The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 124 Shen Mingzhu, You’re Done

Chapter 124: Chapter 124 Shen Mingzhu, You’re Done

Sun Feifei told Zhao Fang that the reason the study group was disbanded was entirely fabricated by her.

Not to mention that Ning Yuan was only toying with her, even if he truly liked her, he wouldn’t betray Yan Yi for her.

The reason Sun Feifei lied in front of Zhao Fang was that she wanted to use Zhao Fang to take revenge on Shen Mingzhu.

In her several confrontations with Shen Mingzhu, she lost every time, which turned her simple dislike into hatred.

Although she still had no idea why Yan Yi really disbanded the study group, her woman’s intuition told her that it definitely had something to do with Shen Mingzhu.

The words Zhao Fang said by chance at the horse farm kept lingering in her mind.

People who were an eyesore and an obstruction like that should be chased away the same way they came.

With the help of a relative of Zhao Fang’s who worked at the police station, Sun Feifei easily obtained Shen Mingzhu’s household registration information.

Her original plan was to directly approach Shen Mingzhu’s husband to sow discord, hoping to cause disharmony between the couple, and even if they didn’t divorce, it would make Shen Mingzhu’s life difficult.

But she did not expect Pei Yang to be a seaman who was away from home all year round, so she had to settle for approaching Pei Wenping instead.

"Big sister Pei, hello, I didn’t want to come unannounced today but I really had no other choice."

As soon as Sun Feifei saw Pei Wenping, she started acting, showing a look of grievance and anger.

Pei Wenping initially didn’t know the truth and seeing Sun Feifei’s eyes red with grievance, even comforted her with concern.

"Young lady, whatever it is, just say it. What are you looking for me for?"

Sniffling, Sun Feifei falsely claimed that she and Yan Yi were boyfriend and girlfriend, and maligned Shen Mingzhu for seducing Yan Yi and destroying her relationship with him, telling the story convincingly.

Pei Wenping nearly believed it.

Inside, she sneered coldly, but she put on a surprised and angry face, "Is that so? How could this happen? Young lady, don’t worry, I will stand up for you! I surely won’t let her off easily!"

Seeing how easily Pei Wenping took the bait, Sun Feifei’s tears fell like raindrops.

It was excitement.

Shen Mingzhu, you’re doomed.

In her mind, Sun Feifei couldn’t help but imagine the scene of Shen Mingzhu being scolded by Pei Wenping, when suddenly she heard Pei Wenping ask her, "Young lady, what’s your boyfriend’s name?"

Sun Feifei hesitated for a moment, then said Yan Yi’s name.

In her view, Pei Wenping didn’t know Yan Yi, and since the study group was already disbanded and Yan Yi had only contacted the group individually, she asked everyone from the study group and none had Yan Yi’s contact information or knew about his background, as long as Pei Wenping couldn’t find Yan Yi, Shen Mingzhu wouldn’t be able to explain herself even with ten mouths.

"Young lady, your boyfriend is named Yan Yi? Yan as in ’strict’ and Yi as in ’standing firm’?"

Just as Sun Feifei was deep in her thoughts, Pei Wenping suddenly asked her this question quite loudly, attracting the glances of passersby.

Sun Feifei was initially nervous and guilty, but then she thought that the people from the cotton mill wouldn’t know her, let alone Yan Yi, and she immediately felt relieved.

When Pei Wenping asked for her name again, she casually answered, "My surname is Zhao, my name is Zhao Fang."

After politely seeing Sun Feifei off, Pei Wenping was so angry that she didn’t even want to go back to work. She took personal leave, grabbed her bag, and thudded out of the factory, intending to confront Shen Mingzhu.

In her heart, Pei Wenping believed in Shen Mingzhu’s character and knew she wouldn’t do such an indecent thing.

However, she planned to use this incident as a warning to Shen Mingzhu to stay away from men with the surname Yan in the future.

But on her way there, she began to feel it might not be appropriate, worried that Shen Mingzhu would think she was overstepping.

After much thought, Pei Wenping decided to go to the kindergarten instead to look for Pei Ziheng and find out what Shen Mingzhu had been up to lately and whether she had any interactions with Yan Yi.

Although Pei Wenping asked in a roundabout way, how smart Pei Ziheng was!

He opened his intelligent, sharp black eyes and asked Pei Wenping, "Auntie, did you hear someone say something bad about mom?"

Even though she knew Pei Ziheng was brighter than most children, his keenness still shocked Pei Wenping.

She agonized over it for a while, but decided to still explain the ins and outs to her nephew, hoping he would help her keep an eye on her brother’s family.

As soon as Pei Ziheng heard the name Zhao Fang, he knew there was a problem. Who would be foolish enough to use their real name when doing something bad?

Fortunately, Sun Feifei and Zhao Fang looked quite different. With just a couple of simple questions, he was able to confirm that the person looking for Pei Wenping was Sun Feifei.

This wicked woman, not having learned from her previous lesson, was up to no good again, trying to tarnish his mother’s reputation.

"Auntie, this woman’s name is Sun Feifei, and she’s nothing but trouble. Not only did she mock my mom for being from the countryside, she also looks down on her for being a housewife, and now she’s spreading lies about her. She doesn’t deserve to be a teacher. She’ll just corrupt her students!"

Wow, this little bitch still happens to be a teacher.

With Pei Ziheng’s intentional guidance, Pei Wenping quickly came up with a plan to deal with Sun Feifei.

Pei Wenping intended to pull Shen Mingzhu into her scheme, since Shen Mingzhu was the victim. To have her own hand in revenge would be more satisfying.

But Pei Ziheng quashed Pei Wenping’s idea in just a few words.

"Uncle Yan needs to help us with this matter, and if Mom found out and came with us, wouldn’t that mean she’d have to see Uncle Yan again?"

"It’s better if we handle this quietly, without letting Mom know, to spare her the worry."

Pei Wenping found the logic impeccable.

So, the aunt and nephew duo headed to Baina Restaurant to find Ning Yuan, and through him, they found Yan Yi.

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"Feifei, you seem to be in a good mood lately. Is there some good news?"

On Friday afternoon, when Sun Feifei went to the meeting room for the weekly teachers’ meeting with her fellow subject-group colleagues, a female teacher teased her with a smile.

Another teacher chimed in, "Feifei, who was the handsome guy who came to pick you up at the school gate yesterday afternoon? Don’t tell me he’s your boyfriend? And he drove a car too. He must be so rich."

"Nah, we’re just ordinary friends for now. And that wasn’t just any car; it was a sports car that had to be ordered from abroad."

Sun Feifei humbly denied it with her mouth, but the smugness in the corners of her eyes was unmistakable.

In an era where the average annual income was less than a thousand yuan, cars were a luxury beyond the reach of ordinary people. Ning Yuan’s car was no ordinary vehicle, but a sports car, a clear testament to his extraordinary status and background.

They were all educated people; could they not hear the subtext in Sun Feifei’s words?

"Not yet, but that means he will be in the future!"

"My God, Feifei, you’re gearing up to marry into a wealthy family and become a lady of high society..."

"Feifei, when you make your ascent, you better not forget us old friends. Bring us along to experience the high society life..."

The female teachers’ fawning left Sun Feifei quite pleased.

But there was more than one thing lifting her spirits these days.

Shen Mingzhu’s eldest aunt didn’t exactly seem like she had a nice temper; Shen Mingzhu must have been having a hellish few days.

Thinking about this almost made Sun Feifei laugh out loud.

At three o’clock in the afternoon, it was time for the meeting.

Sun Feifei and the other attendees each opened their notepads to jot down today’s meeting points.

"Today..."

Just as the vice-principal, who was chairing the meeting, got started, the door to the meeting room was suddenly pushed open from the outside.

Everyone in the meeting room turned to look at the door in unison.

Sun Feifei, who was bowing her head to write the date on her paper, was slower to react than the others. By the time she looked up towards the door, her face instantly changed.