Nan Nan blinked her big eyes and said innocently, "I don't know. Second Aunt ran away first. I thought she had gone home a long time ago! Hasn't she come back yet?"
As she spoke, she suddenly seemed to remember something and tugged at the edge of her grandmother's clothes. "Didn't you see how fierce Second Aunt was at Uncle's house? She slapped Xiao Yuan like a dried persimmon with just a few slaps!"
The room suddenly became dead silent.
The melon seeds in Old Lady Qi's hand scatter to the ground with a clatter. Her face is wrinkled like a crumpled newspaper, full of disbelief. "What? Xiao Xia hit someone?"
"Of course not!" Nan Nan became excited and started gesticulating with her hands. "We were having fun in the yard, but Second Aunt insisted on standing in the middle.
When Xiaoyuan ran over, he accidentally touched her new coat - the navy blue woolen coat that you always wanted to borrow.
Good boy! Second Aunt raised her hand and slapped him. The noise was louder than when you smashed a tea bowl!
The little girl imitated the scene so vividly that Old Lady Qi was shocked.
Ji Enli wanted to cover Nan Nan's mouth, but she couldn't take back the words.
When Old Mrs. Qi heard that her beloved coat was scratched, she felt so distressed that she cried.
He pointed a trembling finger at Li Yun: "You...are the children in your Li family so unruly?"
"Mom!" Qi Jixian couldn't stand it any longer, "It was He Xia who hit the child first!
My niece's wife Xiaomei didn't complain to her, but she pointed at Guifang's wife and cursed her, saying things like, "What kind of wife did you marry? Country people are just uneducated."..."
The old lady's cloudy eyes swept over everyone's faces, and suddenly she slammed the coffee table: "Bullshit! Do you think I'm old and confused?
My granddaughter-in-law works in a textile factory, but she is an advanced team leader! How could she do such a thing? You must have ganged up on her to bully her!
Old Mrs. Qi still couldn't believe that her best granddaughter-in-law would say such a thing.
She pointed at Li Yun and asked, "Did your family make my granddaughter-in-law angry again?"
The bundle in Li Yun's hand fell to the ground with a thud, and several sausages rolled out.
She opened her mouth to retort, but before she could say anything, Nan Nan popped her head out from behind her: "That's not true! It was Second Aunt who went crazy and hit people, and was kicked out by my aunt!"
"You little bastard are talking nonsense!" The old lady picked up a feather duster and was about to hit him, but Qi Jixian stopped her.
"Mom! Nannan isn't talking nonsense." Qi Jixian's forehead veins were throbbing, "He Xia was at the Li family. He beat up Minghua's child and made Sister Guifang very angry!
Before leaving, he made such a scene in the compound that he was laughed at so many times!
The old lady's hand holding the feather duster froze in mid-air, her face turning red and white.
She cares a lot about face, so when she heard that her granddaughter-in-law had embarrassed herself at her daughter-in-law's house, she didn't know who to scold!
"Then...where is Xiaoxia now?" The old lady's voice was obviously weaker.
"She went back to her parents' home," Qi Xiangdong interrupted. "Before she left, she kicked all the pots and pans in my uncle's yard, sending them flying everywhere. The neighbors next door were pointing and talking."
The old lady was completely depressed now, and both her dignity and face were gone!
The feather duster in his hand fell to the ground with a "plop".
She suddenly seemed to remember something and grabbed Li Yun's hand: "Yun, don't spread this matter...if..." If it gets out, she will lose face!
The incident has already happened in the slum, is there any need to spread it? It’s something everyone knows!
Li Yun felt as if she had swallowed bitter herbs, and was so bitter that she couldn't speak.
This old woman is usually very nice to He Xia, but when it comes to her face, she still treats her like trash!
She gently pulled her hand back, and said with a sardonic tone: "Mom, don't worry.
My brother and sister-in-law are both respectable people, but they wouldn't do something like gossiping.
Before he could finish his words, the gate of the courtyard suddenly slammed shut, as if it was urging his life to come.
Qi Xiangdong opened the door and saw, wow!
Qi Xiangbei stood at the door like a drowned dog, the collar of his coat torn like a rag, and there were several blood marks on his face.
"Brother!" Qi Xiangbei cried out, and rushed over, his nose and tears all over Qi Xiangdong. "This life is unbearable! That tigress...she...she made me kneel on the washboard! And she beat me with a belt!"
In the main hall, the old lady exploded with a roar when she heard this: "God bless you! What sin did our Qi family commit to marry such a she-devil? She has brought shame upon our ancestors!"
Just as the quarrel was getting out of hand, the gate of the courtyard was kicked open with a bang.
Everyone looked back and saw He Xia standing at the door with a messy hair. His newly permed hair was blown out as if it had been struck by lightning. His powdered face was now covered with stains and he looked extremely disheveled!
"Great! We're all holding a struggle session here, right?"
He Xia started howling at the top of his voice, "Qi Xiangbei, you useless piece of shit! Are you just going to watch your wife get bullied?"
He plopped down on the ground, kicked his legs, and started to throw a tantrum: "This life is unbearable! There is not a single good person in your Qi family from top to bottom!
The old ones are partial, the young ones are unruly, and all the men are cowards! They only know how to bully me!
"You still have the nerve to howl here?!" Qi Xiangbei grabbed He Xia's arm and said, "You're visiting someone and you hit their child. Do you think you're right?"
He Xia stumbled as she was dragged, her newly permed hair all over her face. "I hit someone? Why don't you ask that little bastard what he did to my new coat?!"
"Bullshit!" Li Yun suddenly rushed forward, shaking with anger. "A mark from a fingernail, is it worth beating a child? Xiaoyuan is only a few years old!"
With that slap, half of the child's face is swollen!"
The old lady had recovered by now and picked up the broom and hit He Xia, "You unlucky star! You have brought shame to our Qi family! You dare to hit someone when they are your guest? You have no shame, but I have more!"
He Xia was hit by the broom and jumped up and down, but he still said: "I was bullied, and you care about your face. How much is your face worth?"
She suddenly pointed at Qi Xiangbei who was hiding in the corner and said, "You wimp, you're just going to watch your wife get beaten?"
Qi Xiangbei turned his head away, not looking at her: "When you hit someone, why don't you think about the consequences..."
"Bah!" He Xia spat at him, "If you weren't such a loser that you couldn't make any money, would I have felt bad about a coat?"
The Qi family and the Li family were completely unaware of the excitement that night. They had been busy from morning till night and were all exhausted.
After seeing off Li Yun and her family, no one in the Li family mentioned He Xia tacitly.
Wu Xiaomei was silently cleaning up the dishes, Li Minghua was squatting by the well washing the pot, and Li Jianghai was sitting on the doorstep puffing on his pipe.
"Dad, it's getting cold, let's go inside." Li Mingli held Xiaoyang and coaxed him to sleep.
Li Jianghai nodded and tapped his pipe against the sole of his shoe. "Let's all go to bed early. We have to go to Old Zhang's house to help slaughter the pig tomorrow."
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