Back to the 1980s: Transmigrated as the Bigshot's Pampered Wife-Chapter 143: Shattered Worldview

"I think it’s an insult directed at rural people. Master Sheng, you go and ask what it means. We’ll stay in the car; we just had that unpleasantness with the girl yesterday."

Cheng Tao, a master of traditional Chinese painting, was a man who pursued perfection in all things.

"Alright. Professors, please wait in the car for a moment." After speaking, Mr. Sheng strode purposefully toward the crowd.

Mrs. Sheng had witnessed all the different sides of her daughter, and she was stunned speechless, her heart clenching in pain.

Dazed and confused, she had already been at the hospital entrance for three hours, but neither Sheng Yueyue nor the Li family would listen to her attempts to mediate.

At her wit’s end, Mrs. Sheng saw the tall, imposing figure of her husband appear before her.

A wave of immense relief and excitement washed over her. She reached out, grabbed his sleeve, and said nervously,

"Old Sheng, you’re finally here! The Li family is trying to frame our daughter. They want you to get their son out of trouble."

As expected of a former song and dance troupe leader, Mrs. Sheng explained the situation in just a few words.

Upon hearing this, a complex emotion flickered in Mr. Sheng’s eyes. ’This daughter of mine is an absolute fool.’

’She walked right into their trap.’ But he quickly composed himself, looked down at his daughter, and asked, "Yueyue, are you alright?"

Sheng Yueyue raised her head haughtily. Her face showed no sign of being wronged or feeling uneasy—only a defiant arrogance.

"What could possibly happen to me? No one can touch me. See? I knocked out this whole gang of thugs."

Mr. Sheng sighed internally. He turned his gaze to the Li family, his tone flat but allowing no room for dispute.

"Yueyue is my daughter. I will never forgive anyone who dares to touch her. And as for you, the Li family, you’re taking things too far."

Mr. Sheng’s words made the faces of the Li family members fall. Mrs. Li was slow to react. ’How is this different from what I imagined?’

Mr. Li’s voice was grim. "You must be General Sheng. We are the victims here. As the old saying goes, ’Even a prince is subject to the same laws as a commoner.’ We will not let this matter rest."

"Hmph. Victims?" Mr. Sheng sneered, his eyes filled with contempt.

"Your daughter beat my entire family black and blue! My wife is still lying on the ground, unable to get up." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"A dozen of you surrounded my daughter," Mr. Sheng countered. "You basically offered your faces for her to hit. There’s still justice in this world. Everyone, tell me, isn’t that what happened?"

Mr. Sheng’s commanding gaze swept over the crowd, emanating an intimidating pressure that warned them not to cross him.

"I saw it with my own eyes! Yueyue’s hand hadn’t even touched them before they collapsed and refused to get up," Ren Xiaofang said, her description vivid and convincing.

It was as if she had truly witnessed the event firsthand. No matter the time or place, she was a staunch supporter of Mr. Sheng.

Hearing Ren Xiaofang’s account, the onlookers began to chime in, their imaginations running wild.

"That’s right! The Li family is trying to extort them! How could a delicate little thing like Yueyue possibly hurt them?"

"Hmph! The Li family is shameless. A group of grown men, lying on the ground playing dead."

"I have no respect for people who try to pull these scams. They should be arrested and taken to the public security bureau!"

Mr. Li was so furious his eyes bulged, and his mouth hung open. He was speechless for a long moment.

Mrs. Li, who usually had a sharp tongue and had never lost an argument, was so enraged she started to stammer.

"You... you officials! You’re all masters of sophistry! Is there anyone in the world more shameless than you? You just ignore us common folk for your own selfish benefit?"

The Li family’s sixth son-in-law was the only one who hadn’t been hit by Sheng Yueyue, which showed he wasn’t one to be taken advantage of.

He pointed at Mr. Sheng and said, "Like father, like daughter. No wonder your daughter dares to beat people up in the middle of the street!"

"..." Mr. Sheng was speechless. He was indeed ashamed, but he refused to be manipulated by the Li family.

Ren Xiaofang had been feisty since childhood and was a master of arguing. Unable to bear seeing Mr. Sheng on the back foot, she rolled up her sleeves and let loose a torrent of abuse.

"General Sheng is the most outstanding cadre in our residential compound and the wisest man I know! He’d never let despicable people like you get away with this."

"Even though your family is related to my Dong Family by marriage, I side with reason, not relatives. I would never lie for you.

You bunch of hooligans failed to raise your son properly, making him a menace to society. And now you want to slander General Sheng? In your dreams!"

The onlookers chimed in to support her. "We can’t let them get away with their scheme!"

"For people this shameless, their son deserves to rot in jail!"

"I’ll kill you... I’ll kill you for spouting such nonsense..." Mrs. Li finally snapped. The fury she had suppressed all afternoon erupted.

She shot up from the ground, lunged forward, and began to beat Ren Xiaofang savagely.

"AAAH—LET ME GO!" Ren Xiaofang shrieked in pain as Mrs. Li yanked her by the hair.

Having lived a pampered life, she was no match for the burly Mrs. Li, who was well-accustomed to rough labor.

Mr. Sheng, who was supporting his wife, felt his hand tremble. This was the woman who had just defended him.

He looked at his second son, his eyes filled with urgency. "This is a disgrace! Go break them up."

Sheng Shiwen immediately stepped in and pulled Ren Xiaofang from the frenzied clutches of Mrs. Li.

Supporting his wife, who seemed to want to speak but held her tongue, Mr. Sheng stepped forward and announced with authority, "The Li family has attempted extortion in public and shown a complete disregard for the law. If you leave now, I can let this matter go. But if we all go to the station..."

The Li family grew uncertain. ’Officials have always protected their own,’ they thought. ’Should we risk it?’

For the first time, the Li sons-in-law didn’t bother looking to their parents-in-law for a cue. They grabbed their wives and fled.

They had children of their own—even those without sons had daughters, and they hoped to have sons in the future.

The Li daughters had only been pretending to be hurt. They put up a show of token resistance as their husbands pulled them away.

Their brother might have been the apple of the Li family’s eye, but their own children didn’t need a mother with a police record.

Seeing how powerful her father was, Sheng Yueyue felt incredibly proud. She puffed out her chest, pointed at the retreating figures of the Li family, and started shouting after them.

"You lowlifes! Don’t you run away! Just you watch... MMPH!" Song Zijin rushed forward and clamped a hand over her mouth.

"Yueyue, that’s enough! Look, your mom is about to collapse."

After several agonizing hours, Song Zijin had grown utterly disgusted with Sheng Yueyue. The only reason he hadn’t left was because he was afraid his own father would beat him for it.

He watched General Sheng arrive and, in an instant, scare off the Li family, who had stubbornly refused to leave for hours despite everyone’s pleading.

Deep down, he admired Mr. Sheng, so his attitude toward Sheng Yueyue softened slightly.

Mrs. Sheng pulled her hand from her husband’s grasp and hurried over to her daughter. "My dear daughter, let’s go home with Mom."

And so, the long, drawn-out farce ended not with a bang, but a whimper.

In the car, Li An, Cheng Tao, and the other elderly gentlemen saw that Mr. Sheng was, to their surprise, the father of that arrogant girl.

He was even helping his daughter intimidate the victims. The sight was so shocking it shattered their worldview.

They were also deeply disappointed in Mr. Sheng. Angrily, they told Uncle Dong to drive them back to the Su family’s home.

The moment they stepped inside, the aroma of delicious food greeted them, and their foul moods were instantly soothed.

Gu Jiaojiao asked if they’d had a good time. In truth, they were quite displeased.

But not wanting to worry Gu Jiaojiao, they exchanged a look, nodded, and said they had a wonderful time.