A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 87 Why are you hitting your wife?

When the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner saw Zhuang Qingxiang, his eyes widened in surprise.

The way he looked at Lu Congyue was becoming increasingly strange.

After a brief examination, the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner called Lu Congyue out to speak.

"A wife isn't someone to be beaten. Even if she really angers you, just give her a little punishment. How could you possibly kill her?"

The traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, his face full of resentment, mustered his courage and reprimanded Lu Congyue.

Lu Congyue's face darkened: "Who told you I hit him? Don't talk nonsense."

"You still won't admit it? Fine, fine, I know you're going to say she fell on her own! No... do you even believe that yourself? What kind of good person would fall like that on their own?" The bone-setting master was furious.

Lu Congyue took a deep breath: "Master, just tell me, can her injury be healed? How can it be healed?"

"How can we treat it? Is it incurable? Or should we wean both children?"

As he spoke, the traditional Chinese medicine practitioner became angry again, "Are you even human? This woman gave birth to two children for you, and the children are still so young. Do you know how hard it was for her? And you actually beat up a woman who just gave birth... You, you... Do you believe I won't report you to the Women's Federation!"

I've seen plenty of men hitting women, but I've never seen one this brutal. If it were any worse, the wife would probably be paralyzed on one side, not to mention there are two children...

"You, even if it's for the child's sake, you should at least treat the child's mother better, otherwise, won't it be your child who suffers?"

The traditional Chinese medicine practitioner spoke earnestly, and Lu Congyue's face grew increasingly dark.

The traditional Chinese medicine practitioner belatedly realized that this person was driving a Jeep, so he must be no ordinary person. He wondered if his direct approach might offend someone.

He quickly changed the subject and began to talk about the injured.

"It's hard to say whether medication will have any effects. Your wife said she doesn't want to use medication because she's worried it will affect the baby while breastfeeding. In that case, we can only use warm compresses and massage. You'll have to be careful then. Don't use too much force to avoid causing further damage, but don't be too gentle either. You have to massage away the blockages..."

The traditional Chinese medicine practitioner gave a long, detailed explanation, which Lu Congyue silently memorized before sending the person back to the commune.

Lu Congyue was busy with Zhuang Qingxiang's affairs, unaware that news of Zhuang Qingxiang's accident had already spread.

Soon, everyone in Dongya Village knew that Zhuang Qingxiang, who worked as a wet nurse at Factory Director Lu's house, had gotten into trouble and had been violated by two men.

After being reprimanded last time, Zhuang Qingxiang's former mother-in-law, Li Shufen, dared not speak about Zhuang Qingxiang's affairs, but now she has finally seized the opportunity.

"I knew my second son died unjustly. That little slut surnamed Zhuang was always up to no good. Look at her, she brought two men to our door... Ugh, thank goodness we kicked her out early, otherwise she would have really disgraced our family."

The people of Dongya Village never actually believed Li Shufen's words. They thought that her family wanted to seize the property of her second son's family, so they deliberately said that to drive Zhuang Qingxiang and the children away.

But now they're starting to believe it.

"Old Mrs. Li, you keep saying her son is a bastard, is it true? Whose child is that baby?"

"Yeah, you keep saying it's a bastard, you know that? Do you have any proof?"

Li Shufen rolled her eyes: "That's a bastard, anyway, not my son's child! You've all seen her slutty face, who knows how many men she's seduced... Didn't she seduce that Factory Director Lu? Bah! She's shameless, our family is really unlucky to have married her."

Li Shufen was speaking with great enthusiasm when someone suddenly interrupted, "Stop talking, Qian Daguo is here."

Most people in Dongya Village are surnamed Qian, and Li Shufen's husband is also surnamed Qian. She is related to Qian Dayou, so she is not afraid at all.

"What are you afraid of? Qian Dayou is that bitch's stepfather. How can he control her affairs? That bitch has been currying favor with Director Lu for so long, but I haven't seen her get any benefits for Qian Dayou and her own brother."

After saying that, she called out to Qian Dayou, "Uncle Dayou, where are you going? Are you going to see your burdensome daughter?"

Qian Dayou looked embarrassed and mumbled something unintelligible before turning and leaving.

Li Shufen spat, "Shameless bastard! He did nothing but empty the pockets of that mother and daughter, and didn't even give them a dowry. What a piece of trash..."

Qian Dayou walked home with his head down. He hadn't checked the almanac before leaving home today, and several people had asked him about his stepdaughter along the way. It was so embarrassing.

That troublesome girl was ruined by two men, how can she still have the face to live? She should just jump into the river and die.

As he passed by his eldest son's house, he paused and called out twice from the doorway.

Hearing the commotion, Qian Haoqing came out of the house and was surprised to see Qian Dayi: "Dad? Why are you here? Is something wrong?"

Hearing the commotion, Qian Haoqing's wife, Xu Liantao, quickly came out and called out, "Dad!"

Qian Dayou walked into the courtyard with a dark face. He couldn't stand his eldest son no matter how he looked at him, even though the boy looked a lot like him.

"Haoqing, you've heard about what happened to your sister, right?"

Qian Haoqing looked bewildered: "What's wrong?"

Qian Dayou was furious; he was too ashamed to even admit that his stepdaughter had done such a thing.

She paused, then said irritably, "She was having an affair with two men, and they caught her in the middle of the night by the factory's security guards. What are we going to do about it?"

Qian Haoqing could hardly believe what he had just heard.

"How is this possible?" he exclaimed. "Wasn't she with that factory manager surnamed Lu? What, two men...who are they?"

Lately, he's been going to the factory to see his older sister every few days, but the security guards always stop him.

He was even thinking that he might run into her someday, and then he could try to win her over and get some benefits in return.

If it's really like what Dad said, then we're doomed!

"Dad, who told you that? Is it true or not?"

"The whole village knows!" Qian Dayou said irritably. "Instead of living a good life, she went and hooked up with that good-for-nothing Chen Lao Er... What's wrong with your sister's brain! I think she's just like your mother, no good at all!"

Qian Haoqing was extremely frustrated.

What business is it of his mother and eldest sister? He's surnamed Qian, so it has nothing to do with them.

"With such a big incident, go to the factory and see her. I don't think even Director Lu can stop you, her younger brother, from visiting your sister."

Qian Dayou thought for a moment, then frowned and said, "If it's really like what the villagers say, tell her to hurry up and die. Living is just shameful, and she's making our family a laughingstock. Your younger brother and two younger sisters aren't married yet; how are they going to find partners in the future?"

Qian Dayou vented his frustrations, and feeling better afterward, he strolled away with his hands behind his back.

Qian Haoqing and Xu Liantao looked at each other, and after a long while, Qian Haoqing asked weakly, "Wife, what should we do about this?"

They all understood that their father wanted their eldest sister to die.