The Comeback of the Cannon-Fodder Supporting Actress

Chapter 567 - 558: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 46

Anning hurried to the county’s No.1 Middle School.

She quickly found the office of the class teacher.

The office door was open, and Anning could see from outside that there were many people inside, and she could hear the noisy voices.

"Teacher."

She stepped into the office, and then went with a pained heart to Liu Qi and Liu Ming, reaching out to touch the injuries on their faces: "Does it hurt?"

Liu Qi grimaced with pain, but still shook his head: "It doesn’t hurt."

Anning turned back to look at the class teacher: "Teacher, what happened? My kids were fine coming to school, how did they end up getting beaten like this?"

On the other side, several women glared at Anning: "You’re Liu Qi’s mother, right? Look what your child did to mine? You’re not proper, and the children you teach are..."

Anning turned her head and looked over, her eyes clear and piercing, as if she could see right into their souls, scaring those women into silence.

"What’s improper? What happened here?"

Anning just kept asking the teacher.

The class teacher explained what she knew about the situation, and Anning pursed her lips and asked Liu Qi, "Is that what happened?"

Liu Qi nodded.

Anning laughed, "Teacher, I don’t think my children are in the wrong. Isn’t it right for a child to stand up and oppose someone who insults his own mother? If others say such things and my child remains indifferent, then I would doubt if there’s something wrong with my upbringing, making my child so cold-hearted that he could endure others insulting his own mother."

The class teacher actually knew Anning was right.

But what could she do, these were all her students.

She gave a forced laugh: "Both parties are at fault in this matter, Liu Qi could have completely come to the teachers, we would have helped him educate the students who slander others, of course, Li Ran was more at fault..."

Anning didn’t wait for the teacher to finish, she walked up to Li Ran: "I ask you, who taught you to say those words?"

Li Ran didn’t dare to act tough now, he honestly said: "I heard it from my mother."

Anning knew Li Ran’s mother, Zhou Xiao’e from the village, who often gossiped, and she had some relatives in Wang Baozhu’s family.

Anning looked at Zhou Xiao’e: "And who did you hear it from?"

"Who did I hear it from?"

Zhou Xiao’e shrilly said: "I didn’t hear it from anyone! There are photos of your shameful deeds, everybody knows now..."

"Photos?"

Anning frowned.

Zhou Xiao’e proudly said: "Exactly, Wang Baozhu just came back from the provincial city the other day, and a lot of photos fell out of her bag, all of you..."

After hearing this, Anning nodded: "So that’s what it was."

She smiled at Zhou Xiao’e, her smile carrying a trace of malice: "You only saw the photos, but didn’t you ever think about how those photos came about? Wang Baozhu was only in the provincial city for two days, where did she get these photos from? She has always been at odds with me, what would she do with the photos? Also, everyone in the village knows what kind of person I am, just a few photos causing all this trouble, aren’t you ashamed?"

Anning continued, pointing at Li Ran: "And your son, really not well taught. How old is he now, soon to be a man, yet he’s still so gossipy and narrow-minded. Now in school, speaking nonsense only results in a beating, but in the future if he continues this way at work, it will be more than just a beating. If he provokes the wrong people and causes serious trouble, it won’t be good."

Anning’s expression was cold as she spoke indifferently, then said to Liu Qi: "Today’s incident, you did nothing wrong. If someone bothers you again, fight back hard, if they get hurt, we will treat them, if they die, mother will go to jail for you."

After she finished speaking, Anning nodded to the class teacher: "I’ll take the kids and leave first."

The class teacher was also somewhat bewildered. She was about to say something when Anning had already taken Liu Qi and Liu Ming out.

Zhou Xiao’e yelled angrily, "The matter hasn’t been clarified yet, and you just..."

Anning turned back and chuckled lightly, "I will clarify everything. Just let the people in the village know, I will return to Li Jiazhuang tomorrow to explain the matter, and then those who have grudges can take revenge."

Anning took Liu Qi and Liu Ming out of the First Middle School.

She first went to a pharmacy to buy some medicine for the children, then sent Liu Ming to call Li Jingyan and Li Jingyu, and took the four children out to eat.

In the afternoon, she didn’t send the children to school, but instead took a leave from their class teachers and spent the afternoon playing with the four children outside.

Liu Qi was very worried about Anning, but since she kept them entertained, he didn’t say much.

Li Jingyu and Li Jingyan were also very worried about Anning.

Moreover, the two girls were quite angry; they blamed Wang Baozhu, thinking that she was the one who stirred up this trouble.

Wang Baozhu’s behavior was indecent, and she tried to slander Anning; it was really despicable.

After playing for the afternoon, Anning sent the four children back to the school, then she called Xiao Yuan, asking him to take care of Liu Yuzhen.

Xiao Yuan had just visited the Provincial City a few days ago, and Anning had taken Liu Yuzhen and him out for a meal and introduced Liu Yuzhen to him. Now that Anning couldn’t return, and there was no one reliable in the Provincial City, she could only ask for Xiao Yuan’s help.

Having received Anning’s call, Xiao Yuan planned to pick Liu Yuzhen up after her classes.

Liu Yuzhen knew Xiao Yuan.

In the past, after Xiao Yuan’s wife had died, he had lived in Li Jiazhuang for a while. At that time, Xiao Yuan often went to Li Zhifang’s house to help with gardening in the greenhouse, and sometimes he shared meals there, so the children were quite familiar with him.

Liu Yuzhen also once heard in private from Li Jingyu that Xiao Yuan was their biological uncle, but because Zhang Erfeng had no children, he was given to Zhang Erfeng at birth.

Therefore, Liu Yuzhen didn’t feel estranged from Xiao Yuan.

After school, when she saw Xiao Yuan, she ran over with a smile: "Hello, Uncle Xiao."

Xiao Yuan also smiled, "Your mom called me to pick you up. She went to the county and won’t return today. Is it okay if your uncle accompanies you home?"

"Sure."

Liu Yuzhen nodded, "But I still need to attend my piano lessons."

Xiao Yuan smiled and asked the driver to bring the car over, "Uncle will take you to your piano lessons, and after that, we’ll go for a meal, then head home."

"Yay!"

Liu Yuzhen was especially delighted, thinking Uncle Xiao would surely take her to eat something delicious, and she pondered whether she could plead with Uncle to go to KFC with her.

After asking Xiao Yuan to look after Liu Yuzhen, Anning found a photo studio in the county, took out some money, and borrowed the studio for one night.

The next day at dawn, Anning headed back to Li Jiazhuang with the processed photos in a taxi.

She didn’t go to Li’s house, but went directly to the Village Committee.

The current village chief was a cousin of Li Zhifang, distant enough not to owe mourning obligations. Anning always addressed him as Uncle Qi.

When Anning arrived, Uncle Qi was at the Village Committee. Anning made her intentions clear.

"Uncle Qi, I didn’t know about this matter until yesterday when Liu Qi fought someone over it. I found out when I went from the Provincial City to First Middle School, and I was really furious upon hearing it. Uncle knows what kind of person I am; I could never do what they’re alleging. Also, I didn’t take a single penny when I divorced Li Zhifang, and I haven’t spoken ill of Li Zhifang or Wang Baozhu even once since then. I believe I have been more than fair to them, but it seems while I have let them off, they do not wish to spare me, ruining my reputation so openly. This matter cannot be left as is."

Uncle Qi was also infuriated. He too had been busy with work recently and was unaware of the situation until a few days ago. He had thought about discussing it with the Li family that it was unjust to smear Anning in such a way, but before he could discuss it, the main party herself had shown up.

Being from the same clan, Uncle Qi now felt his face burn with shame, embarrassed on behalf of Li Zhifang.