That night, Xia Liang called her two daughters to sleep in her bedroom. There was only one blanket on the bed, not enough for the three of them, so Xia Liang found another one in the closet. She shared one with her younger daughter and the other with her older daughter. The two little ones were very happy to sleep with their mother, chattering away. Xia Liang didn't want to interrupt them; their close relationship made her happy too. So she quietly lay down and listened to them talk. Just listening to them made Xia Liang feel very happy. But Xiao Yuanzhi wasn't satisfied. She sat up and looked at her, saying, "Mommy, tell us a story! We want to hear a story." Looking at her daughter's pleading eyes, how could Xia Liang refuse? She asked, "What story do you want to hear, sweetie?" The little one thought for a moment and said, "Mommy, I want to hear the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf.'" Xia Liang said, "Okay, then lie down first, and Mommy will tell you the story." She helped her daughter pull the blanket back and lay down comfortably. The little one cooperated and obediently lay down to listen to her mother's story.

Xia Liang watched her daughter lie down and then recalled the story of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf." She began, "Once upon a time, there was a shepherd boy who went up the mountain to herd sheep every day..." Hearing her daughter's even breathing, Xia Liang knew they were asleep. She reached out and touched her daughter's forehead. Thankfully, she didn't have a fever. She had been very worried all day. Many children get fevers after being frightened, and with the current medical conditions not being that good, children suffer a lot if they get a fever.

Just when Xia Liang thought the matter was over, her youngest daughter came home from school and told her that she needed to go to school the next day. Looking at her daughter's sullen face, Xia Liang asked anxiously, "Sweetie, what's wrong? You don't seem very happy." The little one pouted, looking like she was about to cry, "Mommy, that annoying classmate's mom went to school today and said I'm an ill-mannered child who hits people." Tears welled up in her eyes, and Xia Liang felt a pang of heartache. She hugged her daughter and comforted her, "She's talking nonsense. Our sweetie is the most well-behaved child in the world. It's her mommy who's ill-mannered. Come on, Mommy will take you to find them." With that, she called to Tian Longhui and his three fellow students and headed towards the school.

Their home was quite close to the school, only a few minutes' walk away. When Xia Liang and her group arrived at the school, they happened to run into Gu Yuanzhi's homeroom teacher bringing the mother and child out. Gu Yuanzhi recognized her immediately, pointing at the woman and saying, "Mom, that's her." Xia Liang looked in the direction her daughter was pointing and saw a woman who looked to be about thirty years old, with slanted eyes and a hooked nose; she didn't look like a good person. Xia Liang stepped forward and blocked their way. The woman seemed a little confused at being stopped, but the homeroom teacher recognized Xia Liang; she had seen her during registration. Just as she was about to greet her, the child's parent saw Xia Liang with Gu Yuanzhi and said in a sharp voice, "Oh! So you've come to apologize? I didn't realize..." "You're so polite, yet your child is so ill-mannered. She's truly motherless and unfilial!" Already seething with anger, Xia Liang flew into a rage. She handed her daughter to Duan Wenchun, grabbed the woman by the hair, and slapped her twice, yelling, "If you can't afford toothpaste, buy some soap to wash your mouth! Otherwise, you'll be spewing filth all day and bothering others!" The woman was stunned by the blows, but instinctively tried to retaliate. The instant she lunged forward, Xia Liang was ready. Before she could even touch Xia Liang, she was kicked away. It was Chen Yanling who had struck. Xia Liang was somewhat surprised; even without Chen Yanling's intervention, she could have kicked the woman lying two meters away, just without Chen Yanling's force.

Only then did the woman notice that Xia Liang was followed by four people, two of whom were men who seemed quite formidable. Knowing she couldn't defeat them, she lay on the ground, crying and pounding the ground, "Heavens above! What kind of world is this! They're bullying ordinary people!" It was school dismissal time, and most children hadn't gone home yet. Some parents who had come to pick up their children were still there, forming a circle around them. Seeing Xia Liang's group and the woman being beaten, alone and seemingly vulnerable, someone, acting as a "righteous" person, said, "Hey! What's wrong with you guys? What kind of skill is it to bully a lone woman?" Others chimed in, "That's right, that's right. You're dressed so well, how can you bring so many people to bully a widow and her child?" The crowd pointed and whispered, but Xia Liang wasn't angry. She didn't care what they said about her; after all, most people in this world just echoed others' opinions and couldn't think for themselves. But she couldn't tolerate that despicable woman talking about her daughter.

Seeing so many people speaking up for her, the woman lying on the ground suddenly felt powerful again and began to ramble on about how Xia Liang had bullied them. The homeroom teacher, realizing what had happened, quickly went to help the woman who was rolling on the ground, saying, "Lele's mother, please don't be like this. Get up and talk to me." The woman shook off the teacher's hand, yelling, "You're on her side, aren't you? Just watching us, a widow and her child, get bullied!" Her son, though used to seeing his mother like this, was terrified to see her beaten for the first time. He cried and grabbed the woman, saying, "I want my dad! I want my dad!" The daughter, now regaining her composure, said, "You just wait!" "I'm going to get my husband to beat you all to death!" Xia Liang smiled contemptuously. "Since you won't listen to reason, then go find your husband. I hope he's a reasonable and polite person." The woman pulled her son and walked away, warning Xia Liang as she went, "Don't run away like a coward. Wait here for me." Xia Liang chuckled, "Don't worry! I'll definitely wait for you. We haven't settled our score yet." Seeing that Xia Liang didn't seem like she would run away, the woman pulled her son towards the furniture factory. Xia Liang looked at the crowd gathered around and sighed, "Everyone, disperse. There's nothing to see." But joining in the fun is human nature! No one wanted to leave. They all waved their hands, saying, "It's alright, it's alright. We're all fine at home right now. We'll wait here for a while." Someone even said, "If her husband brings a lot of people, we can help persuade them." And so, no one left. In fact, more and more people started to leave. Some who had cooked dinner at home and hadn't seen their loved ones return came to the school looking for them. Seeing the large crowd, they inquired about what was going on, and well… I'm not even hungry anymore, I have to wait here and see how things develop.