Bai Yu'an and her mother hadn't been talking for long when the curtain outside was suddenly opened, and then there was the scene of third sister Bai Luozhu rushing in crying.
Bai Yu'an looked at Bai Luozhu, and before she could say anything, she saw Bai Luozhu's face full of tears and her hair disheveled. She immediately threw herself into Mrs. Li's arms and cried, "Mom, I really can't live this life anymore. "
Li knew something had happened as soon as she saw Bai Luozhu's face. Her face was swollen and red, and it looked like she had been beaten.
Li held Bai Luozhu tightly in her arms and asked angrily: "Did he hit you again?"
Bai Luozhu couldn't stop crying in her mother's arms. It was rare for a woman in her mid-thirties to cry so sadly that she couldn't even speak with sobs.
Seeing that the third sister was only crying, Bai Yu'an asked her mother, "Who beat the third sister?"
Mrs. Li also had tears in her eyes. She looked at Bai Yu'an and said, "Your third brother-in-law is not a serious person. He has gotten into the bad habit of gambling in the past two years. He no longer cares about the shop opened at home and uses all the proceeds from the shop to gamble." , and now I still have to touch Luo Zhu’s dowry.”
"Luozhu didn't want to give it, so that beast of your third brother-in-law beat people at home, even when Lu Qing tried to stop him."
"It was the same thing yesterday. The beast couldn't find any money at home, so he went to Luo Zhu to ask for it. If she hid it, the servants couldn't stop it when the commotion started, and she beat someone again, so she hid here with me. ."
Bai Yu'an was angry. In her impression, the third brother-in-law was considered a big businessman in Shuyang. He had opened five or six shops, had a lot of money, and was kind to the third sister. How could he become such a big man in just two years? So.
She reached out to hold the third sister and said in a low voice: "Sister, where is the third brother-in-law? I will go find him now to apologize to my sister."
"If he doesn't come, the worst he can do is leave. It's just a day like this."
Bai Luozhu then hurriedly raised her head from Mrs. Li's arms. With her teary eyes and messy hair, she held Bai Yu'an's hand and cried: "Yu'an, you must not go to him. He is already with him." There used to be two people.”
"In the past two years, he not only brought several concubines into his home, but he also ignored the children. He hung out in the casino all day long and drank with the people he met at the gambling table at night."
"He has lost his humanity now. He can't care about family ties. If you go to him now, I'm afraid he will attack you again."
"Just now he beat me again and took away all the private rooms I hid in. Now he is probably gambling again."
As Bai Luozhu said this, she covered her face and started crying again.
Mrs. Zhang also held Bai Yu'an tightly with one hand: "Silang, you just came back, rest. You don't need to worry about these things."
Bai Yu'an looked at her mother: "I can't stand it when my brother-in-law bullies the third sister like this."
Then he said to Bai Luozhu: "I am now the Imperial Academy editor appointed by the Holy Father. My brother-in-law does not dare to beat me. If he dares to do it, he will beat the imperial official. Even if his father puts him in prison and beats him dozens of times, he will be beaten." Stick, that is also reasonable and legal.”
Mrs. Li cried, "It's precisely because your father protects that beast that he told you not to go."
Bai Yuan paused and looked at her mother: "What does mother mean by this?
Mrs. Li choked and said, "Last time, your brother-in-law beat your third sister very hard. He went to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife and stabbed someone else."
"Luozhu returned to her parents' house in the middle of the night, and the beast actually chased her over again."
"I protected Luo Zhu and told your father that we should reconcile, but your father thought it was embarrassing and even scolded your third sister."
As she spoke, Mrs. Li leaned into Bai Yu'an's arms and wiped her tears: "Don't you know your father's pedantic temperament?"
"He is the king of the family. If anyone disobeys him, the world will be turned upside down."
Bai Yu'an comforted her mother and said softly: "No matter what happens to my father, he is always reasonable."
"I'm going to call the third brother-in-law back first. I won't say anything else. I just want to call the third brother-in-law back to have dinner with him."
Bai Luozhu was still uneasy, pulling Bai Yu'an's sleeve and crying: "Yu'an, that casino is not in Shuyang, but in Yangjiang. It takes almost an hour to go back and forth. You don't care what he does."
"He often doesn't reply for several days in a row. I don't want to worry about it now."
"Even my parents-in-law can't control him, so just let him be."
Bai Yu'an looked at the third sister and said, "Whether we ask the third brother-in-law to come back to apologize and admit his mistakes, or whether we reconcile, this matter must come to an end."
"Will the third sister still allow the third brother-in-law to beat her in the future?"
"Even if my father doesn't agree to reconcile, I will still persuade him. At worst, I will call the elders of both families to comment. Then my father may agree to reconcile."
Li sighed and shook his head: "Silang, your father will not persuade you."
Bai Yu'an stood up: "I will try my best to persuade my father even if I can't help it."
"If the third brother-in-law is like this, how will he live in the future? If the third brother-in-law doesn't change his habits, the worst he can do is that the third sister and Li will remarry."
After saying that, Bai Yu'an turned around and walked outside to find someone.
Bai Luozhu saw that Bai Yu'an was about to walk out, so she quickly stood up and grabbed him, wiping her tears and saying, "Yu'an, just let it go."
"My life can only be so miserable. At worst, I end up dying to get rid of him."
Bai Yuan stopped, stretched out his sleeves and wiped the tears on the third sister's face and said, "Third sister, don't worry about me. I just persuade my brother-in-law to come back and talk about this matter together."
Bai Luozhu shook his head: "Yu'an, he is possessed now and will not come back with you."
Bai Yu'an said warmly: "Whether I come back or not is another matter. Third sister is waiting for me at home."
Bai Luozhu looked at her only younger brother, her eyes still full of worry: "Yu'an, your third brother-in-law is moody now. If he wants to stay there and never come back, just talk to him properly and don't make him angry."
Bai Yuan responded and asked the third sister about the specific place before taking A Tao out.
After all, Mrs. Li was not at ease and wanted to ask Gu Qing to accompany Bai Yu'an.
Bai Yu'an waved her hand and said, "Gu Qing may not be able to persuade my brother-in-law to come back if he comes with me. Don't worry, mother, I will have a good talk with my brother-in-law."
After a pause, she asked again: "Does uncle know about this?"
Li shook her head: "Luozhu's temperament means that he doesn't want to tell this scandal, so he just endures it himself."
"Even your eldest and second sisters don't know about this, let alone other people."
Bai Yu'an frowned and went out with only A Tao by his side.
On the carriage, A Tao looked at Bai Yu'an in confusion: "Sir, what are we doing in Yangjiang?"
Bai Yu'an whispered: "Go find the third brother-in-law and come back."
When the carriage arrived at the entrance of the casino, Bai Yu'an jumped off the carriage and looked at the sky outside. It was already dark.
There were two lanterns hanging at the entrance of the casino, a two-story attic, and two burly men guarding the entrance.
Bai Yu'an glanced at the gatekeeper and was about to open the curtain and go in when someone stopped her with his hand: "Who recommended you here?"
Bai Yu'an asked, "Can I find someone who can go in?"
The person at the door waved his hand impatiently: "Go, go, we can't find anyone here."
A Tao took a step forward and was about to speak, but Bai Yu'an stopped her and said to the doorkeeper: "My brother-in-law is inside and asked me to come to him and he will teach me how to gamble."
"If you don't want me to go in, send a message for me and I'll ask my brother-in-law to come and take me in."
When the gatekeeper heard this, he asked, "What is your brother-in-law's name?"
Bai Yu'an said: "Gu Baoyuan."
