When the sun rose in the eastern sky, Dong Li and Dong Huang went to change clothes and get ready for school. Not long after, the two walked out of the room carrying the school bags on their backs.
Lu Jueyu handed the lunch bags to them and couldn’t help but remind them, "Xiao Li, Xiao Huang, remember to take a break and don’t sit for too long. Also, if anything happens, go find the teacher."
They nodded and said in unison, "We understand, Foster mother."
She gently rubbed their heads and said, "Okay, be careful on the road."
After the children left, Lu Jueyu turned around and locked the door. But before the door was closed, she saw Chen Lina was beating Da Niu on the street down the hill. She couldn’t hear what they were saying because of the distance. But judging from the current situation, the situation does not seem to be good.
She hurried to Aunt Li’s house and knocked on the door, "Aunt Li, are you at home?" freeωebnovēl.c૦m
She was worried that Chen Lina would beat Da Niu to death, so she shouted again, "Aunt Li, are you at home? Please open the door."
Not long after, she heard Aunt Li’s voice coming from inside, "Who is it?"
"Aunt Li, it’s me, Jueyu."
Noticing the anxiety in her words, Aunt Li quickly opened the door and asked, "Jueyu, what’s wrong?"
"Aunt Li, I saw your daughter-in-law beating Da Niu on the street."
"What did you say?" Aunt Li was stunned when she heard her words.
A few seconds later, she went inside in a hurried step and came back hugging Shitou. She closed the door, rushed to the street, and asked in disbelief, "Jueyu, are you sure my daughter-in-law beat Da Niu in the street?"
Lu Jueyu knew that Aunt Li had no other intention in asking and said, "Aunt Li, I don’t dare to joke about this kind of thing."
Aunt Li nodded and said, "Thank you for telling me, Jueyu."
Not long after, the two of them arrived on the street, each with their eyes wide open and expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Seeing Chen Lina stamping on Da Niu’s back, Aunt Li became furious and shouted, "Stop! Chen Lina, are you crazy?! What on earth are you doing?!"
Hearing her Grandma’s voice, Li Shu’s eyelids trembled as she tried to open her swollen eyes. When she saw Lu Jueyu’s worried eyes, tears shed from the corners of her eyes.
She is a strong girl who rarely cries even when her mother beats her. But when she saw the genuine worry in Lu Jueyu’s eyes, she couldn’t help but feel aggrieved in her heart.
When the two were arguing, Li Shu cried silently and thought, ’Why would my mother do this to me? Am I not her biological daughter?’
Her mother was apparently a woman, just like her. So why does her mother prefer her brother and hate her so much? Since they have the same gender, shouldn’t they be closer? Is it because she will get married and become someone else’s daughter-in-law in the future?
She was treated like trash at home and will be treated like a stranger in her future husband’s home. Why wasn’t she born a boy?! Life is so unfair! Her mother is so unfair!
Lu Jueyu felt a chill run down her spine when she saw the hatred in Da Niu’s eyes. For a moment, she had a feeling that one day, Da Niu might kill her mother because of the abuse she suffered during her childhood.
After coming back to her senses, she quickened her pace and went to check on Da Niu’s condition. She held Da Niu in her arms and asked, "Da Niu, can you hear my voice?"
Li Shu opened her heavy eyelids and looked at her. She opened her pale lips, and said feebly, "...Aunt Li...you are finally...here...please save me..."
After saying that, she closed her eyes and lost consciousness. Seeing that she fainted, Lu Jueyu panicked and said, "Aunt Li, Da Niu has fainted!"
Hearing this, Aunt Li pushed Chen Lina away and rushed over. Seeing how bad her granddaughter’s condition was, she shouted, "Anyone, please save my granddaughter! Please help us!"
When the villagers heard her shouting, they came out of their homes to see what happened. Seeing the blood on the ground, they quickly went over to help take Li Shu to Doctor Xie.
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