The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era

The village chief held considerable authority in Shenjiagou, and when he lost his temper, Goudan’s mother backed down, shrinking her neck and saying no more.

However, Shen Baolan was not afraid of the village chief.

"There might not be anything wrong now, but falling from such a high tree, who knows if there are any internal injuries? In my opinion, not only should there be compensation, but a full body checkup in the city hospital is also necessary, including a CT scan. Just in case there are any lingering effects, it could ruin Goudan’s whole life."

After stoking the fire, she didn’t forget to diss Shen Mingzhu, "If you wanted to eat sour dates, why didn’t you have your own Ziheng climb the tree for you? It’s always easy to boss around someone else’s child. What, you get used to being a leader in the city and now you want to throw your weight around in the village too?"

Hearing Shen Baolan say this, Goudan’s mother regained her confidence.

"That’s right, if it weren’t for her, Shen Mingzhu’s instigation, my Goudan wouldn’t have climbed the tree, and he wouldn’t have fallen off. Uncle Dequan, no matter what’s said today, she, Shen Mingzhu, must pay compensation and also take my Goudan to the hospital for a checkup!"

"Fine, let’s go now."

Shen Mingzhu replied indifferently, ready to call Pei Yang to take her son back to the city, but the village chief, Shen Dequan, stopped her with an outstretched hand.

"Mingzhu, don’t rush. I must make things clear with them today!"

Shen Dequan pointed at Goudan’s mother and cursed furiously, "They say a long hair but short on wit, and that’s putting it politely! Mingzhu is a big boss in the city, what delicacies hasn’t she eaten? Do you really think she’s coveting the sour dates that not even pigs would eat?"