The men Yang Jiujin had brought quickly sensed something was off. The sharper ones immediately followed suit, crowding around the fat man just like Yang Tiehua and the others had done.
The fat man didn’t understand what was happening. Afraid they might attack him, he instinctively raised his hands to block.
But even though he barely used any strength, those people still fell to the ground.
In no time at all, more than a dozen people were lying sprawled across the ground.
“Damn it, so these people are this weak? Brothers of Shenjia Village, beat them! I’ll make them understand that people from Shenjia Village are not to be bullied!” Old Shen shouted.
At his command, the twelve men seemed to be injected with adrenaline, raising their fists and smashing them down.
However, just as their punches landed, a loud shout rang out from outside, “Everyone stop!”
The villagers’ fists remained pressed against the people on the ground, but their heads turned toward the entrance.
And when they saw who it was, they were stunned.
Several police officers had rushed in.
Niannian scrambled up, crying as she hugged one of them. “Officer, please save my sister-in-law. They beat her child to death. Please save her!”
“Second uncle-in-law, save us! The people of Shenjia Village are going to beat us to death. Save my sister, if anything happens to her, I won’t go on living!” Yang Tiechui rushed over and hugged his second aunt’s husband, a man in uniform with a scar the size of a little finger on his face.
With his long arms, Yang Jiujin went over and hugged Niannian, Yang Tiechui, and even grabbed onto the second uncle-in-law’s leg. “Brother-in-law, if anything happens to my daughter, I won’t live either!”
Yang Tiehua’s lips twitched.
Father, big brother, this act is getting a bit excessive…
But in the next moment, Fu Ziheng’s panicked voice drew everyone’s attention.
“There’s blood. My wife is bleeding. Officer, quickly take my wife to the hospital!”
Yang Tiehua suddenly looked at Fu Ziheng.
Wait, Brother Ziheng, your acting is even more exaggerated than her father’s…
But in the next second, she realized something was wrong. A warm sensation spread beneath her.
Looking down, she saw blood on her pants.
Her face turned pale instantly.
Could it be that she was actually pregnant, and her careless words had caused a miscarriage?
In just a moment, the entire courtyard descended into chaos.
Yang Jiujin, Yang Tiechui, and the second uncle-in-law all shouted at the top of their lungs, calling for someone to bring the car.
The second uncle-in-law had driven over in a police vehicle, and on the way to the hospital, the siren blared loudly.
Yang Tiehua only felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, her mind growing hazy, while her father and brother’s wailing voices rang in her ears.
“Little sister, daughter, don’t die, don’t leave your big brother, your father behind.”
Yang Tiehua wanted to tell them to quiet down.
But whether from the pain or something else, she soon lost consciousness.
When she woke up, she saw a room full of heads and was so startled that she sat up abruptly. “You all…”
“Little sister, you’re finally awake. You scared us to death. Do you still feel unwell anywhere?” Yang Tiechui hurriedly grabbed her hand and asked.
On the other side, Yang Jiujin held her other hand. “Daughter, you scared your father to death. Does it still hurt?”
Yang Tiehua shook her head. “I’m fine. They were all…”
She looked around at the room full of people and was stunned.
“Alright, Tiehua is fine now. Put the things down and go back to work,” Yang Jiujin said.
Almost a dozen people set down what they were holding, each saying a few words before leaving.
“Tiehua, this is ribs from your third aunt.”
“Tiehua, this is meat from your fifth uncle’s wife.”
“Tiehua, this is rabbit candy from your eighth uncle.”
Looking at the table piled high with items and the departing crowd, Yang Tiehua gasped.
She suddenly remembered.
The original host had nine maternal uncles and eight paternal aunts.
Her father had been raised doted on by his eight sisters, and her mother had been cherished by her nine brothers.
By the time it came to her, she was pampered by the entire extended family.
And in this era, people married young, so those uncles and aunts had children of their own.
There were countless cousins…
No wonder the original host had become a tyrant at the sugar factory.
With this level of favor, she could practically do as she pleased in the residential compound.
“Dad, what happened to Old Shen and the others?” This was what Yang Tiehua cared about most.
At the mention of Old Shen, Yang Tiechui immediately grinned. “Tiehua, this whole incident actually helped my eldest uncle a lot. He had been worrying about how to tell Shenjia Village that the factory would stop purchasing their sugarcane. Now, with this mess, he directly used the excuse that Shenjia Village has poor ideological conduct, and the factory will no longer buy their sugarcane.
You should have seen them crying and begging at the factory, it was so satisfying.
And Old Shen has been arrested and is facing execution. The villagers, trying to protect themselves, all testified against him, saying his previous five wives were beaten to death by him.”
Hearing this, Yang Tiehua felt a sharp pain in her chest.
In her previous life, her mother-in-law had likely been tortured to death by Old Shen as well.
Fortunately, she had transmigrated here and changed that fate.
“Big brother, where is Ziheng?” Only now did she realize Fu Ziheng wasn’t there.
“Him…” Yang Tiechui instinctively looked at Yang Jiujin.
Unable to hold back, Yang Jiujin said, “Daughter, don’t be angry when I tell you this, alright?”
“Dad, did something happen to Brother Ziheng?” Yang Tiehua grew anxious.
Scratching his head, Yang Jiujin said, “Daughter, the doctor said his leg injury is quite serious, so your father paid to have it treated.
Don’t be angry, I was just worried that if his leg really became useless, how would he take care of you in the future?”
“If you really don’t want him treated, I’ll go tell the doctor to stop the medication right away,” Yang Tiechui added.
Hearing this, Yang Tiehua felt a sharp ache in her heart.
Though the original owner’s father and brother blindly doted on her, they were not bad people.
On the contrary, how could the original owner have been so cruel?
That was her own husband, after all.
Seeing her eyes redden, Yang Tiechui panicked. “Dad, I told you that treating Fu Ziheng’s leg would make little sister angry, but you wouldn’t listen. Hurry, go tell the doctor to stop the treatment and throw Fu Ziheng out of the hospital.”
“Alright, alright, I’ll go right away,” Yang Jiujin said as he rushed toward the door, only to be stopped by Yang Tiehua.
“Dad, no. I’m happy. Happy that Brother Ziheng’s leg can still be treated. I was too cruel before, always hitting him. I know I was wrong now. From now on, I’ll live a good life with him and give you a big, chubby grandson.”
Hearing this, Yang Jiujin was overjoyed, yet still said, “Daughter, if you hit him, it must have been because he did something wrong. My daughter is so good, she would never hit someone without reason.”
Yang Tiehua let out a silent sigh.
Having such a father was truly a sweet burden.
At that moment, a dull pain came from her abdomen. Thinking of the blood earlier, she gently placed her hand over her stomach, her heart tightening. “Dad, am I really pregnant? Then the child…”