The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead-Chapter 341 - 331: Well Played

"Niannian."

"Jingqiu, when I went to the shop at noon, I heard from Xiao Hua that Yiyi was beaten up. What happened?"

"Yes, it’s true. I dealt with the matter this afternoon. Niannian, guess who the family of that student is?"

"Who?"

"Yang Linghua. The student is Yang Linghua’s niece, and she was the one who hit Yiyi yesterday. Today, she even brought a man to back her up, but it turned out that this gentleman is Director Liang’s son."

"Now that’s quite the coincidence. So, how did it go? Got everything sorted out?"

"Yes, it’s all sorted. I scared the two of them away from the school, and then I went to complain to Big Sister-in-law Yang. I’ve just gotten back."

"I was worried about how Yiyi was getting on at school. It’s good that it’s all sorted out. Okay, I’ll be going then, I need to stop by the beef soup shop."

"Something going on at the beef soup shop?"

"Nothing urgent. Business has been good lately, and I think it’s going to rain tomorrow, so I wanted to make the delivery today."

"You’re riding the tricycle, right? How about letting Ah Mu do it? He could go on the motorcycle."

Xue Jianian said, "No need, I’m also going to the grain and oil store. It’s all on the way."

"Alright, then. Be careful on the road."

"Yeah, don’t worry."

After watching Xue Jianian leave, Lu Jingqiu also slowly made her way home.

In the evening, after she and Ah Mu had dinner, Shang Ze came for a walk with Luo Xinyue, stopping by to ask about what happened today.

Lu Jingqiu briefly recounted the day’s events to them.

Like Jianian, Xinyue was astonished at the coincidence.

However, when it came to dealing with Yang Linghua, both Xinyue and Xue Jianian felt confident they wouldn’t be at a disadvantage, so they were relieved.

They had guessed right.

After work in the evening, Big Sister-in-law Yang, fuming with anger, marched straight to the Yang family home and slapped Yang Linghua across the face the moment she saw her.

With a smack, everyone in the house was stunned.

Yang Linghua knew she had done something wrong; even after receiving a slap, she didn’t dare to make a sound in front of her sister-in-law.

But Mother Yang who always doted on her daughter, wasn’t having any of it. Her face turned cold instantly. After seeing her daughter covering her face, she turned and pointed at her eldest daughter-in-law, "What’s gotten into you from Big Brother Yang’s family? You start trouble as soon as you get back. What has Linghua done to provoke you? I think I’ve been too good to all of you. Now you’re acting arrogant in front of your in-laws. Where’s Big Brother? Get him back here."

Big Brother Yang, who was following behind, had just entered the door when he heard his mother’s accusation, but this time, he wouldn’t be siding with her, "Mom, don’t blame Xiuer yet. Why don’t you ask your daughter what she actually did today."

Mrs. Yang’s heart thumped as she listened to her eldest son speak.

Second Sister-in-law Yang, who had been eagerly watching the drama unfold, knew that disaster had struck again at the hands of her sister-in-law, and she reveled in the schadenfreude.

Big Sister-in-law Yang pointed at Yang Linghua and said, "Mom, when Qingqing was entering middle school, you insisted she attend a school in this area, claiming you could take care of her. Yet, she ended up boarding, returning home just once a week, and not even visiting us on Sundays. We might have enjoyed a few days of peace, but what came of it?"

"Who knows what gave her such confidence, bullying a classmate in the dormitory to the point their parents came to the school. The school just asked her to apologize outright, and the matter could have been dropped then and there by the other student’s parents."

"Your daughter, however," she continued, "went back to the school the next day and slapped that student right in front of a teacher. She even bragged about how her dad is the director of the steel factory and her mom works at the department store, suggesting that maybe they gave some advantages to the leaders. Your daughter uses this as bragging rights, thinking that if she brings convenience to the school, she can do whatever she wants there, walking around like she owns the place."

"She’s so arrogant. Today, when the parents went to the school to mediate, she had the nerve to bring a man to start a fight with them. And the result? By the time I went to the school this afternoon, they had issued Qingqing a major disciplinary action—a record that goes on her permanent school file."

"My daughter used to be such a well-behaved child, and now Yang Linghua has corrupted her completely."

"Do you think I should let this slap go unpunished?"

Mrs. Yang, having been kept in the dark, had no idea about her granddaughter’s violent outburst at school, nor about her calling in a parent. She turned to her daughter and demanded, "What’s going on? Did Qingqing really hit a classmate? And all this about your dad being a factory director and your mom being a department store manager. You wretched girl, haven’t you learned anything from last time?"

Father Yang’s face darkened upon hearing this. The last incident had greatly affected him; even his superiors had brought it up, and now, his "wonderful daughter" was stirring up trouble again so soon after the last fiasco.

Hearing that this was the issue at hand, Second Sister-in-law Yang couldn’t help but kick them while they were down, "It’s not just about you, my dear sister-in-law. If our parents weren’t leaders and we were nothing but ordinary workers, getting fired for our mistakes would happen in the blink of an eye. We, the younger generation, should be working together diligently to make things better."

"Instead, you make no effort and even use our parent’s status as a means to cause trouble. There’s always someone bigger out there, and sooner or later, our family will pay for your misdeeds."

Big Sister-in-law Yang turned to Yang Linghua with a mocking expression, "And it’s not just ’some day’, I think it’s happening right now. Do mom and dad know who this classmate’s parents are?"

"Who?" everyone asked.

"It’s that Lu Jingqiu who you went to apologize to last time. Qingqing has hit her cousin. Her family came looking for me at the factory this afternoon."

Upon hearing this, Father Yang’s anger surged. He swung his foot and kicked Yang Linghua from behind, "You worthless troublemaker. Of everyone, why did you have to mess with her? She’s not someone we can afford to offend!"

Yang Linghua protested her innocence, "I didn’t know it was her."

Second Sister-in-law Yang retorted, "Oh, so you mean, if it weren’t her, it would have been okay?"

Mrs. Yang, unable to stay calm any longer, raised her hand and began smacking her daughter repeatedly, "You damn cursed child, you’re going to ruin our family!"

Big Brother Yang believed his little sister needed a lesson; he didn’t attempt to break up the fight but instead turned to his daughter, who was shivering on the side, and delivered a kick, "And you too, not focusing on your studies, only learning how to fight. If you don’t want to study, just say so. Tomorrow I’ll go to the school and withdraw you. It’ll save me wasting money on you, and you not learning anything."

At the threat of being deprived of school, Yang Qingqing immediately became frightened. At her age, not being in school meant staying at home to help with her younger siblings, which she did not want to do.

In tears, she clung to her mother’s arm, pleading, "Mom, I was wrong. It’s all my aunt’s influence, she taught me all this. I didn’t want to board at school, but my aunt said it was freer there, that I didn’t have to go home every day and do chores."

"She also said that our department dean often arranges for my grandma’s department store staff to save welfare goods for him, claiming that with connections at our school, even if we bullied others, the school wouldn’t do anything."

"It was my aunt who told me all this, and that’s why I got the courage. Mom, I want to keep going to school. I won’t bully other students anymore. I’ll apologize; I’ll go and apologize to my classmate. Please don’t make me come home."