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Chapter 541: 531
"Haha, then you really didn’t find the wrong person, this is my teacher, and you’ll soon meet our leader too. You’d better think carefully about what you’re going to say, as I’m just waiting to see you ruin my reputation," Shen Yunfang sneered.
She considered herself a cultured person, someone with inner grace. Throughout her marriage to Li Hongjun, even though she was aware that the Li Family was difficult to get along with, always coming to her with demands for this and that, making excessive requests, she always tried to deal with it with a tolerant heart. No matter how unpleasant the Li elders could be, they were the parents who had raised Li Hongjun for over two decades. She had no affection for them, but she couldn’t selfishly stop Li Hongjun from fulfilling his filial duties as a son.
Sometimes, she even felt pity for them. For the sake of a bit of money, they’d stoop to any method to get it into their hands. As an observer, watching their disgraceful antics, she found it both lamentable and pathetic.
Perhaps because she was a time-traveler, knowing that whatever she did in the future she would never lack money, she liked and longed for money but was not so fixated on it anymore. Along the way, it turned out that fortune had been kind to her. Without much effort, deviation, or setback, she had already acquired a considerable fortune. Though she wasn’t the wealthiest, her ambitions didn’t extend to conquering the universe, so she was content with what she had now. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Looking back, it was true, she had everything – a happy family, a loving husband, adorable children, and enough wealth for the family to spend. All these proved that she was happier than most people.
It’s said no one is perfect, so if she had a happy family life, she considered having a few unbearable relatives as the slight imperfection bestowed by fate. Even though they were as annoying as a bone in the throat, she tried to turn a blind eye as much as she could.
But her tolerance had limits. And now her despicable mother-in-law had taken the chance to slap her while she was metaphorically closing her eyes. That was something she couldn’t endure.
She never considered herself to have a good temper.
Qiu Shuping didn’t have as many thoughts as Shen Yunfang. Her sole focus was that her son had been wronged. Her youngest son had been hit by her second daughter-in-law, and as a mother, she was bent on revenge. She charged at Shen Yunfang like a madwoman but was stopped midway by some classmates who couldn’t stand watching anymore.
"What are you doing? Let go of me! What, you’re all in bed with her, aren’t you? I knew you were a shameless slut. When my son’s not at home, you go around seducing others, don’t you? Just look at how many here now; who knows how many there are in places we can’t see," Qiu Shuping cursed viciously.
"How can you speak like that, you old woman? We’re letting you off because of your age, but if you say one more word like that, believe it or not, I’ll smack you with the sole of my shoe," a hot-tempered male student retorted as he indeed began to take off his shoe.
Seeing his actions, Qiu Shuping didn’t dare to continue cursing. She wasn’t afraid of Shen Yunfang, because Shen Yunfang was her daughter-in-law, and she was the mother-in-law. No matter what she did, the daughter-in-law couldn’t do anything against her, the mother-in-law. If she slapped her daughter-in-law, what could her son do? Beat his own mother for his wife’s sake? She scoffed at the thought. And if the daughter-in-law dared to retaliate physically? That would just show she didn’t want to stay with her son. Qiu Shuping was fearless when it came to Shen Yunfang because of this reliance. But she also understood that only her family would put up with her because of her age; others, like this scowling young man, wouldn’t.
Yet in front of so many people, even though Qiu Shuping was scared, she couldn’t lose face, "What’s your problem? You, a university student, want to hit an old lady? Go on, hit me. If you dare touch me, I’ll drop dead right here at the entrance of your school and let everyone see how you students bully an old lady."
"Have you no shame? When have we ever bullied you, an old lady? It was you who started hitting people as soon as you came in," another sharp-tongued girl countered.
"What’s it to you that I hit someone? Mind your own business," Qiu Shuping, unafraid of the woman, glared back, "I can discipline my daughter-in-law if I want to. I caught her cheating, so what if I hit her?" Qiu Shuping insisted on accusing Shen Yunfang of adultery.
"Shameless." Shen Yunfang looked at Qiu Shuping and said just that.
There were several people between them; Qiu Shuping couldn’t reach Shen Yunfang, but she could hear Shen Yunfang’s words loud and clear.
"You little bastard, who are you cursing? You who lack education! Since your parents aren’t here to discipline you properly, I’ll take their place today and teach you a lesson," Qiu Shuping didn’t expect her daughter-in-law to curse her in public. She was so offended that she wanted to rush over and scratch at her.
The boy who had taken off his shoe waved it in front of Qiu Shuping without saying a word, and she immediately backed down.
"Mom..."
"Hongqi, what are you saying?" Zheng Guilin saw Li Hongqi coming around a bit and hurriedly helped him to sit up.
"Call mom over." Li Hongqi finally managed to speak with a pale face.
"Mom, Hongqi is calling you," Zheng Guilin shouted loudly.
"Ah, my son, my dear son, you can speak now. Your wicked sister-in-law actually hit you; mom will get revenge for you," Qiu Shuping heard her youngest daughter-in-law report that the youngest son was calling for her and rushed over in just a few steps, hugging her son with deep affection.
"Mom, seeing how much Hongqi is suffering, shouldn’t we take him to the hospital first?" Zheng Guilin squatted beside her, worriedly looking at the crying mother-in-law.
"Right, right, right, we should go to the hospital." Qiu Shuping only then remembered this crucial matter and then turned her head and shouted at Shen Yunfang, "What are you staring for? Hurry up and help us get Hongqi to the hospital. Let me tell you, if anything happens to my son, you won’t get away with it. You will also have to pay for all his medical expenses," Qiu Shuping was capable indeed, distressed for her son, but not forgetting the pressing issue.
Shen Yunfang looked at her making a fuss; she didn’t even bother to give her a glance — the woman’s mind really worked differently from normal people’s. How could she be so certain that after hitting someone, she would dutifully take them to the hospital? Was it just because she bore the status of a mother-in-law that she felt so entitled?
"Have you gone senile due to old age? What’s his life or death to me?" Shen Yunfang said heartlessly.
"You..." Qiu Shuping was about to start up again.
"Mom... I’m alright, no need for the hospital," Li Hongqi suddenly grabbed his mother, speaking faintly.
