80s: The cold-faced tough guy was controlled by the beautiful woman

Chapter 365 Worship
It's still early before we leave school.

After confirming that Qin Xian was free in the afternoon, Li Yingtang took him shopping.

In the evening, they went to the shops on either side to collect their money, and then went home separately.

Since the cabinet shop was closer to her home, Li Yingtang returned to Xian'an Road first.

As soon as the courtyard gate opened, Cao Meijiao rushed over and slapped Li Yingtang across the face.

He muttered curses under his breath: "Was it you who wrote the whistleblower letter! Now I'm fired, are you happy? I'll beat you to death, you little bitch!"

Li Yingtang reflexively raised her arm to block, but Cao Meijiao instantly changed to kicking.

Li Yingtang took a step to avoid the sneak attack, retaliated with four slaps, and kicked the man to his doorstep.

She said coldly, "Go back to where you came from."

Your dad's having another epileptic fit!
What kind of whistleblower letter?

You deserved to be fired, didn't you?
Cao Meijiao was stunned by the pain. It was the first time she had suffered a loss at Li Yingtang's hands, and she attributed it to her own lack of preparation.

She had rehearsed this action countless times in her mind.

As a result, she was kicked away.

Li Yingtang pushed his bicycle into the yard and parked it. Then, the sound of Cao Meijiao crying came from nearby. The neighbors heard the noise and came out to check.

"Mei Jiao, what's wrong?"

"The neighbor's wife is hitting me!" Cao Meijiao wailed.

"My whole body aches like it's falling apart."

“She put talismans in my house. My family even tore off the roof to find the talismans. Now she’s turning around and accusing me of putting them there. She also claims that Xiaojing’s family or Lihua’s family found talismans from somewhere and that I put them there. What did I do to deserve this?”

Grandma Xiaojing and Grandma Lihua, who were watching from the sidelines, said:
"Who else could it be but you? This young wife has never been to our house before."

"Yes."

Cao Meijiao cried and sobbed, "You say I put it there, but do you have any proof? You're catching a thief red-handed, catching two people in the act."

Li Yingtang was shocked by Cao Meijiao's shamelessness. She went out and retorted, "It was clearly you who put yellow talismans in my house. Ah Xian's father saw it and threw it in your house. You were so scared that you tore off the roof, but now it's become our fault for putting the talismans in."

"I have no grudge against you, why are you using talismans?"

Unable to communicate effectively with Cao Meijiao, Li Yingtang resorted to the method the other party feared most: "Heaven is watching what people do, and the world is the witness. If I utter a single lie, I will suffer for you for the rest of my life. Conversely, if I tell the truth, you will bear all my misfortunes in the future."

"You!" Cao Meijiao lacked confidence and dared not respond directly. She shifted everyone's attention: "You dare to say that my being fired from my job has nothing to do with you? And what about your scandalous affair with your father-in-law?"

Li Yingtang, with a clear conscience, said firmly, "How can your dismissal from your job have anything to do with me? My father-in-law and I have a scandalous affair; may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death. You're framing me; may you die a horrible death."

Cao Meijiao was superstitious and, intimidated by the harsh words, dared not argue back.

The old woman came out from next door. She looked strangely tired, as if she'd aged ten years in just one day. "Young lady," she said, "we're neighbors, we'll see each other all the time, let's not make things too awkward. My daughter-in-law's been in a bad mood lately, she lost her job, please be understanding."

Li Yingtang remained indifferent; she and Cao Meijiao had been arguing for some time.

The old woman chose to come out at this moment simply to help Cao Meijiao out of her predicament.

People.

They're all selfish, even when their own family members are in the wrong, they'll do their best to protect them.

She said, "Just because your daughter-in-law is in a bad mood, does that mean she can throw mud at others? What kind of neighbor is that? I forgive her, but who will forgive me?"

I thought that moving to the city would bring me a good neighbor.

Who knew it would be another oddball?

She encountered more demons than Tang Sanzang did on his journey to the West.

She stopped fighting, turned around, went back to her home, closed the door, and shut herself out.

Even after returning to my bedroom, I could still hear the noise outside.

After a moment, silence returned.

Her emotions also calmed down.

Thinking Qin Xian should be back by now, I went into the kitchen to cook. Just as I put the rice on to steam, there was a knock on the door.

"Here I am." She walked out of the kitchen, and Qin Xian's figure could be seen through the crack in the door.

As he reached for the door latch, the old woman reappeared: "Little Stone, I have to apologize to you, my Meijiao." She took the initiative to take the blame: "It's my fault for not managing the household properly, I'm sorry."

Qin Xian listened silently: "What's the use of apologizing? This morning everyone was still gossiping about my wife. Don't bother us anymore." Tangtang said yesterday that she had already started buying a house.

He knew exactly how much money his family had.

She will face a period of financial crisis after buying the house, but she still goes ahead without hesitation, which shows the influence of gossip.

Even someone with her strong mental fortitude couldn't withstand it.

Li Yingtang opened the door at that moment, and Qin Xian entered the courtyard, no longer paying attention to the old woman.

"You've been wronged," he said with some concern.

The injustices she experienced seemed to all stem from him.

From the He family in the past, to the Jia family later, to our current neighbors.

Li Yingtang said nonchalantly, "I won't stoop to their level."

"If everyone were like you, that would be great."

Li Yingtang laughed and said, "That won't do. I'm not a good person. And they're not all bad either."

Human nature dictates.

You were living a miserable life before, and during the two years you were away, many people thought you were dead. Now you've suddenly reappeared, handsome and successful, with a happy family, a young father, and impeccably dressed—clearly from a well-off family. How could everyone not be envious? Now that there's an opportunity to strike you down, they certainly can't miss it.

Qin Xian: "There are many people who are better than me. Comrade Ding, Comrade Xue, aren't they both more outstanding than me?"

Li Yingtang: "The neighbors don't know them, and even if they did, they couldn't reach them. It's like the old lady who collects recyclables on the street. She won't be jealous of the rich ladies in the mall who wear gold and silver and spend lavishly; she'll only be jealous of her fellow shopkeepers who collect more recyclables than she does. Your situation is pretty much the same."

Everyone else is doing just fine being poor, why do you want to get rich first?
"You always manage to pinpoint the problem perfectly." Qin Xian's eyes held a hint of admiration.

She was younger than him, but had far more experience.

Li Yingtang said proudly, "I need to learn more."

Qin Xian replied modestly, "Okay."

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After meal.

Li Yingtang and Qin Xian went for a walk and deliberately passed by the woods where the rumors about her had been spread.

Qin Xian knew this forest because it was in a different direction from his route to school and work, and he had never walked this path before.

He said, "The woods aren't hidden at all. Just stand by the roadside and you can see what's inside. Even the dumbest person wouldn't be here."

Li Yingtang: "People only want to believe what they want to believe, and they can't accept it if the result is different from what they expected. It's the same with my case, and it's pretty much the same with your mother's case." She explained, but no one believed her.

Qin Xian's eyes darkened: "Many of those who spread rumors back then are still around."

Interconnection between hospitals.

When he went to the Second Hospital for consultations a while ago, unlike when he first started working, many people took the initiative to get close to him this time.

The doctor and nurse who had worked with his mother asked him if he knew Qin Mo because of his striking resemblance to her.

He spoke frankly about their mother-son relationship.

One of them, named Feno, privately told him about his mother's work back then, and who had been pushing her to leave.

He wrote them down one by one.

I inquired privately, and what they said was true.

But Feno was also involved in driving his mother away. The other party had conflicts with everyone he mentioned, and this complaint was probably an attempt to use him to take revenge on those people.

Li Yingtang comforted him, saying, "A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. When you have the ability, it's not too late to deal with them."

When Qin Xian faced her, his cold and stern face softened into a gentle smile: "Mm."