Chapter 119 Spreading the word that he's a thief (Seeking monthly votes)

Xu Qingmo urged, "Come here and vent all your frustrations. Let me see how powerful you are."

Zhang Cui smiled knowingly and asked in return, "Since you, Xu Qingmo, took the initiative to start a fight, you are not allowed to cry if you get beaten. If Tianyu wins against you, I hope your family will not ask for any compensation."

Xu Qingmo nodded, "Okay, I'll take charge of this household. It's up to Zhou Tianyu to see if he has the ability."

Zhou Tianyu was unwilling to go over, but Zhang Cui pushed him over directly.

“You’re so much older than Xu Qingmo, you only need to use half your strength to deal with her. Don’t hurt her, or Wang Jing will report it to the leaders again.”

A sarcastic voice came from behind her, and Wang Jing rolled her eyes. "You're too confident in your child."

Meng Panpan also squeezed into the crowd. She had already learned the general outline of what had happened from outside.

Seeing the scene before her, Meng Panpan advised Zhang Cui, "I suggest you have Zhou Tianyu apologize and your family compensate him with grain and money, and then let the matter drop. Otherwise, you'll end up losing more than you gain."

“It’s none of your business to interfere in our family affairs. Don’t think I don’t know that you took a lot of benefits from Xu Qingmo’s family before, and you’ll definitely speak up for them.”

Meng Panpan shrugged. "I gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to seize it."

"Tianyu, go and beat Xu Qingmo down. If you can't do it, don't come home for dinner anymore."

Zhou Tianyu sighed helplessly, clenched his fists, and forced himself to charge forward.

He had just reached Xu Qingmo when he was kicked away.

Zhou Tianyu flew three meters away onto the snow before crashing to the ground, rolling once.

Zhang Cui stared in disbelief at everything before her. Zhou Tianyu struggled to his feet, feeling as if all the bones in his body were about to break.

He looked at Zhang Cui with red eyes, "Are you satisfied now?"

Zhang Cui's lips trembled slightly. She never expected that it would be Zhou Tianyu who was beaten down.

"No, is this reasonable? How can Xu Qingmo, who is so small, have so much strength?" Zhang Cui was still stunned, feeling as if it were all a dream.

She immediately wiped her eyes and opened them again; Zhou Tianyu was still covered in dust and dirt.

Xu Qingmo beckoned to Zhou Tianyu with her finger, "Come here quickly, I haven't had enough fun yet."

Zhou Tianyu said timidly, "By the time you've had your fill of fighting, I'm afraid I'll be dead."

"Your mother said that as long as you can beat me, I won't ask your family for any compensation, and I'll even compensate you with a new pair of pants. Aren't you tempted by such a good offer?" Xu Qingmo deliberately set a trap.

Zhou Tianyu remained unmoved, saying, "I'm afraid I won't live to take it, so I'm not coming, I really am not coming."

Zhang Cui didn't dare let Zhou Tianyu confront him head-on again.

Xu Qingmo's strength was astonishing; even she couldn't kick Zhou Tianyu three meters away to the ground.

Zhou Tianyu knelt down before Zhang Cui, pleading tearfully, "Mom, please compensate Xu Qingmo's family. If you want me to continue living, go now."

Zhang Cui sighed. If Zhou Tianyu hadn't begged her so earnestly, she wouldn't have been willing to bow down to Wang Jing.

Reluctantly, Zhang Cui took out her money, food coupons, and meat coupons. She gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and handed over everything in her hands.

After Wang Jing accepted the items, Zhou Tianyu immediately kowtowed and apologized to Lu Ting.

The surrounding chatter resumed.

"Zhang Cui kept saying she never stole anyone's food, so why is she giving them money, food coupons, and meat coupons now?"

"Zhou Tianyu is not easy to manage. The fact that he apologized so obediently means he must have been beaten into submission."

“Song Wei wasn’t a good kid either; he was still disciplined and behaved himself.”

"Actually, I think it's quite good that Xu Qingmo came to this family compound. Those kids who used to be disobedient are now very obedient."

“From now on, if any child misbehaves, just bring them to Xu Qingmo for help.”

“Look how well Zhou Tianyu and Song Wei have been taught.”

"Not only are Zhou Tianyu and Song Wei well-educated, but Zhang Cui and Liu Guiying are also less prone to shouting than before."

Everyone was discussing it with great joy, even more so than during the Lunar New Year.

Zhang Cui watched helplessly as her things, which she had stored for so long, were taken away, and her heart ached terribly.

Not a single person in the family compound sympathized with her situation; instead, they all mocked her, saying she deserved it.

Zhang Cui was already looking for a place to vent her anger when they said that, and she immediately became furious.

If she can't afford to offend Xu Qingmo's family, can't she afford to offend other families?

"If you're itching to talk, go pick up some dog poop. What's the point of all this whining? Are you happy to see others having a hard time?"

Hong Lanlan was also watching the commotion, and her eyes met Zhang Cui's several times. She felt that Zhang Cui was taking the opportunity to scold her.

He immediately became angry.

Hong Lanlan retorted, "Did we send Zhou Tianyu to steal food from Xu Qingmo's house? It's clearly you who didn't discipline your child properly and raised him to be a thief. Now you're blaming us for laughing at him. Actually, we're not only laughing at Zhou Tianyu, we're laughing at you too."

Zhang Cui gritted her teeth, extremely dissatisfied with Hong Lanlan's words.

"You're talking nonsense! When have I ever raised my own child like a thief? Hong Lanlan, have you even looked at your conscience before saying that? Stop stirring up trouble." Zhang Cui retorted angrily.

Hong Lanlan laughed in anger, "Who's keeping whom as a thief is perfectly clear in their hearts, I'm not going to waste my breath on you."

Zhang Cui pressed on, "You need to explain yourself clearly, otherwise this matter won't be resolved."

"You think you can't just walk over like that? You're taking yourself too seriously." Hong Lanlan continued walking home, took out her keys, and opened the door.

Just as she was about to enter the house, she noticed Zhang Cui was still following behind her. Hong Lanlan deliberately raised her voice and said, "What, you didn't have enough of stealing from Xu Qingmo's house, so you want to steal from my house now?"

"What did I steal from your house? Don't make false accusations!" Zhang Cui cursed angrily.

Hong Lanlan pouted, "You're not stealing anything right now, but if you're planning to come inside with me to steal something, I won't let you in."

Zhang Cui laughed in anger, "I've discovered you're a lunatic. You talk nonsense about things that haven't happened. Don't you know that when people who go around spreading rumors die, their tongues are the first thing to rot?"

Hong Lanlan didn't care at all. "Don't try to scare me with these words. I won't fall for your tricks. I'm warning you, stay away from my house, or you'll be the one who steals everything that's missing from my house."

Zhang Cui called everyone over and said, “Everyone come and listen to how Hong Lanlan is framing people. I didn’t even enter their house, but she said that the things that were stolen from her house were related to me. From now on, anyone who dares to go near her house will be treated as a thief.”

Seeing that Zhang Cui's words were getting more and more serious, Hong Lanlan stepped forward to remind her, "You'd better say less. If you really piss me off, I'll go to Zhou Tianyu's school gate and deliberately spread the word that he's a thief."