At this time, Liu Cuihua heard that Lu Cheng had returned to the village and was promoting the important matter of growing Gastrodia elata in the brigade headquarters. She was thinking about coming over to see her son and see if she could get an extra five yuan in allowance.
She smiled and thought about how to convince Lu Cheng to increase her allowance.
But when she approached the brigade headquarters and heard the radio broadcast that Li Mingyuan revealed the truth about how he framed Lin Yuexi, she felt like she was struck by lightning. The smile on her face froze instantly, her legs went weak, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
She widened her eyes in horror and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed her, she turned around and tried to slip away as quickly as possible.
But her actions were still seen by the sharp-eyed Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang was already grateful to Lin Yuexi for saving her daughter-in-law and two grandsons, and she also found a good job for her son.
Besides, she had doubts about what happened between Lin Yuexi and Li Mingyuan many years ago, but as an outsider at the time, she couldn't help.
Now that he had heard the truth, he was filled with rage and had no place to vent it. When he saw Liu Cuihua trying to run away, how could he let her go easily?
Aunt Zhang rushed forward, stretched out her calloused but powerful hand, and pulled Liu Cuihua back, shouting: "Liu Cuihua, you black-hearted person, you want to run away? It's not that easy! You must explain today's incident to everyone!"
Liu Cuihua staggered and almost fell down. She lowered her head, not daring to look directly into Aunt Zhang's angry eyes. She felt extremely regretful and secretly complained, "This is the end..."
Liu Cuihua was grabbed by Aunt Zhang, and she panicked, her face turned pale and red. The villagers' attention was instantly drawn, and they surrounded the two in three layers.
"Liu Cuihua, tell me, why did you do such an immoral thing back then?" someone in the crowd shouted angrily.
Liu Cuihua shrank back, lowered her head, and spoke in a voice as small as a mosquito's hum: "I... I was also confused for a moment and believed Xiuying's words."
Li Xiuying was still immersed in the huge shock brought by the recording. When she heard Liu Cuihua pushing the responsibility onto herself, she immediately became anxious: "Liu Cuihua, stop slandering me! You agreed to it back then, and you also said that as long as I could drive Lin Yuexi out of the Lu family, you would give me benefits!"
The two of them were arguing back and forth, trying to blame each other. The villagers were both angry and amused when they heard it.
At this time Lu Zhendong and Lu Jianguo rushed over and were shocked to see the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law biting each other!
Lu Zhendong and Lu Jianguo rushed over and were stunned by the chaotic scene. Lu Zhendong's face was filled with anger and he shouted, "Shut up! How disgraceful!"
This shout instantly shut up the arguing mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and the scene became quiet.
Lu Zhendong walked straight to Liu Cuihua, his eyes full of disappointment and anger: "Look at what you have done! After all these years, do you still have this family in your heart?"
Liu Cuihua lowered her head, tears welled up in her eyes, and she stammered, unable to speak.
Lu Jianguo walked towards Li Xiuying, frowning: "Li Xiuying, how could you do such a thing? Now, just wait for the punishment from your third sister-in-law!"
Li Xiuying bit her lip, her face full of grievance: "I... Jianguo, please, ask my third brother to plead for mercy on me, don't let me go to labor camp..."
Lu Jianguo didn't even look at her, "Li Xiuying, that's enough! Whatever you've done over the years has made me happy, just wait for Captain Li to deal with you!"
Lin Yuexi looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, feeling extremely angry. The original owner had actually lost her life because of this despicable and shameless pair of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She decided to give justice to the original owner this time.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuexi turned to Captain Li and said, "Captain, how should we deal with those who frame and slander military families and destroy military marriages..."
When Li Wenyan heard Lin Yuexi ask this, he knew that she was unwilling to let the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law go.
Captain Li looked solemn, cleared his throat and said, "Yuexi, according to the regulations, framing and slandering military family members and destroying military marriages are serious violations of the law. General slander, apology, causing the loss of harmony in military marriages will result in prison reform, and causing divorce will result in a sentence."
Seeing this, Lin Yuexi said, "Captain Li, should Liu Cuihua and Li Xiuying be sent to prison now? Should I report to the police station and ask them to arrest them, or should the militia do it directly..."
"Let the militia carry out the order directly!..." After Captain Li finished speaking, he ordered several militiamen to escort Liu Cuihua and Li Xiuying.
Seeing this, Liu Cuihua shouted, "San'er, I gave birth to you and raised you, are you really going to let me go to prison?"
When the militia saw Liu Cuihua calling Lu Cheng, they had to stop and look at Lu Cheng.
Similarly, Lin Yuexi and everyone else looked towards Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng stood there with a very ugly look on his face.
His eyes moved back and forth between Liu Cuihua and Lin Yuexi, and his heart was in turmoil.
On one side is the mother who gave him life. Even though she committed unforgivable mistakes, her kindness in raising him cannot be easily erased.
On the other side is his wife, whom he loves deeply but has been deeply hurt by his mother and sister-in-law. How can he bear to let her down again?
"San'er, say something! You can't just watch your mother go to prison!" Liu Cuihua burst into tears and collapsed to the ground, beating the ground with her hands.
Li Xiuying also cried out: "Jianguo, are you just going to watch me get arrested? You have no conscience!"
Lu Jianguo turned his head away, his face full of confusion and helplessness. He was extremely disappointed with Li Xiuying's actions, but she was his wife after all, and he couldn't help feeling a little bit sorry for her at this moment.
The scene was silent, and everyone held their breath, waiting for Lu Cheng's response.
A complex emotion flashed across Lin Yuexi's eyes. She understood Lu Cheng's dilemma, but the grievance and anger in her heart were difficult to calm down.
Lu Cheng took a deep breath and spoke slowly: "Mom, sister-in-law, what you did hurt Yuexi and this family. I can't ignore right and wrong just because of family affection."
His voice trembled slightly, and every word seemed to be spoken with all his strength.
When Liu Cuihua heard this, she stopped crying. She looked at Lu Cheng in disbelief, as if she didn't know the son in front of her.
"San'er, how can you be so cruel..."
"Mom, it's not that I'm cruel, it's that you don't treat me as your son. If you treat me as your son, you won't treat Yuexi like this..."
After Lu Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Lin Yuexi, his eyes full of guilt and determination: "Yuexi, I know all the suffering you have endured over the years. I support your decision, and I don't want you to suffer any more grievances."
Lin Yuexi felt warm in her heart and tears welled up in her eyes.
She knew how difficult it was for Lu Cheng to make this decision, but he still chose to stand on her side.
Captain Li waved his hand and signaled the militia to continue. Just as the militia approached again, Liu Cuihua suddenly broke free and rushed towards Lin Yuexi.
"It's all because of you, this unlucky star, that I've ended up like this!" Her face was grim and she had completely lost her mind.
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