splendid star

Chapter 97 Xiao Qiang and Jiang Qinghua drift away
That afternoon, Xiao Qiang’s mother was playing mahjong in the yard of Aunt Guo’s house in the same village.At this time, an old lady in the village who was famous for gossiping came in, leaned forward and whispered in Xiao Qiang’s mother’s ear: “I say Qiangzi’s mother, now that you know how to do it, you still have time to fight.” Mahjong?"
"Look at what you're saying, do you know how to do anything? I don't have to go home to cook. Anyway, my daughter-in-law is at home making ready-made dishes for me!" Xiao Qiang's mother was playing cards without raising her head. Di replied with a slightly contented look, "touch!"
"Oh, that's not what I'm talking about. Go home and take a look." The talkative old lady urged while trying to pull Xiao Qiang's mother's arm.
"Hey! What are you talking about? I'm so good at cards. You can't wait until I finish the game to talk about anything!" Xiao Qiang's mother was playing hard when she saw the talkative old lady trying to pull her arm. , threw it away and complained.
"It's too late! Go home and take a look." The talkative old lady kept urging from the side.
Seeing the talkative old lady's impatient look, Xiao Qiang's mother realized that something bad might have happened at home, so she quickly put down the cards in her hand and followed the talkative old lady outside in a panic. Asked: "What's wrong? What happened to my family?"
Xiao Qiang's mother left the game before the game was over, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the other three poker players in the same village. "What's going on? Can't you wait until this game is over before leaving?" One of the good-hearted old ladies put down her mahjong and rushed over with Xiao Qiang's mother, wanting to see what interesting things happened in the Xiao family. " event".
I saw the talkative old lady walking and whispering in Xiao Qiang's mother's ear: "Jiang Qinghua is at your house right now! He is with your daughter-in-law..."
Xiao Qiang's mother quickly interrupted her and replied seriously: "I tell you, you can't say this nonsense."
The talkative old lady became anxious when she heard this, and asked quickly: "Speaking of Qiangzi's mother, the news about your daughter-in-law and Lao Jiang's son has long been spread in our village. Have you never heard of it before?"
Xiao Qiang's mother was shocked when she heard this, and asked doubtfully: "You mean the story between them has been spread in the village for a long time?"
"Qiangzi's mother, you really haven't heard of it!" the talkative old lady asked in surprise, "You see Qiangzi driving outside all day long and not caring about home, right? That boy from Lao Jiang's family is in the village committee At work, I heard that for the past six months, he has been running to your house whenever he has nothing to do. You might be wondering what the two of you are doing at home! Go take a look, they are at home right now!" The talkative old lady squinted her eyes. , lowered his head, and whispered in Xiao Qiang’s mother’s ear as he described it with joy, his hands still making gestures at the side, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.
Xiao Qiang's mother was listening and nodding her head.She secretly thought: The opportunity for revenge has finally come!This time I must catch him!This Xu Xiaoju has never done anything good since she married into the Xiao family. For example, during this period, she first took advantage of Niuniu's illness to instigate Qiangzi to prevent me from going out to play mahjong.I wanted to use the incident of throwing the bracelet to treat her, but I never expected that she would call the police?Alas, my old face has been completely humiliated just because of this matter.Just when I was looking for an opportunity to teach her a lesson, the opportunity came to my door. What a misfortune!
"Let's go quickly!" Xiao Qiang's mother urged the talkative old lady and couldn't help but quicken her pace.
The three of them rushed to the door of Xiao's house and saw that the door was ajar, leaving a crack several inches wide.After Xiao Qiang's mother made a "Shhh!" gesture to the talkative old lady, the two of them crept down beside the door. Through the crack in the door, Xiao Qiang's mother could vaguely see Jiang Qinghua's figure, and only saw Jiang Qinghua's back. Facing the door, he squatted down and lowered his head, seemingly doing something to Xiaoju who was sitting on the chair nearby.
"Hey Xu Xiaoju! You stole someone at home in broad daylight behind our mother and son's back!" Seeing this, Xiao Qiang's mother's blood surged upwards. She couldn't help but push the door open and shouted loudly.
Xiaoju was cooking in the kitchen when she heard Niu Niu crying in the yard. She hurried out to see what happened to Niu Niu. As a result, she walked too fast and accidentally sprained her foot while going down the steps.Xiaoju endured the pain and limped to Niu Niu. She squatted down and tried to pick up Niu Niu, but she fell to the ground with Niu Niu. Because her ankle was sprained, she couldn't find the strength to stand up. Seeing Niuniu crying loudly because she was frightened, Xiaoju burst into tears.Just when she was anxious and overwhelmed, Jiang Qinghua, who happened to be passing by, heard Niu Niu's cry and came to see what was going on. Only then did he find Xiao Ju who had fallen to the ground.He quickly ran over and helped Xiao Ju sit on a chair. Then he followed Xiao Ju's instructions and rummaged around the house to find medicine for bruises.Just as he was applying medicine to Xiao Ju's sprained foot, Xiao Qiang's mother and the talkative old lady bumped in.
"Mom! You misunderstood. My foot was so painful that I couldn't walk because of the sprain. Jiang Qinghua happened to be passing by and saw me, so he came in to help me..." Xiao Ju quickly explained.She felt that her mother-in-law today was simply unreasonable. Not only did she speak indiscriminately, but she also brought fellow villagers to her home to watch jokes.
Xiao Qiang's mother didn't want to listen to Xiao Ju's explanation at all. She categorically interrupted half of Xiao Ju's words, pointed at Xiao Ju's nose and shouted: "They say that catching thieves will catch stolen goods, and cheating will catch couples! You shameless thing, today I bumped into you, and I just said that you sprained your ankle and couldn't walk. How could it be such a coincidence? If I didn't bump into you one day, you two would have to sleep in the same bed?!"
"Mom! How can you think like this? You go out to play mahjong and you're not at home. I'm busy at home and have to take care of Niuniu. Now my foot is sprained. Don't you allow others to come over and help?" Seeing the mother-in-law said Without any restraint, Xiaoju replied with an unhappy look on her face.
"Yes, aunt, you really misunderstood me. Brother Qiang and I grew up naked together. You don't know who I am! I was just passing by and heard Niuniu crying fiercely. When I came in, I happened to see Xiaoju because of her feet. I had a sprain and couldn't get up from sitting on the ground. Niu Niu was crying and came over to help." Jiang Qinghua took the medicine in his hand and explained nicely, "Since you are back, Xiao Ju, then I'll get busy first." After Jiang Qinghua finished speaking, he handed the ointment to Xiaoju.
"What? You want to run away when you see me coming back? Tsinghua University, you have been eating and drinking at my house since you were a child. My aunt has watched you grow up day by day. Besides, Qiangzi is not kind to you, right? How can you do this? Something!" Xiao Qiang's mother shouted angrily, facing Jiang Qinghua.
"I..." Jiang Qinghua was about to explain, but Xiao Qiang's mother didn't give him any room to speak. She turned her head and cursed angrily at Xiao Ju: "Xiao Ju, I didn't expect you to be such a shameless person! You actually seduce a strong man at home in broad daylight, and it’s a shame that my strong son has shown his heart to you, and he still feels sorry for you and is reluctant to let you go to work. Is this how you treat him!”
When Jiang Qinghua heard this, he stepped forward and reasoned: "Mom, what are you talking about here! Are you the one who would throw dirty water on your daughter-in-law like this? You play mahjong outside all day long and don't come home, Xiao Ju I am exhausted every day at home and outside the house. Today I happened to pass by and saw Xiao Ju’s injured foot. I came in to help! Not to mention that I work in the village committee and am Brother Qiang’s friend. I am just an ordinary neighbor. See Now, I’ll come and help too.”
"Tsinghua, stop pretending! The story between you two has been spread in the village for a long time. Now I bumped into you and you denied it in every possible way. Are you worthy of Qiangzi?" Xiao Qiang's mother shouted loudly.
"Auntie, please tell me clearly. What have I done? How can I feel sorry for Brother Qiang? Xiaoju's foot is injured now. If you don't care about your daughter-in-law first, why are you talking about this nonsense! I can tell you, now With so many neighbors in the countryside watching, if you continue to make false accusations and throw dirty water, I will sue you for defamation." Jiang Qinghua stepped forward and reasoned seriously.
As soon as she heard the word "slander", Xiao Qiang's mother immediately felt like a deflated rubber ball. She was no longer so arrogant, but her eyes widened with anger and she cursed in a low voice.
"Mom! I know you have always disliked me, but this is between the two of us and has nothing to do with Jiang Qinghua. Don't wrong a good person here." Xiao Ju turned her head and said apologetically to Jiang Qinghua, "Qinghua, Why don't you go and do your work first, I'm really sorry to make you feel wronged."
But Jiang Qinghua had no intention of leaving at this time. He was worried that Xiao Qiang's mother would do something unfavorable to Xiao Ju after he left, so he looked at Xiao Ju worriedly and said: "Xiao Ju, then your feet..."
"It's okay. You'll be fine after a few days of rest." Xiao Ju forced out a smile and replied.
"Oh, do you feel sorry for her?! Tsinghua, this is not your wife, why are you worrying so much?" Xiao Qiang's mother teased from the side.
Jiang Qinghua glanced at Xiao Qiang's mother angrily, and while walking out, he said to the neighbors who were watching the excitement outside the door: "Let's all disperse, what's there to see?"
After Xiao Qiang's mother saw Jiang Qinghua walking away, she quickly picked up her mobile phone and called Xiao Qiang: "Qiangzi, come back quickly, something happened at home!"
Xiaoju looked at Xiao Qiang's mother and said sternly: "Mom! Let me say it again, Jiang Qinghua and I are innocent. If anything happens, come to me and don't implicate Qinghua. He is a good person."
"I don't need to talk to you, it's too dirty!" After Xiao Qiang's mother said this, she glanced sideways at Xiao Ju, then turned around and went into her room.
Xiaoju quickly called Niu Niu, who was so frightened that she was crying loudly, and hugged Niu Niu and cried softly.
Seeing this scene, the crowd watching the excitement at the door slowly dispersed while whispering to each other.
After Xiao Qiang came back in a hurry, Xiao Qiang's mother described it to Xiao Qiang while crying. Xiao Qiang, who was deceived, came to the bedroom angrily, and went up to give Xiao Ju who was lying on the bed with a sprained foot. A hard slap.
Xiao Ju, who was unable to move, was feeling sorry for herself and lamenting the injustice of fate to her. Xiao Qiang couldn't help but slapped her hard. Xiao Ju was stunned by the sudden slap. She covered the red face with her hands. , stunned there for a moment.
"Xu Xiaoju! I, Xiao Qiang, am not kind to you, am I? Did I warn you early on not to get too close to Jiang Qinghua? Why didn't you listen! Now, you will be embarrassed by the whole family. !" Xiao Qiang roared angrily.
Xiaoju covered her face and cried, asking: "Xiao Qiang, why did you hit me! You listened to your mother talking nonsense as soon as you came back. Do you understand the truth of the matter?"
"Xu Xiaoju, things have come to this. The whole village has spread about the two of you, and you are still making excuses!" Xiao Qiang shouted.
"I am not afraid of slanted shadows! I have no control over other people's mouths. In short, I will never admit anything that is not true!" Xiao Ju changed her usual weak attitude and defended resolutely.Xiaoju knew that this matter was related to a woman's most important reputation, and she must not be vague about it.
Xiao Qiang, who had completely lost his mind, couldn't listen to what Xiao Ju said at this time. He glared at Xiao Ju fiercely, turned around and ran towards Jiang Qinghua's house, leaving a sad Xiao Ju sitting on the bed and hugging her. Niuniu burst into tears.
"Jiang Qinghua, have you been thinking about Xiaoju for a long time? You are such a polite scum! It's a shame that I always treat you as a good friend!" As soon as Xiao Qiang arrived at Jiang's house, when he saw Jiang Qinghua, he came up and pulled his collar and cursed loudly.
At this time, Xiao Qiang was like a completely irrational and furious lion. Jiang Qinghua pushed him away and shouted loudly: "Brother Qiang, do you understand the truth of the matter! If you don't care about Xiaoju's ankle sprain, you just listen to your mother's nonsense." Badao, you come to my house and cause mischief again! Are you still a man?"
"I'm not a man? Even if I'm not a man, I won't do such dirty things like you! Don't bully your friends' wives! You know clearly that Xiaoju is my wife, but you still get involved?!" Xiao Qiang asked angrily.
"Xiao Qiang, that's enough! Do you still know that Xiaoju is your wife? Let me ask you, do you still love her with your conscience? Do you care about her life and death! Have you ever cared about her!" Jiang Tsinghua asked loudly.
"Of course I love Xiaoju! But what does this have to do with you! She is my wife, who have you to question me?!"
"You love her?! This is really an unfunny joke!" Jiang Qinghua stared at Xiao Qiang and asked word by word, "Okay! Then let me ask you again, she is working hard at home alone and has to take care of her. Where were you when the child had to do housework again and had to endure all kinds of difficulties from your mother? When she tired herself to the point of depression, besides calling her hypocritical, did you care about her? Some time ago Niu Niu was sick. On a cold day, when she was holding Niu Niu alone and waiting for the bus at the entrance of the village, did you experience her pain and helplessness? When she was wrongly accused by your mother of stealing the bracelet and was pointed at by the whole village. , have you ever stood up to defend her? Xiao Qiang, you patted your conscience and said, you have made such a good woman hurt and sad, but you still have the nerve to say that she is your wife and how much you love her. Are you worthy of her!?"
Jiang Qinghua's words seemed to hit Xiao Qiang's Achilles' heel, making him extremely embarrassed and angry. "I'm not worthy? You are! I'm warning you, Jiang Qinghua, stay out of our family's affairs from now on. Whether Xiao Ju is dead or alive has nothing to do with you. Stay away from her in the future! Otherwise, don't blame me for ignoring brotherly love!" After Xiao Qiang said these words, he turned around and left the Jiang family angrily.
(End of this chapter)