Chapter Twenty-Four: Protecting Mother
Following Sun Qinwan's gaze, the shopkeeper saw two women, one fat and one thin, selecting linen.
"Miss Sun, the most important principle in our business is that we cannot arbitrarily drive away customers," the shopkeeper explained, embarrassed.
If he arbitrarily drives away customers, how can he continue to do business?
"You mean, instead of driving out the filth, you want to go against me?" Sun Qinwan said arrogantly.
Everyone remained silent.
This is Miss Sun, the county magistrate's daughter; they can't afford to offend her.
Everyone looked at Jiang Mi and her mother with sympathy and silently mourned for them. They knew that provoking Miss Sun would not end well.
"This..." The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then quickly walked up to Jiang Mi, looking troubled: "My two distinguished guests, how about we make an exception? I really can't afford to offend the magistrate's daughter."
The ginger root was stagnant with qi, but had nowhere to release it.
The magistrate's daughter is not someone ordinary people like them can afford to offend.
"A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Honey, let's go." Mother Jiang took Jiang Mi's hand and led her outside.
Jiang Mi did not struggle and let her mother pull her away. When she passed by Sun Qinwan, she gave her a deep look.
"Wait." The two had barely stepped out of the fabric shop when Sun Qinwan's arrogant voice came from behind them.
The two stopped in their tracks. Sun Qinwan, accompanied by two maids, quickly walked up to Jiang Mi, her face full of disdain: "How dare you glare at me! If you want to leave, lick the stains off my shoes, or I'll punish you for being arrogant!"
Looking into Jiang Mi's big, watery almond-shaped eyes, she felt both jealous and resentful.
An ugly, pathetic, fat guy, yet he has such beautiful eyes.
She couldn't stand anyone being prettier than her, and since she wasn't, she'd ruin it.
Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother was furious: "We tolerated you, we put up with you, and we respected your father because he was a local official, not because he had the right to be so sharp-tongued and mean-spirited!"
If she scolds you, just bear with it.
But the person being scolded is the precious child I cherish most; I can't stand it.
They tolerated each other for a time, but the other party took advantage of them.
[Task: As a good woman, how can I allow others to insult my parents? I should fight back.]
[Task Rewards: +50 Good Woman Points, One Agricultural Encyclopedia]
[Mission Failed: Good Woman Value -100, Electric Shock x5]
Jiang Mi was delighted to hear this.
The tasks the system has been issuing lately have been getting more and more to my liking.
"You!" Sun Qinwan was speechless after being rebuked by Jiang's mother, her face turning ashen.
Sun Qinwan was pampered from a young age, cherished and protected. She was never allowed to say a harsh word to anyone, and had never even met a dissenting servant. As a result, she developed an arrogant and domineering personality.
Now, after being rebuked by Jiang's mother, he was so angry that his face turned ashen.
Looking at the onlookers around him, his face turned red, and he stomped his feet in anger.
"Ahhh!" Sun Qinwan screamed in despair, pointing tremblingly at Jiang's mother: "Someone, teach this filthy, lowly woman a lesson. She's from a peasant background and will never be respectable."
This simple complaint drew the ire of many people present.
The vast majority of people present were from farming backgrounds, so isn't this tantamount to indirectly insulting them?
But since Sun Qinwan was the county magistrate's daughter, everyone had no choice but to swallow their anger.
Four burly men appeared behind Sun Qinwan and walked menacingly toward Jiang's mother and Jiang Mi.
"What do you want to do!" Despite her fear, Jiang's mother instinctively stood in front of Jiang Mi: "If you dare to touch my daughter, I'll fight you to the death."
But to Sun Qinwan, these words were nothing but nonsense.
Sun Qinwan glared fiercely at Jiang Mi, her clear almond-shaped eyes filled with jealousy: "Give these two lowly people a good lesson, and gouge out that fat woman's eyes for me!"
I was going to let them go, but they're so ungrateful, so I shouldn't blame her.
After he finished speaking, one of the burly men grabbed Jiang's mother by the hair and pulled her forward forcefully.
Although Jiang Mu was used to farm work and was stronger than the average woman, there was still a difference between men and women. That little bit of strength was nothing more than a tickle to a thug who had been training for many years.
"Mother!" Jiang Mi's pupils contracted slightly. Her heart pounded with anxiety, and she wanted to go over to help, but she was blocked by another man.
Everyone shuddered. What a vicious heart! How dare someone openly order someone to gouge out another person's eyes.
Even though everyone was filled with fear, or dissatisfied with Sun Qinwan's arrogance, no one was willing to step forward and just watched everything in silence.
It's not that they're standing idly by; it's that they simply can't afford to mess with them.
The county magistrate had the final say in the entire town; he could punish them with any crime he wanted, and that would be enough to make them suffer.
"The target of the attack is quite troublesome. I'll temporarily unlock fist techniques and give you one Mantra Talisman." At the end, the system thoughtfully included a bonus talisman.
Jiang Mi took a deep breath and asked herself, "How long will it last?"
"Half a quarter of an hour," the system replied truthfully.
"Use it." The moment Jiang Mi nodded in confirmation, a warm current filled her entire body, and she felt full of energy, with her unlimited potential being constantly stimulated.
Little chubby boy, big potential.
Jiang Mi, like a ball of flesh, crashed into several burly men.
"Let go of my mother." With that, he grabbed the man holding Jiang's mother hostage by the upper arm and threw him over his shoulder, making the man see stars.
Before anyone could react, Jiang Mi swiftly disappeared from their sight, having already dealt with three other burly men in a short time during her training.
This sudden action stunned everyone.
"I didn't see wrong just now, did I? That little girl took down three burly men in an instant."
"No, you're not mistaken, it's true."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion.
Feeling the death stare from Sun Qinwan, he reluctantly shut his mouth.
Looking at the four burly men lying on the ground, Sun Qinwan gritted her teeth in anger and said with a look of disappointment, "You bunch of useless trash! You can't even handle two fat guys."
Snap—
Before he could finish speaking, a crisp slap echoed throughout the entire fabric shop.
Everyone looked over at the sound and saw a bright red and swollen mark on Sun Qinwan's fair face.
The burning pain constantly reminded Sun Qinwan that she had been beaten by the fat and ugly man in front of her.
She had never suffered such humiliation in her life, and she was so angry that she immediately went berserk, but then she heard Jiang Mi say something.
Why are you targeting me?
"It's all because you have such beautiful almond-shaped eyes. I hate it when someone is prettier than me. I won't be satisfied until I gouge your eyes out." Sun Qinwan was shocked and covered her mouth in disbelief.
What's going on?!
She...that's clearly not what she meant, so why did it turn out like that when it was almost out of her mouth...?
Moreover, what he said just now was out of control.
Jiang Mi's lips curled slightly as she continued to ask, "Do you think we common people are as worthless as grass?"
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