"Song Yongren, is this the daughter you raised? Doesn't she even know how to respect her elders? If it were me, I would have slapped her across the face long ago!" Madam Gu shouted angrily at Song Yongren.
There was nothing she could do; Song Lili didn't react to her words at all. She just watched her yell and curse with a calm expression, without even blinking.
So it was like hitting cotton; it was soft and yielding no response, and she even stumbled and almost fell.
How could this not make her even angrier? Therefore, Song Yongren became the scapegoat.
Song Lili sneered, "Grandma, save your breath. This isn't your home, where you can act like a tyrant. You'd better open your eyes and see where you are."
After coldly saying that to Gu Shi, Song Lili ignored her and instead looked at Song Jianguo.
"Take him back right now, don't embarrass yourself here, or do you want to..." Song Lili's expression was sinister.
"No...I don't want to, I don't want to..." Song Jianguo jumped up suddenly like a rabbit that had been pricked, looking at Song Lili with a face full of fear.
Unconsciously, Song Jianguo thought of Song Lili's hitting methods and the excruciating pain she caused.
His body's memory reacted faster than his mind's; it had already skipped away while he was speaking, and even his stomach seemed to be hurting.
Song Jianguo didn't care whether he was losing face in front of others. He grabbed Gu Shi and anxiously pulled her towards home, saying, "Grandma, please stop making a scene. Let's go home quickly."
Anyway, Song Jianguo was really scared. Now, whenever he saw Song Lili, he couldn't help but tremble and wanted to go around her.
He wouldn't have gone to Song Lili if sometimes the fear he faced wasn't greater than the fear he felt towards her.
However, Madam Gu was somewhat discouraged and disappointed, and slapped Song Jianguo, saying, "You brat, how can you be so useless?"
"She's just a little girl, what are you afraid of? With Grandma backing you up, she's not going to eat you alive, is she?"
Song Jianguo's mouth was full of bitterness, and he was about to cry. He seemed to be saying that Song Lili was his savior and he had no choice but to rely on her.
Therefore, although he was humbled by Gu's words, he still distinguished between what was important and what was urgent, and he continued walking forward as soon as he finished speaking.
As Song Jianguo pulled her along, Gu Shi stumbled and fell, eventually getting angry. "You brat, let go of me!"
"You've torn this old body apart, let go right now." Saying this, he also struggled.
Song Jianguo loosened his grip a little, but not completely. He turned to look at Madam Gu and said, "Grandma, I beg you, can we go home?"
"My grandpa, my grandma, and Xiaohong will take the potatoes home. Can you go back?"
Song Jianguo almost knelt down before this old lady; she was truly terrifying and incredibly pretentious.
He hadn't realized it before, but now that it was happening to him, Song Jianguo truly understood how annoying the Gu family was.
Therefore, his tone was very unpleasant when he said these words.
Madam Gu clearly favored her eldest son and grandson. Seeing the anger on Song Jianguo's face, she fell silent and left.
After Gu left, Song Jianguo finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Song Lili with some caution.
Song Lili turned her head expressionlessly. She didn't have time to care what Song Jianguo was thinking because she saw Luo Juan in the crowd.
No one knew when Luo Juan arrived, but when Song Lili saw her, she was already there.
What surprised Song Lili even more was the light in her eyes, like a wolf that had spotted its prey, its gaze gleaming with ferocity.
Song Lili's heart skipped a beat. What idea was Luo Juan up to now?
While she was still pondering, Luo Juan walked up to her with a smile and asked, "Lili, are you alright?"
Song Lili couldn't figure out what Luo Juan was up to, so she shook her head calmly and distanced herself from the two of them.
"What could possibly happen to me? Did I get beaten up?" Song Lili said with a forced smile.
"It's not that serious. But your grandma is really something, daring to think that you should use your power to seek personal gain. That's unacceptable."
He looked like he was thinking of Song Lili's best interests.
But what's the real meaning behind those words? Anyone with a brain can tell that this is an attempt to sow discord.
This was a message to the Fifth Brigade that Song Yongren was unfair in his actions, and it was also an implication that Song Yongren might have done similar things in the past.
Song Lili couldn't help but laugh. She had been wondering if she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but now Luo Juan had jumped out to prove her right.
Fortunately, she acted quickly and got rid of Gu Shi, otherwise Luo Juan might have said something else entirely.
However, Song Lili was no pushover either. Luo Juan was already acting arrogantly and domineeringly. Could she really tolerate that?
"Luo Juan, you'd better think before you speak, or produce evidence, or you'll have to pay the price."
"You can't just say anything. You're a high school graduate, you should have heard that saying before, right? You should understand this principle, shouldn't you?"
"What evidence do you have to say such things about my boss? If you have no evidence, you should know that this is called defamation, right?"
Song Lili stood there quietly, speaking softly, looking like an innocent little girl.
The sharp edge hidden in her words can only be heard by those who understand, and coincidentally, Luo Juan is one of those people.
She chuckled, feigning ignorance, "That's true, but didn't your grandma say that just now? Did I mishear?"
That means she wasn't talking nonsense; what she said was true, and so many people here heard it.
Song Lili's eyes turned cold and deep. "What you said seems to make sense. My grandmother really did say those things just now?"
"However, that's just what my grandma said, just like when your brother Luo Weijia stole grain from the warehouse last time."
Song Lili believed that Luo Juan understood what was left unsaid.
Since she's using the Gu family as an excuse to cause trouble, then she shouldn't blame her for dragging Luo Weijia out and exposing him to everyone.
Song Lili vaguely knew that the Luo family had been keeping a low profile lately.
It can be said that since Luo Weijia stepped down as village chief, the Luo family has kept a low profile and rarely attracts attention.
It seemed as if they had suddenly become transparent, invisible to everyone, making it impossible for anyone to notice them.
Song Lili didn't know whose idea it was, but she had to admit that it was a really wise decision. In this special time, it was damnably wise, wise enough to protect herself and get through it safely.
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