Chapter 86: Chapter 86

Zhao Sisi had always cared a lot about her looks, so when she heard there was a chance her face might be scarred, she cried even harder.

This broke Mrs. Zhao’s heart.

“Don’t cry, sweetheart. Mom will stand up for you. Our Zhao family isn’t so easy to bully.”

Mrs. Qin: ...?

She was just about to speak when a voice cut in ahead of her.

“In that case, let’s do as you say and call the police.”

It was the old master’s voice, firm and commanding.

The words thundered through the room.

Everyone was stunned.

The expressions on Zhao Sisi and her mother’s faces instantly turned extremely ugly.

They hadn’t expected Old Master Qin to say something like that.

“Dad—” Mrs. Qin wanted to say something, but Old Master Fu waved his hand, clearly not interested in hearing her out.

He spoke again: “I trust my granddaughter-in-law. If she hit someone, she must have had a reason. If you want to call the police, then go ahead and let the police handle it.”

His attitude made it clear he was determined to protect his granddaughter-in-law.

Mrs. Zhao’s face was ashen.

“Old Master Qin, that’s not fair. My Sisi isn’t the kind of person who causes trouble—maybe there was some argument, but is that any reason to beat someone up like this? Sisi told me your granddaughter-in-law dragged her along the road for quite a while.”

“Shouldn’t we at least get an explanation? Don’t we deserve that much?”

Old Master Qin’s gaze was sharp. “An explanation? Then let’s hear your daughter explain exactly what happened.”

Zhao Sisi was usually fearless, but she was actually a little scared of Old Master Qin.

“I, I... I just said one thing to her—”

“What exactly did you say? I don’t believe my granddaughter-in-law would hit someone just because of a single sentence.”

Old Master Qin’s obvious favoritism made Zhao Sisi indignant.

After all these years of calling him Grandpa Qin, this was how he treated her.

Tears fell again.

Just then, a loud, breathless voice rang out, “If she won’t say it, I will—”

Qin Wenshu rushed in.

Luckily, he’d made it just in time.

When Zhao Sisi saw Qin Wenshu, her face changed dramatically.

“Wenshu, what happened?” Mrs. Qin asked.

Qin Wenshu caught his breath before speaking, “Aunt, Grandpa, here’s what happened. I ran into my sister-in-law on the street and told her the child was sick. She got anxious and borrowed my bicycle. Then Zhao Sisi came up and started cursing at her, calling her shameless, accusing her of seducing me—I told her that’s my sister-in-law, Brother Wenhuo’s wife, but she wouldn’t stop. She almost made my sister-in-law fall, and spilled rice all over the ground—”

Qin Wenshu recounted everything in detail.

Zhao Sisi’s face kept changing color.

She glared hatefully at Qin Wenshu. He was actually siding with that woman—if there wasn’t something going on between them, who would believe it?

Mrs. Zhao’s face was also very unpleasant.

“Even if there was a misunderstanding and my Sisi said something inappropriate, that’s still no reason to beat her up like this, especially considering the relationship between our families.”

Mrs. Qin spoke up, “And why not? This wasn’t just a slip of the tongue—she slandered all three of us. Mrs. Zhao, you really need to teach your Sisi better in the future.”

Old Master Qin added in a deep voice, “Zhao family, my Wenshu isn’t courting your daughter, nor is there any marriage arrangement between them. What’s the meaning of your daughter acting like this all the time?”

(End of chapter)"