When the second son, Old Man Xu, arrived at the educated youth settlement, he saw the old woman who was acting strangely. Her eyes were unfocused, and she kept repeating, "I didn't commit a crime, I didn't commit a crime, I just came to get my quilt."
Then he turned back to look at his daughter-in-law and was shocked. What happened? Her face was covered in blood. If it weren't for the two children beside her, he wouldn't have recognized her as his ex-daughter-in-law.
Old Man Xu, the second son, was a smart man. He could tell what was going on by combining the two men's situations.
Even though his wife seemed to have some mental issues, he couldn't help but glare at her.
They're more trouble than they're worth!
He knew what his wife was going to do as soon as she ran out of the house.
The second husband felt that they had been quite kind when Xiang Wanqin moved out of the house with her two children, so he believed that Xiang Wanqin should be grateful to them. Therefore, asking her to provide two quilts was nothing, especially since they were for the father of the two children.
I never expected that taking two blankets would cause such a commotion. It seems that this old woman is getting dumber as she gets older.
Old Xu looked at Xu Qiang and said apologetically, "Qiangzi, I'm really sorry. My wife is getting old and easily becomes confused. I've really caused trouble for everyone. If possible, I'll take her back with me."
Lu Chunping thought this old man was a master of deception. He came in without asking any questions, just wanting to make a big deal out of a small one and a small one disappear. How could there be such a good thing? If that were the case, wouldn't she have been righteous for nothing today?
Lu Chunping sneered, "Go back? Go back where? You're all old, how can you be so unreasonable? Didn't you see all this broken frosted glass on the floor? Didn't you see the huge hole in this cabinet? Didn't you see the horrifying sight of your aunt's face covered in blood? Didn't you see..."
Lu Chunping glanced at Jiang Chunlin and Zhao Jianhua. She was about to say, "Didn't you see that our two educated youths were kicked so badly they couldn't even stand up?" But when she saw the two of them standing there, seemingly carefree and chatting and laughing, she stopped herself in her tracks.
Lu Chunping awkwardly smoothed her hair, cleared her throat, and continued, "Your wife's behavior constitutes burglary. Burglary and beating someone up like this, wouldn't that be considered attempted murder? Not only did she attempt murder, but she also assaulted our male educated youth. The circumstances are serious, and she must be sent to the police station."
Everyone present was speechless at Lu Chunping's words. Burglary was serious enough, how could it turn into attempted murder?
That little mouth of hers is quite the chatterbox.
Old Master Xu from the second wife's family almost fainted from her words. How could this young girl have such a sharp tongue?
What kind of home invasion robbery?
What attempted murder?
What do you mean by beating up a male educated youth?
These don't sound like minor offenses at all!
If all these crimes are pinned on his wife, will they ever have a chance to rise in the ranks?
Old Xu, the second wife, knew that his wife's foolishness had gotten him into trouble, but he absolutely couldn't let these accusations fall on her head.
Old Xu from the second branch of the family rolled his eyes and looked at Xu Qiang and Yang Chunqin, saying, "Secretary, Brigade Leader, we're all from the same village. Especially you, Brigade Leader, although your father-in-law has published a notice severing ties with our second branch, we're still blood relatives. My wife does have a lot of bad habits, but they're limited to being greedy for small gains and being a bit sharp-tongued. She would never do something like burglary or attempted murder. She's just an old woman from the countryside, with no experience and can't even read a single word. How would she know so much? Secretary, Brigade Leader, if my wife is really charged with these crimes and sent to the police station, it won't be good for our brigade's reputation. How can our brigade be rated as excellent then?"
As he spoke, Old Man Xu from the second branch observed the expressions of the crowd. He felt that the female educated youth was probably just trying to scare them. If the brigade really wanted to send his wife to the police station on these charges, they wouldn't have waited for him to come.
Seeing that the brigade leaders had no expression, Old Man Xu from the second branch of the family mustered his courage and said again, "Shouldn't we call Ningning over to take a look at the injury on the child's mother's face? It wouldn't be good if it left a scar, and the blood is quite frightening to look at; we can't let it scare the two children. We'll also pay for the broken glass in the cabinet, and of course, we'll cover the child's mother's medical expenses. Secretary, Brigade Leader, is there anything else we can do?"
Xu Qiang glanced at Old Man Xu of the second wife's family, then looked at Yang Chunqin, and said, "How about this, we'll discuss Comrade Xiang's medical expenses and the educated youth's medical expenses after Ningning has seen them. We can have Scarface go and get the glass for the cabinet replaced and installed later. But they have nothing to do with your family now, and it's wrong for you to come looking for trouble whenever something happens. So, since this incident has really had a bad impact, you should give them another twenty yuan to calm their nerves. Also, you need to go to the brigade and write a guarantee promising that you will never bother them again. No, it's best if you don't bother them no matter what happens. From now on, you can live your lives, and they can live theirs. Old Xu, do you agree?"
The second wife, Old Man Xu, nodded vigorously, repeatedly saying, "Agreed, agreed, I promise I'll keep my wife in check."
Xu Qiang then specifically mentioned, "When the two children divorced, they should have made it clear that the child would live with his mother. You both agreed to that back then. Don't go back on your word later and regret it. Our brigade acted as the middleman, so we can't cause any trouble and make things difficult for us."
Yang Chunqin suddenly interjected, "Write all these things down in the guarantee later. If they go back on their word, send them to the police station."
Old Xu cursed inwardly. The people in the eldest branch of the family were all so heartless, always threatening to send them to the police station. Did they own the police station?
No, her husband is the director of the Public Security Bureau. She's trying to boost her husband's performance record!
Old Xu was internally nagging, but outwardly he kept nodding in agreement.
You have to agree!
Now that they have leverage over them, it would be a piece of cake for them to ruin their family.
Old Man Xu was also trying to find a way to get Xu Yaoyang and Shen Can back as soon as possible. He felt that once they returned, the family could take advantage of the Shen family's influence to turn the tide.
What Old Man Xu didn't know was that after Shen Can's incident, although his father wasn't fired, he was stripped of his position and became an ordinary, low-level staff member.
Her mother was the same; she hadn't even warmed her seat as the street director before she was brought down. Because Qi Hehua was a bit flamboyant, she had offended quite a few people. Usually, people would tolerate her because of her husband, but now everyone couldn't hold back anymore. Those who had offended her and those who hadn't came out to kick her while she was down, listing one crime after another against Qi Hehua. Just like that, a few days after sending her daughter away, Comrade Qi Hehua herself embarked on the road to the farm.
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