She was startled, thinking her son had hanged himself, but upon closer inspection, she realized he was just tied up, and then she was relieved.
"Son, what's wrong with you?"
Hu Huaying frantically tried to untie the rope, but it was tied in a knot that she couldn't untie no matter how hard she tried.
She had to go outside and get a pair of scissors to cut the rope before she could lower Qi Dongyang down.
"Ouch, that hurts so much!"
Qi Dongyang moved his hands and feet, his whole body stiff, still in the bound position, and it took him a long time to recover.
Xiao Li had already gotten up. She searched the room and found all the money, then took Xiao Rongrong out for breakfast.
The breakfast stalls on the street weren't far apart, only a five-minute walk away, and the two chose a stall selling tofu pudding.
I bought a few meat buns from the steamed bun shop next door, and then had a bowl of hot tofu pudding.
After finishing their meal, the two took a stroll along the road to digest their food before holding hands and heading home.
"Fu Xiaoli, where have you been so early in the morning? You didn't even cook breakfast. Are you trying to starve us to death?"
"You've gone too far! You even tied Dongzi up! How dare you!"
Qi Rongrong hid behind Xiao Li in fear. She was a little afraid of her grandmother because her grandmother often scolded her and would pinch her arms and legs.
Xiao Li closed the courtyard gate and looked at the three men in front of her with fierce eyes.
She escorted Qi Rongrong back to her room, gave her some beautiful picture books to play with, and told her to behave herself and not go out before closing the door and returning to the courtyard.
"You jinx, how dare you hit a man! I'm going to teach you a lesson today."
Hu Huaying was holding a feather duster, which she usually used to beat the original owner of the body.
Xiao Li walked towards the three of them, picked up a broom from the ground, and said, "You call me a jinx? I'll show you what a real jinx looks like."
Xiao Li wielded the broom with incredible speed, first striking Hu Huaying's arms, legs, buttocks, and stomach...
Hit the fleshy part where you can; that way it hurts but won't cause serious injury.
Hu Huaying screamed in pain, and Xiao Li silenced her by pressing her acupoints, so she could only run around the yard. Soon, Qi's father, Qi Qingfeng, also joined the fray.
Xiao Li quickly interrupted with a broom. She picked up a feather duster from the ground and started slapping it loudly.
Qi Qingfeng was also silenced and ran around the yard. Xiao Li grabbed Hu Huaying's arm and threw her onto Qi Qingfeng. The two of them immediately rolled into a ball.
Qi Dongyang was startled. He had just sat down and was still recovering. He thought his parents could handle Fu Xiaoli, but who knew she had become so powerful.
He tried to stand up, open the door, and go out to ask for help, but Xiao Li was faster. Soon, Xiao Li silenced him again by pressing his pressure point, and now neither of them could make a sound.
The feather duster smacked the three of them repeatedly, but the courtyard was quiet except for the sound of the feather duster whistling through the air.
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Xiao Li sat in the chair that Qi Dongyang had just sat in, and had the three of them stand in a row, letting them bask in the sun for two hours first.
She took out some fruit from her bag, and sat there with Qi Rongrong in her arms, eating and watching. None of the three of them had eaten breakfast. After being beaten and exposed to the sun for two hours, they felt dizzy and lightheaded.
It was almost noon when Xiaoli finally coaxed Qi Rongrong to sleep before letting the three of them into the house.
"Give me your money, your phones, your bankbooks. I cook, do laundry, do housework, and take care of the kids every day. You have to pay me back my wages."
The three looked furious, but they couldn't win, so they had no choice but to back down.
The three reluctantly handed over their passbooks and cash, along with their passwords, and even transferred all the balance from their phones.
"Alright, you can go cook now."
Xiao Li took out the grain, which was only enough for one person to eat one bowl of rice.
She took the sleeping Rongrong out to a restaurant. She dared not eat Hu Huaying's cooking; she might spit in it!
After seeing Xiaoli leave, the three of them discussed how to deal with her at home.
First and foremost, I have to get a divorce; I can't live like this anymore.
We must get the money back, including the bride price. What kind of daughter did the Fu family raise? We can't let them get away with this.
The three of them ate a quick lunch and then hurriedly headed to the Fu family's house.
They want the Fu family to come and take their daughter back; they can't afford it anymore.
Xiao Li first took her daughter out for a nice meal, and then went to the bank to withdraw all the money from their savings account.
The mother and daughter went to the street and bought a bunch of beautiful clothes and shoes. They dressed up in their newest outfits before going home.
"Oh, isn't this Dongzi's wife? What's the occasion? Why are you wearing new clothes?"
Xiao Li ignored her. This old woman Song was very wicked. She lived near the Qi family and knew that the Qi family were not good people. But she not only watched the play, she also went on stage to sing a few lines from time to time.
It's one thing for her to make sarcastic remarks normally, but she also kicks people when they're down. When Qi Rongrong was playing with her granddaughter, she even encouraged her granddaughter to swear and steal things.
Xiao Li gave her a wisp of wood fire. Although the fire was gentle, it was not something an ordinary person could withstand. It would take at least ten days to half a month for it to dissipate.
Sure enough, the next day, Old Mrs. Song's mouth became inflamed, with sores appearing on her tongue. She couldn't even open her mouth, let alone speak or eat; she could only drink a little bit of thin porridge.
Not long after Xiaoli returned home, the courtyard became lively.
The Qi family of three, having no money for a carriage, went directly to the Fu family's residence.
"My dear in-law, what brings you here?"
Fu's mother, Wan Zhaodi, smiled broadly and said to Hu Huaying.
"Hmph! It's all because of your good daughter."
Hu Huaying immediately launched an attack upon arrival, launching a tirade against Wan Zhaodi.
"Call out your boss, and let's have a proper talk."
Fu Dashan also rushed back from the fields. Hearing that his in-laws had arrived, he ran faster than a rabbit. He still remembered how much better that pack of cigarettes tasted than a pipe last time.
"In-laws, you've arrived! Please come inside and have a seat."
He beckoned Qi Qingfeng and his son-in-law to go inside.
"Go and make some tea. What are you standing there for? Don't you have any common sense?"
Wan Zhaodi agreed and quickly went to the kitchen.
Qi Dongyang snorted coldly, "You don't need to bother. We're here today for only one thing. Hurry up and return the betrothal gifts to us, and then bring your daughter back."
Fu Dashan was dumbfounded. The bride price money had long been spent on his son's wedding. Where would he get any more? Even if he could, he couldn't afford it.
That eldest daughter is such a spendthrift, always causing him trouble.
"Son-in-law, what's wrong with you? You're so angry. Come and have some water to calm down. Tell me what's wrong."
Qi Dongyang was too ashamed to show the marks on his body, so he mumbled, "Your daughter is crazy. She hits people every day. I don't want a wife like that. You should bring her back right away."
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