Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 176 Do you need someone to take care of you for the rest of your life?
Fan Xiaoyu looked at the silent Lu Qiaoge.

This girl is younger than her, but she's so much more capable.

The first thing she saw was her second sister-in-law being scolded and not daring to speak.

Fan Xiaoyu's heart was pounding anxiously.

She is a timid person.

No one in her family ever paid any attention to her when she was young.

She was the youngest, but she did the most housework.

She was afraid to sit at the table during meals, and she dared not fight back when she was beaten. Her two older brothers never treated her like a younger sister.

She did laundry, cooked, and served her family. Later, she even had to serve her sister-in-law who had married into the family and take care of their children.

She thought that every family was like that, but later she found out that it wasn't; only her family was like that.

She even doubted whether she was their biological daughter.

But she looks so much like her mother.

No one would believe she wasn't family, yet no one treated her like family.

Her mother gave her job to her second sister-in-law. She thought her second sister-in-law's temporary job would be given to her, but she didn't expect her second sister-in-law to give it to her younger sister from her maternal family. She went to complain to her mother, who said, "You're a money-losing girl. You'll marry into someone else's family sooner or later. Why do you need a job? Just stay home, cook, and take care of the children."

But my sister-in-law's younger sister is also a woman, so why is she allowed to have a job?

Later, she was sent to work in the countryside. If the village party secretary hadn't forced her to marry his mentally challenged son, she wouldn't have wanted to come back.

The world is so vast, yet there was nowhere for her to hide. Just now, she truly didn't want to live anymore.

But the different Lu Qiaoge made her feel like something was off.

According to my mother, aren't all these women a waste of money?
But why is it that only she, the one who loses money, is living such a miserable life?

Lu Qiaoge looked at Fan Xiaoyu, who was filled with fear and anger.

This was the first time she had ever seen her sister-in-law being bullied so badly.

Expecting her to stand up on her own is still a bit premature, so Lu Qiaoge doesn't mind giving her a push.

"Fan Xiaoyu, did you hear that? Your second sister-in-law violated the rules by throwing things from upstairs, and I was going to fine her five yuan. But she clearly threw your things, yet you're still being asked to pay the fine. Do you agree to that?"

Lu Qiaoge spoke each word carefully, her gaze fixed on Fan Xiaoyu.

A crowd of neighbors had gathered at the entrance to watch the spectacle, and they were all whispering among themselves.

"Xiaoyu, that's your sister-in-law, your second brother's wife. She gave birth to your Fan family's eldest grandson. What's wrong with you paying her fine?"

Fan Lao Er's wife raised her head triumphantly and gave a soft snort through her nose.

"What nonsense are you spouting? Why should you pay her fine? Xiaoyu, you're too honest. We can't let your second sister-in-law bully you like this!"

"Don't exaggerate. Harmony in the family brings prosperity. Don't be so petty."

"Xiaoyu, don't listen to them. Make your own decision. Look, now that the street office officials are here to support you, what are you afraid of?"

"Yes, you can't just do whatever your family tells you to do. This is a military factory family compound. You can't be completely spineless. What if your family sold you to some old bachelor in the mountains to be his wife? Would you be willing to do that?"

The man spoke the last few sentences with deliberate enunciation, as if there was something else going on behind his words.

Fan Xiaoyu's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Lu Qiaoge again.

Lu Qiaoge looked at her silently.

But her eyes were warm and encouraging, even though she was several years younger than her.

Suddenly, Fan Xiaoyu shouted in a trembling voice, "No, I don't agree. This woman has treated me badly at all. She even spread rumors and framed me for stealing. She also got my parents and my second brother to beat me. Even if I had money, why should I pay her fine?"

Many people looked at the Fan family with condemnation.

How could they treat Fan Xiaoyu like this? They wouldn't have known if she hadn't told them.

There's not a single good person in this family.

Lu Qiaoge laughed: "You're right. If you pay the fine for her, wouldn't our so-called punishment become a joke?"
If everyone who makes a mistake has someone else take the punishment for them, then what's the point of laws and regulations?

Aunt Wang was stunned for a moment, then clapped her hands and said excitedly, "What Officer Lu said is so good, so right and so reasonable. I just thought her behavior was a bit wrong. She should pay a fine for the mistake she made. Why should her sister-in-law pay it for her?"
Now that you mention it, I understand. If Fan Xiaoyu pays her fine, won't she be even more motivated to throw things next time, since someone else will pay the fines, right?

Fan Lao Er's wife wasn't afraid of Wang Da Ma, and stomped her feet hard: "You old Mrs. Wang, who do you think you are? Do you think you're some kind of Mu Guiying who can't keep up with the battle? This is our family matter, what does it have to do with you?"

Lu Qiaoge stopped Fan Lao Er's wife, who was about to speak, saying, "It doesn't matter if you don't say which unit you work for, just wait for your salary to be deducted."

Lu Qiaoge ignored everyone else and asked Fan Xiaoyu, "Have you packed everything?"

Fan Xiaoyu nodded: "Everything is packed. I don't have much stuff."

"Then come with me first."

Fan Lao Er's wife jumped three times high in the air at the door: "Let me tell you, Fan Xiaoyu, you good-for-nothing! Once you leave this door, don't even think about coming back for the rest of your life. If you dare to come back, I'll break your legs."

From beginning to end, neither Old Fan nor his wife, nor Fan Lao Er, uttered a single word.

Maintaining that level of silence throughout is quite difficult to cultivate.

"Don't think that having a neighborhood official backing you up is enough. She can control you for a while, but not forever. Let's see what you do in the future."

Lu Qiaoge looked at Fan Xiaoyu with a smile: "Do you need someone to take care of you for the rest of your life?"

Fan Xiaoyu was stunned.

By this time, they had already gone downstairs and were standing in the open space outside.

The weather was a bit gloomy, but for some reason, Fan Xiaoyu's mood suddenly brightened up.

Aunt Wang patted her on the shoulder from behind: "Little Lu is asking you a question."

Fan Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and said, "I won't rely on anyone to take care of me for the rest of my life. I can support myself."

Lu Qiaoge smiled with satisfaction and thanked Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang lowered her voice and said to her, "Little Lu, I heard that the residents' committee is going to add a group in the fall, and I want to run for group leader."

Lu Qiaoge immediately extended her hand and shook hands with Aunt Wang very solemnly, saying earnestly, "Aunt Wang, you must keep going!"

Aunt Wang nodded excitedly: "Yes, I will definitely do my best!"

Fan Xiaoyu was somewhat shocked.

Does this young girl have such influence?
Is it because she is a cadre in the subdistrict office, or because she is particularly capable?
Lu Qiaoge couldn't go home for lunch, so she took Fan Xiaoyu directly to the hospital.

Although there was no prior communication, the matter was sudden, and she made the decision on the spur of the moment. She thought both directors would support her.

Lu Qiaoge, holding her work ID, easily led Fan Xiaoyu into the ward in Chenggou.

Chen Gou had a fracture, so his arm and one leg were in casts, and he was still asleep.

Aunt Lin was overjoyed to hear that Fan Xiaoyu was coming to work the night shift: "I was just about to tell Deputy Director Huang that I couldn't work tonight, I've been getting a headache every time I stay up late these past few days..."