The Stepmother's Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era-Chapter 771 - 770 Criticism

Chen Yi was naturally thrilled that he managed to get the beauty in his arms.

Although it was he who forced the issue last night, judging by Pei Wenping’s bodily reactions, she still had feelings for him.

He was annoyed he hadn’t used this method earlier and lamented the wasted years.

Hearing Pei Wenping’s returning footsteps, Chen Yi quickly dismissed his stray thoughts and closed his eyes, pretending to sleep.

"Get up, let’s talk."

After so many years of marriage, Pei Wenping could easily tell whether he was really asleep or faking it.

Chen Yi sheepishly sat up from the bed, and was the first to express his stance, "Last night wasn’t just an impulse, and it certainly wasn’t drunken lust. Wenping, I’ve been plotting this for a long time."

Pei Wenping scoffed, "Early in the morning, don’t say things that make people sick."

"I’m telling the truth."

"I don’t care if it’s true or not, all of you are ancient foxes, don’t play Ghost Stories with me here. Take the money, get dressed, and get out quickly."

Chen Yi stared at the two hundred yuan handed to him, "What do you mean?"

"Too little for you?"

Chen Yi couldn’t believe it, "What do you think I am? A gigolo?"

Pei Wenping looked him up and down with undisguised contempt, "I’ve never seen such an old ’duck.’"

"..."

Today, Pei Wenping’s complexion was noticeably better than usual, her face rosy and skin radiant, prompting jests from her departmental colleagues.

"Sister Ping, have you been drinking some kind of tonic? You’re glowing."

Pei Wenping casually replied, "Nothing much, just drank a bowl of old duck soup."

"What kind of old duck soup is that, so effective?" Pei Qiuxia asked with great interest.

Between cousins, how could Pei Wenping not see Pei Qiuxia’s thoughts.

"Your Zheming doesn’t need any tonics."

"How can he not, he’s been working continuously for half a month now, he’s lost a lot of weight."

"That’s because he’s tired, he’ll recover after a couple of days rest."

Pei Wenping absolutely refused to reveal the old duck soup recipe, so Pei Qiuxia had to give up on the idea.

In Pei Yang’s office.

Chen Yi, frustrated, threw the two hundred yuan onto Pei Yang’s desk, "What is your sister trying to imply? Does she think that by giving money she can wash her hands of last night’s affair?"

Pei Yang suggested, "Why not consider it from another angle? You got the girl and some pocket money on top of it. Many men would envy you and couldn’t even wish for that, right?"

When the mindset changed, the world suddenly became bright.

Chen Yi pocketed the two hundred yuan and left happily.

Pei Yang, on the other hand, picked up the phone and reported the situation in detail to Shen Mingzhu.

"Honey, do you think my sister is planning to remarry Chen Yi?"

Shen Mingzhu immediately extinguished his fantasy with a single sentence, "Your sister just invited me to go shopping this weekend, to pick out clothes for next week’s blind date event."

"They’re like that and she’s still going on blind dates? Does she want to shirk responsibility?"

"Who says that sleeping together once means you have to take responsibility? Consenting adults, no debts owed or owed."

After hanging up, Pei Yang silently lit a candle for Chen Yi.

Upon reflecting on Shen Mingzhu’s words on the phone, he felt his wife’s thoughts were quite dangerous.

No, he’d have to cut back on networking, spend more time at home with his wife, lest someone whisk her away and he’d be left with no place to cry.

Before the blink of an eye, it was Friday.

Shen Mingzhu was planning a weekend field trip for her daughter to engage in outdoor sketching, but she received a call from the daughter’s homeroom teacher, requesting her to make a trip to the school.

Upon arriving at the school, Shen Mingzhu learned that her daughter had gotten into a fight with a classmate named Guan Jiayu and had caused the latter’s nose to bleed.

The injuries were not serious and had already been tended to by the school doctor.

But Mother Guan was unrelenting and cursed at Pei Tang with venom, "At such a young age, you’re so vicious, beating my daughter to this state. Today, I must have a good talk with your parents."

When Shen Mingzhu arrived, this was the scene she encountered.

She stepped forward and slapped away the hand that was pointing at her daughter, "I am Pei Tang’s parent. Please tell me how you would like to discuss this."

Perhaps because Shen Mingzhu was well-dressed and had a strong presence, Mother Guan’s anger seemed somewhat diminished.

"Look at this, look what your daughter has done to my Jiayu. A girl’s appearance is so important, can you take responsibility if her face is ruined?"

"Mm, I’ll take responsibility. If your daughter’s face is really ruined, I’ll send her abroad for cosmetic surgery."

Mother Guan choked, "Don’t think you’re something just because you have money. Your daughter started the fight, which is wrong!"

"Right and wrong are not for you to decide. With so many students, why would my daughter just pick on yours?"

"You..."

Shen Mingzhu didn’t bother to argue further and turned to ask her daughter the reason for the fight.

Backed by Shen Mingzhu’s support, Pei Tang confidently pointed at Guan Jiayu, "She was talking behind my back, and even asked if I had been stripped by some bad person."

Shen Mingzhu felt a pang of pain in her chest.

She hadn’t expected that, after so much time had passed since the kidnapping incident, her daughter was still unable to escape the defamation it had brought.

Shen Mingzhu turned her head and stared coldly at Guan Jiayu. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

"Why would you say such things? Who taught you this?"

As an accomplished female entrepreneur, Shen Mingzhu also had a powerful aura, intimidating Guan Jiayu to the point where her eyes reddened.

Seeing Shen Mingzhu scold her daughter, Mother Guan wouldn’t have it, "Why so fierce? The child is young and doesn’t know any better. A few careless words are no big deal, but no matter what, your daughter should not have resorted to violence."

After speaking, she pointed at Pei Tang and said to the homeroom teacher, "A bad child like her with such atrocious behavior must be severely punished by your school! Tolerating her violent actions is irresponsible to the hundreds of students in the school."

Her words implied that Pei Tang was entirely at fault and her daughter was completely innocent.

Fortunately, the homeroom teacher, Yu Lilan, was not oblivious to fairness.

This was not the first time Guan Jiayu had spoken behind her classmates’ backs. Yu Lilan had educated and criticized her before, but Guan Jiayu repeatedly offended, causing her considerable frustration.

"Jiayu’s mother, it is wrong for Pei Tang to hit someone, but Jiayu is also to blame; it is a tit-for-tat situation."

Yu Lilan took this opportunity to educate Guan Jiayu, "Jiayu, how many times has your teacher told you that classmates should treat each other with kindness and harmony? Imagine how you’d feel if someone talked about you being stripped by a bad person. Would that sit well with you?"

Guan Jiayu tugged at Mother Guan’s clothes, pouting with an aggrieved expression,

"Everyone says that, it’s not only me."

These words were like a punch in the chest for Shen Mingzhu, a dull pain.

She couldn’t bear to think of her daughter, at such a young age, being subjected to such severe defamation.

"Who else, tell me their names."

"Speak up!"

Shen Mingzhu’s stern words startled both Mother Guan and Yu Lilan, to say nothing of Guan Jiayu.

She nervously named Ding Cai and Meng Shuangshuang.

Shen Mingzhu didn’t waste any words and immediately asked Yu Lilan to bring those two students to the office.

"All three of you, who among you actually saw my daughter being stripped? If you don’t speak the truth today, I’ll make sure each one of you ends up in a juvenile correctional facility for reform. Don’t think you can avoid responsibility just because you’re young and talk nonsense!"

Shen Mingzhu was completely imposing, her demeanor frosty, scaring Ding Cai and Meng Shuangshuang until they were pale.

"It was Guan Jiayu who told us, she always likes to spread bad words about Pei Tang behind her back!"

Mother Guan jumped up and pointed at the girl who spoke out, "I warn you, stop talking nonsense!"

Shen Mingzhu quickly immobilized Mother Guan, pressing her head onto the office desk, "My patience has its limits. You’d better keep quiet, or I can’t guarantee your personal safety."