"Zhiyu, come quickly, we've been waiting for you."
Ye Zhiyu walked back slowly and leisurely, and saw Xu Ronghua waiting at the door from afar.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this was her home; she really put a lot of effort into it.
The table was borrowed from someone else's house by Fu Tingshen, and the other people at the other table had been eating for a while.
Liu Shengnan even made faces at her.
Scrambled eggs, cabbage stew with glass noodles, chicken stew with mushrooms, and a plate of pickled vegetables to make up the numbers.
It's quite a feast; the chicken was probably bought fresh from the village.
"Come, Zhiyu, sit here."
Xu Ronghua was in the main seat, with an empty seat between her and Fu Tingshen, and the seat she arranged for Ye Zhiyu was between the two of them.
Still unwilling to give up, she wanted to bring her and Fu Tingshen together.
Ye Zhiyu cleverly freed herself from Xu Ronghua's arm and sat on her other side. "Auntie, I'll sit here. Let Li Xi sit in that seat. After all, she's worked hard all morning."
Li Xi's eyes flickered slightly, but before she could think of anything, she heard Xu Ronghua belittle her, "What hardship? She's just destined to work."
She reached out and pulled Fu Tingshen over to sit next to her, afraid that Li Xi would actually sit down.
But she didn't even look at the table; she only allowed three sets of bowls and chopsticks to be set out, so there was no room for Li Xi.
Seeing Li Xi standing there motionless, he scolded her, "What are you doing? Pour some water for Zhiyu."
"Okay, Auntie."
"Zhiyu, where did you go today? You seem to be in a good mood."
Ye Zhiyu thought to herself that she was even happier not having to deal with him.
"I went to my boyfriend's house."
As he answered Xu Ronghua's question, he caught a glimpse of Li Xi's movements out of the corner of his eye. They were very subtle, but the white under her fingernails was clearly visible.
"Object?"
These past two days I've been so busy making trouble for Li Xi that I'm completely unaware that Ye Zhiyu has a boyfriend.
Upon hearing this, I instinctively looked at Fu Tingshen, seeking the truth.
Fu Tingshen nodded silently.
"Who is your boyfriend?" Xu Ronghua asked cautiously, assuming that given Ye Zhiyu's family background, her boyfriend must come from a very good family.
"Auntie, he's the second son of the brigade leader, from the town's transportation team."
Li Xi answered for Ye Zhiyu, and even mentioned Lu Chen's profession.
Xu Ronghua gave a meaningful "oh" and patted the table with his hand to remove non-existent dust.
"Zhiyu, I'm not trying to criticize you, but you need to be more discerning when choosing a partner. What do you mean by 'sinking'? To put it nicely, he's the son of a cadre; to put it bluntly, he's just a farmer."
Don't be fooled. People outside are treacherous; don't fall for a few sweet words. Even if he's not as good as your brother Ting Shen, he's at least about the same level.
Xu Ronghua's pride and smugness were almost overflowing.
Since being sent to the countryside, apart from Li Xi's daily praise, Fu Tingshen hadn't heard anyone speak so highly of him in a long time, and he straightened his back.
Ye Zhiyu was equally blunt, “Auntie, his name isn’t Shen, it’s Lu Chen. What I value is his character. Regardless of right or wrong, he always listens to me and dotes on me. He’s also very virtuous and would never look at another woman.”
It's almost as if they're calling Fu Tingshen a womanizer.
Thinking back to how her son had treated Ye Zhiyu so badly before, she had turned a blind eye, relying on the fact that Ye Zhiyu wouldn't abandon her son.
Xu Ronghua's eyes flickered, but he kept his expression in check and continued earnestly, "Zhiyu, you're still too young. He's only being so obedient to you now because he values the Ye family behind you and wants to climb the social ladder. Once you're no longer of any use to him, he'll definitely dump you like trash. Don't be foolish enough to fall for it."
I haven't even eaten yet, but I've already talked a lot. My patience is completely exhausted.
"Mrs. Fu, are you sure you're not referring to your Fu family?"
Xu Ronghua was caught off guard by the sudden change: "What did you say?"
“I’m saying, your Fu family, in order to curry favor with our Ye family, disregarded your son’s wishes and made him fawn over me and become my dog. Now that I don’t want this dog anymore, you’re slandering the person I’ve chosen. Your Fu family is nothing but this.”
Your son, Fu Tingshen, is truly a man who curses his mother as soon as he puts down his bowl. His bad character is a given, so don't waste your time on me. Your family is rotten to the core; I despise it.
He picked up the water glass next to him and drank it all in one gulp.
He put down his water glass and left.
What a joke! I was just trying to play along with her and make Li Xi angry, but she's completely shameless.
Xu Ronghua was so angry that his face turned ashen, but he dared not shout because of Ye Zhiyu's status.
If it were before, Ye Zhiyu would have been afraid of upsetting her son, so she wouldn't have dared to treat her like this.
Thinking it over, she slapped Fu Tingshen across the face, her chest heaving. "Useless! You can't even coax a woman."
As long as the wife at home stays in the family and the mistresses on the side remain in the marriage, she doesn't care.
Fu Tingshen silently endured it, but Li Xi rushed up and stood in front of him, saying, "Auntie, it's all my fault. I like Brother Tingshen too much. If you want to hit or scold me, just do it to me."
“Xiao Xi…” Fu Tingshen called out excitedly.
She was fine if she hadn't interrupted, but the moment she saw her, she thought of Ye Zhiyu, who would rather have a country bumpkin than be with her son, and who belittled him in every way.
Moreover, her demeanor reminded her of a woman who had once tried to gain sympathy from her husband.
Xu Ronghua was furious. She reached out and grabbed Li Xi's hair, pulling it hard.
"You bitch, it's all because of you that my son and Zhiyu broke up. You slut, you seduced my son, you seduced my son."
Li Xi was being repeatedly slammed against the table by Xu Ronghua.
Li Xi just wanted to protect Fu Tingshen and let him know that she really loved him.
Unaware that Xu Ronghua would go crazy, she was caught off guard and had her hair grabbed, unable to resist at all.
Hair and clothes were constantly being torn, and the body kept hitting the table. Finally, with a forceful effort, the stomach slammed into the corner of the table.
"Ah~" Li Xi screamed in agony.
The whole thing happened in less than ten seconds. Fu Tingshen stood by, at a loss, not knowing which side to help.
Hearing the screams, the educated youth quickly spoke up.
"Quickly, pull them apart."
Seeing that Fu Tingshen was standing still, he gave him a disdainful look.
Because of the table blocking the way, before anyone could even touch the person, Xu Ronghua shouted.
"You bitch, why don't you just die?"
Li Xi was pushed to the ground.
Fu Tingshen only ran over after they separated.
"Xiaoxi, Xiaoxi, are you alright?"
Li Xi's face turned pale, and she clutched her stomach, saying, "I... my stomach hurts."
"Ah, blood, there is blood."
Li Xi doesn't wear light-colored clothes when she's working, but these past two days Xu Ronghua has been splashing water on her, so all her clothes are wet. Only this outfit is somewhat dry.
Bloodstains are especially noticeable on light-colored clothing.
Li Xi had already fainted from the pain.
"Quick, quick, get him to the hospital."
A loud shout jolted Fu Tingshen awake, and he ran outside with Lin Yueze.
"Wuqing, go and borrow an oxcart."
"Sister Wu, could you find something to cushion this?"
......
Soon, Lin Yueze, Fu Tingshen, Wu Wenwen, and the unconscious Li Xi rushed to the town.
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