From Gu Meiying's words, filled with sorrow and pain, one can easily sense the immense suffering she had endured to the point that she is now in this state.
Back then, before surrendering himself to the police, Xiao Feng thought things through carefully and finally decided to entrust his beloved wife and daughter to his brother Xiao Weiguo.
One reason was that he knew the seriousness of his crime and that he might never be able to leave that cold prison, where he would only live out his days in solitude.
Another important factor was the fear that his wife and children would be treated coldly, discriminated against, or even bullied by the villagers because of his mistakes.
That's why, at the last moment, he offered to turn himself in as a condition for Xiao Weiguo to promise to take care of his wife and daughter.
However, to Xiao Feng's utter surprise, the backup plan he had set up just in case actually proved to be very useful.
What pained him even more was that the people who committed violence against his family were none other than his own father and younger brother!
Putting aside the inhumane treatment Gu Meiying suffered, let's just talk about Meng Jie, who is their own granddaughter and niece!
How could they be so heartless as to lay a hand on someone with such a close blood relationship?
Xiao Feng, who was hiding far away and watching everything, felt an unbearable pain in his heart, as if it were being torn apart.
He simply couldn't imagine how, in less than three short years, that once warm and harmonious home could have become so unrecognizable, like a living hell.
As Gu Meiying spoke, she became increasingly indignant, and the inhuman torture and pain she had suffered in the past surged into her mind like a tide.
She couldn't help but recall the injustices and abuse she had suffered during those dark and hopeless days, and tears welled up in her eyes uncontrollably.
Standing to the side, Xiao Changsuo's face turned bright red as his former daughter-in-law so ruthlessly rebuked him. It was as if he had been slapped in public, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Enraged, the old man kicked open the half-closed door, pointed a finger directly at Gu Meiying's nose, and began to hurl insults.
"Hmph! How exactly did we treat you back then?"
Do you think I'd let you starve to death?
It's clearly your own man who shamelessly ran off with someone else, and you couldn't handle the blow, so you went crazy with anger, and now you're blaming us?
"If it weren't for my kind and compassionate heart, taking care of you and your mother's daily needs for so long, you wouldn't be in this situation today!"
It must be said that Xiao Changsuo was, after all, a former village chief. Putting aside other aspects, his verbal skills were indeed quite impressive.
His words came out in rapid succession, not only absolving himself of all responsibility but also cleverly shifting all the blame onto Gu Meiying.
Gu Meiying was, after all, a weak woman who had gone mad for a long time and rarely interacted with others.
Asking her to argue right and wrong with someone as eloquent as Xiao Changsuo at this moment is truly asking too much of a question.
She was so angry that her body trembled uncontrollably, her chest heaving, and her face turned bright red, like a ripe apple, but she couldn't utter a single complete sentence to refute the other party.
"You...you...you..."
She pointed at Xiao Changsuo tremblingly, her lips moving for a long time, but the words that followed seemed to be blocked by something, and she couldn't get them out no matter what she did.
She was so anxious that the veins on her forehead bulged, and her hands were clenched into fists so tightly that her nails almost dug into her palms.
Meanwhile, Xiao Lian, who was standing at the door, watched as the stalemate continued for quite a while, but no one came out of the house to help Gu Meiying.
He figured that there was probably no one else at home besides Gu Meiying.
As a result, Xiao Lian became increasingly bold, and his initial sense of caution gradually disappeared, replaced by an unbridled arrogance.
"hey-hey!"
He let out a slightly sly laugh, then, with his worn-out shoes dangling as if they were about to fall apart, he slowly took two steps forward.
Finally, he came to Gu Meiying, stretched out his rough and calloused hand, and unceremoniously grabbed Gu Meiying's delicate hand that was pointing at Xiao Changsuo.
"Sister-in-law, we're family after all, so why make things so tense and awkward for everyone?"
"Come on, come on, let's go home together."
As he spoke, he wore an enigmatic smile.
Just then, whether intentionally or unintentionally, he suddenly grabbed Gu Meiying's hand tightly and rubbed it vigorously several times.
It should be noted that although Gu Meiying is now over forty years old, she is actually a few years older than him.
However, for the past two years, she has been living in the courtyard house with Xiao Jian and Hu Zi.
Because her family never lacked food and clothing, and was very wealthy, she didn't even have to do farm work herself.
Normally, she would just help tidy up the house or occasionally cook when she had nothing to do at home.
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