Liu Mei's face turned ugly after being rebuked by two respected figures in the village.
Realizing she wouldn't gain the upper hand in this situation, she turned and slapped Xiu Cheng across the face, "You dimwit! Did our family short you on food or what? Why the hell did you go and steal other people's food?"
"Can't you open your eyes and see? Are they someone you can afford to bully?" Her words dripped with acid, mocking the Ruan Family for having powerful backers.
All adults understood what she meant, and the expressions of Doctor Lu and the Captain changed, as they fully grasped her unreasonable and relentless pestering.
Xiu Cheng was also aggrieved. Having been beaten up, he received neither comfort from his mother nor a slap. He covered his face where he was hit and cried to Liu Mei, "Mom, wasn't it you who told me to just go and snatch it? Why are you hitting me! I was just following your instructions."
