Chapter 385 Education
After kneeling on the ground for a long time without saying a word, Zhao Dongmei stood up, lowered her head, and charged towards Feng Xiaolong, knocking him to the ground.
Seeing that she still had guts, Zhao Hongying and the others finally felt relieved.
Feng Xiaolong was knocked to the ground. Although he cursed and swore, he dared not make a move in front of everyone again.
Zhao Dongmei, holding her child, said, "If you hit my son again, I will stop cooking for your son and I will hit your son too. You'll see."
With many people helping her, Zhao Dongmei finally stood up straight for once.
Feng Xiaolong sat on the ground without saying a word, his fists clenched tightly.
Wei Zhao turned to Zhao Hongying and said, "You guys go first, I want to talk to Feng Xiaolong."
Zhao Hongying and Liu Zhigao left the house together. As they went outside, they saw that Song Lubai had already walked away.
After everyone left, Zhao Dongmei went to the yard to prepare food for the children.
Grind the grains into powder, add some water and cook into a porridge, and that becomes the child's staple food.
Zhao Dongmei was cooking while soothing the child, seemingly oblivious to what was being said inside the house.
Wei Zhao didn't close the door, so anyone passing by could see what was happening inside.
Feng Xiaolong was still slumped on the ground, unable to get up.
After lecturing the man, Wei Zhao said, "Don't think that having a child gives you the right to bully others. Even if you two don't divorce, I'll be here every few days to lecture you. Aren't you annoyed? Just live your life properly, talk things out calmly. You knew she was pregnant when you went to see her, and after the baby was born, you abused the child. Abusing a child, are you even human...?"
Feng Xiaolong is essentially a coward who only dares to bully those he can control. When faced with outsiders who have some power, he can only sincerely admit his mistakes.
"I know I was wrong. I was too emotional and anxious today. I was only trying to do what was best for her. I wanted her to work at the kindergarten, but who knew she would talk badly about your sister-in-law's mother behind her back..."
Feng Xiaolong brought up the mistake Zhao Dongmei had made and went on and on about it.
After hearing this, Wei Zhao said, "It seems you didn't listen to what I just said, and now you're trying to pass the problem on to someone else."
Wei Zhao lectured Feng Xiaolong for another ten minutes until he had to go to work. Before getting up, Wei Zhao said, "We live next door. If something like this happens again, I will take other measures. If you want to know what they are, you can try it. Our troupe is short of people to do the hardest and most tiring jobs."
Feng Xiaolong walked away with his head down.
Wei Zhao entered Zhao Dongmei's courtyard and saw Zhao Dongmei holding her child and stirring the porridge in the pot.
The child has stopped crying, and his face is now covered in mud.
Zhao Dongmei takes her child to work in the fields every day. Whenever the neighbors see her child, the child is always dirty. You could say that the child has never been clean.
"Zhao Dongmei, I have to praise you today."
Zhao Dongmei was stunned.
She had previously thought that Wei Zhao would definitely come to punish her.
However, she did not expect that Wei Zhao would praise her.
“If he treats you badly, you have to fight back. If you don’t fight back, he will keep bullying you. You have to let him know that you are not easy to bully, just like you did today, so that he will stop bullying you in the future.”
No one had ever said such a thing to Zhao Dongmei.
In the past, when Lu Jianxi beat her, she would run back to her parents' home. Her family would only blame her for bringing Lu Jianxi back and causing them to be beaten. Even if she reported it to the police, the police would only say that every family gets into fights, and after a few words of advice, Lu Jianxi would take her home.
As soon as she got home, she was sure to get another beating.
As time went on and the incidents became more frequent, she no longer dared to go home or report the beatings to the police when Lu Jianxi beat her again.
In the past, she never felt that she was not human, because other men would also beat women, and couples would continue to live their lives after fighting. Her family was no different from other families.
Every couple fights, but no couple gets divorced after a fight.
No, that wasn't a fight, that was her being beaten by Lu Jianxi.
She knew that other women were also beaten, so she felt that everything was normal, and that she could just endure it and continue living her life.
It wasn't until Lu Jianxi told her to get lost that she tasted freedom for the first time.
Later, she heard the news of Lu Jianxi's death. She was happy at the time, but she didn't dare tell anyone, for fear that people would say she wasn't a human being.
Every man hits a woman sometimes, and Feng Xiaolong would also hit her, but he would only push her and slap her. Compared to Lu Jianxi, Feng Xiaolong's behavior didn't even count as hitting her.
But she couldn't accept her own child being beaten.
He hit her son; that's bullying her.
Wei Zhao said, "If you are bullied, you must fight back!"
Zhao Dongmei stopped stirring the pot, and soon a burnt smell wafted from it.
Wei Zhao called her several times before she came back to her senses.
Zhao Dongmei ladled out the porridge, and the child was already stretching out his head, clamoring to eat it.
Zhao Dongmei gestured for Wei Zhao to sit on a small stool. Wei Zhao said, "If he bullies you or hits the child again, come find me. If I'm not there, go find Guo Yanhong. We're not afraid of trouble, so don't be afraid of trouble either."
Zhao Dongmei nodded. "I understand."
The word "thank you" stuck in my throat.
Having finished discussing the important matter, Wei Zhao changed the subject and asked, "What's the story behind those rumors?"
Mediation is Wei Zhao's job, but she can't pretend she doesn't know that her own family members are being gossiped about.
Zhao Dongmei clenched her hands nervously.
Seeing that he was not getting a reply, Wei Zhao said, "We all love to watch the show and we often gossip about other people's affairs behind their backs, but we have to base our words on facts, right?"
Under Wei Zhao's piercing gaze, Zhao Dongmei nodded awkwardly. Finally, she said with difficulty, "I won't gossip anymore, Comrade Wei, thank you."
Wei Zhao stood up and said, "From now on, watch your mouth and live a good life. That's more important than anything else. We can't let others bully us, and we won't do anything against our conscience. Alright, I'm leaving. You feed the child."
Around 5 p.m., Song Lubai went to the headquarters. She took the initiative to look for Yu Lin, but she didn't see him. Yang Xiu'e told her that he had gone to the division headquarters at noon.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Yang Xiue stood up and said, "Team Leader Yu said this morning that he would give you a reward, which would be paid with cloth. He asked me to take care of it."
Song Lubai laughed and said, "That's great. Giving fabric is much more practical than giving money."
Wei Yang's salary is high, but he can't spend it here; he has no use for money.
Halfway there, Yang Xiu'e mustered up her courage and said, "Xiao Song, you know about the election of a deputy group leader, right?"
Song Lubai nodded to indicate that she knew.
Not knowing what she wanted to say, she remained silent for a moment.
Yang Xiue rubbed her hands and said, "Xiao Song, you are more capable and smarter than me. Compared to you, I am not qualified to be the deputy group leader. Don't feel burdened when the time comes. I will continue to learn from you in the future. Don't let this affect our relationship."
Song Lubai never expected to hear such words.
Sister Xiu'e and Feng Gang really don't seem like family!
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