Chapter 14: The Zhao Family’s Excellent Relatives

Liu Lan’s face changed, especially when she saw everyone looking at her.

It seemed like they were ready to send her to the police if she dared to engage in speculation and profiteering, and her heart was a little scared.

She immediately cursed Bai Ruojiao in her heart.

But she forced a smile on her face, looked at Bai Ruojiao, and was about to say something when a loud voice came from the side.

“Good! Well said! Young comrade, your ideological awareness is high. You, old woman, are not as sensible as a young comrade.”

Everyone looked over and saw an old lady with a basket in her hand, glaring at the old woman with a righteous look on her face.

Bai Ruojiao didn’t expect anyone to respond, and she was startled.

Seeing that it was an old lady, she couldn’t help but smile ‘shyly’.

“It’s just basic common sense. I think everyone should think this way and do this.”

“Yes, but some people don’t think this way. They just want to be big rats that pry open the corners of the wall.” The old lady looked at Liu Lan and her mother with a sideways glance.

Being publicly scolded like this, the mother and daughter’s faces turned red.

“Who are you talking about? Who are you calling a rat!” Liu Lan’s mother immediately pointed at the old lady and shouted angrily.

The old lady didn’t fear her at all. She raised her head and puffed out her chest, her aura instantly reaching 1.8 meters tall.

“I’m talking about you. You still claim to be respected for your age.

You’re like a bat with a chicken feather stuck on it. What kind of bird are you? You’re not worthy.

You just see that the young comrade is easy to bully and want to take advantage of her age?” The old lady immediately rebuked her.

“You, you’re saying who’s taking advantage? Those two poor things are worth me taking advantage of!” Liu Lan’s mother was so angry that her fingers trembled.

If it weren’t for the fact that the old lady was well-dressed and didn’t look like an ordinary person, she would have gone up and fought her.

The old lady sneered, “Why did you stop her if you weren’t taking advantage?

Everyone knows that once you buy meat, you can’t return it. Don’t tell me you really want to force the young comrade to cooperate with you in speculation and profiteering?”

“I, you’re slandering me. You’re the one who’s engaging in speculation and profiteering.”

Liu Lan’s mother was momentarily confused and a little flustered.

Of course, she didn’t want to engage in speculation and profiteering. She just wanted to make a fuss and see if she could get a piece of meat for free.

The old lady let out a ‘ha’ and turned to look at the onlookers.

“Everyone saw it. Tell me, who is engaging in speculation and profiteering?”

The surrounding crowd also enjoyed watching the drama and began to criticize Liu Lan’s mother.

Even Liu Lan was pointed at.

Liu Lan’s face turned pale.

If the label of speculation and profiteering was really put on her today.

If she was caught, even if she was found innocent, her reputation would be ruined. How could she marry a good man?

She suddenly turned to look at Bai Ruojiao.

Bai Ruojiao thought she was going to scold her too, but she saw her suddenly lower her eyes, her eyes red with grievance.

“Bai Ruojiao, we are relatives after all. My mother is your elder. Even if you resent our family for not giving your sister food to take back to her mother’s house, you can’t retaliate like this. You’re not trying to take our family’s lives, are you?”

Bai Ruojiao was stunned.

The surrounding crowd was also surprised and looked at Bai Ruojiao.

Then, the fire of gossip instantly burned brightly.

What, what? There’s a hidden story? Their ears couldn’t help but stretch an inch longer.

Even the old lady frowned at Bai Ruojiao, her eyes filled with scrutiny.

Bai Ruojiao looked at Liu Lan. Obviously, Liu Lan’s mother hadn’t reacted yet.

“Excuse me, don’t just call me a relative. I came to the countryside alone. Where would I have relatives I don’t know?”

Sure enough, Liu Lan immediately said, “How can you be so heartless? Your elder sister married my brother. How can we not be relatives?”

Bai Ruojiao put on a face of ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about’, then she also put on a stern face.

“My elder sister is in Beicheng, and she’s currently unmarried. Don’t spread rumors and ruin my sister’s reputation, or I won’t let you off easily.”

She had been a leader for decades, and when she put on a stern face and lowered her voice, her aura was quite intimidating.

Liu Lan was so frightened that her neck trembled.

Liu Lan’s mother finally remembered who she was at this moment, and her face became even uglier.

“So you’re Zhao Dani’s sister-in-law. I was saying…”

But Bai Ruojiao didn’t give her a chance to finish.

She also put on a face as if she had just remembered.

“Oh, I remember now. You’re the Liu family who forced their daughter-in-law to give birth to a girl, then broke her leg and locked her up, forcing her to give birth to a boy before letting her go. I didn’t expect to meet you here.

That’s great. We can go to the police station and talk about it.

I heard that intentional injury is a crime, and illegally detaining someone is even more serious.”

Upon hearing this, the faces of the onlookers, who had been watching with a look of amusement, all changed.

They looked at Liu Lan and her mother with eyes that could kill.

Although there were many people in this era who favored sons over daughters, none of them were as wicked as this family.

The old lady’s eyes were like knives, directly stabbing into the mother and daughter.

“If you really did this, then it seems you really need to be sent to the police station.”

The old lady had been a leader in the Women’s Federation, and she couldn’t stand this kind of oppression of women.

Liu Lan’s mother didn’t understand the law. When she heard the words “police station,” her heart started to tremble. In a fit of anger, she shouted.

“What’s wrong? Once a daughter-in-law marries into our family, she’s our family. What’s wrong with beating her? Who doesn’t beat their daughter-in-law? They should all be sent to the police.”

Everyone’s faces became even worse.

There were indeed a few people present who were not kind to their daughters-in-law, but none of them were as cruel as her family.

However, her words were tantamount to admitting what Bai Ruojiao said.

Liu Lan knew it was bad when her mother spoke. Her face became even uglier.

She quickly reached out to pull her mother, explaining at the same time.

“It’s not like that. My elder sister-in-law stole our family’s food to give to her mother’s family. My mother was so angry that she beat her. My elder sister-in-law’s leg was broken when she fell.”

As she spoke, many people looked at Bai Ruojiao again.

The most hated thing for in-laws is when their daughters-in-law take things from their family to give to their mother’s family.

Especially food, which is essential for survival.

To be honest, her words really hit a nerve with everyone.

Bai Ruojiao looked at her with a smile, “No wonder everyone in the village says your family is shameless. It seems it’s true. Do you think my family needs to take your family’s food?”

She reached out and lifted the flower cloths covering the two baskets.

Everyone took a look and immediately felt a pang of jealousy.

Not to mention the basket of meat weighing dozens of kilograms, even the other basket was full of good things.

Even the soy sauce, vinegar, and oil were bought in original bottles. What kind of wealthy family is this?

Not to mention the two cans of malted milk, which are precious items.

After feeling jealous, everyone nodded in agreement.

Looking at the things they bought, it was clear that they were quite wealthy. Why would they need to take things from other people’s families?

The old lady also understood at this point. This girl was clearly making excuses. It seemed she was the same as her mother.

“Stop playing the fiddle blindly and making up stories. What era is it now? You’re still favoring sons over daughters. What’s wrong with girls? Now women can hold up half the sky. I think your whole family has a problem with their ideological awareness. You really need to be investigated.”

Liu Lan’s face turned pale.

If she was really labeled with this, it would be more serious than speculation and profiteering.

She didn’t expect Bai Ruojiao to be so good at turning things around.

She had heard that she was being bullied by Zhao Pozi and had to run to the clinic every day. How could she be so eloquent?