Slap!
“Shut your mouth.”
Father Jiang growled at Mother Jiang. Marry his good daughter to a filthy scoundrel?
Did she think he was dead?
Mother Jiang felt humiliated, especially with so many neighbors watching!
She panicked, “Fine, you old Jiang, you dare yell at me? And… and even hit me…
Wah wah wah… Who have I done all this for anyway! Ever since I married you, I’ve served your parents wholeheartedly and taken care of the children.
I let you serve the people steadily in the military unit, asking nothing in return, and you actually yell at me…”
Mother Jiang threw a tantrum, trying to disrupt Jiang Ci’s efforts to clear her name.
But she forgot that this was the military dependents’ compound. As more and more people returned home, the Jiang family’s doorway was tightly surrounded.
Moreover, those who could bring their families to live in the military dependents’ compound were all cadres at the deputy battalion level or above—none of them were to be trifled with.
The hooligan man, seeing groups of officers entering, was so scared he nearly wet himself.
Mother Jiang hadn’t expected things to escalate to this point either.
She even forgot her tantrum, staring blankly at the officers entering.
Father Jiang kicked the hooligan man in the shoulder and roared, “Still not telling the truth? How did you get into the military dependents’ compound? How did you get into my house?”
“I, I, I… Jiang Ci brought me in, it was her…”
The hooligan man crawled over, grabbed Jiang Ci’s pant leg, and shouted, “Hurry up and say it! Say you brought me in. I’m your boyfriend—how can you just watch your father hit me like this? Have you no conscience?”
Jiang Ci truly admired this hooligan. Even in this situation, he still wanted to smear her.
Jiang Ci abruptly pulled her pant leg free and stepped back two paces. “You still haven’t answered my question. Are you going to answer my question, or go with them to the public security bureau for a strict investigation?”
Hearing “strict investigation,”
the hooligan man’s already trembling body shook even more violently. Now, two paths lay before him.
First, be taken away for investigation.
Second, answer Jiang Ci’s question. If he guessed right, there might still be a glimmer of hope.
“On… on your left shoulder.”
The hooligan man spoke uncertainly, turning to look at Mother Jiang.
What advice could Mother Jiang give him? She didn’t know either!
Jiang Ci smiled faintly. “Wrong. I don’t have a mole on my back at all!”
What?
The hooligan man froze, then started shouting again, “Right, right, no mole. I… I was too nervous just now and remembered wrong.”
Jiang Ci chuckled. “Wrong. The mole is on my right side!”
What?
The hooligan man’s head felt like it was about to explode. Pointing at Jiang Ci, he cursed, “You’re messing with me…”
“Yes! I’m messing with you. Since you’ve already slandered me by saying we’re in a relationship, why can’t I mess with you?”
The hooligan man was furious!
But he didn’t dare utter another word.
Jiang Ci addressed the crowd, “Everyone heard it. This filthy scoundrel was slandering me.”
“If you didn’t do anything, why would he slander you? It must be because you’re shameless…”
Mother Jiang continued to throw mud at Jiang Ci.
“Shut your mouth. Xiao Zhang, take him to the public security bureau. Charge him with hooliganism crime and investigate strictly.” Father Jiang ordered.
“Ah! No, don’t, don’t, I’ll tell the truth, I’ll tell, I’ll say everything…”
As Xiao Zhang twisted his arm, the hooligan man began to scream.
Mother Jiang was terrified and tried to stop them. Jiang Ci quickly stepped over and grabbed her arm. “Mother, don’t worry. This filthy scoundrel won’t dare spout nonsense anymore. The public security bureau isn’t just for show.”
“You… mmm!”
Mother Jiang was furious. She pulled her arm free and tried to push Jiang Ci away. Jiang Ci lightly pressed on her Quchi acupoint.
The sour numbness made Mother Jiang lose her voice at once.
Just then, the ruffian confessed everything.
Mother Jiang had found him, asking him to defile Jiang Ci, so he could get a wife for free, and she would give him a hundred yuan as payment.
He wasn’t very bold and dared not come to the military family compound, but he couldn’t resist Mother Jiang’s guarantee that he wouldn’t face any trouble.
That’s why he came for the money and the chance to get a wife for free.
Upon hearing the ruffian’s words, everyone present looked at Mother Jiang with changed expressions.
Shock, disgust, and more disbelief.
They couldn’t imagine that Mother Jiang could do such a thing.
Mother Jiang closed her eyes and slumped onto the ground.
Father Jiang was furious and utterly dismayed, unable to believe his wife would do such a thing.
After instructing Xiao Zhang to take the ruffian to the police station, he was filled with disappointment toward Mother Jiang.
Mother Jiang panicked, shouting, “Old Jiang, I was wrong, I was foolish…”
Although everyone was angry at Mother Jiang’s actions, seeing her lying on the cold floor, apologizing and admitting her mistake to Father Jiang, they began to feel uneasy.
Father Jiang pushed her hand away, closed his eyes, and said, “You shouldn’t beg me; you should beg for Jiang Ci’s forgiveness.”
Jiang Ci:…
“Ci, Ci, Mom was wrong…”
Mother Jiang knew how to bend and stretch, turning immediately to beg Jiang Ci.
Jiang Ci secretly laughed, thinking this was just the beginning, far from the end!
Forgiveness was impossible.
But she couldn’t go too far either, since Father Jiang had been good to her, and she had to consider his feelings.
This couldn’t be rushed.
Then, avoiding Mother Jiang, she said to Father Jiang, “Dad, you decide! Mom ruined my reputation; I should hate her, but she is still my mother.
I’ll listen to you.”
Letting Father Jiang decide was the best solution Jiang Ci could think of at the moment.
Father Jiang glared at Mother Jiang and gritted his teeth, saying, “Jiang Ci is generous; she doesn’t want to blame you, so I will.
You leave! Go back to your parents’ home and reflect. Come back only when you realize your mistake.”
“No…”
Mother Jiang cried out and collapsed onto the floor.
Looking at the embarrassing situation.
“Tell me the truth, is Jiang Ci the child of some mistress you had outside…”
Slap!
Father Jiang, repeatedly provoked by Mother Jiang, finally struck her. Even on Mother Jiang’s well-maintained, wrinkle-free face, no matter how thick-skinned she was, the imprint of five fingers remained.
“Get out! I’ve given you a chance. If you don’t seriously reflect on this, then we’ll… get a divorce.”
Father Jiang didn’t want to say those two words.
But Mother Jiang had pushed him to his limit.
Divorce?
Mother Jiang was stunned.
Ah!
She screamed and threw herself at Father Jiang, clawing and tearing at him while crying and making a scene. “You dare divorce me, Jiang? You dare abandon your faithful wife? I’ll sue you.
I’ll sue you for having an affair and wanting to divorce me. I’ll ruin your reputation…”
Courage.
Jiang Ci truly admired Mother Jiang’s courage.
“Go ahead and sue!”
Father Jiang had completely lost the will to explain anything to her. He pushed her away and got into the car.
Hospital.
Jiang Ci followed Father Jiang out of the car. Father Jiang went to see Jiang Wanwan.
Passing by the door of the first-floor clinic, a young woman in patched clothes came out of the Clinic, holding a little girl in her arms.
Her face was filled with despair.