si-mexico Chapter 381 What exactly is the basis of this argument?
Chapter 381 What exactly is the basis of this argument?
Lin Chang'er was truly furious, and she stood with her hands on her hips, showing him no politeness whatsoever.
Cai Shitou was red-faced from the scolding and wanted to retort, but upon closer reflection, it seemed that she hadn't said anything wrong.
His father and Guo Cai's father were cousins and had a good relationship.
Guo Cai's brother broke his leg during the recent flood, and last night someone from Linshui Village was sent to deliver the news.
When Guo Caishi's family arrived, they learned that Guo Caishi had been locked up by the Gu family because of a quarrel. Everyone says that the dead should be respected, so isn't the Gu family just bullying people because of their wealth and power?
If their own family members knew, could they pretend they didn't?
If we ignore this, won't they just treat Cai's daughter as an easy target in the future?
Guo Cai's brother had injured his leg and was unable to move around easily. When he mentioned this to him, he immediately called for help and rushed over to ask for his return.
Now that I've calmed down and thought about it, I realize I really didn't think about my mother and wife.
Now, when I look at my mother and wife, I can hardly look them in the eye.
The Cai family mother-in-law and daughter-in-law never expected Lin Chang'er to say these things. They originally just thought that the other family was big and powerful and that they were not in the same social class.
This situation has, ironically, brought us closer to them.
It turns out that not all rich people are indifferent to the lives of the poor; at least this family-oriented person has indeed taken care of their dignity.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's eyes welled up with tears without them even realizing it, and they covered their mouths and silently shed tears.
Seeing that he was silent, Lin Chang'er said again, "If you are really capable, you should clean up the mess before you do anything, so that your parents and wife don't have to worry about it."
"They cause trouble without thinking, and then their wives have to clean up the mess—that's what we call 'people' here..."
"Idiot..."
"Stupid!"
Before Lin Chang'er could finish speaking, Gu Xiaoman and Zhou Yi couldn't wait to speak.
The villagers present were amused by these two clowns.
Cai Shitou was so embarrassed by the laughter that he couldn't lift his head anymore.
Lin Chang'er ignored them and instead called out to the crowd in Caijia Village, "The old clan chief and the village head, come out and talk to them."
"They're here, they're here..." Immediately, a man from Caijia Village helped an old man out of the crowd.
The man said, "My name is Cai Quan, and I am the village head of Caijia Village. This is our clan chief."
Lin Chang'er nodded. "Lin Chang'er, the head of the Gu family. Today's matter needs to be resolved. That's why I invited you two here to discuss it, so that people won't say that our Linshui Village is bullying us."
"Chang'er, old clan chief, Cai Lizheng." Zhou Hai rushed over from outside, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
Lin Chang'er nodded to him, "Li Ge'er, go and pour your father a bowl of water."
"Alright, Third Sister-in-law!" Zhou Li picked up Zhou Yi and ran into the house. Zhou Yi hugged his brother's neck, "Brother, slow down! You're making me throw up..."
Lin Chang'er pursed her lips. "There are too many people, so let's not go inside. Let's just talk things out here."
“I care about my family, as you can see. We do have some savings now, but we built them up little by little with our own hands.”
"As to the old clan chief and Cai Lizheng, you can ask any of the elders and villagers present whether I am a good person or not. We never do anything to bully others."
"I can testify that Chang'er is the fairest person in the village. She takes the best care of the elderly and children in our village." The speaker was an old widow from the Niu family. "If anyone has a problem, they can go to her and she will help them if she can. Especially for us old folks, when we can't cook at home, we can go to the charity area in the small canteen to eat."
“I also want to testify for Chang’er. Before the flood, there was a torrential rain. Some of my family members were buried under the house. Chang’er braved the heavy rain to buy tarpaulins to shelter the villagers who were trying to rescue them, which also bought us more time to carry out the rescue.”
"I also want to testify for Chang'er..."
"I, I'll go first..."
Suddenly, the villagers started scrambling to grab it. At this moment, someone reminded them, "We're getting off-topic. Why are you talking about this? Justice is in the hearts of the people. Our village could even build a shrine for Chang'er. But we're not talking about this now. We're talking about the Gu family and Guo Cai's matter."
The people of Linshui Village suddenly realized, "Oh right, isn't the matter we need to resolve today the issue between the Gu family and Guo Caishi?"
Granny Zhou spoke first, "I was there yesterday when Guo Caishi made trouble for the Gu family. Let me say this first: your Cai family's daughters are truly despicable."
"He usually indulges his son in teasing cats and dogs and bullying the children and elderly in the village. He is already annoying enough. The night before last, Guo Dabao even imitated a robber and tried to steal a child's chicken leg."
"Well, our little goldfish beat us up, didn't it?"
He slapped his palm with the back of his hand and said, "Robbery! Tell me, how old is he? He's already imitating bandits and robbing people. Shouldn't he be beaten?"
Grandma Zhou waved to the little goldfish, who fearlessly stepped forward. She then put her hand on the little guy's shoulder and said, "Come and see, how old is our little goldfish? He already knows that robbing is wrong and he knows how to stand up for what is right."
"That Guo Dabao is several years older than Little Goldfish, yet he's still spoiled by Guo Caishi. He acts like a big shot. You can spoil him at home, but we won't spoil him outside. Doesn't he deserve to be beaten?"
"That's right, that's right, Guo Dabao used to snatch my child's candy too."
"They pushed my elderly relative past."
"They threw mud at my child!"
"You stepped on my vegetables."
"You stole my dog."
Granny Zhou continued, "Listen to this, didn't you all hear that? At such a young age, she's already so annoying. But what about your Cai family's daughter? Not only is she not disciplined, but whenever someone comes to the door seeking justice, she scolds them."
"Just yesterday morning, she actually brought Guo Dabao here again to cause trouble."
"The Gu family just moved into their new house the day before yesterday. Tell me, is this something a human being would do?"
Both Cai Lizheng and the old clan chief were embarrassed by what they heard, and could only force a smile.
But since she was their daughter, they couldn't do everything for her.
Cai Lizheng said with a fawning smile, "Old man, you are right, but death is the greatest tragedy. Although Guo Caishi was wrong, you shouldn't have detained her and prevented her from handling her deceased husband's funeral. Da Bao is still just a child."
Grandma Zhou clicked her tongue. "I didn't stop her from going back. I haven't finished speaking yet."
"If it were just a minor squabble, it would be fine, but this Guo Cai Shi is truly vicious. Yesterday, she came to make trouble, and since Chang'er wasn't there, she slandered the wife of the eldest son of the Gu family."
"Is this something you can just talk about casually? It almost drove Dalang's wife to her death. Tell me, a human life is at stake. Is this something you can just let go of so easily?"
Upon hearing this, Cai Lizheng was already drenched in sweat, and the old clan chief was also embarrassed.
Granny Zhou continued, "Don't blame the Gu family for being heartless. Even after this happened, the Gu family only detained the mother and son."
"If it were any other family, they would be lucky if they didn't beat you half to death."
Zhou Hai continued, "Not only that, after hearing about Guo Zi's matter, Chang'er also made concessions, asking Guo Cai Shi to apologize to Da Lang's wife, and letting her go back after receiving Da Lang's wife's forgiveness."
"But Guo Caishi not only refused, she also cursed the Gu family in the woodshed."
“Cai Lizheng, as you know, I have a good relationship with Guo Zi. Guo Zi has asked me to take care of him and his mother. I’m just putting aside my old face and not asking Chang’er for favors. If I ask for more, even if I’m shameless, it will hurt Chang’er’s feelings.”
"I'm not afraid to tell you, Guo Ziren is gone, and there's not a single penny of compensation. The Guo family has long been out of food. They can't even afford a straw mat, let alone a coffin. It was Chang'er who took the lead and got us all to chip in a little to make arrangements for the funeral."
“They are family-oriented and have no other relationship with Guo Zi except that they live in the same village. Chang’er has done enough for them, hasn’t she?”
"People should have a conscience. What right does your Cai family have to come here and cause such a scene?"