novellhall Chapter 135 The child is her bottom line
Chapter 135 The child is her bottom line
The moment Aunt Zhao saw Wenrou take out the medicine powder, her expression changed drastically.
She remembered throwing away the medicine powder, so how did it end up in Wenrou's hands?
The powder was given to her by Zhao Xiue. She had indeed considered drugging the two children before, but later her conscience bothered her, and she only let the two children catch a cold and develop a fever.
"Xiao Rou..." Aunt Zhao looked at Wen Rou and wanted to explain, but it was too late now.
Huo Yanchuan stood next to Wenrou with a stern face and said coldly, "Poisoning, and it happened in the military family compound. If anything really happens to my daughter, being shot will be too lenient."
Aunt Zhao's face immediately paled upon hearing this.
Everyone else was stunned by what they saw.
Especially Feng Yumei, who originally came to help Aunt Zhao seek justice, but she never expected that there would be talk of drugging her.
"What happened? Did you drug the two children?" Feng Yumei asked Aunt Zhao.
Aunt Zhao looked ashamed. Just as she was about to admit it, she heard Zhao Xiu'e say from the side, "How can you prove that this packet of medicine powder is my mother's? So many people are watching here. You can't wrong an innocent person."
As she spoke, Zhao Xiu'e gave Aunt Zhao a wink; of course, she couldn't admit it at this moment.
She was the one who gave us the powder; if we admit it, she'll be implicated too.
"Yes, how can you prove that this powder in your hand belongs to Aunt Zhao?" Feng Yumei asked.
Wenrou glanced at them all; she had already guessed that Zhao Xiue would not agree.
Actually, after she kicked Aunt Zhao out, she found the packet of medicine powder and guessed that Aunt Zhao must have changed her mind at the last minute and didn't do anything to harm the two children.
Considering that Aunt Zhao still has a conscience, she can pretend that this never happened.
The two children's accident is also her fault for being too careless lately.
She bears half the responsibility; she failed in her duties as a mother, causing her two children to suffer.
But she never expected that even though she stopped pursuing the matter, Aunt Zhao and Zhao Xiu'e would come knocking on her door again.
Since they brought this on themselves, she no longer needs to be soft-hearted.
She used to be nice to Aunt Zhao because she wanted her to take good care of the two children.
Now that things have come to a head, we need to let them know that we're not to be trifled with.
Wenrou ignored Feng Yumei and Zhao Xiue, and instead focused her attention on Zhao Xiue's two children.
She walked over to the two children, looked at them with a smile, and asked, "Is the TV show good? Do you want to watch more?"
The two children looked at the gentle smile that appeared on her face and nodded eagerly, saying, "It's beautiful, we want to see more."
In the past, when they watched TV at the village chief's house, they were always squeezed to the very back, and the village chief's son would always chase them away.
Unlike here, where they can watch whatever they want.
"Auntie still has some meat at home. I'll steam some meat buns in a bit. Would you like some?" Wenrou continued to ask them with a smile.
Upon hearing that there were also meat buns, the two jumped up excitedly.
"I want to eat meat buns, I want to eat meat buns."
At home, we can't even get enough to eat, let alone meat buns.
I've been so happy since I arrived here yesterday.
Not only do we have meat to eat every day, but we also have TV to watch and snacks in the cupboard.
They didn't want to leave; they wanted to stay here forever.
"In that case, tell Auntie, do you recognize this package I have?" Wenrou asked, taking out the packet of medicine powder.
When the two saw what she was holding, they instinctively looked at Zhao Xiue.
Zhao Xiu'e realized the purpose of her gentle words and hurriedly said to her two children, "You two, have you forgotten what I said? You can't eat things given by strangers."
She was afraid the two children would say something inappropriate, so she tried to go over and pull them away.
Unexpectedly, Wenrou was one step ahead of her.
She reached out and grabbed Zhao Xiue, continuing to say to the two children, "Auntie doesn't like children who lie. Whoever tells the truth will get to eat meat buns while watching TV in a little while."
The gentle words were a blatant temptation for them. Although the two children listened to Zhao Xiu'e, they could not resist the temptation and confessed on the spot.
"I know, these are my mother's things, she gave them to my grandmother."
"I know, I heard my mom tell my grandma to put this in the milk powder so she could steal money."
After they finished speaking, they looked at Wenrou with excitement and asked, "We already said, when can we eat meat buns?"
At this moment, everything became clear.
Wenrou looked at Aunt Zhao and Zhao Xiu'e with a chillingly cold expression.
"Okay, you can wait while I take care of something. I'll make you some meat buns when I'm done."
At this moment, a look of panic appeared on Zhao Xiu'e's face. "Don't talk nonsense. When did I ever say such a thing?"
When Zhao Xiue denied it, the two children retorted, for the sake of their meat buns, "It was you who said it, you asked Grandma to make them, I'm not lying."
"Yes, that's what you said."
Enraged, Zhao Xiu'e raised her hand and slapped each of them hard across the face. "I've raised you all for nothing! You'd harm your mother like this for an outsider, wouldn't you?"
The two children were slapped by her and ran towards Aunt Zhao crying.
"Grandma, please tell Auntie that we really didn't lie."
"We want to eat meat buns and watch TV, Grandma, please take us."
They still don't know why Zhao Xiu'e is so angry, and it's too late for Zhao Xiu'e to refute them now.
At this moment, Feng Yumei and Sun Mei, who had originally intended to help them, were also dumbfounded. They did not expect Zhao Xiue to be so bold.
She actually dared to let Aunt Zhao drug Wenrou's two children. How could that be so vicious?
Although they usually disliked gentleness, they never thought of harming innocent children.
Besides, this is a military family compound. It's terrifying that such a terrible thing happened here.
They almost became accomplices, all because of Zhao Xiu'e.
"Zhao Xiue, you are too vicious! I trusted you so much and wanted to help you and your daughter. I was blind!" Sun Mei said angrily, pointing at Zhao Xiue.
Sun Yumei also spoke with a serious expression: "Since that's how things are, then I can't help you and your daughter. Huo Tuan's wife has already done more than enough by not sending you to prison, and you're still so ungrateful?"
Aunt Zhao knew that this matter could no longer be hidden, so she knelt down in front of Wenrou with a guilty look on her face.
"Xiaorou, this is my fault. I was blinded by greed. I'm sorry to you and the two children. I don't expect you to forgive me. I'll do anything to calm you down."
Wenrou looked at Aunt Zhao in front of her with a cold face, her eyes icy and devoid of any emotion.
"In that case, let's hand it over to the police."
Her two daughters are her bottom line; anyone who dares to harm them will pay the price.
"Xiaorou, I did this all by myself. It has nothing to do with my daughter. Can you just let the police arrest me? I'll accept whatever charge I'm charged with."
Even at this point, Aunt Zhao was still thinking about Zhao Xiu'e, but Zhao Xiu'e felt no remorse whatsoever. Instead, she blamed all the mistakes on Aunt Zhao.
"It's all your fault. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be like this now. You're the one who made me this way. Since you're so willing, then go to jail."
Wenrou frowned and looked at Zhao Xiu'e coldly, saying, "You provided this powder, so you can't escape punishment either."
Although she knew that Aunt Zhao was forced to do this.
But she was also foolish; even if she helped someone like that once, they would do it again.
If she can't sever ties with these ungrateful children, she'll only be dragged down for the rest of her life.
After she finished speaking, she ignored Aunt Zhao and the others and turned to go home.
She knew that Huo Yanchuan would have someone handle this matter, so she didn't need to take action.
Just as Zhao Xiue and her family left the residential compound, a limping man stormed over, grabbed Zhao Xiue by the hair, dragged her aside, and began punching and kicking her.
"Go ahead and run! If you dare to run again, I'll break your legs."
The man was Zhao Xiu'e's husband. When they got married, Zhao Xiu'e was attracted to the man's wealth and, disregarding the fact that he already had a wife, insisted on having an affair with him.
The two later divorced, and Zhao Xiue married a man as she had wished.
But the good days didn't last long. Trouble struck the family; the man lost a leg, and all their money was gone.
Zhao Xiu'e didn't want to live a hard life with him, so she seduced other men and got pregnant with their children.
After the man found out about this, although he accepted the two children and her, he beat and kicked them every day and locked Zhao Xiu'e in the house, preventing her from going out.
She had finally managed to escape this time, and she never expected that the man would find her so quickly.
"Ahhh... Help! Someone's hitting me!" Zhao Xiue screamed in pain as she was being hit.
When Aunt Zhao saw this, she tried to stop him, but the man kicked her away.
The guards at the gate were stunned by what they saw. They looked in Huo Yanchuan's direction and asked him if he wanted to get involved.
Huo Yanchuan addressed them, saying, "This is their family matter, it has nothing to do with us. Just do your jobs and don't meddle in other people's business. When the police arrive, they will take care of it."
Upon hearing Huo Tuan's words, the guards immediately turned away, pretending not to have seen anything.
The fact that Zhao Xiu'e's man was able to arrive so quickly was also because Wenrou had found a note with an address written on it in Aunt Zhao's room beforehand.
After she wrote down the address, she asked Huo Yanchuan to try to contact him.
After hearing about Aunt Zhao's name, they came looking for her directly.
Upon seeing this, Huo Yanchuan turned and left.
Someone saw this scene at the door, and although they couldn't bear it, they couldn't intervene and could only let Zhao Xiue be beaten.
The two children knelt beside Zhao Xiue, crying and shouting.
Soon, the police arrived and took them all away, and the area in front of the residential compound became a bit quieter.
When Huo Yanchuan returned home, he saw Wenrou sitting by the bed, watching the two children sleep.
He walked over, gently placed his hand on her shoulder, and said, "The matter has been dealt with, don't blame yourself too much. I also bear half the responsibility for what happened to our daughter."
"It's all because of me. If I had noticed something was wrong with Aunt Zhao sooner, my daughter wouldn't have suffered so much." She said gently, reaching out to lightly rub her daughter's cheek.
Huo Yanchuan reached out and gently put his arm around her shoulder, letting her lean against him.
"No one can predict the future. You've done a great job. I'll ask the military for a few days off to spend more time with you and our daughter."
Wenrou leaned gently against Huo Yanchuan's chest and shook her head. "No need. I've already decided to take care of them myself from now on."
My career is important, but my two daughters are even more important.
After this incident, Wenrou was no longer willing to trust anyone.
The transportation team matter can only be put on hold for now, and we'll deal with it again when the two children are a bit older.
However, she's not in a hurry right now.
With Lu Ming's help at the factory, they can earn some money by collecting old appliances.
The venue issue has now been resolved; the next question is where to get the vehicles.
In those days, it was not easy to get trucks. Basically, some state-owned enterprises had them allocated by the state, and you had to apply for a truck quota. Only after it was approved could you pick up the truck from the supply station.
Therefore, if she wants to get a truck, she can only look at retired military vehicles. She hasn't mentioned this to Huo Yanchuan yet.
There are very few privately owned trucks now, but in another year or two, they will gradually increase.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Huo Yanchuan went over and opened the door, only to see Hao Gang and Peng Xiaowan coming over.
"Commander, I was the one who found Aunt Zhao. I also bear some responsibility for this incident. How is your wife now?" Hao Gang asked cautiously.
"You meant well, this has nothing to do with you," Huo Yanchuan said.
At this moment, Wenrou also came out.
Seeing that it was Hao Gang and Peng Xiaowan, they invited them to sit down.
"Xiaorou, is the baby alright?" Peng Xiaowan asked with concern.
"Don't worry, they're all fine."
Hearing Wenrou say this, Peng Xiaowan felt relieved.
Over here, Wenrou and Peng Xiaowan were chatting, while over there, Hao Gang and Huo Yanchuan were talking about something.
"Commander, you haven't told your wife about the transfer yet, have you?"
As soon as Hao Gang finished speaking, he saw Huo Yanchuan's expression change slightly.
In the past, he would have agreed without hesitation.
But now, he doesn't know what it's like over there, and he can't let Wenrou and the child suffer with him.
They've gotten used to living here, and he doesn't want to leave them.
But these were orders from above, and as a soldier, he had no choice but to obey.
"How about I go? My sister-in-law and the kids can't do without you," Hao Gang volunteered.
He's been following the regimental commander for so long, and no matter what it is, Commander Huo has always been at the forefront.
This time, he wanted to see if he could complete the mission on his own without the commander by his side.
Huo Yanchuan looked at him, his brows furrowing even deeper: "Didn't you just get married too? If you want to leave, will Xiaowan agree?"