Turning Antagonist to Protagonist: He is Both Soft and Fierce-Chapter 236 - 231: My Sister-in-Law Is the Best Woman in the World

Chapter 236: Chapter 231: My Sister-in-Law Is the Best Woman in the World

Lin Qiao didn’t care about their looks; after all, she had never been "clean" in front of outsiders.

Song Tingfan brought the Pavilion Chief over and happened to hear his sister-in-law’s words. His nose suddenly tingled, and he ran over with large strides, standing in front of her, blocking everyone’s view.

His hand, clenching into a fist, was shaking with anger, but he couldn’t hit anyone. If he did, it would be unreasonable. He pointed at Song Liu and said, "Pavilion Chief, it’s her. She’s the criminal that the government hasn’t caught."

Even though the government didn’t arrest her, they reported it to the authorities. If she was sent to the doorstep, the government wouldn’t ignore it.

The Pavilion Chief nodded and said to those behind him, "Arrest her. First, take her back for interrogation and then send her to the county town after verification."

He glanced around and then looked at Song Tingfan, "Where’s the other person you mentioned?"

Song Tingfan shook his head, "I don’t know, but he should be nearby."

"Alright, I’ll take people to catch him. Be careful yourselves."

The Pavilion Chief took people away, while Song Liu struggled and cursed, "Let go of me! What are you?! Let go of me..."

Song Tingfan turned to look at Lin Qiao, then glanced at the surrounding people’s eyes, and pulled her hand to walk out of the crowd.

"Uncle, the food box is at the door," Lin Qiao realized and hurriedly called out.

Song Tingfan didn’t stop, "I’ll come back for it later."

He didn’t want his sister-in-law to see those people’s stares.

Staring at his straight back, Lin Qiao smiled. He was learning to protect her now, and a warm feeling rose in her heart.

She tugged at his sleeve, "Uncle, I don’t care."

Song Tingfan stopped, stubborn yet earnest, "I care."

His sister-in-law was the best woman in the world.

"It’s enough that you care, Uncle," Lin Qiao held onto him and added, "There’s still no explanation from the teacher."

After such a scene, the teacher would probably be very angry.

"I’ll go myself."

"No, it won’t do if you go. The teacher will definitely invite the adults over."

...

Private School

Because one family’s business led to the whole private school losing nearly an hour’s lessons, the teacher naturally had no pleasant expression for them, his face stern as he scolded, "Who is going to take responsibility for this wasted hour? Hmm? Bringing family issues into the private school is strictly forbidden; if violated, the private school will no longer accept you."

"Later, the private school will refund your silver; don’t come tomorrow."

Even though she knew the world wasn’t fair, expelling someone without distinguishing right from wrong made Lin Qiaoxin a little angry, but she had to endure and apologize, "Teacher, this is our fault. Please be lenient this once. We absolutely won’t do it again."

Hearing the teacher talk about expulsion, Song Tingfan pressed his lips tight, and upon hearing his sister-in-law’s soft-spoken apology, he felt a deep ache in his heart, "Teacher, I’m sorry, please be lenient this once." After saying this, he bowed deeply.

He could forgo studying, but his sister-in-law wanted him to study.

The teacher remained lofty, "This has no precedent, impossible, you should leave."

"Teacher, I know my mistake, please give me another chance." Song Tingfan bent over again.

Lin Qiao’s nose inexplicably felt a bit sour, almost wanting to say not to study anymore, but books must be read. Before she could say anything, the teacher spoke, "Impossible, a scholar must be clean, or else studying is useless."

This clearly implied there was some unethical relationship between the two.

Lin Qiao’s expression worsened, but her tone remained decent, "Teacher, in what way is Song Tingfan not clean? Just because someone said a few random words he’s not clean? He simply has me, a sister-in-law with a bad reputation."

"Teacher, please give Song Tingfan another chance. In the future, I will stay far away from the private school and will not let people talk."

Though nowadays money could buy education, this was not possible here. There was only one private school in town; offending the teacher meant not being able to study.

Seeing her humbling appearance, Song Tingfan’s heart twisted together all because his sister-in-law did it for him.

The teacher kept a stern face, "Impossible, the private school can’t..."

"I won’t study anymore."

Song Tingfan pressed his lips and straightened his body, his expression serious and earnest as he looked at the teacher and said, "My sister-in-law is clean, she is the best sister-in-law in the world."

"Teacher, you are not a good teacher."

Then he turned to Lin Qiao, "Sister-in-law, let’s go home."

Having taught for over a decade, it was the first time he was called not a good teacher, which naturally angered the teacher, and he immediately blurted out, "You brat!"

Since Song Tingfan had spoken, Lin Qiao couldn’t hold back either, immediately pulling a face and reprimanding, "It’s the teacher who’s the brat, not letting students study based on baseless gossip, unworthy of being a teacher, no, not fit to be a teacher at all."

"I don’t know if my young uncle can study well, but I know the teacher definitely can’t teach students well. I believe no family would trust a teacher who condemns students based on a few words."

"After all, to teach like the teacher is a disgrace to one’s ancestors."

The teacher, after all, was a teacher, could hardly match Lin Qiao’s sharp words, pointing at her with a trembling hand, finally squeezing out, "Vulgar woman."

"What is vulgar? Simply because I spoke the truth? Is the teacher angry out of shame?" Lin Qiao questioned him without any avoidance.

There were more and more people watching the commotion outside, the teacher pointed at her for a long time without a word of rebuttal.

Lin Qiao rolled her eyes at him in her heart, then took Song Tingfan to leave. Just as they were about to step out of the private school, Song Tingfan stopped, "Sister-in-law, wait for me a moment." Then he quickly ran back inside, soon coming out with his book bag.

The two left under the watchful eyes of the crowd and returned to the shop.

The neighbor, Mrs. Qin Li, heard the commotion, came out to take a look, and seeing the two, greeted them with a smile, "You’ve finally come back; quite a few people have been asking these days. Did something happen at home?"

"The village is building a road."

Lin Qiao exchanged a few words with her and returned to the shop, glancing at the cautious young man beside her, who seemed to be preparing for a scolding.

She smiled and praised, "Uncle, you were very manly today. That’s how it should be; don’t just stand there and be bullied."

She was a bit surprised he went to call the Pavilion Chief, but it was for the best. After all, no matter what, he couldn’t hit his third aunt in front of so many people.

If he had hit her, it would be indefensible even if he was in the right.

Originally expecting to be scolded, he didn’t expect his sister-in-law to praise him. He lifted his eyes, a little brightness in them, "Sister-in-law, I..."

Lin Qiao patted his arm, "It’s alright, don’t blame yourself. It’s not your fault; if it doesn’t work out, we can study in another town."

This time, she absolutely couldn’t let Song Wang and his wife off; they had to be sent to prison.

The couple was nauseating, like filth.

"Sister-in-law, I don’t want to study anymore. I’ll help at the shop, and in my spare time, I’ll read."

Song Tingfan didn’t want her to be begging for his sake anymore. He paused and explained, "I’ll go to serve in the military in October."

Previously, he was undecided, but now he’s resolute.

Only by earning military merits would others not dare to speak randomly about them, and by then, he could protect his sister-in-law well.