"How much can you earn at work? Recently, I met a big client, and Iâve already talked to him. He said the family could need a thousand boxes of goods. Iâm just saying to my big brother, can you first give me a thousand boxes of goods. When the money comes in, Iâll return the principal to you."
"What? A thousand boxes?" Tan Aixiang immediately frowned. A thousand boxes of goods would cost at least more than one thousand dollars. "Wanting a thousand boxes is possible, but the money must be paid first."
"Saozi, arenât you intentionally making it difficult for me? More than one thousand dollars, where would I get that kind of money? Seriously, forget it. Iâll wait for big brother to come back." Li Chang finished speaking and directly entered the courtyard, looking like he owned the place.
"Your big brother wonât discuss it with you. In this household, Iâm in charge. Is this the first time youâve realized that? Even if your big brother comes back, he wonât agree with you."
"Things that make money, how can you refuse so decisively? Kind-hearted but foolish. Besides, this craft originally belongs to the Shen Family. Shen Rong is also a part of Shen Family, and Shen Rong should have a share to begin with. If it werenât for our grandmother favoring you, how could you monopolize it? Last time you said you didnât agree, we stepped back. Now, we just want agency rights. In the future, S City, and surrounding citiesâ sales rights. We are still close relatives, and I am not refusing to pay you, itâs just that Iâm short on cash right now. We just want your support first, not that we wonât pay, just a few days delay." Li Chang finished speaking, suddenly turned to Lin Wan, and smiled, saying, "Cousin-in-law, I know that big client whoâs also in the clothing business. Tomorrow Iâll go to your factory to get a few sample outfits for him to see. Letâs see if we can sell a batch of clothes. At that time, I wonât let cousin-in-law suffer."
Lin Wan smiled and said, "Thatâs possible. There are dedicated people at the mall in front of our gate."
The specifics on how to handle it at the factory, she couldnât control that. Li Chang is really one to stir things up. He has been stirring for many years and never successfully. Not to mention making money, his familyâs money has been poured into it for an unknown amount. He canât even support his wife and children. She doesnât understand why Shen Rong still puts up with him.
"Li Chang, you really are shameless, I donât want to waste words with you anymore, youâd better get out or Iâll call the police."
"Call the police? Saozi, whatâs the matter here? We are family, if thereâs an issue, letâs discuss it. Why trouble the police, what do you mean by that? I say Saozi, earning a bit of money, canât change who you are, right? Always calling the police, you think the police exist just for your family?" Li Changâs mouth was indeed sly.
"Whether the police are for my family is not for you to remind me, but this factory is definitely my familyâs, right now, immediately, hurry and get out, otherwise donât blame me for being rude." Maybe Tan Aixiang was extremely annoyed by Li Chang, as she spoke, she glanced at a broom in the courtyard, picked it up, and without hesitation swung it at Li Chang.
Li Chang managed to dodge in time. Tan Aixiang didnât manage to hit him, but Shen Rong, who had been silent, saw Li Chang nearly getting hit, worriedly stepped forward to stop her. But upon seeing Li Changâs embarrassed situation, she paused.
This subtle action was noticed by Lin Wan. It seemed, after years of living, Shen Rong was also regretting.
Lin Wan said nothing, pulling Little Star and Da Ming to step back because she saw Li Chang also picked up a shovel.
"Saozi, I donât want to hit a woman, donât go too far. Yesterday we went to find Mom, she agreed, this factory also partly belongs to us."
"What? How could our grandmother agree to such unreasonable demands from you? Itâs utterly outrageous. You think we are really that easy to bully." Tan Aixiang immediately felt furious. Taking advantage of Li Changâs slack moment, she swung the broom over, hitting him squarely.
The branches on the broom scraped across his face with an "Ah" sound, leaving a red mark on the left cheek.
Li Chang frowned, cursed under his breath, clearly angered, rubbed his cheek, then suddenly glared viciously at Tan Aixiang, lifted the shovel, and swung it at her.
People in the courtyard sensed trouble. A shovel and a broom are not on the same level, most of the workers here were people from Saoziâs motherâs family.
Seeing their cousin under attack, they hurried over, but it was too far away, they simply couldnât make it in time.
As the sharp edge of the shovel was about to strike cousinâs face, Lin Wan saw the situation and at the last moment anxiously pushed Li Chang, causing the direction to shift.
The shovel didnât land on cousinâs face, but Li Chang, not managing to hit Tan Aixiang, was even more furious, and during the shift, Li Chang swung the shovel sideways. It swung right onto Lin Wan.
By coincidence, the hardest part of the shovelâs tail directly struck Lin Wanâs back.
There was a sudden sharp sound accompanied by Lin Wanâs painful scream as the scene fell silent.
"Mom!"
"Xiao Wan!"
"Cousin!"
At that time, Lin Wan had already fallen to the ground, and there was a deep cut on her back made by the shovel. At least ten centimeters long.
The clothes on her back were also torn, exposing a large portion of her back.
Li Chang was first startled by Lin Wanâs frightening wound, and his mind cleared a little. After calming down, he quickly threw away the shovel in his hand.
"I... I didnât mean to."
"Xiao Wan, Xiao Wan, are you okay?"
"Quick, quick, quick, call an ambulance."
"Mom, Mom!" Little Star was so shaken, watching such a big wound on Lin Wanâs back, bleeding heavily, the child stood frozen beside, too scared to even speak loudly, too scared to cry loudly.
"Iâll... Iâll do it, Iâll do it!" Li Chang hurried over, and upon seeing Lin Wanâs bloodstained yet still fair skin on her back, Li Changâs eyes shimmered.
"Get away, donât touch me." Lin Wan lay on the ground, endured the pain, frowned, she clearly saw the lustful glint in Li Changâs eyes just now.
"Get away, you scumbag, Iâm telling you, I want you punished." Tan Aixiang said as she quickly grabbed a piece of clothing to cover Lin Wan.
Over there, the family also called an emergency ambulance, the military hospital was originally very close, and within ten minutes, they arrived.
Lin Wanâs back hurt so much, she could feel the blood slowly seeping from her body. Her eyelids were struggling.
"Xiao Wan, Xiao Wan, stay awake, donât fall asleep, stay with us, the ambulance is here." Tan Aixiang was also shaken to the point her legs went soft.
"Mom, Mom!"
"Good, Momâs alright, stay at home and watch brother, Mom will be back tomorrow." As she got on the car, Lin Wan held her daughterâs hand, forced a smile, trying her best to comfort her and not let her be afraid.
"Mom, Xingxing is still scared, scared."
"Donât be scared, donât be scared, Aunt will definitely save you, little star, stay at home with brother and wait." Tan Aixiang hurriedly got in the car, speaking to Little Star, also instructed a relative to take Da Ming and Xingxing next door to find Shi Lan.
"Sao... Saozi, Iâll come with you." Shen Rong, trembling, holding her child, said.
"Get in then." Tan Aixiang coldly responded. At the hospital, itâs true she couldnât manage alone.
"I also want to go, I also want to go."
"Get lost..." Tan Aixiang coldly stared at Li Chang, then took the child from Shen Rongâs arms, handed it to him, "Li Chang, Iâm telling you, once Lin Wan is out of danger, you wonât have a good outcome either."
When calling earlier, Tan Aixiangâs relative had reported to the police. As the ambulance exited the courtyard, the police also arrived. But they didnât need to worry.
There were people at home anyway. Right now, Xiao Wanâs condition was the most severe.
Seeing the police car, Shen Rong worriedly clenched her hand.
Tan Aixiang looked at her and huffed, "For someone like him, why are you worrying? I advised you to divorce him ages ago, but you wouldnât listen."
"Saozi, if I divorce, what about the child?"
"If youâre worried about the child, you can take her yourself, isnât she a girl? Doesnât he not care? Later, find someone suitable, it wonât be difficult."
"Saozi, a divorced woman with a child, itâs not easy to find someone nice."
"Are you willing to continue living with him, what kind of person is he? Iâd rather be alone for the rest of my life than find a man like that. You wonât know you can find someone good until you try. Even if you canât find someone, my brother and I wonât leave you alone, and stop listening to Mom all the time, when has she ever done anything thatâs right?"
"Saozi, do you and brother really think this way? You really donât blame me, after all I was before..." Shen Rong spoke, tears uncontrollably started to flow.