Chapter 88: Let’s Judge Fairly

“Goudan, aren’t you going to watch? If you’re not, don’t block the way. I’m going to see it myself!”

A brash voice came from the mouth of a brash hammer!

Bai Yunqi glanced at the Dachui beside him, his smile not reaching his eyes. “What are you looking at? That’s my house!”

With that, he grabbed the bamboo basket filled with wild vegetables and ran towards his home.

“Wait for me!”

The Dachui shouted, chasing after him.

But just as he was about to squeeze through the doorway, someone grabbed him by the back of his neck.

“Who is it? Why are you grabbing me…”

The Dachui immediately started to shout, then he saw it was his grandmother, Granny Wang, who had caught him by the collar.

“Grandma…”

Granny Wang looked at the Dachui, who was eager to rush inside. “You’re just a child. What are you running in there for? Stay outside!”

With that, Granny Wang handed her grandson over to her daughter-in-law.

Then the Dachui saw that the same grandmother who had just stopped him from going in rolled up her sleeves and walked into the Bai Family’s courtyard herself.

As Granny Wang entered the Bai Family’s small courtyard, she saw a young woman in her twenties lying on the ground, crying.

She recognized the girl; she had come to the Bai Family yesterday, claiming to be a relative from Jiang Dai’s side of the family, and her name seemed to be Chunlai.

On the ground next to the girl were some shattered porcelain pieces.

The Bai Family Second Sister-in-law stood in front of Chunlai, unable to hide her panic.

“Chunlai, are you okay? Are you hurt?”

Jiang Dai rushed to Chunlai’s side, attempting to help her up.

But Chunlai didn’t get up.

Instead, she ignored the sharp porcelain shards and reached out to pick them up, her voice breaking into sobs.

Perhaps the porcelain had cut her hand, as spots of blood were starkly visible on the light-colored shards.

Jiang Dai quickly crouched down, reaching out to stop Chunlai from picking up the pieces.

“Sister Jiang, I’m fine. It’s just that the Celadon-Glazed Lidded Jar, the only heirloom my mother left me, is broken…”

Chunlai’s voice was choked with tears, and as she spoke, she leaned on Jiang Dai’s shoulder, looking pitiful.

“Although it’s not something very valuable, in Jingcheng it’s worth about two taels of silver, but it’s the only thing my mother left me!”

To outsiders, she seemed very pitiful.

But only Chunlai and Jiang Dai knew the truth.

This was Chunlai’s first time pulling such a stunt, and she was struggling to maintain her composure, needing to lean on Jiang Dai’s shoulder to hide her expression.

“My poor sister Chunlai…”

Jiang Dai comforted Chunlai, who was about to lose her composure, her tone full of sympathy.

Seeing the two frail women crying, the people around looked at the robust and reckless Bai Family Second Sister-in-law with accusatory eyes.

The three young masters standing in the crowd instantly realized something was off.

Bai Yunqi: 【This whole scene, isn’t it something Mother planned? Chunlai knows martial arts; how could she cry so easily?】

Bai Yunxing: 【That porcelain jar… if I remember correctly, it was the one Liang Tian’er brought last time, filled with honeyed fruits.】

【Although such items are used in some famous restaurants in Jingcheng to serve distinguished guests and aren’t considered valuable, they still cost a few hundred coins to buy.】

【Now they’re claiming it’s an heirloom, the only thing left by her mother, worth two taels of silver. Mother and Aunt Chunlai are really good at scheming.】

Bai Yun’an: 【Hmph, this scene was probably Mother’s idea again!】

Seeing their sister standing there, stunned as if frightened by the scene, Bai Yun’an leaned down slightly and whispered:

“Don’t worry, Aunt Chunlai is very capable.”

Juanjuan looked at her three calm brothers and simply nodded, deep in thought.

“I just pushed her a little! How can this porcelain jar be so expensive!”

The Bai Family Second Sister-in-law panicked, not really knowing what she was saying, just blurting out whatever came to mind.

“Such an expensive item, and you’re just holding it instead of safe keeping it properly!”

Jiang Dai’s face was filled with sorrow and anger. “She was holding the jar, and you still pushed her!”

“This is still my house, Second Sister-in-law”

Jiang Dai said, letting herself go, crying out, “This is outrageous! Barging into someone’s house, breaking their things, and then blaming them for not safe keeping it properly!”

She hadn’t planned on using this tactic, but the Second Sister-in-law barged in under everyone’s eyes.

Someone had barged into her house; should Jiang Dai still calmly reason with them?

“Exactly, entering without the owner’s permission is theft!”

“This is too outrageous! Even if they’re sisters-in-law, you can’t just barge in!”

“Hey! Bai Tian’s wife, when did this girl come? What’s her relationship with you?”

Some people were speaking up in support, some were digging for gossip, but no one was speaking for the Bai Family Second Sister-in-law.

Perhaps they didn’t know the truth, but they knew that standing on the weaker side gave them a supreme sense of righteousness.

As if they were the just ones, the heroes saving the weak woman.

Jiang Dai knew this, something modern people were used to.

【This tactic may not be entirely honorable, but what can I do?】

【I, Jiang Dai, eat meat, eat vegetables, but I won’t suffer losses!】

【If I don’t scheme now, my family will be the ones bullied!】

Juanjuan, who had been a bit anxious, relaxed completely upon hearing her mother’s calm inner thoughts.

Her brothers were smart, but they weren’t her mother.

Hearing these words from her mother’s heart, Juanjuan felt truly at ease.

A crisp slap echoed.

Juanjuan shivered, snapping out of her thoughts, and quickly looked over.

The surrounding chatter quieted a bit, as everyone craned their necks to see who had been slapped.

Old Madam Bai withdrew her hand, looking at her second daughter-in-law with reproach:

“Reckless! You barged in like this, and they claim the broken porcelain is worth two taels to extort you!”

“Shameful! Now come back with me!”

Old Madam Bai grabbed her daughter-in-law’s clothes, trying to drag her towards the door.

Granny Wang was the first to step forward, blocking Old Madam Bai.

“Leaving just like that? You broke the girl’s porcelain jar, and you’re leaving without compensation?”

Chunlai cried out, her eyes red with anger, glaring at the Bai Family Second Sister-in-law: “I don’t want money, I want the jar, I want the jar!”

Saying this, she got up, shaking off Jiang Dai’s hand, and lunged at the Bai Family Second Sister-in-law.

The Bai Family Second Sister-in-law wasn’t one to take things lying down. Humiliated by the accusations, she instinctively pushed Chunlai.