Chen Xiangbei did not run away. After being beaten up by Old Chen and Old Lady Xia with a mixed doubles beating, he sat dejectedly on the stool and finally behaved himself.
Old Lady Xia was still cursing, "It's New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and you've taken up a new career in stealing. Why steal from your father when there are so many other things to steal from?"
Old Chen was also furious. Tomorrow was New Year's Eve, and the next was New Year's Day. He had been planning to wear this dress on New Year's Day, but now this brat had worn it first. He felt upset, "Why are you wearing mine instead of your own? Your mom was so generous this year. Not only did she give everyone a new sweater, but she also made a new cotton-padded jacket. Why did you have to wear mine secretly?"
Old Lady Xia felt something was wrong and pointed at him, "Where are your clothes? Take them out and let me see them."
Chen Xiangbei said nothing and did not move. He just sat there, turning a deaf ear to their scolding and pretending to be deaf.
Old Lady Xia: "Chen Xiangbei! I'll give you one more chance. Will you tell the truth or not?"
Chen Xiangbei stiffened his neck and held on.
Old Mrs. Xia just slapped him in the face, twisting his face.
Chen Xiangbei covered his face, feeling unconvinced and aggrieved. "Go ahead and beat me to death, I won't tell you."
Old Mrs. Xia didn't expect that this kid would suddenly grow up with backbone, but facing such a request from the child, how could a loving mother not satisfy him? For such a small request, as a mother, she would use all her strength to fulfill his wish.
She began to beat Chen Xiangbei severely, and while beating her, she persuaded herself that today was not the first day of the Lunar New Year, and it was okay to beat the child, and it didn't matter. The more she thought about it, the smoother it became, until she beat Chen Xiangbei to tears with her own hands.
Chen Xiangbei hasn't cried for a long time. He has always been a heartless person. Even if he is scolded by his parents or treated unfairly, he will not cry. He thinks of himself as a tough guy who would rather bleed than cry.
But today, his mother's slap really hurt, and he was the only one who was hit, so he couldn't bear it.
This made Old Lady Xia feel a little helpless. The child made the mistake himself, and as a parent, why did he suddenly start crying when she was just teaching him a lesson? For some reason, Old Lady Xia suddenly felt a little guilty.
Obviously, it was difficult for her to feel sympathy for these sons, but when Chen Xiangbei suddenly burst into silent tears in front of him, she began to feel insecure. If this damn boy burst into tears, she might not have felt this way.
Old Mrs. Xia always felt like she was bullying the child. She stopped and sat up. What should she do?
She looked up at Old Chen with a questioning look. Old Chen scratched his head. He didn't know why his youngest son suddenly cried. Isn't it normal to be beaten by his parents?
"Don't cry." Old Mrs. Xia said dryly.
Chen Xiangbei pouted, tears welling up in his eyes as if they were about to fall. He might as well just cry. Old Mrs. Xia was at a loss, so she pushed Old Chen and asked him to think of a solution.
Old Chen has been a stubborn person all his life, so he doesn't know how to comfort others. "If you cry again, you won't have dinner tonight."
Chen Xiangbei sniffed and wiped his tears with the back of his hand. Although he still felt aggrieved, he still had to eat dinner.
The three of them just sat there in silence, the atmosphere eerily quiet. It had been a long time since she'd encountered such an awkward atmosphere. Old Lady Xia wanted to run away, but she couldn't leave because she was the one who had hit him.
But if you think about it carefully, isn't it normal for a child to be beaten for stealing things without giving a reason? Which child in the compound hasn't been beaten before? How could a child this old cry after being hit a few times? Old Mrs. Xia felt sorry for herself. She just hit him a few times like usual, so why did he cry like this?
It seems like she is the one who is being unreasonable and as if she made the mistake.
For a moment, she didn't know what to do.
At this time, Chen Lingling rushed in, "Grandpa and grandma, you are back~"
With Chen Lingling chattering, the awkward atmosphere in the living room was broken, and Old Chen and Old Mrs. Xia immediately started teasing the child.
"Let me tell you, my uncle was really awesome just now. He beat the bad guys away."
Old Lady Xia perked up. "Hmm? What bad guy?"
Chen Lingling started to talk about what had just happened. It turned out that when Chen Lingling was playing outside today, she was met by the vicious mother of Hu Jie's family. When she saw her and Hu Yingying, the old lady showed a look of disgust and pushed them aside, saying that they were unlucky and should not affect their grandson.
Hu Yingying hadn't spoken since that incident, but she was so frightened she couldn't move, and was immediately pushed down by Hu's mother. Chen Lingling was very angry and bravely argued with the man.
If Mother Hu could be convinced by a child's reasoning, she would not have done something that would bring disaster upon herself, such as selling her own granddaughter. When she found that Chen Lingling kept talking about her, she became annoyed and started scolding her.
Her life here was not going well to begin with. The wife Hu Jie married now was a mean one. She wouldn't even let her use hot water to wash clothes or dishes in the middle of winter. She only had one set of winter clothes, and she also disliked the strong smell on her body, which would bother her. No matter what she did, that bitch would say something bad about her.
Hu's mother was concerned about her eldest grandson in her belly and did not dare to make her unhappy. Once she was unhappy, she would make a big fuss and say that the child would have her surname after birth and that the Hu family would not benefit from it. This matter had a firm grip on Hu's mother's lifeline, and no matter how angry she was, she could only swallow her anger.
But she only tolerated the old woman and her own son. She did not hide the malice in her eyes towards other people. Normally, Chen Lingling would take Hu Yingying to avoid this annoying old lady, but living in the same compound, it was not always possible to avoid her.
This time, they met again, but this time they were unlucky. Mother Hu had just been angry, and when she saw Hu Yingying, she thought of her eldest grandson who died young, and wondered why it was not this dead girl who died.
Seeing them avoid her like the plague, she started cursing, and not only that, she pushed the two children. Seeing Chen Lingling muster up the courage to seek justice for her good friend, Hu's mother became even more annoyed and raised her hand to hit them.
Chen Lingling closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to come, but the slap didn't hit her for a long time. When she opened her eyes, she found that her uncle Chen Xiangbei was holding Hu's mother's hand.
The two started arguing, and when Hu's mother realized she couldn't win the argument, she started fighting, and then the two of them started fighting. At that time, the people in the compound were either cooking in their houses or hadn't finished work yet, and there were not many people at the gate, so no one noticed that Chen Xiangbei, a young man, was fighting with an old lady, and he didn't hold back at all, and the curses he said were even fouler than Hu's mother.
However, they would not be surprised if they knew about it, after all, they have a long family tradition of learning.
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