Chapter 101: Don’t mess with me!

"Why should I swear on my eldest grandson's life?"

Old Lady Qian's eyes dodged in anger, "You little girl, you are so unreasonable!"

"I'll lift up my trouser legs to show you, she gave me a solid kick!"

As she spoke, she tremblingly lifted up her right trouser leg.

There was a large area of ​​redness and swelling on the inside of the calf, which made the onlookers sigh.

"It's true, this old woman is seriously injured!"

"Could it be that Comrade Ruan really kicked her?"

"Who wouldn't be furious when their husband nearly died saving this old woman? Comrade Ruan's kicking her is understandable!"

Even Zhu Lijuan was a little suspicious when she saw the redness and swelling. She looked down at Ruan Anan and asked, "Anan, was it really you who kicked him?"

Ruan Anan was secretly pleased, but she didn't show it on her face as she stood up. She limped towards Old Lady Qian, pointed at the redness and swelling on her leg and said, "Grandma Qian, our stories don't match. It's no use just arguing. How about we both go back to where we were and replay the whole thing from beginning to end? Let's see who did it, how about that?"

"Hmph! Act now! Who's afraid of who? Don't think you can be the head of the security team just because you speak a few words!"

Old Mrs. Qian, leaning on her crutch, moved back to the bench she had just sat on, huffing.

Before sitting down, he deliberately rolled up his trouser legs, fearing that others would not see the redness and swelling.

But as soon as her butt touched the stool, Zhu Lijuan's eyes became sharp, "Mrs. Qian, apologize to An An now, and this matter can be put to rest. If you really report it to the security team, don't blame us for not giving you face."

"I did nothing wrong. Why should I apologize?" Old Lady Qian rolled her triangular eyes and spat sarcastically, turning her attention to Zhu Lijuan. "Oh? Aren't you the wicked person who forced the girl to go to school?"

"What's the point of a girl studying? By then, there will be no one to do the housework. It's such a rip-off!"

Zhu Lijuan pursed her lips in anger, but she also felt that it was like talking to a cow when trying to reason with such a shrew.

"Okay, let's review it. An An, go get out of where you were just now!"

"Okay!" Ruan Anan also imitated Old Lady Qian, limping to the place where she had just come out, deliberately slowing down her pace as she walked towards the door.

When she reached Old Lady Qian, she stopped and said, "Is this the place? It was here that I kicked you for no apparent reason, and then I fell?"

"Yes, you were the one who kicked me for no apparent reason and then fell down!"

Old Lady Qian raised her voice a little, "Take a look, isn't it clear at a glance?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "thump" sound.

Ruan Anan didn't hesitate and fell straight towards the door.

She looked up and asked, "Is this how I fell?"

"Yes! Absolutely!"

Old Lady Qian immediately turned around and yelled at the clerk cowering behind the counter, "Get out here right now, you coward! You were right here, you saw it all! Was that how she fell? Tell me!"

The young clerk shuddered at the yelling, leaned over to take a closer look at where and in what direction Ruan Anan had fallen, and nodded rapidly, "Yes... yes, yes! That's how Comrade Ruan fell! With a thud, his face towards the door!"

Ruan Anan scrambled to her feet, brushed off the dust on her body, and pointed at Old Lady Qian's leg. "I'm curious how I managed to kick the inside of your calf. Did I walk over here, pry your legs apart, and then aim and kick?"

"Also, even if I kicked you on purpose, I should have fallen towards you. Why did I fall towards the door?"

"Huh? That's right!" The clerk scratched his head, finally daring to step out from behind the counter and pointing at the scene. "I saw it clearly. Comrade Ruan didn't turn around. He was just walking along, and then he slammed into the door! And where Granny Zeni was sitting... wasn't even next to her!"

"Yes, I can also testify." Zhu Lijuan crossed her arms and looked at Old Lady Qian coldly.

The crowd watching at the door finally woke up from their dream and started to explode.

"Inner calf? This could only have happened when she raised her leg to trip Comrade Ruan and bumped into the chair leg!"

"That's right! How shameless! A man risked his life to save you, and this is how you repay him? You're really repaying kindness with enmity!"

"This old hag! She loves to take advantage of others and act tyrannically all the time, but it turns out she has such a vicious heart! She's simply ruthless!"

Old Madam Qian's face turned pale as she heard the accusations. She raised her cane and was about to hit Ruan Anan, "You little bitch! How dare you plot against me? I'll beat you to death!"

Ruan Anan quickly caught the crutch she was swinging at and shouted to the onlookers, "Neighbors, uncles, aunts! Everyone, bear witness to what happened today! It was this old lady Qian who deliberately stretched out her leg to trip me. After I exposed her lie on the spot, she still tried to turn the tables and slander me! Now that she can no longer deny it, she dares to attack someone in public! This crutch is physical evidence, and you are all witnesses!"

"Yes, we all saw it!"

"Yes! Send her to the police station!"

Ruan Anan threw away his crutches, bent down and rolled up his trouser legs.

"This is my injury. I'll go to the Public Security Bureau to report it, and then go to the military hospital for a checkup!"

"Granny Zeni, just wait and report to the Public Security Bureau!"

"You, you, you!" Old lady Qian covered her chest and pretended to faint, but Ruan Anan was quick to grab her wrist.

"Stop pretending! The doctors at the military hospital are not fools. They can tell at a glance whether you are pretending or not."

"Also, didn't you ask what's the point of a girl studying? Let me tell you, the biggest benefit of a girl studying is that it clears her mind and sharpens her eyes."

"Reading can help us not cry or make a fuss when we are slandered or framed, but speak with facts and fight back with our brains!"

"Unlike you," Ruan Anan fixed her gaze on Old Lady Qian's gray face again, with undisguised contempt, "You can't read a single word, you're full of evil intentions, and you still want to imitate others' scheming and frame others."

"You're worthy?!"

Old Lady Qian has always been a tough guy who acts like a spoiled brat, but this is the first time she has met someone as stubborn as Ruan Anan who won't budge.

She was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She subconsciously wanted to raise her hand to slap him, but her wrist was grasped tightly by Ruan Anan again.

Ruan Anan put away her smile and said, "Don't mess with me."

This aura, these methods, and this eloquence completely stunned the entire audience.

The local aunt at the door stared with wide eyes, muttering, "This educated girl is different! Old Mrs. Qian has been bullying us for years. This is the first time I've seen her get so humiliated!"

Someone nearby immediately chimed in, "If our daughter could go to school and get married, wouldn't she be as strong and resilient as him? Wouldn't she be afraid of being bullied by her evil mother-in-law?"

When Ruan Anan heard this, she immediately released the hand that was holding Old Lady Qian, put on a friendly smile and looked at the aunt who was speaking.

"Auntie, you've hit the nail on the head! Do you know what 'economic foundation determines family status' means?"

"If your daughter goes to school, she can also work in the factory in the future. She can find a job in the propaganda department, accounting, or something like that."

"That's a proper office position, and you'll be given priority for promotion in the future."

"Which in-laws are so bold as to bully cadres who can make money?"

"Really?" The woman's eyes lit up, and she was obviously moved.

Ruan Anan struck while the iron was hot, her voice full of infectiousness: "Of course it's true! Auntie, let me tell you, when a woman has status and position, even if she really has the bad luck to run into that unreasonable and evil mother-in-law, she will have the confidence to stand up!"

"If the leaders at work find out, they'll all back me up and support my divorce!"

Mrs. Qian was now more excited, "Who wants a second-hand divorced girl?"

"Broken shoes? Second-hand goods?" Ruan Anan seemed to have heard something funny. "You're binding your feet, but you're also binding your brain, right?"

"In this day and age, a woman who is rich, has status, and is capable is a golden nugget."

"The money you earn at your husband's house belongs to them! If a daughter who can earn money returns to her parents' home, every penny she earns will go straight into her parents' pockets! It belongs to them. Then her parents and brothers will worship her like a god of wealth."

As she spoke, she looked at the aunt with a bright smile, "Aunt, do you think this is true?"

The aunt was shocked by these words, slapped her thigh hard, and her face lit up.

"Yes! Yes! Absolutely right! If my daughter could be that successful and make a fortune! Even if she gets divorced and returns to her parents' home, I'll build her the best house and treat her like an ancestor! I'll stew meat for her every meal!"