Chapter 53 Bai Lian can no longer pretend
Shi Xiaomei's voice trembled, as if she was very scared.
She pleaded, "Sister, my grandmother is old and confused, and this incident has taught her a lesson. Now the people from the street office have personally escorted her and my cousin back to the village, and told the villagers that we are hidden destabilizing elements and asked them to keep a close watch on us."
With this hat put on me, my grandma and my cousin won’t be able to come to Yuncheng in the next few years, and we won’t cause you any more trouble.
Our family is indeed responsible for this matter. After all, she is my grandmother, and my mother shouldn't say such words to her out of anger.
But we also received the punishment we deserved. My parents were called to the police station, reprimanded, and made to sign a letter of guarantee. That's not to mention the medical expenses for my grandmother and her family alone, which cost over a hundred yuan.
My uncle and his family even came to our house, causing unrest among our neighbors.
Sister, if this doesn't work, you can vent your anger on me."
After saying that, she raised her head and looked at Shi Xiaoai with an almost tragic expression: "Sis, if you want to hit or scold me, come to me. Can you please not let my parents go to the northwest, and don't let the company fire my brother?"
After listening for a long time, only the last sentence is the key point.
Although she had heard about Shi Daxi's story, Shi Xiaoai didn't want to reveal that she knew about it in advance in such an occasion.
So she asked again, "Didn't your brother take over the state-owned restaurant? Who could fire him? And what about your parents going to the northwest?"
Shi Xiaomei was now certain that Shi Xiaoai really didn't know about this matter. She couldn't help but glance at Cheng Yang who had been standing by without saying a word.
I secretly suspected that Cheng Yang was the one who did this.
Her suspicion was not without basis. In her previous life, she was bullied once in the same way. Before she could think of a way to fight back, the other person's own home was in chaos, and she ended up in a terrible state.
Now that I think about it, all these things that happened in my family really seem to be the work of my brother-in-law!
Her eyes were dark, the jealousy hidden within them unable to be concealed. Afraid of revealing it, she quickly covered her eyes with her hands, feigning an expression of extreme pain.
It took a while before she wiped away her tears and said aggrievedly, "My brother, it hasn't even been a year since he took over, and he's still a temporary worker and hasn't had time to become a regular employee. A few days ago, the hotel posted a list of the first batch of temporary workers who were dismissed this year, and he was on the list!
"Sister, logically my brother shouldn't be fired. He's not from the countryside, he's the successor. We already have our quota, so there's no way he'd be fired. But the hotel insisted they received instructions from higher-ups, and the list can't be changed once it's issued."
Shi Xiaoai thought for a moment and then continued to ask calmly, "What about your parents?"
Shi Xiaomei was feeling really uncomfortable at the moment. She clenched her teeth and her voice became a little cold, revealing great dissatisfaction.
"The chemical plant is supporting the construction of the northwest and is opening a new plant there. They want my dad to be the first to go there. But my dad is just an ordinary worker with no skills or education. He's also so old. Why was he chosen out of so many people in the factory?"
Shi Xiaomei raised her head and looked at Shi Xiaoai: "Sister, if you say this wasn't your request, I believe you, but if you say it has nothing to do with you, I don't believe it!"
Shi Xiaoai nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. If you say it has nothing to do with me, I don't believe it either."
Facing Shi Xiaomei's astonished gaze, Shi Xiaoai chuckled with a sarcastic tone.
"So, even if it's related to me, what are you going to do? Are you going to avenge your father and brother and beat me up? Or are you going to stand at my door and act pitiful, hoping to gain sympathy from the neighbors so they can put pressure on me?"
The first one is obviously impossible. The woman must be unaware of the fact that her fighting power has been rumored to be incredible. She is not crazy and would not go to get beaten.
As for the second type——
Shi Xiaoai looked at the cracks in the doors of the houses on both sides of the alley that had been quietly opened, as well as the neighbors who pretended to pass by intentionally or unintentionally, and raised her voice: "Shi Xiaomei, do you really think that if you shed a few tears, no one will know who you are? We have lived in the same alley for so many years, who wouldn't know each other?
You've written your family off like water, and you've put the blame on your grandma. Now, let me ask you, if your family hadn't instigated this, where did your grandma get the key to my house? She just opened the door and walked in!
Niu Sanmei used the key to open the door and enter the house. Xiao Ai kept blaming herself for this, regretting why she didn't change the door lock after coming back.
When she brought it up, the neighbors who were eavesdropping nearby suddenly realized what was going on and remembered what happened at that time.
Mingxi and Mingrui are not ignorant children, and they don’t know Niu Sanmei, so how could she open the door for them easily?
If the children didn't open the door and made a noise at the door, why didn't anyone hear it in advance even though the neighbors lived so close?
As soon as Shi Xiaoai mentioned the key, everyone understood that this must be another evil trick that Shi Laoer's family had come up with!
And now that the incident has happened, Niu Sanmei is asked to take the blame again.
Think about it, Niu Sanmei is almost seventy years old after all. She was taken advantage of by her daughter and son-in-law and ended up being blamed. The neighbors who had been softened by Shi Xiaomei's charming appearance before all cast condemning glances at her.
After everyone understood what was going on, Shi Xiaoai continued, "I just heard you say that your parents spent over a hundred yuan on your grandma's treatment, and you're still feeling very aggrieved. If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that I haven't asked you to reimburse the hospital expenses for my sons Mingrui and Mingxi!
I consulted the police station and they told me that as victims, we have the right to demand compensation for our losses from the perpetrators."
Shi Xiaoai turned to look at Cheng Yang and asked, "How much did the two children's medical expenses cost? About three hundred?"
"Three hundred and sixty-seven." Cheng Yang answered simply and concisely.
But these simple few words caused a burst of exclamations from the people around!
You have to know that most people at that time only earned about 30 yuan a month, and the medical expenses alone were equivalent to an adult's annual income!
And everyone can see that the twins' hospitalization costs more than just medical expenses. Their parents have to accompany them in the hospital, and the food and drink expenses are also quite expensive.
What a sin! How could someone do such a cruel thing?
When people looked at Xiaomei again, their eyes were no longer just filled with dissatisfaction, but more with disgust and contempt.
At this time, Xiao Ai continued, "Besides the medical expenses, there are also food expenses, lost wages, and follow-up medical expenses. My son Mingxi has a broken rib and needs to go to the hospital for follow-up treatment. All of this costs money. I won't say much, but your family's compensation of 600 yuan is not too much, right?"
When Cheng Yang told her the amount of medical expenses, Shi Xiaomei already knew that she had made a wrong trip.
She was forced into a desperate situation.
Shi Daxi's parents were leaving for the northwest, and his job was ruined. Shi Daxi's wife, Sun Yueying, finally returned from her parents' home. Knowing that all this was her idea, she not only jumped up and down at home and scolded her every day, but also ran to the factory to scold her!
They called her a vixen, saying that she dressed up seductively every day and seduced people at work, and that she also became a troublemaker at home...
Shi Xiaomei simply couldn't stay in the chemical plant anymore.
She had originally been transferred to the factory broadcasting studio as an announcer, but now she has been demoted to the sanitation team to clean the factory area.
Although she had plenty of ways to deal with Sun Yueying, she could only keep a low profile at this time.
Sun Yueying and Shi Daxi forced her to come to Shi Xiaoai to plead for mercy. She thought that she had to come even if it was just to get by.
Maybe by pretending to be pitiful, she could arouse the sympathy of her neighbors, and then Xiao Ai might even go to the factory to say a few good words for them when she felt embarrassed.
Xiaomei doesn't mind whether it works in the end, but if she can become familiar with her brother-in-law Cheng Yang, then this trip will be worth it even if she suffers a little!
But she really forgot about the medical bills!
If she wanted to continue pretending to be understanding and trying to compromise in order to get Shi Xiaoai's help, she had no way of avoiding the money.
Shi Xiaomei gritted her teeth, her facial expression almost unable to maintain, but she still pretended to be calm and listened to Shi Xiaoai settle the score with her.
When she heard the words "six hundred yuan", she finally lost control and screamed out loud: "With so much money, why don't you just go and grab it?!"
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