Things have reached this point, and many topics that were kept secretive in the past can now be put on the table.
but.
Qin Mingdao stood up, found an excuse to go to the bathroom, and left the study.
The next topic is far away from the officialdom and belongs to the "household affairs" of the Qin and Xiao families.
It is not appropriate for Qin Mingdao to be present when the two heads of the family are discussing matters.
"Yes."
After Qin Mingdao went out, Mr. Qin nodded and looked at Yuan Wanzhi calmly: "Wanzhi, let's open the skylight and talk openly."
Yuan Wanzhi crossed her legs and looked relaxed: "Please tell me."
"You have always complained about Xiao Tianlu, who proposed and resolutely carried out the proposal to help Xiao Cuo break off the engagement. You also blame your husband, Xiao Tianjin, for failing to oppose it as strongly as you did."
Mr. Qin picked up the tea cup: "I even heard that when you strongly opposed breaking off the engagement to Cui Xiangdong, Xiao Tianjin beat you on the spot in front of Lao Xiao and all the core members of the Xiao family."
Yuan Wanzhi said nothing.
But he instinctively raised his hand and stroked his left cheek.
She is in her forties.
But the face is still full of collagen, and the idiom "can be broken by a blow" to describe the skin is undoubtedly an exaggeration, but it is indeed very delicate.
Xiao Tianjin is a burly man. How will she feel the pain after a hard slap on her face?
Yuan Wanzhi bit her lip subconsciously, and there was a luster of resentment in her eyes that flashed away.
"Wanzhi, I want to know."
Mr. Qin asked: "When you were firmly opposed to breaking off the engagement, was it because Xiao Cuo and Cui Xiangdong were childhood sweethearts, was it because of the Xiao family's face, or was it for other reasons?"
Yuan Wanzhi smiled.
Still as dignified and charming: "Mr. Qin, what is the other reason you mentioned?"
Mr. Qin said calmly: "You personally have thoughts about Cui Xiangdong that you shouldn't have."
The charming smile on Yuan Wanzhi's face suddenly froze.
Mr. Qin didn't speak anymore and just drank water.
After a while.
hehe.
Yuan Wanzhi smiled: "Mr. Qin, can I smoke?"
Mr. Qin didn't say anything, he just pushed the cigarettes on the table in front of her.
Yuan Wanzhi took the cigarette and lit one skillfully.
The red lips parted slightly and smoke came out: "Mr. Qin, you don't think I'm a bad woman who covets little boys just because I smoke, do you?"
"As far as I know, the second son and daughter-in-law of the Xiao family have a good drinker, but never smoke. But now based on your smoking movements, I can easily tell that you are an old smoker with a smoking history of no less than ten years. "
Mr. Qin didn't answer the question: "It's just that you hide it very well, pay great attention to your teeth and fingers holding the cigarette, and leave no traces of smoking. I can now confirm that your previous virtuousness in the Xiao family was just your illusion. Over the years, You are always holding back, waiting for an opportunity to rise up."
well.
Yuan Wanzhi sighed quietly: "Qin Wansheng is indeed Qin Wansheng, who was called Eagle Eye during the war years. His eyesight and analytical ability are worthy of the title of Wan Sheng's chief of staff of a certain army."
Mr. Qin ignored her compliment.
Just looking at this woman, his tone began to become colder: "Whether it was you who strongly opposed the Xiao family's divorce, or whether you asked me just now whether the Qin family was afraid that you and Xiao Cuo would join forces, it was all just for yourself. Xiao Cuo, yes It's just a cover for you. In fact, the person the Xiao family wants to get him the most is you."
Yuan Wanzhi said nothing.
Just smoking slowly, the smoke gradually covered her charming face.
Mr. Qin didn't ask any more questions, just picked up the teapot and filled her glass of water himself.
"Twenty years ago, Xiao and Cui's family lived in the same compound. It was an afternoon, and the cicadas were chirping so disturbingly."
In the smoke, Yuan Wanzhi's voice sounded like she was talking in her sleep: "The adults were all taking a lunch break, and only Zhuzhu and Cui Xiangdong were holding cicadas with bamboo poles in the yard. I took a quick shower and just fell asleep, participating outside. Xiao Tianjin came back from someone's wedding. Weddings usually break up around two o'clock, but because he got into an argument with someone at the banquet, he left the party angrily and went home early."
Mr. Qin didn't know why she was talking about what happened twenty years ago.
Cui Xiangdong was just a four-year-old boy twenty years ago.
Mr. Qin did not interrupt her.
"The four brothers of the Xiao family, the eldest is strong-willed, the fourth is soft-hearted, and the third son is the most like my father-in-law. But among the four brothers, only the young man Xiao Tianjin is the most handsome. He is strong on the surface but indecisive in reality. To say he is an embroidered pillow is definitely insulting him. But he is not far from the realm of embroidered pillows."
Yuan Wanzhi shook her little leather shoes with disdain on her face: "The most important thing is that he is a gentleman and a man outside. But every time he is angry outside or gets drunk, he will beat his wife."
Xiao Tianjin knows how to beat his wife?
Mr. Qin raised his eyebrows slightly, but said nothing.
"When he came back that day and woke me up, he grabbed my hair and dragged me to the ground as soon as I sat up and before I knew what was going on."
Yuan Wanzhi said in a sleepy voice: "Other men suffer anger outside, or beat their wives after drinking, and allow women to scream. This is not the case in my family. Even if he kicked my ribs several times, I could only grit my teeth and endure it! If If I dare to scream, my legs will be broken at least, or I will be kicked out of the Xiao family at worst."
Mr. Qin's eyebrows twitched quickly.
Wan Sheng Lao Qin's temper was also explosive.
But he has never laid a finger on any woman in his life!
In Mr. Qin's opinion, what kind of man is a man who beats a woman (except on the battlefield), especially his wife?
The man that Mr. Qin despises the most is the man who beats his wife after being angry outside and drinking.
But he didn't expect that Xiao Tianjin would be such a man.
Yuan Wanzhi is definitely not lying!
People who lie quickly fall deeply into it when they are unable to recall something that could not have happened, with their whole body trembling and their eyes frightened.
"That afternoon, I didn't dare to scream or hide. Just like a dead dog, I let him beat me hard with his belt. I even had to raise my butt high and take the initiative to welcome the belt, otherwise I would be beaten somewhere else. Beaten. Haha, my butt has no bones, so I can bear the beating."
Yuan Wanzhi lit a cigarette again.
She took a deep breath and said in a hoarse voice: "But the sound of him hitting me was heard by two children outside, and they ran in. After seeing me like that, Zhuzhu had long been used to it. She just used force as usual. Keep your mouth shut and let the tears fall. If she cries, she'll be beaten too."
waste!
Mr. Qin felt blocked and lit a cigarette.
"In front of two children, he still acted like crazy and beat me hard with his belt."
Yuan Wanzhi said: "I am used to it, and my buttocks are numb from being slapped. I just close my eyes and wait for this painful moment to pass. But that child! The little boy who was only a few years old rushed over and pushed with all his strength. Xiao Tianjin."
Mr. Qin nodded subconsciously: "He was not frightened and cried like Xiao Cuo?"
"He was only four years old at the time. He must have been afraid, but he didn't cry. But that little boy, like a man who stood upright, opened his hands in front of me and stared at Xiao Tianjin with a vicious look. "
Yuan Wanzhi finally couldn't help crying.
His voice changed from hoarse to hoarse: "Xiao Tianjin waved his belt and whispered, yelling at the kid to get away, or else he would be beaten to death! He didn't run away. He just hugged my neck with his backhand. He said to me in an angry voice."
Yuan Wanzhi stood up slowly——
His fists were clenched.
Eyes shine.
He said softly: "He told me, don't be afraid, aunt, I will protect you."
(Yuan Wanzhi was described as a terrible woman by Wei Lie!)
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