"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Enraged, Ma Chunmei slapped him across the face.
"Smack!"
"You hit me?"
Ma Jinbao was stunned for a moment, then flipped the water glass on the table over.
"I think you've really gone mad! Blaming everything on me? Don't you spend all your time arguing with those female educated youths? Haven't you caused enough trouble yourself?"
"Fine, fine, you've really grown bold, daring to talk to your older sister like that now! I'll beat you to death!"
Ma Chunmei rushed up and grabbed his collar, and the two immediately started fighting.
The room erupted into chaos. Stools were kicked over, a teacup shattered on the floor with a crash, and a washbasin rolled a long way from the corner.
Several educated youths outside rushed over upon hearing the noise, and the door was kicked open with a bang.
"What are you doing!"
"Another fight? Do you think the educated youth settlement is your personal market?"
"Whose enamel mug is this? I just bought it from the supply and marketing cooperative!"
"Damn it, I've never been so humiliated in my life! Beat these two bastards to death! How dare they damage my things? They're asking for it!"
Just as Ma Chunmei and her brother Ma Jinbao started fighting inside the house, Zhang Guilan, a female educated youth, led a group of female educated youths and stormed in aggressively.
"Well, you two siblings still dare to fight? I bet you won't learn your lesson until you're faced with death!"
Zhang Guilan grabbed Ma Chunmei's hair and pulled her back, saying, "Aren't you stubborn? You're usually so energetic when you're scolding us. Today, we'll settle all our scores, old and new!"
"Ouch! Ouch! Stop pulling! I'm sorry!"
Ma Chunmei screamed in pain, struggling wildly, "Let go! You're bullying me!"
"Bullying people? You two siblings are the biggest scourge of our educated youth settlement!"
Liu Yufen rushed forward and nimbly grabbed Ma Chunmei's sleeve and tore it open, revealing a brightly colored vest.
"Don't tear my clothes! It's brand new, and this is the only Lenin suit I have left."
Ma Chunmei screamed and struggled, but the group of female educated youths didn't care about that. They were all like they had been injected with chicken blood, tearing clothes and slapping each other with great ferocity.
"You jinx! You always curse so fiercely, but now you know how to beg for mercy?" Zhang Guilan cursed as she slapped him. "I'll beat you until you learn your lesson!"
Ma Jinbao, standing nearby, was in a similar predicament. Several educated youths pinned him to the ground, burying his head and face in the ashes. His body was trampled so badly his bones felt like they were about to break. He screamed hoarsely:
"Please forgive me! I was wrong! I'll never do it again..."
Zhang Guilan grabbed Ma Chunmei by the hair and slapped her several times across the face.
"Did you hear that? If you dare to spread rumors and cause trouble again, next time it won't be as simple as just tearing your clothes off!"
The room was in complete chaos; the siblings, their faces bruised and swollen, finally cried and begged for mercy.
"We were wrong, we'll never do it again, please forgive us..."
Meanwhile, at Liu Hongmei's home in the city, Li Fuqiang was secretly climbing out of the window.
Just as one leg emerged, a sinister laugh suddenly echoed from inside the house: "Hey, where are you going in the middle of the night?"
Li Fuqiang shuddered, his face turning pale. He was about to rush out when Liu Hongmei grabbed his ankle.
With a loud thud, Li Fuqiang's head hit the wooden floor, and a bruise immediately appeared on his forehead.
Just as he tried to struggle to get up, a foot wearing an embroidered cloth shoe stepped hard on his back, pinning him down.
"Hey, it's the middle of the night, trying to run away again?"
A lazy yet sinister female voice rang out, carrying a hint of laughter, yet sending chills down one's spine.
Liu Hongmei leaned against the door with her arms crossed, her hair in a crooked bun, and her pink polyester pajamas were only half-buttoned, revealing a patch of white skin on her chest.
Her eyes gleamed green under the kerosene lamp, like a cat waiting for its prey in the woods.
"Don't come any closer! I...I'm really sick, I feel weak all over, I need to go see a doctor..."
Li Fuqiang's face was pale, his lips were bluish, and he looked completely drained, even his voice sounded hoarse.
Since he "married into" this widow's family, in just half a month, he has transformed from an arrogant "young master" in the factory into this inhuman, ghostly figure.
During the day, I had to sweep the yard, chop wood, and carry water; at night…
That's the most dangerous thing!
This woman is inhuman! Every night she pounces on him like a madwoman, tormenting him so much that he doesn't even have the strength to open his eyes.
"Going out to see a doctor?"
Liu Hongmei sneered and suddenly kicked him over, saying, "If you can't tell he's a son, I'll really believe your nonsense!"
"I...I really can't take it anymore...I'll die if this continues!"
Li Fuqiang wailed, his voice hoarse.
"Die?" Liu Hongmei narrowed her eyes and sneered, "Even if you die, you'll still have to leave a seed for my Liu family."
As she spoke, she turned around and took out a broken enamel bowl from the red box on the kang (a heated brick bed). Inside were a few white pills that emitted a pungent smell of Western medicine.
"Come on, sweetie, take your morning medicine first."
"You stallion, we spent so much money to bring you here to marry into our family, it's time for you to put your skills to good use!"
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