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Chapter 671: Chapter 661 Qian Yu’s Wife
The police officers at the station were already accustomed to this kind of cases; they were trivial matters caused by some damn bad luck. But with everyone claiming to be in the right, their role was to mediate the situation and strive to resolve the incident as quickly as possible.
That’s why they disregarded who had started the fight and brought in Shen Yunfang to deal with it. They actually wanted her to come over and pay them off so that they could release Qian Yu and the others.
After understanding the whole story, Shen Yunfang realized why the other party was so arrogant—it was because they were local bullies, confident that Shen Yunfang and her family were outsiders without any local support.
"Sister-in-law, sorry for the trouble, but this isn’t our fault. We definitely can’t compensate them. I’d rather stay locked up," Qian Yu stated with a face full of indignation and resentment.
"How can that be okay? If you get locked up, what am I going to do, what about our child?" Zhao Bingbing was the first to jump out in disagreement when she heard what her husband said.
Shen Yunfang remained silent, just looking at Zhao Bingbing.
Zhao Bingbing felt guilty herself. Even though it seemed that the other party was in the wrong, she knew that her own attitude also contributed to igniting the situation. Qian Yu had already lashed out at her, and even though He Danping hadn’t said anything, Zhao Bingbing knew she was also blaming her.
"Sister-in-law, I know I was impulsive this time, but Qian Yu is completely blameless. Besides, this whole incident happened because we were trying to sell goods for you. You can’t just ignore us," Zhao Bingbing rushed to say these words feeling uneasy under Shen Yunfang’s gaze.
"Shut up, you annoying woman. Do you need me to hit you before you close that broken mouth of yours?" Qian Yu said in a rage, glaring fiercely at his wife. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
"I didn’t say anything wrong. Why are you being tough with me? If you’re so capable, go be tough with those outsiders," Zhao Bingbing continued to mutter resentfully.
Shen Yunfang massaged her temples. When these people had arrived, she had observed them from the shadows, and among these sisters-in-law, Zhao Bingbing was a piece of work. Working for Shen Yunfang and earning a salary from her, Zhao Bingbing still looked at her with disdain. It was truly senseless.
She had also gotten a sense of Zhao Bingbing’s tactlessness, but hadn’t taken it seriously at first. As long as things seemed fine on the surface, Shen Yunfang couldn’t bother to care. As long Qian Yu could tolerate it, she thought, but today proved to be a lesson.
People like Zhao Bingbing were a ticking time bomb wherever they went, just like her mother-in-law Qiu Shuping.
"So what you’re saying is, you think you’re right, you think there’s nothing wrong with you," Shen Yunfang asked Zhao Bingbing, her tone light.
"What’s wrong with me, am I not trying to earn you more money? Otherwise, why would I argue with them and even get scratched several times?" Zhao Bingbing wasn’t particularly afraid of Shen Yunfang, her boss. Both had come from the countryside; who was to say who was better than the other? Even though she was working under Shen Yunfang, she was earning her bread with her own hard work, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
To tell the truth, she felt inferior, especially in front of Shen Yunfang, this military spouse who had made it out of the countryside. Yet, she didn’t want to show her lowliness and could only keep hypnotizing herself that she wasn’t any less than Shen Yunfang, which was why she usually came across as very proud.
Shen Yunfang laughed. "From this perspective, it seems I’ve truly hired a devoted employee. For the sake of making more money for your boss, you’re really willing to go all out, aren’t you?"
Zhao Bingbing’s answer was a disdainful snort.
"Sister-in-law, don’t be mad, don’t stoop to her level. She doesn’t know any better," Qian Yu was anxiously pacing, but with his clumsy tongue, he didn’t know what to say.
Shen Yunfang stood up and walked out. "Zhao Bingbing, given what you’ve said, I could easily continue to pay your salary and have you work for me here. You know I have money. Even if I pay you for a lifetime, I can afford it. Can you afford to squat here?" With those words spoken, Shen Yunfang had already left the interrogation room.
"What did she mean by that? Huh? What is she trying to say?" Zhao Bingbing asked the two people beside her in a panicked state, fearing it was as she had imagined.
At this time, Qian Yu was no longer angry, just staring at her with a serious expression without speaking. He Danping was even less inclined to touch on touchy subjects at that moment, thinking it best to let the couple resolve their issues themselves.
After Shen Yunfang left, she went to another room to meet with the other party involved in the incident.
The old lady had not been taken to the hospital. Before Shen Yunfang entered, she had been sitting steadily on a chair. As soon as she saw someone coming, she slid to the ground, as if wanting to lie down there.
Shen Yunfang walked in just in time to witness the old lady’s act of slipping to the floor. She watched emotionlessly as the old lady fell to the ground, humming and moaning rhythmically.
"Who are you, what do you want coming in here?" a man behind her asked aggressively.
Shen Yunfang looked over, realizing that this must be the son of the old lady on the floor.
Without speaking, the police officer following behind her clarified Shen Yunfang’s identity.
As a result, the three stout and foolish sons were ready to charge over and beat up Shen Yunfang, cursing and demanding compensation as they went.
Of course, with the police present, they couldn’t be allowed to be so aggressive. Shen Yunfang sat steadily in her chair, watching the family of four jump around like performing monkeys.
It wasn’t until they were scolded by the police officers and exhausted themselves from their own commotion that they finally calmed down.
Shen Yunfang spoke up coldly, "According to the police investigation, the entire incident began with the old lady striking someone first, then these three here jumped in to help, injuring my employees. Now the police station has contacted me to discuss compensation with you. How do you intend to compensate my three employees?"
"Pah, you harlot, thinking I’ll pay you money, you must be dreaming. You say I started the physical altercation, do you have any witnesses? Any at all? Bring forth one and let me see who dares to testify for you," the old lady said with a sneer, peering at Shen Yunfang with sinister, narrowed eyes.
The audacity of the tone indeed made Shen Yunfang take notice.
Heh, these must indeed be behaviors grown out of habit.
Without giving it much thought, it was clear that the old lady must be undefeated in her own family district, which is why she so arrogantly claimed that no one would testify against her. Knowing that if she found out who did, she and her three sons would harass the witness’s household, and decent families truly couldn’t afford to provoke them.
"There were not just people from your neighborhood present at the time but also many passersby," Shen Yunfang said calmly, not angered.
The old lady’s eyes darted around, no longer discussing the issue of witnesses and instead escalating to the matter of compensation, "Forget the nonsense, your women injured me, and I need to go to the hospital for treatment. I’ll be released only once I’m well, and that’s when those people on your side will be allowed out too. Understand?" She had used this tactic to deal with many people before; they all started out defiant, refusing to compensate, but in the end, they all dutifully paid up.
