Chapter 24 Wang Yuqing has a bad temper and loves to fight.

Yuan Fang was drinking rice porridge from a large porcelain bowl, telling Liu Li from next door, as well as men and women of all ages from the surrounding neighborhood, about how she had been scolded by Wang Yuqing the day before.

Some echoed her sentiments, while others laughed at her, saying she deserved it.

When Yuan Fang saw Wang Yuqing arrive, her gossip intensified, and she deliberately raised her voice: "Staying up overnight at the man's house on your first visit? How shameless! It's not like you're from another province, just a few hours away, and you're already home."

Liu Li laughed and said, "It's just spending the night, it's not like we're sleeping in the same bed, haha..."

Another woman widened her eyes dramatically: "If sleeping in the same bed is considered indecent assault, that would be terrible!"

Yuan Fang glanced at Wang Yuqing and smirked, "Everyone's short of food right now. Last time I went to my sister's house, I went home without even eating because I was too embarrassed to stay for a meal. But she, on the other hand, ate several meals. The Ji family was overspending last year, and we don't even know if they can pay it back this year. How dare she stay for a few meals?"

Thinking about being scolded yesterday, she was furious: "It's one thing to be shameless, but at such a young age, a girl like you has a mouth as venomous as a snake. You have no manners."

Another woman said, "If she marries into the Ji family, the elderly and children of the Ji family will definitely not have a good life."

The men were all squatting to the side, some eating sweet potatoes, others drinking porridge. A few men did join in, and one of them asked, "Between the two from the Cao family, who's stronger?"

Yuan Fang replied, "That's far from it." She didn't want to admit that Wang Yuqing was more capable.

After she finished speaking, she waved her hand, signaling everyone to come closer, and a group of women and old women huddled together, heads close together.

She said, "If her parents didn't come with her when she came to visit, she probably ran away with Ji Laosi. Her family definitely doesn't approve. She's really not afraid of losing face. It's also possible that she's dating someone else in the city and had no choice but to let her go home with Ji Laosi, this honest man... Otherwise, why would they agree? We all know that Lin Xuemei looks down on the Ji family."

Someone replied, "That's right, he must have a bad reputation, so he's finding Ji Laosi to take over."

"Shameless."

"Shameless! If she marries into our production team, we'll all be disgraced."

As the conversation went on, the topic veered even further afield. Some people asked if she had given birth, others said she had secretly had an abortion, and still others even called her a spy!

Everyone likes to make a 'tsk tsk' sound.

Of course, not everyone was gossipy; some people stood up and said a few fair words, but their opinions were eventually drowned out by the spittle of Yuan Fang and others.

Most people treat it as gossip; the main point is that you talk and I listen, but I don't participate.

Wang Yuqing remained calm and composed as she walked slowly up the steps to Yuan Fang's house, flicking the bedbug off her shoulder.

Ji Xuening's face was grim, his brows furrowed. He felt that these people's words were too harsh and excessive. As a grown man, he had to step in.

He walked a few steps in front of Wang Yuqing.

Wang Yuqing suddenly reached out to stop him, looking straight ahead with a confident air: "Step back, I'll do it myself."

Ji Xuening: "..."

Yuan Fang and the others were somewhat surprised to see that Wang Yuqing was neither angry nor crying, nor did she run away with a blush of shame. Instead, she swaggered up the steps.

All eyes were on her.

Yuan Fang, unafraid of the large crowd, glared at Wang Yuqing with her head held high.

Wang Yuqing greeted everyone politely with a smile and introduced herself: "Hello everyone, my name is Wang Yuqing, I am Ji Xuening's childhood sweetheart from the county town, and the protagonist of the rumors you all spread."

Everyone: What does this mean?

Wang Yuqing said with a smile, "Every word I said from then on was taught to me by my parents, Wang Dongjian and Lin Xuemei."

Everyone: "What's going on here?"

Wang Yuqing raised her hand, flicked her lips, and mumbled something. A minute or two later, she made sure she had started to speak and opened her mouth: "You bunch of demons and monsters, long-tongued poisonous women, with high cheekbones, bulging eyes, pointed mouths and monkey cheeks, you love to meddle in other people's business, spread rumors, slander, and talk nonsense. It's a good thing you didn't eat melon seeds, otherwise you would have crushed my life with a snap."

Someone coughed up a mouthful of rice porridge, and I felt so sorry for him.

Wang Yuqing raised his voice: "Your mouths are like Italy's cannons, or in short, stinky mouths. Why didn't you support the country in its verbal battles back then? One shot can destroy a thousand troops, two shots can sweep them away, and you can become the most awesome cannons of national heroes."

"Ha ha……"

Several children burst out laughing.

Wang Yuqing took a few breaths, then suddenly picked up a stone from the ground: "My family has bad morals, no manners, no class, bad temper, and loves to fight. If anyone dares to gossip again, let them try."

This sudden, ruthless determination scared everyone so much that they shrank back and retreated.

Wang Yuqing knew very well that these people were bullies who preyed on the weak and feared the strong; as long as someone had a stronger fist, they would all back down.

Yuan Fang had initially been quite assertive, but as everyone around her stepped back, leaving her standing in front, she felt a little intimidated, yet she still forced herself to remain composed, saying, "What? You think you can mess with me? You... shouldn't you explain why you stayed overnight at the Ji family's house, why your parents didn't come with you? And... did you already have an affair with someone in the county town...?"

"What the hell am I supposed to explain!"

Wang Yuqing isn't stupid. The more she explains, the weaker she becomes. Every time Yuan Fang tries to explain, she gets led astray and trapped in Yuan Fang's logic. This Yuan Fang has some brains.

Yuan Fang sneered: "Hmph, so you just can't explain it, huh? It seems everyone is right, people like you are morally corrupt and immoral..."

She felt she had turned the tables a little and proudly sipped the rice porridge from the large porcelain bowl.

"Bang!"

A stone hit the large porcelain basin accurately, startling her so much that her hands trembled and her ears rang.

The porcelain basin fell to the ground with a thud, spilling rice soup all over the floor, and leaving a dent in the center of the basin.

Several people nearby screamed in fright.

Yuan Fang was so frightened that she let out a pig-like squeal, then stood there like a wooden statue, her face deathly pale.

This action terrified everyone, and they didn't dare to breathe loudly, thinking that they should never offend her in the future, as this young girl was both crazy and ruthless.

Wang Yuqing picked up another stone and weighed it in her hand: "This time I'll smash your basin, next time I'll smash your skull. At worst, you'll go to hell and I'll go to heaven!"

An old woman, leaning on a cane, came over and said kindly, "From now on, we'll all be in the same production team, we'll see each other all the time, it's not that serious, it's not that serious, harmony brings wealth, it's just a small matter, Ji family's future daughter-in-law, don't be angry, calm down..."

Another man said, "You guys are always gossiping for no reason. Hurry up and apologize to them."

"There's absolutely no need for that."

Wang Yuqing refused with her head held high; she didn't care.

After saying that, she turned around and went down the stone steps, tilted her head back, put her hands behind her back, looked up at the sky, and pouted like a gourd. "Hmph, a bunch of weaklings, easy to deal with!"