Song Ning glanced at the attendant and said angrily:
"Comrade! We paid to stay at your guesthouse, but the noise is keeping us from sleeping! Your management is terrible. I really think Public Security ought to come investigate. You can't just let anyone stay here!"
The attendant felt guilty too and nodded repeatedly in agreement before pleading with the man in a humble voice:
"Comrade! If you and your wife have a disagreement, can't you wait until daytime to discuss it? Please don't disturb the other guests!"
More than anything, Song Ning's presence was too imposing, and two big men stood behind her.
Though the man was unconvinced, he could only swallow his pride and listen to the attendant for now. He needed some way to back down without losing face.
Only then did Song Ning turn slightly to look inside the room.
She knew that if they could openly stay at a guesthouse together like this, they were most likely a married couple.
All she could do was keep the woman from being beaten for tonight.
Unhappy marriages were everywhere in this era.
How many people truly could fight back, or dared to?
But when she looked inside, her eyes met the woman's-
The woman was looking out with reddened eyes, her head tilted to one side.
Disheveled hair, a frail body.
Her eyes held nothing but despair.
Song Ning couldn't bear it and deliberately raised her voice:
"Miss! If you've been abducted, just say so! We'll stand up for you!"
"Bah! She's my wife! I paid a proper bride price for her! What right do you have to meddle in my business?"
"If she's your wife, why are you beating her half to death? Let me tell you, beating your own wife is against the law too! If