After Transmigrating As The Mother Of The Pitiful Female Supporting Character in a Campus Novel - Chapter 35.2

The area where they were caught was an old district. It was lively at night and many incidents occurred; the consultation desk phone at the station didn’t stop all night, making it busier than the Nanshan District.

Qin Wang had originally clocked out in his uniform and was ready for the shift change. Receiving Qin Zhijin’s call, he felt embarrassed. He went to the breakroom to change into civilian clothes and even wore a mask. He checked himself in the mirror to ensure nothing indicated his identity before driving over.

Leading the two of them out, Qin Wang felt it was ridiculous even as he signed his real name.

“You two should be glad this month isn’t a ‘crackdown’ month, or else for deliberately inciting a fight, you’d have to be detained for a few days to learn your lesson.”

“Just speaking the truth, that’s all.” After teaching Wang Qingyun a lesson, Qin Zhijin’s mood was significantly better. Although being framed and failing to get the graduate recommendation back then was a huge blow—and she had thought that if her life wasn’t worth much, she’d take Wang Qingyun down with her—she didn’t have those thoughts later.

It was partly because she valued her life, and partly because she felt it was ridiculous and hateful and didn’t want her mother to see her as a joke. Her uncle also told her that life is long, and those who do harmful things will eventually be punished.

Qin Zhijin knew very well that tonight, even if she hadn’t made this move, Li Yan would have received her deserved punishment. The others were living miserable lives too; they were like wooden carvings coated in mud—from far away they looked intact, but from the mud on the outside to the wood inside, they were rotten, stinking, and decayed to the core.

“Speaking the truth? Do you know how dangerous it was? If the incident you incited hadn’t been big enough to make them fight each other, I wouldn’t be coming to the police station to pick you up tonight—I’d be going to the ICU to sign papers for you two.”

Qin Wang was speechless, wishing he could turn around and send them both back to the station for a few days to clear their heads.

“No,” Xia Shibai, sitting in the back, shrugged. “They wouldn’t dare.”

“You’re that certain?” Qin Wang questioned. “That group was brawling like that, and you’re so sure they wouldn’t touch you?”

“I’m not certain, but I’m not an idiot either.” Xia Shibai laughed. “Officer Qin, I have bodyguards nearby. If they dared to lift a finger, we would have entered the station half an hour earlier, and I’d probably have extorted a sum from them.”

“…” Qin Wang opened his mouth, licked his lips, and silently drove the two of them home.

Just before they got out, Qin Wang pulled his phone from his pocket, opened a QR code, and had both Xia Shibai and Qin Zhijin scan it.

“What is this?” Qin Zhijin looked at Qin Wang.

“A legal education lecture. It’s held tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 PM at the Lixin Bird Shopping Plaza in Nanshan District. Xiao Nuo is the main speaker on criminal psychology, duration two hours. You two scan this, fill in your info, and bring the kids on time.”

Xia Shibai: “Why? It’s very hot at 3:00 PM.”

“If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam can’t be slanted. There’s a big problem with your thinking. Hurry up and scan the code to report tomorrow. If one of you is missing, there’s another session the day after in the Nanshan High-tech Innovation Industrial Park; I’ll come and drag you there myself, don’t even think about escaping. If you miss tomorrow, you’ll both be volunteers for the next month.”

Qin Wang said sternly: “I mean what I say.”

Qin Zhijin: “…”

Xia Shibai: “…”

“Officer Qin, you really, really love this job.”

You’re a volunteer serving the people as a policeman.

Xia Shibai and Qin Zhijin didn’t dare argue. After scanning the code and receiving another lecture from the off-duty Officer Qin, who reminded them to bring the kids on time tomorrow, they were finally let out of the car.

By the time they got home, it was nearly 10:00 PM.

Entering the house, Xia Shibai found the lights were on.

Shao Qing was sitting on the sofa holding the sleeping Xia Yaozhou. The living room was brightly lit. Gu Mingyi was curled up at the other end of the sofa under a small blanket. The TV was on, but the sound was muted.

Hearing the door lock, Shao Qing’s eyes opened slightly from her drowsiness. Seeing the boss return, she didn’t dare make any big movements, saying softly: “They just fell asleep.”

“I’ll do it.” Xia Shibai and Qin Zhijin hurried forward. Each carried one, picking the children up from the sofa.

Shao Qing’s arms were numb. She shook her hands and gave a yawn.

“Don’t leave tonight; just sleep at my place. Go back tomorrow morning; it’s very late now. I have clean, unworn clothes. Thank you so much for today; I’ll pay you at the highest rate. Take a few days off to rest.”

“Is the leave paid?” Shao Qing only cared about this one question.

“Yes.”

“Great! Thanks, boss!” Shao Qing burst into a giggle thinking of the red packets she had received in the group chat today.

Kids don’t have to be ‘bear kids’; they can be my cash cows!

At least for now, Xia Yaozhou was obedient, good, and cooperated very well with her making money! There were at least fifty, if not a hundred, colleagues in the company group who wanted to hear Xia Yaozhou speak and sent red packets. Just from the group today, she had made several hundred.

Sharing it with Xia Yaozhou still left a lot.

Who wouldn’t be happy with free money?

Qin Zhijin picked up Xiao Yi, added Shao Qing to transfer money to express her gratitude, and walked next door.

In her daze, Gu Mingyi caught the faint scent on Qin Zhijin. She reached out to hug Qin Zhijin’s neck, unconsciously nuzzling a few times before falling back asleep.

Xia Shibai carried the little girl back to bed. Seeing her hand restlessly searching for something, she hurried to stuff a stuffed animal into Xia Yaozhou’s arms for her to sleep with.

Once Xia Yaozhou settled down, Xia Shibai quietly closed the door. She got clothes for Shao Qing and found a clean room for her to stay in.

After getting in bed, Xia Shibai didn’t lie down to sleep. Instead, she contacted the people who had found information for her earlier, telling them to send the reporting emails to the official mailboxes as previously agreed.

More importantly, they were to log onto Qin Zhijin’s university forum and re-post the things Wang Qingyun and Li Yan had done.

Just a brawl and losing their jobs—how could such small punishments compare to their malicious hearts?

Xia Shibai had given Wang Qingyun a choice, but he hadn’t taken it seriously.

Naturally, Xia Shibai wouldn’t take it seriously either. Since he didn’t want to pick one of two, she’d pick both.

She would choose for him.

After finishing these things, a warm little lump crawled into Xia Shibai’s arms.

The doll previously stuffed into Xia Yaozhou’s hands had rolled away. Seeking warmth, Xia Yaozhou accurately grabbed onto Xia Shibai again.

“Sleep, sleep.” Xia Shibai put her charging phone aside, turned off the light, and held Xia Yaozhou to sleep.

Before sleeping, she was still thinking about the legal and moral education propaganda meeting tomorrow afternoon. If they didn’t go, Xia Shibai firmly believed Qin Wang would drag them to every single session.

Instead of lecturing her and Qin Zhijin, it was better to let the two children go and broaden their horizons.

Ensuring the lower beam isn’t slanted was more important.

The next day, everyone woke up late.

Upon waking, Xia Shibai and Qin Zhijin saw that their phones together had over thirty missed calls, all from Qin Wang, who feared they had run away.

After eating breakfast, Shao Qing took a taxi home. Anyway, Little President Xia said the company would reimburse it, so it didn’t matter.

As soon as she left, she immediately took a few days off to relax properly over the weekend.

Xia Yaozhou bit into a meat bun and looked at Xia Shibai with disdain. “Mommy is a liar.”

“How did I lie to you again?” Xia Shibai pushed warm milk toward Xia Yaozhou. “Drink your milk.”

“Mommy came back super late last night. Auntie Shao and I waited for a long, long, long time—long enough to finish the whole Ultraman movie—and you still weren’t back!”

“Was it fun with Auntie Shao yesterday?” Xia Shibai wasn’t stupid; at this time, going along with the little girl’s words certainly wouldn’t solve the problem and might even make her angry, which wouldn’t be worth it.

“Fun, but also not fun.” Xia Yaozhou took big bites of the bun and used a spoon to drink pure milk with added sugar.

“How was it fun?”

Xia Yaozhou thought for a moment. “Auntie Shao took me to make money. It wasn’t fun because Auntie Shao doesn’t know how to play.”

“Make money? What do you mean she doesn’t know how to play?” Xia Shibai was stunned.

Wait, what’s this about making money?

Xia Yaozhou bit her bun and snorted. “Auntie Shao had me say hello in a WeChat group, and then swish swish, a bunch of red packets came out. Auntie Shao and I split the money. It wasn’t fun because Auntie Shao doesn’t have any entertainment; she said she only knows how to study and make money and isn’t interested in anything else.”

“Xiao Yi took her to play games, but she was dummy-dummy, not even as good as me.”

Xia Shibai gave a soft “Oh” and didn’t say much, going along with Xia Yaozhou’s words, but in her heart, alarm bells were screaming.

She felt Qin Wang was right; it was indeed necessary for the “lower beam” to receive some legal education.

She was a bit worried that Xia Shibai wouldn’t follow the old path of being trapped by love, but might instead take the wrong path of committing crimes for money.

Before the event started, Qin Wang even made the two of them send a video to ensure they were on the way. Finally, an annoyed Qin Zhijin hung up the phone and sent a voice message: “Qin Wang, has your courage grown fat? It’s been a while since I gave you a ‘New Year lesson,’ has it? If you say one more word of nonsense to me, be careful I don’t ‘educate’ you first.”

Qin Wang’s “sister-fearing” genes kicked in. He muttered a couple of reminders and hung up.

Looking at the roads they didn’t usually travel, Gu Mingyi couldn’t help but ask curiously: “Godmother, what are we doing out here?”

“Coming out to attend an education class.”

“What kind of education class?” Xia Yaozhou clutched a toy, lying comfortably in her child seat, tilting her head to look at the adults in front.

“You’ll know when we get there.”

At the venue, because of his good looks, Qin Wang had been pushed to do reception. Lixin Bird Plaza had a high flow of people; grandmothers and stay-at-home wives often brought children to the mall in the afternoon. Seeing a tall, handsome policeman with a good aura holding a propaganda sign, they all brought their children over to join the fun.

“Scan the code, sign your name to enter. After listening, you can take a photo with the police dog next to us.” Qin Wang could practically say the script with his eyes closed.

In just one hour, Qin Wang felt more tired than working two night shifts. He could hardly tell who was more miserable: himself or the police dog.

“Already scanned once, do I need to scan again? Are there any restrictions for the dog photo? Can I touch it?”

The familiar voice made Qin Wang look up. Seeing it was Qin Zhijin, he hurriedly said: “Touching the dog—that’s a separate price.”

“Download the National Anti-Fraud Center app, and you can touch it once.”

“Hello, Officer Qin!” Xia Yaozhou walked over holding a child’s umbrella. Along the way, her eyes had already fixed on the large police dog nearby; she hadn’t even noticed the man in front of her was Qin Wang.

Only after the dog was obscured by someone did she turn her head to see Qin Wang and greet him.

“Hello, Zhouzhou.” Qin Wang handed over the form for the two adults to sign, then let them in to find seats. He didn’t forget to remind them: “Listen well, listen carefully, take it to heart.”

Xia Shibai paused and sighed softly. “I really have no intention of breaking the law, Officer Qin. You don’t need to worry so much.”

“I’m worried about the underage blossoms being led astray by you; who cares about you two?”

The legal lecture lasted over two hours and was quite well-organized; at least the children enjoyed it.

Finally, everyone did a little legal test paper and handed it in. Several police dogs walked around the venue once, and the children’s screams rose one after another, wanting nothing more than to take the dogs home.

Xiao Nuo unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and nudged Qin Wang with her elbow. “The station was wise to send you for publicity. Look, this sea of people is more than double what we usually have.”

Qin Wang, who was nearly being harassed to his face: “…”

“Thanks a lot.”

“Being handsome really can be used as a meal.” Xiao Nuo patted Qin Wang’s shoulder. “There are seven days left; protect your face well and don’t get any scratches. When the task is done, I’ll ask Director Li to get you a bowl of ‘Zhuangyuan Jidi’ clay pot porridge to nourish yourself.”

“Get lost.” Qin Wang wordlessly slapped Xiao Nuo’s hand away. He was actually considering making Xia Yaozhou and Gu Mingyi write a reflection; they had to learn some knowledge from the lecture, right?

Meanwhile, Gu Mingyi and Xia Yaozhou were firmly attracted to the police dogs. To get a photo with the dogs, they even pestered Xia Shibai and Qin Zhijin to download the National Anti-Fraud Center app.

“The dogs really have it hard; let’s give them a treat.” Xia Shibai looked at the police dog, who looked tired of being petted, and gave a light tsk.

Qin Zhijin watched Qin Wang approach and beckoned him over. “I didn’t expect your face to be quite useful. Next time your police station does one of these legal science activities, I’ll print you a roll-up banner and a big horizontal banner to put here. I guarantee the flow of people will be even higher than now.”

Qin Wang: “…” This is revenge, isn’t it?

It definitely is.

It seems the lecture they just heard was for nothing.

“Don’t give me that,” Qin Wang said speechlessly. “Do you know your school forum exploded last night?”

Qin Zhijin was stunned. “What exploded? The school server?”

“No, it has something to do with you.” Qin Wang gave a tsk and forwarded the gossip a classmate had sent him to Qin Zhijin. “This, see for yourself. Although the article doesn’t mention you by name, you and I both know the situation. My father helped handle it, so I guessed it as soon as I saw the beginning.”

Qin Zhijin took the phone and glanced over it. Just seeing the male starting with ‘W’ and the female starting with ‘L’, she already knew.

“This is the truth; surely this doesn’t break the law too? And the whole post is anonymous. What? You want to ‘educate’ me for this too?” Qin Zhijin handed the phone back to Qin Wang.

“No, just saying to pay attention. I’m afraid the news will spread too far and Eldest Aunt will go crazy again.” Qin Wang’s home wasn’t far from Qin Zhijin’s.

It should be said that when the two Qin brothers got married back then, they both bought wedding houses in the same community.

“Distance makes the heart grow fonder, while proximity breeds contempt.” They were separated by a few streets, but Qin Wang had a poor impression of Qin Zhijin’s mother since childhood. He had once complained privately to his own mother about his Eldest Aunt’s behavior, only to be met with sighs and eventually a scolding: What does a child like you know? You’re even meddling with your elders now?

However, in Qin Wang’s view, the reason Eldest Aunt could live more and more ridiculously was because bystanders like them didn’t restrain her, leading to her becoming this crazed and maniacal.

“It doesn’t matter, I’ve already blacklisted her,” Qin Zhijin said calmly. “After blacklisting her, the whole world became quiet. I’ve almost forgotten she exists.”

In the past, she would be scolded every few days, but since deleting her last time, Qin Zhijin felt the world had been purified.

She even highly agreed with one saying: If you don’t go crazy and let others go crazy, you’re the one who gets run over. If you go crazy yourself and are crazier than others, the ones who get run over are the others.

Qin Wang was speechless for a long time before saying: “I told you to delete her long ago… Forget it, I’m a junior, it’s not my place to say. If you have nowhere to go for New Year, why not come to my house for dinner?”

“Hmm? Uncle doesn’t plan to have a reunion with my parents this year?”

“Sigh, during New Year this year, Eldest Aunt smashed her bowls and chopsticks in front of Grandpa and Grandma. Grandma said privately it would bring bad luck for the whole year, so this year we plan to have everyone celebrate separately and just visit each other on New Year’s Day.” Qin Wang said: “Grandma is over eighty; if Eldest Aunt upsets her again, her blood pressure will make the monitor explode.”

“True, that’s good.” Qin Zhijin patted Qin Wang’s shoulder. “We’ll see. Maybe it’s better if I head back to spend New Year with Grandpa and Grandma. If I spend it with Uncle, my mom will definitely go crazy again and call me an ungrateful wolf.”

“Everyone would lose face then.”

Qin Wang nodded, thinking that made sense.

Even a reunion dinner with Grandpa and Grandma couldn’t suppress a crazed Eldest Aunt, let alone his parents, who were lower in seniority—seniority could crush a person. Usually, when his mom walked the dog in the community, she had to stay far away from her sister-in-law for fear of catching bad luck.

Xia Yaozhou and Gu Mingyi were busy petting a German Shepherd, happy even if they were covered in fur.

Xia Yaozhou wasn’t much taller than the large police dog. Stroking its solid back, she looked up at the officer nearby. “Brother, can you sell the dog to me? How many more QR codes do you need us to scan?”

Trainer: “Police dogs cannot be bought or sold at will; they are state property.”

“Is that so?” Xia Yaozhou stroked the dog’s fur. It felt harder than she expected, but the dog in front of her was so cool she had stars in her eyes.

“Then can I renew my ‘time’?”

Xiao Nuo came up from behind. Hearing this, she crouched down next to Xia Yaozhou. “What time does Zhouzhou want to renew?”

“The time I get to play with the police dog,” Xia Yaozhou said seriously. “My mommy has a very big company. Sister Xiao Nuo can bring the police dog to the company for publicity and let everyone scan the code. I can stand guard with the dog!”

Xiao Nuo’s eyes lit up, and even Qin Wang standing nearby threw the idea of the “reflection essay” to the back of his mind.

“Really? If Zhouzhou’s mommy agrees, that would be wonderful! We really appreciate companies willing to cooperate with the public security to contribute to creating a rule-of-law society together.”

Gu Mingyi stood nearby, clapped her hands, and thought for a bit. “My family also has many companies. But can the police dog come and play with us?”

Qin Wang patted the two children, the smile on his face nearly uncontrollable.

Thinking that he was about to escape these days of sunbathing and “selling his looks” outside, he could hardly suppress the corners of his mouth.

Qin Wang said seriously: “Forget just playing with the dog; if you want to join the ranks as a police dog, I’ll help you file a report with the Director.”

“The upper beam is crooked, but it doesn’t matter. The lower beam is very upright—truly good children.” Qin Wang’s sentence struck two people at once.

Xia Shibai: “…”

Heh, I can’t laugh.

I really can’t laugh.

Qin Zhijin pretended she hadn’t heard a thing.

She “didn’t hear” Gu Mingyi’s promise.

The person who should have a headache is Gu Chen; what does it have to do with her?

Author’s Note:

Gu Mingyi: My dad has many companies; they can all hold law meetings.

Gu Chen: …

Xia Shibai: Sharing the suffering.

Gu Chen: …

Gu Chen, inexplicably set up: Thanks, but no thanks. This is cross-district publicity now.

Qin Wang: Gifts of nature.jpg

I went to see “No More Bets” today; it was quite scary. Everyone must pay attention to fraud prevention and not easily believe in things like “free money falling from the sky.”

Officer Qin holding a sign: Please do not easily believe online information. Pay attention to property safety, verify work messages, prevent abduction and fraud—safety for you, me, and everyone!