Qin Xiaoxiao was too lazy to waste any more words with her and insisted that she apologize.
Bai Xiruo stood pitifully in front of Qin Xiaoxiao, wiping away her tears. To outsiders, it looked as if Qin Xiaoxiao had bullied her.
Qin Xiaoxiao was thoroughly annoyed by Bai Xiruo's antics and was about to slap her again when the door of the state-run restaurant was pushed open from the inside, and a tall figure stood in front of Qin Xiaoxiao.
"What happened?"
Qin Hai glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao with concern, but seeing that she was alright and Su Lu was standing beside her, he felt relieved.
Qin Hai turned around and glanced at the group of educated youth again. There were a few familiar faces and more than a dozen unfamiliar faces. He knew that these were the new educated youth from his hometown.
When Bai Xiruo saw Qin Hai wearing the uniform of a chef at a state-run restaurant, her eyes lit up as if she had found someone who could stand up for her. She immediately ran to him, crying, and told him what had happened in fits and starts.
The old educated youth knew Qin Hai, and when they saw Bai Xiruo asking Qin Hai to make a decision, they looked at her as if she were an idiot.
You're really good at finding people, aren't you? You immediately found the victim's second uncle to help you. Do you think he'd side with an outsider like you?
Leaving aside how protective and doting the Qin family is of Qin Xiaoxiao, even ordinary families wouldn't embarrass their own family members in front of outsiders!
Qin Hai looked at Bai Xiruo impatiently. After listening to her story, Qin Hai frowned and, without even glancing at Bai Xiruo, nervously looked Qin Xiaoxiao up and down.
"Xiaoxiao, are you alright? Were you scared?"
Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head, "I'm fine, Second Uncle, don't worry, Su Lu is with me."
Qin Hai breathed a sigh of relief, then turned around and started cursing at Bai Xiruo.
"You idiot, can't you see there are people outside? What if you bump into someone while you're being reckless?"
"If something happens outside our state-run restaurant, won't our state-run restaurant be made to take the blame? Tell me, what's your purpose in doing this? Why are you trying to harm us?"
The tall, muscular man Bai Xiruo was shocked to discover was Qin Xiaoxiao's uncle. Before she could even process what was happening, she was subjected to a barrage of insults, and she immediately felt like dying.
How unlucky she is! Everyone she randomly picks turns out to be a relative of Qin Xiaoxiao!
Bai Xiruo cried even harder, remaining silent as Qin Hai continued his incessant cursing.
Seeing that Bai Xiruo remained silent, the crowd of onlookers began to murmur amongst themselves.
"This man is a grown man, how could he scold a young girl?"
"You know nothing! You're obviously new here. You didn't see it, that little girl, she doesn't even look where she's going. She almost bumped into that pregnant woman. When people said a few words to her, she got angry and even went to find someone to stand up for her."
"What a pity, he's this pregnant woman's own uncle! How could he possibly do this to his niece? He's bound to give her a good scolding!"
"Oh, so that's what happened. What's the big deal? Just apologize in person and it'll be fine."
"Of course! This little girl just kept crying and didn't even apologize. How could people not be angry?"
"Oh, she was in the wrong, so she should apologize. It was her fault after all."
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Bai Xiruo also heard the murmurs of the crowd. She wanted to calm things down as soon as possible, but the thought of apologizing to Qin Xiaoxiao made her feel uncomfortable.
Seeing that Bai Xiruo was only focused on crying and didn't say a word, and that she only glanced up when she heard the crowd's discussions before lowering her head again to concentrate on crying, Qin Xiaoxiao was so angry that she covered her stomach and was about to kick her.
Su Lu quickly grabbed the person and shook his head at Qin Xiaoxiao, whispering in her ear, "Don't be impulsive. Kicking her is nothing, but those people will think you're perfectly healthy and that nothing happened to you. Just make this guy surnamed Bai apologize to you and that'll be the end of it."
Humans instinctively sympathize with the weak. Compared to Qin Xiaoxiao, who was angry, Bai Xiruo, who was crying like a cat, was the weak one.
Qin Xiaoxiao thought about it and felt that Su Lu was right. She quickly steadied herself and leaned against Su Lu, calling out to him.
"Ouch, my stomach hurts so much! Su Lu, quick, I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts so much, take me to the hospital right away."
Aren't we supposed to sympathize with the weak? Now that I'm pregnant and in pain, it's obvious who's weaker, right? Even if you cry yourself to death right now, no one will sympathize with you.
Sure enough, as soon as everyone saw Qin Xiaoxiao squat down, clutching her stomach and crying out in pain, they immediately began to blame Bai Xiruo.
"Young lady, you should apologize right away. It was wrong of you to hit her."
"Exactly, you hit someone and you still think you're right? Apologize right now and make sure this pregnant woman goes to the hospital."
"Hurry up, a pregnant woman's stomach pain is no small matter, we need to get to the hospital right away."
"Her belly is so big, could it be twins? Oh dear, we need to be extra careful then, let's go to the hospital right away."
"Apologize quickly, then send them to the hospital."
Su Lu wasn't in a hurry, but on the surface she looked worried and almost cried.
"Xiaoxiao, how are you? Did she upset you? Oh my god, what are we going to do? Why are we so unlucky? We were fine at the hospital just now. We wanted to bring my wife over for a nice meal to help her recover, but we were unexpectedly run into by this jinx. Waaah... Wife, wife, how are you? Come on, I'll carry you to the hospital."
Qin Xiaoxiao kept pinching Su Lu's arm. Su Lu knew she was fine, but Qin Hai didn't. He really thought Qin Xiaoxiao had a stomachache and was so worried that he was sweating in the middle of winter.
"Why carry her? She's so pregnant, how can you carry her? Carry her and walk. You go first, I'll go to the backyard to get the car."
After Qin Hai finished speaking, he turned to leave.
Seeing this, Su Lu quickly pulled the man back, "Second Uncle, wait a minute, I'm so thin I can't carry him! You watch Xiao Xiao, I'll go to the backyard to get the car."
There's a handcart in the backyard of the state-run restaurant. Sometimes when the supply station is too busy, we have to go get the vegetables ourselves. Today, we're taking Qin Xiaoxiao with us.
When the educated youth realized that things had gotten out of hand and Qin Xiaoxiao was starting to have stomach pains, they knew they couldn't afford to take responsibility if the pregnancy was threatened. So they turned around and told Bai Xiruo to apologize to Qin Xiaoxiao first, and then accompany her to the hospital.
Seeing that there were so many people around but no one said a word for her or cared how much she was crying, Bai Xiruo glared at Qin Xiaoxiao resentfully, then lowered her head and whispered "I'm sorry" in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
Because the voice was too soft, only Qin Xiaoxiao, Su Lu, and Qin Hai, who were nearby, could hear it. Everyone else couldn't hear it at all, especially the crowd standing around, who were already in a noisy situation and busy criticizing Bai Xiruo. How could they hear what she was saying?
Qin Xiaoxiao snorted coldly, "What did Bai Zhiqing just say? I didn't hear clearly. Are you going to come with me to the hospital?"
Bai Xiruo dared not go to the hospital. She didn't have much money left, and a trip to the hospital would cost several yuan. After that, she would have even less money left. Her family wouldn't be able to send her money until next month, and she couldn't wait until then.
She's used to spending money lavishly at home; how can she survive without money?
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