Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s Chapter 5 - 5 5 Splashing Dirty Water

Guiying frequently suffered from premenstrual syndrome, which caused her chest to feel swollen and unbearably tender in the days before her period. Rather than keeping this affliction private, she often broadcasted her discomfort to the local women while gossiping in the neighborhood alleys.

Chiang Xiao recalled that Guiying was currently in the midst of those specific days.

She remembered this because, in her previous life a few days from now, Guiying had weaponized her period to humiliate Chiang Songhai in the most disgusting manner imaginable.

Chiang Xiao’s shoulder check was delivered with malicious force. A sharp scream escaped Guiying as her face contorted in agony; she clutched her chest, nearly collapsing from the pain.

Gasping for air, her voice trembled with rage, “Chiang Xiao, you... you parentless dog spawn...”

To hurl such venomous insults at a thirteen-year-old girl was truly malicious.

Had Ge Liutao not been restraining him, Chiang Songhai would have certainly lost his temper and struck the woman.

His daughter, Little Xiao, might appear headstrong, but she possessed a sensitive soul. Hearing someone claim she lacked parents was her greatest weakness, yet Guiying had intentionally struck that exact nerve!

While Chiang Songhai worried that his daughter would be crushed by the remark, he instead saw Chiang Xiao seize a nearby broom and begin beating Guiying again.

“My parents will return eventually! When they find out how you’ve cursed me, they will surely rip your filthy mouth open and toss you into a cesspit to match your stench! It’s your Ding Dani who is the real dog spawn, with a heart so black it’s charred. How do you have the nerve to come here demanding compensation? I’m going to sue her! Ding Dani pushed me into the creek—that’s attempted murder! Do you think a few scraps of cloth are enough? I want her to soak in that water for half an hour and suffer from fever for days! If not, I won’t let this go, not with her and not with your family!”

Though her face was flushed with fever, Chiang Xiao shouted her curses while struggling for breath, leaving everyone in the room speechless.

While shielding herself and dodging the strikes, Guiying managed to grab the broom. She glared at the girl with eyes full of fire after hearing the retort.

“What kind of lies are you telling? How could Da Ni have pushed you? She was trying to rescue you! You little brat, how dare you frame my Da Ni…”

“Then let Ding Dani face me! We can take this to the Secretary’s office! If she’s too afraid to go, it’s proof of her guilty conscience!”

Chiang Xiao made her declaration loudly, her own eyes burning with an equal intensity as she stared Guiying down.

Going to the Secretary?

Yao Jubin, the Siyang Village Secretary, was a man who wouldn't tolerate a single grain of sand in his eyes. He despised anyone who disrupted the harmony of the village. Known for his unwavering fairness, he was a figure of fear for the locals. Guiying and her husband, Ding Daqiang, had already been involved in several altercations and were currently on Secretary Yao’s blacklist for closer supervision.

He maintained strict expectations for the village youth, especially those in middle and high school, viewing them as the future pride of Siyang Village. If any student neglected their studies, they would face a harsh reprimand. During public meetings, he would single out individuals for criticism, his expression as stern as the legendary Justice Bao.

Consequently, the children feared him above all others, secretly referring to him as "Black Yao."

The moment Chiang Xiao mentioned Secretary Yao, Guiying felt a flicker of doubt and immediate internal conflict.

Was it possible that Da Ni really had pushed her?

No, she needed to return home and demand the truth from that wretched girl.

Despite her growing uncertainty, she continued to yell fiercely, “Do you think Secretary Yao has nothing better to do? You think you can pester him with every trivial matter? Are you planning to go there and play the victim? Let me tell you, Chiang Xiao, I’ve seen you clinging to Desheng’s hand and crying just so he’ll buy you treats! And then there’s Old Li from the front alley—every time you buy soy sauce, you smile at him like a flower in bloom. Old Li has been a widower for years, and you’ve bewitched his soul. He gives you extra soy sauce or candy just hoping those trifles will let him touch you. Bah! They might be fooled by your performance, but you can’t trick me!”