Having recovered, Hua Li smiled and nudged Luo Yan, "Hurry up and thank Aunt Xiao."
Luo Yan said generously, "Thank you, Auntie..."
Hua Li and Xiao Yanru were amused by Luo Yan's adorable appearance, but were interrupted by a sudden roar.
"Hua Li, you dare to harm my mother? I'll fight you to the death!"
Qu Yingqiu rushed towards Hua Li like a mad dog.
Hua Li had never been in a fight before, and was at a loss for what to do. All she could do was protect Luo Yan behind her.
Just then, Hua Li blocked Luo Yan's path, and Luo Yan took out the marbles she had prepared beforehand from her pocket and threw them on the ground.
With bloodshot eyes, Qu Yingqiu lunged at Hua Li without paying attention to her footing. She stepped on several rolling marbles, fell forward, and landed face down...
Hua Li, who was protecting Luo Yan, watched as Qu Yingqiu charged over with a ferocious expression. Suddenly, he tripped and fell flat on his face. He was helped up, bleeding from his mouth and nose, half-dead, and looking completely bewildered.
Qu Yingqiu pointed at Hua Li, "She's the one who made me fall, she has to take responsibility."
Xiao Yanru, who witnessed the entire process from the sidelines, spoke up.
"Hua Li was almost scared to death by you. She was only focused on protecting the child and didn't move an inch. How did you get hurt?"
Qu Yingqiu pointed to the marbles on the ground, "If she didn't cause this, where did these come from?"
With her front teeth knocked out, Qu Yingqiu's speech became slurred, and her saliva, mixed with blood, sprayed everywhere.
Hua Li looked down and saw marbles scattered all over the ground. Turning around, she saw Luo Yan holding marbles in her two small hands. Noticing that everyone was looking at her, she was so frightened that she let go of the marbles, and the two remaining marbles rolled away from her hands...
The marble made a crisp sound as it fell to the ground, rolling all the way to Qu Yingqiu's feet and stopping.
Tears welled up in Luo Yan's eyes, her lips turned down, and she suddenly burst into the most deafening cry a human infant could hear.
Hua Li picked up Luo Yan and gently coaxed her, but no matter how Hua Li tried to comfort her, Luo Yan still cried loudly as if she were terrified.
Chen Yuanshan came in from outside the door and heard Luo Yan crying. Following the sound, he saw Hua Li helplessly comforting Luo Yan. He walked over to Hua Li's side in a few steps.
"What's wrong? Why is the child crying so hard?"
Upon seeing Chen Yuanshan, Luo Yan, still hiccuping, reached out her little hands, "Daddy Chen, hug me..."
Hua Li was sweating profusely from Luo Yan's crying. When he saw that it was Chen Yuanshan, he handed Luo Yan over to Chen Yuanshan.
Luo Yan sobbed, "Auntie, hit me, Mommy..."
Chen Yuanshan didn't understand, "Who hit Yan Yan?"
Qu Yingqiu roared, "Hua Li, stop trying to shift the blame! You're the one who got my mother arrested. I'm not done with you yet!"
With Chen Yuanshan taking care of Luo Yan, Hua Li had no worries and refuted Qu Yingqiu.
"Liu Fengling tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. She harmed others and ended up harming herself. What does this have to do with me? Do you think the police station is my private property? Just because your mother didn't do anything wrong, I can't just say I'll arrest her and the police will arrest her?"
Qu Yingqiu knew that blaming Hua Li for making Liu Fengling's case was untenable, but she just couldn't swallow her anger.
"Stop making excuses. You say you didn't hurt my mom, so where did the talcum powder on the ground come from? And you have to pay for my teeth."
Hua Li laughed in anger, "You come and hit me, then you fall down and expect me to pay for it? What kind of logic is that?"
When Fang Aihua heard that Qu Yingqiu was making a fuss about finding Hua Li to avenge Liu Fengling, she hurriedly ran downstairs.
Chen Yuanshan recognized Fang Aihua and deliberately introduced himself loudly.
"Hello, I'm Hua Li's wife's comrade-in-arms. I'd like to ask you about the situation..."
When Hua Li first arrived, her colleagues were unaware of her family situation. When Chen Yuanshan appeared, they all assumed he was Hua Li's husband. Upon hearing Luo Yan call Chen "Dad," they began to speculate. Now, upon hearing that he was Hua Li's lover's comrade-in-arms, and seeing Chen Yuanshan in his military uniform, their gossipy hearts instantly vanished.
To avoid affecting the supply and marketing cooperative's business, Fang Aihua asked Chen Yuanshan to come upstairs to talk, and also sent two colleagues to take Qu Yingqiu to the hospital.
Chen Yuanshan carried Luo Yan and followed Fang Aihua into the office, where they sat down and listened to Fang Aihua recount the general events.
Fang Aihua said, "The police station just sent word that Liu Fengling was detained for fifteen days and fined one hundred yuan because she did not commit any actual theft. We will confiscate her salary for the month and dismiss her."
Liu Fengling deserved her fate, but that doesn't mean we can take it easy on Qu Yingqiu, who attacked Hua Li.
"How should we deal with assaulting a colleague?" Chen Yuanshan's tone wasn't harsh, but it stopped Fang Aihua, who wanted to plead for Qu Yingqiu, from doing so.
"Since you didn't hit it, you'll be fined twenty yuan and given a demerit."
Chen Yuanshan sneered, "To lay a hand on a colleague without any reason, especially a mother with a child, if you really hit her, can you take responsibility?"
Fang Aihua hesitated. In fact, she knew that Qu Yingqiu's mistake was serious enough to warrant immediate dismissal, but if both mother and daughter were dismissed, wouldn't that be pushing people to their doom?
"Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. I'm only thinking of Hua Li. She's a woman with a child all by herself. What if... I'm worried..."
Since they've already lost their jobs, they might as well drag you down with them. Extreme people like Liu Fengling and Qu Yingqiu are very likely to do that.
Fang Aihua's considerations were by no means an exaggeration; rather, they reflected human nature.
Chen Yuanshan said, "Even if she isn't expelled, wouldn't she still retaliate against Hua Li?"
"This..." Fang Aihua also knew that this was impossible. No matter whether Qu Yingqiu was expelled or not, the feud between Qu Yingqiu and Hua Li could not be resolved.
Fang Aihua pondered for a long time before sighing, "Qu Yingqiu made trouble and assaulted a colleague. She should be dismissed and fined fifty."
Chen Yuanshan received a satisfactory answer and carried Luo Yan out of the office.
Luo Yan suddenly spoke, "Daddy, Daddy..."
At this time, the person who should appear is Luo Shicheng. As long as Luo Shicheng, as the husband, picks up and drops off Hua Li every day, no matter how crazy Liu Fengling and her daughter are, they will not dare to touch Hua Li. So, did Dad go on the mission or not?
Chen Yuanshan affectionately pinched Luo Yan's little face, "I'll try to get your dad to come back and be with you in the next few days, okay?"
Luo Yan frowned, recalling what Chu Jianguo had said.
"Go visit your husband when you have time, see what happens when you bully people. Don't come begging us then, it won't do you any good."
Luo Yan found it strange at the time. Even if Chu Jianguo was biased towards his own sister, he would not bring up someone else's husband. Could it be that something happened to her father?
What could happen? Luo Yan racked her brains but couldn't figure it out.
Sigh, having such worrisome parents is really giving her a lot of trouble.
Chen Yuanshan went downstairs and told Hua Li about the outcome of the case involving Liu Fengling and her daughter, but Hua Li showed no sympathy whatsoever.
"All I wanted was to get my job back, but not only did they refuse to give it back, they also plotted to harm me. Keeping these kinds of people around is just asking for trouble, and firing them is their own fault."
"It's rare that Hua Li can be so clear-headed," Chen Yuanshan said.
"Please be careful these next few days. I'll come pick you up from get off work whenever I have time. If you're alone, try to stay in crowded places. Just be careful."
Hua Li nodded, took out a lunchbox and handed it to Chen Yuanshan, jokingly saying...
"Thanks to the braised pork I made for you, otherwise who would stand up for me today?"
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