Chapter 111: Preemptive Strike
Mrs. Zhao was fuming. "Insolent! Utterly insolent—"
Though she knew what Tian Jia had said wasn’t right.
It was also possible her own daughter had been the one to start trouble.
But how could that woman hit her, knowing full well that Sisi was from the Zhao family?
And this time, she’d hit her even harder than the last.
She’d even made the corner of her mouth bleed.
"Come on, we’re going to the Qin family."
If the Qin family refused to give her a proper explanation this time, then she would have to handle things her own way.
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Mrs. Qin was quite surprised to see her younger daughter-in-law return.
After all, she had left this morning. Why would she be back now?
"Mingxue, you’re back."
"Mom, I need to give you a heads-up about something—I hit Zhao Sisi. I figure the Zhao family will be coming here soon, so I came back to wait for them."
Fu Mingxue had been on her way home, but she’d had a thought midway—Zhao Sisi would definitely run home and tattle.
Wouldn’t the Zhao family just show up at the Qin family’s doorstep to cause trouble again?
It would be better for her to be present for something like this.
Besides, she was sick of Zhao Sisi constantly picking fights with her.
So, she decided to come to the Qin family’s home first.
When Mrs. Qin heard her younger daughter-in-law say she’d hit the Zhao family’s daughter again,
She was completely stunned.
"—Did she start trouble with you?"
Fu Mingxue felt a sense of relief hearing her mother-in-law ask this.
At least she hadn’t immediately asked why she’d hit someone again, or spouted some nonsense about needing to be reasonable.
Pleased, she nodded. "Yes, I happened to run into her. Unexpectedly, she had the two girls with her try to restrain me. They were planning to jump me, three on one, but they weren’t strong enough, so I fought them off."
Mrs. Qin: ...
’Three against one, and they still lost? Just how strong is my daughter-in-law?’
"Since it wasn’t your fault, we’re the ones in the right. Even if they come looking for us, they’ll still be the ones in the wrong."
Fu Mingxue loved hearing that. "Mom, thank you for being so understanding."
Mrs. Qin: ...?
’Does that mean if I’d said anything else, I wouldn’t have been "understanding"?’
Speak of the devil...
Mrs. Zhao stormed over, with a red-faced and swollen Zhao Sisi in tow.
Two girls trailed behind her.
Mrs. Qin recognized them; they were often seen trailing after the Zhao family’s daughter.
When her gaze landed on Zhao Sisi’s face, the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but twitch.
’She really didn’t hold back.’
’No wonder they’ve come demanding an explanation again.’
The gentle expression on her face vanished instantly. Replaced by a look of fury, she launched a preemptive strike:
"You’ve come at the perfect time. I was just about to look for you, but I see you’ve saved me the trip by showing up on my doorstep."
"Sisi, I thought we had put this matter behind us. What were you thinking, bringing two people to gang up on my daughter-in-law?"
Fu Mingxue: ...?
She stared at her mother-in-law in stunned silence—this was the last thing she had expected.
The four who had just entered were also completely dumbfounded by this.
Zhao Sisi: ...?
’There’s being protective, and then there’s this!’
’Why didn’t I ever see her protect her elder daughter-in-law, Lan Qingman, like this?’
She was about to explode with rage.
Mrs. Zhao, who had just snapped out of her stupor, was also about to explode with rage.
"Sheng Shulan, get your facts straight! It was your younger daughter-in-law who hit my daughter! Just look at her face—"
But Mrs. Qin’s voice was even louder. "Yao Xiang, I haven’t even started with you yet! Do you not discipline your daughter at all? Calling people to gang up on my daughter-in-law—what was she thinking?"
"As for the injuries on her face? That’s only because my daughter-in-law was able to defend herself! Otherwise, can you imagine the state your daughter would have left her in?"
"What kind of grudge does your daughter have against our Mingxue? Why is she so determined to make trouble for her?"