Chapter 97 A dog that bites doesn't bark.

Lu Xiaohui had only been back in the village for two days when she had already visited the entire village.

This woman was extremely cunning and always appeared to be a pushover. Given that Li Xuemei and her mother-in-law had indeed treated her badly in the past, the villagers actually had a pretty good impression of her.

If Liu Zhixia hadn't suffered so much in her past life, she would never have imagined that such a pitiful face concealed such a vicious heart!

In the past two days, Lu Xiaohui has been inquiring about the Liu family, which made Liu Zhixia sense a dangerous atmosphere.

She didn't want to sit idly by and wait for her fate.

At the dinner table, Liu Zhixia solemnly said, "Lu Xiaohui is back, and she's been very active lately. This person is not simple, so you all need to be careful. Especially Xuejun, don't have any contact with her, lest you get tricked into revealing information."

Liu Xuejun looked puzzled: "Sister, Sister Xiaohui is a really nice person, right? We can't take our anger out on her because of Lu Huaiyuan, can we?"

Liu Shouren nodded in agreement: "Yes, Xiao Hui is quite pitiful."

Looking at her two naive and innocent children, Liu Zhixia felt somewhat helpless.

Zhang Xiuying remained silent for a moment, then tapped the table seriously: "Listen to your sister! It's always right to be wary of the Lu family! Before, it was because we hadn't completely broken ties with the Lu family, but now that they're in this situation, they might hate us too!"

Seeing his mother speak, Liu Xuejun chuckled and said, "Okay! Don't worry, sis, I'm not that familiar with her, so I definitely won't say anything!"

"It's good that you know." Liu Zhixia nodded.

Zhang Xiuying looked worriedly at the tightly closed door of the main house and lowered her voice: "The eldest son's wife used to be the closest to her, but she hasn't made a sound since she came back this time. This is not normal."

“That’s what I’m worried about too,” Liu Zhixia said in a deep voice. “A dog that bites doesn’t bark.”

"I'll go and give the eldest son and his wife a talking-to!" Zhang Xiuying decided immediately, "to prevent that brainless idiot from leaking our business dealings!"

After finishing her meal, Zhang Xiuying went straight into the main room.

At this moment, Liu Xiangyang and his wife had just returned from their busy work, exhausted and sprawled on the bed like two puddles of mud. Seeing his mother enter, Liu Xiangyang jolted awake, quickly sitting up with a look of unease.

"Mother, what brings you here? Is...is something the matter?"

Since the family split up, he has become much smaller in front of his parents, and doesn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Zhang Xiuying didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Lu Xiaohui is back, eldest son. Has she been asking you anything lately?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Hongmei immediately flew into a rage: "Mother! What do you mean? Do you think I would betray my own family and expose our affairs to outsiders?!"

Zhang Xiuying stared at her coldly, her eyes like knives: "I'm reminding you! Your man is involved in the business, and you have the money! The Lu family is a mess now. If you don't want to die, stay away from that woman!"

After saying that, she didn't even bother to give him a second glance and turned to leave.

The room fell into a deathly silence.

Looking at his wife, who was trembling with anger, Liu Xiangyang carefully advised, "Wife, Mother is only doing this for our own good, don't overthink it..."

"For our own good?" Shen Hongmei sneered, her eyes filled with resentment. "There are so many people in the family, why did she single us out to warn us? Isn't it just to keep an eye on us?"

"This..." Liu Xiangyang tried to explain, "They just finished eating, so they must have talked to my younger sister and the others about it while they were eating..."

"That's right! They just finished eating!" Shen Hongmei's eyes darkened, as if she had discovered some terrible secret. "This wasn't Mother's idea at all! It must have been that brat Liu Zhixia who instigated it! She just can't stand to see us doing well!"

Liu Xiangyang was taken aback: "What does this have to do with Guan Xiaomei?"

"Are you stupid!" Shen Hongmei poked his forehead in exasperation. "She's the one most involved in this! How could your parents be so cunning? She's probably afraid I'll expose this and ruin her plans to go and enjoy a comfortable life with the army!"

A sinister glint flashed in her eyes: "That brat is just hoping to go and live a good life with the army as soon as possible, and of course she's most afraid of something going wrong at this time!"

Liu Xiangyang couldn't stand it anymore and said unhappily, "Wife, don't talk nonsense! My sister isn't that kind of person!"

"No?" Shen Hongmei sneered, "They've already broken up the family, and you still think she's a good person?"

"Wasn't it us who started the family division?" Liu Xiangyang argued softly, "How can you blame it on my little sister?"

"You pig-brain!" Shen Hongmei angrily poked his forehead. "Think about it, who benefits the most from the division of the family property? Of course it's her! A married-out daughter, yet she still gets a share of the family property! She's taking advantage of the man's presence to force her parents to divide the money quickly, so they won't lose their support in the future!"

Looking at the ferocious-looking woman before him, Liu Xiangyang felt utterly unfamiliar with her, his face gradually turning pale: "You... what nonsense are you spouting? It was my little sister who took the initiative to bring me into the business! She also helped with the team leader's matter! She never asked for a single penny! I think you've gone mad!"

"She actively recruited you?" Shen Hongmei seemed to have discovered some earth-shattering secret, suddenly realizing, "That makes sense! No wonder she didn't keep it all to herself! She was waiting for me here! She was afraid I would report her, so she dragged you down with her as a scapegoat!"

"you!"

Shen Hongmei became more and more excited as she spoke, unable to stop: "I thought she was honest before, but I never expected her to be so cunning! No wonder she was able to hook up with a military officer! She probably tricked that man into coming here too! I saw it with my own eyes that night, she was the one who seduced him..."

"Smack!"

A sharp crack interrupted her incessant chatter.

Shen Hongmei covered her swollen face, staring incredulously at Liu Xiangyang, whose eyes were bloodshot: "You...you dare to hit me?"

"Have you said enough?!" Liu Xiangyang trembled all over, pointing his finger at her nose and roaring, "I won't allow you to slander my little sister like that! She's not that kind of person! There's no one like that in our Liu family!"

He took a deep breath, his eyes resolute: "I also bear responsibility for the family division, and I don't blame you. But those are my family! I won't scheme against them, and they won't scheme against me! If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will never let you off!"

"You won't let me go?" Shen Hongmei covered her face, then suddenly laughed, a defiant and maniacal laugh. "What do you want? A divorce?"

She leaned closer to Liu Xiangyang, lowered her voice, and threatened viciously, "Don't forget, I still have leverage over you! Do you dare to divorce me? You've separated from your parents, no one will care whether you live or die! Liu Xiangyang, see reality clearly! Now, I'm your only family!"

"Hahahaha!" Liu Xiangyang suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears streamed down his face.

Shen Hongmei felt uneasy at his laughter: "What are you laughing at?"

Liu Xiangyang abruptly stopped laughing, staring intently at her, his eyes filled with hatred and despair: "Shen Hongmei, true family would never threaten you with a report! We've been together for so many years, and it turns out that in your eyes, there's only money, and no one at all!"

After saying that, he glared at her fiercely, turned around, and slammed the door shut as he left!