Chapter 208

Chu Xiyue reassuringly patted her shoulder and said softly, "Don't worry, I'm here to help you."

Watching Chu Xiyue's mouth, the daughter-in-law's tense expression gradually relaxed.

The old woman looked Chu Xiyue up and down. Chu Xiyue had an unforgettable face, and the old woman recognized her at once.

"What are you talking about, girl? Who abused their daughter-in-law? Which eye saw it? Is this how your neighborhood office handles things? I'm going to file a complaint against you!"

"Sorry, I'm not an official employee of the neighborhood office. I'm just a temporary worker without a position, so you can't complain about me." Chu Xiyue smiled innocently.

She looked around. "This lady is deaf and mute, but I know a little about her family. This mother-in-law has two sons. Her eldest son has long since married and started a family, while she lived with her younger son. Later, when her younger son got married, she became dissatisfied because he gave all his wages to his wife. So she spent every day mistreating her daughter-in-law, and eventually caused her to miscarry, leaving her unable to have children again."

The crowd erupted in uproar, staring at the old woman in shock.

"Y-You, what nonsense are you talking about!" Relying on the fact that one of the parties involved could not speak, the old woman stubbornly denied it. "My younger daughter-in-law is a hen that can't lay eggs. She lost the child because she was careless herself. What does that have to do with me?"

As soon as the old woman finished speaking, the daughter-in-law beside her suddenly hit her with her bag. The daughter-in-law glared at her mother-in-law, her face full of anger and grievance. But because she could not speak, she could only open her mouth and make short, furious sounds,