News of such a major event happening to the Lin family quickly spread throughout Pear Blossom Village.
Starting with the Lin family, people kept complaining that those who owned dogs were woken up by their dogs' barking before anyone could even spread the word.
By the time the news reached Lin Qingyu, it was already two or three in the morning.
She was having a restless sleep and kept having bad dreams.
When Gu Shi shook him awake, his face was covered in sweat.
Lin Qingyu was speechless for a long time after hearing what Gu Shi said.
Gu Shi first got out of bed and put on his own clothes before carefully helping Lin Qingyu get dressed. When the two of them left their own courtyard, the lights in the surrounding houses were on.
Such a thing would be a big deal in any era, and almost every household rushed to the clinic.
Some people genuinely care about their neighbors, while others go there just to watch the spectacle and see what happens, or simply to criticize them.
Li Xiuhua sat motionless on the stool, the fan above her head whirring. There were only a few people standing in the small clinic.
Dr. He Jinhua had a rather bad temper and chased away all the onlookers.
Because Lin Aiguo's injuries were quite serious, they focused on saving him first. They managed to stop the bleeding, but with such a large wound, he definitely needed to go to the hospital, at least the commune hospital.
Fortunately, Dr. He went to get the medicine today, otherwise we would be completely in the dark right now.
After the bandage was applied, Lin Aiguo was not expected to wake up for a while, so He Jinhua continued to examine Li Xiuhua.
He looked at Li Xiuhua uncertainly and asked tentatively, "Sister-in-law, are you feeling unwell?"
Because Li Xiuhua's hands were covered in blood, which looked quite frightening, it also covered up the marks left by Lin Aiguo.
Li Xiuhua just sat there blankly. Aunt Pang, who had been kept behind by He Jinhua, spoke up when she saw this.
"How about I wash her first? She looks too... well, you know."
Having gained the approval of the people inside, Aunt Pang nimbly walked quickly to the clinic's courtyard, fetched a basin of water, and found a piece of cloth that looked fairly clean from somewhere.
People outside tried to pull her aside and ask her all sorts of questions, but Aunt Pang ignored them all. Even when talking to her own husband, she only said that she wanted to give Li Xiuhua a wash.
When Aunt Pang started wiping Li Xiuhua, the others noticed that there were red welts on Li Xiuhua's arms and even her face.
The people in the house were all Lin's neighbors, and they were all quite angry when they saw Li Xiuhua's appearance.
"Lin Aiguo is a real scoundrel. I've always heard him beating Xiuhua, but I never imagined he'd still be so ruthless at his age!"
"That's right, that's right. No wonder Xiuhua was so ruthless; no one could have taken that kind of treatment."
"Lin Aiguo received a dowry of 500 yuan a while ago. Today I even saw the son-in-law bringing Xiuhua back. He must have been beaten up this morning!"
Everyone stared at her incredulously when they heard what she said!
Zhang Li, who had just finished her postpartum confinement, was at home all day, so she must have heard everything.
Aunt Pang felt sorry for Li Xiuhua and said, "She must still have some on her body. Her clothes are so dirty. She must have been lying on the ground the whole time."
The aunties watched Li Xiuhua without saying a word, just staring at one spot without blinking.
He Jinhua is a male doctor, which is not very convenient in this situation, mainly because he is afraid of what the villagers say about him.
Just as everyone was wondering what to do, someone outside shouted.
"Qingyu is here!"
Immediately afterwards, Lin Qingyu pushed open the door and entered.
The first thing she saw when she came in was Li Xiuhua's dazed expression.
He immediately felt a pang of heartache and went forward to hug her, tears streaming down his face.
Perhaps the pressure aggravated Li Xiuhua's wound, because she finally reacted.
She was in pain too, and she hugged Lin Qingyu and burst into tears.
"Qingyu, I was so foolish! I thought he would change! I deserve it!"
Seeing this, the others decided it was not appropriate to stay inside any longer, so they went outside, leaving only Doctor He inside.
Lin Qingyu pulled open Li Xiuhua's clothes, and the scars immediately came into view.
She looked at Li Xiuhua with heartache, never expecting Lin Aiguo to be so cruel, and then turned to look at Lin Aiguo lying unconscious on the bed.
When Lin Qingyu discovered that his problematic left leg was gone, she felt no strangeness, only a sense of relief.
She and Li Xiuhua were Lin Aiguo's only two targets; they were the only ones who were beaten at home.
Moreover, he would hit her every time he drank, and Zhao Hongxia would ignore it, simply closing the door and not asking any questions.
Lin Weidong was too young to help, and could only be pulled aside by Lin Aiguo to watch them get beaten.
Finally, Dr. He gave the medicine to Lin Qingyu and asked her to apply it to Li Xiuhua. He then went to check on Zhao Hongxia, who had fainted on the other side.
Unexpectedly, while Lin Qingyu was applying the medicine, Zhao Hongxia suddenly woke up, got off the bed, and walked to the two of them in a few steps.
"You heartless ingrate! Our Lin family fed you and sheltered you, and yet we raised a murderer like you!!!"
Zhao Hongxia was so agitated that she wanted to hit Li Xiuhua, but Lin Qingyu stopped her.
Although she couldn't lay a hand on Zhao Hongxia, stopping her was still an option.
"Lin Aiguo is still lying there! He's not dead, don't slander my mother!"
Zhao Hongxia thought Lin Aiguo was dead, which is why she wanted to hit Li Xiuhua as soon as she woke up. Upon hearing this, she glanced around and finally saw Lin Aiguo.
"My son! How could you be so unlucky! You almost killed yourself trying to get married!"
As soon as Zhao Hongxia started shouting inside, someone came in through the outer door.
"Mother, what's going on?"
The person who came was Lin Juanjuan. She waited for a long time before coming out of the crowd, just in case something really happened.
As soon as she came in, she went straight to Zhao Hongxia, without even glancing at Lin Qingyu and the other woman.
Dr. He hates this kind of person the most and will tell them to leave.
Unexpectedly, Lin Juanjuan questioned him, "How did you treat my brother? Why isn't he awake yet?"
He Jinhua immediately became angry. He had originally wanted to speak politely, but now he spoke directly.
"This place is too small to treat your brother's illness. He needs to go to the provincial hospital, otherwise he really will never wake up again!"
He left immediately after saying that, completely ignoring what the two people were shouting in the room.
After he went outside, the crowd asked him a few questions, got the answers he wanted, and soon dispersed.
Gu Shi went inside, worried that Lin Qingyu might be bullied.
Fortunately, when he went in, Zhao Hongxia and the other woman were discussing something and didn't come over.
She applied the medicine to Li Xiuhua and then prepared to leave with her people.
Gu Shi came over to help, and the three of them had just stood up when Zhao Hongxia shouted, "Don't leave!"
She strode over, looking at Gu Shi without the slightest fear.
"It's all your fault, you jinx, that you ruined our Lin family! You'd better get a divorce right now!"
The following sentence was said to Lin Qingyu.
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