When Su Li woke up, she saw Xie Zhengchuan staring at her with bloodshot eyes. She was frightened and thought something had happened to the child. She turned around and saw several children gathered around her bed, and Xie's mother was also sitting beside them. She felt relieved.
"Where's the stone? How's the stone?"
Mother Xie sniffed and said, "Shi Tou is fine. He's sleeping on the bed over there. Don't worry about him!"
Su Li nodded weakly and reached out to touch Xie Zhengchuan's face. "I'm fine, don't be afraid."
Xie Zhengchuan wanted to say something, but his throat was tight and he was hoarse and couldn't speak. Looking at the look on the third child's face, Xie Zhenghe knew that the young couple had something to say, so he dragged Xie's mother and several children out, using the excuse of taking them out to eat something. Pan Yumei followed them out and helped to close the door before leaving.
Xie Zhengchuan took Su Li's hands and placed them on his face, feeling her warmth, which could calm his panicked heart.
Su Li placed her hands on Xie Zhengchuan's cheeks, slowly feeling his helplessness, confusion, fear, and the drops of his tears.
Xie Zhengchuan has always been calm and composed. Even when he just came back, she felt that this man was cool and aloof.
He was so uneasy now because of himself. He was afraid that she would leave, and she understood it all.
"Don't be afraid, Xie Zhengchuan, I won't leave you, nor will I leave the children. I will always be with you."
Xie Zhengchuan felt so sad when he heard Su Li say this.
He didn't want Su Li to see him being weak, so he calmed down a little, stood up, bent over, kissed her on the forehead, and said with a smile: "Wife, you are pregnant."
Su Li also smiled and said to him: "Well, I guessed it on the way here. I am really happy about your child and mine."
"Yes, I'm happy too. I'm with your child. You should take a good rest first. Close your eyes and have a good sleep. I'll be back soon."
Su Li understood what he was going to do, "Okay, go ahead."
Xie Zhengchuan looked at Su Li with her eyes closed and her eyelashes moving slightly. He turned around and touched Shi Tou's little face, then walked out.
Xie's mother and the others outside did not really eat, but stood by the door. When they saw Xie Zhengchuan coming out, they stood up quickly.
"Mom, sister-in-law, please help take care of Xiaoli and the children. I'm going back to the station."
Xie's mother's face changed, and she hit Xie Zhengchuan twice, "You bastard, why don't you put everything aside? Your wife and children are in the hospital, and you are still thinking about your work."
Pan Yumei hurriedly followed up to persuade, "Don't be angry, Zhengchuan, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of you here."
Xie's mother turned her head away and didn't look at him.
Xie Zhengchuan said to his mother, "Mom, I'm going back to the office. I'm going to take the medical records of Xiaoli, Shitou, and Huzi away. They'll be useful."
When Xie's mother heard this, she was worried, "Third brother, you...don't do anything."
"Mom, it's okay. I know what's going on."
Xie Zhengchuan lowered his head and said to the anxious children, "Huzi, you did a great job yesterday. You know how to protect your brother and mother. Dad is proud of you. Lidan and Tiedan did a great job too. They are really good sons of Dad. Our Baoya is also very brave. Now Dad has to go out for a trip. Mom and brother still need your care. Can you do it?"
The little ones immediately puffed out their chests and said with blushing faces, "Yes, Dad."
"I can do it, Dad, don't worry."
"I can take good care of my mother and brother."
Baoya also expressed her opinion. It was the first time that their father praised them like this, so they must do well.
Xie Zhengchuan rubbed the hair of several children, especially Hu Zi. Looking at the wound on Hu Zi's face, a trace of anger flashed across Xie Zhengchuan's face, but quickly disappeared.
When the police from the police station arrived, Director Wang was lying in the dormitory of the village primary school howling. Su Li and Xie's mother also exerted great strength, so when everyone was watching, Director Wang was directly lifted into the police car.
The result came out quickly. In addition to compensating for all losses and medical expenses, Director Wang was directly demoted to a farm to work for five years. She was dissatisfied and reported Xie Zhengchuan for personal revenge, but it was useless. Not to mention Xie Zhengchuan's own military merits and the privileges given by his superiors, Director Wang could not be forgiven easily because she had sent the family members and children of a meritorious man to the hospital, not to mention that among these children were the children of martyrs.
If she didn't pay the compensation on time, her sentence would be extended. Director Wang's family disliked her for making trouble and not doing her job properly. She had to make trouble for no reason. Moreover, she was a bad person and was arrogant at home all day long, so no one in the family was willing to give her money.
However, she was a cunning and selfish person. After working for so many years, she often accepted gifts and other valuables in private, so she still had money in her account. She could take out 1,500 yuan, and there was even some money left in her passbook.
But she didn't want to take it. She felt so heartbroken. This was the money she had saved up bit by bit, and now it was all gone in an instant.
But she had to pay, she didn't want to increase her sentence, she was still young, and the five years would be over quickly. If she got longer, what future would she have when she got out? She was now working on a farm, working for a year or two, and then she could find a connection to get out. With this idea in mind, she finally just took the compensation money.
How could Xie Zhengchuan let her go so easily? After she paid the compensation, he notified the Wang family. After Wang's parents came, they quickly snatched her passbook away. No matter how she cursed, it was useless.
The farm had also received Xie Zhengchuan's notice, so naturally someone would treat Director Wang well. Seeing her being taken away with injuries all over her body, Xie Zhengchuan felt a little relieved.
While Su Li was in the hospital, Xie Zhengchuan took care of her and Shi Tou without sleep for several days. It was the first time that Shi Tou was taken care of by Xie Zhengchuan like this. He felt very embarrassed in his heart, but accepted it shyly.
The children stayed with Su Li and Xie Zhengchuan for a few days. After their emotions were calmed down, they followed Xie's mother and Xie Zhenghe back to Shanghe Village. Xie Zhengchuan's house still needed to be cleaned up, so she went back to help her son and daughter-in-law take care of the house so that she could recuperate comfortably when they returned home.
During this period, people from the Su family also came to visit Su Li. Li Ruiying and his wife were heartbroken to see their precious daughter and grandson being bullied like this. Then, looking at their son-in-law's red eyes, they couldn't say a word of blame. Isn't the son-in-law the one they feel the most distressed for?
Seeing her son-in-law looking haggard, Li Ruiying decided to stay and help take care of him for two days so that he could have a rest. Su Li declined several times. After all, Li Ruiying was old and she didn't want her to be too tired. But when the old lady pinched her waist and glared at her, Su Li backed down.
In fact, Su Li would give herself and Shitou spiritual spring water to drink every day, and there was no problem anymore. Even the doctor was surprised at their recovery speed. However, Xie Zhengchuan was worried and insisted on keeping them under observation. Su Li was bored in the hospital, but Shitou was content and happy.
Half a month later, under Su Li's firm attitude, Xie Zhengchuan finally agreed to let the two children be discharged from the hospital.
What happened in Su Li's family caused quite a stir in Shanghe Village. After they got home, the families who were on good terms with them all made an appointment to bring eggs and brown sugar to Su Li's house to visit her and the children.
"It's unfortunate that you did such a thing. You were pregnant, how could you just go and fight? Tell us, and we can beat her up for you." Yang Meiling said.
Su Li smiled, touched her belly and said, "I didn't know I was pregnant before. I couldn't stand seeing the kids being beaten like that. You didn't see how scared those dozen kids were."
"That's right. Many children in our village are making a fuss and don't want to go to school anymore. Now the school is in chaos and people from the county have come."
"Of course not. He's a teacher, but he's worse than a beast."
"Hey, I was thinking about working hard to make money so that I can send my eldest son to school in the future. I can't even think about what would happen if something like this happened. If my eldest son was beaten like this, I would have to fight to the death."
"I think so too. My child is still young. Lao Shi and I both work at the brown sugar factory. This is all thanks to Sister Su Li. I originally wanted to send the child to school when he grows up, but now I don't dare to do that."
When Su Li heard what they said, she said hurriedly, "You can't say that. Teachers are just a profession. Although they deserve respect, we can't treat them as gods. They are also human beings. There are good and bad people among human beings. Bad people like Director Wang who only know how to make personal connections are not good teachers. Good teachers really think about their students all the time and devote their lives to their students. We can't be afraid of the ropes for ten years after being bitten by a snake once. When the children are well, I will still send them to school. Only knowledge can change fate and give us more opportunities."
After listening to Su Li's words, several people thought about it and agreed. Isn't it true? Knowledge changes destiny. If Su Li couldn't write a book, she wouldn't have a brown sugar recipe, and there wouldn't be a brown sugar factory in their village, and they wouldn't be able to live such a good life.
After thinking about it this way, several people made up their minds that they had to go to school no matter what!
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