Chapter 117 Making a Scene (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Then let her come and cause trouble, I'll wait here." Xu Qingmo wasn't afraid at all.
Anyway, she wasn't the one who did something wrong, so she wanted to see just how shameless Zhou Tianyu's mother was.
After the group finished eating, Wang Jing cleaned up the dishes and took them to the kitchen.
Lu Ting had no intention of going back to his room to rest. He stared intently at Xu Qingmo, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Xu Qingmo asked curiously, "Is there anything else?"
"What happened to you these past few days while you were delivering supplies with Aunt Wang? Can you tell me about it?" Lu Ting's eyes sparkled with curiosity.
He was constantly shuttling between the family compound and the school, and what he saw was only happening within his own small area.
Lu Ting longs for the outside world, but he is not yet able to step out of the family compound.
He wanted to hear Xu Qingmo's perspective on the outside world.
Xu Qingmo thought for a moment, "It's very dangerous outside. Everyone has a heavy heart, making them hard to understand. There's even a risk of death."
Xu Qingmo wasn't afraid of these things; death wasn't that terrifying for her.
She said these words so calmly, but Lu Ting was stunned.
He quickly looked Xu Qingmo over to make sure she wasn't injured, and only then did his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, gradually settle down.
Are you always afraid when you're out there?
"It's okay, I'm not too scared, because my mom and dad are protecting me." Xu Qingmo didn't tell anyone that she could enter the space.
Lu Ting was still shaken. "I shouldn't go out next time. It's too dangerous outside."
"We can't stay here forever; we have to leave when the time comes."
Lu Ting thought about it and felt that Xu Qingmo was right.
"How about I protect you from now on?" Lu Ting said seriously.
Xu Qingmo patted his shoulder and reminded him, "Take care of yourself first, then you can talk about protecting me."
Lu Ting seemed to have thought of something, and his face turned slightly red.
He stood up and said to Xu Qingmo, "Don't worry, I will definitely become strong enough to protect you, Aunt Wang, and Uncle Shen."
Xu Qingmo nodded. "Okay, I'll wait."
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The next day, people were blocking the door of Xu Qingmo's house.
Zhang Cui led Zhou Tianyu, Liu Guiying led Song Wei, and Wang Xiaohu stood not far away.
Zhang Cuixing pounded on the door and shouted at the people inside, "Where are they? Come out here!"
Zhang Cui was holding a pair of cotton-padded trousers with a burn hole in her hand, and Liu Guiying was also holding a pair of cotton-padded trousers with a burn hole in her hand.
Wang Xiaohu was holding the cotton pants with burn holes in them.
The commotion attracted the attention of many people in the residential compound.
"Wang Jing, stop pretending to be dead inside, come out!" Zhang Cui shouted loudly.
The door opened, and Wang Jing looked at the people at the doorway, then noticed the cotton trousers in Zhang Cui and the others' hands, and immediately understood what was going on.
"What do you mean by knocking on the door so early in the morning? Didn't you get enough food? You came here this morning?" Wang Jing said sarcastically.
Liu Guiying was a little embarrassed, but Zhang Cui didn't care at all and pointed to the cotton pants in her hand, asking Wang Jing to compensate her.
"My Tianyu just came to your house to play with Lu Ting. He saw some food on your table, got greedy, and took a bite. Did you have to burn his pants like that? How could you be so vicious!"
Zhang Cui deliberately raised her voice to attract more attention.
She voiced the reason she had thought of earlier, which sparked a lot of discussion.
"Wang Jing is too mean. How much can a child eat? She burned his cotton pants. In the dead of winter, he will suffer if he gets sick."
"Wang Jing seems quite gentle on the surface, but I never expected her to be such a petty person in private. I really misjudged her."
"Actually, Wang Xiaohu and his friends are quite mischievous. They are always trying to take advantage of others, which is a headache for everyone."
"Let's hear more about what happened."
Some people present spoke up for Zhang Cui and her group, while others sided with Wang Jing. Most, however, remained neutral and awaited the outcome.
"Are you sure he just came to my house for a few meals? Zhang Cui, put your hand on your conscience and speak." Wang Jing's face was devoid of any smile as she took the initiative to remind him.
Zhang Cui maintained her original stance, "I have a much better conscience than you. I would never burn a child's pants just because they came to my house for a few bites of food."
“Everyone here knows that I went on a mission a few days ago, leaving Lu Ting at home alone. Every mealtime, Wang Xiaohu would bring Song Wei and Zhou Tianyu over to steal Lu Ting’s food. If they couldn’t finish it, they would pack it up and take it home. I still have the food containers that Zhou Tianyu and Song Wei’s families brought over to pack their food.”
Wang Jing went inside and took out the vegetable basin.
Some people recognized those as the vegetable basins belonging to Zhang Cui and Liu Guiying.
Lu Ting also came out and recounted the whole story.
For a moment, everyone present was criticizing Zhang Cui and Liu Guiying.
“I always thought Wang Jing was a good person. After she married Shen Jiang, she didn’t treat him harshly because he had his comrade’s son with him. You see, Lu Ting is very close to Wang Jing, which shows that Wang Jing treats him very well.”
“Zhang Cui and Liu Guiying are always the kind of people who love to take advantage of others. I didn’t expect their child to be just like them. Not only did he steal Lu Ting’s food, but he also beat and scolded Lu Ting. Look at the injuries on Lu Ting’s face. They were done by Wang Xiaohu and his gang.”
“If this happened to me, I would be very angry too. The fact that Wang Jing could speak to them calmly shows that she is very gentle.”
"Lu Ting's parents brought glory to the country. After they passed away, they entrusted their child to Shen Jiang's care. Shen Jiang usually couldn't hit or scold him. Unexpectedly, Wang Xiaohu and others hit and scolded him. If this gets to the ears of the higher-ups, none of these children will escape punishment."
Upon hearing these words, Wang Jing immediately made up her mind.
"Zhang Cui, Liu Guiying, don't you feel you've been taken advantage of in my family? Come on, let's go find the higher-ups right now and see if you're wrong or we are." Wang Jing couldn't swallow this insult.
Liu Guiying had clearly backed down; she wouldn't have come at all if Zhang Cui hadn't insisted on calling her.
I never expected things to escalate like this.
Tsai Chin-Chin is a cautionary tale; she doesn't want to end up like Tsai Chin-Chin, being sent out of the family compound.
Liu Guiying pointed at Zhang Cui and said, "I told you before that we shouldn't cause trouble, but you wouldn't listen and insisted on coming here to make a scene. If Wang Jing investigates, she will only hold you accountable. This matter has nothing to do with our family."
Zhang Cui had initially been somewhat confident, but after Liu Guiying's words, she immediately lost much of her confidence.
"Can you stop being so cowardly? How big of a fuss can things between kids escalate? It won't even reach the leaders." Zhang Cui didn't want to back down easily, and she didn't want to become a laughing stock in the family compound.
"Today, Wang Jing must buy my Tianyu a new pair of pants, or this isn't over!"
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