Gong Shufen was startled by Grandma Yang's voice and felt a little flustered, but she quickly regained her composure.
She thought to herself: What's there to be afraid of? Her two grandsons are going to the countryside soon, let's see how arrogant she is then.
Although her husband was ugly and had a strange illness, he was much better than Wu Mingzhu.
So she replied with a disdainful look: "You think you're some kind of intellectual? I've been your neighbor for half my life, and I feel ashamed every day because of your identity. You should be the ones being reformed, but you've been hiding for so many years. Compared to those who have been sent to the cowshed, you're doing well now. You can watch your grandchildren grow up and even have them go to the countryside in your place."
Su Yue narrowed her eyes and said, "So, you're saying that you were the one who reported the Revolutionary Committee for coming to Yi Miao and the others to go to the countryside today?"
Gong Shufen was in a state of excitement and exhilaration, and without hesitation, she loudly admitted, "That's right, it was me who spoke to a woman and a chubby, dark-skinned girl. She wanted someone to accompany her on her trip to the countryside, so I recommended Yang Yimiao and Yang Yijing."
Su Yue frowned, thinking to herself that no matter how carefully Grandpa Yang and the others tried to avoid being noticed by the Revolutionary Committee, the wheels of fate were still relentlessly pushing Yang Yimiao and Yang Yijing toward the path of going to the countryside.
She couldn't help but feel a sense of worry. Could it be that Yang Yimiao and the others' fate in this life would be the same as in their previous life, and that they would end up staying in a foreign land forever?
Thinking of this, Su Yue hurriedly denied it in her heart: No, they will definitely live to be a hundred years old in this life.
Upon hearing Gong Shufen's admission that she was the one who reported the incident, before the Yang family could take any action, everyone indignantly condemned her.
"We've been neighbors for years, how could you do something like this? Don't you have any conscience?"
"Could it be because Comrade Yang said a few things to you in the park that day that you're holding a grudge?"
"Wasn't it her who provoked Comrade Yang first? We all need to be careful of this kind of person in the future, otherwise one day when we're walking on the street, she might hold a grudge against us for just a casual glance, and that would be troublesome."
As Gong Shufen listened to the accusations coming one after another, her mind gradually cleared. Recalling what she had said in front of everyone, she was shocked and looked incredulous. She thought to herself: How could I have said what was on my mind?
Grandma Yang was trembling with rage. She turned around, went inside, grabbed a broom, raised it high, and slammed it down on Gong Shufen's head, yelling angrily as she did so: "You heartless bastard! You used to sow discord between me and Gong Shufen, saying that Jingyi was unfilial and that I should divorce Guohua and marry a more obedient daughter-in-law. I beat you up for that, and now you're ruining my grandson's life. How could you be so capable? You've been targeting our family for years!"
She suddenly realized that her two grandsons had offended Gao Yuzhen for so long, and they had been hiding from her, so how could they suddenly be targeted? It turned out that this heartless person had tipped them off.
Gong Shufen's daughter-in-law heard from others that her despicable mother-in-law had reported the Yang family living at the entrance of the alley, causing their two 15-year-old grandsons to have to go to the countryside.
When she arrived at the scene, she overheard Grandma Yang's words. Without saying a word, she snatched the broom from Grandma Yang's hand and began to beat Gong Shufen severely.
The broom fell again and again, hitting harder than Grandma Yang. As she hit, she shouted, "I thought you were only tough at home, but I never expected you could do something so serious outside! Dad can't stand up straight, so I'll teach you a lesson in his place!"
Gong Shufen was beaten and had to dodge in all directions. Although the broom didn't hurt much, it still made her scream incessantly.
She desperately tried to block it with her hands, but the broom landed on the back of her hands. Soon, both her hands were covered with red marks, and her face was not spared either. Her hair also became a mess.
Seeing this, everyone stepped back. They had initially worried that Gong Shufen would cause trouble for Grandma Yang after seeing her hit Gong Shufen, and wanted to step forward to stop her.
But now that they saw Gong Shufen's daughter-in-law taking action, they had no intention of stopping her at all—it was impossible to stop her, and if they went to stop her, they might get beaten up themselves.
The farce ended when Gong Shufen could no longer bear it and fled in a disheveled state, clutching her head. Her daughter-in-law even chased after her for a while.
The daughter-in-law returned the broom to Grandma Yang and apologized to Grandpa Yang and the others. Everyone came forward to offer a few words of comfort before leaving.
Su Yue and the others closed the door and returned to the main room, where they all silently watched Grandma Yang.
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