Chapter 28

“She’s really good at turning things around. You’d think they were the ones who were wronged.”

Seeing that Lu Jingzhe was so supportive and stood up for her, Xia Qingning didn’t want to drag him down. She walked over and looked at Wang Mingfang, “I think everyone can see clearly who has been bullying whom all these years.” Then she turned to He Shanshan, “I just said I wouldn’t make you kneel. I didn’t say I wouldn’t let you apologize. You wrongly accused me of stealing and even insulted me in front of so many people. Shouldn’t you apologize?”

Seeing Xia Qingning, who was usually weak, daring to challenge her mother and sister like this, Lu Lidong got angry. He scolded her, “Xia Qingning, don’t push it too far!”

“What’s she doing wrong?” Lu Jingzhe looked at Lu Lidong coldly and asked back. He didn’t compromise or back down because the other person was his brother. His desire to protect Xia Qingning was evident.

At this time, Wu Xiaodong, who was in the crowd, also stood up and said to Wang Mingfang and her two children, “The truth is out. Qingning Jie didn’t take the money. He Shanshan did something so wrong. She should apologize!”

“Right, it’s only right to apologize when you’ve done something wrong. Why would you blame Qingning for being too much?” Mai Miao also helped to speak.

Seeing that everyone was supporting Xia Qingning and knowing that her daughter was in the wrong, Wang Mingfang, who had reacted, immediately winked at He Shanshan, telling her not to suffer a loss. Then she turned to Xia Qingning and said, “Qingning, it was Auntie and Shanshan who were wrong today. We made you suffer.”

He Shanshan understood her mother’s meaning and reluctantly said, “Sorry.”

The farce finally ended with Wang Mingfang and her two children losing!

Back in her room, Xia Qingning put away the money and cloth coupons. Today, she not only got back what belonged to the original body, but she also made Wang Mingfang and the others lose face. She had really gotten her revenge!

From the moment she saw Lu Xiaoxue taking the money this morning, everything was in her plan.

She knew that it was almost impossible to get the cunning Wang Mingfang to return the original body’s money willingly, unless she brought the matter to light.

So, after getting off work, she deliberately went to He Shanshan’s supply and marketing cooperative to buy things and spend money, making her think that she had stolen her money.

She let her take the initiative to make a big deal out of it, and then she had the opportunity to confront them in front of everyone, with logic and reason, to make them return the original body’s money and belongings. They wanted to deny it, but they couldn’t.

As for publicly exposing Lu Xiaoxue’s theft, she had also carefully considered whether it would affect Lu Xiaoxue’s reputation.

Lu Xiaoxue was only ten years old now, and there was still a chance to salvage the situation. Exposing the matter wouldn’t do her any harm. It would also make the Lu family pay more attention to her education.

Today’s decision by Lu Baichuan was the best proof.

However, Lu Jingzhe’s attitude surprised Xia Qingning. Not only did he support her at every turn, but he even turned against Lu Lidong to defend her. This made Xia Qingning a little surprised.

Actually, when she thought about it carefully, Lu Jingzhe was very good except for his cold personality. He was intelligent and reasonable. He was not only handsome, but he also had a great figure. He never let her down when it mattered.

Xia Qingning couldn’t help but admit that she had a little crush on him.

But she had always been calm and rational. She hadn’t met Mo Xiaoxiao yet. If her female lead aura overshadowed everything and the plot still followed the original book, and Lu Jingzhe still fell in love with her in the end, wouldn’t it be too dangerous if she invested her feelings?

She was never a love-struck fool. In the real world, many people had pursued her, but she had never been in a relationship. First, she hadn’t met anyone she liked, and second, she was very clear-headed. She knew how to advance and retreat and how to keep things in perspective.

So in this book world, where the future was unknown, she didn’t want to, and couldn’t, invest too much emotion in him before she was sure.

Now that she had gotten back the original body’s money, the next step was to clear the original body’s name from the accusation of climbing into bed with him. Otherwise, Wang Mingfang would continue to humiliate her with this matter endlessly, like she did today.

Xia Qingning curled her lips. Since her truth wasn’t convincing, she would let them tell it themselves!

Counting the days, her sister-in-law, Yao Hongmei, would soon find out she was pregnant. As soon as she confirmed her pregnancy, her plan could be implemented.

In the living room outside, Lin Xiuyin was telling Lu Baichuan about Lu Xiaoxue’s performance at school. Lu Baichuan listened with a furrowed brow.

Because his wife had passed away early, he always felt that he owed his young daughter. He had spoiled her a little, and because of his busy work schedule, he had neglected to discipline her. He didn’t expect her to become so spoiled and willful now, even to the point of stealing money.

“Educating children is a difficult task, but I still hope that you can pay more attention to Xiaoxue and be patient with her.

She’s not inherently bad. She’s just a bit sensitive. So I hope you can spend more time with her, understand her, and then guide her correctly. Help her establish a sense of right and wrong and make her get along better with her classmates.”

Lin Xiuyin gave an objective summary of the child and also gave Lu Baichuan some advice on educating children.

“Thank you, Teacher Lin. Cough, cough… The child is at school. You’ve been taking good care of her. Cough, cough…” Lu Baichuan replied.

Seeing that he was constantly coughing, Lin Xiuyin hesitated for a moment and said with concern, “Professor Lu, you should also take care of your health. Don’t work too hard.”

“It’s nothing… just a little cough.” Lu Baichuan waved his hand and said, “I’m going now.” Lin Xiuyin saw that it was getting late and stood up to leave.

At this time, Xia Qingning had just walked out of the room. Hearing Lin Xiuyin say she was leaving, she thought for a moment and walked forward, saying generously, “It’s dinner time now. Teacher Lin, stay for dinner and then leave.”

Lin Xiuyin quickly waved her hand to refuse. She didn’t want to trouble them too much. Just as she was politely refusing and about to walk out, Lu Xiaoxue, who was standing there being punished, suddenly ran over and grabbed her sleeve. She looked at her pitifully, “Teacher Lin, stay for dinner.”

She knew that her father was still angry. After the teacher left, she would probably get a beating. So she asked her to stay for dinner. By then, her father’s anger would have subsided, and it wouldn’t hurt as much when he beat her.

“Teacher Lin, don’t be polite.” Lu Baichuan also said.

It was hard to refuse such a warm invitation. Lin Xiuyin wasn’t a fussy person. She hesitated for a moment and agreed.

After dinner, it was already dark. When Lin Xiuyin was about to leave, Xia Qingning and Lu Xiaoxue, in unison, asked Lu Baichuan to walk her home.

Wang Mingfang seemed to sense something and nudged her son with her shoulder, meaning for him to go and see her off.

But Lu Lidong didn’t understand his mother’s intention. He had been stir-frying dishes at the state-owned restaurant all day and was exhausted. He didn’t want to go and see anyone off.

In the end, Lu Baichuan took a flashlight and went to see Lin Xiuyin off.

Lu Xiaoxue wanted to get her father to leave so she wouldn’t get a beating, and Xia Qingning had a different plan.

She knew from the book that Lu Baichuan would remarry later. The person he would remarry was Lin Xiuyin, but it wouldn’t happen for a few years.

Since the two of them would end up together, why not create opportunities for them to be together sooner?

Lin Xiuyin seemed like a very easygoing person. If the two of them could get together earlier, it would be a good thing if she came to live here or if Lu Baichuan moved out.

Not only would it help to guide Lu Xiaoxue correctly, but most importantly, it would also cut off Wang Mingfang’s hopes. It was a win-win situation.