Chapter 350: Xiao Dang's Backstab

Xiao Dang's clear, ringing voice flew into the ears of everyone present.

"Grandma, the teacher doesn't allow us to lie; he says good children and good classmates cannot lie, and if the teacher finds out we lied, he ought to criticize Xiao Dang."

The implied meaning.

Even if you are my grandmother and I am your granddaughter, I cannot obey you; I must go refute Bangeng's remarks just now.

This reason.

High-end, classy, upscale.

Even if Heaven itself came, it would still be clueless.

It can be called the ultimate in lies.

The pinnacle of nonsense is to let those around follow the thread and fill in the blanks themselves, thereby artificially creating a conviction that everyone firmly believes.

Although it doesn't openly sell out Jia Zhangshi like Bangeng does, blatantly dumping all the blame on her head without regard.

But the phrase "Good children and good classmates don't lie!"

Yet it far surpasses Bangeng's earlier betraying words.

Its effect is several times stronger than that of the Thief Saint.

In the blink of an eye.

A lazy, gluttonous person, seeing Da Mao marry Qin Jingru, seeks to exploit this relationship to gain advantages for the Jia family, unafraid of risking his own grandson's imprisonment, and even wants to make his grandson, late at night by the wall, become the image of an evil grandmother whose wickedness is piled high, thus firmly imprinting that image in the neighbors' bones.

Originally, Jia Zhangshi still had the persona of a grandmother who dotes on Bangeng.

Relying on this sole remaining persona, she caused trouble throughout the Siheyuan, but the neighbors, out of sympathy for the Jia family's orphaned widow, did not deliberately ostracize her as Shazhu did.

Bangeng and Xiao Dang's successive betrayals.

The last shred of Jia Zhangshi's dignity.

It was gone too.

It was torn apart by the very grandson and granddaughter she cherished—Bangeng and Xiao Dang—with their own hands.

This feeling of betrayal gave Jia Zhangshi the sensation of being in the depths of winter's ninth cold period, her whole body filled with endless chill.

She felt the neighbors' cold gazes.

Jia Zhangshi even felt like dying.

After countless calculations, she never expected Xiao Dang to turn against her at this critical moment, joining forces with Bangeng to pin a hat on her.

Leaving Jia Zhangshi with no chance to turn things over.

"Xiao Dang, you dead girl!"

Jia Zhangshi's hand.

Had not yet risen.

Xiao Dang then hid behind Qin Jingru, crying for her father and mother.

Shazhu's eyes.

Suddenly shrank.

Xiao Dang gave him a strange feeling.

As everyone knows.

When facing a threat, people instinctively flee to a safe place, or seek someone they trust to bolster their courage.

To Xiao Dang's left, two meters away, is her birth mother Qin Huairu; to her right, four meters away, is her aunt Qin Jingru.

Not speaking of blood ties.

Just speaking of distance.

One would run two meters, the other four meters.

A normal person.

Normally, one would run toward the mother, the shortest route, but Xiao Dang did the opposite, running far to reach Qin Jingru, her little face full of fear, her hands tightly clutching Qin Jingru's collar.

What a Jia family member.

Truly, talent abounds.

Before, there was the scheming Jia Zhangshi; behind, there was the grandson Bangeng who betrayed his own grandmother for safety; now another appears, Xiao Dang, seizing the opportunity to grow closer to Qin Jingru.

Damn, that's high!

If this is a backup plan devised by Jia Zhangshi or Qin Huairu to bleed Qin Jingru dry, and if the two adults instructed Xiao Dang to do this,

It would be understandable.

Good child.

Knows to listen to grandma and mother.

But if Xiao Dang, reading the situation, acts on her own initiative,

Then Shazhu must summon twelvefold spirit.

He is no longer a lone bachelor whose full stomach feeds the whole family; he now has a wife, children, a sister, and a brother-in-law, and if someone schemes against him, it becomes a situation where pulling one thread moves the whole body.

A hint of solemnity rose on Shazhu's face.

His gaze also carried a scrutinizing meaning.

Yu Li probably noticed Shazhu's lapse and lightly touched him with her hand.

Shazhu, unwilling to let Yu Li worry excessively, gave her an "I'm fine" expression, then turned his gaze to Xiao Dang.

Quite obvious.

Xiao Dang took Qin Jingru as her mainstay.

Leaving her birth mother un sought, she instead sought out a strange aunt she had never met.

Somewhat interesting.

Qin Jingru, however, still stood in a protective-mother pose, shielding Xiao Dang behind her, and in a tone as if she were the head of the household for Xiao Dang, she began shouting at Jia Zhangshi.

"Although no one has ever called me 'grandma', I've seen how others behave as grandmas; even in our village, a grandma like you, Jia Zhangshi, this oddball, is one of a kind—you teach your grandson to squat by the wall, teach him to steal, aren't you afraid of sending your own grandson to jail?"

Jia Zhangshi was completely dumbfounded.

The plan once again failed to keep up with the changes.

One should cry.

Or maybe one should laugh.

"After having your lie exposed in public by your own grandson, you felt embarrassed, so you turned your attention to your granddaughter, trying to get her to lie with you; if she refuses to lie, you still want to hit someone—right in front of all these neighbors, why don't you try hitting Xiao Dang?"

Qin Jingru turned her head and softly comforted the frightened Xiao Dang behind her.

"Xiao Dang, don't be afraid; with your aunt here, your grandma won't dare hit you; your aunt will back you up."

Xiao Dang, looking miserable, glanced at Qin Jingru, then fearfully glanced at Jia Zhangshi; his hand gripping Qin Jingru's collar tightened unnaturally.

"Jia Zhangshi, do you still dare to threaten Xiao Dang?" Qin Jingru turned her head and said to Liu Haizhong, "Second Uncle, aren't you going to intervene?"

He was called out.

Liu Haizhong couldn't possibly just stand there like a dead person.

He also felt that tonight's events were more than enough.

Thus, in his capacity as the Dayuan steward, he issued a few warnings to Jia Zhangshi.

"Jia Zhangshi, what are you trying to do? Don't you have any semblance of an elder? Bangeng has been corrupted by your teachings, and now you're leading Xiao Dang astray. As Da Mao's wife said, it's truly rare to have a grandmother like you in the world; from now on, you must not continue doing this."

Having said that.

Seeing that there were still many onlookers around.

He immediately waved his hand.

"Stop watching, everyone disperse."

The crowd dispersed one after another.

From behind, Qin Jingru's voice could be faintly heard.

"Xiao Dang, if you don't want to go home tonight, you can sleep with your aunt."

The wedding night.

Unexpectedly, a huge lightbulb appeared.

Shazhu, following the crowd as they walked home, silently mourned his doomed friend Xu Daming a few times in his heart.

Tonight he will finally be able to sleep well!

The couple entered the door, one after the other.

They hadn't even caught their breath.

They simultaneously turned the topic to Xiao Dang.

Not only did Shazhu notice something off about Xiao Dang, but also Yu Li, who had been standing beside Shazhu the whole time, noticed Xiao Dang's oddness.

This child's performance tonight is clearly different from his usual timid impression left on the neighbors.

One doesn't know if it's an awakening of talent.

Or perhaps someone is instigating from behind the scenes.

The biggest suspect is none other than those few beasts of Jia Zhangshi.