Chapter 331: Wanting to Take the Children to the Provincial City
The punishment came quickly; Lai Zi was fined fifty yuan and sentenced to three years in detention for beating Dezi. Given it was a domestic issue, his own child, and the poor living conditions at home, with him being the sole breadwinner, his sentence was reduced by one year after considering the circumstances.
Mother Xu and Mr. Xu were at a loss, having cried and begged everywhere, but to no avail as nobody took notice of them. The village chief and the Secretary drove them out with a broom.
During this time, attending meetings in the county felt shameful; she always felt as though villagers from other places, especially the two village officials from Shenji, were giving them side-eye, which was incredibly embarrassing.
Half a month later, Dezi was discharged from the hospital. With his son in detention, now only his grandson was around. After a few days of quarreling, Mother Xu and Mr. Xu were brought in for a lecture and eventually swallowed their anger, starting to take care of Dezi with great care.
Wang Lianhua, Xifeng, Xie Jinghao, and several others frequently brought things over to visit Dezi. Xie Jinghao even had Lu Jiasheng make a small cabinet for Dezi with a lock, and the key hung around Dezi’s neck.
Inside were clothes, food, and a little pocket money. In the end, life went on.
On the sixth of September, it was Shirley and Qian Chengwang’s wedding day. Many people from the village joined in on the fun, with Daya and Xiao Ya dressed neatly and beautifully, handing out candy and brown sugar water to guests.
Dressed in a red blouse and black pants, with a little red flower in her hair, Shirley wore a simple makeup look carefully done by Shen Meng.
Lu Zhenping happened to have a free day today and was rousted out of bed early by Shen Meng to deliver a black-and-white TV set, astonishing all the villagers.
Wang Lianhua and others were green with envy.