The two returned to the village, and it was already dark.
As soon as I got home, I could feel the oppressive atmosphere in the house.
Lu Xiaojun was wailing loudly, while Lu Guoqing's face was terribly gloomy. Lu Xiaofang and Lu Xiaoqin huddled to the side, heads bowed, silent.
Have you already heard that Zhang Yuping committed a crime and was arrested?
Upon seeing Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue, Lu Xiaojun immediately rushed over, wiping away his snot and tears with his sleeve.
"Brother and sister-in-law, where have you been? I've been gathering firewood for ages, and I haven't seen you anywhere."
"My older sister also said that you were just trying to trick me into collecting firewood and that you didn't want to give me anything, so you deliberately hid."
Lu Yuan suddenly realized that it wasn't because of Zhang Yuping, but because of the food exchange.
He looked at the boy with a complicated expression, wondering if the boy was still in the mood to eat anything after learning that his mother had been arrested.
Wen Muxue asked him, "How much firewood did you collect?"
The little brat raised his chin, looking quite smug.
“I picked up two bundles and put them behind the kitchen.”
Wen Moxue went to check and indeed found two new bundles of firewood. They were quite heavy, each bundle as thick as a water bucket.
She was very satisfied.
"Okay, I'll get you the replacement."
Knowing that the little brat was craving chocolate, I gave him two chocolates and four White Rabbit milk candies.
Lu Xiaojun was overjoyed. He grabbed it and eagerly peeled off a chocolate, stuffing it into his mouth.
He'd never tried this before; he needed to taste it first.
Lu Xiaoqin, watching anxiously from the side, reminded him, "Give me mine."
The little brat held the candy, unwilling to accept it.
"Don't forget that I helped you gather that firewood, and I carried it back with me. If you break your promise, I won't help you gather a single piece of firewood in the future."
Lu Xiaojun reluctantly handed over a White Rabbit milk candy. Lu Xiaoqin, furious, snatched it away.
Lu Xiaojun was so anxious that he cried out incoherently, and the chocolate in his mouth fell out.
The little kid didn't mind the dirt; he quickly picked it up and stuffed it back into his mouth.
Lu Yuan's eyes twitched violently at the sight.
The ten-year-old kid was no match for his older sister and ended up having a chocolate and two White Rabbit candies snatched away.
This one knows how to share, giving one of the two White Rabbit milk candies to each of Lu Guoqing and Lu Xiaofang.
Lu Xiaofang took the milk candy, her eyes fixed on the chocolate.
Lu Guoan, being an adult, felt embarrassed to accept the candy. But he didn't refuse; he simply took the candy and put it in his pocket.
Lu Yuan waited until they had distributed the sugar before bringing up Zhang Yuping's matter.
"In the afternoon, my aunt went to the commune. Sun Changsheng reported her for having an affair and hurting Grandpa Liu. She was arrested."
The scene fell silent immediately, and everyone stopped what they were doing.
Even Lu Xiaojun forgot to chew the chocolate in his mouth.
"Impossible, how could my mother have an affair and then murder Uncle Liu?"
Lu Xiaofang was the first to react and retorted in a shrill voice.
Lu Guoqing also shouted angrily, "You scoundrel, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Lu Yuan shrugged. "Believe it or not, it's up to you. Officer Song reminded me to come back and tell you that this incident is very serious. The person involved will definitely be punished, and they will also have to pay some money to Grandpa Liu."
Lu Guoan's expression, which had just softened because of a piece of candy, instantly darkened again.
His fists were clenched so tightly they cracked, and air was billowing from his nostrils.
He was clearly very angry.
That's true, no one would feel good about being cuckolded.
Lu Xiaofang continued to argue, "My mother could never have done such a thing. It must be Sun Changsheng who is slandering her. He holds a grudge against our family because his previous report failed, and that's why he's wronging my mother."
"Yes, that must be it."
Lu Xiaoqin and Lu Xiaojun also couldn't accept Zhang Yuping's affair and murder, and were more willing to believe Lu Xiaofang's deduction.
Lu Yuan shattered their illusions.
"Grandpa Liu has woken up today, which confirms that what Sun Changsheng said was true."
boom--
The Lu sisters felt as if the sky had fallen.
How could their mother do such a thing?
It's over, it's all over.
With a mother like that, they can forget about having a good reputation or marrying into a good family.
The two collapsed to the ground, sobbing softly.
Lu Xiaojun couldn't think that far ahead, but he understood that his mother had committed a crime and been arrested, and would never be able to come back.
He also roughly understood that this situation meant either being confined to a fence or sent to a farm for labor reform, and might even involve being forced to eat peanuts.
Thinking of all this, he burst into tears again.
Lu Guoqing was both angry and annoyed, and on the verge of collapse. Hearing the crying only made him more irritable.
He raised his hand and slapped the little brat across the face.
"ah--"
A single slap sent the person sprawling to the ground, spitting out most of the chocolate they had been eating.
He skillfully picked it up and put it back into his mouth.
"Waaaaah—"
The crying paused only briefly before becoming even louder.
Lu Yuan: "..."
Forget it, let them make a fuss!
He followed Wen Moxue into the house and locked the door.
This night was destined to be a sleepless one.
Not only were there people sobbing in the Lu family late at night, but the same was true in the Sun family.
Even late at night, there could still be whispering noises coming from Lu Guoan's home and the Zhang family, the brigade accountant's home.
The next morning.
Sun Maodou, who was taking care of Grandpa Liu at the commune health center, has returned.
They also brought back some very exciting news.
"Oh my goodness, have you heard? Grandpa Liu was injured by Sun Changsheng and Zhang Yuping."
"I heard, I heard. So it turns out they were the ones having an affair."
"My God, these two are so shameless, doing this kind of thing in broad daylight in an abandoned house."
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