readytorunbook Chapter 172 The Roar of the Lioness
Chapter 172 The Roar of the Lioness
Chapter 172 The Roar of the Lioness
"Nonsense!"
Wang Wenzhou turned around and saw Liu Rushi walking towards him angrily.
Liu Rushi was always strict with her students in the labor camp. If a student made a mistake, she would punish them by making them kneel. Teachers, like many others, suffer from "teacher syndrome," particularly enjoying standing on a moral high ground to reprimand others.
How could a county magistrate treat school teachers like this? They are all scholars.
"Wang Wenzhou, you bastard, kneel down!" Liu Ru was too angry, and because she often scolded students in the labor camp, she blurted out without thinking it through.
"Thump!" Seeing Liu Rushi so angry, Wang Wenzhou felt extremely distressed and knelt down in response.
"Wow..." Everyone was stunned. When Miss Liu roared, Wang Qingtian immediately knelt down in fear.
The parents who were watching were cursing Pan Lin, that scumbag, and wishing him a terrible death, but Wang Wenzhou's kneeling immediately silenced them.
In the Ming Dynasty, a husband was considered the wife's everything. Not to mention noble or official families, even in ordinary households, if a wife dared to make her husband kneel as punishment, she would be condemned to death by public scorn.
At this moment, an old woman stepped forward and said earnestly, "Miss Liu, I really can't stand it anymore. Wang Qingtian adores you, and everyone in Hanshan can see it. Everyone hopes that you can marry Wang Qingtian soon and give him a son. But you're not even married yet, how can you humiliate Wang Qingtian like this? You're an educated woman, you surely know more about the three obediences and four virtues of a woman than I do, it's truly outrageous!"
Wang Wenzhou, with tears in his eyes, looked at the old lady gratefully. "Grandma, what you said is so true. What a divine intervention! If I ever sleep with Ru Ru, I'll definitely invite you to my wedding."
A middle-aged man, furious at his lack of self-respect, said, "Wang Qingtian, a dignified seven-foot man should only kneel before Heaven, Earth, the Emperor, parents, and teachers. How can you do this?"
“Brother, you don’t know! Wang Qingtian probably has his own difficulties. A true man will do anything for the woman he loves.” A man beside him said with empathy.
Wang Wenzhou nodded. "Yeah! If you want to sleep with a beautiful girl, you have to be shameless! I'm just a fat guy with no looks, how dare I play the aloof CEO?"
The people watching were talking a lot.
Wang Wenzhou knelt on the ground, feeling secretly delighted. With this kneeling today, he had taken another step closer to Ru Ru. Sooner or later, he would be zero distance from Ru Ru—oh no! It should be negative distance!
Liu Rushi's face flushed and paled as she listened to the crowd's words. It was just a slip of the tongue; she hadn't meant for Wang Wenzhou to kneel. This fatso had never been so obedient before. He always had to grope you a few times before you'd leave, and he wouldn't leave without getting slapped.
"Why are you kneeling? I didn't tell you to kneel!" Liu Rushi quickly tried to save face, pointing at Jiang Xuyang and scolding, "You unfilial son, kneel down now!"
Liu Rushi tilted her head and saw that the fat man was still kneeling there with a smile on his face. She said in an annoyed tone, "Wang Wenzhou, stand up."
"Alright," Wang Wenzhou scoffed, "I can't keep up this sob story. Time to stand up."
"Haha..." The onlookers couldn't help but burst into laughter. Wang Qingtian was afraid of his wife; in the Ming Dynasty, that was a shameful thing.
Wang Wenzhou also felt embarrassed, so he pointed at Jiang Xuyang and scolded, "You little brat, what mistake have you made this time? Look, you've made your mother so angry!"
Wang Wenzhou winked at Jiang Xuyang and whispered, "Little Yangyang, remember, you did nothing wrong. They hit you first! Got it?"
"Mmm!" Jiang Xuyang nodded, his face contorted with grief, and looked at Liu Rushi, saying aggrievedly, "Mother, I did nothing wrong. It was the teacher who hit me, and that's why Father helped me get revenge."
With tears in his eyes, Jiang Xuyang pointed to the bruises on his face and said, "Look, these are all from them beating me."
Liu Rushi coldly reprimanded, "Shut up! If you hadn't done anything wrong, would the master have hit you?"
Liu Rushi cupped her hands in apology to Pan Lin and the others, saying, "Gentlemen, please rise."
Pan Lin and the others looked at Wang Wenzhou. If Lord Wang wouldn't agree, how could they dare stand up? Lord Wang was drunk and utterly unreasonable. If we stood up, he'd find another excuse to beat us up.
Wang Wenzhou quickly waved his hand, "Stop pretending, get up."
Pan Lin and the others then got up and brushed the dirt off their bodies.
Liu Rushi asked, "Mr. Pan, may I ask what brings you here today?"
Wang Wenzhou said indignantly, "No matter why, the child is still young and has made a small mistake. You can't beat a child like this!"
"Yes!" Jiang Xuyang looked at Wang Wenzhou with tears in his eyes. He was still his father. His stepmother was so heartless!
"Shut up!" Liu Ru pointed at Wang Wenzhou and scolded, "I didn't ask you to speak, Mr. Pan, you speak first."
"Hmm..." Pan Lin frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "Jiang Xuyang is clever and quick-witted, but..."
Pan Lin went on and on, recounting everything the little ancestor had done at school.
Wang Wenzhou immediately retorted, "So what if my son doesn't like to study? What's it to you? You shameless bastard, how dare you say something like 'teaching and nurturing people'! You don't deserve that title! Son, recite 'On Teachers'."
Jiang Xuyang was very intelligent. His father had given him a solid foundation, and he could recite many texts. Jiang Xuyang blurted out, "Ancient scholars always had teachers. A teacher is one who imparts knowledge, instructs in skills, and resolves doubts..."
"Xiao Yangyang, that's enough!" Wang Wenzhou pointed at Pan Lin and cursed, "A teacher is supposed to impart knowledge, teach skills, and resolve doubts! Even a great master like Han Yu didn't dare to talk about nurturing people, and you shameless thing, you keep talking about nurturing people? You don't deserve it?"
"Shut up!" Liu Rushi glared at Wang Wenzhou.
“Ruru! We can’t judge this case like this. You’ve only listened to the defendant’s side of the story, but you haven’t listened to the plaintiff’s side of the story! My son and I are the plaintiffs who have been wronged!” Wang Wenzhou said with a mournful expression.
"Sigh..." Liu Ru sighed softly. She really couldn't do anything with that fatso; he was always finding ways to take advantage of her. Who said he was her son?
Liu Rushi was not unaware that in Hanshan County, everyone except herself had long regarded her as Wang Wenzhou's wife.
"Then you tell me!" Liu Rushi said irritably.
“Yes, yes!” Wang Wenzhou nodded and continued, “What kind of profession is a teacher? In short, it’s like a storyteller. It’s just that the audience is a bit younger, and occasionally they will ask a few questions about the stories they didn’t understand.”
Wang Wenzhou pointed at Pan Lin and cursed, "Even the most revered teacher, Confucius, never talked about teaching and nurturing people. This shameless bastard dares to keep talking about teaching and nurturing people! Did I pay you to be the principal so you could sleep with female students? Ru Ru, do you think he deserves to be beaten?"
"Pfft..." Pan Lin almost spat out a mouthful of blood. When have I ever slept with a female student?