Finally, something stumped Chen Ji. Xu Ruantang couldn't help but laugh when she saw him frowning and thinking seriously for a long time.
"Alright, stop thinking about it, I'll tell you."
Xu Ruantang picked up a dumpling and put it into the vinegar sauce in front of Chen Ji. "It's simple to stop a pig from rooting up a cabbage. Just dip it in vinegar. That way, one of them will get jealous and won't be able to root up the cabbage."
Chen Ji: "......"
It's very cold, colder than the wind in Beijing in winter.
Gao Baoliang's compound is not far from the military compound. He goes to work during the day, while Gao Ying's mother cooks at home and Gao Ying's father looks after Xiao Bao.
Gao Ying's father was not in good health, and Gao Ying's mother would help him after cooking.
Today, Xiaobao kept fussing about wanting to go out, and would whine and whine if she didn't go out. Although she can't talk much yet, she can point at the door and pout.
Mr. Gao smiled and picked up the child, "Honey, I'll take Xiaobao downstairs for a walk."
"Okay, don't go too far. I'll call you when the food is ready." Gao's mother was busy in the kitchen, but since she was downstairs, she didn't stop her.
Xiao Bao is already learning to walk. When she goes downstairs, she wants to walk forward, but she can't stand steadily yet and needs an adult to support her from behind.
Gao's father was playing with her in the yard when a few little boys ran over and stood not far away watching Xiaobao.
One of them quickly stepped forward and asked Mr. Gao, "How old is she?"
Before Gao's father could answer, the little boy reached out and pinched Xiao Bao's cheek, "Little bald head, so ugly!"
He didn't hold back, and Xiao Bao cried out in pain from being pulled.
Mr. Gao held Xiaobao protectively in his arms, comforting and soothing her repeatedly. He was also a little angry, and his tone unconsciously became stern: "How could you pinch her face like that?!"
This one sentence immediately caused an uproar. The little boy burst into tears, and the sound echoed throughout the entire yard.
Xiao Bao cried even harder when he saw him crying.
Mr. Gao frantically tried to comfort Xiao Bao. He realized he might have been too harsh, and his heart softened as he reached out to wipe the child's tears. "Don't cry."
Before he could even extend his hand, a woman suddenly appeared out of nowhere and shoved Gao's father aside, shouting, "What are you doing?! You're a grown man, and you're bullying a child?"
The woman had a loud voice, and when she saw that it was an old man in front of her, she immediately became agitated, shouting, "Help! Everyone come and see! Someone's being hit! This old man is hitting my child, and the child is so young, how could he do that..."
Mr. Gao was stunned by the shout. He came to his senses and tried to explain: "No, it was your child who pinched my granddaughter's face first. I just told him to stop."
The little boy cried and said, "Mommy, this old man is mean to me. He's so scary. I'm so afraid, boohoo."
The woman glared angrily, "It was just a pinch on the cheek, children playing together. Why are you, an adult who's almost in the grave, arguing with a child? Look how scared you've scared my child!"
Mr. Gao was shocked by the man's unreasonable behavior and felt a tightness in his chest. He forced himself to say, "I wouldn't say anything if he just touched her lightly, but he pinched my granddaughter's face and made her cry. Besides, I didn't say anything and just told him to stop."
The woman rolled up her sleeves and walked up to Gao's father in a few quick movements, looking as if she was about to slap him.
Of course, Gao's father refused to comply, and while the two were arguing, he casually pushed them away.
He never expected that the woman would sit down on the ground with a thud.
The little boy stopped crying upon seeing this. Instead of helping his mother, he rushed towards Gao's father, shouting, "Bad old man! You old bastard! I'll teach you to hit my mother, I'll beat you to death!"
The scene became chaotic. Hearing the commotion upstairs, Gao's mother went out to check and quickly came downstairs.
She grabbed the little boy, "What are you doing?!"
Seeing her son being bullied, the woman was about to get up from the ground when she saw someone approaching. She immediately cried out, "You're finally back! Husband, someone is bullying my son and me! Come quick! Your son is about to be beaten to death!"
The little boy was being held by his mother's arm. As soon as he saw his father return, he suddenly felt emboldened and bit his mother's arm.
The bite was hard, and immediately a bloody tooth mark appeared on Gao's mother's arm.
Gao's father walked over in a few steps, grabbed the little boy by the collar, and shook him off.
"How could you bite someone, you little brat?!"
Mr. Gao looked at the injury on his wife's arm with heartache, and only when he turned around did he realize that three burly men had already walked up to him.
They were all in their prime, with fierce eyes.
"Comrade, are you the child's father? Look at this..."
Mr. Gao thought that if he talked things out, he would find someone who would be reasonable. However, one of the men stepped forward and punched Mr. Gao directly.
The father was still holding the baby when he suddenly fell to the ground, along with the child.
The man's fist struck his cheek, and blood trickled from the corner of Gao's mouth. His head was spinning, and he hadn't yet reacted.
Xiao Bao fell to the ground, and Gao's mother rushed to pick up the child and burst into tears in front of Gao's father.
"What are you doing! Your children hit my child first! How can you be so unreasonable! Old man, old man, wake up! There's no justice in this world! My husband isn't well, are you trying to kill him...?"
Gao's mother was flustered and confused, while Xiao Bao was still crying loudly.
People in the yard heard the commotion and came out to see what was going on. The man who had just hit someone was still standing there, glaring fiercely at the family of three on the ground.
When the middle-aged woman saw the people coming out of the yard, she sat down on the ground, hugged her son and started wailing: "Oh son, this old man is so old, yet he bullies such a young child like you! Let Mom take a look, oh my, it's all bruised here."
Her howling was even louder than Gao's mother's, exaggerated as if it were her son lying on the ground.
Mrs. Gao shook Mr. Gao several times, but he didn't respond. He lay on the ground with his eyes half-open.
This terrified Gao's mother, leaving her completely bewildered and unsure of what to do.
She pointed at the man who hit her, "My husband is in poor health, are you trying to kill him... Father of my child, wake up, wake up."
Some onlookers couldn't bear to watch any longer. "The old man has been lying on the ground for a long time without moving. Could something really have happened to him?"
"The blood is flowing down, didn't you notice that he can't get up and isn't responding when you call him?"
“It’s one thing for kids to play around, but it’s a big deal to fight. What if someone gets killed?”
"Get him to the hospital quickly!"
"Yes, people aren't moving."
The three burly men exchanged a glance, and the man who had hit the man stepped forward and grabbed Gao's father.
Upon seeing this, Gao's mother tried to rush forward, shouting, "What are you doing? In broad daylight, are you trying to kill me? Help! Is anyone going to do something about this? My son used to be a soldier and received three third-class merit awards. You're assaulting a military family member; you'll go to jail!"
Madam Gao's words were incoherent, but as a woman, she was no match for the strength of a man.
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