They really had a lucky day; they just happened to run into the Hua family members who were all out.
To ensure his granddaughter-in-law could have a proper postpartum recovery, Hua Guangzong had been collecting fish these days. He even bought a large jar and placed it in the yard to keep all the fish he caught in it.
When the baby is born, Li Lijuan will be able to drink more fish soup.
Since Tian Guihua spent most of her time at home, she never expected that disaster would strike.
The noise from outside, coupled with the occasional banging on the door, made Li Lijuan feel even more frustrated as Zhou Xiaolan refused to go out.
She walked over, intending to open the door and kick the person out, but to her surprise, Zhou Xiaolan was holding the door tightly shut.
"Get out of the way. If you have something to say, go outside and talk. What kind of behavior is this, making a scene here?" Anyone who didn't know better would think they had done something wrong and that people had come to their door to cause trouble.
Zhou Xiaolan shook her head. "We can't open the door. If I go out, they'll beat me to death."
She had just seen it; not only Xie Shengnan was about to lay a hand on her, but He Ping'an and his brother were also reaching out to her.
She was hiding here, unaware that the Zhou and He families had long been at odds.
The two families got into a fight, and the neighbors were all either young people at work or old men and children, so no one dared to intervene.
Li Lijuan, heavily pregnant, dared not pull at Zhou Xiaolan. She could only glare at her resentfully, hoping that Zhou Xiaolan would be more sensible and leave the house quickly.
Zhou Xiaolan stared at the courtyard that was both familiar and unfamiliar. She hadn't been here for more than half a year, and it seemed that a lot of things had been added to the small courtyard.
As for the ongoing arguments and disputes outside regarding her dowry, she no longer cares about them.
She could have been a part of this family, and enjoyed everything here like Li Lijuan, but because of Hua Xiangyun's interference, she ended up in this situation.
Li Lijuan heard this too and looked at Zhou Xiaolan with some surprise.
Despite being unemployed and extremely thin, the Zhou family dared to mention the "three great things and one loud noise" and "thirty-six legs," otherwise they would go to the Song Committee to complain to He Ping'an.
The two families are now blaming each other, each pointing fingers at the other's faults. One side says Zhou Xiaolan is shameless and deliberately seduces people, while the other side says He Ping'an is lustful and goes to someone else's house in the middle of the night. In short, both sides are trying to pin the blame on the other.
Just then, the fish in the water tank in the yard splashed around, and Zhou Xiaolan's eyes turned red. She had been back for so long and hadn't even had a bite of meat.
There are so many waterways here, and every household would bring back some fish from the river to supplement their income. But this father and son are both lazy. They even broke their fishing gear and didn't bother to repair it, so they have no fish to eat.
"This family is really rich; they even keep fish in tanks."
Zhou Xiaolan's words sounded off. What did she mean by "the family is wealthy"? Was she trying to frame them?
Li Lijuan's face darkened. "This is what my family prepared for me during my postpartum period. They've been saving it up for a long time."
Besides, there are fish in the river and reservoir. If you work hard, you might catch more than we do.”
Zhou Xiaolan stared fiercely at Li Lijuan, truly believing that Li Lijuan couldn't understand that these words were an insult implying that everyone in her family was lazy.
Li Lijuan was frightened by her gaze, clutching her stomach and taking two steps back. By then, there was no more noise outside. "Aren't you going to go out and check? The fight is over now."
Seeing that she was protecting her stomach with both hands, Zhou Xiaolan sneered, "Sister-in-law Hua is pregnant now, so it's best not to meddle in other people's business. If she bumps into something, then it'll be hard to say..."
Li Lijuan, furious, gritted her teeth and said, "Then you better pray I don't bump into anything, otherwise you've barged into our house and disturbed me. You don't think the Hua family is easy to talk to, do you?"
Zhou Xiaolan, "..." Of all the people in the compound, the Hua family is the most difficult to talk to...
The evil thoughts that had been rising in her heart were quietly put away at this moment. She understood that if something really happened to Li Lijuan, not only the Hua family but also the Li family would not let her off the hook.
Thinking about the other person's background, Zhou Xiaolan felt even more resentful of the injustice of the world. We are all human, so why can other people live such a comfortable life?
“I said you can do it too,” Bai Zhaodi’s voice came from outside the door. “If there’s anything, sit down and talk it out. Why make such a big fuss? In the end, we still have to deal with the problem.”
“You’re Bai Ailian’s aunt, so naturally you’ll side with her,” Xie Shengnan walked over and stood with her two sons, covering her injured face and staring fiercely at Bai Ailian. “What? Trying to help her scheme against us?”
"Comrade Xie, what you're saying is a bit excessive. This old woman hasn't provoked you; I'm just stating the facts."
Do you think you're standing here? Have you come to the Hua family's doorstep to cause trouble?
"Hurry up and call Zhou Xiaolan out! There's a pregnant woman in this house who's about to give birth. You were banging around like that and barging into someone else's home. If you scare her badly, you'll be in big trouble."
Bai Zhaodi really didn't want to deal with these two idiots. If they had something to do, they should fight it out behind closed doors. Who cared about them?
But this drags innocent people into it. Not to mention the Hua family, even Li Lijuan's family could easily get rid of them with just a word.
Bai Ailian's expression changed slightly; she had been so focused on fighting Xie Shengnan that she hadn't noticed.
She shouted loudly into the courtyard, "Zhou Xiaolan, you get out here right now!"
Fortunately, Tian Guihua wasn't there, otherwise she didn't dare to imagine the consequences.
Oh, right, my aunt just said there's a pregnant woman in the house. Judging by the dates, she should be due soon, which explains why she's at home right now.
He was even more anxious. Seeing that Zhou Xiaolan hadn't come out yet, he simply went over and knocked on the door, saying, "Come out quickly, or we'll be in trouble if Tian Guihua comes back."
After hesitating for a long time, Zhou Xiaolan gritted her teeth and opened the door. Whether it was intentional or not, she swung it hard, and the bolt flew towards Li Lijuan.
Li Lijuan was so frightened that she tried to dodge and quickly backed away, but at that moment she kicked back and forth, causing her to fall backward as well.
With a wail, Li Lijuan clutched her stomach, her face pale with fright, followed by a sharp pain in her abdomen.
This time, not only Zhou Xiaolan was frightened, but even the onlookers outside the door were stunned.
Bai Zhaodi pushed Xie Shengnan, who was blocking his way, aside and said, "What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and check if they're alright!"
Who knew that at this critical moment, when help was most needed, Zhou Xiaolan, who had caused the trouble, rushed out, followed closely by the Zhou family, and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.
Xie Shengnan looked embarrassed. "This has nothing to do with us. It was Zhou Xiaolan who just did it..."
After saying that, seeing everyone surrounding Li Lijuan, he quickly led his family away.
The people remaining in the courtyard were all elderly men and women. They didn't dare to move Li Lijuan, so they could only run outside and shout loudly.
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