"Wow, big brother pushed me, woooo, big brother pushed me!" The little boy sat on the ground and cried loudly.
"Okay, okay, just eat it. Grandma has some candies left. I'll give one to each of you." The old lady opened a cloth bag, which contained several unwrapped candies.
Each person got one, and there were just none left.
The old lady licked her fingers, looked at her grandchildren happily eating candy, and then sent them all out to play.
Zhao Tingting saw a group of children rushing out, and then the old lady also came out.
"I'm sorry to embarrass you, but these older grandchildren are so clingy." The old lady said with a smile.
"It's okay, where is your daughter-in-law? I'll come and talk to her." The director said with a smile.
"Wu Xiaomei, Wu Xiaomei, where have you been? Are you hiding somewhere and being lazy again?" The old lady shouted loudly into the house, but no one responded to her.
She seemed to feel that her dignity was challenged, and angrily prepared to look for someone in each room.
At this time, a woman and two girls walked in from outside.
The three of them were holding clothes in their hands, and it seemed that they had just come back from washing clothes.
"Mom, you're back." The woman called out timidly.
The two girls hid behind their mother and called out "Grandma" in a low voice.
"You three debt collectors, why are you out here instead of at home at this hour?" The old lady said as she picked up her weapon and prepared to hit the child.
"Auntie, Auntie, don't be angry first. Look, they are going to wash clothes." The director quickly stopped them.
Zhao Tingting also took a step forward, but when she saw that the director could handle it alone, she did not move forward.
She secretly glanced at the three people at the door. The two children just held their hands tightly together. Although they were afraid, they had no intention of dodging.
It seems that he doesn't dare to dodge or he is used to it.
Zhao Tingting couldn't imagine how she could get used to this.
"The clothes were washed this morning. What's there to wash now? I think they are just looking for an excuse to go out and play." The old lady said angrily.
"Mom, Dayong and his friends went out to play and got their clothes dirty, so my sister-in-law asked us to wash them so they can be dry tomorrow." The woman said in a low voice.
"Does your sister-in-law need to tell you about this? If you see dirty clothes and don't know how to wash them, then what are you guys still doing standing there like idiots?
"Hurry up and hang up the clothes! Are you trying to make sure my grandson has nothing to wear tomorrow?" The old lady gave it her all again, and Zhao Tingting was filled with admiration.
"We'll go right away." The woman lowered her head and took her two daughters to hang out the clothes.
As soon as Zhao Tingting saw her like this, she knew that she was a woman who had been oppressed for a long time. She was nothing like the lazy and egg-stealing person that the old lady described.
Only after she finished her work did she have time to stop and accept the criticism from Zhao Tingting and the others.
"The main reason we came this time is to understand the situation, about what your mother-in-law said about you stealing eggs." The director said softly.
The woman lowered her head and said nothing.
Zhao Tingting didn't expect that this woman actually lived in one of the two thatched houses in the yard. At first, she thought it was where the children lived.
Zhao Tingting felt that this thatched house was very small and shabby.
It was really small. There was just a small kang inside, some miscellaneous items piled on the floor, and nothing else.
There were some miscellaneous things piled on the kang, but there was really not much place to sleep.
Incredibly, this thatched hut turned out to be the room for the woman and her two daughters.
No matter what the two men asked, the woman kept her head down and didn't say a word.
"Okay, let's go back. I'll go back and draft the criticism." Zhao Tingting pulled the director up and said.
Then she said to the woman who was bowing her head, "We will have a week's investigation period. Once the manuscript is completed, the title of thief will be on your head forever.
Your children will become little thieves, and they will always be inferior to others when they go out.
Whenever you go out, people will laugh at you for having a thief mother, and when you talk about marriage in the future, you will be criticized because of this good reputation.
Even if you give birth to a son in the future, he will be a potential thief. After all, it is normal for a thief mother to give birth to a thief son."
Zhao Tingting saw that the woman's hands were clenched into fists, but she still lowered her head and said nothing.
Zhao Tingting was so angry that she pulled the director away. If he couldn't even save himself, how could he expect others to save him?
"Why did you leave? Didn't you want to be criticized?" the old lady asked in confusion.
Is that the end of the criticism?
"Because this case involves a theft, the next phase will be an investigation, and there will be no results until a week later," the director explained.
"What else is there to investigate? Didn't the money-loser admit it himself?" the old lady said unhappily.
"Sister, this is our procedure. We won't let a bad guy go, nor will we wrongly accuse a good guy.
And if the situation is not serious, a verbal reprimand will suffice…” The director was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"How can this not be serious? It is serious, okay? This is a whole egg. Is she worthy of eating eggs?" The old lady said excitedly.
"Sister, I have to criticize you harshly here. Any woman or child deserves respect.
How can you call it a money-losing product? You're subject to severe criticism," the director said sternly.
"Oh, I speak too fast, I will definitely change it in the future.
It's my wife here. This has happened more than once or twice.
This time he must be severely criticized. If he dares to make trouble at home now, won’t he make trouble for others in the future?
You said our family can’t afford to lose face like this!
We can’t let her become a pest in society and then crack down on her later,” the old lady said righteously.
"Okay, we will definitely take this seriously. It's too late today, so we'll go back first and come back next time." After saying that, Zhao Tingting and the other person left.
After walking for a while, I could still hear the old lady's powerful voice.
"What are you doing hiding in your room? Why don't you come out and cook? You're such a lazy loser..."
"Director, did you see that woman? She doesn't even want to save herself. How can we save her?" Zhao Tingting complained.
"Xiao Zhao, this is our job." The director patted her shoulder and said.
"We women have been oppressed for too long, and many injustices are ingrained in our bones.
This requires us to give it a try and change everyone's thinking.
You have to know that not everyone grows up in a happy family.
Situations like today are common.
Do you think that woman really doesn't want to talk? Her mother-in-law is listening, and she will be in awe if she says anything unpleasant.
Life will only get harder from now on.”
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