Speaking of which, Han Bailan has three brothers. Han Sen is the eldest brother, which goes without saying. The other two are Han Bailan's younger brothers, but one of them is in the army and not at home, and the other is working as a clerk in the south and has not returned for two years.
In other words, aside from Han Bailan, who married out of the family, only the eldest son, Han Sen, is currently taking care of his parents.
Therefore, Han's father told Han's mother to call their eldest son to go to the Zhao family together.
"No, I have to go with you."
Han's mother was worried about Han's father. She feared that Han's father and Han Sen would go and teach Zhao Jing a lesson, which could easily escalate into a violent fight between the two families.
Once a person's reason is consumed by anger, it is difficult for them to act with restraint.
"It's cold, so you should stay home!"
Han's father's tone left no room for argument.
As soon as he finished speaking, he walked out of the room and stood in the main room, calling to his eldest son, "Eldest son, come out with me for a bit!"
"Okay!"
Han Sen responded, and soon, the person appeared in front of Han's father.
Let's go!
As he spoke, Han's father took the lead and stepped out of the main room.
Han Sen looked puzzled, but still followed closely behind.
Unexpectedly, when they reached the courtyard gate, Han's father suddenly stopped and turned to Han Sen, saying, "Go and call Lanlan!"
Han Sen became increasingly confused, not knowing what had happened or where his father had asked him to take his sister.
It's worth mentioning that Yao Qinghe had informed Han Sen about Han Bailan's visit to their home, so he wasn't too surprised when Han's father asked him to invite Han Bailan along.
He simply didn't understand where Han's father wanted them to go, or what they were going to do!
A moment later, Han Sen returned to the courtyard gate with Han Bailan: "Dad, I've called Lanlan over."
"Let's go catch the shuttle bus!"
Mr. Han's face darkened as he strode toward the bus stop.
Han Sen also looked unwell at this moment, because when he went to call Han Bailan, he saw his sister's "pig-headed face." Without much thought, he knew that she had been beaten up, and he knew exactly who had done it.
In that instant, Han Sen's anger erupted like a volcano. He slammed his fist on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), wishing he could appear in front of Zhao Jing immediately and beat him to a pulp!
Daring to lay a hand on Han Sen's sister is simply courting death!
Just as he called Han Bailan and was about to leave the room, Han's mother called out to stop him, reminding him to remember to keep my size.
Han Sen wasn't stupid; he naturally understood what his mother meant.
—It's okay to take action, but don't cause a major accident!
That is, to avoid maiming or killing people, while protecting the safety of oneself and one's elderly father.
At this moment, Han Sen recalled what his mother had said and knew that what his mother said made sense. However, he felt guilty and could not calm down for a long time. This was because whenever he thought of Han Bailan's "pig's face", his anger would rise uncontrollably!
The Zhao family.
An hour passed, and Han Bailan did not return. Almost two hours had passed, and Zhao's mother still hadn't seen anyone come in. She couldn't sit still any longer, so she went to her son Zhao Jing's room.
"Get up! Get up right now!"
Zhao Jing was fast asleep when he was suddenly woken up by his mother. He opened his eyes and looked at his mother: "What's wrong?"
“Look how much time has passed, and there’s not a trace of your wife. If I’m not mistaken, your father-in-law and brother-in-law are probably on their way to our house!”
Zhao's mother didn't care at all about Zhao Jing's actions towards Han Bailan. What she cared about most was the reputation of the Zhao family. It was precisely for this reason that she disapproved of Han Bailan, her daughter-in-law, for marrying into the Zhao family through such despicable means.
After marriage, she didn't know how to manage household chores or be considerate of her husband. All she did was go out shopping and spend money recklessly. She would argue with her husband over trivial matters and didn't know how to comfort her crying child. Her family had almost made a disgrace to everyone in this tenement building.
If the Han family were to actually come knocking on our door now, the Zhao family would probably lose even the last shred of face!
As her thoughts drifted to this point, Zhao's mother's gaze fell entirely on her son, Zhao Jing, with displeasure. When their eyes met, Zhao Jing calmly rose, but instead of putting on his shoes, he sat against the headboard and said:
"Let them come. What can they do to me? Besides, it's not like I wanted to lay a hand on Han Bailan. She asked for it. If I don't let her have her way, wouldn't I seem disrespectful?"
"Why did you attack today?"
Zhao's mother asked.
"Han Bailan nagged me about being useless and blaming me for not taking the college entrance exam. Then she reached out and asked me for two hundred yuan, saying she wanted to go shopping for clothes, even though I had just given her one hundred yuan half a month ago."
I didn't have two hundred yuan on me right now, so she took it out on the child, hurling insults at me, and the more she said, the worse it got. So I slapped her twice, and to my surprise, she started scratching me. In a fit of anger, I slapped her a few more times.
At this point, Zhao Jing paused and added, "I also whipped her with a belt, but I didn't use much force, so I don't think her injuries are serious."
What am I supposed to say to you?!
Zhao's mother frowned deeply: "Although it's not a big deal for a man to hit a woman, it still doesn't sound good if word gets out. I've told you more than once not to lay a hand on your wife, but you just keep doing what you say. I think you won't be able to get past your in-laws' if you don't get a beating today!"
"Hit me? If they dare, I'll file for divorce."
Zhao Jing's face was full of disdain: "I never intended to live a good life with Han Bailan from the beginning. It was her despicable and shameless tricks that forced me to marry her into our family. Now that she wants to cause trouble, then she should get a divorce and get out of our house!"
“Your dad… your dad said that if you really can’t live like this anymore, divorce isn’t out of the question… but you have to think it through. After all, you two have a child together. If you get divorced, it means the child will lose his mother. And if you remarry, who knows how your new partner will treat Tongtong.”
Tongtong is the nickname of Zhao Jing's son.
“妈，你用得着担心这个？在这个家，有你还有我和我爸在，就算我回头娶了别的女人，难道咱们仨还护不住一个小孩子？再说，对方要是敢虐待我儿子，我揍死她！”
He may not like Han Bailan, but that doesn't mean he doesn't like his son.
Suddenly, a knocking sound rang out on the door, followed by a man's furious voice: "Zhao Jing, get out here!"
"Listen to that! Listen carefully! That's most likely your brother-in-law's voice!"
Zhao's mother glared at her son, then turned and hurriedly left the room.
Zhao's father had just opened the door and was about to greet the two people standing outside when Han Sen interrupted him, "Where's Zhao Jing? What right did he have to hit my sister!"
Yes, the person speaking was indeed Han Sen. He bypassed Zhao's father and went straight to Zhao Jing and Han Bailan's bedroom. Only then did Zhao's father notice Han Bailan standing behind him. For a moment, he felt a bit resentful towards his daughter-in-law.
What's the big deal about a couple's little squabble? Does it really need to make such a fuss?
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