Liu Chunhua was stunned when she heard this. "No, we've already fought like this, how are we supposed to deal with this?"

Not only her, but Qin Xue and Li Yumei also didn't expect Gu An'an to say such a thing, after all, they were already in such a miserable state.

"Did I hit you with those injuries on your faces?"

Liu Chunhua immediately shook her head.

"Since that's not the case, now it's my turn to settle accounts with you. If it weren't for my aunt standing up for me today, and letting this go on, Zhou Yue and I would have lost our reputations. A girl's reputation is more important than anything else, do I need to say that?"

The onlookers all nodded in agreement. A girl who has lost her reputation will not be accepted by any good family. In fact, some rotten or stinky men might even come knocking on her door because of her smell. She should avoid them at all costs.

The consequences are unnecessary.

At best, they will face numerous difficulties in life; if a young woman is not strong enough, she may even lose her life. Such cases are not uncommon.

"No, I already know I was wrong. They were the ones who deliberately harmed me. If you want to settle scores, go after them."

After pushing Qin Xue, Liu Chunhua also went up to her. "I'm so wronged! I just talked in my sleep, and now I'm in this mess. I don't want to live anymore."

Just as she started wailing, she received another slap across the face. "You're the worst one. You pretended to talk in your sleep to lure me in, and you still have the nerve to cry here."

As they were talking, the three of them started fighting again.

"Let anyone who makes a scene try."

Since Gu An'an had her own plans, the village chief's wife naturally had to support her, and with just one sentence, she made them stop what they were doing.

"Xiao Gu, tell me how you want to handle this. As long as it's within reasonable limits, your aunt will make the decision for you."

With her words in hand, Gu An'an naturally agreed to speak up.

"Five yuan per person plus ten eggs, and that's it."

Not to mention Liu Chunhua, Qin Xue and Lin Qingqing are also of average means. They would never be willing to pay money or compensate for lost items.

"Five yuan plus ten eggs? Are you robbing me?"

Gu An'an's icy gaze fell on Liu Chunhua, "Why would I choose to rob you? What's wrong with me?"

A blatant act of sarcasm and provocation.

"It's fine if you don't want to give it."

Before the three could even feel happy for a second, Gu An'an continued, "If you don't give it to us, we'll call the police. I just don't know if you'll still have any reputation left after going to the police station."

"What? I was just chatting, why am I going to the police station? I'm not going."

She still has three sons who are not married yet. If the woman's side finds out that she, the mother-in-law, has been to the police station, how can the marriage be discussed?

Besides, her eldest daughter-in-law is no pushover; she's always clamoring to separate the family property, so she'll definitely find a reason to cause trouble for the family.

No, absolutely not.

Lin Qingqing and Qin Xue looked equally terrified. "Gu An'an, we know we were wrong. We promise we'll never go against you again. Please forgive us this time."

He blurted out his plea, but Gu An'an wouldn't listen.

"Not a single penny can be missing, or I'll call the police."

To deal with a miser, you have to make her bleed; that's how you deepen her memory.

"I don't want to live anymore. They make a big deal out of a few words. These city girls are really malicious."

Liu Chunhua burst into tears and slapped her thigh, which angered Wang Dazhu, who grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up from the ground. "We'll compensate you for the things."

Seeing that her husband wasn't on her side either, Liu Chunhua also berated him, "What compensation? Why should she pay? If she's so capable, she can call the police and have me arrested. I only said a few idle words; the police can't possibly arrest me."

"It's impossible for us to arrest you? I'm an educated youth, sent to the countryside to support construction in accordance with policy. Are you persecuting us like this because you're dissatisfied with me, or with the policy, or with the country?"

These few words were enough to frighten the onlookers, let alone Liu Chunhua and her group.

"What, how is it that I'm dissatisfied with the country? I'm not."

Wang Dazhu couldn't stand this stupid woman anymore, so he grabbed her clothes and started walking home. When he passed Gu An'an, Wang Dazhu paused and said, "Girl, I'll bring you the money and eggs later."

As Liu Chunhua's shouts faded into the distance, Gu An'an looked at Qin Xue and Li Yumei, "What about you two?"

"Gu Zhiqing, you know I have no money," Qin Xue began to plead poverty.

"Being poor means you shouldn't cause trouble; that's not an excuse for you to escape punishment."

Qin Xue's face turned pale and then red. She felt that everyone was laughing at her, and that Gu An'an was the one who started it all.

"I need to see something before dinner, otherwise I'll go to the commune tomorrow morning to ask the police to settle this matter."

After a moment, Li Yumei gritted her teeth and said, "I'll give it to you."

Although she didn't have much money, she could still afford to give Gu An'an what she wanted, even if it meant going through a tough period.

With so many people watching her, Qin Xue had no choice but to agree, even if she didn't want to. "I'll find a way to give it to you."

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, the village chief's wife spoke up, "Everyone knows what really happened today, and I don't want to hear anyone spreading rumors about this anymore."

The older women nodded in agreement; they weren't rich, so they dared not say anything more.

The crowd dispersed, and Gu An'an looked at the village chief's wife, "Auntie, did I go too far?"

She certainly didn't think she was going too far, but Liu Chunhua was still a resident of Xiaowang Village, and villages named after surnames tend to be protective of their own. Showing weakness now was just to make things better for the future.

"It's alright. She likes to gossip about everyone, so it's good for her to suffer a little loss."

The village chief's wife, of course, knew Gu An'an's concerns and immediately comforted her.

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