Chapter 59 Admitting Mistakes

Suddenly, footsteps sounded outside.

Shen Cuifen paused, her brows furrowing slightly.

She didn't close the door, and when she looked up, good heavens, Yang Juanhua had called all three of Lu's uncles from the collateral branches of the family!

Lu Qide, Lu Qirong, and Lu Qitang strode in aggressively.

Yang Juanhua walked at the front, a fake smile plastered on her face.

Their posture clearly indicated they were there to cause trouble.

Lu Qiming was an only child and the youngest son born to an older man, so he was pampered from childhood.

By his generation, the number of children was pitifully small.

He only has one son, Lu Weidong.

However, whether this child is biologically related or not, no one can say for sure.

Let's put this matter aside for now.

The most pressing issue right now is this sudden "siege".

Shen Cuifen became alert and quickly stuffed the shoes in her hand into Lu Xiuye's arms.

"Quickly, go into the backyard and continue. Don't get in the way here."

Lu Xiuye ​​was taken aback, but she still obediently stood up, picked up her shoes, and hurriedly walked to the back of the house.

This is so annoying!

A surge of anger welled up inside Shen Cuifen.

Every time I try to make a pair of shoes in peace and prepare something nice for Guizhi, someone comes to cause trouble!

"Big brother—"

Suddenly, a shrill cry came from outside, the voice trembling.

"Shen Cuifen hit me! You have to stand up for me! Waaaaah..."

When Shen Cuifen heard the sound and looked over, she almost burst out laughing on the spot.

Yang Juanhua, who was over seventy years old, actually twisted her body and pretended to be aggrieved in a high-pitched voice.

She cried while wiping away non-existent tears.

That affected manner made Shen Cuifen's stomach churn, and she almost felt nauseous.

Upon hearing the crying, Lu Qide, who was standing next to Yang Juanhua, blushed and his veins bulged.

"Shen Cuifen! You've got some nerve! How dare you hit your mother-in-law and husband? Are you trying to rebel?!"

He shouted so loudly that spittle flew everywhere.

Seeing his flailing about, Shen Cuifen calmed down, and even a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

"Whether I rebel or not is none of your business. Do you even have a say in it?"

"You're stretching your reach so far. I usually respect you as an elder and call you Uncle. Do you really think you're the clan leader?"

"At your age, you never look in the mirror. You always have this serious face and act like some important person. Who are you trying to fool?"

"What are you pretending to be so devoted to? Everyone knows you and Yang Juanhua are secretly colluding and have been in cahoots for a long time."

Her tone shifted, becoming undisguisedly sarcastic.

"He's so old he's almost toothless, and he walks unsteadily. He's trying to save his wife like some other guy? Give me a break!"

"You used to beat and scold your own wife all the time, and now you're pretending to be all lovey-dovey here?"

Where's your face?

Her sharp gaze swept over Lu Qide's flushed face, and her voice suddenly rose.

"Can't you have some shame?"

"Aren't you afraid that the younger generation will laugh at you behind your back for all those dirty deeds you did with Yang Juanhua, such as stealing clan property and dividing up land privately?"

"If word gets out, you'll have completely disgraced the Lu family!"

She stared at him coldly one last time and said, word by word, "Your surname is Lu, that's true, but you're just a cousin."

“My father-in-law is still alive, lying on the bed in the front room. He hasn’t even gotten off the bed yet, and you’re already in such a hurry to come and take charge?”

"Aren't you ashamed?"

Shen Cuifen stood with her hands on her hips, her back straight, at the entrance of her own courtyard, her eyes sharply confronting the group of people who had surrounded her.

Over there, Lu Xiuye ​​and Lu Xiuwei had already taken advantage of the chaos to quietly slip out through the back door, their steps light and quick, as if afraid of being discovered.

Lu Zhongshun was squatting under the eaves eating a sweet potato when he glanced at the scene out of the corner of his eye and immediately noticed something was wrong.

The two of them sneaked towards the back door, clearly going to get reinforcements!

His heart skipped a beat, and without hesitation, he stuffed the half-eaten sweet potato in his hand into the corner and quietly followed them out.

When Shen Cuifen came back this morning, she didn't forget him.

She secretly took a steaming hot chicken leg from the basket and, when no one was looking, quickly stuffed it into his hand.

The aroma still lingered in his nose, making him smack his lips involuntarily.

Just for this chicken leg, he has to stand on Shen Cuifen's side.

Lu Guirun's face turned ugly after being scolded by Shen Cuifen. His finger trembled as he pointed at her, and his voice changed with anger.

"Outrageous! Utterly outrageous! How dare you, a daughter-in-law, talk back to your elders like this! Do you have no respect for rules? No respect for family discipline?"

"Shen Cuifen! Do you have any respect for your elders? How did your mother raise you from childhood? Is this the kind of daughter the Shen family raised? She doesn't know any manners and doesn't know how to behave!"

"You're spouting nonsense, just making things up out of thin air. Aren't you afraid of retribution? You dare to do something that will get you struck by lightning! Do you believe that God will send down lightning and fire tomorrow and burn you to a crisp?"

"How could the Lu family have married a shrew like you! You've utterly disgraced the Lu family! Today, I'm going to avenge my brother and teach you a lesson for your arrogant nature!"

“My brother is bedridden and can’t move, he can only watch helplessly as you bully his wife and children! But the other men in the Lu family are still here! Are they all just decorations?”

"How dare you run wild here! If I don't teach you a lesson today, what will become of this house!"

Shen Cuifen did not stand still; her expression remained calm.

"If you want to stand up for Yang Juanhua, have you asked my father-in-law for his approval? He's still lying in bed, and you're just jumping out here to point fingers. What kind of rules are you following?"

Lu Qide was speechless for a moment after being confronted by Shen Cuifen's words. He felt a lump in his throat, unable to breathe.

He never expected that his usually quiet niece-in-law would become so sharp-tongued today.

When Lu Weidong saw that someone had stood up for him, he immediately perked up.

He started groaning in pain, his voice drawn out and sounding miserable.

"Ouch... my back... Shen Cuifen, are you trying to murder your husband?!"

Upon seeing this, the brothers Lu Fuquan and Lu Guilin quickly stepped forward and carefully lifted Lu Weidong off the bamboo bed in the main room.

"Dad, hang in there! We're going out to reason with them!"

As soon as the two brothers put the person down, they quickly stood behind Lu Qide and Yang Juanhua, lined up in a row like soldiers in battle formation.

Their faces were filled with the sentiment of "the more the merrier"—they had long felt that Shen Cuifen had been too arrogant these past few days.

Judging from Shen Cuifen's arrogant demeanor, she doesn't seem like a daughter-in-law who has only been married into the Lu family for a few years.

It was as if she was the one who called the shots in the entire Lu family.

Lu Qide is one of the most senior members of the Lu family, highly respected and virtuous.

His words carry weight; once he opens his mouth, others have to think twice.

Now that he has stepped forward, he can effectively suppress this evil trend.

The best course of action is to thoroughly humiliate her, make her lose face, and force her to kneel on the ground and admit her mistake.

Let her know that the family living under this roof belongs to the Lu family, not the Chen family!

"Look at yourself, you're such a shrew!"

Lu Qidi's finger trembled as he pointed at Shen Cuifen, his voice filled with contempt and anger.