"Child? Are you married?" Liu Quan walked over with Dali by his side, glancing at An Mingji next to her when he heard the word "child."
The sky was dim, making it difficult to see the injuries on the child’s face. Liu Quan recognized her because of Gu Jin’s clothes.
Gu Jin patted the well-behaved child, "No, this is my younger brother."
Liu Quan rubbed his bald head and laughed, "I thought so. Look how young you are. It’s impossible for you to have such a big child."
He looked at Widow Chen and the others, noticed the fear in their eyes, and left after exchanging a few words with Gu Jin.
Liu Quan knew that as a ruffian, getting too close to Gu Jin would harm her reputation.
Although he wanted to get to know Gu Jin better, feeling the money Haige gave him today in his pocket, Liu Quan thought there would be plenty of chances in the future.
After Liu Quan left, Widow Chen and the others looked at Gu Jin with a different kind of gaze.
Gu Jiajie and Xiao Liu quickly returned, driving to this side of the corridor.
Gu Jin looked at the car parked not far away and warned Widow Chen and the three others, "From now on, stay away from the children in my family. If you dare to provoke them again, I’ll ruin you financially!"
After speaking, she pulled the child toward where the car was parked.
On the way back to the village, the sky was completely dark, and the cries of the three women, led by Widow Chen, kept coming from the back compartment.
Xiao Liu, driving the car, knew something was definitely up, but didn’t ask much. He got quite a lot from this trip today, understanding the benefit of helping others.
The car stopped at the Gu Family’s entrance. After dropping everyone off, Xiao Liu left under the farewell of Gu Jiajie.
"We can’t live like this! Are you trying to drive us to our deaths?"
As soon as Xiao Liu drove off, Widow Chen sat on the ground and started wailing.
Earlier, she didn’t dare to make a fuss. Now back in the village, she was willing to disregard her pride to make a scene.
It was a fifty yuan IOU. Where could she find the money to repay it? She was a widow with an elder brother-in-law at home. If they found out, wouldn’t they kill her!
Seeing Widow Chen’s wailing, the other two women hesitated, then quickly sat down and started making a scene as well.
Gu Jin was already psychologically prepared for this.
She led the child home, saying to her cousin behind her, "Brother Jie, close the main gate. Don’t let any indecent people in."
Anyway, she had the IOUs of these three women in her hands, not afraid of them doing anything over the line.
The cries of the three women outside disturbed the neighbors around, many of whom came over with flashlights to join the commotion.
Upon seeing it was Widow Chen and the others, they stepped forward to inquire, "What’s going on?"
Hearing the inquiries from those around her, Widow Chen seemed to find a backbone, recounting the events to everyone, especially how Gu Jin forced them to sign a fifty yuan IOU.
As for their children beating An Mingji, she didn’t mention it at all.
Everyone was shocked by what Gu Jin had done, gathering in front of the Gu Family’s gate to criticize, their voices growing louder, disturbing Gu Decang and his wife inside the house.
Chen Hong came out wearing a thick coat just as Gu Jin was bringing the child back in.
Seeing her uncle and aunt standing at the door, she glanced down at the IOUs in her hand.
After thinking for a moment, she stepped forward and handed the three IOUs to Chen Hong, "Aunt, these are the IOUs for the 150 yuan owed to us by Widow Chen and the two other families. Little An was beaten by them resulting in internal injuries. This includes today’s hospital examination fees, medical expenses, and nutrition costs."
Hearing this, Chen Hong carefully accepted the IOUs, "Jin, girl, what is this?"