Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

"That's outrageous! How can you bully people like this!"

"So what if she's a senior? Does being a senior give her the right to humiliate people in public?"

"Let's go! I'll go with you to confront that gossipy old woman!"

As soon as Lin Qin reached the outside of dormitory 301, she heard Bai Junjun's angry curses coming from inside.

She paused, then quickly opened the door.

Everyone turned to look at her. Lin Qin blinked innocently, "What's wrong? I could hear Junjun's loud voice from far away. Why is Juanhua crying? Who bullied you?"

Lin Qin quickly put down the fruit, handed her the handkerchief, and looked worried.

Bai Junjun said angrily, "It's all because of that Li Xiaomei. Juanhua has only been in the Ancient Poetry Society for a short time. She only talked to their president a few times, but that woman acted like a lunatic, targeting Juanhua and even leading people to isolate her."

Feeling wronged, Juanhua couldn't help but confront Li Xiaomei in front of their club president. Instead, Li Xiaomei accused her of having ulterior motives and being malicious, saying Juanhua was ugly and that their club president had made an exception for her. She also berated Juanhua for being spoiled and unable to endure hardship, demanding she leave the club.

Lin Qin's face immediately darkened, and she looked at Du Juanhua with a serious expression, "When Li Xiaomei was bullying you like this, your club president was right there? He didn't say anything?"

Azalea cried even harder, her words catching in her throat. "I...I only dared to resist because I hoped the club president could stand up for me. I never expected the president wouldn't believe me at all. When Li Xiaomei humiliated me, he just stood by without saying a word. How could he do this? Waaah!"

Lin Qin and Ge Qiuyue, being experienced people, immediately sensed something was amiss.

The two looked at each other.

Ge Qiuyue frowned and asked, "Juanhua, you haven't fallen for your club president, have you?"

The azalea bowed its head and sobbed silently.

Lin Qin frowned. "What's the deal with that person?"

Zhang Hong immediately spoke up, "That man's name is Wang Xinyuan. He's a senior in our Chinese Language and Literature major, and he's the one who greeted the new students at the beginning of the semester. I remember he was the one who escorted everyone to their dorms!"

Everyone else nodded.

Lin Qin had some recollection of it. She turned back to look at the azalea and sighed helplessly. "It's normal for a young girl to fall in love. It's understandable that she would fall for a talented man with decent looks and personality when she first came to a big city. But girl, there are plenty of good men out there. This Wang Xinyuan is clearly not a good man, at least not for you."

"School's only just started, there's no need to cry over a man like that. Hurry up and get yourself ready; we'll go with you to find Li Xiaomei and demand an explanation, make her apologize to you in public."

Zhang Hong was a little uneasy. "Sister Qin, that Li Xiaomei has a terrible temper because she takes advantage of Wang Xinyuan's favoritism. It's probably unlikely that she'll apologize to Juanhua."

Lin Qin scoffed, "What's there to be afraid of! I'm here! If she doesn't apologize, I'll publish this in the newspaper, make a big fuss, and let everyone judge."

Bai Junjun's eyes lit up. "Great! This is a good idea!"

Ge Qiuyue looked at the azalea and said earnestly, "Alright, stop crying. Can you accept Lin Qin's idea? If you agree, we'll go find Li Xiaomei and settle accounts now, but you'll have to be prepared to leave the group."

Du Juanhua paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically, "I'll listen to Sister Qin!"

So the six girls from dormitory 301 cornered Li Xiaomei on her way. When Li Xiaomei saw the azalea, her face instantly darkened, and she sneered, "What? You did something so shameless and you still dare to come looking for me so openly? Are you afraid others won't know you're shameless?"

Ge Qiuyue stepped forward and gave Li Xiaomei a light shove. "Move away, your breath stinks so bad it's making me want to vomit. Haven't you brushed your teeth in days? Who's shameless? What shameless thing have we at Juanhua done? If you don't give us a straight answer today, don't blame us for being impolite!"

"Hey! Why did you hit her!" Zhuang Fangfang stepped forward and shielded Li Xiaomei behind her.

Ge Qiuyue raised her voice even louder, "When did I make a move? Which eye of yours saw me make a move? Did I hit her or what?"

"You did lay a hand on me! You shrew!"

"So what if you're a shrew? A shrew is better than a slut. Look at you all, you're like prostitutes in brothels, ugly little whores, and you're all in cahoots, stinking and disgusting."

Ge Qiuyue's skill at cursing has truly opened everyone's eyes.

Li Xiaomei had never been humiliated like this before, and she was so angry that she slapped Ge Qiuyue on the spot.

That's exactly what Ge Qiuyue wanted. She immediately shouted, "You filthy bitch, I'll tear you apart, you slut!"

The two dormitories then engaged in a brawl in public. Li Xiaomei was the target of dormitory 301. Lin Qin and Ge Qiuyue, along with Du Juanhua, rushed over and attacked her, quickly knocking her down and beating her mercilessly.

Zhuang Fangfang and the others wanted to rescue them, but Zhou Xue, along with Zhang Hong and Bai Junjun, stopped them. With such a capable assistant as Zhou Xue, one person was worth three, and the girls in Li Xiaomei's dormitory were beaten without any power to resist.

Li Xiaomei, in particular, was beaten so badly her head was practically swollen.

Seeing that the situation was about to improve, Lin Qin shouted, "Retreat!"

The people in dormitory 301 had just run away when the security guards rushed over. Seeing Li Xiaomei in such a miserable state, they quickly took her to the infirmary and notified the school leaders.

In the counselor's office.

Looking at the six beautiful young girls in front of him, Zhang Chunhe's forehead throbbed with anxiety; he simply couldn't connect them with school violence.

"Speak! Do you know you're wrong?"

Everyone stood tall and straight, their eyes resolute.

Lin Qin raised her hand. "Excuse me, Director Zhang, may I speak?"

Zhang Chunhe nodded with a headache, "Speak!"

Lin Qin innocently replied, "Director Zhang, according to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China and relevant judicial interpretations, Article 20 of the Criminal Law defines legitimate defense as a necessary but limited counterattack against an unlawful infringer in order to stop an ongoing unlawful infringement. Legitimate defense is an act taken to stop an ongoing unlawful infringement in order to protect the interests of the state, the public, oneself, or others' personal safety, property, and other rights from such infringement. If such an act causes harm to the unlawful infringer, it constitutes legitimate defense and does not incur criminal liability."

In conclusion, our actions were self-defense, not illegal, and since the other party first falsely accused and verbally attacked us, our retaliation was not immoral; therefore, we did nothing wrong!

Before Zhang Chunhe could say anything, the man at the workstation behind him stood up excitedly, spitting as he spoke, "You've already sent someone to the hospital, and you're still saying you're not wrong!"

Lin Qin put on a pitiful act, looking wronged and bullied. "Teacher, in this world, it's not always the case whoever is the most pitiful who is right. They provoked us and framed us first, and they struck first. If we really investigate, at most we were just acting in self-defense. The main responsibility still lies with them." (End of Chapter)