"Your children just say those children are ugly, especially your Tangtang, who shouted loudly and kept saying that those children are ugly. He also said that if your family has no money, you can make more, but if you are ugly, you will be ugly for the rest of your life and there will be no chance of turning things around."

"Pfft——" Shen Huanxi couldn't help laughing again when he heard Aunt Jiang say this.

"Please don't say that. If someone else said those words, they might not necessarily irritate them, but if your children said them, it would definitely be infuriating. Your children are good-looking. The two daughters look like you, and the two sons look like your Dashan. They are all good-looking. Anyway, those naughty children were all made to cry by anger, so don't worry."

"Yeah." Shen Huanxi was relieved now. "Thank you anyway, Madam Jiang. Take this apple. I just gave it to you and you took it. How can you ask for something back after giving it away?"

"Well, that's what you said, but I can't just take your things for no reason. Take them back. I just passed by and saw the kids making a fuss. I just wanted to talk to you when I saw you. I don't want anything from you. It's not right for me to take your things."

After Aunt Jiang finished speaking, she ran away as if she was afraid that Shen Huanxi would hand the apple back to her.

Shen Huanxi was still worried about the children. Although he heard from Aunt Jiang that his own child had driven the naughty kids away, who could guarantee what those naughty kids would do after Aunt Jiang left?

Many people say that women are petty, but when it comes to men being narrow-minded, women can't compare to them. Some men are extremely narrow-minded, and the things they do are beyond the reach of even the most petty women.

Xiao Shanhe's college classmates were merely provoked by her words, and they were the ones who provoked Xiao Shanhe first, but they even came over to bully her child to vent their anger.

Shen Huanxi didn't dare to think about what else they could do to such petty and mean men.

Because she was worried, she stopped walking on the main road and turned into the alley and took the side road.

"Stop!" Shen Huanxi had just taken a few steps when he suddenly heard a loud shout from the front.

Before she could react, several burly and strong men suddenly appeared in front and behind her.

Shen Huanxi's heart suddenly tightened.

"Who are you?"

"Who do you care who we are?"

"Bang!" A man knocked the bag out of Shen Huanxi's hand, and the apples fell to the ground one after another, rolling all over the floor.

The men looked at the apples on the ground and stepped on them.

Shen Huanxi didn't want to bother with them anymore and wanted to run away, but several men had already blocked the alley.

"Help...ah..." Before Shen Huanxi could even utter "Help" she was grabbed from behind by one of the men and her mouth was covered.

Shen Huanxi suddenly panicked.

The “crackdown” has been carried out every year, and every year the “crackdown” has achieved good results. Why? Because such bad people keep emerging.

Some people do not understand the 21st century, while others will miss this era, thinking that the people of that era were simple and honest, and that the social atmosphere was good.

But everyone who has experienced this era knows that this era is not necessarily better than the future.

"Who are you!" Shen Huanxi's mouth was covered, and he didn't know if they could understand what he said, so he mumbled.

The men snorted coldly.

"Who are we? I was also wondering who you are. How old are you? How stupid are you? You are a woman. You don't stay at home to take care of your husband and children. Why do you come out to do business? Are you trying to compete with men for money?"

"Pa pa pa!" said the man who controlled Shen Huanxi, and then slapped Shen Huanxi on the face several times.

"Shen Huanxi, we warn you, as a woman, just stay at home and take care of your children. Don't go out and compete with men for business. That's not something you as a woman can do. You..."

“Boom!”

"Ah——" Before the man could finish his words, a stone was thrown at him and hit him directly on the head. The man screamed and fell to the ground.

"Who is it?" the remaining men shouted and looked in the direction where the stone came from.

Shen Huanxi also looked over and saw Xiao Shanhe sitting in a wheelchair.

"Shanhe! Run! What are you doing here? Run and report to the police, don't come here!" Shen Huanxi was anxious.

She doesn't want anything to happen to Xiao Shanhe.

But Xiao Shanhe still looked calm and composed.

When the gangsters saw Xiao Shanhe, they burst into laughter.

"Xiao Shanhe? You're a cripple, and you dare to meddle in our affairs? It's good that you're here. We just want you to go back and teach your wife a lesson. A woman shouldn't steal a man's business. She should go back and take care of your children!"

"Huanxi, come here." Xiao Shanhe ignored the men.

"Come over? Don't you see that we are here? Can you tell her to come over and she will come over?" The man who had just been hit by a stone by Xiao Shanhe stood up staggeringly, almost getting angry.

"What are you guys doing standing there, you bastards? Xiao Shanhe hit me, and you just watched him hit me? Go ahead! Beat up this idiot first, then beat up his wife! Let's see if we don't beat them to death today!"

"Hit him!" The younger brothers finally reacted and rushed over to beat Xiao Shanhe. No one cared about Shen Huanxi. Xiao Shanhe was being beaten here, and they didn't believe that Shen Huanxi would run away on his own.

Shen Huanxi was extremely anxious.

"Xiao Shanhe! Go away! You..."

Shen Huanxi didn't finish his words in the end.

Xiao Shanhe didn't move and didn't respond no matter how she called him.

The first one with the picture rushed over and stretched out his fist to hit Xiao Shanhe. Xiao Shanhe blocked it with his hand, grabbed it, and pulled it. With a "bang", the burly man was pulled away by Xiao Shanhe and hit the wall beside him.

"Ouch..." The gangster grimaced in pain.

The gangsters following behind were stunned for a moment, but they quickly reacted and hit Xiao Shanhe.

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

“Boom!”

…

“Ouch—”

“Ouch—”

“Ouch—”

“Ouch…”

…

Several gangsters who rushed over to attack Xiao Shanhe fell to the ground, and their falls were even more severe than those apples that Shen Huanxi dropped on the ground.

Shen Huanxi was stunned.

Xiao Shanhe was sitting in a wheelchair and never left it from beginning to end. The wheelchair also did not move from beginning to end.

Those thugs came one after another to beat him, but he managed to deal with them with just his hands? Looking at the thugs lying on the ground who were in so much pain that they couldn't get up, Shen Huanxi could tell that Xiao Shanhe had used a lot of force and had beaten them all severely.

"Hey...you dare to hit us? You're such a cruel person! Are you looking for death? I'll kill you!" The gangster closest to Xiao Shanhe climbed up cursing.

That was the gangster who had just grabbed Shen Huanxi and covered his mouth.

Shen Huanxi just discovered that when Xiao Shanhe threw the other gangsters out, he threw them very hard. Each of them hit the wall and knocked off several pieces of wall. But he was much gentler with this gangster.

He clearly saw the gangster controlling him when he first arrived, so why did he show mercy to him alone?

After the gangster got up, he was still cursing and wanted to beat Xiao Shanhe.

"Snap!" Xiao Shanhe grabbed his wrist in an instant.

The criminal tried to pull his hand back, but found that he couldn't move at all.

He still had his other hand, and he wanted to use that hand to hit Xiao Shanhe.

With a "pop" sound.

Xiao Shanhe also had another hand, and he controlled him just like that.

The criminal still had his feet, and just when he was about to lift his legs, Xiao Shanhe increased the strength in his hands.

"Ouch——" The gangster rolled his eyes in pain and had no strength to lift his legs.

"Just now, which hand did you use to cover my wife's mouth? Is this the one?" Xiao Shanhe asked.

Before the criminal could answer.

There was a sound of "click".

Xiao Shanhe increased the strength of his grip and directly dislocated the gangster's hand.

"ah--"

"Just now, which hand did you use to strangle my wife? Is this the one?"

Xiao Shanhe exerted force again and dislocated the remaining hand of the criminal.

"Ah——" the gangster screamed again, his eyes rolled back to the limit, and the next moment, he fainted.

Shen Huanxi finally understood that Xiao Shanhe was not showing mercy to this criminal. He was clearly giving him "special care".

"Here they come! The police are here!" At this time, Pan Jianguo's voice came from behind.

Shen Huanxi looked over and saw Pan Jianguo coming with several police officers.

"Dashan, what happened? I went to report to the police and brought them here, but this..." Pan Jianguo was stunned when he saw the criminals on the ground.

"It's okay, it's solved. Public security comrades, these are the guys who robbed women on the street, and I knocked them down." Xiao Shanhe said lightly, which stunned the police officers who came over.

He was a disabled man sitting in a wheelchair, but he beat up so many tall gangsters, and he spoke so nonchalantly, as if he were just beating up a few small ants.

The criminal on the ground was still grimacing in pain, but when he saw the police coming, he dared not act rashly.

The police officers were still in shock, but they did not forget to take out handcuffs to handcuff these people.

In addition to taking away these criminals, the police also wanted to take Shen Huanxi, Xiao Shanhe and Pan Jianguo back to take statements.

On the way, Shen Huanxi pushed Xiao Shanhe's wheelchair and couldn't help complaining about Pan Jianguo.

"You came to look for Shanhe? You two must have seen something happen here, right? How could you let Shanhe come here alone? You went to report to the police yourself! What if something happened to Shanhe..."

Pan Jianguo was scolded by Shen Huanxi and did not dare to say a word. He only spoke weakly after Shen Huanxi finished scolding him.

"Sister-in-law, the Public Security Pavilion is not far away. Dashan is better than me. Dashan's fighting ability has always been strong. In the past, his unit went to the mountains to survey the terrain and encountered some local bandits. Their unit is full of educated people, so how could they resist? In the end, Dashan single-handedly defeated a group of seven or eight bandits..."

"Then..." Shen Huanxi was a little surprised. These days, it was very difficult to deal with the gangsters in remote areas where the law had not been popularized. Xiao Shanhe actually had such a glorious deed.

"That won't work! That was in the past! Now he's in a wheelchair!"

"He's also amazing in a wheelchair, I tell you..."

Once Pan Jianguo opened his mouth, he couldn't stop.

So Shen Huanxi heard from him the stories of Xiao Shanhe helping the police catch thieves and robbers, all of which happened after he became disabled.

Shen Huanxi was confused after hearing this. What kind of man did she marry?

On the other hand, she felt it was a pity.

It would have been great if Xiao Shanhe, such a strong man, hadn't been disabled in the past...

We soon arrived at the police station, where the police questioned us and took our statement.

It was obvious that those thugs were instructed by someone, but they insisted that they saw Shen Huanxi was well dressed and wanted to make money. They also said that they said those things to Shen Huanxi because they were jealous that Shen Huanxi, a woman, made more money than them. They refused to admit that they were paid to do the job.

Shen Huanxi was not injured, and the police did not have any more evidence, so they could only detain each of these people for 15 days and fine each of them 200 yuan.

As for Xiao Shanhe's beating of these criminals, it was a courageous act. After taking the statement, he went back with Shen Huanxi and Pan Jianguo.

"Who do you think it was?" Pan Jianguo asked after leaving the police station, "Sister-in-law, did you offend someone?"

Shen Huanxi chuckled.

"I haven't offended anyone, but I have a few business competitors."

Shen Huanxi also told Pan Jianguo about the bidding for the quarry.

In the business world, what kind of dirty things are there? Shen Huanxi dared to guarantee that she would not do anything out of line, but she could not guarantee that others would not do so.

In his previous life, Shen Huanxi had run a big business and had seen all kinds of dirty things. In comparison, what happened today was child's play.

"Who could it be? Luo Bo? Or Su Liming?" Pan Jianguo was worried for Shen Huanxi.

"Both are possible. Of course, it is also possible that it is not them." Shen Huanxi replied.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because Luo Bo and Su Liming are both related customers, they are the most competitive in this project. Do you think they need to use these tricks? Of course, it may really be them, but no matter who it is, it may not be a bad thing for me."

"Sister-in-law, you almost got into trouble today! If Dashan and I had come later, the consequences would have been disastrous. And you still say it might not be a bad thing?" Pan Jianguo almost jumped up.

Shen Huanxi shook his head.

“It’s not necessarily a bad thing. Many people wanted to take over the quarry project, and in order to get the project, many people wanted to scare away their competitors, which is why today’s incident happened.

The person who sent these people to threaten me today certainly didn't just threaten me. He might threaten anyone who is interested in this project. Isn't this a good thing for me? At least I have fewer competitors."

"Ah... that's true."

Shen Huanxi nodded and said nothing more.

She is neither a good person nor a bad person. She will not use those despicable means, but she has no right to control if others use them. She is not a police officer. As long as the result is good for herself, she is happy to see it.

After returning home, Shen Huanxi found out that Pan Jianguo came to chat with Xiao Shanhe because he was in a bad mood due to a conflict with Chen Wenfang.

Shen Huanxi was a little surprised. Chen Wenfang and Pan Jianguo were in love from campus to their wedding, and they had always had a good relationship. She had witnessed it with her own eyes. Why were they suddenly having a conflict now?

This reminded Shen Huanxi of the news he had read in the newspaper in his previous life. The young Chen Fenfang committed suicide by jumping into the river, and this incident was on the front page of the newspaper that day.

It turns out that there are some uncontrollable things in life. Even if they seem good now, they are quietly developing in a bad direction.

Shen Huanxi has a good relationship with Chen Wenfang, and she also wants to help Chen Wenfang. She thinks about the time now. There are still two years before Chen Wenfang jumps into the river. In these two years, she must do something to prevent this tragedy.

She asked Pan Jianguo why he quarreled with Chen Wenfang. Pan Jianguo just said it was a trivial matter and didn't say much. Shen Huanxi didn't dare to ask any more.

Let’s not talk about whether the reason why Chen Wenfang jumped into the river was related to Pan Jianguo. Even if it was related, it was not something that could be found out now. When she saw Pan Jianguo and Chen Wenfang together some time ago, the relationship between the couple was still very good.

Pan Jianguo stayed until almost dinner time before going home. That night, Zhang Guifen cooked while Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe discussed the bidding.

Today when Pan Jianguo was here he said that doing business was too dangerous and there were many dirty things in the business world. Today he was followed and attacked while walking on the street, and who knows what will happen tomorrow.

She wanted to persuade Shen Huanxi to give up, but how could Shen Huanxi give up?

Xiao Shanhe also said that this was what Shen Huan liked to do, so Pan Jianguo didn't know what to say.

The four children had just returned from the Children's Palace and they ran over happily to cling to Shen Huanxi.

This baby has been becoming more and more clingy in the past two days, like a little kitten.

Shen Huanxi liked the child and was not opposed to it, so she held the child in her arms and continued chatting with Xiao Shanhe.

"Although my biggest competitors right now are only Luo Bo and Su Liming, and someone is cleaning up my other competitors, this project is really great. I don't know if the loan I applied for from the credit union is enough. I'm afraid I'll need to spend more money when the time comes."

"I will prepare in advance." Xiao Shanhe gave Shen Huanxi a look that said "don't worry".

Shen Huanxi felt as if he had taken a reassurance pill.

This man possessed a lot of strength that she didn't understand, just like today when she was attacked, he, a disabled man sitting in a wheelchair, was able to defeat so many tall and mighty gangsters.

Shen Huanxi didn't dare to imagine how much he could still do.

So he said he would find a solution, and she believed him.

During dinner that day, Zheng Zheng was still clinging to Shen Huanxi, as if he was afraid that Shen Huanxi would fly away, and he refused to sit alone.

Tangtang was almost dying of anxiety. He knew that his brother knew that Shen Huanxi was not his biological mother and was afraid that Shen Huanxi would run away, but he did not dare to say it directly.

Shen Huanxi liked this child who looked almost exactly like Xiao Shanhe, so she hugged him and let him cling to her.

That evening, when Shen Huanxi was about to take a shower, Zheng Zheng ran up to her with tears in his eyes.

"Mom, today in the study I heard Mom and Dad say that they don't have enough money and that the loan might not be enough. Are we out of money?"

When Shen Huanxi heard the child say this, his heart skipped a beat.

It was her negligence.

Zheng Zheng was only a few years old, and she let him cling to her because she saw that he liked to cling to her. She forgot that children of Zheng Zheng's age were sensible enough, and she shouldn't talk about her family's financial difficulties in front of the child.

The child knows that her family is poor and she will have an inferiority complex. She was reborn just to take good care of her daughter. Even though there are two more children now and they are not her biological children, she is right; she treats the two children as her own and cannot take them lightly. How could she make such a mistake?

"Yes, we are not short of money, we..."

"Yes! I heard Mom and Dad say that there is not enough money! Wuwuwu, Mom, we are short of money at home, we should save money and use tap water sparingly! Mom, can you and Dad take a bath together tonight? Taking a bath together can save water, wuwuwuwu..."

"That's right." Shen Huanxi was speechless. "It doesn't take that much water to take a bath."

"No way! We have to save money, we have to save money! Tonight Zheng Zheng is taking a bath with his brother, and sisters Chang An and Chang Ning are taking a bath together, so mom and dad have to take a bath together. We have to save money! Wuwuwuwuwu... Zheng Zheng is afraid that our family will have no money..."

"The child is crying so much, so just give in to his wishes." Xiao Shanhe said as he pushed the wheelchair over.

You're my fool! Shen Huanxi shouted in his heart, and then he saw Zhang Guifen coming over.

"Huanxi, you don't want others to say that you are a bad mother, right? If you don't agree now and you keep crying here, what will people outside say about you if they hear you?"

"If someone says something bad about you, not only will you feel bad, but your children will also feel bad if they hear it."

"The four children are still so young, and it might leave a psychological shadow on them."

"Let's go." After Xiao Shanhe said that, he took Shen Huanxi's hand and walked towards the bathroom, without Shen Huanxi being able to say anything.

What else could Shen Huanxi say? She didn't even have time to open her mouth before she was dragged into the bathroom.

She was crying loudly just now (just crying, without tears), but when she saw Shen Huanxi and Xiao Shanhe go into the bathroom, she stopped crying in a second.

Zhang Guifen gave him a thumbs up before going to wash the dishes.

Zhengzheng looked at Tangtang with a smile.

"Brother, if mom and dad have a good relationship, they won't get divorced."

"Yeah." Tangtang nodded.

In the following time, Shen Huanxi paid attention to the bidding of the quarry while continuing to do her business.

The factory was built bit by bit, and her orders increased.

That day, she had just signed an order with a big store when she saw Zhao Mingyue coming to her with a small bag.

"Mingyue, how is my aunt's health? How come you have time to come and see me?"

"It's because she's feeling well that I have time to come over." Zhao Mingyue walked in and greeted the man who was making sea buckthorn juice in the yard.

"Huanxi, how is your business these days? Can you apply for a loan? Do you have enough money? If not, come to me."

Listen, this is what good sisters are like. The first thing they ask is if you have money.

"That's good. I don't need to borrow money from you for now. The orders have been increasing these days. I go to the credit union to deposit money every day. With more money flowing in, it will be easier to apply for a loan."

"That's good. By the way, I came here today for something important. I have contacted some friends in the United States and learned about medical treatment. My mother is ill and I plan to take her to the United States for treatment. Do you want to go with me? Comrade Xiao Shanhe, please help him learn more about this."

"Go!" Shen Huanxi answered almost decisively.

Not to mention that she already has some money on hand now. Even if she has no money, she can still borrow it from Zhao Mingyue. Business matters can be delayed, but treatment cannot be delayed.

"When are you going?"

"The day after tomorrow."

"Then how do we get there?"

"Let's take the train. It's faster and safer. Let's go book the tickets today. Do you want to discuss it with your family?" Zhao Mingyue asked.

Shen Huanxi shook his head.

"Let's talk to them when we get back. Let's book the tickets now."

Shen Huanxi still has a lot of say in the family, and this is a matter concerning Xiao Shanhe's health. She doesn't know whether Xiao Shanhe will agree, but Zhang Guifen will definitely agree.

Even if she disagrees, she will insist.

After making the decision, Shen Huanxi went out with Zhao Mingyue.

In those days, there were no mobile phones or computers, and no online ticket booking. If you wanted to buy a ticket, you had to go to the train station yourself.

The train station was two or three kilometers away from Xiao's house, so Shen Huanxi and Zhao Mingyue rode their bicycles there.

After buying the train tickets, the two of them rode away. Just after riding about a kilometer, they saw Chen Wenfang and Jiang Xiaomei, who were chatting under the shade of a tree.

Shen Huanxi was a little confused. Chen Wenfang and Jiang Xiaomei knew each other? Why hadn't they mentioned this before?

"Xiaomei, Wenfang." Shen Huanxi stopped his bicycle and greeted the two of them.

The two of them looked over and looked at Shen Huanxi in surprise.

"Do you know each other?" Chen Wenfang and Jiang Xiaomei asked in unison.

It turned out that they didn't know Shen Huanxi knew each other.

"Ah... why are you here?" Shen Huanxi asked.

She saw that Chen Wenfang looked unhappy. Could it be that Jiang Xiaomei had provoked her? But the two of them didn't look like they were arguing.