chsdbacks Chapter 184 A Few Eggs
Chapter 184 A Few Eggs
Xu Sui was indeed afraid of the cold, so she didn't insist anymore and obediently let Qin Yunzhou cover her with the blanket.
"Okay, come back soon."
Qin Yunzhou nodded, put on his coat, grabbed a flashlight, and went out.
As soon as I went out.
They discovered that the other family members had also woken up, and they all put on their clothes and came to Qin's door.
When Xiao Fen looked around, she saw that apart from herself and her mother-in-law, everyone else was a man. In the old lady's room, there was also Du Mei, a young woman.
Mother-in-law Tianhua is also indecisive.
So she shooed everyone away, lowering her voice and whispering, "Alright, all the men, stop crowding here."
"Xiaomei lives in the same room as Grandma. It's late at night, so you all stand a little further away. I'll just knock on the door and go in to check on things."
"If anything happens, I'll call you."
Hearing the crying coming from the old lady's room, Qin Youtian and his wife were extremely anxious, their eyes filled with worry.
However, upon hearing what their eldest daughter-in-law, Xiao Fen, said, the two gradually calmed down.
It's really inappropriate for a large group of them to be crowding at the entrance.
"Okay, eldest daughter-in-law, go inside and take a look. We'll wait for you outside."
Qin Yunzhou said, "Sister-in-law, just call out if you need anything. We're all outside."
Xiao Fen raised her hand and yawned, then pulled her thick cotton-padded coat tighter around her. Her eyes were so sleepy she could barely keep them open. She nodded haphazardly, "Okay, I'm going."
After saying that, she went up to the door and knocked. "Grandma, Xiaomei, what's wrong? I heard crying coming from your room."
"Is everything alright? Everyone's worried about you. If anything happens, please let us know."
Even though the family members may bicker occasionally, they can't just stand by and do nothing when something happens.
Especially if something happens in the middle of the night, they are even less likely to go to sleep without asking any questions.
Inside the room, separated by a thin door.
Grandma Qin was still crying while holding Du Mei. One cried and the other cried too. The crying couldn't be stopped. Their eyes were red and swollen, and their voices were hoarse.
They couldn't hear the knocking at all.
Xiao Fen knocked for a long time, but there was still no response from inside. She wasn't so worried before, but now she was really anxious, and she woke up from her drowsiness.
She quickly increased the force of her knocking and raised her voice several octaves, "Grandma, Grandma, Xiaomei, Xiaomei, what's wrong? Say something! Why are you all crying?"
It's so late at night, everyone should be sleeping, what's there to cry about?
Nine times out of ten, something really has happened.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fen didn't dare to delay any longer. After calling for a long time without getting a response, she kicked the door hard in desperation.
bang-
The door was broken, but it was opened.
Xiao Fen didn't care whether the door was broken or not, and rushed in. She finally saw the grandmother and granddaughter crying together on the bed.
On the other side, the Qin family men, who heard the commotion and the sound of the door being kicked, also became worried and instinctively wanted to go over and check the situation.
Tianhua stopped everyone, saying, "I'll go check on things. I'll call you if anything happens. You all stay here."
The eldest son's wife is right, Xiaomei also lives in that room.
To be honest, Xiaomei has no blood relation to the Qin family, so it's late at night and they should avoid suspicion to some extent.
The noise from kicking the door was a bit too loud.
Xu Sui, who had been waiting for Qin Yunzhou inside, also became worried. She fumbled to put on her clothes, got out of bed, and went out to check on the situation.
Meanwhile, inside the old lady's house.
It took Xiao Fen some time to finally figure out why the two of them were hugging and crying late at night.
For a moment, she didn't know what to say to comfort the two of them and stop crying, so she simply came out of the house, tidied up the door she had just kicked open, and barely managed to close it.
Then they went back to the living room.
At this moment, Xu Sui also came out of the house. She came to Qin Yunzhou's side and found that everyone was there, but she hadn't started asking what was going on yet.
Xiao Fen plopped down, sighed, and quietly explained the situation.
Suddenly, the entire Qin family fell silent.
Xu Sui was stunned, and she subconsciously gripped the hand of the man beside her tightly.
A human life was lost because of eggs, all because of just a few eggs.
Moreover, those eggs were secretly saved up by Hao Lihong herself through her own efforts.
Qin Yunzhou looked down at his hand, which was being held tightly by Xu Sui. This was the first time she had taken the initiative to hold his hand.
He gripped her hand back, intertwining their fingers, and they sat side by side, silently comforting her.
In the pitch-black night.
Only one kerosene lamp was lit.
Almost all of the Qin family members did not go back to their rooms to continue sleeping, but instead sat there in silence.
They had met Hao Lihong a month or two ago.
At that time, Hao Lihong was malnourished and thin, but you could tell that she was still a good person.
In this era, it wasn't just people in the countryside who suffered from severe malnutrition; city dwellers were only slightly better off, barely surviving.
Therefore, the Qin family did not take the matter to heart at the time.
Unexpectedly, Hao Lihong died just a few days after returning from there. She was starved to death by her own husband and son over a few eggs.
Tianhua still vaguely remembered the eggs that were delivered to the city; there were three in total.
At the time, Sui Sui was pregnant and couldn't stand the smell of eggs, so all three eggs were boiled. One was given to the old lady, one to Du Mei, and the last one to her husband.
These days, eggs are rare, but that shouldn't be enough to take a human life.
Tianhua's nose tingled, and her eyes reddened. She took out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.
"Lihong is a year younger than me. Last time she came to my house, she called me sister-in-law. We can't let this go. We have to get justice for her and not let her be bullied for nothing."
Putting everything else aside, the old lady only has this one daughter.
How could she not feel heartbroken when an elderly person outlives their child?
Over the years, the old lady has been devoted to the couple and their family, even more so than some mothers-in-law. Now, their own daughter has gotten into trouble.
No one would ignore it completely.
Qin Youtian, who had been keeping his head down and remaining silent, suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
"This matter must be addressed."
Although Lihong doesn't have the surname Qin and has no blood relation to the Qin family, she still calls him "Big Brother." No matter what, they are still siblings.
Now, Lihong is gone.
Even without the old lady's connection, he couldn't completely ignore it.
"Boss, ask for leave tomorrow morning. We're going to the countryside to find the Du family and demand justice for your aunt."
Qin Min also felt a little uneasy. He nodded, "Okay, Dad, I'll ask for leave tomorrow morning, borrow a bicycle, and we'll go and get justice for Aunt."
The Du family is clearly taking advantage of the fact that the girl doesn't have any brothers.
However, the Qin family is not to be trifled with.
Xiao Fen, who was standing to the side, did not stop her husband. Instead, she felt that Qin Min, who was usually a coward, was actually acting like a real man this time.
Qin Yunzhou looked down at Xu Sui leaning against him, remained silent for a moment, and then said to Qin Youtian, "Dad, I'll go with you tomorrow. We'll also call the town's police."