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Chapter 543: Chapter 533 Tearing Off the Masks
Apart from Li Hongqi and his three companions, Shen Yunfang also followed the security department out of the classroom.
After arriving at the security office, the head of the department took a seat behind the desk, placed the electric baton on top of it, and said, "Alright, speak up, what were you trying to do, coming to our Agricultural University to hit and curse at people? Do you think this is your home turf? Let me tell you, this is the Capital, not a place for you to run wild." He even hit the desk twice when he became agitated.
After entering the room, Shen Yunfang managed to find a seat to sit on. Now, she too wanted to understand why these individuals had suddenly come to the Capital, and moreover, why they started hitting people as soon as they had entered the building. The memory of the slap she had received across her face made a sharp look briefly flash in her eyes.
Qiu Shuping and the others were only tough within their own circle, but now, faced with this domineering person, they became as docile as kittens. Only Li Hongqi still had some courage and came out to explain things.
"Respected leader, this has all been a misunderstanding. Here’s what happened: my mother, my wife, my mother-in-law, and I came to the Capital to look for my second sister-in-law. We had just alighted from the train and went through a lot of trouble to find this place, so we were a bit agitated. My mother saw my second sister-in-law and another man standing so close, heads almost touching. The old lady, being traditional, thought my second sister-in-law was doing something to wrong my second brother, and that’s why she lost control and caused a bit of a commotion in the classroom, accidentally hitting my second sister-in-law. We are sincerely sorry for the trouble we have caused, and I bring my mother here to apologize to all the leaders for the inconvenience we’ve caused everyone for so long." Li Hongqi was indeed talented, despite appearing to be intellectually challenged at home, he knew how to speak deferentially to others when the situation demanded it.
The head of the security looked at Shen Yunfang, obviously asking whether what the young man said was true.
Shen Yunfang snorted coldly. She had never had much respect for a petty person like Li Hongqi, not only because he was downplaying the situation, but even amid such circumstances, he didn’t forget to slander her.
Li Hongqi, before we discuss our relationship, please repeat what you just said, about how I was standing head to head too close to someone else. The way you’re speaking is ambiguous and could easily lead to misunderstandings. Whatever you say, I am a military spouse, and you have no right to trample on a soldier’s dignity like this," Shen Yunfang spoke with forceful clarity, putting aside any relationship with them and emphasizing that she was a military spouse who could not be slandered in such a manner.
The security staff held Shen Yunfang in high regard; at that time, soldiers were the most beloved people, and most had an innate admiration and respect for servicemen, with additional tolerance and affection for military spouses.
"What’s so ambiguous? I saw it with my own eyes. You were standing so close to another man, almost face to face. What’s wrong with slapping you? Hmph, I think I didn’t slap you hard enough." Qiu Shuping gestured to show the distance between her daughter-in-law and the other man, feeling dismissive in her heart. She did not think she had done anything wrong and believed her actions were justified.
"Ignorant." Shen Yunfang could only give this description to the old lady. Even if others were ignorant, they would know to conceal it, but this extraordinary person, without any real ability, always managed to cause trouble wherever she went, parading her ignorance as if it were a badge of honor, not knowing what went through her mind.
"Hey, who are you calling ignorant? I am your mother-in-law, how dare you speak to me like this? Have you no upbringing?" Qiu Shuping dared to show her capability against her daughter-in-law.
"You, with your behavior, dare speak to me of upbringing? Are you worthy?" Shen Yunfang didn’t mince her words. "Li Hongqi, you’re a university student. You should be able to see what I was doing just now. Shouldn’t you explain to your ignorant mother these things that anyone should understand? Don’t let her go around acting foolishly not knowing basic etiquette every day."
"You, you..." Qiu Shuping was so ridiculed by her daughter-in-law that she was at a loss for words. In this place, she dared not make a scene and could only clutch her chest with one hand, feigning distress as she leaned to one side.
"Humph, everyone can see that I haven’t laid a finger on her. If she suffers any mishap here today, it’s not my doing," Shen Yunfang observed her own hands as she indifferently watched the old woman pretend. n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
"Second sister-in-law, my mother is so distressed because of you, could you please say less?" Li Hongqi looked as if he couldn’t bear to watch any longer.
"Haha, really funny, I was just attending class, and you barged in and slapped me without any reason, and now it’s my fault, right?"
"No, it’s all a misunderstanding, just say one less word..." Li Hongqi tried to smooth things over.
"Why should I say one less word? When it was your turn to curse at me, no one said to say less. Now that I’ve spoken a few truths, you want me to hold back? I ask you, did I curse in what I said? No, I didn’t. Was there anything I said that wasn’t true? There wasn’t. If that’s the case, why can’t I speak?" Yunfang thought to herself that she indeed cursed no one.
"I know my second sister-in-law feels wronged, but she’s an elder, isn’t she our mother? We should be more tolerant of the elderly. It wasn’t easy for my mom to raise us brothers..."
"Enough, enough, don’t talk to me about this. That’s your mother, not mine. She raised you brothers, you can be filial, I don’t care. But she hasn’t raised me for a day, I have no obligation to give in to her on this matter." Yunfang truly didn’t want to reconcile now.
"You unfilial thing," Qiu Shuping scolded, unconvinced.
"Being filial also depends on who you’re supposed to be filial to. With someone like you, forget it. I’m better off staying away from you, then I can have a few more days of peace."
"Look at this, look at this, this is my good daughter-in-law! I’m going to find your leaders, I’m going to sue her. Such an unfilial thing, and she can still attend university? I want your leaders to expel her." Qiu Shuping, gasping for air out of anger, realized that if this second daughter-in-law didn’t treat her with the respect due to an elder, she really had no way to handle her.
"If you want to sue, then sue. I’m not afraid of you no matter where you go. As a daughter-in-law, I’ve done everything I need to do. I have a clear conscience. As for you, you’d better explain yourself, or I might sue you too. This is intentional harm; all the classmates in the room can testify for me." Now that the last veil of shame had been ripped away, Yunfang had nothing to worry about. If you want to sue, that’s even better; she could save at least half of that annual hundred yuan for elder care.
"But you also hit our Hongqi, doesn’t that mean we can sue you too?" Zheng Guilin was quick to react, seizing the point right away.
"Go ahead, sue me," Yunfang said indifferently. "Many people saw that it was self-defense. Even if I injured someone, I am only responsible for the medical expenses. I’ve already said it, go to the hospital, and I will pay whatever the medical costs are. Similarly, you should also be prepared to pay my medical expenses."
"What do you need to go to the hospital for? It was just a slap. The red mark has already faded. What do you need to see the doctor for, trying to scam us?" Mother Zheng interjected.
"What kind of eyesight is that? You know I have a headache right now." She was indeed trying to scam them, so what?
"Well, well, Hongqi has a stomachache too." Mother Zheng thought, if you can have a headache, why can’t we have a stomachache? It’s all just an act, who can’t do that?
"Great, it’s great that you have a stomachache, then let’s be hospitalized together and pay each other’s medical bills, and we’ll see who gets discharged first." She had money, so what was there for her to fear?
