"What's wrong with calling your name?" Wen Qing asked.

Meeting Wen Qing's gaze, Liang Wenhua felt a chill in her heart and struggled several times but could not break free from Wen Qing's grasp.

Wen Qing looked towards the roadside, where Bao Hong had just returned and was terrified by what she saw.

"Bao Hong," Wen Qing called out.

Bao Hong immediately ran over and asked angrily, "Sister Wen Qing, what are they trying to do? We're not afraid of them if they want to cause trouble!"

“They’re too idle,” Wen Qing replied, then said, “Bao Hong, go to courtyard number 176 next to the grain station and find Ji Yousheng.”

Should we summon Ji Yousheng?

Zhang Fangfang and Ji Ningzhi were taken aback.

Liang Wenhua panicked too: "Why did you call him here? Wen Qing, let me tell you, if you dare..."

"What do I have to be afraid of?" Wen Qing flung Liang Wenhua's arm away, causing Liang Wenhua to stumble and fall to the ground.

"Auntie." Zhang Fangfang quickly stepped forward to help her.

Liang Wenhua's face turned pale.

Aunt Xiao was intimidated by Wen Qing's domineering attitude.

Zhang Xiuying, who had been watching from inside the store, couldn't help but say, "Wen Qing, you're great! This is how you deal with people like this. If you don't show your teeth, you'll be mistaken for a sick cat!"

"Baohong, go." Wen Qing said.

"Okay." Bao Hong turned and ran.

"You're not allowed to go!" Liang Wenhua shouted.

Bao Hong ignored her and quickly disappeared.

Liang Wenhua started to get scared. Ever since Ji Yanjun packed his things and left home on Monday, she and Ji Ningzhi had been crying and making a scene at home, and Ji Yousheng had started to ignore them. Don't be fooled by Ji Yousheng's usual easygoing demeanor; he's actually quite old-fashioned and always feels indebted to Wen Qing. If he gets angry, he's no less ruthless than Ji Yanjun.

Thinking this, Liang Wenhua suddenly stood up, walked to Ji Ningzhi's side, and pulled her away.

"Ms. Liang," Aunt Xiao called out, "This isn't over yet. We still don't know if Wen Qing is hiding Ji Yanjun. Why are you leaving?"

This mention once again brought Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi into the spotlight.

Liang Wenhua gritted her teeth inwardly, hating Wen Qing to death.

Ji Ningzhi's forehead was only bruised and cut, with a little blood. She had only been dizzy for a moment and was fine now. Turning her head, she said, "This is your land. Is it in your name? We can leave whenever we want!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a barrage of criticism from passersby.

"This mother and daughter are really taking advantage of the fact that they are locals to bully others."

"Absolutely top-notch."

"I used to think their family was pretty good, and Ji Yanjun was quite capable. But now it seems, tsk tsk, a bunch of snobs who look down on people."

"It's more than that. He stood there arrogantly at people's doorsteps, yelling and shouting until he lost, then made an excuse to run away. And he even called others uncultured, uncivilized, and lacking in manners. Who is that person who is so uncultured and lacking in manners?"

"That's too much."

"..."

"What are you saying? What are you saying?!" Ji Ningzhi couldn't stand hearing others speak ill of her family, and immediately retorted.

The passersby fell silent, but they were only trying to avoid trouble; they were not convinced.

"Don't you understand when I say you're uncultured and ill-mannered?" Wen Qing retorted, looking at Liang Wenhua.

Liang Wenhua was so angry that his hand trembled as he pointed at Wen Qing: "Wen Qing, you just wait."

Wen Qing: "I won't wait, and you're not allowed to leave. We'll settle all our scores today." Wen Qing looked to the roadside, just in time to see Bao Hong bringing Ji Yousheng over: "Alright, Mr. Ji is here."

As soon as Liang Wenhua, Ji Ningzhi, and Zhang Fangfang turned around, they saw Ji Yousheng rushing over with a dark face.

All three were startled.

Seeing the crowd surrounding Aunt Xiao's tailor shop, Ji Yousheng knew that Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi had caused trouble again!

"Yousheng," Liang Wenhua called out.

"Dad," Ji Ningzhi called out weakly.

Ji Yousheng squeezed through the crowd, looked at Wen Qing, and asked gently, "Wen Qing, what's wrong?"

Wen Qing was still quite respectful to Ji Yousheng, and said, "I don't know the truth of the matter. I only know that as soon as I got home from school, your Ms. Liang and Ms. Ji came over angrily and questioned me about where I had hidden your son."

Ji Yousheng turned to Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi, who quickly lowered their heads.

Wen Qing continued, "Not only that, they were yelling and shouting in front of my shop, saying that I watched a movie with your son, that I clung to your son, and so on, making accusations that ruined my reputation. Mr. Ji, as the head of the family, I would like to hear your opinion. If you don't believe what I'm saying, you can ask passersby how your Ms. Liang and Miss Ji were making such a scene here."

The passersby already disliked Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi, and now that the Ji family steward had arrived, they started to recount all of Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi's misdeeds.

Ji Yousheng's face grew increasingly grim as he listened, and he shouted in front of everyone, "Who told you that Yanjun went to see Wen Qing!"

Zhang Fangfang jolted, her legs went weak, and she almost lost her balance.

Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi dared not utter a sound.

"Apologize! Apologize to Wen Qing!" Ji Yousheng suppressed his anger, but it still burst forth.

Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi were stunned. Apologize? They were supposed to apologize to Wen Qing, a poor rural person, in front of so many people?

Ji Ningzhi shouted, "I won't apologize, it was her..."

With a "slap," Ji Yousheng slapped Ji Ningzhi across the face and scolded, "Your brother was driven away by you and went to a coastal city. You are unrepentant and have the nerve to come and cause trouble for Wen Qing!"

Ji Ningzhi was stunned. Her brother had gone to the coast?

Liang Wenhua was slightly taken aback.

Zhang Fangfang lowered her head even further.

Now everyone understood that Ji Yanjun hadn't been hidden away by Wen Qing at all; he had clearly gone to the coast. Yet, the mother and daughter didn't know, which showed how awful they were—even their own family didn't like them.

“Apologize!” Ji Yousheng continued.

Liang Wenhua dared not utter a single word.

Ji Ningzhi covered her face and cried. Liang Wenhua felt sorry for her and said, "Didn't you see that her head is bleeding?"

"She deserved it!" Ji You's chest heaved with anger. "Ingratitude! Ingratitude is exactly what you people are like!"

Liang Wenhua had no rebuttal.

Everyone was watching this farce.

Ji Yousheng forced Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi to apologize; one cried, and the other's eyes were red.

Wen Qing watched coldly, then said, "Mr. Ji, there's no need for an apology; I won't accept it anyway."

Ji Yousheng was taken aback. He hadn't noticed before, but now he realized that Wen Qing had called him "Old Mr. Ji" instead of "Uncle." After a moment of surprise, Ji Yousheng quickly said, "Wen Qing, I'm really sorry this time."

Wen Qing interrupted, "Mr. Ji, please don't say that. This isn't the first time your family has wronged me. My second uncle's death, the broken engagement, Ji Ningzhi's slander last time, and now your whole family is making trouble. What else will happen next?"

Ji Yousheng looked ashamed.

"I..." Liang Wenhua opened his mouth, but Ji Yousheng shouted sharply, "Shut up!"

Liang Wenhua was immediately too frightened to utter a sound.

"Mr. Ji, my Wen family has been rural people for generations, relying on the heavens and the land for a living. We are not worthy of your noble city folk. My marriage to Ji Yanjun is hereby annulled. As long as I have a breath left in this life, I, Wen Qing, will never set foot in the Ji family again. If any member of the Ji family comes to cause trouble again, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Wen Qing's words were clear and each sentence was shocking.

Aunt Xiao's tailor shop was eerily quiet.

Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi were stunned.

Zhang Fangfang was also stunned. Wen Qing said she would rather die than marry Ji Yanjun?

Aunt Xiao, Zhang Xiuying, and Lao He were awestruck by Wen Qing's demeanor. Someone among the passersby clapped and shouted "Bravo!" which immediately drew a round of applause.

"here you go!"

"These kinds of families don't need to be clean!"

"Look at that! The girl doesn't even want to come into your house, and you're all so smug, thinking she'll be clinging to you. It's shameful, so shameful!"

"Disgraceful!"

"..."

The criticism from passersby reached its climax, and Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi lost all face.

Ji Yousheng panicked. Only he knew how much his son liked Wen Qing. Going to the coastal city was supposedly to expand business, but it was actually for Wen Qing's sake.

"Wen Qing, Wen Qing, don't say that. Yan Jun, wait for Yan Jun to come back and then we can have a proper talk. Wen Qing..." Ji Yousheng's words were drowned out by applause.

Wen Qing calmly observed everything.

Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi were completely bewildered.

“Wen Qing, Wen Qing…” Ji Yousheng called out.

Wen Qing said, "Uncle, this is the last time I'll call you uncle. I don't accept Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi's apologies. I hope you can convey my words to them and tell them to be more careful in their daily lives. If they provoke me again, I'll make sure they don't have a good life for the rest of their lives."

Will I never have a good life for the rest of my days?

Ji Yousheng was shocked.

Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi were completely speechless at this moment.

Wen Qing looked at Zhang Fangfang and said calmly, "And you too."

Zhang Fangfang was startled and stared blankly at Wen Qing. She didn't recognize Wen Qing at all. Calm, commanding, sharp, and decisive—these were not qualities that Wen Qing possessed.

Then Wen Qing turned her head and said, "Aunt Xiao, let's put the clothes and shoes on the bicycle and take them to the bus stop at the four-way intersection. You'll be delivering the goods to another store in the city with me in a little while."

Aunt Xiao snapped out of her daze and said, "Okay." Then she called out, "Bao Hong, come quick, come and help. Put the clothes and shoes on the bicycle. We still have to do business for Wen Qing."

"Fine, I won't bother with you shameless people." Bao Hong said, and went into the store to take out clothes and shoes.

Wen Qing walked to the tree, took out her bicycle key, pushed the bicycle to the shop entrance, and after putting her clothes and shoes on the bicycle, she smiled and said, "Sister Zhang, Boss He, let's go, or we'll miss the bus."

“Okay, okay, okay,” Zhang Xiuying and Lao He replied hesitantly, and followed Wen Qing, Aunt Xiao, and Bao Hong out of the crowd.

The orderly sound of sewing machines echoed from Aunt Xiao's tailor shop.

A group of passersby pointed at Liang Wenhua, Ji Ningzhi, and Zhang Fangfang, whispering unpleasant things.

Ji Yousheng snapped out of his daze, didn't even glance at the three of them, and turned to leave.

"Yousheng."

"dad."

Liang Wenhua and Ji Ningzhi shouted.

Ji Yousheng ignored everyone and walked quickly, but in his heart he was thinking that he should contact Ji Yanjun as soon as possible and ask him to come back quickly, otherwise he and Wen Qing would really be finished.

Meanwhile, Wen Qing, Aunt Xiao, and others were already waiting for the bus at the four-way intersection, and the bus arrived shortly afterward.

Wen Qing originally thought she didn't need to go to the city, but now she realizes she still has to go.

So Bao Hong pushed the bicycle back to Aunt Xiao's tailor shop.

Wen Qing, Aunt Xiao, Zhang Xiuying, and Lao He took the goods and boarded a bus to the city. There weren't many people going to the city at that time, and there were plenty of empty seats on the bus. All four of them had seats.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy at first, but Zhang Xiuying, being straightforward, broke the ice by saying, "Wenqing, don't pay attention to those short-sighted people; they'll never amount to anything."

Aunt Xiao chimed in at this moment, advising Wenqing: "That's right, they've never amounted to much in their lives. Let's not stoop to their level and not get angry. Getting angry will only harm your health and cause you suffering."

"That's right, that's right," Old He chimed in. "Don't get angry, it's not worth getting angry over people like that. Just ignore them!"

“Yes, they’re just talking nonsense!” Zhang Xiuying chimed in.

After they finished speaking, the three of them looked at Wen Qing, who then burst out laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" the three asked in surprise.

Wen Qing laughed: "I'm not angry with them, we should be thanking them!"

"Thank you? Why?" Aunt Xiao asked, puzzled.

"What are you thanking us for?" Zhang Xiuying and Lao He asked at the same time.

Wen Qing smiled and said, "You'll find out the day after tomorrow."