Chapter 37 Mother's Fighting Power
Xu Niannian was even angrier at Wen Zhu's mocking words, but she knew she couldn't win the argument or the fight, so she could only lower her head and wipe away her tears.
"I know you look down on me, despise my family's poverty, and blame me for the previous misunderstanding, but I really just want to exchange a portion of your potato for my parents and brother to try. It's not that I don't want to pay, I just want something of equal value in exchange. How can you be so aggressive? After all, we are classmates..."
Jiang Jianbei and Jiang Jianye frowned at this. They were stopped by Jiang Qin. There was no need to tarnish the child's reputation by dealing with such a petty trick.
Jiang Qin had never been afraid of anyone in the village. She had originally thought that her daughter didn't want to argue with her and that she should just let her daughter handle it herself. However, she discovered that this little girl was truly wicked. Her daughter's rebuttal would only be seen as a quibble, so she, as a mother, had to step in. Anyone who tried to ruin her daughter's reputation was her enemy!
Every word she said sounded like she was complaining about her own hardship, but in reality, she was implying that her daughter was unreasonable, untrustworthy, and overbearing. What mother could tolerate that? So Jiang Qin didn't hold back her temper and answered directly in a loud voice, so that everyone onlookers could hear clearly.
"First of all, our sweetheart didn't dislike you just because you were poor. The reason we ignored you at first was because you didn't know what was going on. You caused my daughter to be kidnapped by human traffickers. She was able to come back because she was very capable and lucky. The police didn't arrest you because you were hiding so well that they just couldn't find any evidence. So what? Should we rush to greet an enemy with a smile? Everyone, tell me, is this true?"
As soon as Jiang Qin said this, a woman immediately agreed, thinking that what she said made sense. Ignoring her was considered a kind gesture from the family. If it were him, he would not be able to get over this matter without grabbing a hoe and a machete and going to her house to make a scene.
The woman with the child subconsciously pulled her child away from Xu Niannian.
Xu Niannian originally wanted to pretend to cry, but being pointed at by others, she really couldn't hold it in. She felt very wronged and her tears were more real. Just as she was about to open her mouth to argue, she was interrupted by Jiang Qin.
Jiang Qin didn't give her a chance to speak and continued loudly, "Secondly, it's our freedom to sell things to whomever we want. You're even using moral blackmail on me. My family simply doesn't want to sell to someone as wicked as you. What? Are you still going to sue me for breaking the law? Tell me, what law did we break? I can't say, but you're deliberately throwing dirty water on whoever's behind my daughter, trying to ruin her reputation!"
After hearing this, the vegetable seller felt sorry for them. It turned out that she had misunderstood them before. She felt sorry for the little girl selling melon seeds and wanted to comfort her. She never thought that this little girl would be such a person.
She had just been given a generous portion of potatoes, and she had also been wrongly accused. She felt guilty and immediately stood up to speak up. "Yes, they didn't mean to withhold the potatoes from you. You were late, so they happened to give me the last portion. You can't say they didn't keep their word. Little girl, you have to have a conscience. I'm speaking from a clear conscience."
Xu Niannian was furious when she saw that the vegetable vendor who had just stood by her side had also switched sides. She had just given her a handful of melon seeds, and this old woman had changed her mind so quickly.
"One final statement: I gave birth to three sons, and your one son was born to your mother. You didn't get any potatoes, so you're throwing mud at our whole family. What did my three sons do to you? You wanted something on your own, but you didn't have the money, and you were shameless enough to wait until the very end. Now you don't get it, and you're blaming my three sons? Your logic is too far-fetched. You even want your brother to go find his parents to give birth to a child for you. Don't try to blackmail us. I don't accept this slander!"
As soon as she said this, the onlookers all laughed secretly. Come to think of it, she didn't have money to buy the item and wanted to exchange it. The other party agreed to exchange it for her, but it just happened that the item was sold out. She blamed the other party for having three sons and her own son only. I didn't think about it carefully before, but now that the eldest sister explained it this way, I think this little girl is not only mean-spirited, but also unreasonable!
Xu Niannian was so ashamed that she felt too embarrassed to even continue crying. She just felt that the world was bullying her. She was obviously the girl of destiny. According to her plan, everything should have gone smoothly for her. But why, why, since the moment Wen Zhu came back, all her advantages were crushed to pieces, leaving her with no advantages at all!
She couldn't figure it out, but the workers had already bought what they needed. Her melon seeds still hadn't sold, so she had to find another way.
Wen Zhu looked at his mother with admiration, his eyes sparkling.
"Mom, you're so awesome!"
Jiang Qin's hands were greasy from cooking. She didn't touch her daughter's head, but just looked at her dotingly. "If others want to bully my daughter, you can't do that. When Mom was little, she didn't know how to do that. It was only later... Oh, forget it, it's old news. Anyway, my daughter is the best. No one can wrongly accuse you. Mom will definitely stand firmly behind you. You don't have to be afraid of anything."
She was talking to Wen Zhu, and it seemed as if she was also talking to herself, who had once been insulted, abused, and despised by everyone.
"Mom, my brothers and I will protect you, too." Wen Zhu had never heard her mother talk about the past, and only learned about it through the comments. Now she knew she was thinking about the difficult days after her family discovered she was not their biological child and was unjustly kicked out. She hugged Jiang Qin distressedly, offering her silent comfort.
The things had been sold out, so Jiang Jianbei took Jiang Jianye to pack up and plan to go home.
There are also female workers from the textile factory who come out late. When they are packing up and leaving, we ask them if they will come tomorrow.
The girls looked young, around 20 years old, and while they were asking questions, they would occasionally glance at Jiang Jianbei and Jiang Jianye who were packing up their things. It was obvious that they had other intentions.
There were mostly female workers there just now. Many of them were attracted by the good looks of the second and third brothers and came to join in the fun, and then were attracted by the fragrance and bought things.
"Come, definitely come, right, second brother, third brother?" Wen Zhu saw that these were all potential customers and quickly assured them that the brothers would come again tomorrow. Isn't this a typical living signboard?
"Yeah." Jiang Jianbei just hummed. He had come back from vacation with the intention of helping out at home. If needed, he would definitely come back tomorrow to help.
"I'll come too!" Jiang Jianye found it very novel and interesting, and quickly agreed.
After packing up, they went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat. They were late, and the good stuff was all gone. They only managed to buy some bones, so they headed back. On the way, they ran into Liu Zhigang, who was driving to the village. He had contacted Captain Zhao and received new instructions. They then went to the county to pick up two medical experts who had arrived late.
Finally, at the strong suggestion of their two brothers, Wen Zhu and her mother got in the car and went home first, while the two brothers towed the trailer back.
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