Before Sister Ma could speak, Zhu Zhizhi couldn't help but blurt out, "What? Isn't he Sister Ma's man...?"
"Zhizhi!" Sister Ma immediately stopped her.
But at this point, Bu Ling understood: "He hit you?" Men who commit domestic violence are the worst kind of people.
Wu Yuanyuan asked with concern, "Sister Ma, are you alright? Should we go to the hospital to get checked out?"
Looking at the vitality in the eyes of the three young girls, Sister Ma felt a lump in her throat and almost shed tears. Once upon a time, she too was a flower-like young girl.
"Xiao Bu, Xiao Wu, Xiao Zhu, you two must be careful when choosing a man." As she spoke, tears still streamed down her face.
This incident startled all three of them.
"Sister Ma, don't cry. Are you feeling unwell?" Zhu Zhizhi asked anxiously.
Sister Ma choked up and shook her head, while Bu Ling and the other two carried water and wiped away their tears.
Honestly, Buling has been working at the restaurant for a year and a half, and this is the first time she has ever seen Sister Ma cry.
Sister Ma is a person who seeks advantage and avoids harm, and is a fence-sitter, but she doesn't have bad intentions. Moreover, she is hardworking and conscientious, making her a pretty good colleague.
Although she always had a long face, this was the first time she had ever cried.
Looking at the three girls surrounding her, Sister Ma finally broke down, her sobs turning into wailing, tears streaming down her face.
Watching the bloopers left me with a bad feeling.
After a long while, Sister Ma finally finished crying and recounted the whole story in fits and starts.
It turns out that this year's harvest was bad, and Sister Ma's mother-in-law from the countryside brought her whole family to the city again.
At first, they only wanted Sister Ma's salary and food rations, but now they're even eyeing the staff meals that Sister Ma uses to support herself and her children.
This concerned her own life and the lives of her children, so Sister Ma naturally disagreed, and that's when her mother-in-law started causing trouble.
First, she and her other daughters-in-law gave Sister Ma a beating, then she went to Sister Ma's husband and cried pitifully, lamenting her hardships, her unfilial son, and her unvirtuous daughter-in-law.
As mentioned earlier, Sister Ma's husband was a blindly filial son. Seeing his elderly mother crying in front of him, he naturally got angry. In a fit of rage, he lost his temper and beat Sister Ma.
Sister Ma's children went forward to persuade him, but that beast didn't even spare the children. This really hurt Sister Ma, and instead of feeling sorry for herself, she went up and scratched her husband.
Naturally, the old woman couldn't just stand by and watch, and the situation escalated until it alarmed the neighborhood committee, at which point Sister Ma and her children were rescued.
Last night, Ms. Ma and the children went to the hospital overnight. Fortunately, no vital organs were injured. Ms. Ma didn't want to go home, so she sent the children to school and had to come to work with her injured face.
And so, this is what Bling saw.
"How could this be?" Wu Yuanyuan exclaimed angrily.
Bu Ling also advised, "Sister Ma, you're just too soft-hearted, that's why your mother-in-law and the others bully you like this. If you ask me, you need to stand up for yourself."
“Yes, yes, Sister Ma, think about your three children. Your husband is useless, so you have to be strong, otherwise your children will be bullied even more,” Zhu Zhizhi said.
Sister Ma looked puzzled and asked doubtfully, "I...I don't know..."
These words left the three of them, including Bu Ling, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Unlike them, Sister Ma was raised to be devoted to her husband, so even when her husband and mother-in-law were unreasonable, she never thought of resisting them. This time, she only took action because she hated them so much.
Bu Ling knew that it would be difficult to change her mind in a short time: "Then, Sister Ma, what are you planning to do next?"
The light in Sister Ma's eyes dimmed: "What else can I do? Go back and apologize to my mother-in-law and beg for their forgiveness."
As soon as these words were spoken, not only Bu Ling, but also Wu Yuanyuan and Zhu Zhizhi showed expressions of disapproval.
Wu Yuanyuan was about to speak when Bu Ling stopped her: "Sister Ma, do you want to change the current situation?"
Sister Ma looked at Bu Ling with teary eyes, seemingly moved by the determination in her eyes, and nodded hesitantly.
Bu Ling smiled slightly: "Here's what you'll do. Listen to me, go back and apologize to your mother-in-law first, try to get their forgiveness, and then..."
She changed the subject abruptly: "You sleepwalk tonight."
"Sleepwalking?" Wu Yuanyuan and the other two were puzzled.
Bu Ling slowly drank a glass of water: "Yes, it's sleepwalking, or more precisely, pretending to sleepwalk."
She didn't keep you in suspense: "When the time comes, you just take a knife and wander around the house. If anyone tries to stop you, just brandish the kitchen knife."
Wu Yuanyuan and Zhu Zhizhi's eyes lit up, while Sister Ma hesitated, "Will this... will this work?"
"Of course it can work. What rationality can a sleepwalker have? If you get killed, you can just say you don't remember."
Seeing that Sister Ma was still hesitant, Bu Ling said, "Believe me, if you sleepwalk a few more times, your mother-in-law and the others will definitely slink back to the countryside."
She borrowed the method of using mental illness to avoid punishment. It's too late for Sister Ma to pretend to be mentally ill now, but she can sleepwalk. It's the same old trick with a different name.
"What if Sister Ma's mothers-in-law cause trouble during the day?" Zhu Zhizhi asked again.
“Oh, that’s even easier. Doesn’t Sister Ma live in the tenement? If they try to hurt you, just run away. Run into the courtyard and make a scene, crying and apologizing. In short, the more miserable you are, the better. Someone will come to uphold justice.” Bu Ling said slowly and deliberately.
Most people sympathize with the weak and have a hero complex, so the people in the courtyard will definitely stop them when the time comes.
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