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

Gu Xingze stared at Xiao Long and his lackey with a gloomy gaze. Their demeanor was somewhat similar to that of Gu Xiao.

Everyone's attention was focused on Shen Lu.

Shen Lu turned around, her eyes sharp as she looked at Xiao Long: "What happened between you and Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze?"

Upon hearing this, Xiaolong couldn't hide his joy and embellished the story.

"My friends and I wanted to borrow the twins' hats to take a look, but after they lent them to us, they changed their minds and insisted on taking them, ruining the straw hats. The twins even got angry and hit us."

Gu Xingyu was still a little worried, after all, the shadow from before was still there.

Unexpectedly, a weight settled on my shoulder, and I heard my mother's gentle voice in my ear.

"Xiaoyu, Xiaoze, tell Mom what happened."

Gu Xingyu opened his eyes in disbelief and met his mother's eyes.

He had never known that his mother's eyes were so beautiful, clearer than the stream behind their house, bringing him immense peace of mind.

Gu Xingyu's lips twitched, but he didn't utter a single word for a long time.

"They're the ones who bullied Xiaoyu and Xiaoze. Xiaolong and his two friends snatched the hats from them and even ruined them."

"Yes, Xiaoze wanted his hat back, so Xiaolong hit him like that."

Xiao Yu and Xiao Ze's friends rushed out from the side, chattering and recounting the scene.

Shen Lu immediately understood what was going on, and turned around to look coldly at Xiao Long and the others.

Xiao Long thought Shen Lu would beat the twins without explanation, just like before.

He showed no fear on his face and kept urging Shen Lu to go.

"Aunt Shen, don't listen to those brats' nonsense. Quickly beat them up, or they'll start causing trouble again."

"Who said I would beat my own child?" Shen Lu lowered her eyes.

"If anyone's going to be beaten, it should be the one who made the mistake."

Unexpectedly, Shen Lu seemed like a completely different person, and Xiao Long's playful expression disappeared from his face.

Shen Lu gave the group a final chance.

"If you apologize to Xiaoyu and Xiaoze and promise never to bully them again, I will not pursue this matter further."

Shen Lu exuded a powerful aura, and the children opposite him, who were only seven or eight years old, were somewhat intimidated, except for Xiao Long.

The others were about to apologize when Xiaolong stopped them.

"My mother said that this fat man is a pushover. He's only ruthless to his own children; he's a paper tiger to everyone else. Why would he be afraid of a paper tiger?"

Xiao Long's provocation worked well on his proud son, who indeed abandoned his desire to apologize and looked at Shen Lu with a defiant expression.

Just as the two sides were deadlocked, the sound of a gong signaling the end of the workday rang out.

People returned in a bustling crowd.

Xiao Long has sharp eyes and spotted his mother in the crowd at a glance.

"Mother!"

Xiao Long took the initiative, looking aggrieved, and rushed into the arms of the guard captain's wife.

Many people who had just finished work gathered around to watch the commotion. Everyone knew that the wife of the guard captain always doted on this precious son like the apple of her eye.

Seeing her son's aggrieved and hurt expression, the wife of the guard captain immediately exploded.

The deafening voice forced everyone to cover their ears.

"Which damned bastard dares to bully my son without even knowing who I am?"

A cold female voice interrupted the voice of the guard captain's wife.

"Why don't you ask what your son did to deserve such a beating?"

Upon hearing Shen Lu's words, the wife of the guard captain immediately became anxious.

"What could your son have done wrong at such a young age? Why did you beat him like this? Why are you standing up for him? Did your son do it?"

Shen Lu didn't shy away from anything and readily admitted it.

"It was my son who hit him, but they were the ones who started it. My son was just acting in self-defense."

People of this era have never heard of the term "legitimate self-defense."

When the wife of the guard captain heard that it was Shen Lu's child who hit her precious son, she immediately became anxious.

He held his son in his arms, looked him up and down, and seeing the way the child looked after being beaten, he launched into a tirade of abuse at Shen Lu.

"You little slut who cheats on your husband, you've raised a child who's just as shameless. You've raised a crooked tree that's crooked from the top down."

It's mothers and sons like you who have corrupted the atmosphere of our residential compound!

I'm going to the Women's Federation right now and have you kicked out.

The captain's wife, holding her son, muttered curses.

Upon hearing this, Gu Xingyu's eyes immediately reddened, and he was about to rush out like a little calf. Gu Xingze clenched his little fists, not only not stopping his younger brother, but also wanting to go out with him to stand up for their mother!

No matter who this person is, even if it's their father, you can't talk about their mother like that!

Even though Shen Lu grabbed the two little ones, she said, "Children shouldn't get involved in adult matters. Xiao Ze, take Xiao Yu home, and Mom will handle everything here."

Before the two children could react, Shen Lu handed them over to Gu Xiaohua.

Gu Xiaohua immediately understood what her sister-in-law meant, and took the two children's hands, leading them into the house.

Many people around were watching the spectacle. They had heard that a group of women had gone up the mountain to catch Shen Lu and her lover, and that the matter had alarmed the team leader and Xiao Long, but nothing came of it.

When asked, none of the people coming down from the mountain spoke up. Even Fan Cuiying, who is usually very outspoken, turned pale at the mention of this matter and kept her mouth shut.

This sparked even more curiosity, and many people started spreading rumors.

Some say that the man who was having an affair with Shen Lu was the cousin of the guard captain, and that because it had a bad influence, he was taken away.

Some say that Shen Lu threatened the captain of the guard team and everyone else, saying that anyone who dared to speak out would never have a good life.

Some people even claimed that Shen Lu made a great contribution to the country while on the mountain.

The first two rumors were somewhat credible, but the last one was so outrageous that it was completely absurd.

That's how people in the compound perceived Shen Lu.

She was lazy, arrogant, and disdainful of others. Since marrying into the Gu family, the entire Gu family has never had a peaceful day.

It's already a miracle that such a person doesn't cause trouble for the country; how could they possibly make any contribution?

Arabian Nights!

Therefore, the captain's wife was convinced that Shen Lu was having an affair, but something prevented everyone from saying it out loud.

Gu Xiaohua was extremely anxious as she watched Shen Lu being targeted by the captain's wife. Regardless of what Shen Lu had done in the past, now that she had decided to live a good life with her brother, the Gu family would no longer pursue the matter.

But there are always people who bring it up.

Which woman doesn't care about her reputation?

If things continue like this, how will Xiaoyu and Xiaoze ever be able to hold their heads high in this compound?

Gu Xiaohua was about to rush up and speak up for Shen Lu.