Xiao Xi pried Gu Min's hands off.
"Auntie, don't worry, I'm here. How could I let you fall?"
Gu Min's legs were as weak as noodles, but she still clung tightly to Xiao Xi's shoulders as if she had grasped her lifeline.
Isn't Xiaoxi her lifeline?
Xiaoxi had no choice but to slow down the speed of the Crescent Moon Flight as much as possible, and returned to West Lake, where she had been staying all morning.
She found the best tea restaurant on the small island in the middle of the lake.
Winter is not the peak tourist season at West Lake, and the tea restaurant had almost no customers. The owner was very hospitable and came out to greet them.
Gu Min was just a lowly wage earner and had never been to such an occasion before.
She looked at herself again, her clothes were scorched by smoke and fire, her hands were black, and she had lost one shoe. She became even more uneasy.
Xiaoxi knew that Gu Min wouldn't be able to speak freely in this state, so she immediately asked the boss to take her to find some clothes to change into.
Fortunately, the owner is a woman who also runs a Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) and Tang suit shop on the island.
A short while later, Gu Min returned dressed in a Tang suit, looking much better.
Xiaoxi told Gu Min to order whatever she liked, and Gu Min gradually relaxed.
After the meal, the two became acquainted.
Xiaoxi then got down to business.
“Aunt Min, I originally said I was going to deliver a letter to you for Uncle Xiao, but I left in such a hurry that I didn’t get the letter, so I came to see you first.”
Deliver a message?
Gu Min was terrified. Wasn't her husband dead? What was this young girl's identity?
"Aunt Min, the one yelling and cursing in your house this morning must be your mother-in-law, right?"
Speaking of this, Gu Min poured out all the grievances she had suffered over the past few months.
She and her husband, Xiao Jun, got married through an introduction.
Xiao Jun treated her very well, and the couple lived a harmonious and happy life.
Later, when they had their son Chaochao, Xiao Jun asked his mother to come from the countryside to help take care of the child.
As a result, his mother said she couldn't handle her city daughter-in-law, so Xiao Jun's father came over.
Xiao Jun's father has a good temper and is efficient in his work. He took good care of Chaochao until he started kindergarten.
In this way, the couple could focus on their respective work without worry, and their son could be picked up and dropped off at kindergarten by his grandfather.
These days were peaceful and happy, but a fire destroyed them.
At this point, Gu Min broke down in tears.
Xiaoxi didn't know how to comfort her, because any words of comfort seemed pale and powerless.
Gu Min finally couldn't hold back her tears and cried loudly. Xiao Xi understood Gu Min's pain, so she waited for her to release it.
However, Xiaoxi was crying so hard that she was almost asleep on the sofa, and the female owner of the tea restaurant came to check on her several times.
Seeing that the conversation was going nowhere, Xiaoxi took out a pill and dissolved it in the tea.
"Auntie, have some hot tea to calm your nerves."
Gu Min took the hot tea and swallowed it in one gulp. Before long, she was indeed feeling much better.
"After Xiao Jun left, my mother-in-law came up from her hometown with Xiao Jun's younger brother, sister-in-law, and her two beloved grandsons."
She initially said she would return after Xiao Jun's funeral, but later she refused to leave, claiming that the house was bought by her son.
I deserve it! My parents paid for most of the house, and the rest was the money that Xiao Jun and I saved.
You know the cost of living is high in Hangzhou, and Xiao Jun and I don't make any money at all with our jobs.
Later it got even worse; my mother-in-law's two good grandsons beat Chaochao behind my back.
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