Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 417: A Pregnant Woman Taking the National College Entrance Examination is a Waste of Resources
"Are you crazy? I’m just eating some fruit, what’s it to you?" Su Yijia pushed Qin Kaize slightly aside and looked at Jiao Jingye with cold eyes, as if coated with frost.
Jiao Jingye finally noticed her face, and a flash of astonishment crossed his eyes, but it quickly twisted into a frown. "How can you, as a woman, speak so coarsely?" he continued to chastise, high and mighty.
He was a college student, a future talent for China. How could he let a housewife treat him this way? Even if she was beautiful, it didn’t matter to him. He absolutely looked down on women who had been touched by other men and were now acting so delicate.
"Isn’t it you who came over to meddle in my and my husband’s business? So what if I scold you? I haven’t even hit you yet!" Su Yijia felt like this man was out of his mind. His brazen attitude made her irritation flare up.
She raised her hand, ready to roll up her sleeves, but Qin Kaize stopped her. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
"Apologize to my wife!" he stood up, his gaze sharp as he looked at Jiao Jingye.
Jiao Jingye swallowed hard, feeling intimidated. Normally, he would back down in such a situation. But now, his inflated ego wouldn’t let him yield, especially not in front of the girl he liked. What would he look like if he backed down?
"Why should I apologize?! I’m not wrong! She’s so delicate, she doesn’t look like someone who can shoulder half the sky. Look at this table full of food, how does it reflect any hardship? I say she’s acting like a pampered young lady, and there’s nothing wrong with that," Jiao Jingye retorted defiantly.
Qin Kaize stepped forward with long strides, reaching Jiao Jingye in just three steps. Jiao Jingye was so frightened that he instinctively tried to step back, widening the gap between them. But Qin Kaize had already raised his fist and landed it squarely on Jiao Jingye’s face.
He didn’t use too much force, but it was enough to knock out a tooth.
"How dare you hit me?! Just because I touched a nerve, you resort to violence? I’m going to report you!" Jiao Jingye yelled, his voice piercing through the carriage.
The surrounding young people were shocked, unsure of how to react. Even those who knew Jiao Jingye didn’t dare to speak up, feeling that he had crossed a line. They couldn’t quite comprehend how he suddenly turned into a madman, picking on the young couple.
Pang Tongtong knew a bit about the situation, but she thought Jiao Jingye was seriously deranged and wanted nothing to do with him. She even shifted a little further away from him.
Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin couldn’t leave their seats because they had to keep an eye on their luggage. They could only angrily reprimand, "How can you speak like that? You’re too malicious. What we eat is all earned honestly, what gives you the right to judge? And what’s wrong with my granddaughter being delicate? She’s a pregnant woman who’s about to take a long train ride. Why can’t she be delicate? Just because you’re a man doesn’t mean you can treat a pregnant mother like this!"
Jiao Jingye’s furious expression froze on his face, especially under the disapproving gazes from everyone else, which made him feel humiliated. Despite having a tooth knocked out, he felt wronged rather than guilty.
So what if she was pregnant? Did that mean she was untouchable?! She wasn’t carrying his child, so why should he have to look at her with any affection?
"Apologize to my wife!" Qin Kaize pressed again, noticing Jiao Jingye’s lingering resentment.
"Why should I apologize? You knocked out a tooth, so we’re even," Jiao Jingye continued to resist.
Qin Kaize was about to lose his temper again, but Su Yijia stopped him. "Forget it, it’s not worth it to argue with someone this foolish."
Having knocked out one of his teeth was enough. Both she and Kaize were college students now, and if this fighting business got back to them, they might face expulsion, or at least a reprimand. The rules were still strict, especially since Kaize had just had his status reassigned within the organization.
This was something that should have been handled by her anyway. As a woman and a pregnant one at that, no matter what, it was better that Kaize didn’t have to get involved in a physical fight.
Qin Kaize disdainfully tossed the still crumpled Jiao Jingye aside, slamming him to the ground. Jiao Jingye let out a pained groan and immediately scrambled back up, shouting defiantly, "What gives you the right to call me foolish? You two, without brains and unable to achieve anything significant, can only rely on brute force!"
At this point, not just Qin Kaize and Su Yijia, but everyone in the carriage looked at Jiao Jingye as if he were a fool.
Su Yijia stepped forward, slowly advancing toward the man on the ground. But as she passed by Qin Kaize, he grabbed her.
"Don’t get involved. If someone’s going to hit him, it should be me." Qin Kaize’s tone, which had been icy just a moment before, softened.
Jiajia hadn’t even reached three months of pregnancy yet. Her body was especially fragile at this time, so he couldn’t let her take action.
"What’s the point in hitting such a loser? You think I’ll get hurt by him?" Su Yijia pouted, annoyed.
This disgusting creature lying on the ground couldn’t possibly hurt her!
"What loser?! I’m a college student! I’m one of the most important talents for the future of China!" Jiao Jingye shouted in exasperation.
"Ha! So is everyone else!" Su Yijia rolled her eyes, mocking him.
She felt that while getting into college was indeed impressive, it didn’t give anyone the right to be arrogant. If people like him got into college, who knew what kind of disgusting things they might do once inside?
"How is that possible? How can you be a college student?!" Jiao Jingye questioned in disbelief.
"Why can’t my husband and I be college students just like you?" Su Yijia found his reasoning quite laughable.
"You’re pregnant and not staying home properly. Why would you go take the college entrance examination? You’ll be a nuisance if you’re walking around with a big belly! A married woman like you should stay at home and take care of children, not waste a college admission!" Jiao Jingye said with an air of superiority, pointing fingers.
However, his comments struck a chord with a small portion of the people in the carriage.
Even decades later, many still believed that a married woman should stay home and tend to her husband and children. Pursuing one’s career and self-improvement was seen as rebellious behavior, something that would eventually lead to an unstable future.
