I can't get enough of my own things, so why would I give extra attention to others?
Ruan Lingling tried to talk to Dong Hongjun several times, but he ignored her. Every time he finished work, he would disappear and never stay outside.
Is home really that nice? Ruan Lingling touched her roughened face, feeling a surge of anger.
Thinking of the expressions on the faces of Qin Sufang's two sisters-in-law, she felt even more bitter. Only when you are doing well can you have a good complexion.
The Chen family has been in constant turmoil lately, providing plenty of news for the village.
Those who had considered it secretly abandoned their plans when they saw how restless the Chen family was. These educated youths were too troublesome; it was better to know them well.
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Xiao Li used her age as an excuse to only do some work such as cutting pig feed, earning two or three work points a day, which was not tiring.
She only boiled water outside every day and didn't cook outside at all. She would eat and drink her fill in her space before coming out to see the lively Chen family. Her life couldn't be more wonderful.
Of course, she didn't forget her mission: to keep a close eye on Dong Hongjun and make sure he didn't go astray.
Time flies, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The Ruan family was exonerated. Just like in the previous life, Ruan Nanzhu, the eldest brother of the Ruan family, came to pick up Ruan Lingling. Seeing the life his sister was living, he was so angry that he beat up Chen Jianguo.
He immediately demanded that the two divorce, but Chen Jianguo refused.
"Brother, Lingling and I are doing great, how can we get a divorce? Aren't you just breaking us up? Lingling, don't you think so?"
Ruan Lingling just cried and completely ignored him.
"You useless thing, look at the life my sister is living. How can you be worthy of my sister when you are so incompetent?"
This marriage has to end today, or you'll regret it.
Chen Jianguo is not like Dong Hongjun. Dong Hongjun was willing to divorce because he genuinely wanted Ruan Lingling to have a better life. Chen Jianguo, on the other hand, only wanted to use the Ruan family to turn his life around.
The Chen family is too poor. Now that they've finally managed to scrape together a piece of meat, they're determined to get some.
After discussion between the two families, Ruan Nanzhu took out two hundred yuan, and the marriage was dissolved.
On the day she left Xiaobazi Village, Ruan Lingling didn't know what she was thinking. Maybe she just didn't like seeing Dong Hongjun and his wife standing together.
She told her brother that if Dong Hongjun hadn't refused to save her, she wouldn't have been rescued by Chen Jianguo and then entangled with the Chen family.
Ruan Nanzhu was furious and had nowhere to vent her anger. When she heard about this, she immediately felt that she had found an outlet for her frustration.
He contacted his old classmate Hu Kai, who worked in the public security bureau, and asked him to do him a small favor.
He knew, of course, that this little thing wasn't enough to convict the Dong family; he just wanted to cause trouble for them and vent his sister's anger.
Hu Kai readily agreed. The Ruan family was about to rise to prominence; this small favor was nothing.
He immediately called two colleagues to go to Xiaobazi Village to inquire about the Dong family, and also to arrest Old Lady Dong and Dong Hongjun for interrogation.
Ruan Lingling watched the three figures slowly disappear before she felt satisfied. She touched her rough face and hands, relieved that the hard times of the past few years were finally over and that she could finally live the good life she used to have.
Xiao Li waited at home. She would take care of the Ruan family and let them reunite first.
Before long, the village became lively as a large group of people followed the three men toward the Dong family's house.
"Officer, this is the Dong family's residence."
Hu Kai pounded on the gate to the courtyard.
"Open the door. We're here to investigate a case from three years ago."
Xiao Li opened the door and let everyone in. Everyone found a spot in the courtyard and prepared to watch the excitement.
This old woman Dong is quite something; she's prepared melon seeds and tea, and everyone's grabbing some to eat and watch the show.
Suddenly, the entire courtyard was filled with the sound of people cracking sunflower seeds. Hu Kai and his two companions felt a chill run down their spines; this was a little different from what they had expected.
But now that we've arrived at our destination, the show has to continue.
"Where's Dong Hongjun? He has his own business to attend to. Call everyone over."
Dong Hongjun immediately stepped forward. Hu Kai glanced at him before starting to speak.
“We received a report that your family has capitalist practices. Come with us to the station for investigation.”
After saying that, he was about to take out handcuffs to arrest Dong Hongjun, who immediately panicked. He was innocent!
Xiao Li pulled her youngest son behind her. "Comrade, do you have an arrest warrant? What makes you think our family is capitalist? Do you have any evidence?"
Hu Kai was taken aback, not expecting this old woman to be so knowledgeable, but he wasn't intimidated.
"What arrest warrant? Do you need that for a summons? Just come with me when I tell you to. Why all the nonsense?"
Xiao Li said calmly, "I'm willing to go with you, but if they find out that there's nothing wrong with our family, you won't be able to get away easily."
Furthermore, where is the whistleblower? Where is the whistleblower letter? There must be some evidence, right? You can't just arrest us innocent civilians based on your identity and a few words.
I can report them too!
Hu Kai was starting to regret his actions. He had thought that these ordinary people would be terrified when they saw him coming to arrest them, but he never expected it to be so difficult.
The two men, holding the handcuffs, were at a loss and both looked at Hu Kai.
Hu Kai looked displeased. He felt embarrassed that he hadn't even handled such a small matter properly, which his old classmate had entrusted to him.
"Take him away. If he resists arrest again, we'll detain him for a few days."
Xiao Li grabbed the village chief and said loudly, "Village chief, you have to stand up for us! They're arresting people arbitrarily. I'm going to report them. We can't let our Xiaobazi Village's reputation be ruined. Otherwise, our village won't be able to find wives or marry off daughters!"
Only then did the villagers realize, "Oh right, the village's reputation is ruined, and everyone is suffering."
The villagers surrounded them, preventing them from leaving and demanding that they produce the letter of complaint.
Hu Kai inwardly groaned. He had just made up a reason to take the person to the police station for a quick scare; there was no report at all.
The village chief also realized that they couldn't let people be taken away so confusedly.
The three wanted to leave, but Xiaoli wouldn't have it. She grabbed the village chief and plopped down in the car Hu Kai had driven.
"Let's go, I'm going to report you to the police. You three are definitely fake police officers, impersonators."
"You've framed my Dong family out of thin air and damaged the reputation of our village. Everyone in the village can testify to that."
Several respected elders in the village nodded, indicating their willingness to testify. The entire village expressed their willingness to testify.
Hu Kai was completely bewildered. How could he be reported?
The other two were furious. They had come with Hu Kai, and now that they had been reported, their futures were ruined. This was not worth it.
"Hu Tou, hurry up and produce the evidence!"
"That's right, if we follow the rules, no one can find fault with us."
Hu Kai was suffering inside, but he couldn't express it.
"..."
Now both of them knew what was going on. They cursed Hu Kai in their hearts, but had no choice but to face this mess.
The three men, no longer concerned with apprehending the person, immediately claimed it was a mistake and asked Old Lady Dong and the village chief to get out of the car. However, Xiao Li insisted on reporting the matter to the police and refused to get out.
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