Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 53 - 53 53 Distorting Right and Wrong

?Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Distorting Right and Wrong Chapter 53: Chapter 53: Distorting Right and Wrong Bai Xiao pushed through the crowd, squeezed in, and finally saw her second sister Bai Ju, with a flushed face, talking to a woman who was gesticulating wildly. The woman was holding the hand of a five- or six-year-old boy, pointing aggressively at a little girl behind Bai Ju and cursing. The little girl was crying and wailing, and there were clearly five fingerprint marks on her face—a clear sign that an adult had hit her.

“What kind of person is in your family? So young and already not learning well, daring to hit others. Our Xiaobao is the only child of the Wang Family. If your child hurts our child and something bad happens, can you afford it? Huh! I’m telling you, this isn’t over. If you don’t give me a satisfactory answer today, we’ll move into your house,” the woman said haughtily, speaking so fast that her spittle flew everywhere.

The people around clearly sympathized with Bai Ju but nobody stepped forward to speak up for her! Apparently, this Mrs. Wang the Second was not someone to be trifled with, otherwise the people wouldn’t be making their stance so clear.

“Fine! What kind of answer do you want then?”

Bai Xiao stepped out and stood between Bai Ju and the woman.

Bai Ju was startled to see Bai Xiaoqi and tried to pull Bai Xiao behind her, knowing the woman in front was really someone who could resort to violence. Bai Xiao was frail, and she feared she might get bullied by this person.

The woman eyed Bai Xiao disdainfully, “Who do you think you are, a scallion or a clove of garlic? Why are you meddling, what’s it to you?” She was annoyed that someone had the nerve to support Bai Ju, clearly not on her side, and she could tell that Bai Xiao had malicious intentions towards her.

“I’m the child’s aunt. Of course, it’s my business. Kids fight, that’s nothing new, but just look at your son. He’s tall and sturdy, a good half-head taller than this little girl. And as for build, this girl could be blown over by a gust of wind, whereas your boy could probably handle two of her! Saying this little girl hit your son—who would believe that if we spread the word? Do any of you believe it?”

The crowd laughed. No one wanted to meddle, but once someone spoke up, people started to join in the hullabaloo.

“Looks like nobody believes it!”

“Yeah! Mrs. Wang the Second, your boy is so burly. How could he be taken down by a little girl!”

“We don’t believe it! It’s more likely your boy hit that little girl.”

“Exactly! Does your boy even look like he’s been hit?”

Several children also came out laughing, “We all saw it. It was Wang Xiaohu who was bullying He Cuicui, wanting to take her fruit candy by force. When she wouldn’t give it to him, he started hitting her.”

“That’s right! I saw it too. Wang Xiaohu always bullies He Cuicui, it’s not the first time he’s taken her things.”

“Last time, he even pushed He Cuicui into the wall, and her head got all bruised up!”

“Wang Xiaohu is a bad guy!”

Wang Er’s wife clearly didn’t expect anyone to dare to stand up for justice. Usually, Wang Er was a group leader in the street processing factory, and everyone living in this area was a worker at the factory. Everyone had to give face to Wang Er, so they all indulged Wang Er’s wife. But now, a young girl had stood up, and that broke the equilibrium in an instant.

It wasn’t that people didn’t want to uphold justice, they just needed a leader, someone to take the risk of being resented! Once that risk had dissipated, of course, they dared to speak up.

Wang Er’s wife, named Zhang Jie, became furious with shame when she saw several children exposing the truth of the matter. Pointing at the kids, she yelled, “You bunch of good-for-nothings, spouting nonsense here! How could our Xiaobao ever bully He Cuicui? It was clearly He Cuicui who stole our Xiaobao’s candy and even hit our Xiaobao. I’m telling you, Bai Ju, pay for our medical expenses! Medical expenses! And for emotional distress, too. Such a small child being bullied like this has suffered a lot, I’m telling you, you must compensate us.”

As soon as she heard this, Bai Ju became anxious and approached Zhang Jie, grabbing her and saying, “Sister-in-law, we need to be reasonable about this. Our Xiaocui isn’t a troublemaker, it’s clear that…”

“Clear what? So our child isn’t a troublemaker but yours is, is that what you’re implying? Bai Ju, I’m telling you, you have to be responsible for what you say. Be careful, I’ll sue you. I’ll report you to the leaders of the factory. I can’t believe there’s nobody who will take our side.” Zhang Jie impatiently cut Bai Ju off, intent on placing the blame on Bai Ju—who was an easy target.

“Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law, listen to me. We can’t let this reach the factory. It’s just a small issue between the kids, there’s no need to blow it up. I…” Bai Ju didn’t want to cause trouble in the factory, she was just a temporary worker! The work had been offered out of pity for her by a neighbor considering her family’s difficult situation. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have wanted her even as a temp worker.

If something as trivial as this was taken to the factory, leaders might get annoyed with her and stop letting her work. Her family depended on her income and that of her husband, He Wang. Without work, they’d be doomed in the town without any land, they might starve.

When He Wang’s family divided their assets, He Wang had protected her and the children, leaving with nothing to his name to work odd jobs in the town.

“Enough talk! Just tell me whether you’re paying or not,” Zhang Jie threatened with glee, knowing Bai Ju was afraid of this. How could a temp worker compare with her, a permanent employee? That was precisely why she felt so bold.

“I… I…” Bai Ju knew Zhang Jie was a bully! But what could she do? She was a temp worker and couldn’t afford to lose her job.

“We’re not paying!” Bai Xiao stepped forward, pulling Bai Ju away and answered decisively.

Zhang Jie was taken aback, “Who are you? Do you have the right to speak here? I was asking Bai Ju.” She was frustrated! This damn girl kept interfering.

“Xiao, don’t speak out of turn! You don’t understand this situation!” Bai Ju quickly tried to stop Bai Xiao.

Bai Xiao gripped Bai Ju’s hand, “Second Sister, listen to me. This isn’t a matter where stepping back gives us a wider world. You always yield when you face issues, making others think you’re easy to bully. Clearly, Xiaocui was bullied, and now we have to compensate the bullies? How could we endure such treatment? I refuse to believe that in this world, good people should suffer such bullying. By acting like this, you’ll hurt the children.” She would not let Bai Ju suffer in silence, having experienced such a fate herself in the past. In this life, she could not watch her sister walk down the same path.

“Ha! Bai Ju, think it over carefully. You’re just a temp worker. If I report this to your leaders, it won’t be good for you. If you get fired, your whole family can go drink from the northwest wind. My man is a permanent worker, don’t you forget that!” Zhang Jie didn’t believe Bai Ju wasn’t afraid.

Bai Xiao grabbed Zhang Jie, “Fine, let’s go to the factory and find the leaders right now. You wanted to see the leaders, right? I want to ask if socialist country’s officials protect bad people who are both bullies and cowards. I must ask if they really think it’s right that someone’s child hits another and then bullies the victim into paying them? Where’s the justice in that? We’re going to sue you, too.

You, an adult, hitting our child—how old are you and how old is that child? You really have some nerve, being capable of such small-minded bullying. We demand an explanation. Let’s go, let’s go. I refuse to believe that in a socialist society, such evil will be tolerated, and that the factory would allow children from permanent worker’s families to bully those from temp worker’s families. I can’t believe such injustice. Come on!” She pulled Zhang Jie, ready to go.