70's Raising a Child: I'm done with cannon fodder female supporting roles

Chapter 30 Call the police!
Seeing that Shen Nanqiao was not fooled, Sister Wang lay on the ground and wailed:
"You Jiang family wives are so unreasonable! My Xiuyu's finger is really broken. If you don't believe me, I'll show you!"

She took out the bloody plastic bag from her pocket and threw it on the ground.

Three fingers are exposed.

Everyone exclaimed.

Shen Nanqiao's face darkened. She remembered that the factory director said Xiu Yu's finger was reconnected, so how come it broke again?
Seeing the greed in Sister Wang's eyes, she understood a little bit.

In order to get money, this sister even ignored the health of her own daughter-in-law!
"Everyone has seen it, Shen Nanqiao, what else do you have to say?"

"This is too cruel, three fingers!"

"Brother Jiang, what should we do? Xiuyu is still young, and she will be disabled before she gives birth to a son!"

Father Jiang held his forehead helplessly. Only Shen Nanqiao was present at the time. Even if it was not her fault, it was difficult to explain.

Shen Nanqiao said with a cold face:

"Xiuyu's finger was reattached, how did it break again? Was it your mother-in-law who broke it?
Besides, if I didn’t know a little about repairing a broken machine today, I don’t know what would have happened.

She can't operate it herself, who can she blame for being cut?"

"Don't think my parents-in-law are easy to bully and come to extort money. I will never admit to anything I didn't do!"

Sister Wang laughed at him, "You can repair machines? Don't make me laugh! Everyone knows you can't do anything. We don't ask for much, just two thousand yuan, and the matter is settled!"

Two thousand yuan?
This is simply a sky-high price!

That was nearly two years’ salary for Jiang’s father, and the whole family would have to go without food and drink to save enough!

Shen Nanqiao stepped forward without flinching:
"I know whether I can repair it or not. I have agreed with the factory manager that I will pass the maintenance certificate exam within half a month.

Xiuyu is a clerk and doesn't touch machines. She asked for it!"

"If you continue to make trouble, I will call the police and ask the special commissioner!" Shen Nanqiao's words were powerful.

Sister Wang jumped up and said, "Who's afraid of who? Call the police if you want, and I'll arrest you and shoot you!"

Shen Nanqiao smiled slightly: "Let's wait and see!"

The neighbors were intimidated by Shen Nanqiao's aura.

They were wondering in their hearts, is this still the same Shen Nanqiao who would hide away when things got bad and let his parents-in-law clean up the mess?
When did it become so tough?
The words are clear and logical, and every sentence makes sense, making it impossible to refute.

She has already called the police, so why is Sister Wang still pestering her and making a fuss?

Are you still hoping to chase her away when the special envoy arrives?

It's obvious that Sister Wang is here today to extort money.

She didn't care about fairness or unfairness. It had nothing to do with her whether Xiuyu's fingers were broken or not. As long as she could get the money, she would immediately settle the matter.

But she didn't expect Shen Nanqiao to be so determined. He would rather take the case to the police station in town than pay compensation.

Sister Wang could only continue to think of other solutions.

She got up from the ground and turned to run, but Shen Nanqiao suddenly called her: "Wait!"

Sister Wang turned back with an unhappy look on her face: "What do you want?"

"You're just going to leave your daughter-in-law's finger here and not care about it?" Shen Nanqiao's eyes were sharp and his tone was cold:

"As a mother-in-law, how can you be so careless about your daughter-in-law's life and death? You really have a problem with your character."

Being accused of having a bad character in public, Sister Wang felt very embarrassed.

She still has to live in this village, and if her neighbors distance themselves from her because of this, she won't be able to survive.

Sister Wang gritted her teeth, stepped forward and grabbed the plastic bag containing her fingers, and before leaving, she did not forget to say something harsh:
"You were the one who cut it off! Don't even think about getting away with it once you get to the police station!"

After saying that, he slipped away like a gust of wind. Neighbors stood at the door, some pretending to touch their noses to hide their embarrassment, and some whispered to each other.

Shen Nanqiao turned around and glanced at everyone, then said:

"We are all neighbors in the tube-shaped building. I know everyone likes to listen to gossip, but we should not follow this kind of unfounded rumor.

Nowadays, although knowledge has not yet been popularized in our rural areas, people in the cities have taken it seriously and spreading rumors will lead to accountability.

My parents-in-law are witnesses to this incident. If anyone talks nonsense about something I didn't do in the future, don't blame me for being inconsiderate of our neighbors."

These words caused the crowd to scatter instantly.

Everyone looked at Shen Nanqiao with more wariness and dissatisfaction, and discussed privately:
"Why is the Jiang family's daughter-in-law so weird today? She used to cry and make a fuss, but now she talks about the law all the time, as if she knows a lot. In our tube building, the people have always had the final say."

Only after sending these people away did Shen Nanqiao feel slightly relieved.

It turns out that it feels so refreshing to vent all the grievances and dissatisfaction in your heart.

Having worked as a wage earner in modern society all my life, I never expected that after traveling through time into a book, I could vent my anger freely.

However, Shen Nanqiao knew clearly that the road ahead was still full of thorns.

She walked forward, looked at the anxious and worried Jiang family parents-in-law, and said softly:
"Dad, Mom, I'm sorry for worrying you. If someone comes to cause trouble again, you don't have to apologize to them.

I will never admit to something I haven't done; if I am truly wrong, I will apologize and you don't have to bear the responsibility for me."

Song Xia's eyes flickered as she looked at Shen Nanqiao and asked in a daze:
"Nan Qiao, is Xiuyu's finger really broken?"

Father Jiang explained:

"Nan Qiao went to work with me in the factory today, but I was called away as soon as I arrived, and I didn't have time to take care of Nan Qiao.

Later, I heard Xiuyu screaming. Xiuyu said that it was Nanqiao who cut it off, but the machines were broken to begin with, and Nanqiao fixed them all. I don’t believe it was Nanqiao who did it.”

Song Xia blinked, her face full of doubts:
"Nan Qiao, how come you can repair those machines in your father's steel factory? Normally you..."

Of course Shen Nanqiao couldn't say it was because of his modern knowledge and skills, so he could only make up an excuse:
“After retiring, Jiang Zhe brought back a lot of books. I would read them when I was bored, and it was not as difficult as I imagined to get started.

The iron-making work in the steel mill is done by men, and I can't do clerical work, so it would be good to learn a skill to rely on.

And in order to prove my innocence, I must pass the test to get the maintenance worker's license."

"It's just..." Shen Nanqiao frowned slightly.

To take the exam, you have to go to the city. To get from the tube building to the city, you have to go to the town first to buy a minibus ticket.

It's really troublesome to travel another three or four hours to get there.

Father Jiang thought Shen Nanqiao was worried about the cost, and immediately said:
“Don’t worry about the tuition and exam fees. I’ll go ask the repairmen in town who they learned from and find a master for you.

But most of them have rich practical experience, and answering questions in this exam... Dad is not very literate, and he can't understand those questions..."

Shen Nanqiao raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of a smile:
"Dad, it's okay. I will find a way to handle the written test myself. I will pay you back the test fee after I get paid next month."

"It's too formal for you to say that. We are all family. Come in and have dinner!"

"Okay, I'm hungry!"

Shen Nanqiao agreed readily.

It’s not because of greed, but because Song Xia’s cooking skills are so superb!
It was even better than the food she had at a star restaurant.

There was no takeout in those days, and the vegetables were all natural from the fields, without any pesticide residues.

Although meat is a bit expensive, Song Xia is an excellent cook and can cook it in various ways, such as braising, stir-frying, stewing, and sweet and sour cooking.

Shen Nanqiao was extremely greedy.