Chapter 42: Put the Knife at Ease
Shen Meng held Lu Mingyang's trembling little body. How strong could a nine-year-old child be?

Wu Xianglan was lying on the ground rolling in pain, looking ferociously at the mother and son hugging each other. She pulled Yongqiang and Yongli over and asked them to stand behind her.

"Shen Meng, look at how your son bit my arm. This matter is not over yet. After all, he is a bastard from outside, eating and living in the Lu family, and finally he dares to bully the Lu family. I must tell my parents-in-law to drive these bastards out, and you must learn a lesson too. We haven't even divided the family yet, and you're always thinking about outsiders for the good things. Just wait!" She yelled at Shen Meng like a madman.

The two children, Lu Mingliang and Lu Mingfang, looked at Shen Meng in fear, fearing that she would abandon them if her grandparents took charge of the matter.

Shen Meng turned her head, glared at her and yelled, "Get out of here quickly, or I'll make you pay."

She let go of Lu Mingyang and took him to Xie Jinghao's side. The most important thing at this time was Xie Jinghao. She was still pregnant and was only seven months pregnant. This was the time when she needed to be most careful.

"Jinghao, Jinghao, are you okay? Hold me and go to the kang to have a good rest. I have medicine in my room. I was worried that your fetus might be unstable, so I went to the county town to get you some medicine to keep you healthy. Let's go quickly. Mingyang, pour a glass of warm water for your Third Aunt."

The little guy was still crying, but he knew that this was not the time to cry, so he followed his mother's instructions and quickly went to pour some water. Xiaogang looked at his mother's miserable expression and started crying loudly.

The screams and noises in Shen Meng's yard attracted the neighbors to come out to see what was happening. Some even stood on the walls of their houses and stretched their necks to see what was happening. However, the moon was not very bright tonight and they could not see clearly at all.

After Shen Meng entered the room, she took out the pregnancy-maintaining medicine from the kang cabinet and found a piece of ginseng for her to hold in her mouth for a while.

"Sister-in-law, I'm a little scared. Will there be any problem with this child?"

"Don't talk nonsense. You'll be fine after taking the medicine. Just lie down and relax. I'll take care of everything. Don't be nervous. If you are nervous, the baby in your belly will feel uncomfortable, and Xiaogang will be scared too. I'll go out and take a look. If you're worried, let's go to the county hospital tomorrow morning and let the doctor take a look."

Xie Jinghao rubbed her stomach, tried her best to stay calm, and took a few deep breaths. Only then did her tight stomach feel better.

She reached out and embraced Xiaogang and Xiaokai. The two children huddled together in fear, staring quietly at her bulging belly.

"Mingfang, Mingfang, Mingyang, you guys take good care of your Third Aunt. I'm going to go out and take a look. Call me if anything happens!"

"Mom, I'll go with you." Lu Mingyang was about to go out when Shen Meng grabbed his hand.

"Mom, go by yourself. Don't worry, your Second Aunt is no match for Mom."

Shen Meng said this and walked out, then closed the door of the east room tightly.

The commotion here was quite big, and the village chief Lu Debang was called over. He shone his flashlight, and everyone saw the blood on Wu Xianglan's arm.

"Village chief, you have to make the decision for me. I came to my sister-in-law's house to play, but Mingyang actually drove me away. I said a few words to him, and he pounced on me and bit me. He is a wolf cub who can't be tamed. In my opinion, he should be sent away. He eats and drinks our food, and in the end he bit me. Everyone, tell me what we are trying to do. Ouch, it hurts so much. And Mingliang and Mingfang, they beat Yongqiang and Yongli as soon as they came up. Look at what happened to the two kids, and my sister-in-law doesn't care." Lu Debang hissed as he looked at him. This kid was too cruel. How much hatred and resentment must he have to bite his second aunt like this.

"What did you say about him that he could bite you like this?"

"That's right, you must have said something to him. Mingyang is a very sensible child. He greets everyone he sees. If you hadn't said such harsh words, he definitely wouldn't have done that."

"That's not the case. I heard that those kids didn't have a good life at home before, but now they've been living here for many years. It's not right for adults to be angry. It's probably because they are bad at heart. I didn't see it before, but now that they're older, their tempers are showing."

"Yes, I heard that these three children are from three families. Their fathers died early, and their mothers either ran away or died. Tell me, isn't it unlucky? I'm afraid they have a hard life and are born to bring bad luck to their parents. Look, Zhenping hasn't been back for many years, and I don't know how he is doing?"

Wu Xianglan listened to the discussion and stiffened her neck.
"Who says it's not true? It's strange. My eldest sister-in-law used to look down on these children. She was filial to her parents-in-law and had a good relationship with them. But after being butted by the bull, she has become a different person. I'm afraid it's not these little ones."

"Shut your stinky mouth, Wu Xianglan. If you say anything about my child again, I will fight with you today." Shen Meng stood at the gate of his house with a kitchen knife in his hand.

The people outside who were talking just now were suddenly so scared that they dared not speak anymore. Wu Xianglan was so frightened that she shrank back. Yongqiang and Yongli burst into tears and hid behind her.

People from the Lu family also rushed over at this time. Liu Sanjin moved with her bound feet panting, and she even buttoned two buttons of her clothes incorrectly.

"What a sin! What are you doing, eldest brother's wife? You dare to hold a knife in front of the village chief. You are causing trouble. Where are the militia? They will arrest you soon."

"Sister-in-law, put down the knife quickly. We are all family, why are you fighting?" Zhou Jiaojiao's eyes were wide open, and the muscles on her face were twitching slightly. She stretched out her hands, not knowing whether she wanted Shen Meng to take action or not.

Lu Debang's face also looked very ugly. As the head of the village, he lost all his dignity when compared to Shen Meng. Even though he was dissatisfied in his heart, he did nothing. He was still thinking about what Zhang Hongfa had said to him before.

"Arrest me? The militia should arrest not me, but Wu Xianglan. She took advantage of my absence and brought her two children to my house to eat my food, beat and scolded my children, and frightened Jinghao into having a miscarriage. Now she is still lying on my kang. Wu Xianglan is so good. After leaving the hospital, she didn't call a doctor for Jinghao, nor did she go home to ask her mother to come over to see her. Instead, she started making plans at the door. Is there any sister-in-law like her?"

"What? Jinghao is having a miscarriage. Oh my, my precious grandson. This is Jiasheng's second child. He is still working outside. Nothing can go wrong. You, you, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Liu Sanjin said this as he hurriedly ran towards Shen Meng's house, pointing at Shen Meng as he spoke, as if she was the culprit of all this.

Shen Meng looked at her as if she was a lunatic. This old lady must have a lot of water in her brain.

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