Li Xiaoya made a promise to the thugs.
Thugs are people who do nothing but eat and be lazy. I heard that it's too easy for them to take a woman away, or even kill or maim her.
So, he could get another fifty yuan, and of course he nodded in agreement.
"Okay! It's settled then. Just wait and see, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"Okay, I'll wait and see."
After explaining the situation, Li Xiaoya returned to Dawan Village with a smile.
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The Gu family in Dawancun.
Gu Changzheng's words just now made Gu Changqing's face turn pale and then red.
His lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
At this moment, Lu Huaijiao helped He Meizhu, who had just recovered, out of the house.
He Meizhu's face was still very pale. She glanced at the braised pork that had fallen on the ground, and tears welled up in her eyes.
I feel sorry for her for wasting the good intentions of the fourth son and his wife, and I am also heartbroken by the insensible behavior of my two grandsons.
The second son and his wife, Xu Honglian's unreasonable behavior and the second son's indifference, all deeply chilled He Meizhu's heart.
"Jiaojiao, I'm fine, please let me go."
He Meizhu whispered to Lu Huaijiao beside her.
Lu Huaijiao was still somewhat worried.
"mom…"
"I'm fine, don't worry. But you, your hair isn't dry yet. Hurry up and go back inside to dry it, or you'll catch a cold." After He Meizhu finished speaking, she also said to Gu Changzheng, who was confronting Gu Changqing, "Fourth brother, take Jiaojiao back to dry her hair."
"mom……"
Lu Huaijiao was still very worried about He Meizhu being alone here.
Gu Changzheng glanced at He Meizhu, then at Gu Changqing, pursed his lips, walked to Lu Huaijiao's side, and took her hand.
"Let's go back."
"Gu Changzheng..."
Lu Huaijiao was worried, but when she looked up and met Gu Changzheng's solemn expression, she was touched. Without saying a word, she obediently followed him back to the room.
In the courtyard, He Meizhu glanced at Gu Jindan and Gu Baodan, who were kneeling on the ground.
Once Gu Changzheng left, the two of them were no longer so afraid. They even showed a smug look on their faces as they slowly reached out to pick up the lunchbox that had been knocked over on the ground.
He stuffed the braised pork, which was covered in dirt, directly into his mouth without even washing it.
Gu Changqing looked at He Meizhu with a troubled expression.
"Mother, this child..."
"Eat it, I'll just consider it feeding the dog," He Meizhu said in a nonchalant tone.
But these words are more lethal than any sharp knife.
Xu Honglian raised her head, staring at He Meizhu in disbelief: "Mother, what did you say? They are your own grandsons! You actually said that feeding them is like feeding dogs? How can you be such a mother? You can't look down on us like this just because our second branch of the family is poor!"
Judging from her tone, they were still feeling wronged?
He Meizhu didn't want to say a single word to Xu Honglian.
She didn't even want to talk to her son, Gu Changqing, anymore.
She stood in the courtyard, watching Gu Jindan and Gu Baodan wolf down a whole lunchbox of braised pork, not missing a single piece.
Throughout this process, Gu Changqing, as both a father and a son, didn't utter a single word except for looking at He Meizhu with a troubled expression.
He Meizhu chuckled coldly.
There's a saying that goes, "Nothing is more sorrowful than a broken heart," and that's probably what we're going through now.
She didn't want to say a word to Xu Honglian's shouting.
Gu Changqing saw He Meizhu's expression and was slightly moved: "Mother..."
"What's wrong?"
Gu Jianhua, who returned home a little later, noticed something was off about the atmosphere in the yard as soon as he entered. He glanced at the messy yard and then looked at He Meizhu to the side.
"Old He..."
Gu Jianhua walked over to He Meizhu in a few steps: "What's wrong?"
"fine."
He Meizhu replied in a nonchalant tone, "It's because your youngest son bought braised pork as a gift for you, and it was stolen by a thief."
"Old He..."
"mother!"
Gu Jianhua and Xu Honglian spoke up together.
He Meizhu didn't even blink, glancing at Gu Jianhua: "There are too many thieves in the house. Go ask Lao Si for some bricks, and we can build a yard too. Otherwise, we two old men won't even know when someone chops our heads off in our sleep."
"mother…"
Gu Changqing called out.
It's somewhat understandable for brothers to build a wall, but if the parents also build a wall after the family divides the property, it will be difficult for them to speak well in the village.
"Don't call me mother. I'm not your mother. Your son said I'm an old hag, an old hag. Someone like me wouldn't dare to be your mother."
After saying that, He Meizhu didn't care what they thought and turned to go into her own room.
Gu Jianhua remained where he was, his face so dark it was almost dripping with gloom.
As a father-in-law, he couldn't openly scold Xu Honglian, but he could discipline his own son.
Turning his head, Gu Jianhua glared fiercely at Gu Changqing and said "good" several times.
"Good, good, good, very good, very good indeed!"
After saying that, he turned and chased after He Meizhu...
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Lu Huaijiao pressed her ear against the window to listen to the sounds coming from the courtyard.
However, because the original door to their room was sealed off, there is a wall about one meter away from the door, which has now been built up to almost two meters high.
Therefore, the conversation in that courtyard wasn't very clear.
After listening for a long time, I didn't hear Gu Jianhua cursing.
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