Qin Nian had been sending pear soup for three consecutive days. Perhaps because the home environment was better, Little Baby had stopped coughing. Third Brother would occasionally play with Little Baby, and the child would laugh heartily every day.
"Finally, the coughing has stopped. I can finally relax. These four children growing up together will have a relationship as good as yours siblings in the future."
Professor Wen looked at the children playing on the blanket in the living - room with a loving smile on his face. Due to the family - planning policy, there weren't many children in each family. Originally, having Zheng Hao and the others was enough for them. Unexpectedly, Little Baby came along. Fortunately, both Hu Jun and Zhou Ang were only children, so having one more child didn't violate the policy.
After the family - planning policy was introduced, those who had children earlier naturally had an advantage. Facing the choice between work and having more children, most families with public - service jobs chose work.
"It's better for a boy to be tough."
Dean Hu didn't mind that his eldest grandson was too naughty at this moment.
"Leave the children here today. Please trouble the teacher and his wife to take care of them."
Qin Nian planned to go shopping with Yang Yufen today. Originally, Yang Yufen wanted to go alone, but Qin Nian disagreed.
Coincidentally, Zhou Ang was also off today, so they would all go together, and the children would stay at home.
Hu Jun drove the three of them to the department store first and then went off to work. He would come back to pick them up at noon.
"Niannian, you go shopping with your sister - in - law. I'll stroll around by myself. See you on the first floor later."
Yang Yufen was planning to prepare a surprise for her daughter - in - law.
"Okay, Mom. Be careful."
Seeing that her mother - in - law really didn't want her to follow and they were already at the department store, Qin Nian had no choice but to agree.
"Come on. I've never seen someone so reluctant to part with their mother - in - law."
Zhou Ang couldn't help laughing when she saw Qin Nian staring at Yang Yufen with a reluctant look.
"I'm just afraid that Mom's injury isn't fully healed. It would be bad if she gets pushed by someone."
"I've checked Yang Aunty's injury. It's nothing serious. Aunty is in good health, and she's only in her fifties, two years younger than our mom."
Hearing this, Qin Nian felt a little embarrassed. She didn't know why, but she just wanted to follow her mother - in - law.
"Let's go. Let's buy new clothes for the kids. Since you're so attached to your mother - in - law, you should also pick out a coat for her."
Zhou Ang hadn't had time to go shopping for a long time. She only took twelve days of maternity leave after giving birth and then went back to work. The doctor profession was really busy.
"Okay."
The sister - in - law duo went straight to the clothing section of the department store. Since they didn't have time to make clothes themselves, ready - made clothes were the best choice.
Yang Yufen looked around and found that her daughter - in - law didn't follow. So she went straight to the gold jewelry counter.
"This chain is nice. I'll take this one."
Yang Yufen pointed at a gold necklace and said.
"I'll take this."
A woman's voice interrupted. She reached out her hand to grab the necklace that the salesperson had taken out.
Yang Yufen raised her hand and slapped the outstretched hand away.
When she saw the woman's face, all the old and new grudges welled up.
"Ah~ You old hag, what are you doing hitting people!"
Jiang Rourou let out a pained cry. She had just gotten a sum of money and thought of coming out to buy some things today. She just saw a necklace and thought it suited her very well, so she asked for it. But then she was hit by an old woman. What was going on?
"You're young, but you're blind and deaf. You don't know how to respect the old at all. You have no quality. You keep calling me an old hag. Are you not going to grow old? Or are there no old people in your family?"
Yang Yufen pointed at Jiang Rourou's face and scolded without any courtesy. Her fingernails were almost touching Jiang Rourou's face, and she had held back a lot.
"You old hag, how dare you talk to me like that! Take your dirty hand away! Is this a place for someone like you? You're just a country bumpkin, a mud - legged peasant from the countryside!"
After being startled, Jiang Rourou became even angrier.
"You little girl, I've lived this long and it's the first time I've been scolded like this. Since your parents didn't teach you well, I'll teach you a good lesson today. You want to scold, right? I'll let you scold. What's wrong with being from the countryside? The rice you eat isn't grown by rural people? Do you think everywhere is your home? Can't you talk properly? Look down on rural people, right?"
Yang Yufen slapped Jiang Rourou twice. She had wanted to do this for a long time.
Jiang Rourou had never been beaten like this before. She immediately fought back, and the two of them got into a fight.
Yang Yufen was so strong that Jiang Rourou couldn't even get close to her.
Apart from the first two slaps, Yang Yufen aimed at the places that couldn't be shown in public. She grabbed Jiang Rourou's hair. After beating her enough, Yang Yufen fell backward with the help of Jiang Rourou's hand.
"Ouch! Ouch, murder! Not only did she try to snatch things, but she also opened her mouth and cursed. Where did this capitalist miss come from? I'm from the countryside and I'm honest. Ouch~"
Yang Yufen sat on the ground and slapped her thighs.
"You, you, you..."
Jiang Rourou was in pain and angry at the same time. She pointed at Yang Yufen sitting on the ground and couldn't say a word for a moment.
"Ouch~"
Yang Yufen covered her head and turned her face.
"What's wrong with you? Bullying an old person. You're dressed so nicely, but you have no quality at all."
Hearing the familiar voice, Qin Nian, who was originally choosing clothes, couldn't feel at ease. She immediately turned around and squeezed through the crowd towards the commotion.
"Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Seeing her mother - in - law lying on the ground, Qin Nian was extremely worried.
"Ouch, Niannian. It was this woman who pushed me. Everyone saw it. I was buying something. I saw it first and asked the salesperson to pack it for me. This woman reached out to snatch it. When I wouldn't let her, she called me an old fool. Her mouth was so dirty."
Yang Yufen secretly pinched Qin Nian's hand. Qin Nian was stunned for a moment. Although she didn't know exactly what had happened, just as her teacher's wife said, people were partial, and she naturally sided with her mother - in - law.
"What's wrong with you! Who can help call the police? Bullying an old person. My mother - in - law's waist injury isn't healed yet. Do you know the consequences of pushing her like this?"
Qin Nian wasn't very good at scolding people.
"Ouch, my waist. It hurts so much~"
Forget it. She couldn't force her daughter - in - law too much. Yang Yufen started to cry out in pain herself.
"Humph, this old hag. When did I call you an old fool? And, can you even afford it? You were the one who started the fight. I've been beaten like this by her, and I'll ask you to compensate me. Do you think just shouting about calling the police is something great!"
Jiang Rourou was really startled when she heard about calling the police. But seeing that no one was moving, she became arrogant again.
Zhou Ang also followed over, but she didn't step forward immediately. She looked at the gold counter next to her and walked towards the salesperson.
"Comrade, hello. I'm a doctor from the Military Region Hospital. What did you see happen just now?"
Seeing that Zhou Ang was wearing nice clothes and had an extraordinary temperament, and knowing she was from the military region and a doctor, the salesperson told Zhou Ang what had happened.
