Chapter 114

Chapter 114

"It's not possible... we should still go back now." Wang Qinghe frowned.

Seeing Wang Qinghe come over, Chen Jinhua immediately felt relieved. "Xiuxiu, you should go back with your husband first. I'll go help rescue the person. Don't worry; Auntie will make sure justice is served."

"Auntie, I'd rather stay here. I'm afraid something might happen," Bai Xiuxiu refused to leave. She hadn't yet confronted the person who pushed her into the water.

With the plan so close to success, she couldn't let anything go wrong now.

"You... alright then, I'll go ahead," Chen Jinhua was worried about her, but seeing Wang Qinghe by her side, she felt reassured. Wang Qinghe would take good care of Xiuxiu. With him there, nothing bad would happen.

Wang Qinghe couldn't stop his wife from staying if she didn't want to go back.

At least she had changed into his shoes and wouldn't catch a cold.

"Wife, didn't we agree that you wouldn't go into the water?" Wang Qinghe dared not think about how his heart nearly stopped when he saw someone push her earlier.

Bai Xiuxiu smiled at him guiltily. "I did it on purpose; it had to look real. Only my shoes got wet."

"No more of this in the future."

Wang Qinghe realized he really couldn't do anything about his wife's stubbornness.

With Zhou Jiaojiao helping, the person was quickly rescued.

"The person has been saved. Hurry, get them some help! Where’s Old Zhang? Who has a cotton coat? Quickly change her into one. You few, find something to cover her up. As her family member, you should take care of her.

Jinhua, hurry and get some hot water for her."

Up front, the team leader was frantically busy.

Old Zhang directed Tian Xiaolan and Zhou Jiaojiao to help drain the water and gave her a shot, which helped Wednesday Sister-in-Law regain consciousness.

When Wednesday Sister-in-Law woke up, she found herself wearing someone else's cotton coat, with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law by her side. She was completely bewildered.

"Third Sister-in-Law, you finally woke up. You scared us to death. Why did you fall into the water?" Zhou Jiaojiao sobbed, feeling extremely anxious.

Now that things had reached this point, they could only deny everything.

That shout from Chen Jinhua earlier...

She wasn’t sure if Chen Jinhua had seen anything.

Zhou Jiaojiao looked pleadingly at her mother, having already explained the situation in a whisper while they were busy.

This was her own mother; surely she wouldn't side with her sister-in-law in such matters?

Sisters-in-law can be replaced, but daughters cannot.

Zhou Jiaojiao's thoughts aligned perfectly with Tian Xiaolan's.

Tian Xiaolan was also distressed, but given the situation, she secretly wished her daughter-in-law were dead.

Living was just causing trouble!

"She woke up?"

Chen Jinhua had just asked someone for hot water and heard the crying, so she asked her husband.

"Yes, thankfully nothing happened." The team leader genuinely felt that something was off in Xiahe Village recently, very off!

Wild boars in the mountains, arguments with Widow Xia from the neighboring village, and even the manure pile being ruined. Now, during fish catching, someone fell into the water.

Most frighteningly, these incidents all seemed connected to Old Fifth, the wife of Wang Shoucheng's family!

This time, it was her own sister-in-law who fell in!

Hearing that nothing happened, Chen Jinhua sneered. "Since she's fine, I have something to discuss with her."

"Wait until she recovers before bringing up any issues. The water is freezing; she needs to rest. One less person fishing won't make a difference," the team leader frowned, unsure what his wife's issue could be more important than her health.

"Team Leader, this matter can't wait for her to rest," Bai Xiuxiu said as she approached from the crowd.

Beside her was Wang Qinghe, holding their two children.

"What's going on?" The team leader was confused.

"Team Leader, when Zhou Lao San's wife fell into the water, it wasn't an accident. She tried to push me in, but I dodged, and she fell instead! Look, I stepped into the water when she pushed me."

Bai Xiuxiu threw her wet shoe on the ground.

The team leader was stunned.

How could this be? Did Zhou Lao San's wife lose her mind?

"I saw it too," Chen Jinhua immediately testified.

Looking around at the people who hadn't dispersed, she continued: "I promised to watch Xiuxiu's children for a bit so she could fish calmly by the river. We were worried the children would cry for their mother, so we made sure Xiuxiu stood where we could see her.

When I brought the children to see her, I saw Zhou Lao San's wife push Xiuxiu.

She had been circling behind Xiuxiu for quite some time. I wondered what she was up to, but never imagined she was trying to harm someone.

Anyone with half a brain wouldn't do something like this!"

Chen Jinhua wished she could drag the person out and spit on her.

"I also saw Zhou Lao San's wife circling around there earlier, blocking the way. I thought it was nothing, but now you're saying she pushed someone into the water? And it was her sister-in-law's sister-in-law? What kind of madness is this!"

Someone in the crowd added another remark.

This time, Wednesday Sister-in-Law panicked.

Not just her, but even Tian Xiaolan and Zhou Jiaojiao were also panicking.

Zhou Jiaojiao, with tears welling up, grabbed Tian Xiaolan's hand, silently pleading for help.

Tian Xiaolan felt her head spinning!

Tian Xiaolan was at a loss and could only turn to her daughter-in-law: "Third Sister-in-Law, you have to help Jiaojiao. If you get into trouble, it won't affect Jiaojiao. Don't push the blame onto her; we'll try to help you too.

If anything happens to Jiaojiao, I won't let you off!

I’ll make Third divorce you.”

Their voices were as soft as mosquitoes.

No one outside could hear them clearly.

"Stop hiding inside there, all of you. Everyone, take down the barricade," Chen Jinhua said, even more irritated by their feigned ignorance.

Once the barricade was removed, everyone started pointing and whispering.

Chen Jinhua immediately asked, "Xu Xiaojuan, why did you push Xiuxiu into the water?"

Wednesday Sister-in-Law panicked and was about to speak.

But Bai Xiuxiu spoke first: "Yes, why did you push me into the water? It’s so cold today, and the water is so deep. Were you trying to drown me? This is attempted murder, and you could be arrested. Think about your child; if you end up in jail for decades, what will happen to your child?"

Xu Xiaojuan was stunned.

She suddenly turned to look at her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

They had deceived her!

If Bai Xiuxiu hadn’t spoken first, she would have followed her mother-in-law’s instructions and claimed responsibility.

She had even prepared her excuse, saying that Bai Xiuxiu always bullied Jiaojiao.

These two together didn’t have a complete heart; they were utterly despicable!

"We have no grudges or enmity between us. There’s a big difference between you wanting to harm me on your own and someone else making you do it." Seeing Xu Xiaojuan’s pale face, Bai Xiuxiu continued to press her advantage.