What is this little kid saying?
Is she the kind of person who would push a child out to take the blame?
Su Qinghe was just about to speak when the system issued another task.
【Today’s Task 2: shift all responsibility onto the male lead. Reward: 100 development points upon completion.】
Su Qinghe: “……”
She also wanted to be a good stepmother, but the system wouldn’t allow it!
Qin Wang was still waiting for Su Qinghe’s answer. Seeing that she hadn’t spoken for a long while, he urged again, “Did you hear me?”
Su Qinghe nodded. “I heard you!”
Upon hearing this, Qin Wang stared at Su Qinghe for a moment before slowly lowering his head.
When no one was looking, Qin Wang curled the corner of his mouth slightly.
He had thought this woman’s silence meant she was unwilling to push all the responsibility onto him. Now it seemed he had been overthinking it!
But that made sense!
She was his stepmother after all. It was only their second day knowing each other—why would she treat him so well?
Soon after, the teacher returned.
Wang Kuan also followed behind the teacher, but stayed at the office door and refused to go in. He looked at Qin Wang with a wary and guarded expression, as if afraid Qin Wang would rush over and beat him again.
There were quite a few people in the office, but no one spoke. The silence was somewhat awkward.
No one knew how long had passed before there was finally movement outside.
A chubby man rode a bicycle to the office entrance, parked it, and strode over to Wang Kuan.
“Son! Who bullied you?”
The man looked almost identical to Wang Kuan, even in build.
Truly father and son!
Seeing his father, Wang Kuan immediately gained confidence and pointed at Qin Wang. “He hit me!”
Then he pointed at Su Qinghe. “She incited Qin Wang to hit me!”
Wang Mang’s fleshy face twitched as he looked at Su Qinghe fiercely. “Are you this kid’s sister? Are you the one who instigated your brother to hit my son?”
Su Qinghe shook her head. “First, I’m not Qin Wang’s sister; I’m his stepmother.
Second, I didn’t instigate Qin Wang to hit your son—he wanted to do it himself!”
After saying this, Su Qinghe waited, but didn’t receive the system prompt that the task was completed.
Was that still not enough?
She could only continue, “Although Qin Wang is my so-called stepson, I only married his father yesterday. What he is like now is not something I taught him!”
Wang Mang burst out laughing after a moment of shock.
“So this brat suddenly got so bold because he thinks he has backing now! No wonder he dared to hit my son!”
“Brat, did you hear that? Your stepmother won’t stand up for you! Come over here, kneel and kowtow to my son to apologize, or this isn’t over!”
Qin Wang kept his head down, fists tightly clenched.
She really did push all the responsibility onto him!
What she did was completely reasonable!
【Congratulations, host. Today’s Task 2 completed. 100 development points have been credited!】
Su Qinghe looked at her balance, now 703, and finally felt a bit better. She crossed her arms and lifted her chin, raising an eyebrow at Wang Mang.
“What did you just say? You want Qin Wang to kneel and kowtow to your son to apologize?”
“Yes!” Wang Mang said carelessly. “Do you have a problem with that?”
“Yes! Of course I do! What kind of family background do you have? What kind of status do you have? Something happens and you demand others kneel and apologize—was that an ancestral rule? Were your ancestors landlords or officials?”
Hearing that she was about to frame him, Wang Mang’s ruddy face instantly turned pale with fear.
That was a huge accusation—no matter how fat he was, he wouldn’t dare take it!
“You… you’re talking nonsense!” Wang Mang forced himself to stay calm. “Qin Wang hit my son!”
“That’s because your son led a group to steal his ration tickets and money. I saw it myself, and the teacher can testify! Afterward, your son not only refused to admit fault but also provoked him, which is why Qin Wang hit him.
If you think your son is injured, we can go to the hospital—treat him, get medicine. I’ll pay.
But your son gangs up on and bullies my son—you must give me an explanation! And you yourself, why do you immediately demand kneeling and apologies? Where did that habit come from? Does your family background have issues? We need to make that clear!”
Wang Mang’s body could match two Su Qinghes, but after hearing this, he couldn’t say a single word, cold sweat streaming down his face.
Seeing this, the teacher quietly moved to the corner, feeling extremely relieved.
Luckily she had been smart and didn’t speak up earlier, otherwise she would be the one unable to respond now!
Wang Mang stayed silent, but Su Qinghe didn’t stop.
“At such a young age, your son gangs up on classmates at school. That wouldn’t be inherited, would it? Was your family always like tha—”
Before she could finish, Wang Mang’s large palm suddenly slapped Wang Kuan on the back.
Wang Kuan staggered, and before he could steady himself, he was grabbed by the ear.
“I send you to school and this is what you do? Bullying classmates?”
“Apologize to your classmate right now!”
“If you ever do this again, believe it or not I’ll strip you and hang you up to beat you?”
Wang Kuan was already terrified and didn’t dare resist. He quickly shouted toward Qin Wang:
“Qin Wang, I’m sorry! I was wrong! I will never bully you again!”
Qin Wang looked up in shock, full of disbelief.
What… is going on?
Wasn’t this woman just pushing all the responsibility onto him?
Why is she suddenly standing up for him now?
She only said a few words—how did it have such an effect?
Su Qinghe looked at the silent Qin Wang, then at the father and son, and said, “Wang Kuan, right? How much money and ration tickets did you take from Qin Wang before?”
“Ten… over twenty yuan, and the tickets… I… I don’t remember clearly!”
So much?
Su Qinghe glanced at Qin Wang.
Qin Wang immediately lowered his head, his cheeks and ears turning red.
You have to understand, in this era, the average monthly wage was only a little over ten yuan.
For kids this young—just elementary school students—to have extorted over twenty yuan plus countless ration tickets was truly a huge amount.
Su Qinghe clicked her tongue twice.
“Wang Kuan is really impressive. At such a young age, he already knows how to exploit classmates! Your family upbringing is really something else!”