"Exactly! I thought there was some misunderstanding!"
Everyone heard what he said, and they all started criticizing him.
The responsibility in this matter is quite clear: the adults didn't keep a close eye on the child. And that's one thing, but no one can watch a child every second and guarantee that nothing will happen. There have been cases before where children fell into the river and drowned because the adults weren't watching them properly.
Besides, Li Xiaobao is still alive and well, but this couple insists on blaming the child's injury on the older sister, which is wrong. Who wouldn't laugh if they heard that?
"Chen Liangdi, what's going on? What are they saying?!"
Li Kang was still completely confused. When he saw Chen Liangdi return with her big pregnant belly, he angrily questioned her.
The moment the child was scalded, Chen Liangdi sent someone to bring Li Kang and his mother back. Fearing being scolded, she deliberately shifted the blame onto Li Zhaodi, since she was the one who usually took care of Li Xiaobao.
So when Chen Liangdi angrily said she was going to confront Li Zhaodi, Li Kang didn't stop her. He also believed that Li Zhaodi was playing around and deliberately left her younger brother at home, which caused him so much anger.
Chen Liangdi was yelled at by the man, and she shrank back a little, slowly moving over.
“Yu, the educated youth, said he wanted to settle accounts with you, saying that we had mistreated Zhao Di, and the others were just there to watch the show.”
“She’s from the city and doesn’t understand the customs of our countryside. Which girl in the countryside hasn’t taken care of her younger siblings when she was little? She’s not the youngest. Zhao Di is the eldest sister. Isn’t it her duty to take care of Xiao Bao? Now that Xiao Bao is injured, I was anxious and scolded Zhao Di a few times and even hit her a few times.”
"Yu, the educated youth, couldn't stand it anymore and started cursing at me. She even said she would come to you to stand up for Zhaodi. I was pregnant and I was scolded like that. Who am I doing this for? Waaaaah!"
"I don't want to live anymore. I've worked so hard to give birth to so many children. Do you think I'm not tired? I'm just doing this to carry on the Li family line. What business is it of anyone else's? Can't I discipline my own children? Waaaaah."
Chen Liangdi cried pitifully. Perhaps she was tired of standing, so she simply sat down on the ground, sobbing and crying with snot and tears streaming down her face.
She wasn't exactly lying, but sometimes a change in tone or a shift in keywords could completely alter the meaning. In her narrative, it was entirely Yu Jiu who was meddling and protecting an older sister who hadn't taken good care of her younger brother.
She even brought up Yu Jiucheng's status as a city dweller, which was really something.
Li Kang was indeed furious after hearing this. He glared at Yu Jiu and cursed.
“Yu Zhiqing, don’t take advantage of your position as team leader to meddle in other people’s business. Even the team leader doesn’t care about our family matters, so why should you? Shouldn’t you be punished for doing something wrong? Not everyone is like you city people who eat and drink well and get paid!”
We country folk have heavy burdens, and it's only natural for an older sister to take care of her younger brother and share the burden with our parents! You'd better go back to your educated youth settlement right now, or don't blame me for being rude to you!
His son was burned so badly that he was already annoyed and didn't want to deal with these messy people anymore.
Grandma Li also came out carrying her grandson. She had a sullen face and glared at everyone.
"What, are you here to laugh at our family? It's no big deal, what's wrong with hitting a child? Haven't you ever hit your child in your family?"
Well, that's true. Actually, if this matter hadn't involved Yu Zhiqing, people probably wouldn't have come to watch the spectacle, since it really is their family matter.
"I think there's a difference between hitting a child and beating a child to death, right?"
"If you think the captain won't handle this kind of thing, then how about I go and find him, and ask him in front of you?"
Yu Jiu slightly twitched the corners of her mouth and sneered.
Xu Zi would never allow someone in his team to beat his daughter to death or maim her without any regard for the facts!
"What exactly do you want? Don't use the captain to threaten me! You're just a young girl who hasn't even married into the family yet, how dare you bring up the captain!"
Li Kang panicked slightly when he heard Yu Jiu say she wanted to find the captain.
Under Xu Zijiang's control, people who wanted to favor sons over daughters actually needed his permission, including names like Zhaodi, Liangdi, Huidi, Xiangdi, and Laidi. Last year, Xu Zijiang even wanted everyone to change their names, saying that no one was allowed to marry such messy names in the future, and that names like Gouzi and Xiaocao were better than Zhaodi.
However, the younger sister in the family strongly objected, so Xu Zijiang gave up. If he found out that something had happened, he might make them change their names again!
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. He's the captain, after all. If you encounter something unfair, of course you should go to him. It has nothing to do with whether I'm his girlfriend or not."
“Zhaodi, repeat what you just said to your father and grandmother again, and let them hear whether you are responsible or not.”
Yu Jiu gave them a cold look, signaling Li Zhaodi not to be afraid and to bravely tell the truth.
Li Zhaodi lived up to Yu Jiu's expectations and loudly repeated it.
“Mom told me to go out and play! She wanted to secretly give Xiaobao eggs, so she kicked me, my second sister, my third sister, and the others out. So I went out and played hide-and-seek with everyone. Yu Zhiqing didn’t know the way, so she asked me to take her to the lake. When we came back, Mom beat me, saying that I caused my brother to get scalded by boiling water.”
“But at the time, it was my mother who was looking after my younger brother, and I didn’t boil the water, so how can you blame me? My mother even said that if Yu Zhiqing hadn’t gone to the lake, my younger brother might have been saved from being scalded by the boiling water, and Yu Zhiqing would have to pay compensation!”
"But we only went for a short while and came back quickly. Even if I hadn't gone, I would have been playing hide-and-seek outside and wouldn't have come home. My mother let me out to play, and if I went back, she would definitely scold me!"
Li Zhaodi spoke the truth clearly and logically.
She and Yu Jiu really had no responsibility whatsoever in this matter, and it was nothing like what Chen Liangdi said. Li Kang glared at Chen Liangdi, feeling extremely ashamed.
That bitch dared to lie, making him lose face in front of so many people!
However, Li Kang had no way to back down now. His pretense of decency had been ripped away, and he was somewhat embarrassed. He could only stubbornly insist on his words.
"Then she can't meddle!"
"Alright, alright, go on ahead. We'll handle our own affairs!"
He was herding everyone out like ducks.
Yu Jiu, however, was unwilling to let him go. She raised her beautiful eyebrows, smiled charmingly, and asked in return.
"Then tell me, am I wrong in this matter? Is Zhao Di wrong? Do I need to pay compensation?"
If it weren't for her involvement, Yu Jiu might not have held on so tightly. After all, it's a family matter, and her meddling would only annoy people. But they just happened to give her the opportunity to meddle. It's a real shame she didn't stand up for Zhao Di!
Li Kang was surprised that she suddenly smiled, and that she looked so beautiful...
Her fair and delicate oval face, clear and bright almond-shaped eyes, and her smiling eyes that curved into crescents, made her look pure and charming. Even her rosy lips curved perfectly, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
She doesn't even need to dress up; just standing there in coarse linen clothes, she possesses a radiance comparable to the sun and moon, dazzling and captivating.
Li Kang gasped, his eyes glued to Yu Jiu. He licked his lips and stammered.
"No, that's right, none of it is wrong."
She's so beautiful, how could she be wrong...?
When Chen Liangdi saw her husband's pathetic state, she knew he had been bewitched by Yu Jiu, that vixen. She was furious and rushed over like a madwoman, gritting her teeth.
"I'll beat you to death, you vixen who only knows how to seduce women!"
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