Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 193 - 192: If You’re Not Convinced, Let’s Fight
"Second Lang, you stay behind to watch the carriage!" Liu Bai decisively made the decision.
Liu Zhong didn’t think much of it and agreed, instructing Jinhua to follow her uncle and aunt closely.
Si Niang took Jinhua’s hand, and the two were ready.
Qin Yao also had Da Lang and Second Lang stay behind, and at her command, two adults with four children started sprinting down the road.
The people on the road watched, frowning in unison, turning their heads curiously to see what they were up to.
The group ran all the way to the front of the line, and luckily enough, found an open space behind the carriages of those wealthy families, where they promptly stood.
Si Niang and Sanlang, being young, ran quickly, but it was Jinbao and Jinhua, the older ones, who were panting heavily. They nearly collapsed onto the ground when they finally stopped.
Si Niang pulled them up and, like a little adult, sternly instructed, "After intense exercise, you can’t just sit down suddenly; you’ll get dizzy!"
Jinbao waved his hand, indicating that he was already feeling dizzy.
Liu Bai lifted him up, advising him to catch his breath slowly, or else he’d really faint, which would be a big problem.
Si Niang taught Jinhua how to breathe slowly, and once they had caught their breath, she opened a small gourd she had brought, and both took several sips of water to recover.
At this time, people who had been avoiding the wealthy families’ carriages at the back began to question them discontentedly.
Liu Bai held back his embarrassment and said nothing.
Several people came down from the carriages in front to check the situation, but seeing it didn’t affect them, they withdrew.
The people at the rear became more dissatisfied, shouting for Qin Yao and her group to move and line up at the back.
Qin Yao did not move and taught the four children to cover their ears and ignore it.
Afraid they would feel burdened, Qin Yao earnestly made up nonsense: "There was no one here to begin with. They don’t have the guts to take this spot themselves, but they won’t let others have it either. That’s just unreasonable."
Si Niang asked, "We have the courage to stand here, so this is what we deserve, right?"
Qin Yao, pleased, patted the little girl’s bun hairstyle she had done specially that day, "Exactly, that’s right."
Moreover, it was only after seeing the families ahead ignore the situation that these people at the back suddenly became fiercely discontented.
They had helped them test the waters first to ensure there was no danger before trying to snatch the spot; wasn’t that nonsensical?
The road was only so wide, and with those carriages intentionally blocking the main road, the closest place ordinary people could get to the school was the spot Qin Yao and her group had taken.
This wasn’t a modern civilized society; resources were scarce, and Qin Yao wouldn’t give up the spot on a whim.
No matter how much noise the people behind made, she ignored them.
Liu Bai was about to cave, but with Qin Yao beside him and knowing her skills, he gained a bit of confidence.
Jinbao even started arguing with some other children, who were so frustrated they nearly cried, tugging at their parents.
The adults, seeing their children like this, were infuriated, having never encountered such shameless people before!
Jinhua sensed the anger behind them was about to reach a tipping point and fearfully squeezed between Si Niang and Qin Yao.
Si Niang confidently patted her sister’s hand, "Don’t be afraid, we have reason on our side."
Jinhua nodded earnestly, "We have reason on our side~"
Liu Bai felt a jolt in his heart, thinking these sisters were truly something to teach and believe each other so boldly.
Soon, the anger of the crowd reached its peak, and they rushed at Liu Bai, the only adult man, waving and gesturing wildly.
Liu Bai turned pale and quickly called out, "Third Sister-in-law!"
The crowd scoffed upon hearing, mocking how a grown man would fearfully call for his sister-in-law—it was laughable...
Before the word "funny" even fully formed, they suddenly found themselves unable to laugh.
In a flash, a figure in green descended from the sky, unleashing a series of fierce palm strikes. In moments, the people surrounding Liu Bai were knocked back three to four meters, creating a vacuum area with Liu Bai at the center.
Qin Yao stood firmly in front of Liu Bai, arms akimbo, and shouted, "If you’re not satisfied, then fight! If you don’t want to fight, line up quietly and mind your own business!"
Silence fell over the scene for two seconds before exclamations broke out one after another.
Qin Yao took a big step forward, causing the crowd to retreat three or four meters, squeezing those who didn’t know what was happening behind into angry outbursts.
Qin Yao sneered, turned around, and organized the children into order.
The main group lined up three meters away from them, not daring to approach. Anyone accidentally pushed forward became both angry and fearful, cursing at the people behind them while retreating with their own children, avoiding the intimidating woman in front.
Qin Yao was actually somewhat well-known in town, and someone soon recognized her as the mistress of the Liu Family’s water mill, aware of her formidable strength, studying her in surprise for a long time.
Seeing someone still dissatisfied in secret, another pulled them aside, warning them not to provoke Miss Qin, who was not someone to be trifled with.
They even gossiped about Qin Yao’s rumored ability to split mountains with one hand and lift a thousand pounds with two fingers.
By the time Qin Yao turned back, she noticed the three-meter vacuum space behind her had somehow expanded to five meters.
Finally, the sun rose, and the door to the Ding Family School was slowly opened by the Ding Family servants.
A steward of the Ding Family stepped out, and beyond him, rows of neat desks with pens, ink, paper, and inkstones could be vaguely seen.
Three scholarly gentlemen dressed as teachers, likely in their forties or fifties, sat on Taishi Chairs in front of the desks.
Many family servants and guards from the Ding Family were deployed, standing in two lines outside the school to help maintain order.
There were no clan members of the Ding Clan visible; perhaps they weren’t convenient to come over, avoiding the awkwardness of meeting acquaintances.
The Ding Clan School was not easy to enter. Besides their own children, other non-clan children had to have their parents curry favor with the Ding Family to attend.
However, those with more power didn’t send their children to the Ding Clan School, as they had private tutors for home education.
The families that lined up ahead of Qin Yao’s were minor clans with some influence in the area but not enough to rank among the great clans.
Yet, even for ordinary people, these were important figures they couldn’t afford to offend.
The steward announced the rules. Due to the suddenness of the proclamation, their clan’s original school facilities couldn’t accommodate so many children, so the Ding Clan School could only accept thirty more this year.
Registration for today would close by noon, and those registered before then could participate in the afternoon assessment. Children who ranked in the top thirty in the assessment would be admitted.
Upon hearing these rules, Liu Bai felt a wave of relief, grateful that they had come today. If they had waited until tomorrow, they would have missed their chance.
Jinhua and Jinbao felt a bit nervous, daunted by the sight of the neatly arranged desks with pens, ink, paper, and inkstones inside the school gate.
Sanlang, timid among the crowd, clung to his mother like a squirrel, eyes darting around at the people and things around him, feeling extremely uneasy.
Si Niang, on the other hand, clenched her fists, eager to try.
