Tomorrow morning, I will go to the village chief to seek justice. If that doesn't work, I will have to call the police to prevent her from causing trouble all day and disturbing the whole family."
"You...how dare you do this!" Sun Youfang's lips were swollen, and she was missing a tooth, so her speech was unclear. But when she heard Xu Qinghe mention looking for the village chief, a panic involuntarily surged in her heart.
If she really locked herself up, who would be able to rescue her son?
If it comes to that, why not just perish together with the enemy?
Xu Qinghe can forget about living in peace!
Zhu Yunxiu had obviously taken this into consideration and quickly said, "Qinghe, forget it. Family matters should be handled internally. Haven't I already taught her a lesson? She definitely won't dare to do it again..."
These words sounded particularly unconvincing coming from Zhu Yunxiu's mouth. She knew in her heart that she had once again betrayed her granddaughter's trust, but on second thought, there seemed to be no better solution.
Xu Qinghe was filled with disappointment. She had experienced so many things like this that she felt numb.
She just stared at Zhu Yunxiu and said coldly, "If we hadn't arrived in time, you would have been strangled to death by her."
Zhu Yunxiu didn't dare to meet Xu Qinghe's gaze and could only defend herself in a low voice: "It's not that serious, she wouldn't dare..."
"Okay, I don't care then."
After saying that, she shouted to Yin Yunjie and stepped out of the door first.
Yin Yunjie didn't say much, let go of Sun Youfang, and followed Xu Qinghe.
In the house, only Zhu Yunxiu and Sun Youfang, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, were left looking at each other in silence.
Zhu Yunxiu took a deep breath and suddenly shouted at Sun Youfang, "Get out of here now! If you dare to set foot in this house again, I will break your hand!"
"Pooh!"
Sun Youfang spat a mouthful of bloody saliva, didn't want to say anything more, lowered his head and returned to his room in shame.
Zhu Yunxiu stood up, locked the door heavily, then lifted the bed board, took out the jade pendant that had been hidden for many years, and stroked it gently.
She never expected that her stupid son would tell Sun Youfang everything, even this crucial jade pendant. It was obvious that he was going to attack Qinghe!
Sun Youfang is now doing everything she can to achieve her goal. If she does it the first time, there will be a second time. Zhu Yunxiu knows that she must find a way to stop her.
But what method can be used to curb Sun Youfang's evil deeds?
The old lady sat in bed all night long, until the dawn appeared in the sky, and then she gradually came up with a solution.
The next day, Sun Youfang wrapped her head tightly with a headscarf, fearing that others would see the wound on her lip.
However, in this scorching summer heat, it's almost impossible not to attract attention.
The villagers' opinion of Sun Youfang had already hit rock bottom. Seeing her like this, many people secretly applauded in their hearts. Even if some people came forward to ask about her injuries out of curiosity, it was only out of curiosity for gossip.
Sun Youfang lost the jade pendant and was beaten. He was in a terrible mood and had no interest in talking to anyone. Everyone felt bored and slowly dispersed.
On the other side, Xu Qinghe and Yin Yunjie were busy moving to their new home. There weren't many things, so they finished moving quickly.
Afterwards, the two began to clean the new house, carefully wiping every piece of old furniture, and discussed going to the city to buy a bucket of tung oil one day and repainting the furniture.
After moving their belongings, the two went to Zhu Yunxiu's room, but when they opened the door, the old lady was nowhere to be seen.
Everything in the house was intact, except for the things that Sun Youfang had messed up last night, which were still scattered all over the floor, looking out of place.
"Could he have gone to the back mountain to cut bamboo?" Yin Yunjie wondered in his heart.
Yin Yunjie's brows were furrowed, and a hint of worry appeared in his deep eyes.
The elderly lady had difficulty walking and rarely left her house. The few times she went out were to collect bamboo, weave it into baskets, and then take them to the village entrance to sell to people in need.
However, at this moment, it was getting dark and she still had not returned home.
The inexplicable feeling of suffocation in Xu Qinghe's heart became stronger and stronger, like the calm before the storm.
She suggested that they split up to look for the old grandmother.
As Xu Qinghe stepped out of the threshold with light steps, her eyes moved among the crowd.
"Aunt Zhang, have you met my grandmother today?" The voice trembled slightly.
Then she turned to Uncle Wang and said, "Uncle Wang, have you met my grandmother?"
Each inquiry was made with deeper expectations.
When he got to Uncle Li, he didn't even have time to finish his words, his anxiety and uneasiness were already evident in his words.
Sweat slid down Xu Qinghe's temples, and every drop carried his concern for his old grandmother.
Finally, under the century-old locust tree at the entrance of the village, she met an old man about the same age as Zhu Yunxiu, who was leisurely enjoying the coolness under the shade of the tree.
The old man's guidance illuminated the direction of the search, but it also made Xu Qinghe's heart even heavier - Zhu Yunxiu actually went up the mountain alone?
The combination of Zhu Yunxiu's staggering figure and the rugged mountain road was unimaginable to Xu Qinghe.
This was not only an abnormal behavior, but more like a silent farewell, and the secret hidden in it made her worried and confused.
Xu Qinghe hurriedly thanked him and ran towards the mountain with only one thought in his mind: to find his grandmother as soon as possible.
Yin Yunjie followed closely behind, and the old man's guidance also pointed out the way for him.
Looking at the two's backs, the old man smiled bitterly, shaking his head with envy in his eyes: "Granddaughter and grandson-in-law like this are really rare. They look for them as soon as they miss them. They are really filial..."
At this moment, Zhu Yunxiu was stumbling forward on the mountain path.
She deliberately avoided the crowds and chose those hidden and difficult paths, thinking only of creating a future for Qinghe without the threat of Sun Youfang, even if it meant leaving quietly and living alone.
Xu Qinghe ran along the road, his shouts piercing through the woods, longing for that familiar response.
She knew her grandmother had difficulty moving around and was confident she would be able to find her soon.
When Zhu Yunxiu heard Xu Qinghe's call, she felt mixed emotions and hurriedly hid in the dense bushes, intending to wait until Xu Qinghe was far away before continuing on her way.
However, what she didn't expect was that Yin Yunjie followed closely behind her.
Even though Zhu Yunxiu tried her best to remain silent, the tiny sounds in nature still touched Yin Yunjie's keen hearing.
At first, Yin Yunjie thought it was the work of common birds and animals in the forest, but after listening carefully, he found that the rhythm and intensity of the sound exceeded the ordinary natural sounds, and alarm bells rang in his heart.
He slowed down his pace and approached cautiously, ready to find out what was going on.
Finally, the scene before him made his heart tighten: the old grandmother fell in an inconspicuous pit, her face was haggard, and her body was covered with abrasions. The scene was unbearable to watch.
"Grandma, why are you in a place like this?" Yin Yunjie's heart was filled with complex emotions. He quickly cleared a way out and carefully helped her up.
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