Lin Jingshu shook her head, looked at Lin Qiaoqiao who was begging for help in the river, and said coldly: "Let's go back."
When Gu Chengze saw the scene in front of him and thought about what had happened, he didn't look happy towards Lin Qiaoqiao.
There was a fierce glint in his eyes.
Lin Jingshu took Lele home. Ding Xiangzhi was a little surprised to see them come back so soon.
"You caught a fish so quickly?"
Didn’t the son-in-law just take his things and leave?
And why did you bring a child back?
Ding Xiangzhi saw the child's face clearly and exclaimed, "Hey," "Isn't this Lele?"
"Hello, Auntie."
Lele greeted Ding Xiangzhi a little awkwardly.
"Good boy, come inside and warm yourself by the fire."
Ding Xiangzhi took out some snacks from home to entertain the little guests.
Lele didn't dare to eat it, and finally Lin Jingshu stuffed it into his hand.
Lin Jingshu pulled her mother into the inner room and talked about Lin Qiaoqiao.
"What?!"
Ding Xiangzhi slammed the table angrily and said, "I'm going to go and settle the score with her right now. I want to ask her how they raise their children."
Lin Jingshu was afraid that her mother would suffer, so she asked Gu Chengze to follow behind and watch.
Ding Xiangzhi went out, but before she reached Lin Yongchang's house, she saw Lin Qiaoqiao being carried home by someone.
"I heard he was pushed into the river by the captain's daughter."
"Real or fake, don't talk nonsense about things you don't know."
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the captain's daughter is living a good life now. How could she possibly push Lin Qiaoqiao into trouble and bring discredit upon herself?
Only a fool would do that.
"Could it be because of Zheng Guoqiang? Have you forgotten that these two little girls had a conflict because of Zheng Guoqiang?"
"That's indeed possible."
Seeing that the other party's words were becoming more and more outrageous, Ding Xiangzhi glanced at his son-in-law. Seeing his cold face, his heart sank and he hurried forward to stop them.
"What are you talking about?"
The gossipers saw her coming and stopped talking in a hurry.
"Nothing."
Ding Xiangzhi put his hands on his hips and said, "It doesn't matter what you say. What I want to tell you is don't be fooled. Lin Qiaoqiao tried to push my daughter into the river, but my daughter was lucky enough to avoid it. She fell into the river because of her own fault, and she still wants to put the blame on my daughter. Ugh!"
She rolled up her sleeves and said loudly, "I want to ask them how they raised their children to kill their own sisters. My daughter is pregnant with twins. If anything happens, I will fight them to the death!"
Everyone was shocked. If it was true as Ding Xiangzhi said, then Lin Qiaoqiao really wanted to harm people.
Ding Xiangzhi left with his son-in-law in a rage.
After a while, Lin Yongkang followed with his two sons.
As soon as they got home and heard about Lin Jingshu's situation, they couldn't sit still anymore.
"There's something exciting going on. Let's go and see it too."
Lin Qiaoqiao was lying on the kang. Even though the fire was burning brightly, she was still shivering, with sweat dripping down her face.
Liu Xinghua wiped her hair distressedly, "What happened? How could you fall into the river for no reason?"
If passers-by hadn't noticed, they would probably have had to bury their loved ones.
"Lin Qiaoqiao, come out here."
Liu Xinghua heard the noisy sounds outside and frowned slightly, "Weidong, go see who's here?"
Lin Weidong dragged his shoes reluctantly. He had injuries on his body, and any slight movement of his arms would tear the wounds, causing him to grimace in pain.
“Who is it?”
Seeing the person in front of him, Lin Weidong froze in place, as if he had returned to the time when he was last beaten.
He took a deep breath and noticed from the corner of his eye that there were many people watching the fun outside.
With so many people watching, no one should dare to beat him up, right?
Lin Weidong was outnumbered and had no chance of winning, so he quickly called the old lady out.
The two groups were at loggerheads, while Lin Jingshu was making a fire on the other side.
"Sister Lin, I'd better go home and wash."
Lele lowered her head and looked at her toes, her earlobes red.
Lin Jingshu said gently: "It's okay, I'll close the door later, no one will see, you wash here, and I'll put the clothes on the bed for you."
There are still a lot of their childhood clothes at home. Although they are not new, they are better than the one Lele is wearing.
Lele looked at the dirty clothes on her body and felt really embarrassed to stand in the Lin family. She nodded with a red face.
After the water boiled, Lele rushed to carry the water, "I'll do it. I'm very strong."
Sister Lin was pregnant and couldn't do heavy work. As a man, Lele took the initiative to say that he could fetch water.
Lin Jingshu was worried that he would use hot water, as it would be no joke if he got scalded.
"Le Le, I'm going out first. Call me when you're done washing."
Lin Jingshu closed the door and made sure there were no leaks before leaving.
I went back to the house and took out the ingredients for making dumplings from the space. I put everything in a bowl, made sure nothing was left out, stuffed the removed packaging bags into the stove, and burned them clean.
When Ding Xiangzhi brought everyone back, Lin Jingshu had just finished wrapping all the dumplings and was preparing to take them outside to freeze.
Gu Chengze took two or three steps forward and took the curtain from her hand.
Lin Jingshu dodged sideways.
"Wife?" Gu Chengze felt aggrieved and puzzled.
Lin Jingshu glanced at the dirt on his hands. After all, it was imported, so he should wash his hands clean.
Gu Chengze followed her gaze and a look of understanding flashed across his eyes. It was indeed inappropriate for him to get covered in mud when he beat someone.
"Jingshu, mother will bring it."
Ding Xiangzhi cleaned it up, took the lid and placed it on the pickle jar at home to freeze.
"Mom and Dad, big brother and second brother, hurry up and wash your hands. We are ready to eat glutinous rice balls."
Their vacation is short, so it is impossible for them to celebrate the Lantern Festival at home.
Lin Jingshu specially prepared the dumplings in advance.
In order to avoid being conspicuous, she only made the more common black sesame, white sugar and peanut flavors.
After taking a shower, Lele came out and saw that everyone had returned. She shyly shrank behind the door.
Lin Yongkang smiled and said, "Good boy, come over and warm yourself by the fire."
Lele blushed and whispered, "I'll pour out the bath water first."
He was holding a cotton jacket in his arms. This jacket was one of the few clothes he had, and Lele was reluctant to throw it away.
Even if this cotton jacket is full of patches and covered with oil stains.
It's not easy for every family in this era. They have to wear a piece of clothing from big to small, let alone a family as poor as Lele's.
Ding Xiangzhi took the clothes and looked at them. "It's okay, it's just a little dirty. I'll wash it and it will be a new piece of clothing."
Lele held the clothes tightly and said, "Auntie, I'll wash it myself."
His clothes were so dirty that they were unbearable to be seen in public.
Although he is young, the cold stares he suffered during his mother's illness made him mature quickly.
"It's okay. You stay here and warm yourself by the fire. I'll be done with the shower soon."
Ding Xiangzhi was very strong. He put some alkali powder in a basin, poured hot water over it, put the cotton jacket in and rubbed it hard. It didn't take long for the clothes to be clean.
Lele smiled when he saw that the oil stains on his clothes were gone.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Ding Xiangzhi put the cotton jacket on the stove to dry. Lele wanted to say that it was time to go home, but did not dare to say it out loud.
My aunt just finished washing his clothes. Wouldn’t it be bad for her to leave suddenly?
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