Chapter 2 A small tree will not grow straight unless it is cultivated
Zhang Fenfen finally realized what was happening and wanted to fight back.
However, Xie Zhizhi was taller than her, giving her an advantage.
So, seeing her reach out, he simply raised his foot and kicked her hard to the ground.
Zhang Fenfen fell to the ground with a thud and wouldn't get up.
He sat on the ground, slapping his thigh and starting to wail, "This is outrageous! This is so unfair!"
"..."
Her howling quickly attracted a crowd of onlookers.
Their mother-in-law, Wu Caifeng, also returned from outside.
Wu Caifeng was accompanied by Zhang Fenfen's son, Zhou Bing.
He held tightly to his grandmother's hand, avoiding Xie Zhizhi's gaze.
Without even looking, you can tell that Wu Caifeng was also the savior he brought back.
"What are you doing?" Wu Caifeng asked irritably.
Although Xie Zhizhi was personally chosen by Wu Caifeng, Wu Caifeng doesn't treat this daughter-in-law well these days.
The main reason for the unfriendly expression was that the original owner, Xie Zhizhi, was not in her right mind.
She chose Xie Zhizhi because, although Xie Zhizhi was not very bright, she was very beautiful.
If it weren't for her large breasts, slim waist, and perky buttocks, Wu Caifeng would never have been willing to spend the exorbitant dowry of 500 yuan to marry her.
Xie Zhizhi, who is big-breasted but brainless, was personally selected by Wu Caifeng.
Wu Caifeng chose Xie Zhizhi because she was attracted to Xie Zhizhi's good figure.
It's because her son lost an egg because he went to the battlefield!
She was afraid her son wouldn't be able to handle it.
So, among the eligible girls from the surrounding villages, they chose Xie Zhizhi, who was beautiful, had a great figure, and stood out in every way.
I just didn't expect it, it still didn't work.
She was unaware that her son and Xie Zhizhi had not consummated their marriage.
All she knew was that Xie Zhizhi was exceptionally brainless.
Wu Caifeng had no objection to her daughter being filial to her parents, but she had rarely seen a daughter who also had to support her parents' family, even though she herself was struggling financially.
Since Xie Zhizhi and her son couldn't have children, Wu Caifeng thought that Xie Zhizhi should go with the army so that the couple could sleep together more and maybe they would get pregnant!
Her son can bring his family members with him while he's in the military; it's not like he can't.
Besides, even if it's not for having children, the relationship between a couple is better just by being together!
As a result, no matter what the daughter-in-law said, she just wouldn't go.
She just stayed close to her family.
Then she would go around saying that she would raise her nephew from her maternal family as her own son.
Wu Caifeng made her so angry that her head was throbbing.
Seeing her son bring her mother-in-law back, Zhang Fenfen felt even more confident and howled even louder, "Heavens and earth, folks, please be the judges!"
She pointed at her son, then at Xie Zhizhi standing there, and wailed, "Look at my son, how old is he?"
"That bitch actually accused my son of secretly touching her butt."
When Zhang Fenfen cursed Xie Zhizhi as a whore, Xie Zhizhi gave her a cold look, and Zhang Fenfen subconsciously swallowed.
Thinking of something, he couldn't help but gag. "Ugh!"
Xie Zhizhi raised her face, revealing the wound on her forehead and the slap mark on her face, before mocking Zhang Fenfen, who was sitting on the ground, "So that's why my sister-in-law's mouth is so foul. Turns out she's been secretly eating shit."
"I don't know how many pounds she stole to make herself so disgusted."
"You eat shit, it's disgusting to yourself, but you also spew filth at others."
"Your son is so young and he's not learning anything good, and you don't care, all you do is bully me, isn't that right?" Xie Zhizhi said, pointing to her forehead and face. "I was feeding the chickens, and your son came up and touched my butt. I said a few words to him, and you hit me like this." Xie Zhizhi seemed to choke up. "Is it because my husband isn't home that you're bullying me?"
The neighbors who came to watch the commotion started whispering among themselves when they saw the bloody wound on Xie Zhizhi's forehead and the clear handprint on her face.
Hearing everyone's comments, Zhang Fenfen snapped, "You're talking nonsense! Stop spouting such blatant lies!"
Who touched your butt?
"Who touched your butt?" she yelled, while shifting her position with her buttocks, one position after another.
Xie Zhizhi: Intangible Cultural Heritage!
When she denied it, Xie Zhizhi turned her gaze to Zhou Bing, who was standing next to Wu Caifeng.
Zhou Bing instinctively shrank behind his grandmother.
Xie Zhizhi didn't give him a chance to dodge and asked, "Zhou Bing, why did you secretly touch your aunt's butt?"
Nine-year-old Zhou Bing naturally denied it: "I didn't!"
But the way his eyes darted around made it clear to anyone with common sense what was going on.
Wu Caifeng could tell from her grandson's expression.
He frowned instantly.
The child is so young, and to do something like this, he definitely needs to be taught a lesson. A sapling won't grow straight if it's not pruned.
The eldest daughter-in-law spoils her grandson too much.
Wu Caifeng dotes on her only grandson, but she has to be selective in how she treats him!
How can we tolerate something like secretly touching your aunt's butt?
The eldest daughter-in-law is also not very bright.
The old lady thought to herself and sighed inwardly.
The old lady believed she had never done anything immoral in her life, yet it seemed she hadn't managed to marry a good daughter-in-law.
Before she could scold her eldest daughter-in-law, she heard her younger daughter-in-law say to her grandson, "You really didn't touch him?" Xie Zhizhi knew he wouldn't admit it so easily.
Zhou Bing shook his head decisively.
Zhang Fenfen was smug. "Hmph, her son isn't stupid. You think you can trick him? Hmph, dream on."
But Xie Zhizhi smiled and said the next second, "Xiaobing, don't be afraid. I'm your aunt. Even though you did something wrong, you're still a child. Your aunt won't blame you."
"Your aunt also believes you didn't do it on purpose."
"Okay, Auntie will give you two yuan later to buy you candy. All you have to do is explain to your mother that Auntie didn't mean to wrong you."
Two yuan was a huge sum of money for a child in those days.
Zhou Bing's eyes lit up as soon as he heard that, and he immediately nodded.
He didn't even notice what Xie Zhizhi specifically said; he only heard her admit that she would give him two yuan.
At that moment, all he cared about was two yuan.
As for the possibility of getting beaten up, that's not that important anymore.
Xie Zhizhi still smiled, (she pretended) "So, Xiaobing admits to touching Auntie's butt?"
Zhou Bing nodded again.
The neighbors who were watching immediately started pointing and whispering about Zhou Bing.
A woman holding a baby said, "I was breastfeeding at the door the other day, and this baby was squinting at me. How old is he? Really!" She looked disgusted.
Another person said, "Tsk, don't even mention it. I saw him secretly hugging Tie Dan's daughter and touching her crotch!"
"How old is Tie Dan's daughter? I scolded her away."
"If this kid isn't dealt with soon, tsk tsk..."
"Exactly! You can't spoil a kid like that! If this were my kid, I'd beat him to death."
"Look at Zhang Fenfen, she not only ignored it, but she also beat Zhou Lin's wife up like that, tsk tsk..."
Many people shook their heads.
Amidst the pointing and whispering of the crowd, Xie Zhizhi walked up to Zhou Bing, her lips still curled into a smile, though the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Since you admit it, I don't have two yuan, but I'll give you two slaps..."
Xie Zhizhi grabbed Zhou Bing, who was trying to hide behind Wu Caifeng, and slapped him repeatedly on the buttocks.
The old lady stood right next to her grandson and didn't stop him at all.
Listening to the words of those around her, she shared the same thought: if her grandson continued like this, something bad would happen if she didn't take care of him.
Xie Zhizhi's slap was loud and painful.
Xie Zhizhi continued hitting and scolding, "You're so young and you're not learning anything good. Since your parents won't teach you, then I will!"
"You brat, you're so young and you're already doing bad things..." Xie Zhizhi cursed as she slapped herself hard.
"Waaah..." Zhou Bing burst into tears instantly.
And he cried harder and harder, his face covered in snot and tears. He shouted at Zhang Fenfen, who was still sitting on the ground in a daze, "Mom, Mom, this bad woman hit me, this slut hit me."
Upon hearing this, Xie Zhizhi swung her hand even harder.
Until all he could say was "waa waa" and he kept crying.
Zhang Fenfen sat on the ground, and when she saw her son confess under the temptation of two yuan, her face flushed red and then turned pale.
He was so angry that he trembled all over.
Hearing the whispers around her made her face turn even uglier; she was so angry that her whole body went numb and she felt weak.
That's why she couldn't get up immediately to stop Xie Zhizhi from hitting her son.
Finally, she gradually regained her strength amidst her son's cries for help. Then, with a "whoosh," she scrambled to her feet, rushed over, snatched her son from her arms, and held him tightly in her embrace.
Xie Zhizhi was also tired from fighting.
With her hands on her hips and panting, Xie Zhizhi pointed at Zhou Bing, who was hiding in her mother's arms, and said, "If you ever dare to mess with me again, I'll beat your bottom to a pulp!"
Zhou Bing immediately buried his head in Zhang Fenfen's arms and continued to cry.
Zhang Fenfen hugged her crying son, her face even more pale, but she had just been beaten hard by Xie Zhizhi.
For a moment, he didn't dare to go forward and fight with Xie Zhizhi again.
She could only complain to her mother-in-law, "Mom, aren't you going to do anything about the second son's family?"
"Look for yourself, she's trying to kill the soldier!"
"Xiaobing is just a kid. He made a mistake, so why should he be beaten to death?"
"I think..."
"Alright, isn't that embarrassing enough?" Wu Caifeng interrupted her eldest daughter-in-law with a dark face.
He then said to the neighbors who were watching, "The child is just being silly and made a fool of himself in front of everyone. Please don't take it to heart."
Zhou Bing had already been severely reprimanded by Xie Zhizhi, but considering that he was just a child, no one was too harsh on him.
People often say, "The child is still young and doesn't understand. We can teach him slowly."
"That's right, that's right, they're still young!"
As he spoke, the onlookers dispersed.
Seeing that her mother-in-law was not speaking up for her but instead siding with her barren sister-in-law, Zhang Fenfen was so angry that she dragged her crying child back to her own yard while cursing.
The original owner's family, wanting to exploit their daughter, suggested that Xie Zhizhi separate from the Zhou family as soon as she married into the family. Otherwise, they feared that if she didn't separate, Zhou Lin would hand over the money to his mother for safekeeping.
Therefore, Zhang Fenfen and Xie Zhizhi do not live in the same courtyard.
Indeed, because the family had separated, Wu Caifeng, though disapproving of Xie Zhizhi tightening her belt to provide blood transfusions for her brother and sister-in-law's family, couldn't say anything.
It's because we don't eat from the same pot!
She did get Zhou Lin to talk to her a few times.
But Zhou Lin said that Xie Zhizhi either hanged herself or drank pesticide.
After several attempts, Zhou Lin grew tired and stopped talking about it.
She can do whatever she wants; I don't care anymore.
He spends most of the year buried in the military.
After Zhang Fenfen left, Wu Caifeng glanced at Xie Zhizhi's blood-stained forehead and couldn't help but say, "You should take your forehead to the commune clinic to have it checked!"
After saying that, Wu Caifeng sighed and shook her head.
She didn't know if her younger daughter-in-law would be willing to go see her, since she was so frugal with her cooking that she didn't even put oil in her food, just to save more money for her family.
This is for going to the commune clinic to see a doctor and get medicine...
To everyone's surprise, Xie Zhizhi said, "I know, Mom, I'll go in a bit. Can you watch over the yard for me?"
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