Free Web NovelChapter 178: Chapter 178: Be Careful
As Shen Nian spoke, she moved closer to Wang Siying, her voice rising steadily.
Intimidated by Shen Nian’s powerful presence, Wang Siying couldn’t help but take a small step back.
"Aunt Wang, any single one of the crimes your daughter committed is enough to send her to prison. On what grounds can you possibly claim she was framed?"
"Nonsense! My daughter... my daughter would never do something like that!"
Wang Siying’s voice lost more and more of its conviction. Even she knew that not a single thing Shen Nian had just said was an unfair accusation against Qin Xueling.
’But I came here today to get Shen Nian to save Qin Xueling,’ she thought. ’How can I... how can I just give in like this?’
"Whether or not your daughter did those things is for the police and the judge to decide. What’s the use of you throwing a tantrum here? If you keep causing trouble, we’ll call the police and let you go cause trouble with Qin Xueling at the station!"
In Shen Nian’s mind, Wang Siying had long ceased to be an elder worthy of respect. She would absolutely not go easy on this family ever again.
"No, I can’t go to the police station! I have to save my daughter! Xiao Nian, I’m begging you, you’re the only one who can save my daughter now! She was sentenced to three years! Please, go talk to the judge and tell him it was all a misunderstanding. Ask him to drop my daughter’s sentence, okay? Please! As long as you save my daughter, I’ll do anything you ask!"
Three years. For people of this era, if a family member was convicted of a crime, their neighbors would treat the whole family like they had the plague.
Of course, Wang Siying couldn’t bear to watch her own daughter walk down such a dead-end path!
When the onlookers heard that a sentence had really been passed, the way they looked at Wang Siying instantly changed. This woman had been here making a scene, badmouthing the Lu Family’s daughter-in-law, but it turned out her own daughter was the one who committed a crime and got sentenced! Tsk, tsk. How could someone be so shameless?
Besides, her daughter was sentenced for harming the Lu Family’s daughter-in-law, and now she was here begging that same daughter-in-law to save her. Never mind whether it was even possible—it was just plain wrong!
"Ah! So that’s why you came here today, Aunt Wang. Qin Xueling’s case has been decided! A three-year prison sentence. I thought, given her crimes, she would have gotten a few more years. She was only sentenced to three. You should be happy, Aunt Wang!"
"You... Shen Nian, how can you be so vicious!"
"Me, vicious? Everything that’s happened to Qin Xueling is her own doing. After how she treated me, forget about saving her. The fact that I’m not kicking her while she’s down and cheering is already a sign of my kindness! Aunt Wang, if I were you, I’d go home right now. Otherwise, if you keep this up, you’ll end up in prison right alongside your daughter!"
After she finished speaking, Shen Nian turned away, having no intention of dealing with Wang Siying any further. She had made things perfectly clear. If Wang Siying continued to cause a scene, she would just let the police get involved.
’I’m sure that passionate Officer Li Mu would be more than happy to handle this,’ she thought.
"You—Shen Nian, I hope you die a horrible death!"
Wang Siying’s eyes were bloodshot. In a blind fit of rage, she gathered all her strength and charged heedlessly toward Shen Nian.
Frightened screams erupted from the surrounding crowd.
The moment Wang Siying moved, Lu Cheng, who was standing a few steps away, reacted. He rushed toward Shen Nian, but she was still shoved hard by Wang Siying.
As Lu Cheng kicked Wang Siying away, Shen Nian’s body was already tilting backward from the force of the shove.
"Careful."
