"Oh dear, Auntie, even if you know you've done something wrong, you don't need to bow so deeply to me the moment you walk in," Yun Qi said deliberately in a sarcastic tone.
In the past, no matter how much she disliked Zhang Juhua, if Zhang Juhua had fallen in front of her like that, Yun Qishi would definitely have lent a helping hand. Regardless of whether this old woman with bound feet had the strength, she would still have offered a helping hand.
Today I truly learned about Zhang Juhua's instigation of Yunduo to jump into the river. She almost lost her little granddaughter, and naturally, she harbors a deep resentment towards Zhang Juhua. Seeing that Zhang Juhua didn't even try to help her up, Yunduo sat motionless on the small chair, and even made a sarcastic remark to Zhang Juhua.
Zhang Juhua gritted her teeth in anger. If Lu Laogen hadn't come over and helped her up with one hand, whispering "chicken, chicken" beside her, she probably would have already started cursing. Even so, after being helped up, her face was so dark it looked like you could wring water out of it.
Lu Laogen's attitude, however, was correct.
After helping Zhang Juhua up, he pulled her to stand in front of Yun Qishi and Yun Dazheng, holding a chicken in one hand and pulling Zhang Juhua with the other, bowing to the two elders at a ninety-degree angle.
"Uncle Yun, Aunt Qi, I'm so sorry. I didn't control my wife well. She encouraged Yun Duo to jump into the river, and it almost caused a major disaster. It was our fault. I apologize to you both. I'm so sorry..." Lu Laogen blushed and sincerely said the words he had been repeating to himself over and over again, full of shame. He then tugged hard at Zhang Juhua's arm, signaling her to apologize.
"Uncle Yun, Aunt Qi, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have meddled. It was because of meddling that Yun Duo misunderstood what I said and went to jump into the river." Zhang Juhua was furious, but when she saw Lu Laogen gently shake the old hen he was holding, she gritted her teeth and nodded haphazardly to Yun Dazheng and Yun Qishi, as if she had bowed. Her words were completely insincere.
Yun Dazheng's expression had softened somewhat because of Lu Laogen's sincere apology, but upon hearing Zhang Juhua's words, it darkened again. He opened his mouth as if to tell Zhang Juhua to get out, but fortunately, Yun Duo could tell from Zhang Juhua's expression that she wouldn't say anything nice. She quickly handed Yun Dazheng a bowl of water.
"Grandpa, have some water."
Yun Dazheng snorted at Zhang Juhua before taking the water Yun Duo handed him and taking a small sip. It had a faint sweetness from the honey. Thinking that his wife hadn't eaten yet, Yun Dazheng handed the bowl to Yun Qishi, saying, "Old woman, have some water too." Let her soothe her stomach first.
Then he instructed Yunduo, "Duo'er, go and pour a bowl of water for your village chief."
Yun Duo nodded obediently and poured Lu Zhimin a bowl of warm water, adding a little honey as usual. Lu Zhimin was naturally pleased, not for the sugar, but for their 'respect' towards him.
Yun Dazheng was still angry, and without looking at Lu Laogen, whose face was flushed red, and Zhang Juhua, who was also indignant, he only said to Yun Duo, "Duo'er, go and get some rice to eat first. Eat now, okay? Be good, go quickly. It's so late. You're just a child, how can you stand being hungry?" Then he looked at Yun Qishi and said, "Grandma, why don't you go and eat some rice first too?"
Yun Qi shook her head and looked at Lu Laogen, saying, "Uncle Gen, it's been so long, your aunt shouldn't be making things difficult for you. But you saw it yourself. Tell me, does your Zhang Juhua have any shame or remorse for what she did?"
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