Chapter 12: Hanging Herself

“She didn’t beat or scold me. She gave me malt extract and meat to eat. I always ate my fill at her house.”

In other words, she hadn’t eaten her fill at the Qin family.

Facing the strange looks of the crowd, Qin’s mother’s face instantly changed. She glared fiercely at Qin Ni, trying to force her to change her words with her expression.

But the previously timid Qin Ni seemed to have changed her personality. No, she hadn’t changed.

Facing Qin’s mother’s angry gaze, she was still afraid, and her whole body was trembling behind Qin Yao, but she still stubbornly refused to change her words.

Being able to stand up and say such a long speech, and say it in front of so many people, showed how much courage she had mustered.

“You heard it too. Lin Su didn’t abuse your granddaughter at all. You convicted Lin Su without figuring out the facts, forced her back, and made her kneel, causing great harm to her reputation and body.”

“So, how are you going to apologize to her?”

After hearing about Lin Su’s experience, Lin Daqiang was furious and glared at Qin’s mother.

Qin’s mother spat, “I have to apologize to her? A mother-in-law managing her daughter-in-law is only natural. Besides, Lin Su must have forced Qin Ni to say this. Children’s words can’t be trusted.”

Still arguing at this point, Lin Daqiang directly laughed angrily. He looked at the invisible Qin family head, “Are you really not going to handle this?”

The Qin family head originally wanted to pretend he didn’t hear, but Lin Daqiang’s next sentence instantly straightened his body.

“If you don’t handle it, I’ll report it to the township secretary. Then the Women’s Federation will get involved. I’ll also have a few people publicize your village’s bullying behavior?”

Hearing this, the villagers of Qinjia Village couldn’t sit still. They all looked at the clan head, who pretended to be troubled, then sighed and looked at Qin’s mother.

“You should apologize to your daughter-in-law.”

Apologizing and making amends were different, so Lin Daqiang wasn’t satisfied, “Lin Su was dragged for so long and made to kneel. She should receive the same treatment.”

A village head actually did this for a villager?

The Qin clan head didn’t know that Lin Daqiang and Lin Su were relatives. After sighing, he looked at Qin’s mother, “To quell their anger, what do you think…”

“I won’t!” Qin’s mother refused without thinking.

But this matter had to be resolved today, and both villages were watching her attitude, so the Qin clan head had to set an example. Therefore, he asked two strong young women from his own family to restrain Qin’s mother.

“Clan head, you can’t do this to me. You took my…”

Qin’s mother struggled desperately. When she couldn’t do anything, she tried to drag the clan head down with her, but before she could finish speaking, the women beside her covered her mouth.

Now, she had the same treatment as Lin Su.

“Dragging her from here to the town is time-consuming and laborious, and we have to send someone to watch her. It won’t look good. Let’s not do that. Actually, Lin Su didn’t kneel for long before Qin Sui took her away.”

“Let’s just make her kneel for half an hour more to compensate, how about that?”

The Qin clan head discussed with Lin Daqiang, who thought for a moment and said, “One hour.”

Anyway, it wasn’t him kneeling, and an hour wasn’t too long, so the Qin clan head agreed.

But Qin’s mother’s eyes went black when she heard this. She frantically shook her head, trying to shake off the hands covering her mouth, but to no avail. She could only look at the onlookers.

When she saw Qin’s father and the others, she quickly asked them for help. However, they stayed in the crowd like outsiders, not participating at all, and pretending not to see her.

Qin’s mother’s eyes dimmed. Besides being heartbroken, she finally felt fear and despair.

When she placed her last hope on Chen Zhaodi, she found that Chen Zhaodi was no longer in the crowd.

Chen Zhaodi had cleverly slipped away when Qin’s mother was at a disadvantage.

No one could save her anymore!

Realizing this, Qin’s mother felt both hatred and regret. She regretted not tearing Lin Su apart earlier!

“Qin Sui is here!”

Just as Qin’s mother fell into deep despair, a cry of surprise was like a heavenly sound, pulling her back from the abyss of despair.

With tears in her eyes, she stared intently at the path cleared in the crowd, hoping that Qin Sui would save her.

However, despair came again.

Qin Sui’s arrival didn’t change anything. After learning the cause and effect, his expression didn’t change much. He only glanced at Qin’s mother and quickly looked away.

From childhood to adulthood, he had countless times longed for maternal love, but every time he was enveloped by disappointment, suffocating him.

He was treated unfairly, his children were treated unfairly, and even his wives were treated unfairly.

She had tormented one daughter-in-law to death and wanted to torment another.

By now, Qin Sui didn’t have much affection for his mother.

The only thing to blame was that his mother was too troublesome, ruining even their remaining mother-son relationship.

Qin Sui didn’t look at Qin’s mother but focused on his three children, causing the villagers who thought he would save his mother to discuss among themselves.

Some said he was righteous, some said he was upright, and some said he loved his wife.

Qin Sui didn’t care what others said. After finding his three children, he directly took them away, truly disregarding his mother’s life or death.

Qin’s mother was filled with hatred, even more so because her mouth was covered. Otherwise, she would definitely scold Qin Sui, this ungrateful son.

…

Ni Niu, finding the changes in Qinjia Village, couldn’t make a decision and could only go to find Qin Sui first.

Qin Sui was waiting for Lin Su to come out of the emergency room. After confirming that she was not in danger of death and asking the nurse to take care of her, he went to Qinjia Village with Ni Niu.

On the way, they saw Grandma Lin and sent her to the hospital to look after Lin Su. Then the two of them went to Qinjia Village again.

At this time, they picked up the three children, and the group hurried back to town.

After being busy for so long, it was already late.

Qin Sui asked Ni Niu to take the three children to eat first, while he bought food to take to the hospital for Grandma Lin and Lin Su.

Lin Su was awake now, but she was still very weak and couldn’t eat.

Grandma Lin couldn’t eat either. Holding Lin Su’s hand, she was heartbroken, her eyes still red and swollen, obviously having cried.

Qin Sui persuaded her a few times, but Grandma Lin didn’t listen.

She also had some resentment towards him.

Qin Sui saw something and pursed his lips to apologize to Lin Su, “I’m sorry, it’s my mother’s fault. She has received the same punishment as you, and I will compensate you later.”

Hearing that Qin’s mother had been punished, Lin Su’s heart was still heavy. After calming down, she slowly said, “I won’t go back to your house again.”

Qin Sui nodded, “I understand. I’ll send your dowry back.”

After a moment of thought, he looked at Grandma Lin, “Grandma, we’ll have to trouble you for a few nights.”

Grandma Lin’s expression paused, and she looked up at him.

Qin Sui explained, “I and the children will have to stay at your place for a few nights. After the marriage report comes out, and Lin Su is better, we’ll go register our marriage and go directly to the military area after registration.”

His meaning was clearly that he wouldn’t go back to the Qin family again.

Qin Sui’s actions indirectly showed that he was on their side.

Grandma Lin’s anger finally subsided. Qin Sui was considering them. After thinking for a while, she said, “Then, your family…”

“It’s okay, my mother won’t make a fuss.”

Having learned a profound lesson this time, she would be quiet for a long time.

Hearing this, Grandma Lin didn’t say anything more. Lin Su looked at the dusty Qin Sui.

Wearing a green military uniform, no military cap, his hair slightly messy, his brows and eyes showing fatigue, and dark circles under his eyes, obviously not having slept well, but it didn’t affect his handsomeness.

She heard that they had driven back directly and hadn’t rested much along the way.

It was probably because of Qin Ni or because of her.

Thinking of this, Lin Su’s mood was complicated. She pursed her lips and said, “I haven’t thanked you for saving me.”

Although Lin Su had fainted, she had briefly regained consciousness and naturally knew who had come to save her. She also learned from Grandma that Third Uncle had brought people to seek justice for her.

What surprised her was Qin Ni.

Qin Ni hadn’t said a word to her. In this matter, she thought Qin Ni would remain silent, but unexpectedly, she bravely stood up and spoke for her.

It was impossible not to be moved. She suddenly wanted to hug Qin Ni and thank her.

Qin Sui looked at Lin Su’s pale face and said solemnly, “You and I don’t need to be polite. Besides, this was caused by my mother. You should take good care of yourself, and I’ll take care of the rest.”

Lin Su hesitated, but ultimately chose to remain silent due to her exhaustion.

Seeing that she wanted to rest, Qin Sui didn’t say much more. After buying some necessities, he went to settle the three children.

At the hotel.

Qin Yao saw Qin Sui and, after hesitating for a moment, asked, “How is she?”

Qin Ni immediately raised her head and stared at Qin Sui, obviously wanting to know as well.

Only Qin Keke was playing with his toys seriously, completely unaware that Lin Su had been in trouble.

Qin Sui felt relieved by the two children’s gratitude, “She’s fine now.”

After speaking, Qin Sui looked at Qin Ni, reached out and touched her head, and praised, “Dad heard about your heroic deed. You did well.”

Qin Ni’s face turned red, and her eyes became sore. She quickly lowered her head, not knowing how to react.

Mainly, she was rarely praised by her father, so she didn’t know how to respond.

“Dad, the aunt who often visits our house threatened me that she would sell my sister.” Qin Yao had a good memory and held a grudge. He seized the opportunity to report it.

Qin Sui frowned, “Which aunt?”

“I don’t know. I only remember that she has a mole between her eyebrows.”

A mole?

Qin Sui searched his memory and suddenly thought of someone.

Chen Zhaodi.

“Leave it to Dad. Dad will avenge you.” Qin Sui touched Qin Yao’s head.

For fairness, he also touched Qin Keke’s head.

Qin Keke looked at Qin Sui inexplicably, then continued to play with his toys without a care in the world.

Qin Sui smiled helplessly.

After meeting, Qin Sui could also see that the three children’s mental state was good, which showed that Lin Su had taken good care of them.

To be honest, Qin Sui was quite grateful to Lin Su.

His mother was his biological mother, yet she treated his three children cruelly. Lin Su wasn’t the children’s biological mother, yet she treated them sincerely.

So, what reason did he have to go back to that house that only caused him trouble?

…

Qin Sui entered the ward with food. Lin Su was able to sit up with Grandma Lin’s help.

“Are you feeling better today?” he asked.

Lin Su nodded.

“The marriage report has come out. Shall we go register when you can walk?” Qin Sui asked.

Lin Su nodded again.

Her obedient appearance was a little cute, causing Qin Sui to involuntarily look at her a few more times.

“Deputy Commander Qin, your mother hanged herself!”

Suddenly, Ni Niu rushed in with the three children, hurriedly informing Qin Sui.