Chapter 51 Change
Instead of being afraid of being confronted for hitting someone, Aunt Zhao walked up to Wan Qiqi with her hands on her hips and said, "Wan Qiqi, you mustn't talk nonsense!"
Wan Qiqi smiled coldly, finding this woman truly laughable. Did she really think she was a pushover, or that she was mindless and would impulsively talk nonsense and hit someone?
Her gaze swept over Aunt Zhao and landed on the child under the eaves.
Zhao Dahu met those eyes, swallowed hard, and dared not move.
He used to think Wan Qiqi was scary, but nothing had ever scared him as much as this time, to the point that he didn't even dare to cry!
Aunt Zhao followed Wan Qiqi's gaze and sneered, "Wan Qiqi, all you do is bully children. Stop staring at him and tell me, did anyone see my son hit someone?"
Seeing Aunt Zhao's arrogance, Chen Yongliang hurriedly said, "I saw it. I saw him riding on Pingping with my own eyes."
“You’re family, of course you should speak up for me!” Aunt Zhao glanced at Chen Yongliang, a hint of contempt flashing in her eyes.
Then, she shouted at the top of her lungs, "Come quick! The eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family is bullying people! Her son broke his arm somehow and is accusing my son of hitting someone. Everyone, come and judge this!"
Aunt Zhao shouted loudly, attracting a large crowd.
Chen Yongxing stopped Wang Shi and Li Chongniang from going out and told them to take good care of An'an before he went out.
An'an had already told them what had happened, and he knew everything that had happened. He had also heard the argument clearly. He wanted to see how Aunt Zhao was going to frame his sister-in-law!
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Aunt Zhao said with a sob in her voice, "Why is my life so miserable? It's one thing for Wan Qiqi to bully me all the time, but now she's even bullying the children."
She plopped down on the ground and wouldn't get up, wiping away her tears while stealing glances at the people gathering around her.
Wan Qiqi glanced at the people who had gathered around her, then looked quietly at Aunt Zhao, her eyes calm.
"This isn't the first time the Zhao and Chen families have done this, is it?"
"Who says otherwise! They're always making a ruckus, it's so noisy!"
"Aunt Zhao's voice is so loud! My child has been woken up by it several times. It's so annoying!"
When Aunt Zhao heard this, she realized that it was not what she had expected.
Why are these people talking about her instead of Wan Qiqi?
"Aunt Zhao is really something. Every time she argues, she shouts so loudly that it disturbs everyone's peace."
"Yes, she always talks about Chen Wanshi, but she's pretty much the same herself."
“Last time my child was bullied by Zhao Dahu, Aunt Zhao also denied it. I think this time Zhao Dahu started it again.”
"Yes, I saw the third son of the Chen family carrying Pingping to Doctor Sun's, covered in blood!"
"Zhao Dahu was corrupted by Aunt Zhao. Look how well-behaved Pingping and An'an are."
Hearing the whispers around her, Aunt Zhao snapped, "What are you saying? It's clearly Wan who's bullying us!"
"Aunt Zhao, I don't know if she bullies people, but I remember clearly what happened last time when your son bullied my daughter." The woman standing by the wall didn't give Aunt Zhao a friendly look.
Aunt Zhao stopped crying, stood up, put her hands on her hips, and yelled at the man, "You're talking nonsense! What lies you're spouting? Which eye of yours saw my son bullying someone? Don't talk nonsense!"
Wan Qiqi watched expressionlessly as Aunt Zhao quietly ensnared herself in her own trap.
However, she did not expect the public opinion to change so quickly.
Aunt Zhao was arguing with someone over the wall, making a racket that disturbed the whole courtyard.
Zhao Dahu stood under the eaves and cried loudly, but Zhao Dagen never appeared, letting the noise in his own yard continue.
Finally, the people arguing with Aunt Zhao got tired of talking to this shrew and turned away, leaving only a few silent onlookers.
Wan Qiqi said casually, "How does it feel to be targeted?" A smile appeared on her lips, but her eyes remained cold.
"Wan Qiqi!" Aunt Zhao rushed over and grabbed Wan Qiqi's collar. "You bitch, what drugs did you use to make them all listen to you!"
Chen Yongliang and Chen Yongxing wanted to step forward to help, but Wan Qiqi stopped them.
Even with her collar being pulled, she remained composed, even with a slight smile on her face. "Aunt Zhao, shouldn't you get your ears checked?"
"Wan Qiqi!" Aunt Zhao grabbed her collar, but ultimately didn't lay a hand on her.
It wasn't that she didn't want to take action, but rather that Wan Qiqi's behavior terrified her, as if it wasn't Wan Qiqi who was being captured, but herself.
She didn't understand why Wan Qiqi had become so composed; she wasn't like this before!
She met Wan Qiqi's cold eyes and felt that those eyes didn't belong to this body; Wan Qiqi couldn't possibly have such a look.
"No! You're not Wan Qiqi, you're not!" Aunt Zhao let go of Wan Qiqi, stepped back, tripped over a stone, and sat down on the ground with a thud.
A look of surprise flashed across Wan Qiqi's eyes, but she quickly regained her composure.
If Aunt Zhao had said these words a month ago, she would have been arrested and killed by the villagers as someone who had possessed another's body, but things are different now!
She wasn't sure how many people would speak up for her, but at least the Chen family wouldn't believe Aunt Zhao's nonsense.
How much is genuine and how much is feigned, the world can see and remember.
"Zhao Qianshi, haven't you made enough trouble?!" Chen Lizheng suddenly appeared in the Zhao family's courtyard.
When Aunt Zhao saw him, she immediately scrambled to her feet, pointed at Wan Qiqi, and cried out in fear, "Chen Lizheng, she's not Wan Qiqi, she's a water demon! Catch her and burn her!"
Chen Lizheng had already found out everything about the matter, and there were also reports from other villagers about Zhao Dahu bullying children.
He glanced at Aunt Zhao and said, "Enough! Does your family want to make Lianhua Village miserable?"
Aunt Zhao was stunned into place by the shout, "Chen... Village Chief Chen..."
"You don't need to say anything more. We've seen what Chen Wanshi is like. But as for your Zhao family, there's something I need to settle with you about." Chen Lizheng stepped forward and glanced at the empty room.
He turned to look at Aunt Zhao and said in a deep voice, "During the epidemic, I have ordered everyone to stay at home. Only your family not only disobeyed the order but also tried to force their way out of the mountains and disrupt the order. I have reported this to the county government and I trust that the magistrate can make his own decision."
Aunt Zhao's face changed drastically, her eyes filled with fear. "No... Village Head, please listen to me, we didn't..."
She stopped mid-sentence and suddenly stared at Wan Qiqi. "Lord Village Head, don't listen to Wan Qiqi's nonsense! It must be her, she framed me! She's disliked me for a long time, that's why she did this, she's lying!"
Chen Lizheng closed his eyes and turned his face away, suppressing the anger in his heart. "She stayed with Doctor Sun throughout the plague and never said a bad word about anyone. She was focused on treating the plague. How could she have framed you!"
“I…she…”
"Alright, you can just wait at home for the county government's decision! I've also reported Zhao Dahu's assault case. The magistrate will decide on the punishment."
Aunt Zhao refused to accept this fact; how could she have lost to Wan Qiqi like this?
Why did the village head's attitude towards Wan Qiqi change after she went to the epidemic area?
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