I transmigrated to the 1970s and became the female lead's vicious stepsister.

"What are you doing? What kind of behavior is this?!"

When Zhao Yongjie saw that the women in his house were making a scene again, surrounded by neighbors, he turned pale with anger.

That's so embarrassing!

"Dad, please save me! That mother and daughter ganged up on me and Grandma!" Zhao Nana cried as if she had found a savior, complaining to her own father.

"Still talking nonsense? I think the beating was too lenient!"

"Slap, slap." Two more slaps.

Su Lingwu wasn't afraid of the Zhao family. She didn't eat the Zhao family's food, and no one could put on airs in front of her.

"stop!"

"You're Ling Wu, right? Nana is your older sister, how could you hit her?"

Zhao Yongjie was naturally unhappy to see his daughter being beaten on the ground by his stepdaughter, and stepped forward to pull the two apart.

"Zhao Yongjie, you dare touch my daughter!"

Xu Meili shoved Zhao Yongjie away, causing him to stumble.

"Meili, this... I didn't mean anything by it, I just wanted to separate the two children. The sisters started fighting, and you weren't going to do anything about it?"

"Pah!"

"What's wrong with my daughter standing up for me? Is it only the Zhao family who's allowed to beat people up?"

Xu Meili was slapped by the old lady of the Zhao family and she remembered it deeply. "You old hag, you just wait. You better never fall into her hands."

"This... is beautiful, your face?"

At this moment, Zhao Yongjie also noticed the injury on Xu Meili's face.

The old lady of the Zhao family was thin and frail, her hands like withered branches. It hurt a lot when she hit someone. There was a very obvious big red handprint on Xu Meili's face.

"mother!"

"you……"

No need to guess, it must be her own mother. She knows her own daughter well; she's not that bold and wouldn't dare to hit Xu Meili, but she's definitely stirring things up from the sidelines.

"What did I do wrong? Is it illegal for me to discipline my own daughter-in-law?"

The old lady of the Zhao family was self-righteous and didn't think she had done anything wrong. She thought it was Xu Meili's fault for cheating on them, and she deserved it!

"That doesn't mean you can hit people!"

Zhao Yongjie was quite satisfied with Xu Meili; she was beautiful and had given him a son. He hoped for a harmonious family life.

"She deserved to be hit. Without rules, there's no order. Let's see if she dares to do it again!"

"snort!"

"The world is truly full of wonders. Your Zhao family even has law enforcement power? Who gave you that right?"

"Who gave it to you?!"

"You disrespectful old hag, arbitrarily sentencing and beating people, I want to ask the police officers, how come after so many years since the founding of New China, there are still people with such outdated customs from the old society?"

As soon as Su Lingwu said that, Old Madam Zhao's eyelids twitched. This was an old-fashioned custom from the old society. This brat was trying to kill her!

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat!"

"Lingwu, you're exaggerating. Don't blame your uncle for scolding you. We're all family, why are you being so cruel?"

Zhao Yongjie was also terrified. He glanced around and hurriedly scolded his stepdaughter for her unrestrained speech.

This matter could be a big deal or a small deal. If someone with ulterior motives makes a fuss about it, their whole family will be in deep trouble.

Xu Meili glared at Zhao Yongjie and pointed at his nose, "Zhao Yongjie, you have no right to talk about my daughter like that!"

The two had been married for ten years, and knowing that Xu Meili was truly angry, their tone softened considerably.

"Beautiful, don't you even care about the children?"

"How can you say such things so casually!"

"Uncle Zhao, what did I say wrong?"

"Your Zhao family didn't even bother to find out what happened, and you just slapped my mother right away."

"I've only ever seen this kind of behavior in the old society."

Su Lingwu met her stepfather Zhao Yongjie's gaze without the slightest fear.

"She deserves to be beaten. Who told her to eat alone and spend the family's money on food and drink? You two are living a carefree life, eating out while the family is struggling to make ends meet. I can argue with anyone I can find."

"Son, you can't keep this wife anymore! She took the family's money and ration coupons to a state-run restaurant, eating and drinking extravagantly, ordering tons of meat dishes. Don't you think she's despicable?"

With the end of the month approaching and food supplies running low, and with some time before the next paycheck, the whole family is struggling financially.

However, Xu Meili clung to her salary, which had been a source of resentment for a long time. This incident was just the trigger for the conflict.

In fact, it's not just the Zhao family; every household is like this, tightening their belts for a few days at the end of the month.

People still have opinions about Xu Meili's behavior.

"Oh dear, it's a second marriage after all. They're not on the same page. There are so many people in the family, and she's just raising her daughter alone. How heartless of her."

"No way, Xu Meili isn't that kind of person."

"Who can say for sure? You can know a person's face but not their heart!"

Faced with the murmurs of the crowd, Zhao Meili rolled her eyes. They were all a bunch of idle busybodies who couldn't even manage their own affairs, yet they dared to comment on other people's business.

But Su Lingwu couldn't let her own mother get such a bad reputation. She didn't care, since she didn't live in the city, but her mother still had to live in the city.

"I want to clarify a few points, and I hope everyone can give their opinion. I believe that right and wrong will be judged by public opinion."

"First of all, we didn't eat secretly; we ate openly and honestly."

"It all started when my partner and I came to the city to buy some things. We got hungry and decided to eat at a state-run restaurant. My mom saw us, and naturally, I wanted her to join us. It was a good opportunity for me to meet my partner. Does that violate any common sense or principle?"

"But Zhao Nana saw us and insisted that we were stealing food. She even threatened us, saying that we had to treat her to meat too, or she would tell Dad and Grandma. Of course, we weren't afraid of her. As you all saw, she brought the old lady over and beat my mom."

"You...you're lying. You two are penniless. Where would you get the money to treat someone to a meal? Your boyfriend is clearly a scoundrel."

Zhao Nana naturally had to defend herself.

"Zhao Nana, I advise you not to judge a book by its cover. Where our money comes from is none of your business, but the fact is, the money doesn't belong to your Zhao family."

"Secondly, Zhao Nana and the old lady insist that my mother took the Zhao family's money notes. I want to ask, don't you know how much money notes your family actually has?"

"My partner and I used our own money. If you don't believe me, you can go to a state-run restaurant and ask who paid the bill. You'll then know the truth."

"Also, my partner is a soldier, and the receipts we use are military-issue, like the one I have here. May I ask if your Zhao family has any?"

Su Lingwu took out the ticket that Fu Linchuan had left for her.

Everyone's eyes changed. Military ration coupons! These things are so useful. Local ration coupons are only valid within the province, but military ration coupons are valid nationwide!

Moreover, they are given priority in supply in any city.

When the old lady of the Zhao family saw this, her eyes lit up with envy.

Zhao Yongjie dared not utter a word. The troublemakers were his own daughter and mother, and had nothing to do with anyone else.

"And thirdly, I remember my mom saying that the Zhao family's money and banknotes aren't under her control; they're all managed by the old lady and Uncle Zhao. I'm just wondering, how can you say that I'm misappropriating the Zhao family's money and banknotes!"

"What, is your Zhao family a bunch of robbers and bandits? Seeing someone else's things, you insist they're yours!"

"Or is it a sin for me, as a daughter, to treat my own mother to a meal?"