As soon as Wang Wenfang said this, regardless of what the onlookers thought, even Zhong Lingling looked at her with strange eyes. What did she mean by saying that what was hers was her brother's, and that she could take her brother's things whenever she wanted?
What kind of talk is this? Even if she and Wang Wenqi were married, she wouldn't be able to just take things from her brother and sister-in-law's house, let alone be an outsider like her sister-in-law.
Considering Wang Wenfang's behavior during this period, it really is as she said: if she takes a liking to something, she will ask for it, and if I don't give it to her, Wang Wenqi will come after me later.
Although she wouldn't openly ask him for things, her words implied that he was useless, that he couldn't help his parents with their hard work on the farm, and that he couldn't take good care of his only sister.
Back then, she always seemed to feel sorry for him, a grown man, and not only would she give him what Wang Wenfang wanted, but she would also take even better care of the siblings.
Looking down at her hands, which had become rough in less than a month, Zhong Lingling began to doubt her decision to go to the countryside with Wang Wenqi for the first time.
Wang Wenqi clearly did not expect his younger sister to make such a surprising statement.
There was no way to hide behind the crowd anymore. He quickly pushed through the crowd and slapped Wang Wenfang across the face, yelling, "What nonsense are you spouting here? You shameless wretch, get back here!"
Wang Wenfang had never been hit before, but now, being slapped by her brother in front of so many people, she felt not only wronged but also ashamed. She immediately covered her face and ran away.
Faced with the mocking or disdainful looks from the crowd, Wang Wenqi felt ashamed and, disregarding Zhong Lingling, took the opportunity to chase after Wang Wenfang out of the crowd.
Zhong Lingling also wanted to take this opportunity to leave, but as soon as she turned around, Yang Wanqiu grabbed her arm.
"The matter isn't resolved yet, where do you think you're going? You caused all this trouble today, and you think you can just leave with a half-hearted apology?"
"Then what else do you want?" At this moment, Zhong Lingling was also feeling guilty, after all, it was really her framing of Yang Wanqiu that triggered the series of events that followed.
Moreover, seeing Yang Wanqiu's current state was quite pitiful, and she thought that if Yang Wanqiu didn't make any particularly unreasonable demands, she would be willing to give her some appropriate compensation.
Yang Wanqiu was also clever. Although she was thinking that she had been beaten, and that Zhong Lingling was rich and Chen Shuning was also rich, she was determined to make them compensate her for some money today.
However, she couldn't say these words herself, so after hearing Zhong Lingling's words, Yang Wanqiu turned her gaze directly to the captain.
"Uncle Captain, no matter what, I was beaten unjustly today. You have to stand up for me, otherwise everyone will follow suit and beat up anyone they don't like."
Yang Wanqiu's words carried a somewhat threatening tone, but they weren't entirely without reason. She glanced at the few people in the crowd who were usually not very obedient and whose eyes were darting around.
Although Shen Baogen felt somewhat aggrieved at being used as a pawn by a young educated youth, he had no choice but to stand up for Yang Wanqiu.
He coughed heavily, then glanced at Zhong Lingling and Chen Shuning, noticing that one of them looked anxious and eager to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.
Chen Shuning, on the other hand, stared at Yang Wanqiu with a cold smile, looking ready to make a move at any moment.
Looking at Yang Wanqiu's swollen face, the brigade leader felt a headache coming on.
After thinking for a moment, he looked at Zhong Lingling and said, "Speaking of which, you caused all of this today. Although you didn't slap Yang Zhiqing, you are still responsible. So, in my opinion, you and Chen Zhiqing should each pay Yang Zhiqing one yuan."
Before Zhong Lingling and Chen Shuning could say anything after the captain said that, Yang Wanqiu objected.
"What did you say? Captain, look at the state of my face, and you only want to pay me one yuan? Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"
Yang Wanqiu knew without even looking that her face must look terrible right now, what could she possibly do with just one yuan?
Yang Wanqiu had just been reborn and was finding it difficult to adapt to the prices of this era.
You know, one yuan is quite a lot. It's enough to buy more than half a pound of meat, and more than two pounds of eggs. If you were to buy grain, it would be enough to feed her for a while.
Yang Wanqiu complained that it wasn't enough, while Chen Shuning thought it was too much and didn't want to give it to her.
However, since it was the captain who said this, she had to give him that much face, which is why she hadn't said anything.
At this moment, Yang Wanqiu seemed to think that two yuan was not enough, and Chen Shuning was not satisfied.
So he immediately started to plead poverty: "Captain, it's not that I'm trying to embarrass you, but you know I just built a house and I don't have any money. I was thinking that since you asked, I would try my best to raise the money no matter how difficult it was."
But now, judging from Yang Wanqiu's words, she seems to be trying to extort money from me. In that case, don't blame me for not giving you face; I won't pay a single penny.
"What exactly happened? This has absolutely nothing to do with me. Yang Wanqiu framed me without any evidence. I'm already being lenient by not asking her for compensation for emotional distress, and now she wants me to pay her money. Even the richest landlords back in the day wouldn't dare to do this. Captain, you can't bully honest people like this."
Chen Shuning's words drew boos from those around him. "Don't you even look at how badly he's beaten people? And you call him an honest person?"
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