Chapter 42: Did I hit a human?

He Wanqing shooed away Big Yellow, who was about to bite, and she pulled the latch off the door with both hands, happily opening it. “Xiao Ping, why didn’t you go to the field to record your work points…” She swallowed the rest of her words when she saw the people beside her. The smile on her face disappeared, replaced by a frosty expression that kept people at bay.

Seeing her smile disappear, Shen Ping spoke before the two of them. “Cousin, I didn’t bring them. These two are shameless and insisted on coming to see you. Then Grandma said that you could come out, it’s fine. After all, we’re honest and upright, unlike some scum who do so many immoral things that they always meet ghosts at night.” Her eyes swept over the neighbors in front, behind, and to the left and right. He Wanqing nodded, indicating that she understood.

“Wanqing, I’m sorry. Weijun and I started dating when we were very young, and we didn’t tell anyone at the time. I’m really sorry, don’t be angry, okay?” Thinking about the slap she received when she got home, He Cao almost bit her teeth in anger. Then she thought that she couldn’t really break off with her now, after all, Xu Weijun was in the security department, and she still relied on He Baolian’s comrades to support and promote him.

“Bah, how can you say such shameless things? If you say you’ve been dating for so long, why didn’t you tell anyone? Oh, right, are you trying to say that you were young and didn’t understand, and then you lost contact after he went to work, so you didn’t tell anyone? You just didn’t expect that when he came back on vacation last year, your love for each other surged, and you couldn’t resist rekindling your old flame, so you got back together. Do you also want to say that if I hadn’t found out, you two would have continued like this? Until he, Xu Weijun, climbed to a high position, and then kicked me aside to marry you! Is that right, He Cao?”

She laughed as she watched He Cao’s face change color because of her words. “Xu Weijun, what do you have to say?” She looked at the man who had been hiding behind He Cao since he appeared, her eyes filled with disdain. She really didn’t know what she was thinking in her previous life. There were so many good young men in the village, and even people from other villages wanted to marry her. Back then, what was wrong with her? Why did she have to listen to her grandfather and marry this fiancé of hers, just to repay his grandfather for saving his life? But it wasn’t just her family who had been saved back then. Why did she have to marry him? Was she really brainwashed by her grandfather? Did she think Grandpa Xu was a hero, and so was Xu Weijun?

“I have nothing to say.” Looking at her beautiful face, even when she was angry, Xu Weijun felt uncomfortable. He had known since he was a child that He Wanqing was his fiancée, and he knew she was beautiful, but he didn’t expect that one day he would push this beautiful person away with his own hands. Thinking about this, he looked down at He Cao, who was looking at him with hatred, and when he compared their appearances, he sighed. But he could only accept it. Who could blame him for not being able to control himself?

“You really have nothing to say. After all, you’re a well-known coward.” She didn’t even give him a glance. She reached out and grabbed the carrying pole by the door. Under their gaze, she slammed it down on them. “I told you, don’t appear in front of me. If you do, I’ll beat you up. It seems like you didn’t take my words to heart. If that’s the case, it would be disrespectful to you two if I didn’t give you some more injuries.”

“Ah, you damn He Wanqing, are you crazy? We said we were here to apologize. How can you beat people?” He Cao’s screams accompanied the sound of the carrying pole hitting flesh, making the neighbors who were watching shake their heads. They didn’t understand what was wrong with these two. The girl said she would beat them every time she saw them, and they still came here with their eyes wide open. They really deserved a lesson. And let’s be honest, even if it wasn’t He Wanqing who wanted to beat them up, it would be the same for them. After all, who would scheme against a girl like that?

The people from the He family, including He Baolian, were not around. Otherwise, these two would definitely be worse off than this.

“Why can’t I beat people? And are they people? They’re animals. Do I need a reason to beat animals?” She spoke, and her hands didn’t stop. Xu Weijun wanted to fight back, but He Jiakang, who had come back from the commune with them, was resting at home. When they were arguing, he was leaning against the door, watching, to prevent Shen Ping from being taken advantage of. When He Wanqing grabbed the carrying pole and started beating them, he rushed over. He was always by her side, guarding against him. If he dared to fight back, he guaranteed that he would beat him up like he had beaten him at the commune.

He Wanqing, tired of beating them, threw the carrying pole to He Jiakang. “Jiakang, keep beating them.” If she didn’t beat them, how could her anger subside? And all those years, could they be dispelled with just a few blows? Thinking about what Gu Cheng’an had said, she, whose wrist was hurting, wanted to beat them up again.

He Jiakang, who took the carrying pole, didn’t hesitate. He beat the two of them on their legs and arms, making them unable to take care of themselves and having to protect themselves.

“He Wanqing, make him stop. Don’t forget, you brought this on yourself. If it weren’t for your grandfather’s insistence on getting engaged to the Xu family, this wouldn’t have happened. If you have the guts, go beat up your grandfather. What’s the point of beating us?”

As soon as He Cao said this, not only He Wanqing and her brother, but even the onlookers shook their heads. He Daniu still wanted his granddaughter to apologize and ease the tension between the two families. This… If they didn’t beat her to death, it was only because she had a child in her belly.

He Jiakang didn’t disappoint everyone. He readily increased his force.

He Wanqing, who was resting, went back to the yard, drew a bucket of cold water from the well, and splashed it on the two of them. “Jiakang, move aside.”

He Jiakang, who was very familiar with her, immediately moved aside when she finished speaking, allowing her to splash the water.

Seeing the two of them drenched, He Wanqing threw away the wooden bucket in her hand, picked up the wooden stick on the other side of the door, and swung it at them as they cursed.

Seeing this, He Cao immediately pulled Xu Weijun and ran.

“He Cao, I always mean what I say. This is the first time. If you come again, I’ll definitely beat the meat out of your belly.” She threw down the carrying pole, looking at the two of them running away in a sorry state, her eyes full of mockery.

Ignoring the neighbors who were watching, she pulled the two of them and turned into the yard.

“Sister, that was so satisfying. I wish we could do it a few more times.”

“You wish. Do you think Xu Weijun and He Cao are stupid?” It’s good enough to beat them up once or twice for free. It’s impossible to beat them up like that again, except in secret. It’s impossible to do it openly!

“You’re right, He Cao isn’t stupid.” Shen Ping shook her head like a rattle when she thought about He Cao’s appearance.

He Wanqing, who had just drawn a bucket of well water, saw the two of them standing there dumbfounded. She immediately called out to them to wash their hands.