Chapter 30
Chapter 30
Upon hearing this, many of the villagers understood why Su Fei was being so assertive. If it were them in her shoes, they would also speak up more according to the current situation.
Feeling bullied and pushed to their limits, they knew they had to stand up for themselves. If they didn’t assert themselves now, everyone would see Su Fei as an easy target. Not only would they take advantage of her, but they would also make her a scapegoat for any future troubles.
However, now they were all afraid of Su Fei’s determination. Her outburst had changed everyone’s perception of her in the village. They no longer saw her as a child but as an adult capable of making decisions.
“Since you’ve done it, stop shirking responsibility like children. It’s time to face the consequences like adults. So, I don’t intend to let this matter go easily. I believe Liang Hao feels the same way, right?” Su Fei emphasized the matter to the educated youth while asking Liang Hao for confirmation.
Liang Hao, of course, was now fully committed to following Su Fei’s lead. When Su Fei mentioned his name, he quickly nodded in agreement. “Yes, I agree with Su Fei. We won’t let this go easily. Why should we let our dignity be trampled on? Don’t we have any self-respect?”
Manager Wang and the two police officers were completely convinced now. They couldn’t come up with anything else to say. Besides, these two police officers had relatives in nearby villages, and it was probably time for them to be called home for dinner.
Normally, they would dislike such gatherings, but now they couldn’t wait to be rescued by their relatives and friends.
“The police are here, and you’re not going to leave with them. I won’t let this matter rest easily.” Su Fei looked at the educated youth with anger in her eyes, then smirked slightly.
“It seems some of you still harbor resentment. Do you want to seek revenge later? Well, then you might end up in jail, or worse, become murderers.” Su Fei continued, insinuating retaliation, ready to strike first.
The educated youth felt scared and didn’t want to provoke Su Fei any further. “We’re all educated youth. Just let us go this time, and we won’t dare to do it again. Besides, as a teacher, it’s not good to hold grudges, right? It’ll also affect your students.”
Seeing them trying to manipulate her again, Su Fei spoke gently, “I usually don’t hold grudges, because if I have one, I settle it on the spot. Am I not seeking revenge now? Let’s not talk about other things. I’m not going to let this job frustrate me.”
Everyone present was shocked. They didn’t expect Su Fei to not care about the teacher’s job. After all, everyone in the village with an education wanted that job. Su Fei only got it because of her higher education.
“I don’t know if this job exists or not. With or without it, I can support my family. But it’s not the same for you.” Su Fei said calmly. She truly didn’t care about the job.
Su Fei’s insinuations made Manager Wang and the two police officers very afraid. They seemed to hear the underlying message that Su Fei wanted to take away their jobs too.
Village Chief Ning now realized that the matter with the educated youth was far from over. She had to intervene to resolve the situation.
Village Chief Ning immediately declared, “Rest assured, Su Fei will give you a fair and just punishment, and we will also punish these educated youth.”
“Yes, yes, we, the police, are eager to redeem ourselves. Everything we did earlier was because of their influence. So, give us a chance to atone.” The older police officer quickly expressed her stance, following Su Fei’s lead.
Just then, the relatives and friends of the police officers arrived in the village, as well as from nearby villages. Normally, they had a neutral relationship with Ningning. Some of them had even helped Ningning when he was younger.
Now these people were all pleading for help, and Ningning was a bit overwhelmed. He also wanted to give these people face, especially since he had survived on their help during difficult times. Although some of the villagers weren’t very good, most of them were honest and hardworking.
Ningning didn’t want to make a decision, as he felt Su Fei hadn’t done anything wrong. Of course, his father had told him that rejecting his own family’s face in front of outsiders was not good. He had to give enough face to the women in his family in front of outsiders.
Seeing them all crowding around Ningning, Su Fei knew he couldn’t win here. They had decided to stand together. Su Fei realized she couldn’t take down these three local bosses.
Su Fei took a glance at the surrounded Ningning, then calmly made her decision. “Since the young and old in the village have helped Ningning survive until now, I won’t pursue the faults of these three individuals. But I hope this is the last time. If they cross me again, it won’t be as easily forgiven.”
“No problem, we’ve learned our lesson today, and we won’t make such mistakes again in the future,” Manager Wang and the two police officers breathed a sigh of relief, knowing they had narrowly escaped a disaster this time.
The onlookers felt that Su Fei was truly kind-hearted and treated Ningning exceptionally well. They believed Ningning had found the right person.
“Thank you, Ningning. I always knew that you would have good fortune. Look at who you married, such a good person.” These people were surprised by Ningning’s influence. They felt fortunate that they had helped Ningning in the past, and now it had earned them such great favor.
Although they had only helped Ningning when they could, they didn’t expect such a big favor in return. Not only did they win Su Fei’s favor, but they also gained the favor of three government officials. It was a profitable deal indeed.
“These educated youth are really bad. Let’s take them to the police station for interrogation,” the young police officer wanted to show that she wasn’t arrogant. She had valid reasons and genuinely wanted to serve the people.
Upon hearing this, Su Fei’s eyes lit up, and she quickly said, “That’s good, please do, Officer. After the interrogation, let me know why they have such animosity towards me and if it’s because of something I did.”
Su Fei felt that continuing to argue here was pointless, and verbally attacking these educated youth wouldn’t achieve anything practical.
The young police officer saw an opportunity and decided to take these people who had deceived Su Fei to the police station and detain them for a couple of days. “Let’s go, all of you. Don’t waste any more time here. What exactly are your sinister intentions? Let’s spend a couple of days at the police station first before we discuss it.”
The villagers quickly made way for the police officers. After the police left, the villagers dispersed as well. Su Fei’s actions today might have been somewhat anticlimactic, but she knew that in this interconnected community, this was the only way to let off steam.
When the villagers saw that there was no more excitement and noticed Su Fei glaring at them, they felt a little scared and hurriedly left.
“Spare the rod and spoil the child. You’ve frightened the people in the car and offended everyone. How are you going to live in the village from now on?” The village chief looked at Su Fei with a headache. She hadn’t expected Su Fei, who had improved so much, to suddenly unleash such a powerful move, even more powerful than when she was a troublemaker.
Su Fei knew the village chief was teaching her the principle of moderation in dealing with people, but she didn’t want to be moderate. “The village chief, there’s a saying, ‘repay evil with kindness, and repay kindness with even more kindness.’ I don’t want to be a good person only to be criticized. That’s why I want to directly deflate their arrogance. And do you believe? After today, people in the village will only respect and fear me, but they won’t dare to mess with me again.”
The village chief saw the determined look on Su Fei’s face and knew she was full of youthful energy. Su Fei was also a capable person herself. Although he didn’t know much about Su Fei’s background, he knew she wouldn’t go wrong. “Alright then. Let’s consider this matter settled. In the future, if there’s anything, let me know in advance instead of making decisions on your own.”
Su Fei quickly nodded and saw the village chief off. Ningning and Liang Hao witnessed Su Fei’s outburst for the first time. Ningning realized how lucky he was that Su Fei didn’t get angry with him despite the past bullying. He felt grateful for Su Fei’s love.
Liang Hao didn’t say much, tears welled up in his eyes. His future life was almost ruined. Today was truly an unforgettable day!
This incident had come to a close, and Su Fei didn’t expect the aftermath to be so significant. After seeing her, everyone in the village respectfully called her “Teacher Su.”
Furthermore, some of the villagers’ children started attending classes with Su Fei. When they returned home, their parents scolded them and told them not to anger Teacher Su, or they would be punished at home.
It could be said that now, Su Fei’s reputation in the village was very tough.
Spring had arrived, and soon Su Fei’s first novel would be published, as confirmed with the editor.
Su Fei decided to give Ningning a “surprise”!