Shen Qiaoyue looked up and saw a petite and quiet girl with a pretty face and two small braids.
"Hongying, please sit down," Ye Hualan said first, inviting her to sit down.
"Thank you, Director," Zhang Hongying said politely.
"Comrade Jiang, Sister Qiaoyue, this is Comrade Zhang Hongying, she's the clerk in our workshop," Ye Hualan introduced the two of them.
"Hello," Zhang Hongying greeted shyly.
Shen Qiaoyue remembered that this was Yang Qingcheng's sister-in-law.
"Hello!"
Shen Qiaoyue and Jiang Jinyao responded one after another.
These corn buns taste better than yesterday's, and Shen Qiaoyue ate more than yesterday.
"Sister-in-law, I have another steamed bun here, would you like some?" Shen Qiaoyue couldn't eat a second one.
"No, I can't eat anymore," Ye Hualan waved her hand in refusal.
I glanced at Jiang Jinyao; she hadn't finished the one in her hand.
“I can’t finish one of them,” Jiang Jinyao also refused.
Shen Qiaoyue's gaze fell on Zhang Hongying, who ate quickly, finishing almost both steamed buns.
Sensing Shen Qiaoyue's gaze, Zhang Hongying stared at the steamed bun in Shen Qiaoyue's hand.
One was too embarrassed to ask, and the other was too embarrassed to ask for it.
Ye Hualan said, "Hongying probably didn't eat enough, take it."
Ye Hualan took the steamed bun from Shen Qiaoyue's hand and handed it directly to Zhang Hongying.
"Thank you, Comrade Shen, thank you, Director." Zhang Hongying really had a big appetite; she took the steamed bun and started eating it in large bites.
Jiang Jinyao picked up her leftover food and handed it over, saying, "Mine isn't eaten either, do you want some?"
Zhang Hongying reached out and took the steamed bun, saying shyly, "Thank you."
At this moment, Yang Qingcheng, who was standing behind her, felt uncomfortable seeing Zhang Hongying eat so much.
"Hongying has already eaten dinner, so she probably won't need to eat dinner when she gets home tonight!" came the sarcastic voice.
Shen Qiaoyue couldn't tolerate even a little bit.
"Enough with your opinions," Shen Qiaoyue retorted angrily to Yang Qingcheng.
“Not only does she eat my food, but she also lives in my house.” Yang Qingcheng said proudly, “Women always have to get married, and everything she has before marriage belongs to my family.”
Zhang Hongying lowered her head and didn't speak, continuing to eat, but her eyes were already very red, and tears fell down her cheeks immediately.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Jinyao couldn't stand it anymore and angrily slammed her hands on the table.
Ye Hualan pulled her down.
The words that were on the tip of her tongue remained unspoken, but her imposing manner intimidated Yang Qingcheng.
"Comrade Yang, you're a young intellectual, you've read a few books, right? Why are you still clinging to these feudal ideas? Hongying can earn her own money, she can eat as much as she wants, you're being too nosy." Shen Qiaoyue had never heard of such shamelessness before.
She was just as shameless in her past life, stripping Zhang Hongying of all her money, and even taking away all of Shen Qiaoyue's dowry.
Her husband was rarely home. Although he was a researcher, he didn't like her and hadn't returned since she gave birth.
Because it was Zhang Hongde's mother who forced him to marry Yang Qingcheng. After the marriage, Yang Qingcheng often quarreled with her mother-in-law. When Zhang's mother couldn't stand it anymore and went to Zhang Hongde, Zhang Hongde said that his mother deserved it.
The Zhang family was thrown into turmoil because of Yang Qingcheng's existence.
“Zhang Hongying’s surname is Zhang, so I have to take care of her,” Yang Qingcheng added.
"That's great, Hongying has two mothers looking after her, how lucky she is!" Shen Qiaoyue rolled her eyes. "Even her own mother didn't take her daughter's money, you, as her sister-in-law, are really meddling. You've never raised her, eaten her food, or used her things, and you're still trying to exploit her? Don't you know that the people are the masters of their own country!"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yang Qingcheng retorted loudly in anger, "What do you mean by exploitation? I'm her sister-in-law. I gave it to her because I was afraid she would be deceived by others."
"You're really good at talking. Your sister-in-law's money went into your sister-in-law's hands and you can get it back. You've been working in the factory for quite a few years now, haven't you? Why don't you return all of it to Comrade Zhang Hongying today and see how much it is?"
Shen Qiaoyue gets very angry if she looks at Yang Qingcheng even once.
I wanted to go up and beat her up.
Everyone in the same workshop knew about Yang Qingcheng's affair with Zhang Hongying.
This is just their family matter, and they're too embarrassed to get involved. They'll just say a few words about it.
Most people believe that women should help out at home.
"Women are just a money-loser, they should be helping out at home, what's wrong with that?" Yang Qingcheng said with a look of disgust.
"Hmph~" Shen Qiaoyue couldn't help but laugh, and looked at Yang Qingcheng with a mocking gaze: "You are also a woman. You have indeed helped your family. You helped your own brother and sent him to the police station. You are indeed a money-loser. Not only did you not raise your brother well for your parents, but you also used your husband's family's money to let your brother Yang Qingshan harm other people's girls, get them pregnant, kill their daughters, and even cause a scene in the family compound."
"You're talking nonsense!" Yang Qingcheng panicked completely. She didn't expect Shen Qiaoyue to show her no mercy at all. She was so angry that her face turned pale and then purple.
“I’m talking nonsense. The charges have been established, and the death penalty will be carried out in three months. You say I’m talking nonsense? Do you think I would wrong someone, or do you think the police would wrong your brother?”
Shen Qiaoyue retorted sharply.
Everyone turned their attention to it.
"Yang Qingcheng's brother is so despicable!"
"You haven't heard, but I have. It's absolutely awful. That family's daughter was several months pregnant, but the Yang family wouldn't admit it. Yang Qingcheng even went to their house to frame them. After the girl attempted suicide and was taken to the hospital, she went there and verbally abused her, which led to the girl's suicide in the hospital."
Seeing so many people starting to talk, Yang Qingcheng got angry and left immediately.
In my haste to leave, I accidentally dropped the food on the ground.
Shen Qiaoyue thought to herself.
Yang Qingcheng is very cunning; she won't give up until she gets what she wants today.
It's better to strike first.
Shen Qiaoyue sat down and gently patted Zhang Hongying's shoulder, saying, "Sister, don't be too sad."
"Yes!" Ye Hualan's eyes were full of sympathy.
Jiang Jinyao hadn't expected Shen Qiaoyue to be so fierce.
Looking at Zhang Hongying, her pitiful appearance was just like her always aggrieved mother.
“Hongying, if you don’t resist, you will be oppressed by her for the rest of your life.” Shen Qiaoyue knew that Zhang Hongying’s salary was forty yuan, which was already very high. However, Yang Qingcheng always collected her salary on her behalf every month. She never took any money all year round and relied on the few yuan bonus from the workshop to make ends meet each month.
Her mother wasn't very nice to her either, and Yang Qingcheng often argued with her sister-in-law.
"But I have no other choice," Zhang Hongying said, her voice growing softer and softer.
"At worst, I'll fight her. Once she's scared, I'll fight her again. If once isn't enough, I'll fight twice. It's better to be tough than to be bullied." Jiang Jinyao ate her food, glancing at Zhang Hongying. "When I was in school, I was often bullied by my classmates. At first, I thought I could just endure it and it would pass. But slowly they got bolder and bullied me again and again. Later, I took a knife and started slashing at them. After that, no one dared to bully me anymore."
Shen Qiaoyue never expected that Jiang Jinyao had such an experience.
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