The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 255: Such Is Reality

Zhang Hongfang had exhausted herself from yelling earlier, and soon began to whimper.

The midwife checked her again, advising her to conserve her strength.

At this moment, Zhang Hongfang began to regret, blaming Wang Pandi venomously, thinking that after giving birth, she must make the Wang Family pay.

Meanwhile, Yang Zhigang, through perseverance, managed to find two eyewitnesses, one of whom was Zhang Hongfang’s stepson.

As for the rumor about Wang Pandi pushing Zhang Hongfang, as expected, it started to spread within a small circle.

Liu Yulan heard the rumor, and given the detailed accounts, she thought that Zhang Hongfang must have provoked their Pandi to make her angry, otherwise, kind-hearted Pandi would never act out.

Liu Yulan immediately defended Wang Pandi, "You all know what kind of person our Pandi is, and what kind of person that Zhang Hongfang is. It’s impossible that our Pandi would push someone for no reason."

Most of the people here were decent, and since Yang Zhigang was the director, no one dared to offend them without understanding the situation.

So, the gossip was kept under control and remained just gossip for now.

Some malicious people were waiting quietly, mainly watching Yang Zhigang’s stance.

If Yang Zhigang stood up for Wang Pandi, it would dismiss the matter as mere rumor. But if he believed the rumors and showed displeasure toward Wang Pandi, the rumor could become fact.

That’s how harsh reality can be... 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Fortunately, Wang Pandi met Yang Zhigang.

Yang Zhigang, having found the witnesses, was on his way home when he met Liu Yulan and Wang Baoxing, who came to inquire about the situation. "Gangzi, you know Pandi’s character; she wouldn’t push that wicked Zhang Hongfang without reason. You must listen to her explanation..."

Liu Yulan kindly paved the way for Wang Pandi, fearing that Yang Zhigang would believe the outsiders without distinguishing right from wrong, demonstrating a mother’s loving nature.

"Mom, you’ve misunderstood Pandi; she didn’t push anyone." Yang Zhigang quickly cleared Wang Pandi’s name, as some people nearby seemed to be eavesdropping, "I’ve already found witnesses; they saw with their own eyes that Zhang Hongfang deliberately blocked Pandi’s way. Pandi tried to walk around, and it was Zhang Hongfang herself who took a step back and fell; Pandi didn’t even touch her clothes."

"Oh, so that’s what happened. Zhang Hongfang, that despicable woman, I won’t let her off..." Liu Yulan was relieved to know the truth, but grew anxious when thinking about how her daughter could have been slandered behind her back. "I must confront Zhang Hongfang about this; I won’t let her smear Pandi like this."

Liu Yulan, being action-oriented, immediately took Wang Baoxing to the infirmary to find Zhang Hongfang.

Yang Zhigang couldn’t have asked for more; he knew this matter needed to be resolved quickly. The sooner it was clarified, the better it would be for Pandi. He had planned to find Pandi and then take the witnesses to Qin Ming to explain everything. Now that his mother-in-law had taken the lead, so much the better.

"Alright, Mom, Dad, you head over first. I’ll bring the witnesses and be right there. Go straight to Qin Ming; don’t bother with Zhang Hongfang. I heard she’s giving birth, and we don’t want her putting the blame on us should anything happen." Yang Zhigang instructed them, splitting into two groups and moving immediately.

Liu Yulan marched into the infirmary and saw Qin Ming pacing anxiously in the hall. She confronted him, "Qin Ming, are you aware of your wife slandering my Pandi’s reputation?"

"What? Slander? What slander?" Qin Ming was an honest man, usually oppressed by Zhang Hongfang, and was solely focused on the child at the moment, failing to react immediately.

"Your Zhang Hongfang slandered our Pandi, claiming Pandi pushed her. Utter nonsense, telling lies with her eyes wide open. You know what our Pandi is like, she would never lay a hand on her." Liu Yulan raised her voice, determined to let as many people hear her clarification as possible.

Qin Ming, recalling Zhang Hongfang’s curses earlier, tentatively questioned, "She didn’t push? But Hongfang said she did..."

"That’s why it’s slander." Liu Yulan couldn’t help but sigh at his ignorance. This man was truly unfortunate to be married to a woman like Zhang Hongfang, who brought him nothing but bad luck.

"Our Pandi said she didn’t push, that Zhang Hongfang fell on her own. We even have witnesses who saw what happened then." Liu Yulan explained tirelessly.

"Really...really?" Qin Ming hesitated and doubted, asking, "Then why would she lie?"

"Hmph, you’d have to ask your Zhang Hongfang about that." Liu Yulan really didn’t want him to be perpetually deceived by Zhang Hongfang, so she left him with a thought-provoking remark, "Don’t you know the ridiculous things she did before marrying you? Qin Ming...what a pity."

This statement immediately sparked people’s curiosity, and they suddenly remembered that Zhang Hongfang was a young, beautiful woman. Why would she marry a widower? There must be some unknown scandal behind it... interesting, indeed.

Opportunists began to calculate their connections, pondering how to dig up the insider details.

Zhang Hongfang, hearing Liu Yulan’s maneuvering from the delivery room, was so furious she could have jumped up and fought three hundred rounds.

But as it was a crucial moment during childbirth, no matter how furious she was, she could only hold it in.

Outside, Yang Zhigang also arrived with a few people.

"Qin Ming, I brought the witnesses. They saw the situation firsthand; you can ask them if you don’t believe it..." Yang Zhigang pointed to the two people behind him.

Qin Ming saw that one was his eldest son, Qin Dawa, and the other was a woman who lived on the first floor of a unit nearest to the intersection.

Qin Dawa, seeing his father looking at him, shrank his neck in fear, his gaze flickering as if thinking of something, and then stubbornly lifted his head to look at him, feigning determination in his eyes.

"Brother Qin, this indeed was your wife who was causing trouble. I heard everything clearly from the kitchen window. Your wife isn’t a good person, interfering with the director’s wife, telling her she only gave birth to a daughter and suggesting she step down..." The woman seized the chance to win the director’s favor and sought to defend the director’s wife, implying something significant, "Hehe, not that I’m saying anything, but your wife must have some hidden agenda; she’s certainly reaching beyond her grasp..."

The woman had her own schemes too. Initially, when she heard Zhang Hongfang shouting slander against Wang Pandi, she didn’t stand up immediately. She intended to wait for the issue to escalate and then step up to clear things, hoping that the Yang Family would be more grateful to her and she could gain greater benefits.

The woman’s words were thought-provoking, and Qin Dawa, under pressure, said, "Stepmom fell on her own when she backed up; she insisted on blocking Aunt Wang, stopping her from leaving."

Qin Ming glanced at his eldest son, his eyes cold. To him, his eldest son behaving disloyally was despicable; no matter what, Zhang Hongfang was his stepmother, part of their family—he shouldn’t add insult to injury.