Seeing this, Granny Qian trembled with anger, her lips quivering.
"I've always heard that you're an honest and good - tempered girl who just doesn't like to talk. But now I see you're quite sharp - tongued. It seems everyone misjudged you before."
"Granny Qian, why involve others? This has nothing to do with them now. It's better to be sharp - tongued than to have a guilty conscience and do wrong deeds."
Granny Qian didn't understand the last four words, but she knew they couldn't be good. Wasn't this burden of the Yu family illiterate? How could she speak so eloquently?
Taking advantage of the quarrel between Hua Qingqing and Granny Qian, Yu Yunlin rushed straight to the Yu family's fields in one breath.
A few years ago, the household - contract responsibility system was implemented, and the Yu family also had a few mu of land. Now that it was almost sowing time, they had been busy in the fields these days.
"Grandma! Something's wrong!" Yu Yunlin gasped, hands on her knees.
"What's the matter?" Granny Fang looked up at her granddaughter with a slightly dissatisfied expression.
The work in the fields was so busy, but for some reason, her second daughter - in - law suddenly refused to let these two kids work in the fields. Instead, she insisted that they stay at home and study. She even said that if they had to work in the fields, they should call back the eldest grandson who was studying in the county to work with them. What nonsense!
Her eldest grandson was going to college. In the old days, he would have been a candidate for the top scholar. Could a top scholar work in the fields?
"Grandma, Dahu's grandma came to our house to make trouble!"
Granny Fang stared wide - eyed. "What? What did she come to make trouble about?!"
Yu Yunlin swallowed and repeated what Hua Qingqing had told her one by one.
After hearing this, Granny Fang threw down her work and rushed off angrily.
"Qian Cuihua's grandson bullied my grandson, and she still has the nerve to come to our house to cause trouble? She's gone too far! How's your younger brother? Where's he hurt? No, we must make Qian Cuihua pay!"
Yu Yunlin immediately replied, "Xiaoyang said his head hurts. Dahu and the others often beat him, and his head always hurts. He even fainted just now and is lying in bed now... Dahu's grandma came looking for Cousin Qingqing. Cousin told me to come find you and said that you and Grandpa are the heads of the family. She also said this matter could be big or small. If it's small, my younger brother will have a lifetime of trauma. If it's big, you'll lose face. People will only say how powerful Dahu's grandma is, more powerful than you..."
In order to get two eggs, Yu Yunlin was very dedicated to this task and repeated what Hua Qingqing had said clearly.
Granny Fang was just feeling proud that Hua Qingqing had finally recognized the reality and knew who the head of the family was. But then she was angered by her granddaughter's next words.
"Qian Cuihua is nothing!"
"Who says she's the most powerful? She's the most powerful when doing bad things!"
"Let's go back. How dare she bully my grandson? I'll make her pay the medical bills!"
Yu Yunlin nodded silently. Money was important. They had to get the money.
The Yu family members in the fields saw Granny Fang stomping her feet and then putting down her things. It seemed she was going to leave with Yu Yunlin.
Wan Yindi also came up to ask what was going on.
Granny Fang said, "Don't worry about what's going on. Just do your work well." Then she ran off.
Yu Yunlin whispered a few words to her mother.
Hearing that her son was in trouble, Wan Yindi also ran off, even faster than Granny Fang.
Granny Fang: "..."
At the Yu family's house, Granny Qian was losing ground.
The people who had originally been incited by her didn't say a word.
Granny Qian gritted her teeth in hatred. These people were so cowardly. They were easily intimidated by this little girl.
She wanted to grab this little girl and beat her up, but unfortunately the girl had an axe in her hand.
These days were really not as good as a few years ago. Otherwise, she would have taught this girl a good lesson long ago.
Granny Qian said, "No matter what conflicts you had before, it's a fact that you beat my Dahu and several other kids. They're all injured. It can't be faked. I'm easy - going. As long as your Yu family pays us five yuan for the medical bills, this matter will be over."
Hearing this, the other parents thought it made sense. Although they didn't want their kids to get involved with Dahu, it was a fact that Hua Qingqing had beaten their kids. She should pay!
Hua Qingqing laughed.
"Okay, I can pay."
Granny Qian was suspicious. Could this girl be so easy - going?
"I can pay you, but you also have to pay the medical bills and compensation for mental distress for me and my cousin Yu Yanglin. It's not much, just twenty yuan per person."
There were gasps from the onlookers.
Twenty yuan per person! Hua Qingqing was really bold!
Granny Qian cursed, "Twenty yuan? Why don't you just rob? Compensation for mental distress? I think you're just talking nonsense!"
Not only Granny Qian was angry, but the other parents were also glaring angrily at Hua Qingqing.
Hua Qingqing was tall and standing on the threshold, taking in everyone's expressions.
She was calm and spoke firmly.
"Your kids have been following Dahu to bully my cousin for a long time. They took him to a remote place, beat and scolded him, and even extorted money from him. Do you really approve of this kind of behavior of hooligans and bullies as parents? This is a new society! The country is developing, and we're making progress. But there are still some bad apples who want to cause trouble. I don't believe that in a place as simple and honest as our Five - Star Production Brigade, there could be such bad elements!"
Hua Qingqing took a deep breath and looked sharply at the teenagers, making them lower their heads in guilt.
"Uncles, aunts, and grandmas, even when I just passed by today, they threw stones at me, spread rumors about my personal relationships, and targeted me like hooligans. This is bullying men and women! This is a hooligan crime! If I really pursued this, he could be shot! At the very least, he would be taken away by the police like Su Qiang and have a lifelong stain on his record!"
Shot!
Hearing about Su Qiang, everyone came to their senses. After all, the scene of that guy being taken away by the police a few days ago was still fresh in their minds.
"Tell me, did you say something rude to Sister Qingqing?!" A hot - tempered parent slapped their kid on the spot. The kid immediately cried out.
"It wasn't me. Dahu said those words. I... I only threw stones once. I'll never do it again."
Hua Qingqing watched them scold their kids and stopped them after they were done.
"Teach your kids at home. Kids also have their pride. Scolding them here will only make them resentful."
Hearing this, several kids looked at her gratefully.
They had been so bad, following Dahu to bully Hua Qingqing. She was such a nice person and still spoke up for them.
Granny Qian was numb. Her premonition had come true. This Hua Qingqing was really hard to deal with!
No, she had to leave. Pay? Pay my ass!
Hua Qingqing changed the subject. "Since you're sincerely repentant, I can waive the medical bills and compensation for mental distress for myself. But my cousin definitely won't. He's been bullied for a long time and is under great mental stress. He fainted when he got home and is still lying in bed. Each of your families should pay three yuan and five eggs. Granny Qian's family should pay five yuan and ten eggs. After all, it was your Dahu who started all this. He's the main culprit. Granny Qian, am I right?"
Granny Qian, who was about to sneak away, suddenly felt as if there were thorns on her back!