Chapter 23 Encountering a Terrible Grandma
Jiang Ning used a handkerchief to wipe the water off his body, then took the clothes that Zhiqi had neatly placed beside him and put them on him.
After dressing Zhiqi, Jiang Ning took his hand and said, "Come on, let's go downstairs."
Huo Zhiqi was led by Jiang Ning, and he would occasionally glance at Jiang Ning's hand holding his, which felt warm and cozy.
As Jiang Ning was going down, she slipped on the moss, but luckily Zhi Qi pulled her up and prevented her from sliding down like on a slide and making a fool of herself.
When Sister Li saw Jiang Ning come down, she greeted her, saying, "Jiang Ning, I've put the fish in your bucket."
Then he noticed that Jiang Ning was covered in dirt and mud. "What happened to you? Did you fall?"
"It's nothing." Jiang Ning ignored the mud on her clothes, walked over and saw two grass carp in the bucket. "Sister Li, why did you give me two? One would have been enough."
She didn't fish herself, and felt rather embarrassed.
Sister-in-law Li waved her hand and said boldly, "It's alright, two nets and four fish, two for you and two for me, that's enough to eat."
“Okay, thank you, Sister-in-law Li.” Jiang Ning didn’t stand on ceremony.
After speaking with Sister Li, he turned to Zhiqi and said, "Zhiqi, put the fish in the bucket."
Zhiqi nodded and put the fish he was holding into the bucket.
Sister-in-law Li also saw it, and came over to take a look, saying, "Oh my, this fish is different from the dark grass carp, it's quite pretty."
"This is a seven-star snakehead fish, not a grass carp."
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Jiang Ning gave an explanation.
Sister Li nodded as if she understood, "Sister Jiang, you know so much."
Just as Jiang Ning was about to say something, she heard someone yelling and cursing, "Which bastard hit my precious grandson!"
Her shout drew the attention of many women washing clothes by the stream.
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Wang Xiaotian, who was being led by his grandmother, pointed at Jiang Ning and said, "Grandma, this woman hit me, waaaah, it hurts so much."
Jiang Ning looked up and met a sarcastic and mean-spirited face. This aggressive demeanor clearly indicated that he was there to cause trouble.
Then she saw the child she had just hit twice with a bamboo stick; it turned out he had come to seek revenge.
Grandma Wang stormed up to Jiang Ning, her eyes filled with venom as if she wanted to devour her. She said indignantly, "So you're the one who hit my grandson? What's your name?"
"Jiang Ning." Jiang Ning tossed her hair. "Your grandson isn't referring to me? Are you blind?"
Grandma Wang was so angry that her face contorted with rage. She began to look Jiang Ning up and down. "You woman, you admit that you hit my grandson."
Jiang Ning nodded, her expression nonchalant. "I did it, that's right."
Grandma Wang had never seen anyone who could hit someone and still be so self-righteous. She pointed at Jiang Ning, furious, "You, you......."
You talked for a long time as if you didn't know how to refute Jiang Ning, and then rattled off some swear words that Jiang Ning couldn't understand.
The onlookers frowned as they listened. Jiang Ning didn't understand what they were hearing, but she knew it wasn't anything good.
After the old lady finished her tirade, Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow at her and said, "You're so old, don't get so angry. Be careful not to get too angry, or your liver qi will stagnate and shorten your lifespan!"
His words were spoken in a drawn-out, affected manner, which was absolutely infuriating.
"puff--"
Li's wife, who was standing to the side, was surprised that Jiang Ning had such a sharp tongue, able to make people so angry without using any swear words. She couldn't help but laugh out loud.
A few low laughs also rose from the surroundings.
Old Mrs. Wang's son is a high-ranking official; he's never suffered such a loss before. If it weren't for the people surrounding them, she would have given that little slut a few slaps to teach her a lesson for daring to say such things.
Grandma Wang was so angry that her face was contorted into a grimace, making her look extremely ugly. "Since you admit to hitting my grandson, then apologize to my grandson!"
Jiang Ning narrowed her eyes. "This... auntie, why don't you ask your grandson why I hit him? I'm a cultured person. I only hit your grandson because he made a mistake."
Sister-in-law Li spoke up at the right moment, "Yes, Aunt Wang, I think this matter should be clarified."
Others chimed in.
"It's good to make things clear, so as not to ruin the harmony."
Grandma Wang stubbornly protected her grandson, completely ignoring what others said. Moreover, her son held a high-ranking position and was not afraid of these people at all.
Then, she said to Jiang Ning with a straight face, "Even if my grandson made a mistake, you shouldn't hit him. He's not your child, and it's not your place to discipline him!"
"What if it's a matter of life and death? Are you going to only punish him if he commits a murder? If a son is not taught, it is the father's fault. I think I should have a talk with your husband," Jiang Ning said in a deep voice.
Grandma Wang stammered, "What? What life-or-death matter? My child is only a few years old, how could he possibly do such a thing?"
Jiang Ning crossed her arms and said, "Fine, then ask him what just happened?"
Grandma Wang turned to her grandson, "Xiaotian, tell me, why did she hit you?"
Wang Xiaotian pointed up and said, "Huo Zhiqi caught a fish up there, and Xiaodi and I thought we'd bring it back to Grandma, but Zhiqi wouldn't give it to us. Grandma, you clearly said that Zhiqi's things belong to Xiaodi and me, but when we asked him for the fish, he wouldn't give it to us, so I pushed his head into the water."
“We were just joking around, and Zhiqi was fine, but this woman rushed up and hit my bottom with a bamboo stick. Grandma, my bottom still hurts a lot. Can you help me hit her?”
Grandma Wang initially thought the beginning was normal because Xiao Tian was telling the truth. But when he said those things later, it was too late for her to cover her grandson's mouth.
Children of this age usually say whatever comes to mind and don't care about others' feelings. Moreover, unlike Zhiqi, the two Wang brothers didn't grow up living under someone else's roof. Instead, they were spoiled by their grandmother and developed all sorts of bad habits. They didn't know that some things could be said and some things couldn't.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning frowned.
She knew the child was vicious, and originally thought it was just a child throwing a tantrum and not knowing the consequences, but it turned out that someone had taught him to do that.
With a grandmother and grandson like that, Huo Zhiqi must have suffered a lot of grievances living under someone else's roof in their home.
The child spoke these words without thinking, and everyone who had gathered to watch the commotion heard them, causing a stir among the onlookers.
Everyone present was a military family member living in the family compound; the neighbors all knew each other.
The pretty girl arguing with Old Mrs. Wang was a stranger to them, but everyone knew Old Mrs. Wang.
He was notorious for being greedy for small gains, and even acted arrogantly because his son was a high-ranking official.
But many people just let it go because she was an old lady.
Huo Zhiqi and the others knew each other. It was well-known that Commander Wang had adopted the orphans of his soldiers. However, Old Mrs. Wang always denied it, saying that she would send Zhiqi to be raised by a better family when one came along.
Chief Wang couldn't go against his mother's wishes, so he told the public that Huo Zhiqi was being fostered in his home.
Although those who know Huo Zhiqi's background are filled with sorrow, how many people actually lend a helping hand?
"But...but...you shouldn't have hit my child. Apologize to my child first." Old Mrs. Wang stammered, unable to save face, and then brought up the topic of Jiang Ning hitting the child again.
Jiang Ning sneered inwardly, but feigned innocence. "That child has no manners. He even pushed me when he saw me. Look at all this mud on me, and he didn't even apologize. That's why I..."
Jiang Ning sniffed and said, "I only hit him twice. If you, Grandma, still think I should apologize, then I can apologize. But I hope that apology should be made in front of your grandson's father."
When faced with such an extraordinary old lady, you have to use magic to defeat magic.
Jiang Ning wasn't exactly lying; the child had indeed pushed her.
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