The two of them had a great time eating at the state-owned restaurant.
Over in East Province, things were in chaos after He Jinxuan and Xinyan had just left and He Jian Country lost his job.
Gao Yumei couldn’t show any kindness to He Jian Country now, every day was either a storm of smashes and bangs or harsh words.
Today, as Gao Yumei was cursing, He Jian Country finally snapped, jumping up and giving her a beating, shouting, "If not for your damn instigation, I wouldn’t have done those things. And now you blame everything on me, you wretched woman."
By the time Mr. He and He Yuejin came to pull He Jian Country away, Gao Yumei was already black and blue, in a miserable state.
Gao Yumei, after the beating, became furious as well, thinking He Jian Country was useless, not only ineffectual but also hitting his wife, and she immediately screeched, "He Jian Country, you’re not human. Just you wait, I’ll go to the Women’s Federation and report you right now."
Sister-in-law Wang Erni happened to come in: "Second sister-in-law, Jian Country just lost his temper. You know the situation at home as well as anyone, and if this keeps up, how are you going to live? You have to think about the children."
Honestly, she had no interest in what this second family wanted to stir up. The couple plotted against others only to harm themselves, and it served them right.
But her mother-in-law was worried that their antics would impact the marriage prospects of the fifth son, Yuejin, which was why she came over to intervene.
Gao Yumei wouldn’t cool down so quickly: "Sister-in-law, it’s easy for you to talk when you’re not the one getting beaten. If Big Brother hit you, could you swallow your anger?"
She shoved Wang Erni with that remark, and Wang Erni, unable to keep her balance, fell to the ground.
The fall made things worse, and Sister-in-law screamed in pain: "Ah, my stomach."
At this, a sharp-eyed onlooker cried out, "The wife of Jiefang’s house is bleeding, hurry and give her a hand."
When the three He family sons in the courtyard heard this, their hearts sank, hoping it wasn’t as they feared.
If it was, it would probably spark a feud between the first and second families.
Meanwhile, Mother He, regardless of her little grandson He Jia Ming, handed the child to the five-year-old He Jiahui: "Jiahui, take care of your brother."
Saying this, she ran out, but had just reached the neighboring courtyard when she saw people carrying her bleeding eldest daughter-in-law out of the second family’s residence, frightening her into trembling: "What happened?"
A woman nearby answered: "Auntie, it looks like Sister-in-law He has had a miscarriage."
Hearing this, Mother He felt a buzzing in her head, murmuring, "What are we going to do now?"
It was Mr. He who shouted at her: "Hurry back and get some money."
Only then did Mother He stumble her way back.
But because the injury was too severe, the child couldn’t be saved.
After learning the child couldn’t be saved, Wang Erni cried heart-wrenchingly. Ever since giving birth to her daughter He Xunan, she hadn’t been pregnant again. The child had come, only to be lost just like that.
When He Jiefang arrived upon receiving the news, he saw Wang Erni in tears: "Wife."
Wang Erni heard He Jiefang’s voice: "Husband, is the child gone?"
He Jiefang had already learned the story on his way and his neck veins bulged with anger, but he could only soothe her: "Wife, stop crying, your health is important, continuing to cry like this won’t be good for your eyes."
Sister-in-law muttered, "We didn’t even get to know them, and now they’re just gone. I hate myself, why did I try to reason with her?"