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“Yes”
Seeing the two of them heading towards the village Chief’s house, Luo Shi panicked and tried to leave, but she was stopped by Yuan Xu. “Our Young Lady said you can’t leave now.”
“You… How dare you, a mere servant, stop me?” Luo Shi, fearing that Wang Jinhe and the others might actually report her to the authorities, desperately tried to escape.
However, Yuan Xu didn’t give her the chance to escape.
Wang Jinhe and Su Yu paid no attention to Luo Shi’s attempt to leave. Instead, they went together to find Xie Kui. When they arrived, the villagers were still there, confronting Xie Kui. It seemed that if Xie Kui didn’t agree, they wouldn’t leave.
“What do they want, Uncle?” Aren’t they tired of this constant trouble?
“They know I helped people from Hululu village buy fruits from you, and they also know how much money Hululu village made today by selling fruits. They are jealous and want me to help them earn money. If I don’t agree, they won’t leave,” the village chief shrugged, looking helpless. Dealing with people like them, he really didn’t know what to do. When it came to shamelessness, these people were unparalleled.
Upon hearing the village chief’s explanation, Wang Jinhe looked at these people coldly. “There’s no need to bother the village chief anymore. Even if you come to him, it won’t work. I won’t agree to help you. Frankly, people like you don’t deserve my assistance.”
“You…”
“What brings you and Su Yu here today?” Xie Kui asked, looking at the two of them.
“Luo Shi slandered me for seducing her son at my doorstep, and Su Yu got angry. He’s going to report it to the authorities. We came here to inform you so you’re aware of the situation,” Wang Jinhe said seriously to the village chief.
The village chief looked at Wang Jinhe in disbelief, “Xiao He, are you serious about this?”
“Yes, Luo Shi has provoked me multiple times, and I’m not happy about it. Since she doesn’t listen to reason, we plan to take unconventional measures. We’ll directly approach the county magistrate. Whatever consequences she faces will be her own doing. I might not be from Xie Family Village, but Luo Shi is. That’s why I wanted to inform you in advance. If she continues to provoke us, I won’t hold back. I’ll be ruthless. I don’t want to cause unnecessary trouble for you, that’s why I came to let you know,” Wang Jinhe explained.
Xie Kui sighed helplessly and smiled bitterly, “This is your matter. Even if you didn’t come to tell me about it, it would still be fine. Xia He, you take things too seriously.”
Wang Jinhe smiled faintly, “Village chief, I’ll handle what needs to be done. I don’t want to cause you trouble, right?”
Because of the incident with planting melons, she had already caused Xie Kui a lot of trouble. Reporting Luo Shi to the authorities would escalate the situation even further. That’s why she had come to discuss the matter.
“You’ve always been so meticulous in your actions. But it’s good this way. At least Luo Shi won’t think that none of us have any backbone,” Xie Kui commented.
Wang Jinhe nodded, acknowledging his words. She understood the importance of showing strength in situations like this. It was essential to let people know they couldn’t trample over others without consequences.
The village chief thought that what Wang Jinhe was doing was right, but the people outside had a different opinion, “Village chief, what are you doing? This is not how things should be handled, right? Regardless of how wrong Luo Shi is, she is still a member of our village. Are you just going to allow Wang Jinhe to act against Luo Shi like this? Have you considered the rest of us in the village? If one villager gets arrested and sent to jail, how will our people get married in the future? You’re just trying to please Wang Jinhe, and you’ve abandoned your responsibility to the people in our village. You’re simply not fit to be the village chief.”
“That’s right. She’s used to being scolded by people, isn’t she? Why does she suddenly care now? Just endure it, and it will pass. Why blow things out of proportion? What do you think?” One person said directly to Xie Kui, then turned to Wang Jinhe, “Jinhe, what you’re doing is not right. Regardless, Luo Shi is your elder. Is it appropriate for you to treat your elder this way?”
Wang Jinhe had expected these people to be unreasonable, but she didn’t anticipate their level of absurdity, “My elder? What kind of elder is that? Does someone like Luo Shi even deserve to be considered my elder? If it were happening to your daughters today, how would you react?”
“Oh, by the way, if you don’t want to support Luo Shi, it’s totally fine. Just make sure your daughters can handle situations like mine. I’m a very fair person,” Wang Jinhe said, looking at the people in front of her without any courtesy.
The people in front of her were trembling with anger. “Wang Jinhe, you’re shameless! We’re all from the same village, and yet you want to exterminate us all. You truly have a wicked heart.”
But Wang Jinhe couldn’t stop laughing. “Wicked? Compared to all of you here, how can I be considered wicked? Have I done anything to you that you haven’t done to me? Is that what you call wicked?”
“Also, I hope you all have thoroughly understood that the ones trying to exterminate others aren’t me, it’s all of you. If you hadn’t harbored such malice towards my family in the first place, none of this would have happened today. Let me make it crystal clear from now on—no matter what you do, it’s best not to provoke me. Once you provoke me, if you still want to live peacefully, let me tell you, that’s just wishful thinking,” Wang Jinhe asserted firmly. She had never intended to be kind to these people.
“Wang Jinhe, you…”
“Uncle, I just came here to inform you about this matter. As for the rest, let’s leave it at that. There’s nothing more I want to say,” Wang Jinhe interrupted.
Xie Kui nodded with a smile, “Alright, I understand this matter. You can go back now. As for the rest, don’t worry too much. Everyone has to face the consequences of their actions; it’s only fair.”
“Then, we’ll take our leave.”
When Su Yu and Wang Jinhe left, they didn’t spare a glance for the others.
As soon as Wang Jinhe and Su Yu left, all the attention of the people present shifted to Xie Kui.