After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

In the afternoon, the two children will go out to play.

Shen Lu took out two straw hats, which she had made while the children were napping at noon.

With this hat, you can be shaded from the sun on sunny days and protected from the rain when it rains; it's definitely better than having a bald head.

Xiaoze and Xiaoyu were overjoyed when they received the hats. Shen Lu's craftsmanship was excellent, and her brain was even more beautiful than those sold in department stores.

The two children couldn't wait to grab their hats and head out to play with their friends.

Shen Lu wasn't in a hurry to translate; in her spare time, she wanted to make some clothes for her two children.

Shen Lu didn't have the skill, but she quickly thought of someone: the two children's aunt.

Gu Xiaohua is a tailor.

One reason why the two children have been able to live well over the years is thanks to Gu Xiaohua's care.

She would come over from time to time to cook and do laundry for the children, so that they wouldn't starve to death when Gu Xiao wasn't around.

She did this without any ulterior motives, so Shen Lu should thank her.

So, Shen Lu walked towards Grandma Gu Xiaohua's house.

Gu Xiaohua lives with her mother-in-law and husband.

According to the original owner's memories, Gu Xiaohua was quite skilled at making clothes, and she altered all the old clothes worn by the two little ones.

Gu Xiaohua deliberately altered the clothes to be a little bigger because she knew that children grow quickly.

Shen Lu, carrying a piece of cloth and a basket of eggs, knocked on Gu Xiaohua's door.

Gu Xiaohua wasn't in a very good mental state when she opened the door.

However, after only a few days, she seemed to have lost a lot of weight compared to the original owner's memory, her face was covered in bruises, and there was some blood stasis at the corner of her mouth.

Upon seeing that the person who came was Shen Lu, Gu Xiaohua immediately lowered her head, trying to use her hair to cover the scars on her face.

Shen Lu only knew that Gu Xiaohua's life was not easy, and thought it was just that her husband and mother-in-law were a bit difficult. She never expected that the problems in Gu Xiaohua's family had escalated to domestic violence.

Shen Lu closed the door and walked in: "What happened to you?"

"Second sister-in-law, I'm fine. Da Ya's dad was drunk and confused for a moment."

Shen Lu was furious at the scene before her. Gu Xiaohua was still speaking up for that man even after being beaten like this.

"You're pregnant!"

Fearing that Shen Lu would cause trouble for her husband, Gu Xiaohua quickly spoke up.

"I'm fine. Da Ya's dad already knows he was wrong and knelt down to apologize to me. It's really okay, sister-in-law."

No matter how angry Shen Lu was, she shouldn't get too involved in other people's business.

She had no choice but to go along with Gu Xiaohua's wishes.

"If anything happens to you, please tell me. Don't suffer in silence, okay?"

Gu Xiaohua nodded: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm fine."

To comfort Shen Lu, Gu Xiaohua forced a consoling smile, but the smile was tinged with bitterness.

"Sister-in-law, is there something you need from me?"

Gu Xiaohua asked, "Since Shen Lu married her brother, he has never contacted her alone."

"The weather is getting warmer, so I thought I'd make two outfits for my two kids. I took their measurements this morning, but I didn't realize how difficult it was until I actually started making them."

Gu Xiaohua was shocked for a moment, then understood, and led Shen Lu into the inner room.

Gu Xiaohua's home is not large, but it is clear that Gu Xiaohua is a person who loves life very much.

The house was very tidy, and there were many decorations made from scraps of cloth.

"Second sister-in-law, what kind of clothes are you planning to make? I have a pattern here. After cutting the fabric according to the pattern, you can just use a sewing machine to finish the edges."

Shen Lu explained that she plans to make a pair of pants today.

Gu Xiaohua nodded and went to find the pattern for the pants.

Gu Xiaohua is very skilled; her movements are clean and efficient, and she can make the fabric look beautiful in her hands.

In comparison, Shen Lu was far inferior.

If it weren't for Gu Xiaohua's help, this batch of fabric might have been wasted.

Shen Lu gave the remaining fabric to Gu Xiaohua so that she could make two new outfits for the baby in her belly, as a token of her affection as her aunt.

Gu Xiaohua couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to accept it.

Just as the two were chatting and preparing to say goodbye, a quarrel broke out outside the door.

A commotion came from outside the door.

"Pah, you little bastard who was born of a mother but raised without one, so what if I bully you?" the teenager shouted.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Xingyu's angry voice rang out.

"You, you wait until my dad gets back, he'll give you a good spanking!"

The person on the other end seemed frightened by Gu Xiao, and stammered in rebuttal, "A person who runs to their father whenever they encounter trouble is a coward!"

Hearing the increasingly loud noise outside and worried that something might happen to the two children, Shen Lu disregarded what she was doing and rushed out of Gu Xiaohua's house.

"Who said our Xiaoyu and Xiaoze are born of a mother but raised without one!"

Upon hearing the adults' voices, the children stopped what they were doing and all looked at Shen Lu.

When Shen Lu reached her front door, she saw the twins glaring at the three seven- or eight-year-old boys across the street, looking fierce like two cats with their fur standing on end.

Shen Lu noticed the different levels of bruises on the twins' bodies, and their newly bought clothes were torn because of the fight.

Shen Lu quickly ran over and squatted down, looking at the two children with heartache.

"Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze, how are you two?"

Gu Xingyu continued to stare fiercely at the people opposite him.

Gu Xingze gently shook his head at Shen Lu.

After confirming that the two little ones only had minor scratches, Shen Lu gently comforted them.

"Don't be afraid, your mother is here for you."

Gu Xingyu stood there, stunned, listening to his mother's gentle voice.

By the way, just like other mothers, Mom will protect her child.

The one in the lead among the three children was Xiaolong, the son of the guard captain. He was tall and chubby, and he was looking at the twins with a gloating expression.

Shen Lu observed carefully and found that the injuries on the three older children were more severe than those on the twins.

The moment the guard captain's son saw Shen Lu, his expression changed instantly, from arrogant and domineering to pitiful.

The wounds on his body were on full display.

"It's your kid! Look what he's done to us!"

He chuckled to himself as he spoke.

Erniu had previously told them that the twins' mother had mental problems, and that if they tried to play the victim, she would immediately punish the twins severely.

Then he recalled how the neighbor and his mother would gossip every day about how this woman was abusing the twins.

If she complains to them, won't that woman beat the twins to death when she gets home?

Upon hearing Xiaolong's words, Gu Xingyu rushed forward, ready to continue fighting with the three.

It was Gu Xingze who pulled him back in the critical moment.

"Bro, they're talking nonsense, I'm going to beat them up!"

Gu Xingyu shouted.