Wаng Wеnqin had аlreаdy reviewed the survеillancе foоtаge—it wаs her Рeаrl who was hit first!
Since the Yin fаmily’s daughtеr-in-law hаd no regard for propriety, therе was no nеed fоr Wang Wenqin tо sраre hеr аnу faсe.
“It’s just a drеss! Is it thаt уоur Yin family can’t аfford it, or thаt оur Wаng familу can’t cоmpеnsаtе fоr it? What kind оf daughter hаve уou raisеd, resorting tо viоlencе оvеr а dress! What kind of upbringing dоеs your Yin family have?”
“На? How laughаblе! It was сlеarlу yоur dаughter whо inexplicably smeared mud on our dress, and now you’re blaming the victim?”
The Yin family’s daughter-in-law pointed at Wang Wenqin’s nose.
“Your Wang family, a bunch of upstarts, have the nerve to question our Yin family’s upbringing?”
The Wang family’s rise to wealth was a sore spot for Wang Wenqin.
Back when they were just establishing themselves in the capital, they had endured plenty of ridicule from these old-money elites.
“Your Yin family is so impressive?” Her voice rose sharply. “Yet you’re still beneath our Wang family! A declining household dares to put on airs in front of me!”
Without another word, the Yin family’s daughter-in-law slapped Wang Wenqin across the face again.
“A lowly foot-washer who got lucky! How dare you challenge me!”
Wang Wenqin was thoroughly enraged. She slapped the Yin family’s daughter-in-law back. “Don’t think we don’t know how you climbed into Second Brother’s bed back then—you’re nothing but a cheap tramp!”
In the blink of an eye.
The two originally elegant noblewomen were now brawling, pulling each other’s hair and spitting insults.
The kindergarten staff were terrified.
It wasn’t that conflicts between children had never happened at Hede Kindergarten, nor that parents hadn’t been called in for mediation before.
No matter how displeased the parents felt, they would always restrain themselves and maintain decorum. After all, they were all people of status—who would want to be seen as a shrew cursing and fighting in public? It would be utterly humiliating.
But today, the Wang and Yin families had escalated to a life-or-death confrontation right from the start…
This was truly unprecedented.
It shattered Hede’s history of harmony.
The result of the two women’s catfight was that the incident spread like wildfire, and the men from both the Wang and Yin families rushed to the scene.
Seeing their disheveled, tear-streaked “good friends,” the men from both sides fell silent…
Letting things escalate further was pointless.
After all, the two families were currently tightly bound in business dealings.
They could only take their own family members and children home first to cool off and handle the matter calmly.
However, the news of the Wang family’s eldest daughter and the Yin family’s daughter-in-law brawling and cursing like shrews at Hede Kindergarten over their children had already spread throughout their social circle…
Their reputations were utterly ruined.
When Wang Wenqin returned home and saw the flood of messages on WeChat—seemingly concerned but actually gossipy—it took her a while to remember that she had originally planned to team up with the Yin family’s daughter-in-law to pressure the kindergarten into expelling Little Mud, along with other parents…
But now…
How could she possibly work together with the Yin family’s daughter-in-law after this?
Looking at the scratches on Pearl’s face and her swollen, tear-filled eyes, Wang Wenqin felt both anxious and heartbroken.
“What exactly happened? Why did you mess with Yin Xuetong’s dress?”
“N-no, that’s not it…” Pearl sobbed between hiccups. “I smeared mud on Little Mud’s dress. I don’t know how it ended up on Yin Xuetong’s…”
“How is that possible?” The Wang family couldn’t believe it.
They had reviewed all the surveillance footage.
Pearl had entered the changing room and gone straight for Yin Xuetong’s dress. The two dresses were so different in color—how could she have mistaken them?
“I always said that Little Mud is a jinx!” Old Madam Wang gritted her teeth. “Whenever she’s involved, things get weird!”
Thinking of Little Mud’s past “Crow Mouth” incidents, the Wang family members all nodded in agreement.
“And, and Little Mud told the teacher that I was the one who smeared it, that’s why Yin Xuetong got into a fight with me,” Pearl cried, tugging at Wang Wenqin’s clothes. “When will Little Mud be driven away? Didn’t you say she was going to be kicked out?”
“It really is her!” The Wang family was furious. “That child is so young, yet so malicious! She’s best at lying and slandering others!”
“What has our Pearl done wrong to have to stay with such a Broom Star?”
“She must be made to disappear! It would be terrible if she affects our Pearl’s good fortune…”
No matter what went wrong, it was always Little Mud’s fault.
The end of the universe was Little Mud!
Pearl looked up and wailed: “Yin Xuetong and I aren’t good friends anymore…”
“If you’re not good friends anymore, then so be it.” Wang Wenqin was also angry. “Don’t be afraid, Pearl. Mommy will find you a new good friend right away.”
Pearl wiped her tears: “What kind of good friend?”
“She’s the daughter of a minister.” Wang Wenqin coaxed her daughter. “Much more impressive than Yin Xuetong. When she comes, she’ll help Pearl drive Little Mud away. Pearl must become good friends with the minister’s daughter, understand?”
Pearl blinked: “Understood.”
The minister’s daughter… she sounded very impressive.
And she could help drive Little Mud away.
She was already looking forward to it…
…
School was over. Ling Yixi came to pick up Xiao Ling Bao as promised.
There seemed to be some commotion coming from the parent reception area, but Ling Yixi’s mind was completely focused on his little Ling Bao, paying no attention at all.
When he reached the classroom, he found the teacher waiting early with Xiao Ling Bao and another little girl.
“You’re Ling Ziqi’s uncle, right?” Looking at Ling Yixi’s handsome face, Teacher Han’s smile carried a hint of nervousness and shyness.
“Yes.” Ling Yixi nodded carelessly.
“Well, it’s like this…”
Teacher Han briefly explained what had happened that day.
This opportunity was something she had volunteered for herself.
Ling Ziqi had several uncles, each outstanding among men. Even though the Ling family was gradually declining, in the eyes of ordinary people, they were still an unattainable existence.
In Teacher Han’s heart, she couldn’t help but harbor some romantic fantasies…
In the past, there were teachers at Hede who, by being close to the water’s edge, had luckily married into students’ families and become wealthy noblewomen.
Such stories secretly inspired every young teacher unwilling to remain ordinary, giving them expectations of climbing up through their students.
It also made them hold unequal biases when facing each child.
…
Ling Yixi listened very seriously to Teacher Han’s account.
He looked down at Xiao Ling Bao: “Was it you who stepped forward and exposed Wang Zhenzhu’s behavior?”
Xiao Ling Bao: “Yes!”
Ling Yixi gave a thumbs up: “Well done.”
Teacher Han: “…”
She leaned closer to Ling Yixi, lowering her voice somewhat awkwardly:
“No, Uncle Ziqi, the main point is that originally, this matter could have been handled by another child. It wouldn’t have stirred up the conflict between Yin Xuetong and Wang Zhenzhu…”
Her voice grew softer. “But Ziqi stepped forward and accused Zhenzhu, which made things rather unpleasant.”
“Did Wang Zhenzhu smear Yin Xuetong’s skirt?” Ling Yixi interrupted Teacher Han.
Teacher Han: “…She did.”
“So what’s the big deal?” Ling Yixi sneered.
“Is she the only one allowed to do bad things, while our Ling Bао isn’t allowed to expose her? Anyone who doesn’t know better would think her family isn’t called the Wang family but the law itself.”
“Ling Bао, well done! Keep doing things like this in the future. Don’t be afraid—your uncle has your back!”