"No, I don't want to."
Lu Cao got up and tried to run away, but Lu Dashan blocked the doorway, his face looking terrifying.
He took a few steps back, glanced at the elderly couple whose faces were ashen, and rushed over to hug their legs.
"Father, Mother, please persuade my sister-in-law. I really don't know anything."
Lu Cao couldn't understand why she had been exposed.
Lu's mother pushed her away, saying, "I'm not your mother, don't call me that. I don't have such a vicious daughter as you."
Lu Cao looked at her in disbelief, not understanding why her mother, who had always doted on her, would do this.
Lu's mother was already in tears, and she kept pounding her chest with her fist.
"If I had known you would turn out like this, I should have strangled you the moment you were born."
The village party secretary stood up, his back hunched over, and in the dim light, he could no longer straighten his spine.
Exhausted: "Dashan, break her legs and send her away tomorrow."
One sentence completely cut off Lu Cao's escape route.
"No, no, why, why are you doing this to me?"
“Lu Cao, I saw it. I saw it when you tried to drug me the second time. You didn’t expect that I would wake up then, did you?”
The baby in the swaddling clothes slept soundly, seemingly aware that his family was standing up for him, and did not wake up to cry.
Lu Dashan and the elderly couple stared at her in shock.
"Daughter-in-law, why didn't you tell us?"
Lu's mother felt very sorry for her. She was in confinement after childbirth, had to take care of the baby, and also had to be wary of her sister-in-law who was always trying to harm her. What kind of life was this for her family?
"It's alright, Mother. You were busy harvesting grain back then, and you were exhausted every day. It's the same now."
Lu Dashan squatted on the ground, holding his head. He remembered that when he came home at noon that day, he found that his mother had not eaten the fried eggs she had made for him that morning. Before he could even open his mouth to persuade her, she threw him to the ground. At the time, he only thought that the shadow of losing his child had affected her.
Hahahahahahahahahaha.
Lu Cao burst out laughing, "Seeing you all pretending to be so affectionate makes me sick."
"Why can't I tolerate you? Ever since you came into the house, everything that used to belong only to me has to be shared with you in half. Why should I? You're an outsider, what right do you have to compete with me?"
"Your parents are praising you in every word. Do you even deserve it? You were bought by my family, so you should be subservient to me, groveling and begging for my attention, not acting like the master, thinking I'm the most important person."
*Smack!!!*
Lu Cao tilted her head to one side and laughed again, but as she laughed, tears streamed down her face.
“Mother, you never used to hit me. I wanted the stars, but you wouldn’t give me the moon. But you all changed later.”
Lu's mother's fingers trembled: "I spoil you and love you because I didn't have a good childhood. I gave you all the compensation I had for myself. I hope you have a good life. I don't ask you to be very capable, I just ask that you have a smooth life. How did you do that?"
"You went and harmed someone, child, why did you?"
"Why? If I can't have it, no one else can. If I'm not doing well, how can you all be safe and sound? I want you to suffer. It's a pity that the bastard is so lucky that he didn't die out there. If I had known, I should have strangled him instead of handing him over to human traffickers."
Lu Cao looked frantic, as if he had gone mad.
*Smack!!!*
This time it was Lu Dashan who made the call.
Li Xiaohua turned around and went back into her room, covering the child's ears.
A moment later, Lu Cao's screams came from the main hall. The sound was so loud that it startled the child.
Li Xiaohua quickly picked him up and comforted him.
"Oh, oh, let me touch your fur, don't be scared."
After he fell asleep again, Li Xiaohua tapped his little nose and said, "From now on, your nickname will be Shengsheng, okay? Shengsheng?"
"生" (shēng) signifies new life, a new starting point, a new life, and a new beginning.
Her life will be smooth sailing.
She had no objection to the severity of her father-in-law's punishment of Lu Cao; it was exactly what she wanted, and Lu Cao deserved to suffer.
If you make a mistake, you must bear the consequences.
Lu Dashan locked Lu Cao up again, ignoring her cries of pain.
After returning to the room, he immediately knelt down.
Li Xiaohua quickly put the child down and tried to pull him up, but how could she possibly move such a stubborn mule?
"Dashan, what are you doing? Get up!"
Lu Dashan shook his head and grabbed her hand: "Wife, I'm sorry. You married me to live a good life, not to suffer, but..."
Li Xiaohua covered his mouth and looked at the man tenderly.
“Dashan, I have never regretted marrying you. Lu Cao did all of that. I will not blame you for her mistakes. You are you, and she is she. You are different.”
Lu Dashan hugged her waist and buried his head in her waist.
Li Xiaohua felt the man trembling and crying silently, and gently stroked his head.
That night, the elderly couple sat alone in the main hall until dawn, and suddenly looked much older.
Lu Dashan came in and stood there silently.
Finally, the village secretary spoke up, "Let's go with the family from Panshan Brigade. Ask them for more money, and they'll be theirs from now on. It has nothing to do with our family."
After saying that, the elderly couple helped each other back into the house.
Lu Dashan knew their pain, and he was also very upset. To this day, he still didn't understand why his adorable little sister from childhood had disappeared.
Panshan Brigade, as the name suggests, is located in the mountains.
The mountain road is rugged, with cliffs and steep slopes, making it difficult to get in and out. Lu Cao's leg is also broken. If that family doesn't treat her, she'll never be able to escape for the rest of her life.
Family scandals should not be aired in public. Taking advantage of the early morning, Lu Cao was tied to the cart with a rag stuffed in his mouth.
"Hey, did you guys hear that last night?"
"It's not like he's deaf, how could he not hear? The way Lu Cao was yelling was absolutely terrifying."
With no work to do, everyone had some free time and gathered together to chat.
"Hey, tell me, what happened at the Party Secretary's house?"
Li Cuihua came over to gossip, and seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she wasn't embarrassed and continued talking to herself.
"If you ask me, the fact that the Party Secretary hasn't let her participate in the autumn harvest for so long means that Lu Cao must have done something shameful, and the Party Secretary is disciplining her. She probably got beaten up yesterday."
Others scoffed. "Which family's child doesn't get beaten? It's normal. But you can't just talk nonsense. What about their reputation?"
Just then, Lu Dashan returned from outside, carrying something in his hand.
Li Cuihua eagerly approached him: "Dashan, where did you go so early? Is your Lu Cao alright? I was so worried about the sound she made yesterday."
Lu Dashan was prepared; he opened the cloth bag and grabbed a handful of candy.
"Aunt Cuihua, the other ladies are here too. It just so happens that Lu Cao is getting married today, so here are some wedding candies for you all. Let's all share in the joy."
Hearing that there was candy, everyone crowded around.
Once everyone had received theirs, the gossip started again.
"When did you book your house? We haven't heard anything about it. Where are you from? Don't you have a banquet?"
Some families only eat meat a few times a year, but if a family is getting married, they can seize the opportunity, give a gift to one person, and the whole family can occupy a table, which is a good deal.
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