Lin Qingyu never expected Zhao Hongxia to be so shameless, daring to shift the blame onto others.
Before she could speak, Li Xiuhua stepped forward.
"Enough! Does Lin Aiguo's current situation have nothing to do with you?"
Zhao Hongxia was intimidated by Li Xiuhua's imposing manner and took a half step back in fear. "Me? What does this have to do with me?"
Li Xiuhua recounted each word with utmost seriousness: "If it weren't for you, would he have been able to beat me and Xiaoyu so recklessly?"
She approached Zhao Hongxia step by step, "If it weren't for you, would he have come to hit me today? If you hadn't kicked me that time, would I have been so ruthless?"
Li Xiuhua suddenly smiled and glanced at Lin Aiguo.
"You don't know yet, do you? It's your precious son who can't have children. I'm not a hen that can't lay eggs!"
After she finished speaking, she pulled Lin Qingyu away, without even noticing Zhao Hongxia's expression, as if she had just finished her thesis defense.
Gu Shi lagged behind, glanced at Zhao Hongxia and Lin Juanjuan, and said in a low voice.
"Don't drag Xiaoyu into everything!"
Seeing Gu Shi's fierce and menacing appearance, Lin Juanjuan nodded in fear, while Zhao Hongxia was completely oblivious.
Lin Qingyu took Li Xiuhua back to her own home and led her into Zhao Xiaobao's room.
Zhao Xiaobao was still half asleep. The dog was still barking not far away. He had his mouth wide open, and drool was dripping all over his pillow.
Gu Shi slapped his face without any hesitation, "Wake up!"
Zhao Xiaobao heard Gu Shi's voice in his sleep, which startled him so much that he immediately woke up.
Later, Zhao Xiaobao was taken to sleep with Gu Shi, while Lin Qingyu slept with Li Xiuhua there.
The next day, it was almost noon when Lin Qingyu finally opened her eyes. Her head was a little dizzy, and she didn't react at first.
Suddenly, the events of last night flooded her mind. She turned her head but didn't see Li Xiuhua.
Lin Qingyu rushed out anxiously, only to find Li Xiuhua sitting in her yard, mending her clothes.
"Mom, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
She was relieved to see that no one was hurt and sat down next to Li Xiuhua, yawning.
Li Xiuhua had many more gray hairs on her head, and said calmly, "I can't sleep, so I'm mending your clothes."
He then put down what he was holding and got up to walk towards the kitchen.
"Are you hungry? There's still some porridge in the pot, I'll heat it up for you."
Before Lin Qingyu could call her, she heard voices coming from the courtyard gate.
Is Qingyu home?
It's Wu Lili.
Lin Qingyu didn't want to pay any attention to her at all; she could guess with her toes what the girl was there for.
Without even moving, she replied directly, "I'm at home, it's not convenient for me to see anyone, go back!"
Unexpectedly, Wu Lili raised her voice and shouted, "No, it's just that some police officers have come to investigate the situation."
Lin Qingyu paused in her act of peeling melon seeds; she hadn't expected such a thing to alarm others.
In the end, Lin Qingyu didn't get to eat either. The group sat in the courtyard, and Gu Shi also returned.
Wu Lili looked at Lin Qingyu somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Qingyu, the police officer asked me if I knew where Aunt Li was, so I brought them here."
Lin Qingyu ignored her and asked the two people directly.
"Officer, this is a family matter, we shouldn't need to trouble you!"
One of them, a short, chubby man who looked like a leader, frowned and said...
"That can't be right! We received a report of attempted murder and fleeing the scene, right?"
Gu Shi chuckled. He had never seen these two people before, and said somewhat casually.
"Comrade, do we look like we're trying to escape?"
The man continued, "But we received a report and we have to come and take a look!"
Wu Lili stood to the side, watching the group with an air of amusement.
Gu Shi recounted the events of the previous night in detail, and only then did the two realize that it was indeed not their responsibility.
"This matter is rather complicated. Comrade, Wu Zhiqing, right? Please inform the comrade who called the police and have her go to the county to handle the procedures. We can't handle this in our small place!"
As the two left, they glared at Wu Lili, muttering, "I thought there was some big case involved..."
Wu Lili was dumbfounded; she hadn't expected that this place truly didn't care about such matters.
Such domestic violence incidents are ignored not only in Lihua Village Brigade, but also in the entire Changnan Commune, and even in Yamanashi County.
She stood there awkwardly, unsure of what to say.
After all, it was she who instigated Zhao Hongxia to call the police. If Lin Qingyu found out, then...
"I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now!"
Wu Lili carefully moved step by step to the front door, and then stumbled and ran out.
As soon as she stepped out the door, she heard a dog barking behind her.
Woof woof! Woof woof woof!
Startled, she turned her head and saw that Zhao Xiaobao had released Da Huang, which was now baring its teeth and barking at her.
"Mommy! Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!"
Wu Lili ran and looked back repeatedly, even tripping and falling flat on her face in the process. Only when she saw that Da Huang wasn't chasing her did she feel relieved and run away.
Zhao Xiaobao laughed so hard he rolled on the ground, clutching his stomach. "Hahaha! That Wu Zhiqing, she's so funny!"
Gu Shi didn't say anything, but glared at him. After receiving the look from his uncle, Zhao Xiaobao immediately stopped laughing and stood up.
The movements were fluid and swift.
Lin Qingyu also found it funny. She didn't remember Wu Lili being so afraid of dogs before.
She walked over and patted the dirt off Zhao Xiaobao, then turned to Gu Shi and said coquettishly.
"Alright, Xiao Bao didn't do it on purpose. Da Huang hasn't been out for a long time, so let it play in the yard for a while!"
Gu Shiyi would agree to anything when he saw Lin Qingyu's smiling face, let alone such a small matter.
In front of outsiders, he remained reserved and did not do anything improper. He nodded, which was considered as acquiescence to Lin Qingyu's suggestion.
Looking at the people in front of her, Li Xiuhua knew that Lin Qingyu was doing well, so she felt much more at ease.
In the afternoon, Zhao Hongxia and her entourage came to the door.
Her other sons had long since separated from the family and were unwilling to get involved in her affairs, so they didn't come.
There is also a younger daughter who is timid and fearful, and it's even less likely she'll come over now.
Zhao Hongxia had no choice but to bring Lin Juanjuan along.
As soon as they reached the gate, they saw Li Xiuhua in the courtyard and immediately began to hurl insults at her.
"How could our Lin family have married such an ungrateful wretch? My son has such a miserable life!"
"My son! How unlucky you are to have married a wife who has cost you your life!"
"Our daughter and son-in-law are bullying our whole family! This is outrageous!"
She kept repeating the same few sentences, and Lin Juanjuan also started crying. The sound of their crying almost drowned out Da Huang's barking.
Gu Shi hadn't gone out to work because he was afraid the Lin family would come and cause trouble.
At this moment, he went out and stood at the door, just watching the two of them cry and make a scene.
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