No time to bother with Zhang Dandan and her mother. Liang Weixiang learned her lesson and has been quite honest these days.
Itâs not that Liang Weixiang is being honest; sheâs genuinely scared. A week after the incident, there was once nothing to eat at home. She thought that at midday with so many people around, those people shouldnât be around.
Who knew that just as she stepped out onto the street, sheâd encounter two ruffians harassing a young girl? Their voices, their demeanorâit all reminded Liang Weixiang of those two people from that night.
Afraid they might notice her, she skipped buying groceries and dashed home, and since then, she hasnât stepped out again.
Liang Weixiang was being honest, but then Zhang Dandan started causing trouble again.
Well, on this day, Lin Wan was helping Shi Lan bring goods into the store. As soon as she reached the door, she saw a woman in her thirties with a perm, pulling Zhang Dandanâs hair and beating her. Several people next to them were trying to stop the fight, even Brother Wu was there.
Lin Wan quickly got off the tricycle, handed the child to Shi Lan, asked her to stand aside, and went inside to see what was happening.
"Whatâs going on?" Lin Wan saw Liang Hongmei and quickly grabbed her to ask.
Liang Hongmei saw her daughter had arrived, stopped fighting, and angrily pointed at Zhang Dandan, saying, "That girl doesnât learn anything good and went on seducing Brother Wu. She got caught by his wife, and you think sheâd let her off?"
Lin Wan raised her eyebrows, she really didnât expect it; Zhang Dandan is quite good at picking targets.
"Caught in bed?"
Wu Liu, who was fretting, heard Lin Wanâs words and exclaimed, "Lin, I swear, I didnât do anything with your cousin. I donât even know how she found out where I live. She followed me home after I got drunk with a client, insisting on sending me back. We were pulling and dragging when my wife caught us. I meant to explain it all, but when your cousin heard it was my wife, she ran faster than anyone. Now my wife has surely misunderstood. Iâve been explaining all day, but itâs no use. Thatâs why this all happened. Lin, youâve got to help me, separate them and explain for me. My wife is quite fierce." Lin Wan looked at the disheveled and embarrassed Zhang Dandan and pretended to be troubled, "You canât explain it clearly, how can I as an outsider?"
"Sister, Iâm begging you, please separate them. My wife is no pushover, and you can see your cousin is the one at a loss here."
Lin Wan covered her mouth with a laugh, whispered something in Brother Wuâs ear, and saw him stare dumbfoundedly at Zhang Dandan getting beaten up.
Lin Wan, in good spirits, leisurely stood outside watching Zhang Dandanâs pitiful state for a while.
At this point, itâs impossible to separate them, so Lin Wan waited until the two got tired of fighting.
Luckily, it wasnât rush hour, and there werenât many people in the shop. Because of the fight, no one was in the mood to eat; they all stood up to watch the commotion.
Once a few people in the shop separated them, Wu Liuâs wife only had her hair a bit messy with a few red marks on her face, which wasnât too bad. Compared to Zhang Dandan, whose clothes were torn, her hair was a mess, and there were quite a few clumps pulled out by Wu Liuâs wife. Zhang Dandanâs face had even more severe red marks than Wu Liuâs wife.
As soon as Zhang Dandan was pulled away, she saw Liang Hongmei and Lin Wan standing aside. She immediately rushed to them, calling out "Aunt, Cousin," and stood next to them pitifully.
Zhang Dandan clearly wanted her and her mom to take the blame and support her.
Sure enough, Wu Liuâs wife walked over briskly, pointing at them, saying, "What kind of guardians are you? At such a young age, being so shameless to seduce men! If you donât give me an explanation today, Iâll charge her with indecency!"
Zhang Dandan was frightened upon hearing about the indecency charge. This month, the streets had seen many arrests for indecency, and she had heard that indecency could lead to execution.
"Sister, donât be angry. If she really has something going on with Brother Wu, we wouldnât stop you from filing a complaint. Weâre just her relatives, after all. Itâs her mother who should be disciplining her." Lin Wan added, "With so many people talking, letâs go to a private room to discuss."
Wu Liuâs wife was somewhat reluctant. Her original intention was to shame the little girl in public.
Wu Liu kept giving her looks, considering the restaurantâs business. Wu Liuâs wife couldnât ignore their face.
Once they reached a private room, Lin Wan quickly asked Xiao Yu to prepare a pot of tea.
"Sister, how about I have someone call my aunt over now?"