Chen Yuan slapped her again.
Although most of the people in their compound worked at the machinery factory and did manual labor, none of them beat their wives. Even Zhou Qun, who was known for his cunning ways, only sweet-talked Jiang Lu and never resorted to physical abuse.
Aunt Zhou was mean, but she never laid a hand on her daughter-in-law. She only used verbal insults and strange remedies, making Jiang Lu drink all kinds of weird concoctions, but she never resorted to violence. The same went for everyone else.
Even though people in the compound often fought among themselves, beating one's wife was considered disgraceful and looked down upon.
