Reborn in '77, I have a job panel!

Qian Cheng is back.

The room was quite warm; the stove was burning brightly, the water in the kettle was bubbling and steaming, and the kang (heated brick bed) was also very warm.

Hou Yufen helped Qian Cheng onto the kang (a heated brick bed), placed two pillows under him for support, and his sister-in-law brought over hot water. Zhang Mingxi took the water, wet a towel, and handed it to Qian Cheng to wipe his face.

"The chicken needs to stew for a while longer, you should rest first."

Qian Cheng leaned against the kang (a heated brick bed), watching his family bustling about, and felt a warm glow in his heart.

Five days ago, he was surrounded and beaten by six men, including Wang Shoujun, on the ice. He was covered in blood and thought he was going to die there.

Five days later, he lay on the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed), drinking hot water and smelling the aroma of chicken soup.

It's good to be alive.

Qian Cheng closed his eyes, a wave of exhaustion washing over him.

Zhang Mingxi sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and gently held his hand.

He didn't open his eyes, but his fingers twitched in response to her.

The room was very quiet.

The fire crackled in the stove, and the occasional crowing of roosters and barking of dogs could be heard outside the window.

Everything was peaceful.

On the other side, Sun Xinghua had just returned from her parents' home.

She's had a lot of mistreatment these past few days.

The day Wang Shoujun was taken away by the police, she went to the police station with him, crying and shouting, saying that she was the victim, that Qian Cheng had committed a crime by beating people, and that the village officials were protecting the murderer.

But the police completely ignored her.

They took her statement, asked her about the situation, and then told her to go home and wait for further notice.

Wang Shoujun and his five brothers from his maternal family were all detained, and it was said that they would wait for the injury assessment results before deciding how to deal with them.

Sun Xinghua's legs were weak when she came out of the police station.

She didn't dare go straight home; she went back to her parents' home first.

As soon as she entered, she saw her mother, Granny Sun, sitting in the main room, her face ashen.

"Mom," Sun Xinghua said cautiously.

"So you finally decided to come back!" Old Mrs. Sun slammed her hand on the table. "Look what you've done! All five of your brothers are in jail!"

Sun Xinghua knelt down with a thud: "Mom, I never expected it to turn out like this..."

"I didn't expect this!" Old Mrs. Sun trembled with anger. "What did you say when you went to see your brother? You said you were going to teach someone a lesson and help your son-in-law vent his anger! And now? Your husband is in jail, and all five of your brothers are in jail! How am I, an old woman, supposed to live?"

Sun Xinghua burst into tears: "Mom, I really didn't expect Qian Cheng to be so arrogant."

"Arrogant?" Old Mrs. Sun sneered. "Six against one, and they still managed to bite their son-in-law like that, and you still have the nerve to call them arrogant?"

Although Granny Sun was unreasonable, she had lived for many years and wasn't stupid. Behind closed doors, she knew better than anyone that her Sun family had no right to this matter.

Sun Xinghua dared not utter a sound.

For the next few days, she was treated like a rat in her parents' home.

Her eldest sister-in-law called her a jinx, her second sister-in-law said she was a jinx to her husband and brothers, and her third, fourth and fifth sisters-in-law didn't give her a good look either. Even her mother didn't give her a good look and wouldn't let her sit at the table to eat.

Sun Xinghua stayed for three days with a heavy heart, but she couldn't stand it any longer.

On the fourth day, she slunk back home.

The house was cold and empty, with no hot water. The pigs Wang Shoujun raised were screaming from hunger, and no one was feeding the chickens.

Sun Xinghua sat in the empty main room, growing angrier the more she thought about it.

It's all Qian Cheng's fault.

If he hadn't been so nosy, if he hadn't been so ruthless and hit her, how could she have possibly encouraged her man to seek revenge? How did her five brothers end up in jail?

It's all Qian Cheng's fault!

On the fifth day, she went to the police station to inquire about the situation.

The officer on duty was Officer Liu. Sun Xinghua approached him and asked, "Officer, when will my husband be released?"

Police officer Xiao Liu glanced at her: "Are you a family member of Wang Shoujun?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Sun Xinghua nodded repeatedly.

"The case is still under investigation. Once the injury assessment is completed, we will proceed with the necessary procedures."

"Then, what do we need to do to get them released?" Sun Xinghua asked.

After thinking for a moment, Officer Liu said, "If the injury assessment determines that the injury constitutes minor injury, then it is a criminal case. If the victim does not pursue the matter and is willing to reach a settlement, it can be handled leniently."

Sun Xinghua's eyes lit up: "Reconciliation? You mean, as long as Qian Cheng is willing to reconcile, he can be released?"

"That's one way to put it," Officer Liu nodded, "but the specifics depend on the details of the case."

Sun Xinghua left, expressing her deepest gratitude.

She walked and pondered as she went.

Qian Cheng is in the hospital now. I heard she was seriously injured, but she also beat her husband. Her husband's nose bridge collapsed, his front teeth fell out, and he was bitten on the shoulder with a bloody hole.

In terms of injuries, Qian Cheng was more seriously injured, but her man's injuries were not minor either.

Why is it only her man and her brother who are implicated, and not Qian Cheng?

Qian Cheng must have bribed the police!

Sun Xinghua grew angrier the more she thought about it, but anger aside, the person still needed to be saved.

Let's settle it.

She went to Qian Cheng, asked him to sign something, and that would be the end of it.

As for an apology? And compensation?

On what grounds?

Qian Cheng also hit her man, so they're even.

Sun Xinghua made up her mind to wait for Qian Cheng to be discharged from the hospital.

That afternoon, someone from the village came to tell her, "Sun Xinghua, Qian Cheng has been discharged from the hospital and just returned to the village."

Upon hearing this, Sun Xinghua immediately stood up.

"You're back?"

"They're back. Zhang Changtian picked them up in his tractor."

Without saying a word, Sun Xinghua put on her cotton-padded coat and went outside.

She didn't go to the Qian family's house; she went back to her parents' house first.

Old Mrs. Sun was still sulking when she saw her daughter arrive again. She snapped, "What are you doing here again?"

"Mom, I have a way to save my brother and the others."

Old Mrs. Sun was taken aback: "What method?"

"The police said that as long as the parties involved are willing to reach a settlement, they can be released."

"A settlement?" Old Mrs. Sun looked at her suspiciously. "Would Qian Cheng agree to that?"

"Why should he disagree? He also hit my man, so this matter is already settled."

I'll go find him and make him sign something; he'll have to sign whether he wants to or not.

Grandma Sun remained silent for a while.

She also felt sorry for her sons; with all five of them locked up, she, as their mother, was more anxious than anyone else.

"Go and try it, be nice, and don't start another argument or upset them."

"Okay, Mom," Sun Xinghua replied, but she didn't really care.

Good attitude?

Why bother being nice to someone like Qian Cheng?

She went out the door and headed straight for the Qian family's house.

Along the way, the more she thought about it, the more convinced she was in the right.

Qian Cheng physically assaulted her husband; this was the first incident.

Her five older brothers were also imprisoned because of Qian Cheng's matter; this is the second incident.

Qian Cheng deserved to be beaten.

Now that she's putting aside past grievances and taking the initiative to reconcile, she's already giving Qian Cheng face.

If he dares to disagree, she'll sue him!

Sun Xinghua moved with lightning speed and arrived at the entrance of the Qian family's courtyard in no time.

The courtyard was quiet, the door to the main room was closed, and smoke was billowing from the chimney.

Sun Xinghua stood at the door, took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of her lungs:

"Qian Cheng! You come out here!"

Sun Xinghua's shout, like a pig being slaughtered, immediately woke Qian Cheng from his daze.

He was almost asleep leaning against the headboard when the sound made his eyelids twitch and he opened his eyes.

Zhang Mingxi was sitting on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed). Hearing the noise, he looked out the window.