Chapter 96
The woman upstairs was making constant noise, and her sharp voice was particularly harsh in the family building.
Qin Xiang was very worried that the scene he had witnessed in Qingshui County would happen again, so he ran up quickly in a few steps.
Before she even went upstairs, she heard an older woman admonishing her, "Huilan, this actually has nothing to do with that girl. I saw it with all my heart, and they didn't confiscate Jianjun's things..."
"Bah, she's just a divorced woman, a girl, how shameless! We don't even know why she got divorced. Auntie, please don't speak for her. She's just playing hard to get. I've seen a lot of women like this before. When they see a good man, they become so weak that they throw themselves at him without caring about their own worth, as if I don't know."
The woman's high-pitched voice reached Qin Xiang's ears, making him furious.
The corridor on the second floor was crowded with people watching the fun. At this time, the benefits of Qin Juan's good relationships with others after moving in were revealed. Many people were trying to persuade and explain, standing on Qin Juan's side.
However, just as Qin Xiang was about to rush over, the woman suddenly screamed in disbelief, "You dare to hit me?"
Qin Juan's indifferent voice came, "If you dare to scold me again, I will hit you."
Her voice was not loud, but her tone was filled with anger and determination, which was very different from the Fourth Sister Qin Xiang had known before.
Qin Xiang's eyes lit up. Not bad, her sister has become more capable.
She had already reached the periphery, but she was not in a hurry to go over to support. Instead, she stood outside and watched the situation inside.
Cheng Jianjun was already in his thirties, and his sister, Cheng Huilan, the wife of the brewery director, was nearly forty. Now she was standing there like a shrew, glaring at Qin Juan arrogantly and raising her hand to hit her.
Qin Juan is young and has always done a lot of work, moving things up and down, so she has a lot of strength. Cheng Huilan raised her hand but Qin Juan held it tightly before she could raise it.
Qin Juan's face was filled with disgust and hatred. "Let's not talk about the fact that I didn't take your brother's things. Even if I did, that's between me and Cheng Jianjun. Who are you to meddle in my business?"
"Listen, listen to what this shameless little bitch is saying. I'm Cheng Jianjun's sister, and I can't say anything if you seduce him."
There was a crisp sound.
Qin Juan slapped her again, and Cheng Huilan burst into tears, her eyes widening in disbelief. "You, you actually dared to hit me? Do you know who I am?"
"I don't care who you are. I live here, but I'm not one of you factory people who would be afraid of your husband's identity. You're just bullying others with your power. I really sympathize with the director of the brewery. It's no wonder he can't get promoted with a wife like you." Qin Juan smiled, her voice a little firmer than usual. "If you dare to curse me again, I'll hit you."
Fortunately, Cheng Huilan was afraid that Qin Juan would really hit her again, so she stood back and said sternly, "I'm warning you, a woman like you can never dream of marrying into our Cheng family. You're not worthy."
"That's really great." Qin Juan looked at Cheng Huilan and said, "Your Cheng family doesn't like people like me, and it just so happens that I don't like families like yours either. Please go back and take good care of your brother who's still nursing. Don't bother me anymore, and don't use those worthless things to flatter me. I, Qin Juan, don't want them, and I don't like them. What kind of ugly melons and jujubes do you think I want?"
Cheng Huilan was very unhappy when she heard Qin Juan's disdainful words and wanted to scold her again. Her eyes fell on Qin Juan's hands and she became more cautious. "It's good that you can remember it. Stay away from my brother."
After saying that, Cheng Huilan turned around and left. Qin Juan shouted, "I'm telling you this too. Tell your brother to stay away from me. I, Qin Juan, am young and I can find anyone I want. Why would I bother looking for an old man in his thirties? I wouldn't even look down on him for free. Get lost."
Cheng Huilan turned around and glared at him, "You!"
It's so infuriating. She has never been beaten like this in all her years. She is just a divorced woman. She must find a way to get rid of this woman. She is a disaster.
Qin Juan wasn't afraid. She had endured enough in the Zhao family for years, but in return, she received only endless humiliation and beatings. Now that she was divorced, she had earned her current life and achievements through her own hands and labor. Why should she still endure the abuse of these people here? What right did they have?
Xiangxiang is right. She is Nian Nian's mother. Nian Nian takes her as an example in everything. If she is so weak that people can bully her at will, how can others bully her daughter?
At this moment, someone suddenly called out, "Sister. Why are you here?"
Qin Xiang turned around and saw Cheng Jianjun coming over.
Cheng Jianjun was still wearing his work clothes from the brewery, and it was obvious that he had rushed over in a hurry. I don’t know if he heard what Qin Juan said just now.
He walked up to Cheng Huilan with an anxious look on his face and asked, "Sister, what are you doing here?"
"It's all for you." Cheng Huilan seemed to feel that she had found a backer, and looked at Qin Juan with a hint of pride. "I'm telling you, my brother won't be attracted to you. Stay away from him from now on."
Then she pulled Cheng Jianjun again, pointed at her own face and said, "Jianjun, look, this woman was beaten by me. You'd better stay away from such a shrew. If you get involved with her, it will be troublesome. If you still have me as your sister in your eyes, don't associate with such a woman."
Cheng Jianjun was helpless, "Sister..."
Qin Juan looked at the brother and sister and smiled, "You two are so affectionate. Please stay away from us. It makes me sick just looking at you."
Hearing this, Cheng Jianjun's face turned a little unhappy, "Qin Juan..."
"Cheng Jianjun," Qin Juan interrupted him. "I'll say this for the last time. I have no plans to find a partner or remarry, and I don't think highly of your Cheng family. You saw what happened today. I haven't even done anything yet, and your sister came running to my house, shouting and calling for violence. If there really was something going on, I'd admit it, but you and I have nothing to do with each other. It was obviously you who was being sentimental and entangled with me, and because of you, you let your sister insult me. Cheng Jianjun, please keep your distance, otherwise, I will go to the police station to report you for hooliganism."
Even now, the crime of hooliganism is still very serious. The most serious punishment is to eat peanuts directly.
Cheng Jianjun's heart was as cold as ice, and he looked at Qin Juan in disbelief.
He thought Qin Juan's refusal was a woman's attempt to play hard to get, but he didn't expect that she really didn't care about him.
Cheng Jianjun stood there unable to utter a word.
After Qin Juan finished speaking, she said to the people around her, "Thank you, Auntie, for testifying for me today. Thank you very much."
After saying that, Qin Juan turned around and walked into the room and closed the door.
Cheng Jianjun was stunned and couldn't react. Cheng Huilan pulled him and said, "Let's go. No one wants you. What are you doing here? Aren't you ashamed?"
The crowd of onlookers dispersed. Cheng Huilan wanted to pull Cheng Jianjun away quickly, but suddenly she stumbled and fell to the ground with a scream.
Qin Xiang quickly retracted her foot and shrank back. Cheng Huilan was helped to stand up by Cheng Jianjun and looked around. "Who stretched out his foot? Who tripped me?"
Unfortunately, no one responded. Cheng Huilan was so angry that she jumped up and down. Her eyes fell on Qin Xiang and she cursed in a low voice, "Fox spirit."
Qin Xiang raised her hand and slapped her in the face, "Who are you scolding, vixen?"
"You vixen is scolding you." Cheng Huilan blurted out in anger and pounced on Qin Xiang, wanting to fight.
Qin Xiang wasn't afraid of her at all, and she showed no mercy. She grabbed Cheng Huilan's hair and slapped her twice. "Even if you want to bully someone, you have to choose the right person. Believe it or not, one letter of denunciation from me will make both of you suffer. You're bullying others by taking advantage of your power, but you don't even consider whether the person you're bullying is someone you can afford to offend."
Several aunties hurriedly pulled the people apart. Cheng Jianjun stamped his feet anxiously, "Sister, what are you doing? If my brother-in-law finds out, he'll scold you again. Can't you just stop making trouble?"
"Even you bully me." Cheng Huilan was already being held captive, and now she couldn't seek revenge. She just sat on the ground and started crying, "You all bully me."
The people around were speechless. Aunt Liu whispered, "You're just a mean person. Someone's standing here provoking you, yet you have to keep saying dirty things."
It is obvious that Cheng Huilan dislikes pretty girls and thinks that any pretty girl is a vixen who seduces her brother. People in the family compound are really annoyed by her.
Cheng Jianjun looked embarrassed and quickly apologized to Qin Xiang, "I'm sorry, she didn't mean it...
"If you are so hypocritical, I will give you a dozen. Do you want one?" Qin Xiang said and went straight to Qin Juan's house without even looking at Cheng Jianjun's expression.
Only then did Cheng Huilan realize that they were sisters. She wanted to seek justice, but Cheng Jianjun grabbed her and said, "Do you have to watch me jump from here before you can feel at ease?"
This sentence finally calmed Cheng Huilan down, and Aunt Liu took the opportunity to quickly say, "Let's all go."
Qin Xiang went over and knocked on the door. Qin Juan's voice came from inside, "Who?"
"It's me."
Qin Juan opened the door, and the anger on her face was replaced by joy. "Why are you here at this time?"
Qin Xiang laughed, "But how did you know my sister was so powerful?"
"You just know how to laugh at me. Come in quickly." Qin Juan made way for her. "Did you see everything just now?"
Qin Xiang nodded, "I just happened to watch the whole show."
Qin Xiang couldn't help but give her a thumbs up when she saw her sister's expression. "You were very powerful just now. You have to be like this in the future. Let's see who dares to bully you."
"I can't help it." Qin Juan was now deflated. She sighed and said, "I had planned to leave early this morning, but Cheng Huilan stopped me here and gave me a lecture. I wanted to keep things quiet, but she wouldn't give in. I was also worried that I would set a bad example for Nian Nian, so I stood up for once. I didn't expect that being tough is different. I felt so good."
Qin Juan asked her to look at her hands. "You don't know that although I felt very happy after slapping her, my hands were shaking. I rushed home after saying those harsh words."
Listening to her description, Qin Xiang could probably understand Qin Juan's thoughts. The only time Qin Juan had been tough in her life was when she got divorced. Now it took great courage to do the same thing in an environment she had just become familiar with.
Qin Xiang gave her a thumbs up and said, "Sister, well done. I guess no one in the entire family compound will dare to bully you from now on."
"I'm afraid the image of a shrew has become ingrained in people's minds." Qin Juan laughed. "That's good. It saves those aunties and grandmas from constantly trying to introduce me to someone. They're all so nice to me, and I'd feel embarrassed if I refused too many times. This saves me some trouble."
The two talked for a while before Qin Xiang asked, "Where are Qin Zhen and Qin Mian?"
"I took Nian Nian to the nearby park early in the morning. I guess she will go to the store later. Fortunately, they took Nian Nian out. Nian Nian has been feeling better these days. It would be terrible if she saw such a scene again. I have to go over there too." Qin Juan said as she packed up and went over. Qin Xiang then got up and went out together.
The people outside watching the fun had long since left, but the neighbors around were still secretly glancing at Qin Juan.
When they met Aunt Liu when they went downstairs, they greeted her as usual and even gave a thumbs up to Qin Juan and her sister.
Aunt Liu looked at the two sisters with a gossipy look on her face and said, "Let me tell you, Cheng Huilan has been bullying the family compound for years. Our factory director has beaten her countless times, but she refuses to repent. No one in the compound likes her. Those slaps you two gave everyone today must have made everyone very happy."
Qin Juan didn't think much of it at first, but suddenly asked, "The two of us?"
"That's right." Aunt Liu looked at Qin Juan and then at the awkwardly laughing Qin Xiang beside her, and suddenly laughed, "After you came in, Cheng Huilan was so mean and called your sister a vixen, and then your sister taught her a lesson. Her face must be swollen like a pig's head now. I guess she won't be leaving the house for a while."
Qin Juan was shocked and looked at her sister again, "You did it for me, I know."
Qin Xiang shook her head. "No, I just can't stand it. Besides, she could have scolded anyone else but me. If I beat her up, it would be a relief for her."
Cheng Huilan probably felt humiliated after being wronged by Qin Juan, and then she saw Qin Xiang, who looked easy to bully. Unfortunately, she needed to wash her eyes, not knowing that Qin Xiang was a man with an honest face but a more powerful one. She had just kicked the horse's hoof.
The two sisters went to the university town together. Qin Xiang also told her about her plans. Qin Juan smiled and said, "You have your own ideas. I won't say much. Just take good care of yourself."
Qin Xiang nodded, "You too. Third brother will be in the provincial capital anyway, so remember to tell him if you have anything. Zhao Ping won't be going to the capital for the time being. If he's not around, go find him. Don't try to handle it on your own. Remember, you have your family behind you."
"I know." Qin Juan looked at her helplessly and said, "I'm a few years older than you for nothing. In front of you, you are more like the elder sister and I am more like the younger sister."
Looking at Qin Xiang, Qin Juan said gratefully, "Xiang Xiang, thank you."
If it weren't for Qin Xiang and her third brother, she might still be living in the Zhao family with Nian Nian. What kind of life would be waiting for them in the future?
Qin Juan didn't even dare to think of such a possibility.
Because of Qin Xiang's existence, she saw the courage of being a woman and the hope of life. It was Qin Xiang who pulled her out of the quagmire and gave her a new life.
"We are sisters, so let's not talk about this."
There was no need to say the words she was going to give. Qin Juan was a strong mother, and for Nian Nian, she would live bravely in the future. She had nothing to worry about.
Qin Yang had already bought the train ticket. On the 26th, Qin Xiang rushed back to Qingshui County to visit Principal Cao and Teacher Ning. On the evening of August 27th, Qin Xiang closed the two stores early, called everyone together, and went to a newly opened private restaurant nearby to prepare two tables of banquet for a good meal.
Early in the morning on the 28th, Qin Xiang packed her luggage and went to the train station with Qin Yang to catch the train.
Just as they left the store, a familiar car stopped in front of the next door. A man in casual clothes got out of the car. When he saw Qin Xiang, he smiled faintly, "What a coincidence."
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