Let's just drift through life together in this quick transmigration story.

Zhang Xuemei covered her face and said aggrievedly, "You hit the wrong person. I didn't say anything."

"Oh, I already told you, you're hurting my eyes." Xiong Bufan slapped Zhang Xuemei across the face again, and then said with considerable appreciation, "It's symmetrical now, it looks much better this way."

Xiaoying shut up completely. Xiong Bufan was clearly making an example of her. Before she hit her, she should hurry up and cook. A hungry Xiong Bufan is even more terrifying.

Zhang Xuemei could also see that Xiong Bufan didn't want to hit someone else, so he could only hit himself to vent his anger. Now he was scrambling and crawling after Xiaoying to the kitchen to cook.

Kongkong: "Bufan, you seem to be gentler to women than men."

Xiong Bufan countered, "Really?"

Kongkong said definitively, "Yes, you rarely hit Xiaoying, nor Zhang Xuemei, and you didn't even kill Liu Jianping. Cui Daqiang has been to the hospital many times because of your beatings."

"That's because Cui Daqiang is weak; he went to the hospital after being hit twice."

"Is that right?"

Xiong Bufan: "Yes. Look at those human traffickers, none of them went to the hospital. Only Cui Daqiang was weak."

Kongkong scratched her head, not understanding. Xiong Bufan was clearly a very gentle bear.

Xiaoying was busy in the kitchen without saying a word, while Zhang Xuemei stood there, adding firewood and water from time to time.

Zhang Xuemei stood there for a long time, but Xiaoying still didn't say a word. Zhang Xuemei wanted to ask Xiaoying what was going on, why Cui Daqiang had so many wives, which was clearly against the rules, but she directly asked, "Sister, are you also Cui Daqiang's concubine?"

Xiaoying was stunned, looking at Zhang Xuemei. She hadn't expected her to ask so directly, but she still said, "Yes, he tricked me into going home last year. Turns out I have a wife and children at home. If you want to leave, you should leave as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be able to leave." Looking at Zhang Xuemei, who had been tricked just like herself, Xiaoying couldn't help but try to persuade her.

Zhang Xuemei nodded and said, "Sister, I really didn't know Cui Daqiang had a wife. He lied to me."

Xiaoying: "I know. If you're going to leave, hurry up, or you'll be in big trouble once your older sister figures it out." The older sister was referring to Xiong Bufan.

"Thank you. I promise I won't come back to bother you again."

Zhang Xuemei looked out the kitchen window, preparing to jump out. Xiaoying pointed to another door in the kitchen and said, "That's the back door. Let's go." Zhang Xuemei ran out the door, not daring to return to the rented room, and headed straight for the county town.

There are people from Zhang Xuemei's hometown working at the factory. As long as we can contact them, nothing in the rented house will be lost. There's no need to go back to get it, lest we get caught again.

After Zhang Xuemei left, Xiaoying slowly closed the back door, then slowly started a fire to cook. She also took out some pickled vegetables and cured meat to stew for Xiong Bufan. There was also some fresh cabbage there, which she could stir-fry later. Since she would probably have to endure Xiong Bufan's anger soon, she should cook something good to eat first.

Cui Daqiang and Liu Jianping arrived at the hospital. The doctors in the emergency department all recognized them. Others might never come to the emergency room in their entire lives, but Cui Daqiang had come twice in less than a year, and each time he was seriously injured. The doctors didn't know what to say, but as doctors, they could only do their best to treat him.

Liu Jianping was also taken away for treatment. A young nurse bandaged him up and, looking at the injuries on Liu Jianping's face, asked him tactfully if he needed to call the police. She said that if he did, the hospital could provide a medical report after he called the police.

The young nurse had seen many women who had suffered domestic violence. They had worked hard all their lives, only to be subjected to domestic violence in their old age.

Liu Jianping lowered his head in shame. The nurse didn't try to persuade him further, after all, everyone has their own life, and many things are choices made by the person involved. Others can only offer advice and cannot forcibly interfere.

Xiaoying carefully brought all the dishes and rice to Xiong Bufan's table, and also served herself a bowl of rice. When Xiong Bufan saw that Xiaoying and he had eaten, he felt like he had forgotten something, but with such delicious food in front of him, he shouldn't let it go to waste.

Xiaoying kept observing Xiong Bufan's expression. "Big sister, how was the meal today?"

"It's delicious, much better than that good-for-nothing Liu Jianping."

"Ah."

If Liu Jianping were here, he would definitely roll his eyes silently. If it tastes good, it tastes good. Why praise someone and put someone else down? It really makes her look bad.

After finishing his meal, Xiong Bufan couldn't recall anything missing. But since it could be forgotten, it must be something insignificant. Seeing that Xiong Bufan didn't ask about Zhang Xuemei, Xiaoying silently breathed a sigh of relief and continued packing.

After leaving, Zhang Xuemei ran all the way to the county town, where she finally got a replacement ID card. She then took a bus to Beijing and finally a train back to her hometown. She never set foot there again in her life. When she returned, she didn't even dare to get married, fearing that she would encounter a swindler, or even more so, that the swindler would have a fierce wife who would stomp on the swindler's genitals in front of her.

The two kids were used to Cui Daqiang and Liu Jianping not being home, so they weren't surprised when they came home and didn't see them, assuming they were still at work.

Although Xiong Ronghua hadn't witnessed what happened at the factory, she knew the whole story. When she heard that Xiong Bufan had brought Zhang Xuemei home again, she returned that very day. She didn't see Zhang Xuemei anywhere in the house. Xiong Ronghua smiled faintly. Actually, bringing someone back wasn't a big deal. As long as her sister was happy.

Xiong Bufan was a little surprised to see Xiong Ronghua come home. It wasn't the weekend. Xiong Bufan's rule was that everyone had to come home for dinner on weekends, and everyone was busy with their own things at other times. Xiong Bufan didn't interfere.

Xiong Ronghua went to the kitchen, washed a bunch of grapes, peeled them, and fed them to Xiong Bufan. "Sister, did anyone come over to our house today?"

"No, having too many people in the family would be a waste of food. It's better to send them all out to earn money."

Xiong Ronghua: "Sister is right."

"Ah."

Xiong Ronghua fed Xiong Bufan grapes, Xiaoying gently massaged Xiong Bufan's legs, and Xiong Bufan comfortably watched TV.

A cell phone ring broke the harmonious scene. Xiong Ronghua put down the grapes, smiled apologetically at Xiong Bufan, picked up the phone, and walked out the door.

Xiaoying vaguely heard Xiong Ronghua's voice, only knowing that Xiong Ronghua was very excited, but she couldn't hear anything else clearly. Xiong Bufan, on the other hand, was focused on watching TV, and everything outside was irrelevant to her.

After a while, Xiong Ronghua came back from outside and continued to feed Xiong Bufan grapes. After an episode of the TV series ended, Xiong Ronghua slowly said, "Sister, I may have to leave for a while. You need to take good care of yourself during this time."

Xiong Bufan turned to Xiong Ronghua and said, "Do you need any help? I'm very good at fighting."

Xiong Ronghua laughed and said, "Sister, this doesn't require fighting."

I've already assigned a dedicated manager to handle this at the factory, and this matter will be resolved quickly. Sister, you can just focus on collecting the money from now on. Tianci is all grown up now and can manage factory affairs; he won't let outsiders take advantage of him."

Xiong Bufan sensed something was wrong with Xiong Ronghua and asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going back to the capital. Someone there wants me to come back and handle some things personally."

"Oh, remember to bring back some local specialties from Beijing. I remember seeing on TV that the roast duck there is delicious."

Xiong Ronghua lowered his head. "Okay. We'll hire a chef to make you roast duck every day."

Xiong Bufan: "You're so smart. Just tell me if you need anything, and I guarantee no one will dare to bully you."

"Don't worry, sister."

The next morning, Xiong Ronghua drove away early. Before leaving, he had a heart-to-heart chat with his two sons. Xiong Tianci was very reluctant to part with Xiong Ronghua, while Cui Wudi was dissatisfied and a little unhappy.

Xiong Bufan stood on the third-floor balcony, watching Xiong Ronghua drive away from the courtyard and finally disappear at the village entrance. After standing there for a while, Xiong Bufan felt a little hungry, so he slowly went downstairs, went to the kitchen to find something to eat, and then went to the living room to continue watching TV.

Kongkong said in a pretentious tone, "Extraordinary, parting is a compulsory course in the life of a bear."

Xiong Bufan thought to himself: ??? What's wrong with him so early in the morning? After a moment of realization, he understood what Kongkong meant and replied, "Oh, I can see her whenever I want, so this doesn't count as parting." He thought his parting with Granny Qiu was the real farewell.

"Okay, Bufan, you're really smart."

Xiong Bufan: "Kongkong, watch less TV dramas. The characters in them are all stupid. They misunderstand each other all the time. They can solve things with one punch, but they keep dragging it out. Also, as long as it's not a matter of life and death, you will definitely see each other if you want to. Kongkong, you have to believe that human will can overcome fate!"

Kongkong: ...I was fed a big bowl of toxic chicken soup first thing in the morning. I did nothing to persuade her and was afraid that she would be unhappy. It was really unnecessary worry.