Song Wei: …
You’ve gone from being the bully to playing the victim, haven’t you? Upset because you lost the argument?
Song Wei rolled her eyes. She didn’t want to engage further but was surprised when the old woman, showing no restraint, began verbally attacking Su Fang, who was lying on the bed.
“That educated youth over there must’ve been married, right? I heard from the doctor that she had a miscarriage. Look at her—clearly someone her in-laws didn’t want. Judging by her appearance, she’s not someone who took care of her family well.
“And so useless! You had a miscarriage even when your belly was so big. What a pity for that baby, choosing her as its mother. These so-called educated youth are all the same: lofty ambitions but no practical skills. Look at her tiny waist and narrow hips. Besides seducing men, what use does she have? No wonder she couldn’t keep a child.”
Su Fang clenched the blanket tightly, her face turning even paler.
This was too much.
“Old lady, maybe tone it down a bit. She just had a miscarriage and must be feeling terrible,” someone in the ward said, trying to mediate.
But the old woman snapped back, silencing them. Clearly, her verbal combat skills were formidable.
“It’s obvious that these two are the same. Otherwise, why would they stick together? Foxy-looking and dressed so gaudily—who knows who they’re trying to seduce? Thank goodness my son didn’t come today.”
Her words all but pointed directly at Song Wei.
Hearing this, the pregnant woman on the adjacent bed started looking at Song Wei warily.
Song Wei’s expression turned icy, her gaze sharp. “Wow, aren’t you modest, saying you’re no match for me in an argument—how humble. With a mouth as poisonous as yours, how many years has it been since you brushed your teeth?
“You’re right, I am good-looking, but don’t slander us. We’re upright, decent young women who came to the countryside to contribute to the nation. How does that make us improper in your eyes?”
The ward fell silent.
Everyone stared, dumbfounded by Song Wei’s audacious self-praise. They had never seen someone so shamelessly confident—yet they couldn’t refute her.
Song Wei’s eyes scanned the old woman from head to toe before she sneered. “Your son must be amazing, huh? Useless, unattractive, but somehow deserving of everything?
“We’re educated and attractive young women. If we were looking for partners, they’d at least need to be decent people. What kind of man could someone like you raise? A tyrant, perhaps? Even if your son were decent, any good woman would avoid marrying into a family with a venom-tongued, biased, and mean-spirited mother-in-law like you. She’d be crushed to death under your thumb.”
Song Wei’s words landed hard. The pregnant woman lying on the hospital bed looked visibly aged, with dry and yellow skin and a big belly, which looked a little scary.
But it wasn’t as scary as Sufang’s before.
It’s obvious that she didn’t have a good life at home.
It can be said that what Song Wei said was very appropriate.
The old woman stood abruptly, ready to strike. But Song Wei smirked, cracking her knuckles deliberately. “Think carefully. I’m young and strong, and you’re half a step into the grave. Imagine if you ‘accidentally’ fell, had a stroke, or ended up paralyzed. Who in your family would take care of you then?”
The old woman trembled with rage, pointing a shaky finger at Song Wei. “You… you little wretch, cursing me!”
“Watch your words, ma’am. I’m merely pointing out the possibilities,” Song Wei said flatly.
The old woman, defeated, collapsed onto a stool, clutching her chest.
The room was filled with tension. No one sympathized with the old woman—she had brought this on herself. After all, who would demand food from strangers in a hospital?
Meanwhile, Su Fang’s gaze toward Song Wei was full of admiration. If only she had such courage, she thought, she wouldn’t have been trampled on by her in-laws.
Summoning her courage, Su Fang spoke, her voice slightly stronger than before. “I didn’t want to marry him. I was set up—pushed into the river. That man was waiting nearby and pretended to save me. My mother-in-law shouted to gather witnesses. I didn’t want to marry him, but I couldn’t withstand the gossip.”
The room fell silent again as Su Fang recounted her story, her hands trembling. It was the first time she had openly shared her pain.
Before, her body would tremble whenever she was mentioned, but now, Song Wei have given her a lot of courage.
Su Fang thought…she couldn’t keep hiding and relying on others for protection.
“After marrying into their family, I was treated terribly. All the housework fell to me. My husband was a lazy bum who refused to work, so my mother-in-law made me do it. And he hit me.”
Su Fang rolled up her sleeve, revealing scars on her arm. “These are nothing compared to others on my body.”
“I miscarried because a wild boar broke into the house. We were trying to escape by climbing over the wall, but I couldn’t make it because of my belly. My husband pushed me off the stool, and I fell hard. If Song Wei and the others hadn’t arrived, I would’ve been trampled to death.”
Su Fang is still scared when she thinks of the scene at that time.
Su Fang looked at the old woman steadily and said, “We are not the kind of people you say we are. Song Zhiqing is very capable. She can support herself by earning work points on her own.”
Hearing this, everyone in the room sighed in shock and pity.
“How horrible. Poor girl, stuck with such a family.”
“It’s even worse because she has no family support. These educated youth are so vulnerable.”
“Exactly. Why pick on her? She’s been through enough.”
Even those who had tolerated the old woman before started criticizing her. Furious, the old woman resorted to her ultimate weapon—throwing a tantrum.
“Oh, heavens! This poor old woman is being bullied by city girls! You shameless hussy! Who knows if your story is even true? Once a woman’s reputation is ruined, she should quietly marry and behave herself. Now you’re all ganging up on me! I might as well die!”
Her wailing accusations filled the room.
Su Fang pursed her lips. Although she was panicked, she did not regret it.
Song Wei patted her shoulder comfortingly, feeling quite satisfied.
She turned to the doctor and nurses who had arrived to investigate the commotion. Smiling politely, she said, “I’m sorry for causing a disturbance. I shouldn’t have reacted when she insulted me as a floozy and demanded my food. I should’ve endured it and shared my food with her grandkids, even though their grandmother has food but refuses to give it to them.”
The medical staff exchanged looks, speechless.
The old woman glared fiercely at Song Wei, her mouth spitting out dirty words, cursing relentlessly.
The others frowned as they listened.
“Shut up! This is a hospital, not a place for you to quarrel and fight. You’re disturbing other patients. If you keep making noise, I’ll have to ask you to leave!”
The doctor’s authority was still strong. The old woman, afraid the doctor might really ask her daughter-in-law to leave, immediately stopped cursing.
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