I Got Rich in Period Fiction-Chapter 165: The Air in the Sky is Good

Zhu Guizhi’s face turned deathly pale.

She had indeed said those words.

Her lips trembled, and facing Qingyu Qiao like this, she felt as if she were staring at the devil himself.

It was at this moment that she finally remembered what Liu Qiao Wen had once told her: never meddle with Qingyu Qiao without sufficient capability, or else you would regret it for the rest of your life.

Right now, Zhu Guizhi was filled with regret. She shouldn’t have come to find Qingyu Qiao unprepared. She had thought she was just dealing with an eighteen-year-old girl, a newlywed bride. How could she have stood a chance against her?

But now, it was she who was about to kneel!

Zhu Guizhi’s lips quivered, and suddenly, she screamed frantically, "I didn’t say it, Qingyu Qiao, you’re slandering me, you’re lying, I never said such a thing!"

Qingyu Qiao let out a cold laugh, unmoved, her voice sharp and every word crystal clear.

"Zhu Guizhi, I can ask for Security to investigate this matter right now, if you still maintain that you’ve never said it."

Zhu Guizhi was immediately at a loss for words, she did not dare to bluster any longer. If Security truly got involved, Director Lin would certainly make sure everything was investigated thoroughly.

Not to mention others, there were Director Lin, Old Xie, and Lin Cujuan – all of them in Qingyu’s camp.

Even if she hadn’t said anything, they could still stir up trouble, and besides, she had indeed said it, truly and definitely, and not just once or twice.

This damned Qiao Qingyu, how could she know about what happened on April 28th? She herself could hardly remember it, but she didn’t notice Qingyu nearby last week when she went to the supply and marketing cooperative, just chatting idly with neighbor Sister-in-law Gu...

All eyes turned to Zhu Guizhi.

No one had ever expected that a simple visit to seek justice for her two children would turn so serious in an instant.

A few people even instinctively stepped back. In these sensitive times, if Zhu Guizhi ended up charged with the crime of disclosing a patient’s information without authorization, she would be in deep trouble.

At that moment, the middle-aged woman who spoke in a delicate and gentle voice was about to slip away into the crowd, but was caught by the arm by Lin Cujuan, who then yanked her forward.

Lin Cujuan’s face was red with anger. Although she didn’t know who the two people Zhu Guizhi gossiped about were, she was so furious she trembled all over. She had been to the hospital before, had injections, she had a birthmark on her buttock – if these women spread that around, how could she continue to face people?

That’s why Zhu Guizhi was so detestable, truly despicable; this incident was too vile, and it couldn’t just be left at that!

And there was this woman named Gu Zhaodi. Lin Cujuan, grinding her teeth in anger, grabbed her by the collar, raising her voice to demand, "Gu Zhaodi, tell me what you mean by ’your air’, who has polluted ’your air’?"

Lin Cujuan’s hand swung randomly around her, "Is this air yours, does it belong to your house? Have you no shame at all? I think the one without shame is you! What right do you have to mock others? And what are you so proud of? Just look at your yellow teeth, I don’t even need to get close to know your breath stinks like shit. And look at you walk, with your bowlegged, waddling gait – what do you amount to, that you have the face to ridicule others?"

Gu Zhaodi’s face flushed red in an instant, then turned purple just as quickly, her whole body trembling with anger, "Lin Cujuan, don’t think you can bully people just because your family has an official."

"Bully people?" Lin Cujuan raised her neck to look at the group of women in front of her, "Everybody’s watching here today, anyone with a bit of human decency would know if it’s me who’s been bullying. How can the world be so unreasonable? She’s allowed to mock and disgrace others, but nobody’s allowed to say anything about her?" freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Then someone immediately chimed in with approval.

"Yeah, Gu Zhaodi, you’ve gone too far. You think you’re celestial beings, huh? If you think the air is polluted, why don’t you go to heaven? The air there is nice..."

"That’s right, who’d have thought such a supposedly honest person could have a mouth so foul."

Qiao Qingyu stepped forward, looking at Zhu Guizhi with an iron-blue face, her voice was deep, "Zhu Guizhi, children are like blank pieces of paper; whatever you draw on them, that’s what they become. You mock and insult our Rongrong in front of him, he will learn from you and mock her with the same words you use.

You’re a mother yourself. Our Rongrong is only five years old; she hasn’t done anything to you, hasn’t provoked you, hasn’t been a bother to you. What right do you have to talk badly about our child behind her back?

And, the details of Brother Li’s disciplinary action have been announced throughout the entire military base. Now, the notice is still posted at the front door of the Big White Building. He has rectified his mistakes through labor, using work to atone for his wrongdoings, and he is merely undergoing re-education through labor. He’s not a reformed labor convict. What right do you have to insult Li Mingguang’s father in front of children?"

Not far away, He Xuerong stood at the doorway, her black eyes fixed intently on Qiao Qingyu. Her small hand clenched, her lips moved but she didn’t step forward to cause trouble. Instead, she stood obediently at the doorway with Xiao Hu, who had tears in his eyes.

Then, Qiao Qing took a long breath, her voice filled with distress, "Comrade Zhu Guizhi, despite all the despicable and insane things you’ve done, children are innocent. Is it illegal for me to fry potato sticks in my own yard?

Certainly not. It’s natural for a child to be drawn to the smell and approach the door. It’s just a normal child’s instinct.

They are sensible. They admit it was wrong to insult and hit Xiao Hu and Rongrong, and they recognize that hitting Xiao Hu was wrong. Knowing their fault and correcting it is what makes a good child. I invited the three kids into the yard, let them wash their hands clean, and then sit down together at the dining table with Rongrong and Xiao Hu to eat the potato sticks I fried. Is that a mistake?

When Dashun left, he even called out from a distance, ’Aunt Qiao, I like you.’

But in less than two hours, you’ve forced two children to come to the house of the aunt they like, raising a fuss with you. Zhu Guizhi, aren’t you being too cruel? What are you turning the children into, tools?"

"Qiao Qingyu, you... you... you’re slandering me..." Zhu Guizhi’s voice trembled as she took a step back.

"So, I ask you, what are you doing here?"

"I... I... I..." Zhu Guizhi, once an invincible woman with a far-reaching reputation, was at this moment, unable to say anything besides ’I.’

Qiao Qingyu’s eyes bore a cold look, "Comrade Zhu Guizhi, if you have any conscience left, I hope you go back to your unit right now and reflect on your own mistakes; otherwise, you will regret it!"

Zhu Guizhi looked at Qiao Qingyu with a frightened and hesitant gaze, she finally realized that Qiao Qingyu wasn’t just trying to scare her!