Attorney Guo spoke eloquently and logically, appealing to both emotion and reason. Judge Xia's expression visibly softened, and Ye Qingqing felt relieved, knowing that the overall situation was settled and that Lu Qinghua was unlikely to be re-sentenced, with a high probability of being acquitted.
Lu Qinghua covered her face and wept, trying hard to suppress her sobs, which made her sound even more pitiful and touching. This was what Attorney Guo had taught her, to cry a few times appropriately in court, much like Ye Qingqing's feigned weakness.
People naturally sympathize with the weak, especially the strong, regardless of whether they are men or women.
Attorney Guo said at the opportune moment, "My client is now both scared and regretful. She never intended to harm the plaintiff, even though she was abused by him for seven years. If my client were truly a vicious person, she would have had countless opportunities to harm the plaintiff during those seven years of living together day and night, but the plaintiff has lived well all this time and hasn't earned a single penny in those seven years. He and his parents have been supported by my client for those seven years, and they have also suffered abuse from them..."
Lu Qinghua cried even harder, her voice even more subdued. This time, she was truly expressing her emotions. Lawyer Guo's words touched a raw nerve. Thinking of the suffering she had endured over the years, she couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with sorrow, and tears streamed down her face.
The bailiff handed him a tissue, his eyes filled with sympathy, but he looked down on Jiang Xingzhi. If you're going to be a kept man, you should be aware of it and behave yourself. This man is something else; he's a kept man and he still abuses his wife and daughter. He deserves to be stabbed in the back by his wife.
“Since Lu Qinghua married into my Jiang family, she is a member of the Jiang family, and the money she earns naturally belongs to the Jiang family. This woman has a bad temper and is disobedient. She turns on you after just a few words. What’s wrong with teaching her a lesson? Isn’t that how all women are?” Jiang’s mother couldn’t help but shout, still not feeling that she had done anything wrong.
Once you marry into the Jiang family, you're a member of the Jiang family whether you live or die. It's perfectly normal for a man to hit you a few times. Her son is good-tempered, and he didn't hit you too hard; he didn't break any arms or legs. Some men in her village beat their wives so badly that they even killed some, and no one said anything bad about the men. Even the woman's parents would only say that the woman didn't serve her husband well.
Does beating a woman in the city mean there are a thousand faults?
Are city women more precious?
Hmph, they're all the same, just two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. What's there to be so cocky about? Anyway, she doesn't care about the city's rules. Once you enter her house, you have to follow her rules. She went through the same thing when she was young, and she got beaten by her mother-in-law and husband a lot. Now that she's finally become a mother-in-law, she has to show off her power.
Judge Xia frowned slightly. She had heard similar remarks from Jiang's mother many times. She had handled hundreds of domestic violence cases. Basically, behind every man who committed domestic violence, there was a domineering and heartless mother-in-law. Her own son was a treasure, while other people's daughters were worthless. She would beat them or scold them as she pleased, and she wouldn't care even if they were beaten to death.
Because in the mind of this kind of mother-in-law, her daughter-in-law is no longer a person, but just a servant who can be bought and sold. If she dies, she dies. She can just spend money to marry another one. It's no big deal.
Clearly, Jiang's mother was the kind of foolish and vicious mother-in-law who raised a good-for-nothing son like Jiang Xingzhi who was a bully at home. Judge Xia tapped the table and said in a deep voice, "This is a courtroom, not your backyard. You can't make noise here!"
Jiang's mother shrank back. Like Jiang Xingzhi, she was a bully who preyed on the weak and feared the strong. Moreover, the common people had a natural awe of judges and did not have the courage to resist. She quickly shut her mouth and glared fiercely at Lu Qinghua.
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