The group met on their way to the hospital, but considering the urgency of the situation, they didn't exchange many pleasantries and headed to the hospital together.
It was quite a coincidence that several elderly women were assigned to the same ward. Even lying in bed, they wouldn't stay still, muttering and cursing under their breath. They were all old, and they would say anything and everything, cursing everything from good to bad. The nurses were blushing as they listened, and some of them were too embarrassed to go to the ward.
The group of men who rushed over from the compound saw that the old women in their families were all in the same hospital room. They assumed that the women had been accidentally injured while resting under the tree or had suffered heatstroke. However, when they heard the women blaming and cursing each other in the hospital room, they realized the truth. Instantly, the old men's faces turned very ugly. After all, no matter how old a man is, he cannot tolerate being cuckolded! Even if he is over a hundred years old.
In an instant, the onlookers' gazes turned into swords of sympathy, piercing the old men one after another. The old men's faces turned pale and then red. The hot-tempered ones left immediately, while the gentle ones stayed there with sour faces, serving their wives.
After a few days in the hospital, she was almost fully recovered. Actually, it wasn't a big deal. As people get older, it's inevitable to have backaches and leg pains. This time, it just so happened that a fight broke out. Aunt Qi, who was hit, strained her back. The other women who weren't involved in the fight helped take her to the hospital. Although the others who got into the fight didn't have any serious injuries, women fighting usually involves pulling hair and scratching faces, so it looked more serious. Therefore, they all came to the hospital together.
Several families sat down to discuss the matter and, after clarifying the details, decided to confront Xia Liang for an explanation. Xia Liang, unaware that trouble was about to befall her, was discussing her youngest daughter's upcoming piano competition with her. Since her eldest daughter went to school in Beijing, Xia Liang had taken her to the Children's Palace to see if she had any interests. The little girl immediately chose the piano and asked, "Mommy, can I learn the piano?" Xia Liang nodded, "Of course! If you want to learn, Mommy will sign you up." And so, the little girl had been learning for four years now, and next week's competition was her first, making her extremely excited.
Suddenly, Xia Liang heard Aunt Liu call her, "Factory Manager Xia, someone's looking for you outside." Seeing Aunt Liu's unpleasant expression, Xia Liang knew it couldn't be anything good, so she said to her eldest daughter, "Take your sister to the room to look at the sheet music. After your competition, Mom will buy you a piano." The little girl's eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Xia Liang, "Really? Mom?" Xia Liang nodded, "When have I ever lied to you? Go in!" She was afraid those people would rush in and scare the two children. Little Yunxi obediently took her sister to the room to play. Watching her daughter leave, Xia Liang put on a fake smile and walked outside.
Tian Longhui and his men were blocking the doorway to prevent those people from entering, but they stepped aside when Xia Liang arrived. Xia Liang smiled and said, "Oh my! No wonder I heard magpies chirping so early this morning. I was thinking something good was going to happen! Turns out it's you gentlemen and aunties coming to visit!" Those who had originally planned to cause trouble for Xia Liang were a little at a loss for words after hearing her words. But this did not include those whom Xia Liang had slandered. Aunt Wang said, "You little bitch, don't pretend. How did you slander us that day?" Xia Liang blinked innocently, "Aunt Wang, what are you talking about! You know how busy I am usually. How could I possibly have time to gossip about you?"
The faces of the older women present immediately darkened. What did Xia Liang mean by this little bitch? Was she implying they had too much free time to gossip? Aunt Wang continued, "Don't give me that nonsense. Just tell me, didn't you slander us, causing us to be injured and hospitalized? Shouldn't you take full responsibility and give us financial compensation?" No matter what she said, Xia Liang maintained a smiling expression: "What are you talking about! I really don't have time to speak ill of anyone. Besides, you older men and women are all very kind people, and you've always taken good care of us younger generation. Why would I speak ill of you for no reason?"
After being flattered by Xia Liang, someone immediately became arrogant: "That's right! Xia Liang is so capable, running so many clothing stores all by herself, how could she have time to gossip with you old women?" A chorus of agreement came from the crowd: "Exactly, exactly! Xia Liang became a factory manager at such a young age, she certainly wouldn't do such a pointless thing. Are you mistaken, Aunt Wang?" One of them went even further: "Aunt Wang, are you jealous of her youth and beauty, so you're deliberately slandering and defaming her?" Aunt Wang was already angry that no one believed her, and now hearing Wang Erlaizi accuse her of slandering Xia Liang, she was even more furious. She stepped forward and grabbed Wang Erlaizi's ear, saying, "You little bastard, can't you tell the difference between the big and small Wangs? Stop spouting nonsense in front of me!" Although Wang Erlaizi shared the same surname as Aunt Wang, the two were not related. He usually disliked the arrogant and domineering Aunt Wang, and the two were always arguing. Today, seeing that he had caught Aunt Wang in a compromising situation, he couldn't resist taking the opportunity to mock her.
Aunt Qi, being more shrewd, saw that Aunt Wang had strayed off course and was about to teach Wang Erlai a lesson. She immediately grabbed Aunt Wang's sleeve: "What are you doing? Did you come here to argue with Wang Erlai?" Aunt Wang then came to her senses. Yes! She had almost let this brat ruin things. Turning her head, she continued to point the gun at Xia Liang: "You slandered me, accusing me of having a secret with Old Man Zhou. Now I'm calling Old Man Zhou here to confront you face to face." As she spoke, she pointed at Old Man Zhou, who was clearly forced to come. Xia Liang laughed: "Aunt Wang, are you getting old and forgetful? I've already told you, I don't have time to gossip with you. Besides, even if you really had something with Old Man Zhou, what Old Man Zhou said can't be used as evidence." As she spoke, she even pretended to sob: "Or do you think I'm young and easy to bully, so you're just throwing mud at me?" Xia Liang pretended to be the most vulnerable person in the world, and that everyone was bullying her.
When Aunt Wang saw this, she wanted to go up and hit the person. Without thinking, she said, "At noon we were saying that you had someone else outside. You heard that and came up here to slander us."
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