Chapter 296: On the Warpath

The two women were absolutely furious. They had wholeheartedly believed Liu Fanglan’s words, but what was the result?

The result proved that not a single word Liu Fanglan had said was true!

And the most infuriating part was that those were snacks from Dingshi Restaurant!

If they hadn’t believed Liu Fanglan, if they had gotten to know Shen Nian under normal circumstances, they might have received a welcome gift from her too!

But now, they had badmouthed Shen Nian right to her face. Under these circumstances, why on earth would she give them a gift?

Even they didn’t have the nerve to shamelessly ask for a gift now!

And to top it off, Liu Fanglan had received snacks from Dingshi Restaurant from Shen Nian, yet she still had the gall to call her stingy!

How despicable! Absolutely despicable!

Liu Fanglan probably never would have guessed that a single sentence from her could so easily make her own allies turn against her.

Shen Nian saw the expressions on the two women’s faces and knew she had achieved her goal. ’Given how frustrated they are right now,’ she thought, ’it won’t be long before the story of my feud with Liu Fanglan spreads.’

When that happened, Liu Fanglan’s attempt to slander her would naturally fall apart.

"Xiao Nian, I never knew you were so clever!"

"Sister Jingyun, I just got lucky and knew exactly what to say."

"Haha, seeing you handle this puts my mind at ease! I bet Liu Fanglan will be fuming once this gets out."

Shen Nian just smiled without saying anything. She couldn’t care less if Liu Fanglan was fuming. As long as the woman left her alone, she wouldn’t bother her either.

"Seeing how quickly those two took off, they probably went to find Liu Fanglan. You should be careful later. Don’t let her bully you."

The two chatted as they walked, and soon they were approaching Shen Nian’s apartment building.

Seeing the figures approaching them, Shen Nian shook her head with a sigh.

"Looks like we don’t have to wait until later after all."

The two women had indeed gone to find Liu Fanglan. And judging by the looks on all three of their faces, they must have had an argument; otherwise, they wouldn’t all look so puffed up with anger.

"Are they heading for you?"

Lin Jingyun glanced at Shen Nian with concern. But the moment Liu Fanglan saw Shen Nian, she started yelling and charged toward her.

"You, Shen! Make yourself clear! When did you ever give me some valuable welcome gift?!"

This wasn’t the first time Shen Nian had been subjected to Liu Fanglan’s booming voice, but this time, it was much louder than before.

In fact, Liu Fanglan’s roar was so loud that people in the apartments of the family compound heard it and poked their heads out to look down.

"Mrs. Lu, we admit it was wrong of us to gossip, but it’s even worse for you to lie!"

The woman who had just been speaking with Shen Nian, now accompanying Liu Fanglan, also stared at Shen Nian and said accusingly.

After learning that Shen Nian had given Liu Fanglan snacks from Dingshi Restaurant, they had gone to confront her. But Liu Fanglan insisted that Shen Nian had only given her a few worthless pieces of candy.

And so, unable to settle their dispute, the three of them had marched over to find Shen Nian.

As for Liu Fanglan, she didn’t even bother calling her "Mrs. Lu," storming over while just shouting "You, Shen!"

"You—you make yourself clear!"

"Sister-in-law Liu, what is it you want me to make clear?"

"You actually told people you gave me an expensive welcome gift! How can you be so malicious? When did I ever receive an expensive welcome gift from you?! What you gave me was clearly just a bag of worthless candy that no one would want even as a handout!"