Chapter 85: Chapter 85: Coming to Confront
Mrs. Fu was cooking when she heard a knock on the door.
She hurried to open it.
When she saw it was Qin Wenhao’s cousin, she immediately and warmly invited him in.
Qin Wenshu held up a hand.
"Auntie, I won’t come in."
"Brother Wenhao asked me to give you a message. Mingxue isn’t coming back tonight; she’s at the hospital looking after the two kids. He said you should get to bed early."
Mrs. Fu immediately asked, "How are the two kids doing now? Are they any better?"
"Much better. They’ll probably just keep them under observation for the night."
When Mrs. Fu heard they were much better, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"That’s good! Oh, which hospital are they at? I can bring them some food!"
"No need, Auntie. Aunt Li has already brought them dinner. You just go ahead and eat. Auntie, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to head out."
With that, he hopped on his bicycle and sped off.
He had to hurry back to the Qin family’s house to see what was happening. ’Zhao Sisi is definitely going to get her family to come and cause a scene.’
Mrs. Fu: ...?
’That boy... I was going to ask him to stay for dinner!’
’But since someone’s already brought them food at the hospital, I won’t go over.’
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「At the Qin family’s home.」
Mrs. Zhao arrived, bringing along a red-faced and swollen Zhao Sisi.
Mrs. Qin had just returned home as well.
She was shocked to see the clear slap marks on Zhao Sisi’s face.
"What happened here?"
The rest of the Qin family was just as surprised.
’Who hit Zhao Sisi?’
’More importantly, why did this mother and daughter from the Zhao family come storming over to their house?’
"And you’re asking what happened? You should ask your precious daughter-in-law."
Lan Qingman, who had been enjoying the drama from the sidelines, was having none of it.
Her expression darkened. "Auntie, what’s that supposed to mean? What do you mean, ’ask me’? Don’t tell me you think I was the one who hit Zhao Sisi? You can’t just make baseless accusations!"
"Who said anything about you? I’m talking about Qin Wenhao’s wife! She’s the one who beat my Sisi like this and even tore out a handful of her hair! Is that something a human being would do?"
"If she doesn’t give our family a proper explanation today, this isn’t over. I won’t let this rest."
Her words shocked everyone.
Lan Qingman’s mouth opened and closed, her expression a mask of disbelief.
’So *that* Fu Mingxue was the one who hit Zhao Sisi?’
’No way! How did those two even cross paths? And they got into a fight just like that?’
’Tsk, tsk. Now there’s a good show to watch.’
’Just as I thought. No matter how pretty she is, a country bumpkin is still a country bumpkin. She just arrived in Beijing City and she’s already gotten into a fight.’
’And the Zhao family is not to be trifled with.’
’Heh.’
Mrs. Qin was having trouble processing this. "Sisi’s mother, could there be some mistake? My daughter-in-law just arrived in Beijing! Besides, she doesn’t even know Sisi, does she? Isn’t it possible there’s been a misunderstanding?"
Mrs. Zhao was furious. "How could it be a mistake? Look at my daughter’s face! Look at the state she’s in! Besides, there’s no misunderstanding. That kid, Qin Wenshu, was right there and said she was Qin Wenhao’s wife. Get her out here! How could she beat someone up like this?"
"If I don’t get a satisfactory answer today, I’ll have no choice but to call the police."
Her expression made it clear she wasn’t about to spare anyone’s feelings.
Lan Qingman piped up, "Oh my, if our sister-in-law really did this, she certainly hit her a bit too hard. No matter what happened, you can’t just beat a person like this. Her face is so swollen... she’s not going to be disfigured, is she?"
"Shut up." Mrs. Qin glared at her.
The displeasure in her eyes for her eldest daughter-in-law was palpable.
Lan Qingman felt wronged by the scolding.
’It’s not like I said anything wrong.’
’There’s a rule even in fighting: you don’t hit the face! How can anyone beat a young girl’s face to a pulp like that and still think they’re in the right?’
’Does she have no consideration for the Qin family whatsoever?’
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