jdhmnovel Chapter 434 resolves family matters.
Chapter 434 resolves family matters.
The man who had originally stood up for Fang Qing was now deflated, swallowing hard, unable to retaliate after making those harsh words.
Wang's wicked stepmother pulled him back, preventing him from taking the lead and telling him to hide behind others.
Not only did he not dare to step forward, but none of the onlookers dared to stand up for Fang Qing either.
Fang Qing learned that the people in the car outside were also afraid that they couldn't go.
"Let's talk things out. There's no problem that can't be solved."
Lu Jiangrong smiled faintly and said, "I think so too. Fang Qing is marrying my brother. What we are dealing with with Fang Qing is a personal matter, a family affair. It has nothing to do with you. So please just watch the show from the sidelines and don't interfere in our family affairs."
"Don't worry, we don't interfere in other people's family affairs."
A carload of burly men carrying guns were standing at the village entrance; who would dare to interfere in someone else's family affairs?
Everyone else had left, leaving Fang Qing standing alone and helpless in the middle.
Lu Jiangrong stepped forward, grabbed her hair, and pulled her over. Lu Jiangyun then kicked her in the back of the knee, forcing her to kneel down.
Fang Qing cried out in pain, shouting, "Big sister, second sister, what's wrong? Let's talk this out!"
The people around gasped.
Wang Chenchen was terrified. His wicked stepmother held him in her arms, covered his mouth tightly, and whispered something in his ear to calm him down.
Lu Jiangrong snorted coldly, "A vicious woman like you should kneel down and speak."
Someone in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore and said, "This is a society governed by law. Aren't you two going too far by coming to our village to beat people up? Can't you sit down and talk things out?"
Lu Jiangrong: "Hmph, sorry, it's the family rule of the Lu family. A daughter-in-law who dares to poison her father-in-law has to kneel down to speak."
Everyone: "..."
"Poisoning her father-in-law?"
"Yes, that vicious woman thought my father was too old and a burden, so she poisoned him, causing him to end up in the emergency room and almost not survive. I ask you, if your father was poisoned by your wife and ended up in the emergency room, could you sit down and talk to her properly?"
Those who were helping Fang Qing fell silent.
He thought to himself that if his daughter-in-law poisoned his father, he could slap her to death; he certainly wouldn't be sitting there having a proper conversation.
That's illegal.
Fang Qing was still completely confused. Kneeling on the ground with a mournful face, she said, "Big sister, what do you mean by that?"
"What else do you mean? I'm asking you, what do you mean by buying cigarettes for my dad?"
Fang Qing's heart skipped a beat.
"Buy cigarettes?" Fang Qing protested softly, "I've never bought cigarettes, that's a company benefit."
"Still lying?" Lu Jiangrong slapped her across the face.
"I advise you to think it through before you speak."
Fang Qing covered her face, tears streaming down her face, "Big sister, that was really a company benefit."
"Pah!" Lu Jiangyun slapped her across the face again.
"Hmph, a benefit from the company? Jiang Ting ran into your boss, and your boss said that the company has never provided cigarettes as a benefit. You bought those cigarettes yourself."
Fang Qing was dumbfounded.
Do they know?
"You poisonous woman! You know perfectly well that my father can't smoke, so what do you mean by buying a carton of cigarettes and keeping it at home? You just want to poison him."
Lu Jiangrong pinched her arm hard and said, "You vicious woman, you're killing someone."
Fang Qing knew that Yan's affair had been exposed.
But murder? She couldn't admit to it.
She quickly came up with an idea.
"Big sister, I bought those cigarettes. I bought them to send to my brother-in-law."
Lu Jiangrong was taken aback.
Before being slapped, Fang Qing quickly explained, "My older sister and brother-in-law worked hard to help me sell the shop last time, and I thought my brother-in-law likes to smoke, so I bought a carton of cigarettes to send to him as a thank you."
Who knew that my dad would see me bringing the cigarettes home? He said he was going to mail them and took them with him. I thought he really would mail them, but I never expected him to secretly hide them and smoke them himself.
Lu Jiangrong snorted coldly, "Are you still lying to me? If it was bought for us, why did you say it was a benefit from your company?"
“I said that because I was worried that Dad would think I was spending money. Big sister, you really wronged me.”
Through their conversation, these people got the gist of it.
Now, not only their own family members, but also the surrounding villagers who heard the commotion came over one after another to watch the excitement.
Lu Jiangyun tugged at Lu Jiangrong's sleeve and whispered, "Big sister, don't believe it. It's just an excuse she made up. This woman doesn't look like a good person at all. She's definitely trying to kill our father on purpose."
Lu Jiangrong's mind cleared instantly, and she nodded repeatedly.
She almost believed Fang Qing's explanation.
Their purpose in coming today wasn't just to settle scores with Fang Qing about the cigarette incident, but also to rescue Wang Chenchen.
"Stop making excuses, I don't believe you. Fang Qing, you want to kill my father. Let me tell you, my brother found out about this, and he's furious. He's urging you to get a divorce right away, or we'll call the police."
Fang Qing was taken aback. "What's wrong? Why are you calling the police?"
"Pah! What's the matter? You know perfectly well that my dad's smoking can be deadly, and you still bought him cigarettes. That's intentional homicide! Tell me, what's the matter? Call the police?"
Fang Qing's expression changed drastically. Is this what you call intentional homicide?
"Big sister, you must be joking. I didn't mean it. I made it clear that the cigarettes were for my brother-in-law, not for Dad. You can ask Mom if you don't believe me; she can vouch for me. He wanted to smoke them himself, how can you blame me for that?"
"Don't ask me, I don't know. I don't know if this is your fault or not. You can save your excuse for the judge."
Fang Qing didn't have much education and didn't understand the law.
She felt that this matter couldn't be blamed on her at all, and she wasn't worried about being actually charged with murder.
But if Lu Jiangting believes it, then that's a different story.
If he really believes he wants to kill his father, can they still have a future?
And the receipts she hid on the bed—did they even go to air out her blankets?
They'll know she had a miscarriage if they go out and expose her to the sun.
Knowing Lu Jiangting as she did, she knew he would feel so guilty that he would immediately call her and beg her to come back.
But... she waited from before the Lunar New Year to after the Lunar New Year, and never received a call from them, so she still hasn't noticed?
The abortion was not discovered, but the cigarette purchase was.
Now Fang Qing is not only in a dilemma, but she also feels that if the misunderstanding continues, even if the two old men die in the future, she and Lu Jiangting will never be able to get back together.
"Sister, eldest sister, second sister, this is a misunderstanding. I really didn't mean to kill Father."
"Hmph, who believes you? Let me tell you, get a divorce as soon as possible and stay far away from my brother. My brother is young and promising, with a bright future ahead of him. Meeting you is the worst luck imaginable. If you dare to keep bothering him and ruin his life, I'll beat you to death."
Fang Qing thought she couldn't drag this out any longer, she couldn't gamble on who would lose their temper first, she had to go back.