Zhou Qi was trembling with anger when someone next to him shouted, "A leopard can't change its spots; some people just like to cheat on their husbands."
When he turned around, he could no longer see who had spoken, and everyone was looking at him with mockery.
"Go home!"
"I must have been blind to have given birth to a son for someone like you."
Zhou Han also wanted to pull his mother back as soon as possible, but he was a little surprised when he heard Li Mei's words. Why was his father so kind as to arrange for Bai Jiamei to go along as well?
He was clearly reluctant when he was asked to help arrange Rong Jun before.
"No, Aunt Li, don't talk nonsense. My mother has no relation to Uncle Zhou."
Bai Rongjun was stunned. It was bad enough that Li Mei had slandered her before, but now she was slandering her mother too.
"Your whole family are wicked, otherwise why do you think Zhou Qi would even arrange for your sister to go?"
"Smack!"
Nonsense! How can you talk about something like this in public? Does she think her whole family has too many lives?
"These arrangements were all made by the educated youth; we had no say in them at all. Try talking nonsense again!"
Fearing she might say something else, Zhou Qi covered her mouth and dragged her home.
Bai Rongjun quickly helped her mother up, as she was now somewhat afraid of crowds and couldn't stay there for long.
"Pah! Zhou Qi, with his own son and his mistress's two daughters, actually manipulated the arrangements for sending educated youth to the countryside! I'm going to report him!"
"They're from the Revolutionary Committee." The Revolutionary Committee has a bad reputation; in the past few years, they've been the ones causing all sorts of trouble and criticizing people.
"So what if it's the Revolutionary Committee? My whole family has been poor peasants for generations. What trouble can they possibly cause me?"
There were a lot of people around who didn't say anything, and they all thought about reporting Zhou Qi. Why could he make arrangements?
"If he hadn't harmed people, could he have gotten to where he is today?"
Many people were figuring out how to bring Zhou Qi down. While Li Mei from the Zhou family was still yelling and shouting, Zhou Chunyan, who had received the news, had already rushed back and was sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, eating sunflower seeds.
But right now, no one is paying attention to her.
"You bitch, if someone takes this as an opportunity to report me, do you want your whole family to be jailed?"
She's insane. How could a revolutionary committee director have such power to arrange for so many of his own family members to go to the countryside? If someone reports him, he'll be in big trouble.
Li Mei then realized that she had done something wrong. This matter affected not only the adulterous couple, but also Zhou Qi's family members, including her son.
“If you dare to do it, then I naturally dare to say it.” Her voice trailed off as she cautiously glanced up at her son. “Mom is just driven mad by them.”
"Go back to your room first." After all, she was his own mother, and seeing that she already knew her mistake, Zhou Han didn't say anything more.
"Then what do you say about her framing me? How many people are there at the vegetable market today? How am I supposed to face anyone after this?" Chen Hongxia, still covered in injuries, sharply questioned Li Mei.
What will other people think? Does she even need to live?
"Pah! Let me tell you, this isn't over yet. Since you dared to do this, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Li Mei was only afraid of implicating herself and her son; she didn't think she had done anything wrong.
In the end, Chen Hongxia and Zhou Qi had a fight, and Zhou Qi didn't know how to distance himself from their relationship.
Zhou Han took them back to the Bai family home, and when they were alone, he took Bai Rongjun's hand and comforted her.
"Don't worry, this has nothing to do with you."
"But my mom?"
“Your mother is your mother, and you are you. We’ll be leaving soon, and we can start a new life. When we come back in a few years, everyone will have forgotten what happened before.”
Not long after Bai Xiangdong and Bai Jiahe returned, Bai Xiangdong sat in the living room with a gloomy face, waiting for Chen Hongxia.
Seeing the storm brewing on his father's face, Bai Jiahe didn't dare to offer any advice and could only silently retreat to his room.
When did this happen?
Chen Hongxia couldn't believe it. "Bai Xiangdong, are you crazy? I have nothing to do with him?"
Even Bai Xiangdong suspected her. Chen Hongxia felt exhausted from the inside out. She was slandered for having an affair. How could she clear her name of this filth?
"Zhou Qi is such a kind person? Do you think I'm a fool!"
So that's why he's looked down on him all these years. Turns out he had feelings for Chen Fangyang and was even hooking up with Zhou Qi. What a scumbag!
From today onwards, everyone in Xin'an will call him a cuckold.
"Smack!"
"Bai Xiangdong, you hit me!"
Chen Hongxia had been beaten countless times today, and her face was almost numb. She was furious, and all the grievances and anger from being slandered surged up in her mind. She rushed over and started fighting with him.
Bai Jiahe hid in the house, not daring to make a sound. Bai Rongjun had not returned yet, while Bai Jiamei was hiding in the room.
When the notice came out, she remarked that no matter what, she had gone to that place in the book, which seemed to be the power of the plot.
But how will she get through the next few days? The Bai family will definitely guess that she stole the jewelry to bribe officials. Even if they don't dare to report it to the police, they won't let her have an easy time these next few days.
But who could have imagined that things would turn out in a way that completely exceeded her expectations?
Bai Xiangdong and the others actually thought it was arranged by the Zhou family.
"Where did that brat go?" Chen Hongxia and Bai Xiangdong were exhausted from their fight. The two had been quite respectful to each other before, but their fights these past few days had been astonishing.
It was only then that she realized something was wrong. Zhou Qi said it wasn't his arrangement, and Chen Hongxia actually believed him. Zhou Qi, a person who wouldn't do anything without personal gain, wouldn't make arrangements for Bai Jiamei for no reason.
"Did you have someone arrange this for you? Where did the money come from?" Did they steal her jewelry?
"I didn't!" Before Bai Jiamei could finish speaking, Chen Hongxia's hand had already slapped her across the face.
She quickly covered her face where she had been slapped, squeezing out tears. "Mom, I'm your daughter too. I thought you were just being kind to me and letting me go with my sister. I had no idea how this spot was arranged."
Why are you so biased towards her? What did I do wrong?
Bai Jiamei tearfully made various accusations. At this moment, Bai Rongjun also returned. She was at a loss when she heard her sister's questioning.
"No, sister, Mom doesn't only care about me."
Bai Jiamei completely ignored her, only feigning extreme anger, and finally threw out the words, "I am not your daughter at all," before storming out of the door.
She still has a few days before she can go to the countryside. What should she do in the meantime? She also needs a letter of introduction to stay at a state-run hotel.
"Come stay at my place!" Bai Jiaying pursed her lips when she saw the slap mark on her face. Luckily, she hadn't left yet, or she would have been homeless.
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