly bring Cuizhi back?"
She hasn't been back for many years, and everyone says she is living a great life in town.
From this perspective, life isn't necessarily that good.
Ruan Changgui said: "How should I know? Just get up and take a look and you will know."
Sun Xiaohui got up after him, and the two of them went to the side room together.
After entering the side room, he saw that everyone was sitting or standing in Liu Xinghua's room. Some were sitting on the bed, and some were sitting on the bench. Ruan Changgui looked at Ruan Cuizhi and said, "Third sister, why did you come back so suddenly?"
Liu Xinghua was feeling upset and was worried that she couldn't find anyone to vent her anger to.
Ruan Changgui came over and ran into the gunpoint, so she said to him, "Why does your third sister need your permission to come back?"
Ruan Changgui died unjustly, "Oh, Mom, is this what I meant?"
Liu Xinghua said rudely: "Go do what you need to do, this has nothing to do with you."
The couple are not sincere people. What help can they provide other than watching the fun and causing trouble?
Ruan Changgui felt embarrassed and took a breath and said, "Is it okay for me to be nosy?"
After saying that, he turned around and left, taking Sun Xiaohui with him.
The two returned to their room, and Sun Xiaohui whispered, "She came back alone, without even bringing her child. It was Xiao Wuzi who brought her back. I guess she must have been bullied at her husband's house."
Ruan Changgui lay down to sleep, not in the mood to say, "What do you care about her? Go to sleep!"
Ruan Changgui could sleep, but Sun Xiaohui couldn't sleep because her heart was burning with desire to hear gossip.
After Ruan Changgui fell asleep, she sneaked out of bed, stood outside the window of Liu Xinghua's room, and eavesdropped.
In the side room, Liu Xinghua waited for Ruan Changgui and Sun Xiaohui to leave, then took Ruan Cuizhi's hand and asked, "Tell me the truth now, don't hide a single word. How have you been doing in the Liu family these years?"
Now that things have come to this, there is nothing left to hide.
Ruan Cuizhi sniffed and said, "The first seven or eight years were good. Although we couldn't say that we were very close, we lived a normal life. He was neither good nor bad to me. At that time, he came back once a year. Although he was not very happy because the mountain roads were difficult to walk on, he always came with me. Later, when Xiaohu was born and there was a boy in the family, he probably felt that I helped him complete the task, so his temper changed. He became more and more annoyed with me and took out his anger on me."
Ruan Zhigao was annoyed when he heard this. "He started bullying you so early and beat you like this. Why didn't you tell your family? He just saw that you endured everything and didn't dare let others know, so he dared to bully you like this!"
Ruan Cuizhi lowered her head for a moment, then looked at Ruan Zhigao, "Dad, we are too far away from home. What should I say?"
Ruan Changsheng continued, "Home is right here. If you're not living well, why don't you come back? Your legs are on your body. Can he tie you up with a rope? Or do you think your home is poor and don't want to come back?"
Ruan Cuizhi said hurriedly, "Of course not. I just don't want to come to you every time I have something to do. My parents are getting older and older. How much trouble can they have? I don't want to get married and still not have peace. I don't want to come back to my parents' house all the time and make trouble, which makes people laugh at me. I also don't want my four children to suffer. What will happen to them if I leave?"
Liu Xinghua said, "We don't need you to think like this. You're the only one who suffers if you keep thinking about it! You said you don't want us to worry about it, but to me it sounds like a foreign way of speaking. If you don't turn to your family when you encounter problems, who else can you turn to?"
What Liu Xinghua said was that she had been covering up this matter and keeping it a secret from anyone because she had too many concerns. Thinking about this and that, considering this and that, swallowing all the anger, bitterness and grievances by yourself.
She knew that she could not beat Liu Xiong, so she did not dare to challenge him, for fear of being hit more times with fists, kicks and sticks. She thought that she should just endure it and let him hit her a few times to vent his anger, so she endured it again and again.
She was a person who was particularly afraid of causing trouble. She didn't dare to cause trouble, nor did she want to make a fuss. She didn't want her house to be noisy all day long and make people laugh at her. She maintained family harmony by enduring it in silence, at least to the outsiders it looked harmonious.
Of course, it is also for the four children and for that so-called home.
Besides, her parents' home is too far away, and distant water cannot put out a nearby fire. Moreover, she didn't want to get married and add burden to her parents, making them worry about her so much that they couldn't eat or sleep.
But now that the matter had suddenly become public and known to everyone, she felt as if a burden had been lifted from her shoulders and no longer felt that it was a big deal. All the things I worried about happened, and it wasn’t as unacceptable as I had imagined.
Not only was she not unable to accept it, she even felt a sense of relief.
All the worries in her mind before are now happening before her eyes, and she finds that she can face and bear them. Most importantly, her parents and younger brother still treat her as a treasure, and she cannot let them down.
She could rely on them, and she didn't have to endure it in silence anymore.
If Ruan Changsheng hadn't gone to make trouble this time, she would probably have just endured it. But now that her parents and Ruan Changsheng have come to her aid and made things public, she can't let them suffer with her.
She can endure it alone, but she won't let her family endure it with her.
She still felt guilty, and after a long while she said, "Mom, I'm sorry, it's my fault."
Liu Xinghua couldn't help but feel distressed when she saw her like this. She pinched her hand and said, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have let you marry Liu Xiong and marry so far away. I should have known at that time that Liu Xiong was not a good person!"
Ruan Cuizhi shook her head, "I am willing to marry."
At that time, she thought she could marry into the town. Liu Xiong looked honest and down-to-earth, and was a man who could live a normal life. This was a blessing she had earned in eight lifetimes, and she was extremely happy. Even though she knew that Liu Xiong didn't really want to marry her and just his parents liked her, she still married him without hesitation.
It’s not that she hasn’t regretted it in recent years, but she’s already married and has four children, so there’s no turning back.
There was nothing to say about the past, so Liu Xinghua didn't bring it up anymore. She comforted Ruan Cuizhi and said, "Don't think about anything now. Just settle down and live in your own home. You can stay as long as you want. When the Liu family comes, I will ask them what they mean. If they don't give me an explanation, this matter will not end."
Ruan Cuizhi had no other ideas now, so she just listened to Liu Xinghua and nodded in response, "Yes."
But just as she finished her response, Ruan Xi, who had been standing silently beside the box, suddenly said, "It's no use giving any explanation, even if he kneels down and cries. In this kind of situation, the only option is divorce."
Hearing this, Ruan Zhigao, Liu Xinghua, Ruan Changsheng, Ruan Cuizhi and Ruan Jie all turned to look at Ruan Xi, with stunned expressions on their faces, and it took them a long time to react.
It was Liu Xinghua who reacted first and asked in confusion: "Divorce?"
Ruan Zhigao continued, "What do little kids know?"
Ruan Xi looked at Ruan Zhigao and said, "Grandpa, I know more than you think. Once a man starts beating a woman, it's impossible to change. Especially for someone like Third Aunt, Liu Xiong has been beating her for several years, it's even more impossible for her to change. Even if he kneels down here and cries and admits his mistake today, he will still beat her tomorrow when he gets angry when he returns home."
The air in the room suddenly became tense, but Ruan Zhigao, Liu Xinghua and the others were still looking at Ruan Xi.
No one spoke for a long time.
There were only a few rooms in the house, so when Ruan Cuizhi came back she could only live in one room with Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie.
While Ruan Cuizhi was washing up, Ruan Xi and Ruan Jie were lying side by side on the bed. Ruan Jie turned to look at Ruan Xi and asked her, "Did Ling Yao also tell you about the divorce?"
Ruan Xi did not answer, but only asked Ruan Jie: "Do you think San Gu will get divorced?"
Ruan Jie thought for a while and said, "I don't know, but no one has ever been divorced here."
Ruan Xi took a deep breath and said, "Forget it, let's go to sleep first."
After saying that, she turned over, faced the wall with her back to Ruan Jie, closed her eyes and went to sleep.
Ruan Jie didn't think about these things anymore. She closed her eyes, adjusted her posture, and soon fell asleep.
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