Chapter 13: A Girl’s Reputation is Paramount

Yu Manman was now in a position where she couldn’t speak up even if she wanted to. It was true that she had told Mrs. Chang, but now she absolutely couldn’t admit it. She could only deny it completely.

“Mrs. Chang, why are you trying to frame me! I never said anything to you…

I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but you’re framing me and slandering me!” Yu Manman cried out pitifully, putting on a look of innocence and helplessness.

“You little slut, you shameless hussy, you dare to keep pretending!” Mrs. Chang was so angry that she went to hit Yu Manman again.

Yu Manman tried to dodge, but she didn’t succeed, and she took two more slaps.

Those two slaps were particularly forceful, causing Yu Manman’s cheeks to swell up immediately, the pain making her tears flow.

“You old hag, I always respected you, but you actually framed me and slandered me, and you keep hitting me! I’m going to report you!” Yu Manman pointed at Mrs. Chang and cried out angrily.

She actually wanted to fight back and get revenge, but Mrs. Chang was much older than her, and there were so many people around watching. People’s words are terrifying.

If she fought back, even if Mrs. Chang had hit her first, she would be branded with the name of hitting an elder, be drowned in spit, and it would be extremely detrimental to her future.

If it got out, it would be difficult to find a good husband in the future.

Who would want a daughter-in-law who hits elders and has a bad reputation? And if it got to her workplace, it would also affect her.

This was a time when respecting the elderly and loving the young was particularly emphasized. Beating up elders, especially old people, was a serious matter that would greatly damage one’s reputation.

And now, reputation was extremely important!

Especially for girls, a girl’s reputation was paramount!

So she could only try to suppress her urge to beat the living daylights out of this old woman and threaten to report her.

Actually, she really wanted to report her, but the truth was that she had told Mrs. Chang about Wu Xiuxiu.

Whether she went to the neighborhood committee or the police station to report this old woman, the neighborhood committee, especially the police, would investigate the truth. If they did, she would be the one who would suffer. This would be like picking up a rock to hit her own foot.

So she could only scare this old woman, she couldn’t really report her.

“You little prostitute, you stinking whore, you dare to threaten me!” Mrs. Chang’s eyes were about to burst into flames, she grabbed Yu Manman’s hair and kicked and beat her, making Yu Manman cry out in pain.

Yu Manman cried for help, appealing to the people around her, especially loudly to Wu Xiuxiu, who was her best friend.

Wu Xiuxiu pretended to be scared and didn’t come to her rescue.

Wu Xiuxiu sneered in her heart, she was watching with relish, and she was very uncomfortable. How could she possibly save Yu Manman?

Seeing Yu Manman being beaten up like this, she almost couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

This Mrs. Chang was really ruthless in her beating, it was painful just to look at. Yu Manman was beaten black and blue, it was really miserable.

But Yu Manman deserved it, seeing her like this was really satisfying.

Mrs. Chang suddenly stopped beating Yu Manman, shouting, “You little slut, you want to report me, okay, let’s go, let’s go to the neighborhood committee…

No, let’s go straight to the police station, let the police know why I beat you, you prostitute, you stinking whore, who is wrong…

I want the police to clear my name, I want the police to lock you up, you little rotten dead thing, and make you stay in a dark room.”

Saying that, she grabbed Yu Manman’s collar and dragged her towards the alleyway.

Seeing that Mrs. Chang was not afraid of her threat, but was actually going to take her to the police station, Yu Manman panicked.

How could this be…

She absolutely couldn’t go to the police station. If she went, she would be finished.

Yu Manman, in a moment of panic, came up with an idea. She lowered her head and bit the old woman’s hand that was holding her. The pain made the old woman cry out and let go of her. Yu Manman immediately took the opportunity to run away.

Everyone was stunned. Wu Xiuxiu’s eyes flashed with disappointment.

Yu Manman was too cowardly. Seeing that she was about to be taken to the police station, she actually ran away.

Although Yu Manman was just a teenager, it was normal for her to be scared when she was about to be taken to the police station. But with such a cowardly personality, she still kept trying to harm others and frame the original owner. It was just speechless.

“You little brat, why are you running? You have the guts to not run, don’t you? Didn’t you say you were going to sue me and go to the police station? Now I’m taking you to the police station, why are you so scared? Useless!”

After the initial surprise, the old woman, with a triumphant look on her face, stood with her hands on her hips and yelled at Yu Manman, who was running away quickly and was already far away.

The others laughed, saying that Yu Manman was really embarrassing. A few sharp-tongued aunts and aunties also mocked and ridiculed Yu Manman, saying some very unpleasant things.

“Looking at Yu Manman, it’s obvious that she’s the one who did all this. She spread rumors and slandered Wu Xiuxiu,

and deliberately told Mrs. Chang, so that Mrs. Chang, without knowing the truth, spread it around, trying to frame Mrs. Chang…

This Yu Manman is really not a good person. At such a young age, she’s already doing these things, making trouble and harming others!” An aunt who lived in the second courtyard scolded.

The others nodded in agreement, all scolding Yu Manman, with Mrs. Chang scolding the most fiercely.

“When Yu Manman’s mother comes back, I’ll have to tell her mother about it and let her mother give this little brat a good lesson.

At such a young age, her heart is so malicious. She actually slandered and framed me like this.” Mrs. Chang muttered, looking as if she was still fuming and indignant.

Wu Xiuxiu looked at her with a cold gaze.

She wasn’t a good person either, but she acted as if she was completely innocent.

“Things have been clarified. Xiuxiu, go home. It suddenly got windy, it’s a bit cold. You’re just recovering, don’t catch a cold again.” Suddenly, her mother, Ding Hongjuan’s voice came from behind.

Wu Xiuxiu nodded. It had suddenly become windy and it was a bit cold.

Wu Xiuxiu followed her mother and sister-in-law and turned around to walk towards the courtyard.

Seeing them leave, Mrs. Chang and the others also went back to the courtyard.

On the way back, Mrs. Chang was still angry and kept cursing Yu Manman, saying that she would beat her every time she saw her. Wu Xiuxiu, walking ahead, smiled in her eyes.

This was the best!

She was happy to see Mrs. Chang beat Yu Manman every time she saw her.

Yu Manman was so vicious, she deserved to be beaten a few more times.

Wu Xiuxiu followed her mother and sister-in-law for about three minutes before reaching the fourth courtyard of the compound.

Standing at the door of her house, looking at the old wooden door that was both unfamiliar and slightly familiar, Wu Xiuxiu’s eyes flickered.

Although the door was old, it had carvings, it was a carved door.

The carvings on the door were quite exquisite and beautiful.

It was no wonder that it was a place where the sons of noble families lived, it was really refined, even the door of a single room was so exquisite and beautiful.

Ding Hongjuan quickly took out her key and opened the door, leading Wu Xiuxiu into the house…