After all, that auntie didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
Moreover, Xu Zhenzhu's behavior was out of place with everyone around her, and no one was sure what kind of person she was, so no one dared to speak up easily.
All the passengers could hear was the aunt's wailing and Xu Zhenzhu's sobs, plus the quacking of a duck that someone had brought on board.
Xu Zhenzhu cried as she looked around, seemingly trying to find someone to speak up for her.
But the people in the carriage either genuinely didn't notice, or they simply didn't want to stand out.
Xu Zhenzhu bit her lip, she couldn't stand this injustice. After thinking about it, she realized that Xu Ningyan was the only person she knew in the whole carriage.
Renru looked at Xu Ningyan and said, "Siya, you're right here. Tell me the truth, did you see that kid steal my fried dough sticks?"
Xu Ningyan wanted to laugh. How naive was Xu Zhenzhu? Did she think she could speak up for her or make decisions for her?
Don't tell me you didn't see it. Even if you did see it, you wouldn't be on her side, okay?
He said impatiently, "I'm sitting inside, and you're blocking the way. Do you think I'd see anything? Besides, even if a kid took a bite, are you expecting them to spit it out and give it back to you? You're an adult, how can you be so petty with a child?"
Did you realize you were wronged at this point?
She herself had done this many times before. When she ate something or did something wrong, she would pretend to be innocent and let Siya take the blame for her.
Although Xu Ningyan didn't like the aunt and the child either, she didn't sympathize with Xu Zhenzhu at all.
Those around Xu Ningyan agreed with her words.
They all started offering their advice to Xu Zhenzhu, since she seemed the easier to talk to from both sides.
"That's right, lady. Why bother arguing with a little kid? Kids are all greedy, and he didn't do it on purpose! He didn't even take a big bite! You're a lady, you don't need any more food, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Exactly! Look at that child, he's obviously hungry! It was just a tiny bite, but he's already eaten it. At worst, he can just apologize. Why make him pay money?"
...
Those who spoke were all women around the same age as that aunt, each saying their own thing, leaving no room for others to interrupt.
Hearing everyone trying to smooth things over, the auntie in the next alley became even more enthusiastic.
With a sudden burst of strength, he pinched the child in his arms and whispered something to the child.
The child's eyes darted around, and he immediately burst into tears, pointing at Xu Zhenzhu as he cried, "Grandma, my tummy hurts! My tummy hurts so much after eating those fried dough sticks—"
Upon hearing this, the people in the carriage became anxious.
Someone blurted out, "Could there be something wrong with these fried dough sticks? Otherwise, why would the child have a stomachache after eating them?"
Xu Zhenzhu had never seen anything like this before and panicked immediately. Looking at the fried dough stick in her hand, which she had never eaten before, she didn't know what to do.
The child's grandmother held her grandson and cried, "My dear, why does your tummy hurt? Don't scare me!"
Everyone's eyes were drawn to the half-eaten fried dough stick that Xu Zhenzhu was still holding in her hand.
Startled, Xu Zhenzhu quickly dropped the fried dough stick in her hand on the ground: "I haven't even eaten this fried dough stick yet, I didn't know—"
Before the words were even finished, the grandmother who had just been crying while holding the child suddenly bent down with a speed far beyond her years, picked up the fried dough stick, and shoved it into the child's hand: "Quick, Da Bao, eat this! Your tummy won't hurt anymore!"
The child named Da Bao took the fried dough stick and stuffed it into his mouth, no longer complaining of stomach pain.
The people on the bus were stunned.
The child's grandmother then smiled smugly: "I picked this up because you didn't want it to fall on the ground, so it's mine now and has nothing to do with you!"
Xu Zhenzhu then realized that her grandmother and grandson had tricked her out of a fried dough stick.
Trying to snatch it back, the child named Da Bao had already stuffed the fried dough sticks into his mouth in the blink of an eye, his mouth bulging, and even though he was choking and his eyes rolled back, he was unwilling to let go.
The child's grandmother was even more vigilant in protecting the child, as if she would slap Xu Zhenzhu if she stepped forward.
Someone couldn't stand it anymore: "You guys are going too far! Stealing a bite is one thing, but isn't this cheating?"
The child's grandmother was no pushover to begin with. She glared at him and said, "It was that little wench who threw it on the ground. She was wasting food. I can't bear to waste food. What's wrong with picking it up and eating it? I'm thrifty, and I'm proud of it!"
Once Xu Zhenzhu was accused of wasting food, no one dared to speak up for her.
Xu Zhenzhu was so angry she almost fell over. She had always taken the afternoon bus to the county town for school for several years and had never encountered such an unreasonable person before.
I've never been so embarrassed before!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She stopped blaming the grandmother and grandson and instead began to resent Xu Ningyan.
In her heart, it was all Xu Ningyan's fault. If she had behaved herself, not caused trouble, not severed ties with the Xu family, and remained the same as before, after she married Lu Kai, considering her honesty and lack of troublemaking, she might have given Xu Ningyan a job.
When she gets older, we can find her a suitable family to marry into.
But Xu Ningyan insisted on going against her!
Besides being angry, Xu Zhenzhu felt mostly afraid and guilty.
She knew perfectly well that everything she had now belonged to Xu Ningyan from her previous life.
Previously, Xu Ningyan had always been trampled underfoot by her and posed no threat whatsoever.
But ever since Xu Ningyan got that opportunity and got the job at the county department store, she started to feel afraid.
A voice in the background told her that if she didn't completely suppress Xu Ningyan, something even worse might happen in the future.
Everything she had, her good days, her Lu Kai, were all going to be taken away by Xu Ningyan.
No matter what, she couldn't lose Lu Kai!
A fierce glint appeared in Xu Zhenzhu's eyes, and her hand involuntarily tightened its grip on the handbag on her lap.
The grandmother of the child next to her had been secretly watching Xu Zhenzhu, and was startled when she saw the fierce and ferocious expression on her face.
My heart was pounding so hard I almost jumped out of my chest.
Goodness! This young, seemingly blessed girl is actually quite frightening; she's clearly not a good person!
The child's grandmother dared not have any more thoughts. She simply hugged her grandson and huddled in her seat, not daring to cause any more trouble the rest of the way.
Xu Ningyan has keen senses and quickly sensed the malice emanating from Xu Zhenzhu.
He had been resting with his eyes closed, enjoying the breeze, when he suddenly opened them and was met with Xu Zhenzhu's ferocious expression.
Xu Zhenzhu was taken aback, then suppressed the fierceness in her eyes and replaced it with her usual willful demeanor.
He snorted: "You're happy to see me suffer and be bullied, aren't you?"
Xu Ningyan nodded generously: "Yes, I'm very happy! How about you slap yourself twice more to make me even happier?"
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