Chapter 21 Please apologize to my lover!
Qin Suisui simply didn't want to cause trouble right now, but that didn't mean she was afraid of it. Since the other party had spoken up, she had nothing to hold back. Besides, Xue Jiao had immediately labeled her a petty bourgeois. It didn't matter if it affected her, but hadn't Xue Jiao considered that it might affect Pei Jiuyan? What a tiny brain! It's completely filled with mush!
It's just labeling someone. Since she likes it so much, let's give her a few more!
"Didn't the great man say that the working people have the right to pursue a better life? Are you saying this because you have a problem with the great man? Or because you have a problem with the working people's pursuit of a better life?" Qin Suisui raised an eyebrow and parted her red lips slightly, but her words made Xue Jiao feel heavier than a mountain.
Qin Suisui's little mouth wasn't going to stop: "Besides, the proletariat also needs to pay attention to hygiene and culture. Comrade Lenin even loved to drink coffee. Pei Jiuyan and I are newly married, what's wrong with buying some household items?"
"Besides, whether Pei Jiuyan's salary is enough for me is a matter between my husband and me. Is it any of your business, an outsider, to worry about it?"
"You're always fixated on other people's lifestyles. Isn't that a bit too narrow-minded? By your standards, if someone wearing clean clothes is considered bourgeois, then the whole street would be full of bourgeois?"
Qin Suisui had a clear mind and a quick tongue. She kept throwing down one accusation after another, leaving Xue Jiao dizzy and disoriented. Even Yang Rucui, who was standing next to her, was speechless for a moment.
If the label of "having opinions about great men" weighed heavily on Xue Jiao, then the words "newlywed" and "husband and wife" pierced her heart like needles. The man she had her eye on for so long had been snatched away by someone else without a word. What was she supposed to do? She had waited for Pei Jiuyan for four years, and she was already 26! What good man could she possibly find?
Ignoring the occasion, her eyes were filled with resentment: "Who do you think you are? Do you even deserve to be compared to a great man? I've known Pei Jiuyan for so many years, and you've known him for so long! Who's the outsider here?!"
As the crowd grew larger, Qin Suisui, not wanting to attract any more attention, glanced at her dismissively and said, "The great man said that a hundred flowers should bloom, and I am just one of them. My affairs with Pei Jiuyan are none of your business, so please make way!"
The pointing fingers and whispers from the onlookers, along with Qin Suisui's words, had driven Xue Jiao to the brink of madness. Seeing Qin Suisui about to leave, she grabbed Qin Suisui's hand and shouted, "You don't dare to say it, do you? I've known Pei Jiuyan for four years, and I was supposed to marry him. It's all because of you, you vixen! You must have seduced him!"
These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience, and the gazes they gave them became meaningful. In this era, people did not have many entertainment options, and watching gossip was almost everyone's nature, especially gossip about love, hate and grudges, which was the most interesting!
Qin Suisui frowned. Had Xue Jiao been driven mad by her? How could a teacher say such a thing in public?
Yang Rucui, Xue's sister-in-law, also came to her senses and covered Xue Jiao's mouth, saying, "Jiaojiao, shut up! How can you say such things? Apologize to Comrade Qin right now!"
Yang Rucui, being a military wife herself, naturally understood that slandering and defaming military families was a serious crime. Moreover, no matter how long Qin Suisui and Pei Jiuyan had known each other, they were already married and thus a legally protected couple! Furthermore, it was a time of strict crackdown, and if Jiaojiao uttered such feudalistic and outdated words and someone seized on it, it would not only affect her but also implicate her husband!
Yang Rucui felt a little regretful at this moment. Jiaojiao's fearless personality was all because she and her man had spoiled her!
She glanced apologetically at Qin Suisui, apologized on behalf of Xue Jiao, and then dragged her out.
Xue Jiao desperately pulled away from Yang Rucui's hand, her eyes fixed on Qin Suisui: "Apologize? Why should I apologize..."
"How dare you slander a military family member! You should apologize to my daughter-in-law!" Xue Jiao's furious shouts were interrupted by a sharp, angry voice. Seeing the person, Xue Jiao froze for a moment, then, seeing the face that bore a striking resemblance to Pei Jiuyan, she instantly turned bright red, like a duck being choked. She recognized this person—Pei Jiuyan's biological mother!
Qin Suisui raised her hand to hit someone but stopped. When did Aunt Liu arrive?
Liu Qianyun, dressed in a Lenin suit, walked over with a stern face: "Comrade, although I don't know who you are, Sui Sui has been engaged to our A Yan since childhood, and she is the only daughter-in-law recognized by our whole family. Now that they are married, you are saying such things, slandering military families. We have the right to hold you accountable! Moreover, you are publicly promoting feudal dregs. I think you have serious ideological problems. I wonder which unit you work in?"
"Grandma! Teacher Jiaojiao is a teacher at our daycare!" Zanzan's eyes lit up when he saw Liu Qianyun. He could tell that Teacher Jiaojiao was bullying his mother! Hearing his grandmother's question, he blurted out without hesitation.
Liu Qianyun raised her eyebrows: "You're actually a people's teacher? How can someone with feudalistic remnants like you properly educate the future successors of our motherland?"
Xue Jiao realized at this moment what a stupid thing she had said, and judging from Liu Qianyun's appearance, it seemed like she was going to make a scene at their workplace.
But the words had already been spoken. She could back down in front of Liu Qianyun, but she would never admit defeat to that vixen Qin Suisui! Moreover, if Pei Jiuyan's mother found out that this woman was squandering Pei Jiuyan's hard-earned money, she might be even angrier! Thinking of this, Xue Jiao's expression softened instantly.
She broke free from her sister-in-law's hand and walked towards Liu Qianyun, her voice carrying a fawning tone that even her own family didn't notice: "Comrade, you're Pei Jiuyan's mother, right? Let me tell you, your whole family has probably been deceived by her. This woman is clearly not a decent person! She squanders Pei Jiuyan's hard-earned money all day long, with the behavior of a complete petty bourgeois! She might even jeopardize Pei Jiuyan's future!"
Qin Suisui raised an eyebrow. This Xue Jiao was really interesting. She went so far as to badmouth her own mother-in-law? Did she really think she was easy to bully? But before she could speak, a deep but suppressed angry voice boomed into Xue Jiao's ears like a firecracker:
"Please apologize to my lover!" Xue Jiao's arrogance vanished the moment she heard that voice. She stared in disbelief at the tall, imposing man in the doorway.
Qin Suisui also turned to look at the door. Pei Jiuyan must have just returned, as he was still wearing his uniform. When he wasn't smiling, he always appeared cold and aloof to outsiders, but at this moment, apart from his face being as cold as ever, his whole body was radiating a chill.
Pei Jiuyan strode over to Qin Suisui in a few quick steps, took the things from her hands, and pulled her into his arms. Then, his gaze turned seriously to Xue Jiao, before sweeping over the onlookers.
"If this comrade wants to hear it, then I will explain it to you, so as not to cause misunderstandings about my wife by others because of your words."
"My partner and I have known each other since childhood and were engaged a long time ago. The reason I haven't married all these years is because I'm waiting for my partner. As for what this person said about knowing you for four years, I'm sorry, I have no idea. I don't even know your name! Please don't make unfounded accusations!"
The onlookers, hearing Xue Jiao's words and seeing Qin Suisui's alluring appearance, initially believed her somewhat, their gazes towards her becoming somewhat strange. But then her husband and mother-in-law personally came out to refute them! Besides, did they even see Pei Jiuyan's clothes? Would someone of his status lie?
Looking at the two women, Qin Suisui spoke logically and calmly from beginning to end, unlike Comrade Xue, who went berserk after only a few words. Clearly, she was in the wrong and had no grounds for argument! Suddenly, everyone looked at her strangely and took a few steps back, as if afraid of touching something unclean.
The clerk at the food counter, a woman in her forties or fifties, couldn't stand shameless young girls like Xue Jiao. Seeing this, she couldn't help but mutter a sarcastic remark: "How amusing. After all that fuss, it turns out she was just delusional. The other person doesn't even know her!"
Xue Jiao's face turned pale. In her entire life, when had she ever suffered such humiliation? Now Pei Jiuyan was actually saying he didn't know her?! What about the past four years?!
Pei Jiuyan had no time to pay attention to her. He only looked at Yang Rucui next to Xue Jiao: "Sister-in-law, as a military family member, you should know that slandering military family members and destroying military marriages will result in legal consequences!"
Yang Rucui had met Pei Jiuyan a few times when they held a victory celebration banquet in their unit, so she naturally knew he was angry. She quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! Commander Pei, it's our fault for not teaching her properly. My little sister is young and doesn't know any better, that's why she said such presumptuous things. She just said it casually, she really didn't mean any harm. Please be magnanimous and don't hold it against her!"
Pei Jiuyan snorted coldly: "I love people who are 18."
The implication is that Xue Jiao is not young anymore, and age is not an excuse for her wrongdoing; the intention is to pursue the matter to the end.
Sister Yang wanted to plead for her again, but Pei Jiuyan had already put his arm around Qin Suisui's shoulder and left without looking back.
Qin Suisui, who had just walked out of the department store, was still a little dazed. She looked at Pei Jiuyan's slightly tired face and asked in confusion, "Didn't you say you were going to be gone for 3 days? Why are you back so soon?" Only two days had passed, or rather, two nights and one and a half days.
"Of course, he couldn't wait to see someone, so he worked overtime all night to rush back!" Liu Qianyun walked over from behind with Zan Zan, her gaze towards Pei Jiuyan and Qin Suisui full of teasing.
Pei Jiuyan ignored her, his eyes fixed on Qin Suisui, his voice deep: "Did she hurt you?"
Qin Suisui shook her head: "It's not that serious, just a few words of banter. If I weren't afraid... never mind, I'm fine, but I'd like to praise you..." Qin Suisui wasn't some saintly white lotus. Since others were taking advantage of her, there was no reason for her to help cover it up. Besides, a child's education is a big deal. Even a daycare teacher, if their qualifications are inadequate, can be a stumbling block on a child's path to growth.
So he didn't hide anything and told her the whole story about how Zan Zan was bullied at the daycare and what happened yesterday.
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