Before they knew it, it was time for the start of the new school term. Shen Ruomei and Xia Juntao decided to sell their last batch of goods and then take a break.

As the weather warms up, bell-bottoms and batwing shirts are selling faster than before.

Shen Ruomei is now very skilled at selling goods. She was introducing bell-bottoms to someone when a sharp female voice rang in her ear.

"Shen Ruomei, you've really made something of yourself! You're actually setting up a street stall! You're setting up a street stall here?"

Shen Ruomei looked up and saw that it was her mother. To be honest, since her parents divorced, her mother seemed to have disappeared from her life. Shen Ruomei's days had become easier because her mother had left her.

Shen Ruomei didn't know what to say to her.

Wen Shuqin became even angrier because her daughter didn't speak. She reached out and forcefully shoved Shen Ruomei, causing her to stumble. "Your father can't afford to support you anymore? He actually lets you shamelessly hawk your wares on the street?"

Ha! Where's your face? Where's your father's face? General Shen's daughter is actually selling things on the street?

"He's found his son, so he doesn't want you anymore?"

Wen Shuqin's mention of her father immediately touched Shen Ruomei's heart. Her childhood memories were filled with Wen Shuqin's various grievances and even resentment towards her father and herself. She used to be afraid to easily contradict her, otherwise she would face Wen Shuqin's endless complaints and attacks.

Bringing up Dad in front of so many people, isn't it just an attempt to embarrass him?

Shen Ruomei was extremely angry. "You've never cared about me since I was a child, why are you suddenly concerned about me now?"

Did you suddenly remember to give me pocket money, or did you suddenly remember to buy me clothes?

"Come on, in front of all these people, you, as my mother, need to give me some money to spend!"

Wen Shuqin was taken aback. Ruomei wasn't usually so obedient to her, but she had never been so furious and glaring at her like this before. "You...you...you're a lowly person, setting up a street stall here. Did I say something wrong?"

"Your dad said he didn't mind that you were a daughter, but now he's showing his true colors! He abandoned you after having a son, and now he's making you set up a street stall!"

Wen Shuqin connected everything to the fact that she was a daughter, not a son. How could her father's reputation be good if she said things like that? "What nonsense are you talking about? You're not allowed to slander my father's reputation!"

Shen Ruomei has become much more assertive and outspoken because of her work selling goods and dealing with all sorts of people, but she still can't compare to her mother.

Previously, she could still care about her image because of her status, but now she has no such concerns. Moreover, she hates Shen Changchuan, and she doesn't care about anything else if it means making Shen Changchuan lose face.

Wen Shuqin immediately grabbed Shen Ruomei's ear. "You heartless wretch! A dog doesn't despise its poor home, and a child doesn't despise its ugly mother. You despise me for being incompetent, so you say I'm no good, is that it?"

Xia Juntao really didn't want to fight with an old woman, but he had no choice but to intervene. He gripped Wen Shuqin's wrist tightly, and she only released her grip because of the pain.

Xia Juntao shielded Shen Ruomei behind him.

Wen Shuqin simply sat down on the ground: "Your dad has treated you like this, and you're still protecting him."

Shen Changchuan is a soldier, a general, but he's a wolf in sheep's clothing!

He has a son, so he doesn't want his daughter anymore. My daughter is already in college. Should a college student be setting up a street stall here?

"That heartless bastard! He changed his mind and doesn't want me anymore, so what? My family has no power or influence! He doesn't even want his own daughter..."

Shen Ruomei tried to pull her mother up twice but failed.

As soon as Wen Shuqin started crying and making a scene, a lot of people gathered around and started pointing and gossiping about Shen Ruomei and her daughter.

"How can soldiers be like this? How can someone like that become an officer..."

"Isn't anyone going to do anything about this...?"

Shen Ruomei was going crazy with worry.

Xia Juntao pulled Shen Ruomei away. "Shen Ruomei, even if she is your biological mother, you should report her, not protect her!"

Dear uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, please bear witness to what this woman just said. Don't let her deny it later.

I'm going to your workplace right now to report you for slandering soldiers who defend our country!

"It's her father!" Xia Juntao pointed at Shen Ruomei. "He received the mission before the news of the counterattack was even published in the newspapers."

Soldiers must obey orders and protect state secrets. Although he didn't tell his daughter where he was going, he left her six months' worth of living expenses and told her to take care of herself.

He lost contact with his daughter from that day on.

"Have you all read the newspaper? What do you think soldiers who haven't contacted their families are doing at this time?" Xia Juntao's words contained both truth and falsehood, and everyone suddenly realized that this shrewish woman was lying.

Wen Shuqin couldn't cry anymore. "She's already making a living by setting up a street stall here, and you still dare to say that her father gives her living expenses!"

Xia Juntao knew he had to feign weakness and gain sympathy at this moment, and he had to come up with a convincing reason. "Because her long-lost brother has been found. Her brother is also a brave soldier."

The same soldier also went to carry out his mission and fulfill his responsibilities!

Her sister-in-law is still in college, and she has three young children to support. Being a soldier is tough, but being a military family member is even tougher! What's wrong with her setting up a street stall to earn some money to help her sister-in-law?

How come in your mouth, a general who fought and bled for the country has become a man who abandoned his wife and daughters!

What is your purpose in spreading these rumors in public?

Let's all be the judge. What's wrong with her earning money to help her sister-in-law?

We sell pants and clothes; we haven't stolen or robbed anything. We're doing it honestly and legally!

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