Reborn in the 90s with a Space: Winning Back My Husband

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: It’s Great the Police Are Coming

After comforting Shen Nian, Miao Cuifen turned back to face Mrs. Qin.

"Wang Siying! After all the times my daughter has helped your family out, is this how you treat her? The Shen family might not be rich or powerful, but we will absolutely not stand by and watch our daughter get bullied!"

The Wang Siying Miao Cuifen mentioned was Qin Xueling’s mother. After hearing from Shen Xiangnan what Qin Xueling had done to Shen Nian, Miao Cuifen was so furious she had rushed right over without a second thought.

"Who’s bullying your daughter? It’s clearly your daughter who’s bullying mine! With all these people here, what are you trying to do? You think you can pick on us just because we’re a widow and an orphan?"

With that, Wang Siying hadn’t just antagonized Shen Nian’s group; she had insulted all the surrounding onlookers as well.

Hearing this, the crowd was naturally offended. They hadn’t done anything. In fact, some of them had even spoken up for Qin Xueling earlier. How had they suddenly been labeled bullies?

Qin Xueling was more cunning than her mother and noticed the moment the crowd’s expressions soured. ’I was counting on them to help me,’ she thought. ’I can’t afford to offend them!’

"Mom, these uncles and aunties didn’t do anything to me. It’s all Shen Nian! The moment she got here, she accused me of stealing her things and started trying to ruin my reputation!"

Qin Xueling knew exactly what a force her mother could be when she threw one of her tantrums. When she was alone, there wasn’t much she could do. But now that Mrs. Qin was here, Qin Xueling wasn’t worried anymore.

With her knack for making a scene and that sharp tongue of hers, her mother could convince people that lies were the truth.

Qin Xueling’s words instantly reignited the anger in Wang Siying that Miao Cuifen had just managed to quell.

"What? Miao Cuifen, did you hear that? It’s your daughter who’s bullying mine, and she even tried to ruin my daughter’s reputation! I’m going to teach her a lesson today!"

With that, Wang Siying tried to lunge at Shen Nian, but with so many people around, she couldn’t even get close.

"Stop your theatrics, Wang Siying! It’d be a cold day in hell before anyone believed a word your daughter says! Today, if you don’t give my daughter’s report card back, I... I’ll..."

Miao Cuifen was furious, but she had a gentle disposition and rarely got into huge arguments like this. She just couldn’t bring herself to say anything truly vicious.

Shen Nian knew her mother’s personality well. ’This whole mess started with me, so I should be the one to deal with it,’ she thought, unwilling to let Miao Cuifen face this.

"Mom, calm down. Xiang Nan already called the police. They’ll be here soon, and then it won’t be up to them whether they confess or not."

"That’s right, Mom. The police will be here any minute. All we have to do is wait."

Shen Xiangnan also chimed in to reassure Miao Cuifen. While others might not know, the three of them were certain that the report card was on Qin Xueling. Once the police arrived and searched her, they would definitely find it.

Qin Xueling, of course, had thought of this too. ’Mom’s tantrums might work on the villagers,’ she realized, ’but they’re useless against the police!’

So, when she heard the police were coming, Qin Xueling started to panic.

But Mrs. Qin was completely oblivious to her daughter’s panic. In fact, after hearing the conversation, she looked triumphant.

"Perfect! Let the police come! They can arrest all of you! That’ll teach you to bully a widow and her orphan!"