To make up for the debt owed to Lin Qingping and Gu Juncheng

She didn't know what Gu Juncheng would think, or whether he would believe these rumors.

But then the commotion outside suddenly stopped, and everything fell silent after those few words.

What did Gu Juncheng do?

Out of curiosity, Zhiyuan tiptoed over and opened the door to "spy on the enemy's situation," only to find that there was no one outside.

Zhiyuan darted away in a flash.

"Zhiyuan!" Lin Qingping exclaimed anxiously and followed him out.

In the distance, a large group of people could be seen walking in a grand procession.

Gu Juncheng walked in front, followed by a group of women from Da Pang's family, with Zhiyuan, the little tail, lagging behind.

Lin Qingping quickly caught up and grabbed Zhiyuan in her hand.

The group forgot about Zhiyuan and only chased after Gu Juncheng, asking, "Chengzi! What are you doing? Your family caused trouble, are you going to beat them up?"

"Chengzi, if you dare to touch my family today, I'll report you to the police no matter where you go!"

Big Fat Mother knew that Gu Juncheng wouldn't hit women, but she was afraid that Gu Juncheng was going to fight Big Fat Father, so she led the group and kept shouting until Gu Juncheng passed by their house before stopping.

Gu Juncheng was heading straight for the good-for-nothing Gou Sheng.

They found the man on the edge of the field, gave him a couple of ounces of liquor, and he was snoring with his belly spread out when Gu Juncheng picked him up and punched him in the stomach, waking him up.

Lin Qingping had witnessed Gu Juncheng's fists in her past life; they were truly like iron fists. She had personally seen him punch a hole through a door...

After taking the punch, Gou Sheng cried out in pain, swearing profusely. He then spit out a mouthful of blood, mixed with a tooth, as he screamed in agony from the hard blow to the cheek…

This really startled the onlookers.

There are fights in the village, but they're mostly women pulling hair, scratching faces, and sometimes biting. I've never seen anyone knock out a tooth with a punch...

It wasn't until now that Gousheng realized the person who hit him was Gu Juncheng. He immediately pointed at Gu Juncheng and cursed, "Gu! Don't think you can hit people just because you have big fists! I'm going to sue you!"

A clear, explosive child's voice rang out, "Pah! Go ahead and sue! You're a coward if you don't! You're breaking up a military marriage! You'll go to jail!"

Lin Qingping looked at Zhiyuan, who was jumping up and down while she was holding his hand, speechless. How could this little guy, who was only a few years old, understand these things?

But those words really worked. Gou Sheng was terrified, and Gu Juncheng punched him again. Gou Sheng was beaten so badly that he cried out, "I didn't! I didn't sleep with your wife! I was just bragging!"

"I picked up the handkerchief too; she dropped it on the ground and I picked it up!"

"She doesn't have a mole on her chest, I'm just kidding! Stop hitting her, it's all nonsense—"

Every time he howled, Gu Juncheng would punch or kick him, and Zhiyuan would shout "Kill him! Kill him!" Lin Qingping was really worried that if the beating continued like this, Gousheng would really be beaten to death.

Gou Sheng was speechless, his whole body like a lump of mud, letting Gu Juncheng kick him around.

Fearing something might happen, Liu Fen, the mother-in-law, rushed forward and grabbed Gu Juncheng tightly to stop him from hitting him again. She spat at Gou Sheng, who was beaten beyond recognition, and said, "Let you talk nonsense! Spreading rumors can land you in jail!"

Gou Sheng was no longer responding. Gu Juncheng's gaze, sharp as a sword, suddenly shifted from Gou Sheng to the group of women who had come to cause trouble, staring at them like a god of death.

The women involuntarily began to back away, and some even shivered involuntarily.

Gu Juncheng's face was as black as a god's, and he said with a murderous aura, "If anyone dares to spout nonsense again, this is what will happen! My fists, Gu Juncheng's fists, don't discriminate between men and women!"

After this commotion, it was nearly dusk. In the twilight, he stood there like an iron tower, and whoever his gaze swept over couldn't help but shiver.

The villagers who had gathered around even started whispering among themselves: "What's going on? Chengzi is meddling in women's affairs too?"

"Yeah, he even hits women! Has Chengzi lost all sense of shame?"

Gu Juncheng ignored the comments, vented his anger, and went back with a dark face.

Liu Fen took care of the aftermath, since it was a fact that Zhiyuan had bitten someone, and he still had to pay compensation. She also promised Da Pang's mother that she would send eggs and milk powder over later to supplement Da Pang's nutrition.

Lin Qingping had already taken Zhiyuan away ahead of time. On the way, she saw a figure in a green top flash behind a big tree. When she went to look, the figure had already disappeared.

She didn't care about anything else, thinking they were just onlookers, and quickened her pace to lead Zhiyuan home. By the time Gu Juncheng and his mother returned, Lin Qingping had already set out the meal.

The family ate in silence, the atmosphere so quiet it was unsettling.

Lin Qingping stole several glances at Gu Juncheng, but his expression remained unchanged. She had no idea what Gu Juncheng was really thinking...

That evening, while Lin Qingping was taking a shower, she was still thinking about Gu Juncheng's unpredictable attitude when suddenly, the bathroom door was kicked open.

Lin Qingping was so startled that she quickly covered herself, and then she saw that the person standing outside the door was her mother-in-law, Liu Fen...

"Oh, you're taking a shower? I thought no one was around," Liu Fen said, her gaze sweeping over the woman's chest.

A mole was prominently displayed on Lin Qingping's snow-white chest.

Liu Fen closed the door and left.

Lin Qingping then realized that her mother-in-law's accidental intrusion was probably intentional.

Night fell, and the whole village fell silent.

It was time to sleep, but Gu Juncheng was still late in returning to his room.

Lin Qingping tossed and turned, wondering if her mother-in-law would say something to Gu Juncheng after seeing the mole on her chest.

Thinking of this, she could no longer sit still, so she got up and went to the outer room, where she heard low voices coming from her mother-in-law's room.

She stepped forward and pressed her ear against the door to listen.

It's my mother-in-law's voice!

"Chengzi, I think what Gousheng said might not be a lie. Don't try to hide it from me anymore. Don't you know whether your wife has a mole or not?"

Gu Juncheng did not answer.

Lin Qingping thought to herself, he really didn't know. He hadn't even touched her yet, how would he know?

Then the mother-in-law's voice came again: "You have to protect our family's reputation outside, and you have to bite the bullet and beat Gousheng so he wouldn't dare to talk nonsense. But what can't we, mother and daughter, say among ourselves? I just went to see her, and your wife does have a mole. If she and Gousheng didn't have some dirty business, how would Gousheng know?"

"Stop talking!" Gu Juncheng said coldly.

"Do you think I can just keep quiet? When you were home, the villagers didn't dare to gossip, but what about after you leave? Your father and I are afraid people will gossip about us so much that we won't be able to straighten our backs!"

Gu Juncheng fell silent again.

“Say something! We can’t afford to keep this daughter-in-law. We’ve treated her like a goddess since we married her, and she’s still dissatisfied with everything. She’s always breaking things and making veiled insults. We’ve tolerated it because you’re rarely home, but this is unacceptable! In the past, this kind of thing would have resulted in being drowned!”