Huo Xiao's gaze was deep, and he remained silent.
An invisible pressure spread outwards, making it impossible for Lu Xiaolan to lift her head.
Lu Mingcai, who was standing next to them, was also affected, and his expression became more serious.
"Young Huo, Xiao Lan was indeed in the wrong today. I will discipline her properly from now on and make sure she never dares to do anything reckless again. You see, she has sincerely apologized. Can you forgive her this time?"
Huo Xiao coldly replied, "I will not forgive!"
"Huo Xiao!" Lu Mingcai's face darkened: "One should show mercy when one can!"
Huo Xiao sneered: "Who says I have to forgive her just because she apologized! She hurt my wife, and I've already shown the utmost tolerance by not crippling her! The damage has been done, and you think you can erase everything she did with a simple 'sorry'? Dream on! If I stab you in the back and then apologize, would you accept it?"
Lu Mingcai asked in a deep voice, "Then what do you want?"
Huo Xiao said, "Punish her by making her raise pigs and clean the pigsty for six months!"
"no!"
"I don't want to!"
Aunt Zhang and Lu Xiaolan spoke at the same time.
Huo Xiao looked at Lu Mingcai: "What does Captain Lu think?"
Lu Mingcai gritted his teeth inwardly.
Cleaning pigsties is the dirtiest and most tiring job. Although the work points are high, few people are willing to do it. They all think it's dirty and that they have to live with the pigs. Even in winter, living in the pigsty every day will make you smell bad.
Such jobs are usually done by people who are unpopular in the village and who are punished for being lazy and shirking their duties.
Another one is offending the captain and being targeted by those who are trying to make things difficult for him.
Lu Xiaolan used to often assign people who offended her to raise pigs and clean pigsties, which she considered the lowest of jobs!
Now, you're asking her to raise pigs, sleep with them, and shovel pig manure every day? How could she possibly agree to that?
The thought of the smell of pig manure made her want to vomit!
no!
She absolutely cannot do such dirty work!
"Dad... I don't..." Lu Xiaolan looked at Lu Mingcai pleadingly.
Wu Dayou couldn't help but sneer, "I think Huo Xiao's suggestion is very reasonable! In our village, people who make mistakes are always punished by raising pigs and cleaning pigsties, right? Why is it different for the brigade leader's family? Does being the brigade leader give special treatment to his family?"
Upon hearing that it was Wu Dayou, Aunt Zhang immediately glared at him fiercely, "Wu Dayou, what's it to you! Don't meddle in other people's business!"
Wu Dayou took a step back, making a frightened expression. "Oh my god, you scared me to death! I was just telling the truth. Aunt Zhang, you won't ask the brigade leader to make things difficult for me, will you?"
Those watching the commotion couldn't help but cheer.
"Don't worry, Dayou, we'll all testify for you. You didn't do anything wrong!"
"Don't worry, the captain won't make things difficult for you just because you told the truth!"
"Hahaha……"
Many onlookers couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Mingcai glared at Aunt Zhang, then gritted his teeth and agreed: "Fine! Then Lu Xiaolan will be punished by raising pigs and cleaning the pigsty for six months!"
"Dad!" Lu Xiaolan looked at Lu Mingcai in shock. She wanted to plead for him, but she was frightened by Lu Mingcai's sharp eyes and dared not speak. She glared at Huo Xiao hatefully.
Huo Xiao's gaze was like a sword, "Lu Xiaolan, what kind of attitude is this?"
Su Xuemei: "I think she's resentful and wants revenge! Look at her eyes, she really wants to kill someone!"
Huo Xiao sneered: "Captain, I hope you remember what happened today. Discipline your family properly. If you dare to have any bad intentions towards my wife or my family again, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Lu Mingcai was so angry that the veins on his forehead throbbed. He thought to himself, "You've already humiliated me today, what more do you want from me!"
However, he knew he couldn't confront Huo Xiao head-on at this moment, so he vented his anger on Lu Xiaolan, glaring at her and saying, "If you dare to cause me any more trouble, get out of this house, and I'll pretend I don't have a daughter like you!"
Overwhelmed with shame and indignation, Lu Xiaolan covered her face and ran into her room, crying, to hide.
After warning Lu Xiaolan, Huo Xiao reached out and picked up Xiao Xingxing, then led Ye Weiwei and followed Liu Guilan toward the Huo family's old house.
Wu Dayou and Zhao Dabao were also with them. The other people who came from different places all went home.
Those who had come to watch the spectacle left in twos and threes once the show was over.
They couldn't help but discuss Huo Xiao's actions along the way.
"Huo Xiao is a true hero! The brigade leader's family has really bitten off more than they can chew this time!"
"Exactly! Of all people to mess with, you have to mess with Huo Xiao! Huo Xiao has killed bad guys! Let me tell you, his words about eliminating evil for the people are not just empty threats."
"Hey! Didn't you see the captain's face back then? Heh, it was as black as soot at the bottom of a pot!"
"Serves them right! Who told them to be so inhuman! Lu Xiaolan has done plenty of evil!"
"That's right!"
"..."
"So, you're saying that Lu Xiaolan got up in the middle of the night last night to eat... could it really be that Ye Zhiqing drugged her?"
Someone looked around and asked in a low voice.
"Don't talk nonsense. Huo Xiao already said that Ye Zhiqing stayed at home all night last night."
"Huo Xiao doesn't lie!"
"Yes, if it really was Ye Zhiqing who did it, Huo Xiao wouldn't be so angry!"
"That's true."
“I think Lu Xiaolan has sleepwalking disorder! I remember hearing someone say that people with this disease are like this: when they sleepwalk, they are completely different people, and when they wake up, they don’t even remember what they did.”
"I've heard of this disease too!"
"..."
Ye Weiwei sensed their conversation through her mental energy and couldn't help but smile.
It seems that she doesn't even need to do anything; everyone has already come up with the excuses for her.
"Huo Xiao, if you need anything, just let me know. No matter what you do, I, Wu Dayou, will absolutely support you!" Wu Dayou said to Huo Xiao as he reached his doorstep.
Zhao Dabao quickly added, "Count me in!"
Huo Xiao nodded to the two of them, "Okay! From now on, I'll need everyone's help to take care of my family!"
Wu Dayou: "You're being too polite. We grew up together, we're all good brothers!"
Zhao Dabao looked around to make sure no one was watching, then lowered his voice and asked, "Huo Xiao, why don't you just remove Lu Mingcai from the position and become the captain? We'll all support you!"
Since being heartbroken by Lu Xiaolan, Zhao Dabao has come to his senses and seen through Lu Xiaolan's true nature. Now, thinking about the Lu family's behavior makes him feel extremely disgusted.
Huo Xiao patted him on the shoulder, "Let's not talk about this now. Come to my house for drinks another day, and we'll have a good get-together."
Zhao Dabao smiled and agreed, "Okay!"
Wu Dayou quickly replied, "Then count me in!"
Huo Xiao said, "Come on over! I haven't had a proper get-together with my old brothers since I came back. I'll invite everyone over when the time comes!"
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