"I'll beat you to death, you brat! Get the hell out of here!" Tao Ying took off her shoe and threw it at him.
Wang Baoshan immediately and nimbly dodged.
"You brat, you dare to dodge? Pick up your shoe right now! I must have owed you guys something in my past life to be your mother in this one. Who am I supposed to marry with four of you as burdens? Who's got a screw loose? Or have they had enough of the good life?" Tao Ying got even angrier when she missed hitting the shoe.
With one hand on the wall and the other pointing at Wang Baoshan, he stood on one leg and began to curse at Wang Baoshan.
"Four? Mom, who don't you want to take?" Wang Baoshan had gotten used to being scolded these past two days and didn't care about being scolded at all. He fawned over the shoes and suddenly realized the key point halfway through the walk.
My sister was someone Mom risked her life to save, so there's no way she'd abandon her. I should be the one who gets taken, after all, I'm Mom's beloved eldest son. So who isn't taken?
"You really want me to remarry? Aren't you afraid your dad will come looking for you tonight?" Tao Ying snatched the shoes, slipped them on, and grabbed Wang Baoshan's ear.
“What am I afraid of if my dad calls me? He’s my dad, he wouldn’t hurt me, and besides, I have my mom.” Wang Baoshan yelped as he was pinched.
It doesn't actually hurt that much, but if you don't cry out in pain, it will definitely hurt more later.
Tao Ying “…”
Disdainfully tossing away Wang Baoshan's ear, she really couldn't be bothered with this brat; he was incredibly annoying.
"Mom, you still haven't told me who you're not taking with you?" Wang Baoshan pressed on, unwilling to give up.
She'll tell him then that she'll definitely go and laugh at him, that his mother doesn't want him anymore.
“Who else could it be? I only have four children now, how could I not want anyone else?” Tao Ying walked quickly.
I'm really not used to this era where transportation relies entirely on walking.
"Mom? You really don't want my older brother anymore?" Wang Baoshan burst out with a sharp, explosive voice.
"Do you have an older brother? You only have a second older brother," Tao Ying asked.
"No, I don't have an older brother, I only have an older sister. But Mom, you spent a lot of money when you got Wang Baojun a wife, shouldn't we ask for it back?" Wang Baoshan asked cautiously.
“That’s right. When we get back, Mom will go to their workplace for a visit. There’s no reason for her to be greedy and not give back to her family.” Tao Ying nodded vigorously, agreeing with Wang Baoshan.
"Mom, I'll go with you then." Wang Baoshan clenched his fist, his eyes full of excitement.
I've had my eye on those two dogs, Wang Baojun and Zhao Shuangfeng, for a long time... I can't stand Wang Baojun, that bastard, and Zhao Shuangfeng, that son of a bitch.
Along the way, Wang Baoshan thought of all sorts of ideas on how to show off his power and how to humiliate Wang Baojun.
When Tao Ying stopped and saw the building in front of her, she was completely dumbfounded. "Mom? Mom, are you taking me here to buy food?"
"I'll buy you a hammer. Can't you see that your sister, your niece, and I don't have any clothes to change into? Are we supposed to go home dressed like this?" Tao Ying rolled her eyes at Wang Baoshan and walked into the supply and marketing cooperative.
At that time, the supply and marketing cooperatives did sell ready-made clothes, but they were quite expensive and few people bought them.
"Mom, buying clothes is so expensive, you need coupons. Didn't you save all your cloth coupons for Wang Baomin's wedding?" Wang Baoshan, being petty, stirred up trouble.
"No matter what I say, I won't buy it for you," Tao Ying said, determined to walk straight into the supply and marketing cooperative.
There was no need to look at many things, because it was inconvenient to carry too many things back and forth, so I went straight to the clothing section.
There are very few ready-made garments, and they are mostly Dacron shirts.
Tao Ying couldn't accept that flower, and it didn't absorb sweat, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Most importantly, it was incredibly expensive. In the end, Tao Ying bought two pieces of fine cotton fabric, a large piece of gray fabric, intending to make outer garments for herself and Wang Chunni, and a small piece of light yellow fabric, intending to make clothes for the little girl.
They also bought vests and shorts, shoes for Wang Chunni and the little girl, and then took Wang Baojun to a tailor, gave him a one-yuan fee for the work, and had him make clothes.
Only then, satisfied, did he hire a donkey to take him back to the hospital.
Back at the hospital, Tao Ying received a warm hug from the little girl, who then stayed close to her.
“This little guy has been watching the doorway the whole time,” Li Guiying said to Tao Ying with a smile.
“My baby loves Grandma the most, doesn’t he? Look what I brought back for you!” Tao Ying took out the clothes and showed them to Li Daya.
Li Daya stared wide-eyed at Tao Ying as she looked at the new clothes and shoes, unable to believe her eyes.
In Li Daya's short life, she had never worn new clothes or new shoes.
"Come and help the baby change," Tao Ying said, picking up Li Daya.
"Dirty." Li Daya shook her head vigorously.
How can I wear nice new clothes when I'm so dirty?
"I'll buy some more for our baby when we get home." Tao Ying gave Li Daya a big kiss on the cheek.
"Mom, did Li Aijun agree to give Daya to me?" Wang Chunni looked at Tao Ying with some trepidation.
"Don't worry." Tao Ying gave Wang Chunni a reassuring look.
"Mom, how come you're relieved?" Wang Baoshan looked at Tao Ying with a completely bewildered expression, utterly confused.
Mingming's mom almost got a beating today, so why are you relieved?
"Baomin, come with me to Kaoshantun tomorrow." Tao Ying was too lazy to explain to this brat.
"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you." Li Guiying quickly volunteered to go.
I feel a little sad that I don't have to do anything all day and eat so well.
"That won't do. You still have to help me take care of Chunni and her daughter. I don't trust Baoshan, that brat." Tao Ying quickly refused.
"Mom, why don't I put your mind at ease?" Wang Baoshan muttered reluctantly.
"Then let Da Shuan go with you. If there's a fight or something, it'll be safer with him around." Li Guiying thought it made sense. Her niece was still weak, so she had to take good care of her.
“Baomin and I are enough. Dashuan, please keep an eye out for the police station for me.” Tao Ying still refused.
“Okay, we’ll listen to your sister-in-law,” Wang Dashuan agreed.
The mother and her children changed their clothes, and only then did they feel a little better.
The next morning, Wang Baomin set off with Tao Ying.
It took more than an hour to reach Kaoshantun and head straight to Li Aijun's house.
They found the gate scattered and broken, and nothing was left in the yard—the window frames and the gate were gone.
Tao Ying inquired about the situation and then took Wang Baomin directly to the village chief's house.
Wang Baomin followed behind, carrying the things, without saying a word, just silently following.
After being bothered by Wang Baoshan all day yesterday, Tao Ying felt a momentary sense of unease about Wang Baomin's quietness today.
When we arrived at the village chief's house, we immediately noticed the difference, because the village chief's house was a single-story building, clearly constructed of cement.
"Is anyone home?" Tao Ying didn't go in directly, but stood at the door and shouted.
"Someone's here. Who is it?"
A woman in her early fifties, even more prosperous-looking than Tao Ying, stepped forward in response.
Upon seeing Tao Ying, his eyes twitched, thinking, 'What's this ancestor doing here?'
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