The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 673 - 672: Two Women Fight for One Man

Chapter 673: Chapter 672: Two Women Fight for One Man

As soon as Shen Baolan heard Wang Feng wield insults at her, she got fired up instantly.

She was best at quarreling, never having lost a battle from childhood to adulthood.

"Who you calling a stupid bitch? Say it again if you dare, see if I don’t rip your filthy mouth apart!"

"I’m calling you, you stinking bitch! You think you’re going to rip mother’s mouth? Come at me if you have the guts. You think I’m scared of you?"

Alright, alright, not afraid, huh?!

Shen Baolan picked up the pig’s head meat and smashed it into the other’s face.

Wang Feng never expected Shen Baolan to actually get physical, failing to dodge in time and getting smacked squarely in the face.

The red and black soup, the paper-thin pig’s head meat, the colorful condiments and side dishes hang from Wang Feng’s head all the way down to the hem of her pants.

"Ah!! I’m going to kill you!"

After three seconds of silence, Wang Feng screamed like a butchered pig, charging towards Shen Baolan.

Shen Baolan wasn’t scared either, rolling up her sleeves, ready to fight.

Gao Hualiang hastily got between them, "Sister Wang, Sister Shen, let’s talk this out, don’t fight..."

Wang Feng at such an embarrassing state, how could she let it go easily, kicking and stomping towards Shen Baolan like mad.

But with Gao Hualiang in between, most of her attacks ended up on him.

Soon Gao Hualiang was covered with footprints.

He was dressed in a grey T-shirt and khaki shorts today, the oil-stained footprints looked like patterned prints all over his body.

"Xiaowang, it’s normal to have a few quarrels, but despite the arguing, we shouldn’t get physical, right? Look what you’ve done to Xiaogao, his nice clothes are all ruined," a neighbor tried to smooth things over with kind words.

Gao Hualiang didn’t mind his disheveled appearance, instead, he apologized to Wang Feng. "Sister Wang, it was all because I wasn’t attentive enough today. Please give me some face and let’s put this behind us, shall we? Why don’t you head home first, get yourself cleaned up, and once I’m done here, I’ll come over and formally apologize to you personally?"

Having fought and vented, and with the exit Gao Hualiang provided, Wang Feng backed down without further fuss.

But before she left, she didn’t forget to leave Shen Baolan with a threat, "Just you wait, this isn’t over!"

"I’m scared of you, am I? I’m right here waiting, come at me!"

Shen Baolan retorted defiantly at Wang Feng’s retreating figure.

"Enough already, Sister Shen, can we stop this?"

Most Fengcheng men are chauvinistic, but Gao Hualiang was different from them.

With handsome features and a reserved and modest demeanor, speaking fluent Mandarin, when he said "stop this" in his gentle voice laced with a hint of indulgence, it made Shen Baolan feel that her relationship with Gao Hualiang was different from that with Wang Feng.

The frustration in her heart eased instantly.

Looking at Gao Hualiang covered in footprints, thinking of how he had been protecting her, with their chests pressed tightly together, she could vividly sense his warm body temperature and strong heartbeat.

Though Gao Hualiang looked slender, his frame was strong and sturdy.

Shen Baolan’s heart was like a pond of water rippled by the stirring, undulating with waves.

Her voice softened involuntarily, "Alright then, I’ll give you that face. Get me two plates of mussels, I’m going home."

Gao Hualiang didn’t speak but stepped closer to her, closing the distance between them to less than 10 centimeters, a proximity far from what is normal between people of the opposite sex.

Shen Baolan felt her heart pounding, "What are you doing?"

Gao Hualiang lowered his gaze at her, "Sister Shen, don’t you feel a bit sorry for how I ended up?"

Shen Baolan’s cheeks suddenly grew hot and she instinctively looked around. Seeing that the neighbors had dispersed and the worker Xiaolin had gone to the back to fetch a mop, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"What nonsense are you talking!"

She chastised him verbally with a push, but there was no sign of anger on her face.

"I’m just joking with you, Sister Shen, wait for me a moment."

Gao Hualiang knew when to pull back, turned around to find two nice plates of mussels, and as he bagged them, he casually slipped something round into the bag.

Shen Baolan saw his actions and asked what it was.

"A kind of magical medicine, anyone who eats it will follow me."

Shen Baolan couldn’t resist such flirtation and quickly left with the item.

...

After walking a good distance from the photo studio, Shen Baolan finally took out the small round object from the bag, unwrapped the golden foil, and found it was chocolate.

Following her first time receiving roses from a man, she now experienced her first time receiving candy from a man.

This unfamiliar experience was very enjoyable for Shen Baolan.

Even after a very long time, she couldn’t forget this feeling.

Intoxicated and elated, as if ascended to the heavens.

...

"Your backpack!"

Staring at Ren Yingying, who threw the backpack at her, Ren Jingshu asked coldly, "Who let you into my room?"

Ren Yingying sat down to eat breakfast while humming, "Who entered your room? Aunt Hong wanted to tidy up the bed and asked me to bring it down."

Hearing this, Ren Jingshu didn’t pursue the matter further and prepared to continue with her breakfast.

Just as she set the backpack down, something suddenly occurred to her. After rummaging through it, her face turned cold instantaneously.

"Bring it out!"

Ren Yingying froze from her shout, then feigned ignorance, "What do you mean? What did I take from you? If you’ve lost something, don’t blame me for it!"

Ren Jingshu couldn’t bother with further words and went straight around the dining table to check Ren Yingying’s backpack.

"What are you doing? Don’t you dare touch my backpack!" Ren Yingying screamed.

Their mother heard the commotion and came out from the dance studio.

Upon seeing their mother show up, Ren Yingying immediately let go.

Ren Jingshu hadn’t seen their mother nor noticed Ren Yingying’s cunning expression; she was single-minded about getting her belongings back.

As expected, the item was indeed in Ren Yingying’s backpack.

She sighed in relief, picked up the item, and prepared to return to her seat.

Upon turning around, she saw their mother, who had been standing behind for God knows how long; reflexively, she hid the item behind her back.

"What do you have in your hand?"

Ren Jingshu’s heart panicked, and facing their mother’s scrutinizing gaze, she steeled herself to explain, "It’s just something a friend asked me to keep safe."

"Which friend? A boy or a girl? What do they do?"

"Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know them."

Their mother’s face darkened, and she became furiously angry, "I bet you can’t even tell, can you? Ren Jingshu, you’ve really grown so capable, lying straight to my face without even blinking. Give it to me!"

Ren Jingshu remained silent without retorting, but she also refused to hand over the item.

However, she overlooked one detail: there was a step-sister behind her who couldn’t bear to see her well.

Taking advantage of her distraction, Ren Yingying snatched the item from her hands and quickly handed it to their mother. Then she picked up her backpack and slipped away.

Their mother stared at the item in her hand, her face so gloomy it seemed it could drip water, "What is this?"

"Give it back to me!"

Ren Jingshu reached out to take the item back, but was met with a fierce slap across the face from her enraged mother.

Ren Yingying, hiding outside the front door, nearly laughed aloud as she saw the scene, covering her mouth with her hand.

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