Chapter 8:
As I wished, Aunt Hui, this big Buddha, was finally asked to leave.
The next day, I selected a professional nanny from a reputable domestic company in this city.
The new nanny was very diligent, and most importantly, she knew her place and would never say anything out of bounds.
She had a great sense of propriety.
We quickly got along with her, and finally, my mom was relieved from having to help with household chores because Aunt Hui had a backache today and leg pain tomorrow.
I thought this matter was over and done with, and our family would no longer have any contact with Aunt Hui.
But then, a phone call disrupted this brief tranquility.
The call was from my aunt, and she subtly and vaguely questioned: "My sister was doing well in your house, but after a slap from Qiao Qiao, she was dismissed.
What does this mean? My sister has gone to the hospital for an evaluation of her injuries.
Her daughter is not going to let this go.
We are caught in the middle and in a difficult situation.
What should we do about this?" I had truly never seen such shameless people before.
How dare she ask for an evaluation? Now that the situation has escalated and several elders in the family know about it, Aunt Hui's relatives are relentless.
Her daughter directly demanded that our family compensate her with a hundred thousand yuan for mental distress, otherwise, she will report us to the police and sue me.
When it comes to calling the police, a hint of panic flashed in my mother's eyes.
She quickly suggested meeting to discuss the matter in detail, and the time was set for that afternoon.
Originally, my parents did not want me to go along, but I insisted on going with them.
Because I know my parents too well, if they were left to handle this matter, the end result would definitely be losing money and trying to reconcile.
But why should our family have to pay for this? It is my incompetence that allowed Aunt Hui and her family to take even a single dollar from our house.
My parents reluctantly agreed when they saw how determined I was.
When we arrived at Uncle's house, we found many people sitting inside as soon as we entered.
Aunt Hui and Aunt's husband were sitting in the middle, and even some of the elders from our family had come.
Just as I walked over, a girl about my age came up angrily and said, "You're Shen Qiao, right? You're the one who slapped my mom and now you want to pretend like nothing happened? Didn't your parents teach you manners?" I glanced at her and said, "Who do you think you are, calling me a shrew and lecturing me about manners? Are you joking with me?" "Who are you calling a shrew? Have I given you any face?" Aunt Hui's daughter exploded, "Let me tell you, if you don't apologize to my mom today, this won't be over.
We'll go straight to court! Don't think your family's money makes you invincible, you'll be legally responsible for hitting someone!" Seeing that we were about to argue, the parents quickly separated us.
Aunt Hui was sitting in the middle of the sofa, and her face was exaggeratedly covered in gauze.
If you didn't know the situation, you would think she had suffered severe injuries.
My uncle pulled my mom's arm and said, "Sister, Aunt Hui's family's attitude now is for Qiao Qiao to apologize and for you to compensate them with some money, then this matter will be over." He consistently made eye contact with my mom, "One hundred thousand is not much to you, this is originally Qiao Qiao's fault, you can't physically assault someone, no matter what." My mom hesitated visibly, somewhat convinced.
Hearing this, I spoke up first, "She hit me first, I was just acting in self-defense." "You're talking nonsense! My mom is such a simple person.
She has been working as a housekeeper in your house without complaining, and in the end, she gets hit and accused by you? Whenever she applies for a job, you call to complain.
Every time she applies, you complain.
You really want her to quit this profession, don't you?"