Chapter 402 Subpoena
Raising a child is not easy, and raising a girl is even more challenging than raising a boy. While there's talk of gender equality these days, when you look closely, there's still inequality. Girls are often at a disadvantage.
Moreover, when a boy gets married, he brings his wife home, while when a girl gets married, she marries into another family. When a daughter-in-law arrives in one's own home, one should treat her well. But when a daughter arrives in another family, will others treat her well?
Also, girls who are sixteen or seventeen, or seventeen or eighteen years old, are in adolescence and are easily deceived into dating, which can ruin their lives.
"But Sanjing and Xiaosi are both obedient children, so you don't have to worry too much." Old Mrs. Xia said to Wang Yueju.
"I know," Wang Yueju said, "San Jing is completely clueless in that area. Xiao Si is a smart kid. She can think of things we can't."
Mrs. Xia laughed when she heard her words, "That's right."
After talking for a while, Wang Yueju and Gu Jianguo left. When Mrs. Xia and the others returned, she told them about Gu Siqing and then said, "Xiao Si said he wanted to sue Pang Qiong for defamation."
Xia Qingzhang and Xia Zhengming were both stunned after hearing this. Even though they both knew that there was a crime of defamation in the legal provisions, most people would not think of suing Gu Siqing in court for something like this.
After hearing this, Xia Yi said, "The chances of winning are at least 90%. Xiao Si is not an ordinary student. She is a senior in high school. Pang Qiong's slander is likely to affect her studies and, in turn, her college entrance exam. Everyone knows what the college entrance exam means. Moreover, Xiao Si is a moderately famous author. The damage to her reputation will have an immeasurable impact and loss on her."
"Can I leave this matter to you?" Xia Qingzhang asked Xia Yi.
"No problem." Xia Yi said confidently: "Xiao Si has already collected the evidence."
He had to say that Xiao Si was really different from ordinary teenagers. He not only thought of suing the other party for defamation, but also thought of collecting evidence.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you." Xia Qingzhang said.
Xia Yi studied law and received his bachelor's degree this past June, then took the bar exam. Xia Qingzhang and Xia Zhengming planned for him to work in the court after graduating. But Xia Yi wanted to get his bar exam first, as it might be useful in the future.
As a newly minted lawyer, he is really eager to take on a case!
They had already agreed on this, and the Kang family was also talking about it. Kang Yuanze told his grandfather Kang Shixun that he would also sue Pang Qiong for defamation. After hearing this, Kang Shixun said, "It's not a big deal. I'll have someone take care of it tomorrow. Just focus on your studies."
Kang Yuanze hummed and went back to his room. When Kang Shixun saw him go upstairs, he said to Mrs. Kang, "Call her Gu Siqing, right?"
Mrs. Kang nodded. "Yes, Yuanze definitely likes that child. I've never seen him so attentive to any other girl."
Kang Shixun took a sip of tea from his teacup and said, "He's a smart kid, decisive in his actions, and comes from a good family."
Marrying a virtuous wife is very important for a family.
"Even the Su family has taken a fancy to her, and that child seems to have a good relationship with the Su family's children." Old Mrs. Kang was unsure. Naturally, many people would stare at a girl with an excellent family background.
"When will Su Mingchang have a grandson?" Kang Shixun didn't know about Su Wenshan and Kong Xiuwan. Mrs. Kang told him about it, and he said, "The child is still young. Who knows what will happen in the future? Let's put this matter aside for now."
"The Gu family has another girl, the third one, who is a diving athlete. She won three championships in this year's National Games." said Mrs. Kang.
If the fourth one isn’t good enough, the third one is also fine.
But then I heard Kang Shixun say, "Don't mention this to the Xia family. This daughter is not good enough, so what will happen if others hear about it?"
"I just feel it would be a shame to miss out on such a good opportunity." Old Mrs. Kang has been worried sick for the past two years. Her son had done something shameful, and she was desperately trying to have something happy happen at home to cover up Kang Jisen's absurd behavior.
Therefore, she was very cautious when choosing a partner for her grandson.
Pang Qiong was feeling anxious all day, but he didn't dare tell his family. He still had some hope that Gu Siqing would scare her by suing her in court.
Think about it, who would go to court to sue just because of a few quarrels?
She was so nervous that she barely slept the entire night. The next day, she arrived at school feeling lethargic and her heart still pounding. She spent the entire day observing Gu Siqing, but she found that she was just doing her normal business as if nothing had happened yesterday.
After two days of this, she felt less anxious. "Isn't this nothing?" Gu Siqing must have been trying to scare her.
A few days later, everything was still calm, and she was completely relieved. When she saw Gu Siqing that day, she even said contemptuously and provocatively, "Aren't you going to sue me? Go ahead!"
Gu Siqing looked at her like a fool, then returned to her seat without saying anything. Pang Qiong snorted heavily at her back.
But what she didn't expect was that when she got home, her mother held up two court summonses and asked her, "What's going on? Why did the court send you two summonses?"
Pang Qiong's mind buzzed. "What...what...what subpoena?"
"Look, this is the subpoena the court gave you." Mother Pang handed the subpoena to Pang Qiong with a nervous look on her face. When she saw the two subpoenas just now, her heart was so nervous that it almost jumped out.
Pang Qiong took the subpoena with trembling hands, looked down, and saw her name written on it. She was so scared that she almost cried.
"I...I...they...why did they really sue me? I didn't do anything? I really didn't do anything?" As she spoke, tears began to flow.
Seeing her like this, Mother Pang became even more anxious. "What's going on? Tell me."
"Mom, I really didn't do anything. I just said a few words. Why are they suing me? Woo woo woo..."
Mother Pang was almost dying of anxiety. "Tell me quickly, what's going on?"
Pang Qiong's mind was in a mess now. She didn't know what to say. She didn't think she had done anything wrong. She just said two sentences.
At this time, Pang Qiong's father Pang Shili came back and saw her crying and asked, "What's wrong?"
When Pang's mother saw him coming back, she hurried over and handed him the subpoena. "Hurry up and take a look. I don't know what's going on. Pang Qiong keeps crying."
Pang Shili took the subpoena and looked at it, then his brows furrowed into knots. He looked at Pang Qiong and said seriously, "What's going on? Tell me!"
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