Chapter 1574: Life in the Courtyard (26)

Chapter 1574: Chapter 1574: Life in the Courtyard (26)

But now, judging from what She was saying, it didn’t seem to be like that at all. What on earth did She want to do? Surely She wasn’t thinking of not paying, right?

That wasn’t up to Her. Her son had been taught a lesson by someone else, so She had to find somewhere to argue Her case. Now that She came to Jiang Xue for money, She was clearly thinking of settling it privately.

If there was no way to settle it in private, She would have to go to someone in charge to talk. Of course, Sister-in-law Tang preferred a private settlement, because that worked in Her favor.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Xue’s smile deepened a bit on Her face, then She reached out and pulled that naughty child hiding behind Sister-in-law Tang over, saying, "Weren’t you going to seek justice for him? Come on, I’ll take you to a place where you can argue your case."

"You—where are you taking us?" Sister-in-law Tang was startled and looked at Jiang Xue. She had assumed Jiang Xue was afraid of others finding out. She never expected Jiang Xue would actually take them along to "reason things out." Could it be that She also wanted to go find the Commissar?

As soon as that thought appeared, Sister-in-law Tang immediately grew frightened and shouted, "Jiang Xue, don’t you mess around, I’m not afraid of you."

"I know, I never said you were afraid of me. Didn’t you say you wanted to seek justice for the naughty child? Let’s go, I’ll go with you."

"You... what do you mean?" Sister-in-law Tang was terrified and asked in a trembling voice.

"Exactly what it sounds like," Jiang Xue finished, then turned back to pick up Little Reunion. She closed Her front door and said to the somewhat dazed Sister-in-law Tang, "Come on, the unit has places where you can argue your case. We’ll go together and see what the leaders have to say. If the leaders say I shouldn’t have helped you educate your kid and that I have to compensate you, then I’ll accept it."

"Jiang Xue, this is a private matter, how can you go to the leaders over it?" Seeing that Jiang Xue was serious, Sister-in-law Tang panicked.

She was afraid that once they went to the leaders, She would end up the unlucky one. Otherwise, She would have gone to the leaders from the start.

"Why not?" Jiang Xue shot back, then took the lead toward the stairwell.

Sister-in-law Tang watched for a long moment before reacting. Then She reached out to grab Jiang Xue, saying, "Stop right there, you can’t go!"

There was no way Jiang Xue was just going to stop because She said so; on the contrary, She walked even faster. When Sister-in-law Tang saw Jiang Xue actually ignoring Her, She grew anxious.

Both anxious and angry, She stopped caring about anything else and ran toward Jiang Xue. The naughty child saw this and chased after them as well.

Seeing Sister-in-law Tang give chase, Jiang Xue became more alert. As She headed downstairs, She had Little Fox keep an eye on the other woman’s movements at all times. She was worried that if Sister-in-law Tang steeled Herself, She might simply shove Her. If Jiang Xue was caught off guard and got pushed from behind like that, She’d definitely tumble all the way down the stairs.

She wouldn’t mind getting hurt Herself, but She was still holding Little Reunion in Her arms.

Sure enough, Jiang Xue’s concern wasn’t unfounded. Seeing Jiang Xue speeding ahead of Her, Sister-in-law Tang hardened Her heart and actually reached out to push Her.

Fortunately, Little Fox sounded the alarm, and Jiang Xue dodged. After dodging, Jiang Xue practically ran downstairs. A few sisters-in-law in the courtyard were chatting; when they saw Jiang Xue racing down from upstairs, they couldn’t help but ask with concern, "Jiang Xue, what happened to you?"

"That lunatic from the Tang Family is chasing me," Jiang Xue said, then took off running again. Just then Sister-in-law Tang also came down the stairs. Seeing Jiang Xue still running, She immediately shouted, "Jiang Xue, don’t run!"

Sister-in-law Tang shouted as She chased after Jiang Xue. As She was running, someone suddenly appeared in front of Her, forcing Her to stop.