Having gotten along with each other in the past few days, her eldest aunt was kind-hearted and hardworking. Su Mian disregarded previous grudges and treated others generously. It was unknown how much effort she had spent on the health of the villagers.
Looking at Su Hong and her mother again, could the things they did even be called things done by humans? They were both from the Su family, yet how could they act like this towards their own relatives?
“Su Jiang Tao will be here soon, and we will need to give him an explanation. If Su Mian goes out today without new clothes, she will not be able to hold her head high for the rest of her life!” Grandma Su fussed about details and was clear about important things.
He Qin was already a stepmother, what would the villagers think if something like this was spread out? In the future, how would He Qin be able to keep her head high in the village?
Although the eldest daughter-in-law did not have the eloquence of Bai Yu Lan, she was honest, hardworking, and capable.
“Hey, everyone is standing there and everything has been prepared.” The door curtain was lifted up and Bai Yu Lan walked in happily. Bai Yu Lan was rich and her situation at home was better than other people’s. Her days passed smoothly and her appearance looked like she was younger than forty years old.
Su Hong followed behind her, looking Su Mian up and down before her gaze fell onto the cotton-padded jacket.
A victorious smile flashed quickly across her face. When she raised her head again, Su Hong pretended to be surprised and covered her mouth, “Ah, who burnt this cotton-padded jacket? Who was so wicked? Sister Su Mian only has this new clothing!”
Did she also know wickedness?
She sure understood it clearly!
Everyone appeared as though they had not heard the mother and daughter speaking, standing still where they were, although they looked at them with eyes sharper than a knife.
“What is this, what are you looking at us mother and daughter for? Could it be that you suspect it was us who burned it?” Bai Yu Lan’s tone did not carry the slightest guilt at all. Without evidence, they would never admit it, so what could they do?
Su Hong smiled sweetly and spoke softly, “Mother, don’t misunderstand. They need to have evidence if they think we burned it. Aunt had made Su Mian this new cotton-padded jacket and now that it’s burnt, she cannot wear it. Everyone is just anxious.” She did not believe that today would be a good day for Su Mian. Su Mian had also invited all the officers from the police station, but she was not afraid.
As soon as Su Hong finished speaking, He Qin could not keep a calm face anymore.
Yes, she was a stepmother. Although she had always treated Su Mian as her own daughter, if this matter was spread out, it would be her fault as the stepmother.
Su Mian saw every one of Su Hong’s small expressions. How could she not notice Su Hong’s malicious intentions in her previous life? Washing herself clean while painting He Qin in the bad light.
Unfortunately, she had still regarded her as a relative in her previous life, ending up like that afterwards.
Su Mian’s expression was faint and she even had a smile. She walked neither quickly nor slowly to Su Hong, then stood still. Just as everyone was waiting for Su Mian to say something, Su Mian raised her hand and slapped Su Hong twice!
The two slaps were resoundingly crisp and red handprints immediately appeared on both of Su Hong’s cheeks.
Everyone was stunned. Su Mian with her soft temperament had actually hit someone…
Su Hong clutched her face, having not expected that Su Mian would slap her in front of so many people without any mercy. In order to keep her reputation of being a quiet and good girl, she forcibly suppressed her anger and blinked her red eyes aggrievedly, “Xiao Mian, why did you hit me? Whatever I did wrong, you can tell me directly. It will be fine if I don’t do it again. I know that you have always been jealous of me entering the army. My father has already promised you, and you will go in two months too!”
This acting of hers could have led everyone here to really believe that Su Mian envied her being a soldier, if not for the fact that everyone knew the culprit was Su Hong.
Su Mian was going to take the administration test for the Second Military Medical University. Even the Provincial Military Medical University had offered her special admission, yet she had refused. Why would she be jealous of her becoming a military healthcare worker?
What a joke!
