0p0 Chapter 289: Village Cadres Taking Sides and Being Questioned by Chen Shuning
Chapter 289: Village Cadres Taking Sides and Being Questioned by Chen Shuning
The toe of her old cloth shoes had a hole in it, and the soles were caked with mud. Chen Suling pinched the worn-out shoes with her fingers and climbed up from the ground.
She straightened up and picked up the old cloth shoes, only then did she discover a cloth bag hidden inside. It was angular and tightly packed.
Chen Suling suppressed her nausea and took out the cloth bag. The solid feel of it made her smile. "Qiangzi, your father has hidden a lot of money. With so much money, it's more than enough for you to marry a wife. There's no need to exchange marriages with our family."
"Your dad is really good. He stuffed so much money into an old cloth shoe and threw it under the cabinet. Even if a thief broke into our house, he wouldn't have thought the money was here."
The noise outside the house became louder and louder. Chen Suling took the cloth bag, carried the food and money, and strode into the yard with her head held high.
Village chief Sun Shuangxi led the village cadres and rushed over, followed by the Chen Xiangdong brothers.
Chen Aiguo asked, "Who among you has plans to take down Sun Tiegou? Stand up."
Sun Shuangxi stepped forward and said, "Comrade Chen Aiguo, what's going on? There are so many people here, are they planning a fight?"
"If I wanted to fight, I wouldn't have asked you to come over." Chen Aiguo explained: "Chen Suling is my cousin, she wants to split the family business."
His eyes fell on Sun Tiegou, and seeing that he was listless, Sun Shuangxi asked tentatively, "Uncle, is this what you mean?"
Sun Tiegou was a tough guy. If you made him unhappy, he would block your door and scold you for three days and three nights. Although Sun Shuangxi was the village chief, he couldn't afford to offend Sun Tiegou.
Sun Tiegou wanted to strangle Chen Suling to death. Divide the family? Don't even think about it.
"I don't agree with the separation."
Chen Aizhong walked over and said, "Hello, Comrade Sun Shuangxi, we meet again."
Shaking hands, Sun Shuangxi asked, "Comrade Chen Aizhong, are you also Comrade Chen Suling's brother?"
Chen Aizhong nodded and replied, "I am her fourth cousin, but today I am speaking to you as the village chief. Sun Tiegou's abuse of his daughter-in-law and granddaughter has a very negative impact.
There are many young women in our village who are unwilling to marry into your village because of Sun Tiegou. The morals in your village are too bad. I heard that there have even been cases of girls drowning.
"It's a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding!" Sun Shuangxi hurriedly explained, "Director Han from the Women's Federation came to our village a few days ago to carry out work and repeatedly warned us not to do that kind of thing."
Chen Aiguo and Chen Shuning looked at each other, and then their eyes fell on the corner of the wall.
"Comrade Sun Shuangxi, Sun Tiegou himself admitted that he drowned three girls, his own daughters. Their bodies are buried in the corner. How about we dig them out?"
"I didn't say that." Sun Tiegou's arrogance diminished a little, and he sighed, "Is it not okay for me to brag? Bragging isn't against the law."
Chen Shuning stared intently into Sun Tiegou's eyes and asked in a cold voice, "Do you have any objection to the division of the family?"
"We can't split up the family." Sun Tiegou was as stubborn as a rock and still refused to give in. "We can split up the family. Let Sun Yingzi divorce Chen Chunshan and come back to take care of me."
"Why divorce?" Chen Shuning asked, "The two families are in an exchange marriage. My aunt hasn't divorced Sun Qiangzi, so Sun Yingzi can't file for divorce with my uncle.
Your daughter is divorced and comes home, so you can sell her again. My aunt will continue to suffer here. What good things do you want?"
Sun Tiegou knew that he had no ground to stand on, but he didn't want to let Chen Suling go easily, so he could only play the tough guy.
"Little girl, don't go too far. If you piss me off, I'll go to your house and hang myself. If I don't disgust you to death, I'll scare you to death."
"Isn't it just a dead body? I'm not afraid." Chen Shuning straightened her back, her tone revealing pride: "My grandfather carried a gun, killed Japanese invaders, and fought against Americans. I'm his granddaughter. I'm not afraid of death, so why would I be afraid of dead bodies?"
Sun Tiegou stared at Chen Shuning with wide eyes. In the past, he had only needed to say this sentence and she would definitely bow down. Why didn't it work today? This damn girl was not afraid of anything?
"Don't talk about ghosts and gods. We are materialists. Monsters and demons are all feudal superstitions. Old man Sun, if you dare to talk nonsense, I will go to the township to find the mayor immediately."
Wang Erxiu, digging his ears, asked impatiently, "You're the village chief? Then who are Sun Qiangzi's relatives?"
Chen Xiangyang stood aside with his arms folded, watching the excitement. Hearing this, he replied, "None of Old Man Sun's relatives wanted to come. They said they didn't want to get involved in the family division."
Wang Erxiu showed disdain on his face and laughed at him, "Old man Sun, you are not popular. People like me have relatives and friends, but you are different. None of your relatives come."
"Just now he was urging Qiangzi to go get help. Who was he looking for?" Li Baozhen echoed, "We've all come knocking on the door, and no one in the Sun family is stepping forward. It's truly laughable."
Chen Aiguo saw Chen Suling coming out of the house and said loudly, "It's better not to get involved. With the village cadres as witnesses, the division of the family can be successful."
Chen Aizhong shouted, "Suling, bring the things over here, let's discuss how to divide them."
Chen Suling walked through the crowd, put the cloth bag on the ground, opened it, counted out four yuan and thirty cents and put them in her pocket.
"Village Chief, I saved four dollars and thirty cents after I got married, but my father-in-law took it all. Only when you give me my money can we divide the family property."
"That's my money, why do you want a share?" Sun Tiegou stomped his feet and stamped his chest, saying in a sad and angry tone, "I saved all that with great difficulty."
Chen Shuning reminded him, "Old man Sun, how many years have you not been working in the fields? How could you have saved so much money?"
"This money was earned by your daughter and son. If you keep it in your hands and don't let them spend it, how can it become yours? You're quite old, how can you be so shameless?"
"If you dare to touch my money, I will fight you to the death!"
Sun Tiegou leaned on his cane, his eyes darting around. He looked around and realized the most irritating person in the compound was Chen Shuning. He gathered his strength and charged headfirst into Chen Shuning.
Sun Tiegou was old and frail, and his movements were slow. He had just taken two steps when Chen Aiguo grabbed him by the back of the neck and pulled him aside.
"Come two people, keep an eye on Old Man Sun and don't let him commit suicide."
Chen Wanlin and Chen Wanquan, one on each side, held Sun Tiegou and led him into the shade of a tree. Sun Tiegou struggled twice but couldn't break free, staring at Chen Suling with a venomous look.
Sun Shuangxi's face was filled with gloom. No matter how bad Sun Tiegou was, he was still a member of their village, and it was not the turn of the people from Chenjia Village to bully him.
"Chen Aiguo, this is inappropriate, isn't it?"
"Then what do you think is appropriate?" Chen Aiguo narrowed his eyes and said in an unhappy tone: "When my sister was bullied and hungry, where were you, the village chief?
You didn't see the mother and daughter being bullied, but you saw Old Man Sun being bullied? How did you manage this? You only pick on the weak, and you think all the people in our Chenjia Village are dead?"
Those words were harsh, and Sun Shuangxi couldn't hold his head up, but he couldn't ignore them. If this got out, how could he still be the village chief? If he couldn't even protect the villagers, who would support him in his work?
Sun Shuangxi was about to speak when Chen Shuning interrupted her: "Who is the women's director of your village? Stand up and let me see."
"Women's Federation leaders repeatedly stressed that child and women abuse was not allowed. Sun Tiegou refused to let his granddaughter and daughter-in-law eat. When his granddaughter fell ill, he stole her money and prevented her from seeing a doctor.
Your village is not big, don't tell me you don't know. How did the cadres become cadres? Are they deaf or blind? You must give us an explanation for this matter.