"You're not a person, you're a four-legged beast on the run!"
"Every time I see you, I'll beat you!"
Jia Zhangshi lay on the ground like a dead dog, not daring to utter another word.
It was only with the combined effort of Aunt Yi and Aunt San that she was carried away.
Jiang Aiying's actions today had delivered a heavy blow to the excessively arrogant Jia family!
Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu were both characters of an extraordinary caliber.
Liu Kai Xuan had made it clear that he would not forgive Jia Zhangshi, the main culprit.
Yet, they continued to cling to Liu Kai Xuan like rabid dogs, refusing to be driven away, utterly disgusting.
Now, it seemed that men beating women was ineffective, but women beating women had yielded immediate results.
Jiang Aiying had focused all her attacks on the faces of those two "oddities."
Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu both had swollen, bruised faces.
Their cheeks were so badly swollen that speaking was difficult, let alone causing trouble and roaring.
In the end, it was women who understood women better!
Jia Zhangshi had naively believed that by feigning immobility in bed, others would be helpless against her.
Tragically, her ignorant belief was soon to be thoroughly shattered.
...
A week later, the first-instance verdict for the case was finally announced.
Jia Zhangshi was sentenced to three years in prison for incitement and harboring.
Bang Geng was sentenced to one year of re-education through labor for theft.
On the day the verdict was announced, Jia Zhangshi was transferred to the detention center by law enforcement personnel.
In the future, the old woman would be transferred to prison to serve her sentence.
In the courtyard, Qin Huairu sat alone at home, her eyes red and swollen from crying.
Yi Zhonghai shamelessly came to comfort her.
"Little Qin, don't be too sad!"
"It's a good thing Zhang Cuihua is going to jail. Once she's inside, no one will bully you anymore!"
Qin Huairu retorted indignantly, "What does Zhang Cuihua's fate have to do with me?"
"But what about my son, Bang Geng? He's just a child!"
"Now that he's going to juvenile detention, not only will he have a permanent criminal record, but the school has also expelled him!"
"His entire life is ruined!"
Yi Zhonghai continued to comfort her, "Bang Geng still has many years before he becomes an adult!"
"When the time comes, I'll help Bang Geng get a good dowry, and he'll definitely find a good girl!"
"As for Bang Geng's job, don't worry. I, Yi Zhonghai, am an eighth-grade fitter!"
"As long as Bang Geng learns well from me, he will surely have a bright future. Don't worry!"
Qin Huairu could only half-believe the "pie in the sky" Yi Zhonghai was painting.
She herself had learned from Yi Zhonghai, this eighth-grade fitter, and after so many years, she was still just an ordinary worker, not even a second-grade fitter.
Yi Zhonghai's "care" for her was because he desired her body.
Similarly, Yi Zhonghai's "care" for Bang Geng was because he wanted Bang Geng to support him in his old age.
In this era, the feudal ideology of valuing males over females was still very serious.
For example, Jia Zhangshi was a prime example. Among the Jia family's three children, Jia Zhangshi only "cared" for Bang Geng.
The other two girls were considered money-losers in her eyes.
Jia Zhangshi claimed to rely on Bang Geng to continue the Jia family lineage, but in reality, she was counting on Bang Geng to support her in her old age.
Qin Huairu thought for a moment and replied, "First Uncle, our family can only rely on your help now!"
"From now on, if you give me 30 yuan a month for living expenses, I can agree to all your demands!"
"What..."
Yi Zhonghai's old face immediately turned extremely unnatural.
It was true that he and Qin Huairu had a long-term improper relationship, but at the same time, to maintain his "noble and righteous" social image as the First Uncle,
Yi Zhonghai had always kept this matter very hidden.
Although Qin Huairu was a widow, Yi Zhonghai was a married man.
Yi Zhonghai's affair with Qin Huairu would be dealt with severely in this era, and if the matter were exposed, he might even end up in prison.
"Are you joking with me?"
Yi Zhonghai decisively refused, "You have a good job, why do you need me to give you money!"
"Your family's financial difficulties before were because there were too many people. Now that Jia Zhangshi has gone to eat prison food!"
"It's just you, Xiao Dang, and Xiao Huai Hua. Your salary of 27.5 yuan is more than enough!"
"What are you thinking?"
Qin Huairu decisively refused, "After Zhang Cuihua goes to jail, I'll be the only adult in the family!"
"If I go to work, who will take care of the two children?"
"This... why don't you ask First Aunt to help you look after them!"
Qin Huairu replied with a stern face, "Then you go and talk to Lin Xue Ling about it. She won't listen to me!"
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai also became anxious.
It shouldn't be a problem for First Aunt to occasionally help look after Qin Huairu's two girls.
But the key issue was that Jia Zhangshi had been sentenced to three years, and asking Lin Xue Ling to look after Xiao Dang and Xiao Huai Hua for three years?
With no blood relation, how could Lin Xue Ling possibly agree?
Yi Zhonghai stammered and mumbled for a long time, his speech becoming incoherent.
At this point, Qin Huairu's expression suddenly turned cold and stern.
"Yi Zhonghai, if you don't care about my life or death, I'll expose all your dirty secrets!"
"Our family has completely collapsed anyway, and I don't want to live anymore!"
"Before I die, I'll take you, a big liar, down with me!"
"Are you crazy!"
Yi Zhonghai glared at Qin Huairu and shouted, "When did I say I wouldn't care about you?"
"Since you can't work at the steel plant anymore, I'll go to the neighborhood committee tomorrow to discuss it and try to get some subsidies for you..."
"Don't worry, I will definitely not abandon you!"
"Alright, give me 30 yuan now!"
Qin Huairu brazenly demanded the money, which infuriated Yi Zhonghai.
Unfortunately, Qin Huairu now had Yi Zhonghai by the throat, demanding money.
If she were pushed to the brink, and she reported Yi Zhonghai for having illicit affairs, Yi Zhonghai would be finished in minutes.
"I have two yuan here, take it first!"
Yi Zhonghai grudgingly took out two yuan in cash from his pocket, wanting to resolve the disaster with money.
Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu became even more demanding, "You must give me at least 10 yuan today!"
"Also, arrange a relaxed and flexible job for me within three days, or we'll go our separate ways, and you'll bear all the consequences!"
"I..."
At this moment, Yi Zhonghai truly wished he could stab Qin Huairu, this vampire, to death.
Before, when Qin Huairu was ruthlessly bleeding Sha Zhu dry, Yi Zhonghai had secretly mocked Sha Zhu as a "fool."
He never expected retribution to come so quickly, and today Qin Huairu had turned her attention and was directly draining him.