Hearing Qin Huairu's words, Gu Chunyan had no other choice. The entire Liu family depended on her husband and her eldest son; if something happened to either of them, the Liu family simply wouldn't survive.
"Qin Huairu, remember what you said. I'll go home now to get the money and visit them both. Remember not to talk nonsense in front of the neighborhood committee and the police station, or I won't let you off easy."
"I just want peace and some money. I don't want anything to happen to Liu Guangqi, after all, he is my wife now."
Hearing Qin Huairu say this, Gu Chunyan felt relieved. After leaving the hospital, she immediately went to the police station and met Liu Haizhong and his son.
Upon seeing the two of them, she immediately relayed Qin Huairu's request. Liu Haizhong was in charge of all matters in the Liu family; without his consent, Gu Chunyan dared not act on her own. If Liu Haizhong didn't have such intentions, she would be severely punished once he left.
Faced with this situation, Liu Haizhong had no other choice. If he didn't agree to Qin Huairu's demands, he would definitely go to jail. Once he was in jail, his status and background would be completely different.
Liu Guangqi is only concerned about his status as a vocational school student. If he goes to jail, he'll definitely be expelled from school and won't be able to find a job. Faced with this situation, Liu Guangqi hasn't thought about anything else.
She stood by, wholeheartedly urging her father, Liu Haizhong, to agree to Qin Huairu's request as soon as possible. After receiving Liu Haizhong's approval, Gu Chunyan left the police station immediately. Now, Gu Chunyan had more important things to do.
Back in the courtyard house, Gu Chunyan didn't care about anything else. As soon as she got home, she took out 500 yuan from the cabinet and rushed to the hospital with the money.
No sooner had Gu Chunyan gone inside than the police station and neighborhood committee officials arrived. Gu Chunyan didn't know what to say, so she simply slipped the money under Qin Huairu's pillow. Qin Huairu felt it and knew exactly what was inside. She naturally knew how to respond to the police station and neighborhood committee officials.
Qin Huairu did not say that Liu Haizhong and his son had maliciously beaten her. She only said that she had made a mistake at the Liu family's house, and her father-in-law and husband beat her. She said that she accidentally tripped and fell while trying to escape.
After all, so many people saw it; it's impossible to hide it. It's better to admit you made a mistake and ask them to come back sooner. That way, things will be much easier for the Liu family.
But the outcome was beyond Qin Huairu's expectations. Even though Qin Huairu deliberately covered it up, the injuries on her body could still be detected. The matter between the Liu family and Qin Huairu could be easily investigated. As for why Qin Huairu lied, they had guessed it; after all, most people don't want to take things to the police station.
The local police station was reluctant to get involved in such family disputes, essentially operating in a "no complaints, no action" situation. However, Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi's actions violated the law.
Regardless of whether it constituted domestic violence, Liu Haizhong was sentenced to one and a half years, and Liu Guangqi was sentenced to one year. When the news reached the detention center, both Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi cried, knowing that their lives were basically over.
Neither the steel mill nor the school would accept a convict; their future was completely ruined. At that moment, they wanted nothing more than to tear Qin Huairu to pieces. Both father and son believed it was Qin Huairu who had spread rumors, causing their current predicament.
If Qin Huairu had told them, as agreed beforehand, that she could never go to jail, then when Gu Chunyan came to visit them again, they would have spat all over her face.
"You wretched woman, why didn't you keep an eye on Qin Huairu? Why did you let Qin Huairu talk nonsense? If you had kept an eye on Qin Huairu, how could Guangqi and I have been sentenced?"
"Hai Zhong, how could you say that about me? I've been staying by Qin Huairu's side the whole time. Qin Huairu even said that she fell while wrestling, but the police station wouldn't listen to her."
“I went to the police station every day because of this, but no matter what I said, it had no effect. They were convinced that Qin Huairu and her daughter were injured.”
“I’ve also inquired outside. If Qin Huairu hadn’t said that, it would have taken you at least ten years. You really can’t blame me for this.”
Hearing Gu Chunyan's words, Liu Haizhong and his son were at a loss for what to do. They were now filled with regret for ever hitting Qin Huairu. If they had been gentler, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.
The thought that everything was his fault made Liu Haizhong want to slap himself a few times. But then he remembered the pain of hitting his face and stopped. At that moment, Liu Haizhong looked at his son.
"Liu Guangqi, this whole thing started because of you. If you could control your woman, this would never have happened. If I hadn't been helping you teach your wife a lesson, I wouldn't have ended up in jail."
Liu Guangqi, who was already in a bad mood, was instantly blown up like a bomb when he heard his father's words.
"Dad, how dare you blame me? Did I tell you to hit Qin Huairu? I've seen you beat up Guangtian and Guangfu quite a bit before. Did I tell you to do that too? Look at them now, do they still consider you their father?"
Upon hearing Liu Guangqi's words, Liu Haizhong's fat began to tremble. If they weren't in a detention center, Liu Haizhong would likely have already attacked Liu Guangqi.
Seeing his father glaring at him, Liu Guangqi glared back. In another place, the father and son might have already started fighting.
But things had already developed to this point, and Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi had no other choice. Seeing the father and son fall into silence, Gu Chunyan could only leave the detention center helplessly.
Back at the courtyard house, Gu Chunyan couldn't stand Qin Huairu no matter what she did. In Gu Chunyan's eyes, the reason the Liu family had become like this was all Qin Huairu's fault.
Although he no longer dared to bully Qin Huairu and his child, he still treated Qin Huairu with utter disrespect.
Gu Chunyan never imagined that Qin Huairu's heart was no longer with the Liu family. Ever since learning of Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi's punishment, Qin Huairu had lost all attachment to the Liu family. If she had known they would be sentenced, she shouldn't have only asked for 500 yuan. With the Liu family's wealth, even asking for a thousand or so wouldn't have been a problem.
No matter how wealthy the Liu family is, they don't even have a single job right now. Once they're released, they might have to support themselves.
Given her brother-in-law's feelings for Gu Chunyan, he probably wouldn't even bother with her. She might even have to support Liu Haizhong and the others in the future.
She thought that marrying Liu Guangqi would mean she wouldn't have to worry about the rest of her life. Who knew that something like this would happen to the Liu family?
Qin Huairu had considered divorce, but it required Liu Guangqi's consent. Now that Liu Guangqi had been expelled from school, how could he possibly let her off easily? Even if Liu Guangqi agreed, Liu Haizhong probably wouldn't.
What worried Qin Huairu even more was her nutrition. The doctor repeatedly emphasized upon her discharge that she must improve her nutrition. But seeing the Liu family's situation, Qin Huairu didn't know where to get more nutrition. In the past, she could have asked her mother-in-law to buy some good things. But now, with her relationship with Gu Chunyan, Gu Chunyan wouldn't pay any attention to her.
Even if she didn't eat, her child had to. Over the past year or so, Qin Huairu had suffered greatly. Now she was malnourished and didn't even have a drop of breast milk.
Hearing her daughter cry, Qin Huairu quickly panicked. The doctor's words immediately flashed through her mind. But there wasn't much good food left for her; the Liu family's situation was far worse than before.
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