Chapter 126: Burst You (2)_1
Grandma Sun was also somewhat dumbstruck, only feeling that Pei Qin was a straightforward girl. She had not expected her to fight so fiercely, even knocking a grown man to the ground with ease.
According to Aunty Pei, Pei Qin knew how to fight before she could even speak properly, reducing two older cousins to tears. Over the past twenty years or more, she had been fighting, and nothing had come more naturally!
The onlookers, packed tightly together, had their gazes shift and change several times upon seeing Pei Qin’s fierce demeanor.
Pei Qin kicked the sleazy man away and bowed to the crowd, "Thank you all for coming to support us today! Those who wish to eat noodles in the future, we warmly welcome you! If not interested, feel free to take a different route. For those who talk behind others’ backs, I advise you—it’s best not to let me hear you! My mother has just been through a lot with in-laws anxious for grandchildren. It was just following the Emperor’s decree once. If anyone has something to say, come find me!"
Some people involuntarily stepped back, yet there were others, more honest folks, who mentioned that the hardship isn’t easy for the mothers, and their family’s noodles truly were delicious.
Diverse voices reached her ears, and Lady Fang felt as if her heart was being grilled over a fire, burning painfully. She clenched her teeth, trying to hold back the tears that welled up. She couldn’t let her Qinqin carry the shame and finger-pointing meant for her! Taking a deep breath, she straightened her back, "If I am an eyesore to any of you, feel free to scold me. My children are innocent. You will all be parents too, and in the interest of accumulating virtues for your own kids, I implore you, do not target my children!"
San Ya, Si Ya, and Pei Wendong all had tears in their eyes, flushed with emotion. Si Ya, gnashing her teeth with hatred, wished she could tear off a piece of flesh from those who looked down on them with discrimination and contempt!
Hearing the subdued whispers of some, Grandma Wang shouted out, "The Emperor Himself has decreed it! What right have you to criticize! It’s not just their family alone! There are plenty more in the world like them!"
Indeed, the issue of Jian Xiao did exist, and not just in two households of Yuanyang County.
Although it went against the common human relations in the eyes of many, it was, after all, an imperial decree, and it set a precedent from the top down.