Chapter 53 Humiliation Must Be Repaid Double
The Shi family.
With Shi Jiaojiao's help, Shi Liushi arrived at the cellar entrance.
"Huh? What's that noise?" Shi Liu asked instinctively as she stopped in her tracks.
Upon hearing this, Shi Jiaojiao listened carefully.
Her eyes lit up. "It sounds like... swallowing saliva, like the sound of eating."
"Could it be that Auntie and Shiyu have been starving for two days and are hallucinating?" Shi Jiaojiao's cheerful voice carried a hint of schadenfreude.
"Hmph!" Shi Liu snorted smugly, "It's good to be a little hungry. They'll behave when they're hungry."
"Open the door!"
"Yes, Grandma!"
Shi Jiaojiao couldn't wait to step forward.
As the door opened, light streamed in, illuminating the cellar.
Shi Liu couldn't wait to peek inside.
But to everyone's surprise, the smug look on her face froze the next moment.
The scene she imagined—Shi Yu and Huang Ying crawling on the ground like dogs, starving, seeing her pleading—did not happen.
The mother and daughter were sitting lazily on the ground, each holding a piece of cured meat, eating it with relish.
Every now and then, they would look at each other and smile.
But the smile on his face vanished completely when he saw her old face.
"Where did you get this cured meat from?" Shi Jiaojiao exclaimed in surprise.
Shi Yu couldn't be bothered to pay her any attention.
She got up and helped Huang Ying up, saying, "Come on, Mother, let's go out!"
After being detained for two days, Mr. Jin should be arriving soon!
I won't play with them anymore.
"good!"
It wasn't until the mother and daughter climbed out of the cellar that Shi Liu came to her senses.
The immense psychological gap made her old face even more ferocious, and she pounced on it to snatch the cured meat.
"Where did this mad dog come from!" Shi Yu said with a look of disgust, pulling Huang Ying away.
Ouch!
Shi Liu missed her target, nearly falling and almost twisting her back.
Now she was even more furious.
"Jiaojiao, what are you standing there for? Get to work and push those two sluts back into the cellar. If two days isn't enough, lock them up for ten days or half a month."
"Let's see just how tough they are!"
After saying that, Shi Jiaojiao hesitated for a moment.
She's not stupid.
Two against one.
What if I suffer a loss?
"Are you deaf? You can't even do this little thing right, so get out of the Shi family." A moment's hesitation made Shi Liu extremely unhappy.
"Yes, Grandma!"
Although Shi Jiaojiao was dissatisfied with Shi Liushi, she dared not show it on the surface. She had no choice but to force herself to fight back.
"Oh!"
Shi Yu curled her lips into a disdainful sneer.
She stood in front of Huang Ying to protect her, neither dodging nor flinching.
When Shi Jiaojiao came in front of him, Shi Yu suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the collar, then raised his other hand high.
Crash!
Shi Yu slapped her hard across the face several times with both hands.
Her mind was buzzing, and Shi Jiaojiao saw stars; she was completely stunned by the blow.
Only when the faint taste of blood filled her mouth did she come to her senses, her voice shrill and piercing as she roared, "Shi Yu, how dare you hit me?"
"That's true, how could I hit you!"
Shaking her aching wrist, Shi Yu pushed the person away, "Wouldn't that dirty my hands?"
"You...you..."
Thump thump thump!
Shi Jiaojiao lost her balance and uncontrollably took several steps backward.
Standing with Shi Liushi, she looked at Shi Yu's sharp eyes and couldn't help but feel apprehensive. She dared not step forward, but she was also extremely unwilling.
Just as they were feeling frustrated, Jiang Haiwang arrived with his men.
Shi Liushi and Shi Jiaojiao's eyes lit up when they saw this.
"Alas! What a misfortune for our family!" Shi Liu's ferocious expression instantly turned into helplessness. "At this time, Yu not only showed no remorse, but also hit Jiao Jiao."
"She solved the problem of freshwater pollution on the island, but now she is being beaten. I feel sorry for her."
Following her words, Shi Jiaojiao covered her swollen cheek.
She lowered her eyes, looking aggrieved.
Tears welled up in her eyes, threatening to fall, and she looked incredibly pitiful.
He was secretly pleased with himself.
Just wait!
The islanders will definitely avenge themselves and teach Shi Yu a lesson.
Sure enough, everyone moved the next moment.
only……
They all rushed towards Shi Yu and her daughter.
"Shiyu, I'm so sorry! We misunderstood you."
"Yes, good child, I'm so sorry you had to suffer!"
"Or, why don't you hurl a few insults at us blind fools? As long as it helps you vent your anger."
"What?"
Shi Jiaojiao's aggrieved expression froze on her face before she could even hide it.
She looked up in surprise.
Staring at those faces that had suddenly changed, rushing to fawn over Shi Yu, she was completely bewildered. "You guys..."
"What do you mean, 'you'?! Get out of here!"
The person who was too far away to rush up to Shi Yu and show off was unhappy, so he took it out on Shi Jiaojiao and shoved her in a bad mood.
"ah!"
Caught off guard, Shi Jiaojiao lost her balance and almost fell.
"How could you do this? Jiaojiao is a great contributor to purifying the water quality, how could you treat her like this?" Shi Liushi was immediately displeased.
"Did she purify it?"
"Of course!" Shi Liu said confidently. "Jiaojiao can even save the life of Grandpa Jin's grandson, so what's so difficult about purifying water?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of mocking laughter erupted from the audience.
Shi Jiaojiao's heart skipped a beat.
Even if she were slow to notice, she would have sensed something was wrong by now.
Could it be...?
Sure enough, Old Jin stepped out from the crowd, stared at her, and asked, "Shi Jiaojiao, right? I'm asking you, did you save my grandson?"
"I……"
Shi Jiaojiao's eyes flickered; Old Jin's gaze was so sharp that she dared not look him in the eye.
"I didn't say anything at the time; everyone misunderstood."
In short, he successfully stirred up public anger.
"So you're saying it's our fault? Shi Jiaojiao, have you no shame?"
"Hmph! If she had any shame, would she have done such a thing? Impersonating someone else and stealing credit from Shi Yu, she's worse than a pig or a dog."
"That's... what is that!"
"The last time it was about damp insects, and this time it's the same. Damn it, are they making a fool of us?"
The crowd grew increasingly angry as they talked, and they seemed ready to take action.
The sight frightened Shi Liu so much that her face turned pale.
She shoved Shi Jiaojiao in front and hid behind her, trying to slip away.
However, the crowd was filled with righteous indignation and surrounded the grandmother and granddaughter, so they had no chance to escape.
In her haste, Shi Liu rolled her eyes and pretended to faint.
He leaned against Shi Jiaojiao's back.
Shi Jiaojiao was furious that Shi Liushi had pushed her out to be cannon fodder in a moment of crisis.
But with so many people watching, she couldn't just ignore her.
"grandmother!"
Shi Jiaojiao had no choice but to turn around and hug Shi Liushi.
Her eyes were red, and she looked as if she had suffered a great injustice. Her pleading gaze swept across the crowd.
Finally, when she precisely locked onto Lu Yizhou, Shi Jiaojiao's eyes lit up.
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