Ding Guihua and the villagers who were watching were also stunned by this scene.

Ding Guihua waved her hands repeatedly: "This, this has nothing to do with me... She wanted to harm herself, you all saw it!"

The villagers looked at each other, not daring to say a word.

Aunt Zhao, who arrived later, stepped forward, grabbed Ding Guihua, and said angrily:

"How can it not be your business? If it weren't for your Shi family repeatedly pressuring Bao Bao, she wouldn't be in this situation. If anything happens to Bao Bao, you will be held responsible!"

Ding Guihua struggled incessantly, trying to break free from Aunt Zhao's grip, but Aunt Zhao refused to let go no matter what.

When Wen came out, she saw Xu Qing holding Xu Baobao in one arm and pressing down on Xu Baobao's wrist with the other. There was a lot of blood on the ground.

She panicked immediately: "What happened? I'll go get a doctor right away!"

Seeing Xu Baobao's still bleeding wrist, Ms. Wen stopped in her tracks.

She went to the kitchen, grabbed some wood ash, and applied it to Xu Baobao's wrist to stop the bleeding. Then she tore off a piece of clothing and wrapped it around the wrist. Only then did she run out to fetch a doctor.

Xu Qing felt a little relieved when he saw that Xu Baobao had stopped bleeding, but then a surge of anger rose within him.

They keep coming to our door, do they really think we're easy to bully?

Xu Baobao was still sobbing when Xu Qing hugged her and said gently:

"You can't do anything foolish. What will happen to your mother and sister if anything happens to you? Leave this to me. You go inside and take care of your sister, okay?"

With tears streaming down her face, Xu Baobao said, "Mom, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. They just wanted to use me to blackmail you."

What Brother Zhou said is called "using the emperor to command the feudal lords." I won't let them succeed!

Dad did the same thing last time. Didn't they say I was a member of the Shi family? I'll just give it back to them.

"Waaah, I don't want them to bother Mother, I don't want to implicate Mother because of me, I don't want to become a tool they can use against Mother."

Xu Qing felt as if her heart was being squeezed, making it hard to breathe and causing her excruciating pain.

She kept stroking Xu Baobao's back from top to bottom:

"Nonsense, this is not your fault. Even without you, they would still keep pestering you if they didn't get what they wanted."

"Baby, don't overthink things. Grandma went to get the doctor. Your little sister is sleeping alone in bed. Can you go and watch her for Mommy?"

Xu Baobao wiped away her tears and obediently went into the house.

After Xu Baobao went inside, Xu Qing turned around with a frosty expression and looked at Ding Guihua.

"Are you going to keep going until I return to the Shi family? Are you sure you want me to go back?"

Ding Guihua was initially quite frightened, but upon hearing Xu Qing's words, her eyes immediately lit up:

“Sister-in-law, what are you saying? My second brother and mother-in-law really know they were wrong and sincerely want to apologize to you and make up. Please give them a chance.”

Then he scolded Aunt Zhao, "Did you hear that? My sister-in-law said she wants to come back with me, why are you still holding me! Let go!"

Ignoring Ding Guihua, Aunt Zhao anxiously said to Xu Qing, "Qing girl, you can't do something foolish! You're living such a good life now, why go back and make yourself suffer?"

The aunties, who hadn't dared to say a word just moments before, also became anxious.

"Qing'er, you can't go back with her. She's made the baby so angry, how can you possibly reconcile with the Shi family?"

"Yes, yes, three-legged toads are hard to find, but aren't there plenty of two-legged men? My nephew has never been married before, how about I introduce him to you?"

"Your nephew is a hunchback and his appearance is...unpleasant. How could you possibly introduce him to Qingya?"

If you ask me, my eldest son is the best. He's hardworking and reliable. Qing'er has only been able to enjoy herself since she married into the family; he can do all the work around the house and in the fields.

"Your eldest wife was beaten to death by him, do you think everyone doesn't know that? He even made her do all the work at home and in the fields. Aren't you just telling Qing'er to hand over the business to him?"

The aunties started arguing and revealing each other's shortcomings, and the scene became quite chaotic.

Ding Guihua was afraid that Xu Qing would overhear him and run off with someone else, so he reached out to pull Xu Qing back, saying:

"Don't listen to these old hags, sister-in-law. It's always better to marry the first wife. How could outsiders possibly not mind that you've been divorced?"

They're only after your big house and the money you've made in business. Come back with me now to see your mother-in-law and second brother; they miss you terribly.

Xu Qing sneered and said ambiguously, "Aren't you the same? I gave you chances."

What right do you have to scold Aunt Zhao? You ignorant wretch, you can ask me to go back if you want.

Apologize to Aunt Zhao, kneel down and apologize, and I'll go back with you. But don't regret it later.

When Ding Guihua heard that she was asked to kneel down and apologize, she was initially angry, but then she remembered what Xu Qing had said: as long as she apologized, she would go back with her.

Ding Guihua was overjoyed. Regret? How could she possibly regret it? She would only regret it if Xu Qing didn't go back with her.

A big house, an oxcart, and silver—as long as Xu Qing comes back, her husband will be the eldest son, and her son the eldest grandson; it will all belong to their family!

It's just an apology to this old woman. As the saying goes, a true man can bend and stretch.

Although she was a woman, she understood these principles. Once she had all of Xu Qing's money, she would settle accounts with these people one by one!

After thinking it through, Ding Guihua knelt down in front of Aunt Zhao without hesitation: "Aunt Zhao, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said that to you."

Aunt Zhao wanted to persuade him further, but Xu Qing smiled gently and said, "Auntie, thank you for your kindness, I understand, but some things really should be resolved personally."

Looking into Xu Qing's clear and pure eyes, Aunt Zhao suddenly understood. This was not the sign that she wanted to reconcile with the Shi family at all.

Xu Qing knows everything. This time when he returns to the Shi family, I'm afraid the Shi family won't get anything good out of him.

Aunt Zhao released Ding Guihua and stopped trying to persuade Xu Qing, only telling her to be careful.

Ding Guihua stood up happily and said:

"Sister-in-law, let's go now and take the oxcart back. My feet are sore from walking the same route I came here."

And take some of your roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and jelly back with you. There are many people in the Shi family, so let everyone try them.

Xu Qing said with a smile, "What's so great about homemade food? I'll treat everyone to a meal at Zuifenglou Restaurant in town when I get back."

Immediately, the fighting aunties stopped and looked at Xu Qing with heartache.

"Qing girl, you're so ungrateful!"

"As expected, they don't care about the little girl at all. They even named her something like 'Baby Beibei.' The child has been forced into this state, and they still want to go back. How despicable!"

"She can't live without a man, right? All that affection before was just for show. As soon as she said she wanted to sever ties with the Shi family, she rushed back with him."

"Pah, that's shameless!"

Ding Guihua looked at everyone smugly: "What's wrong? Sour grapes, getting angry because you can't have them?"

The aunties glared at her for a few moments, then dispersed. They thought Xu Qing was no good, but her two older brothers still had hope. They would go back and find a suitable daughter for her.

Xu Qing ignored these words; all she wanted now was for the Shi family to pay for their crimes in blood.

They went inside and woke up Hui Niang, asking her to look after the two children. They then harnessed the oxcart, let Ding Guihua get on, and the two of them went to Shijia Village.

After bringing the doctor back, Madam Wen looked at the quiet courtyard and panicked.

Rushing into the room, I saw Xu Baobao lying on the bed, her face pale.

After examining the patient, the old doctor said that the fainting was due to excessive blood loss and qi stagnation in the heart.

Drinking blood-tonifying and calming medicine should help, but the wound is quite deep and may leave a scar.

Wen asked the doctor to prescribe medicine, but Xu Qing was nowhere to be seen, neither in front of nor behind the house.

Hui Niang came out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of brown sugar and eggs. Seeing Wen Shi's anxious look, she hurriedly stepped forward to explain:

"Madam, the mistress has gone out. She asked me to tell you not to worry, she will be back tonight. I saw that Miss was bleeding, and brown sugar is good for replenishing blood and qi, so I went to the kitchen to cook her a bowl of brown sugar and eggs."

After saying this, Hui Niang looked at Madam Wen somewhat nervously: "Madam, I've been watching over Miss, so I left just now..."

Ms. Wen's expression softened somewhat: "I don't blame you. Thank you for helping me take care of the children. We are just ordinary people."

"Madam" and "Miss" are not appropriate for us. Please call me Aunt Wen. As for baby Zhenzhen, just call her by her name.

The doctor has already prescribed the medicine. Could you please decoct it for me and feed it to the baby? I need to go out for a bit.

Hui Niang softly agreed.

Wen went inside, put Xu Beibei in a bamboo basket, and headed straight to the construction site to find Xu Jian and his brother.

My daughter must have gone to the Shi family. Why would she go to the Shi family alone? Those people in the Shi family are ruthless and heartless. My daughter is being foolish!

She quickly found someone to go to the Shi family to rescue her daughter!

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