Chapter 406 Zhang Chunjiao was Badly Beaten
When everyone arrived at Xiao Fuqi’s house, they saw Xiao Fuqi swing his fists at Zhang Chunjiao like she was a piece of dough.
Even from a distance, people noticed Zhang Chunjiao’s bruised and swollen face. Everyone sucked in a deep breath. Xiao Fuqi was really ruthless this time. He didn’t hold back. In the past, Xiao Fuqi would only attack Zhang Chunjiao when he was drunk, but this time…
No wonder Xiao Xiaoqiang came to call for help.
“Stop!” The village chief, Xiao Taiyang, immediately shouted, “Xiao Fuqi, what are you doing? Are you trying to kill her?”
Xiao Fuqi’s face was full of anger, and his face was still livid.
He did not stop waving his fist. Instead, he punched Zhang Chunjiao’s stomach.
“Help, help…” Zhang Chunjiao cried out in horror, “He’s going to kill me. Help!” She wounded weak. At this moment, she was lying on the ground in the courtyard. Her clothes were in a mess, and her face was bruised and swollen. Xiao Fuqi was sitting on her stomach, and one of his hands was pressing on her chest. He kept punching her stomach.
The village chief immediately shouted, “Quick. Pull him back!”
A few strong men ran to stop Xiao Fuqi. Even after he was held back, Xiao Fuqi was still very angry. He raised his foot and kicked Zhang Chunjiao’s stomach again.
Everyone, “…”
What is going on? Are they husband and wife or sworn enemies?
The village chief was angry. He said very sternly, “Xiao Fuqi, what’s wrong with you? Do you want to beat her to death?”
Xiao Fuqi was still angry as he said, “This damn woman deserves to be beaten to death!”
“Nonsense!” The village chief shouted sternly, “You’ll get the death penalty if you kill her!” Xiao Fuqi tightly pursed his lips. The fury in his eyes directly sprayed toward Zhang Chunjiao, who was still lying on the ground. He said loudly, “Even if I have to pay with my life, I will beat her to death.”
Everyone,”…” What kind of great hatred is there between this pair of husband and wife?
The village chief shouted, “Enough! You aren’t afraid of death, but this is incredibly embarrassing!”
At this moment, Zhang Chunjiao got up from the ground and knelt in front of the village chief. She begged the village chief for help and cried, “Village Chief, please save me. Xiao Fuqi, that bastard, was really going to beat me to death.”
Looking at Zhang Chunjiao’s disheveled clothes, messy hair, and swollen nose and face, really made people feel sympathy and pity for her. However, when they thought of Zhang Chunjiao’s disgusting character, their sympathy faded.
“Get up first. Otherwise, people will think I’m bullying you.” Xiao Taiyang said in a bad mood. Then, he looked at Xiao Fu and angrily rebuked, “And you! Why can’t we use words? Must you use fists?” Xiao Fuqi seemed to be very angry as he said, “Village chief, this damn woman just took all of my family’s money and was preparing to leave. If I didn’t catch her in time, she would be gone already!”
Hearing Xiao Fuqi’s words, the others were immediately shocked.
Xiao Fuqi’s family wasn’t poor. Xiao Fuqi’s parents, Xiao Fuqi, Zhang Chunjiao, and their daughter were all working people. Only Xiao Xiaoqiang was too young to work. Even though they didn’t get to use Little Light’s manure, they got the rental from Xiao Lingyu’s mountain contract. They had received quite a lot of money this year. It was at least ten thousand. Zhang Chunjiao had taken all that. No wonder Xiao Fuqi was so mad. They would be mad too.
After hearing this, the village chief took a deep breath, then looked at Zhang Chunjiao and asked, “Zhang Chunjiao, is he telling the truth?”
A guilty expression flashed across Zhang Chunjiao’s face. Then, she argued vehemently, “His money is mine, so why can’t I take them? I don’t want to stay here and be beaten up anymore. So why couldn’t I take the money and leave?”
Zhang Chunjiao was indeed thick-skinned.
When the people present heard this, their expressions were somewhat incredulous.
Zhang Chunjiao basically stole all the money from her family. How could she still be so shameless about it? She might not care about her husband and her in-laws, but what about her children? How would Xiao Fuqi feed their son and daughter after she left with all the money?
This woman was ruthless. “Zhang Chunjiao, you still have the cheek to say that. You don’t even care about your children anymore. After you take away the money, how will your son attend school? Also, who is going to marry Xiaoqiang in the future? This is so embarrassing. You actually tried to scam your own family.”
“Zhang Chunjiao, you really have no bottom line. You’re willing to do anything. This is an embarrassment for us women. No wonder Xiao Fuqi said that he would beat you to death. Any other man in his place would probably do the same.”
“Zhang Chunjiao, how much money did you take? Did you take everything? That’s tens of thousands. Didn’t you leave some for your children?”
To rural people, every penny they earned was hard money.
Therefore, they treasured money very much.
They would rather be killed than robbed. This mentality was especially strong in Taoyuan Village because they used to be very poor.
After Xiao Lingyu contracted the mountain, the villagers received a huge amount of rent. It gave many people hope. They could now build new houses and find a better match for their children.
Xiao Fuqi’s family had five members, including the divorced Xiao Dahua. Based on Xiao Lingyu’s contract, they would have gotten close to 40,000 RMB.
Xiao Xiaoqiang was still young. However, Xiao Fuqi had planned everything for him. He would use the money to build his son a new house. Their old house was dilapidated. Even if they renovated it, it would cost almost as much as building a new house. Who would have thought there would be a thief in the family? His wife basically stabbed him in the back. No wonder he was so angry.
The villagers immediately felt sympathy and pity for Xiao Fuqi. On the contrary, they looked down on Zhang Chunjiao.
The village chief said seriously, “Zhang Chunjiao, if you want to leave, you can ask for a divorce. Why did you steal the money and leave?
“You don’t own Xiao Fuqi’s money. In fact, you only have the right to part of his wealth. After you took all the money, how do you expect the rest of your family to survive, especially your two children?”
Zhang Chunjiao cried out and complained, “Village chief, I… I was forced to do it. Xiao Fuqi beats me every day, especially when he drinks. I deserve a peaceful life too. I can’t live like this anymore.”
At this moment, a woman spoke up, “Honestly, that was your fault. You did this to yourself. In the past, Xiao Fuqi was so good to you. He didn’t scold or hit you. In fact, he let you hit him. He cherished you so much.
“But you didn’t even treasure such a good husband. You went to seduce another man. You even… did those things in public…”
The villager didn’t say anything beyond that because she still wanted to give Xiao Fuqi face, but everyone knew what she meant.
The others echoed, “Zhang Chunjiao, you really like to complain. In the past, your family was poor, but Xiao Fuqi treated you like a queen. Everyone could see that. “You didn’t like to farm, so Xiao Fuqi didn’t even let you work. Xiao Fuqi did everything, and you only needed to sit at home. Do you know envious we were?”
Naturally, it was mostly women who said these things. The men didn’t say anything. In any case, none of them spoiled their wives as Xiao Fuqi did in the past.
Everyone was lecturing Zhang Chunjiao. Zhang Chunjiao lowered her head. She didn’t know what to say.
She ran away because she was afraid.
Of course, it was not because she was afraid of being beaten by Xiao Fuqi, but because… she was afraid of being caught.
If she had to leave, she had to have money. She wouldn’t live on the streets.
She told Xiao Xiaoqiang that she was going to her grandfather’s house, but she knew that her maiden family wouldn’t welcome her. Plus, she was afraid the police would find her there.
Therefore, she had to go to a place where no one knew her. To achieve that, she had to have money.
As long as she had money, she would have food and shelter. She didn’t want to become a beggar.
The group of people dispersed after a while.
After all, this was Xiao Fuqi’s family business. It was already the middle of the night, and everyone was tired. They needed to go home and rest.
After everyone left, Xiao Fuqi was afraid that Zhang Chunjiao would suddenly leave again, so he took a hemp rope and tied her up.
Xiao Fuqi took back all the money Zhang Chunjiao had stolen. He secured them and went to sleep. He was woken up in the middle of the night and had used a lot of strength to beat up Zhang Chunjiao. He was very tired. Zhang Chunjiao was tied up in the yard and was still injured. Xiao Fuqi did not give her any treatment.
The Xiao family did not care about what happened at Xiao Fuqi’s house.
The Xiao family was very happy to have Little Light and Big Light back.
Xiao Lingyu and Gong Tianhao did not care about Xiao Fuqi’s family. They knew that Zhang Chunjiao would not be able to escape.
Zhang Chunjiao was just a small fry. She wouldn’t be able to escape.
“Little Xing, sit down for a while. Auntie will prepare a bowl of noodles for you,” Mother Xiao said politely. Situ Xing could not help but nod his head in response to Gong Tianhao’s sharp gaze. “Okay, thank you, Auntie!”
Little Light and Big Light were back. After Xiao Xiaohui sent them back to the cattle pen, the Xiao family also went back to rest.
Eldest Uncle Xiao, Second Uncle Xiao, and Third Uncle Xiao’s families retired to their homes. So only the Xiao Family remained.
Noting how young Situ Xing was, Father Xiao smiled and asked, “Little Xing, you look very young. But you’re already running everywhere. Are you even eighteen yet?” Situ Xing, who was already twenty-eight years old, “…” I’m not sure if that’s a compliment or not.
Situ Xing smiled and said, “Uncle, I’m already 28 years old.”
Father Xiao looked at Situ Xing’s tender face and was full of doubt. “Are you really 28 years
old?”
Situ Xing said, “Uncle, it’s true. I have a baby face, but I’m really 28.”
Father Xiao was obviously still in disbelief. He looked at Gong Tianhao as if to ask for confirmation.
Gong Tianhao smiled and said, “Uncle, don’t be fooled by his young face. He’s actually an old fox. He’s indeed 28 years old.” Situ Xing, “…” Now, I’m sure that’s not a compliment.
Father Xiao obviously trusted Gong Tianhao more. He nodded and said, “You really can’t judge a book by its cover. He looks so young, but he’s actually quite old.”
Situ Xing, “…” Okay… Is this a compliment? Gong Tianhao introduced again, “Uncle, Situ Xing may be young, but he’s a brain specialist. Furthermore, he has a certain degree of international fame.”
Hearing Gong Tianhao introduce Situ Xing’s identity, Xiao Lingyu was very surprised.
He was 28 years old, a brain specialist, and he was even internationally famous. That was impressive.
However, Father Xiao was a farmer. He did not know much about these things. However, he knew that it required very deep professional knowledge to be called an expert. Father Xiao always respected intellectuals.
Father Xiao’s attitude immediately changed. He was cautious and serious.
He said, “I’m impressed. Doctor Situ is already an expert at such a young age!”
“…” Situ Xing was embarrassed. Then, he said, “Uncle, you can call me Little Xing. I’m a doctor, but… I’m also Boss’ good brother. Just treat me as your junior.”
Gong Tianhao didn’t want his future mother-in-law and father-in-law to be so awkward around Situ Xing too.
Gong Tianhao said, “Uncle, he might be a doctor, but he’s an ordinary person like us too. Just treat him like your junior.”
Father Xiao nodded. “Okay.” He didn’t want the youngsters to feel awkward.
“It’s ready. The noodles are here.” Mother Xiao came out with a bowl of noodles.
“Wow, it smells so good.”
