Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 280 More unjust than Dou E

Xiao Huai walked to the table, picked up the thermos, poured a glass of water, and handed it to Tao Qiuyi.

"Sister-in-law, have some water." Xiao Huai was clever; he couldn't read anything from Tao Qiuyi's face, but he could guess that she was suppressing her anger.

The eldest sister-in-law was very protective of her own, so it was impossible for her not to be angry when she saw the slap marks on Qiu Si and Li Zi's faces.

Xiao Huai felt very guilty. His older brother and sister-in-law had told him to keep an eye on Qiu Si before they left. Qiu Si felt humiliated; no matter the reason, it was because he hadn't looked after her properly.

"Thank you, Xiao Huai." Tao Qiuyi reached out and took the water glass, then lowered her head and took a sip.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I didn't do what you and my brother asked me to do." Xiao Huai took the initiative to admit her mistake.

Qiu Si and Li Zi both looked at Xiao Huai in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly apologized. Li Zi, being simple-minded, couldn't figure it out, but Qiu Si quickly understood the reason.

He wanted to say something in Xiao Huai's defense, after all, it wasn't something a child like Xiao Huai could stop him and Li Zi from being slapped. Besides, the situation was unusual at the time, and no one had reacted yet.

Seeing Xiao Huai take the initiative to admit her mistake, Tao Qiuyi sighed and said, "It's not your fault, you don't need to admit it."

“Sister is right, it’s not Xiao Huai’s fault,” Qiu Si quickly agreed.

Tao Qiuyi looked up at Qiu Si and Li Zi, and waved to them. "Qiu Si, Li Zi, you two come here."

“Sister-in-law.” Pear stopped in front of Tao Qiuyi, her little face full of grievance.

"Sister." Tao Qiusi also came over and stood next to Pear.

"What happened to your faces?" Tao Qiuyi didn't directly ask who hit them, but only what happened. Her voice was calm and emotionless.

She asked as naturally as if she were asking about the weather today.

Hearing her question, Pear could no longer hold back her tears. She threw herself into Tao Qiuyi's arms and complained, "Sister-in-law...it was...it was Uncle who hit me, he...he slapped me."

“He not only hit me, but also Qiu Si Ge.”

Pear cried as she complained, because the person who had backed her up had returned. She no longer had to live in fear, no longer had to worry, and no longer had to want to cry but dare not.

Xiao Huai and Qiu Si were also upset. Her crying in front of them would only make them feel worse, as they felt they hadn't protected her well.

When her uncle slapped her across the face, she was completely stunned. Her mind was filled with memories of the past: being hit by her uncle, being hit by her aunt, being hit by her grandmother and third uncle…

All the footage showed them beating him.

Before Tao Qiuyi could say anything, Qiu Si spoke first.

"Oh dear, why are you crying again?" Qiu Si saw the pear and comforted her, saying, "I'm thick-skinned, a slap won't hurt me."

After glancing at Qiu Si, Tao Qiuyi hugged Li Zi's trembling body with one hand, crying. In her other hand, she squeezed the bamboo water cup into a small piece.

With a loosening of her grip, the bamboo piece fell to the ground, and Tao Qiuyi shook the tea from her hand.

Xiao Huai's brow twitched; she knew someone was about to be in big trouble.

The things he said to his uncle and grandmother weren't just meant to scare them. It was true that Pear was slapped by her third uncle last time, and her third uncle was so badly beaten by her sister-in-law that he couldn't get out of bed for days.

"Don't cry, sweetie. The one who hit you should be the one crying." Tao Qiuyi gently patted Pear's back, but her words were devoid of warmth.

Qiu Si looked at Tao Qiu Yi in surprise. What did her sister mean by that? Did she mean she was going to go and hit the person who slapped them? Before, he didn't know who the old woman who had wronged him and the man who had hit him were. Later, Xiao Huai and Li Zi had told her that the old woman was their grandmother and the man was their uncle.

The two people are Xiaohuai and Lizi's elders, as well as Brother Wei's elders.

He was mentally prepared to take the slap for nothing.

Hearing his sister-in-law say this, Xiao Huai knew that his uncle was going to be in trouble this time. He had no sympathy for his uncle at all; in the past, it was common for his grandmother, uncle, and third uncle to beat him and Li Zi.

Xiao Huai felt it was necessary to complain again, "Sister-in-law, the slap on Qiu Si's face was for Li Zi."

Qiu Si looked a little embarrassed.

Pear, who was crying in Tao Qiuyi's arms, nodded but did not get up, though her crying subsided a little.

"Well done, Boss Wei! That's fantastic, your courage is commendable." Tao Qiuyi asked in a deep voice, "Explain clearly, what exactly happened? Why did Boss Wei hit you?"

Xiao Huai only knew what happened afterward, not what happened before. Qiu Si was there at the time, and he knew the whole story best, so naturally Qiu Si would explain it clearly.

Xiao Huai was stunned after hearing Qiu Si's words. His grandmother and uncle had once again broadened his understanding of the world.

Pear, who had been crying in Tao Qiuyi's arms, stopped crying and stepped out of Tao Qiuyi's embrace. After standing up, she casually touched her cheeks a few times, her big, watery eyes looking at Qiu Si with disbelief.

She didn't doubt what Qiu Si said, but rather... she felt that her grandmother and uncle were too wicked.

Grandma and Uncle are really wicked to wrong Qiu Si Ge like this.

At the same time, Li Hongying and Wei Laoda also changed Tao Qiuyi's image of them. She laughed angrily, "So, without even asking what happened, they just assumed you were a thief?"

"Well, their grandmothers also said that I stole the money and tickets that went missing from their house last time." Tao Qiusi refused to take the blame. "I'm truly innocent, more innocent than Dou E."

Qiu Si was a classic case of being caught in the crossfire of misfortune. Tao Qiuyi looked at him with pity; the poor kid was really unlucky.

Pear said angrily, "So much time has passed since the money and tickets were lost, and Qiu Si only came to our house yesterday. It's too mean that Grandma and Uncle can blame Qiu Si for this."

Pear's words warmed Tao Qiusi's heart.

Xiao Huai glanced at the pear but didn't say anything.

Looking at Pear's indignant little face, Tao Qiuyi reached out and pinched her cheek. Her eyes were full of doting. "Pear is right. They are too bad and have too much free time."

Since they're too idle, she doesn't mind finding them something to do, like having them go to the hospital to reflect on their actions.

Tao Qiuyi stood up and slowly unbuttoned her white cotton-padded coat.

Pear noticed the watermarks on her white cotton coat; they were from her tears when she cried. She felt incredibly guilty. She had been slapped and wronged, and all she wanted to do was hug her sister-in-law, complain, and cry.

I didn't notice that my sister-in-law was wearing a white cotton coat, which would get dirty easily.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, it's all my fault for getting your clothes dirty." Pear lowered her head guiltily, her hands nervously clasping together.

"It's alright." Tao Qiuyi glanced at her and smiled.

Seeing her take off her cotton-padded coat, Pear quickly reached out to take it and promised, "Sister-in-law, I'll go wash your clothes right away."

Avoiding her small hand, Tao Qiuyi threw the cotton coat on the bed and said to Lizi, "No need, your older brother said he would wash this coat for me if it got dirty. Besides, your tears aren't oil, they won't leave any marks after they dry."