The next day, when Zhou Xing's family returned home, Zhou Quan personally drove the carriage, followed by his own horse, to see them off.
At the same time, Li Mai took out Zhou Quan's wheelchair from her spatial storage and lent it to her brother-in-law. Zhou Quan personally taught him how to use it.
Tell him that he can return it to them after he recovers.
Zhou Xing and Xu San knew the origin and value of Li Mai's wheelchair. At first, the couple were hesitant to lend it to her, but Li Mai said they wouldn't have to pay for it if it broke, so they agreed.
Nan Nan and Dong Dong have been wondering about one thing since yesterday: their father was perfectly fine when he came.
How come after staying at my maternal grandparents' house for a day, I can't drive the carriage back home, and my legs are even tied with wooden boards?
Zhou Xing and Xu San didn't want their two young children to know the dark side of the adult world, so they didn't tell them about their father's injury.
Xu San always tried to walk normally in front of the children, so when they suddenly saw that their father could no longer drive the carriage and that their uncle had to take them back, the two children were a little worried and scared. Along the way, each of them held one of their mother's hands and remained quiet, looking at their father, then at their mother, and then at the big chair in front of them in the carriage.
Zhou Quan took his elder sister's family back home. When he took the wheelchair off the carriage and helped his brother-in-law down to sit on it, everyone in the Xu family's courtyard was stunned.
"What's wrong with Third Brother?" Old Master Xu asked in surprise.
Zhou Quan looked at him indifferently, "My brother-in-law's leg was so badly injured a few days ago, and none of you took him to see a doctor? When he came to my house today, it was my wife who noticed that he was limping and examined him, only to find that the bone in his leg was fractured."
At this point, Zhou Quan coldly glanced at Bai Shi, the eldest son's wife of Xu Laoda, who was about to turn back after hearing his words, and snorted coldly. Then he looked at the two elders of the Xu family who had hurriedly come out after hearing his words.
“If my brother-in-law has to walk for a few more days, he will have to walk with a limp for the rest of his life.”
After saying that, Zhou Quan stopped talking, took the two children off the car, helped the older sister down as well, and brought the food he had brought back for the family into the house.
"Big sister, I won't sit here any longer, I'll head back now," Zhou Quan said, bidding farewell to his older sister.
Zhou Xing nodded and told him to be careful on his way back.
"Nannan and Dongdong, don't be afraid. Help your mother take good care of your father. Your uncle is going back first and will come to see you in a while."
After Zhou Quan finished speaking to his elder sister and the children, he turned around and bowed to the Xu family elders, whose faces were not looking good. He then greeted them with a New Year's greeting, and then turned and led his horse away. He didn't even help them unload the carriage. There were Xu family members in the yard, so surely someone would unload the carriage!
The two elders of the Xu family walked up to Xu San with somewhat unpleasant expressions and asked worriedly, "Third son, it must hurt a lot if it's this serious! Why didn't you say so?"
Xu San slowly lifted the corner of his robe to show the two elders the wooden board tied to his leg, and sighed, "Mother, it's alright. Aunt Nannan said that with proper rest for two or three months, I'll be fine."
Grandma Xu's eyes instantly reddened.
Xu Laoda and Xu Laoer went to unload the truck together.
“Mother, all these years, I don’t care how they dislike me or how they target me. I don’t want to argue with them or fight. I do this for the person who cares about me. I don’t want him to be torn between two options because of me. So since I married into the Xu family, I’ve put away my temper and my methods and just want to be the obedient daughter-in-law you all want.”
"But look at what our tolerance has brought us. It has only made them more arrogant. They always think I'm a pushover and easy to bully, and they keep making veiled insults at my door."
"In return, my husband was hit with a stool and lost a leg for the sake of peace and harmony in this family. Father, Mother, if we hadn't gone back this January and hadn't met my sister-in-law, and had missed this best period for treatment, Xu San would have been a cripple for life."
After settling the two children back inside, Zhou Xing came out and saw the Xu family members looking at Xu San's injuries. Zhou Xing felt that the time was right, so let's begin!
Every family has to go through a painful time like this!
As Zhou Xing spoke, her voice choked with emotion. She slowly walked to Xu San's side, looking down at him with red eyes.
Xu San felt sad. He thought the same as Zhou Xing: this family always had to go through this period, so it was better to separate the family sooner and have peace sooner.
Now is the best time.
Grandpa Xu put his hands behind his back and sighed deeply. "Did Aunt Nan Nan write a prescription? Give the prescription to your eldest brother and have him go and get the medicine. The third son's leg is important. Treat his leg first, and we can talk about other things later."
Zhou Xing frowned, about to speak, when Xu San gripped her hand tightly, wanting to speak himself, afraid that the old man would be angry with Zhou Xing.
Zhou Xing patted his hand to comfort him and said to the old man, "No prescription was written. Xiaomai said that Xu San's injury is on the bone. It's not broken or shattered, just cracked. He doesn't need to take medicine, but he needs to eat more beans and drink more bone broth and bone meal."
"This wooden board needs to be tied for more than two months. His foot can't touch the ground, and the bone in his leg can't be put under any pressure. After two months, the bone will heal." Zhou Xing wiped the corner of her eye and said softly to the old man.
"That's good. Once the pharmacies in town open, I'll have your eldest brother buy bone meal. These next few days, give the third son plenty of tofu and fried beans," the old man said.
"Yes, thank you, Father!" Zhou Xing said, then looked around the yard and saw a wooden stick in the corner. She walked over, picked it up, and headed towards the eldest daughter-in-law.
The eldest son's wife was already standing far away from them. When she saw the woman pick up the wooden stick and walk towards her, she screamed in fright, turned around and ran back to her house. She quickly locked the door and hid in a corner.
Xu Laoda and Xu Laoer, who had just finished unloading the truck, were so frightened that they quickly ran over to stop Zhou Xing.
Old Master Xu said in a trembling voice, "Sister-in-law, calm down, calm down. This is your sister-in-law's fault. Let's make her apologize. You put down the stick."
Zhou Xing looked coldly at Xu Laoda, "Big brother, of course you'll protect her because she's your wife, but Xu San is also your brother, the brother you grew up with. The room is so big, why did she have to hit Xu San's leg with that stool?"
"Brother, do you think she did it on purpose or unintentionally? Do you think she'll apologize to me? You're not blind or deaf. You know how many times she's insulted me, openly or secretly, over the past six years. Do you think I don't know?"
"Get out of my way, or I'll beat you up too!" Zhou Xing roared at Old Master Xu.
Anyway, whether they will have any contact in the future is unknown. Since this has already started, Zhou Xing knows that if they don't make them fear her from the bottom of their hearts today, they will take the opportunity to bully her and Xu San in the future.
Old Xu took two steps back in fear; it was the first time he had ever seen Zhou Xing so terrifying.
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