Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Trying to Steal a Chicken but Losing the Rice Instead Chapter 93: Chapter 93: Trying to Steal a Chicken but Losing the Rice Instead With a quick glance, she continued, “Besides, she’s been lying on my third son’s kang all afternoon. If word gets out, it won’t sound good for her reputation.”
Zhao Pulin’s arms bulged with veins as he clenched his fists, wanting to give the old hag a good beating, and the two families were at an impasse for a while.
Zhao Pulin said, “If Auntie Mao won’t release her, then I’ll have no choice but to report this to the police. My wife realizes she was wrong, and if it comes to it, she can spend a few months in there.
But I must take my daughter home today no matter what.”
Old Madam Mao retorted, “You’re not afraid, and neither am I. Make a big fuss, and your daughter won’t end up well. I hear you still have four unmarried girls at home.
Ha ha, when they all become old maids, that will be the joke of the town.”
In the end, it was the party secretary and the head of Beipo Village who came and helped to mediate. As the Zhao Family was at fault first, they compensated the Mao Family with thirty yuan. The Mao Family had demanded fifty, but Gao Suhua simply would not agree.
In the end, Zhao Pulin said he only had thirty yuan, take it or leave it; he was all in, willing to take the matter to the authorities if needed.
Eventually, the Zhao Family returned the original one hundred yuan and additionally shelled out thirty yuan to settle the matter. Not having enough cash on hand, it was the party secretary of Beipo Village who sent a few young people from the Mao Family to go and withdraw the money.
After receiving the money, Old Madam Mao was cursing under her breath, but inside she was delighted, thinking it wouldn’t be bad to have a few more incidents like this.
When the Zhao Family returned to the village, most of the villagers had already retired for the night, so it did not cause any significant stir.
As soon as the people of Beipo Village took the money and left, Zhao Pulin locked the front door and turned to Gao Suhua, unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks. This was the first time Zhao Pulin had ever beaten Gao Suhua so brutally, and though she was in terrible pain, she dared not make a sound.
She was afraid that the neighbors might hear and even more gossip would spread tomorrow.
Zhao Changlin intervened when he felt it was enough, pulling his brother away, “Stop it, we have work tomorrow. Don’t let the village people notice anything. You better keep today’s events to yourselves.
Lots of people in Beipo Village saw what happened. Although the party secretary and village head don’t want it to get out, it’s only a matter of time before it does. You should settle Xiaomei’s marriage as soon as possible.
Since those people didn’t see Xiaomei’s face, and the Zhao family has so many daughters, even if word gets out, they won’t know which one it was. That’s the only way now.”
Also, from now on, all of you need to drop those crooked ideas. Today you tried to set up Luo Qiao, but not only did she get away without a scratch, she didn’t attract any trouble. That girl is not simple, so stop trying to mess with her in the future.
Since we never intended to acknowledge her from the start, and she’s not part of our Zhao Family, don’t harbor any sordid thoughts, or you’ll end up disgracing the entire Zhao Family with your actions.”
Gao Suhua gritted her teeth and said, “Are we just going to let this go? She schemed against Xiaomei and still made us lose thirty yuan. I can’t swallow this grievance.”
Zhao Pulin snorted coldly, “What can you do if you’re not satisfied? You dare to spread this around, and everyone knows she was seated with the second daughter-in-law of the village chief’s family at lunch today.
In the afternoon, she went back to work as usual, not showing the slightest impropriety. You still think the situation isn’t big enough? Do you want to spread it until the whole village knows, until you can’t go out or face people anymore?
How many times have I told you not to get carried away with these crooked plots? Now see what’s happened—a failed attempt to steal a chicken only to lose the rice, nearly ruining your own daughter’s life. Are you satisfied now?”