Chapter 26 A Fierce Fight

At the gate of the Sun family's house, Granny Sun raised a feather duster high and began to beat her daughter-in-law, Miao Ya'er, mercilessly.

"You slut, you whore, you shameless thing! You used the Sun family's money to support some random man! How dare you come back, you traitor! I'm going to beat you to death today!"

Miao Ya'er dodged desperately, crying as she explained:

"No, Mother, I didn't. Last time it rained heavily, I fell and slipped. Brother Dazhuang helped me carry the beans back. This morning, the tofu broke and we couldn't sell it, so I gave it to Brother Dazhuang because I saw Little Stone was craving tofu. I didn't keep any other men..."

Seeing that she still dared to argue, Granny Sun lashed her even harder:

"Pah! You think I'm blind? Can't you see you exchanging glances with that wild man? What about feeding Little Stone? Is that your seed? Oh, I forgot, you're a barren hen, you can't leave any offspring!"

Granny Sun grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, and her curses became increasingly vicious:

"You filthy bitch, you can't lay eggs, and you've made it so I can't hold my grandson. You deserve to be ridden by a thousand men and slept with by ten thousand, why don't you just die instead of coming to my house and ruining my son!"

At this time, neither too early nor too late, most of the neighbors were at home.

Seeing that Granny Sun was beating her daughter-in-law outside, everyone couldn't bear to watch any longer and stepped forward to persuade Granny Sun to stop.

“Miao Ya’er is an honest girl, she would never do what you said. Considering how much she has done for the family over the years, please don’t fuss over a piece of tofu.”

"That's right, that's right. Your family's tofu business depends on her. If she gets hurt, wouldn't that cause serious problems? You'd better pay attention to this."

"What a terrible thing to do! Granny Sun, you should stop now. You're ruining your daughter-in-law's reputation. Outsiders will laugh at your son. What good will it do you to do this?"

"Get out of here! You're all just busy meddling in other people's business!"

Granny Sun was not one to listen to advice. Seeing so many people speaking up for Miao Ya'er and criticizing her, she became furious and threw her feather duster at the crowd, ready to start cursing.

Unexpectedly, his palms were sweaty, and when he swung the feather duster, it slipped from his hand and, by sheer coincidence, hit Grandma Sheng on the head as she came out to check on the situation.

Ouch!

Grandma Sheng cried out in pain, clutching her forehead where she had been hit, and stumbled to the ground.

"Milk--"

Seeing this, Sheng An was so frightened that his hands and feet turned cold. He jumped off the carriage and rushed forward to help his grandmother. He saw that his grandmother had a small cut on her forehead, and blood was gushing out.

The neighbors realized what was happening and rushed over to ask Grandma Sheng, "Grandma, is she alright?"

Some people angrily rebuked Granny Sun: "You've made someone bleed! Go and fetch a doctor to take a look at them!"

Granny Sun panicked at first, but upon hearing that a doctor needed to be called, she immediately put her hands on her hips and started cursing angrily:

"Who told her to be so blind as to try and get close to us? This is what happens when she laughs at my family!"

Sheng An, who initially thought it was an accident, was instantly enraged when she heard Granny Sun's disrespectful words to her grandmother.

She handed Grandma Sheng over to two neighbors, then rushed up to Granny Sun and, to Granny Sun's incredulous gaze, grabbed her by the collar and slapped her hard across the face twice.

"You old beast who can't keep a kind word while alive and whose grave is dug up by wild dogs after death, I'll teach you to curse my grandma and bully her!"

Grandma Sun was stunned by the slap. A sharp pain shot through her face, and she finally realized she had been slapped by a younger person. She immediately let out a shrill curse:

"You little bitch, how dare you hit me! I'll fight you to the death!"

Sheng An was not afraid of an old woman. He used all his strength to push her to the ground, straddled Granny Sun's chest, and slapped her hard across the face twice more.

"If you don't accumulate good deeds, you'll suffer retribution someday. Today, I'm your retribution!"

Everything happened in the blink of an eye, leaving the neighbors no time to react.

Seeing Sheng An pinning the arrogant and domineering Granny Sun to the ground and beating her, everyone stared in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.

Good heavens! Xu's wife looks thin and small, and she smiles at everyone she meets, but she's actually quite a formidable person. She dared to lay a hand on Granny Sun, that scoundrel.

Seeing that Sheng An had the upper hand, none of the people present stepped forward to break up the fight; they only shouted a few words, "Stop fighting."

Miao Ya'er, who was covered in bruises from the beating, was stunned and couldn't understand how things had turned out this way.

She glanced at Sheng An, who was displaying great power and was not to be trifled with, and then at Granny Sun, who was being beaten and screaming in pain. She couldn't help but shrink back and huddle in the corner, looking completely terrified.

The sound of slaps echoed in the air. No one could remember how many slaps Granny Sun had received. Seeing that the beating might continue and could even lead to someone's death, two young women quickly stepped forward to pull Sheng An away.

"Hey, Xu family, stop hitting her! Quickly take your grandma to see a doctor."

Only after seeing a doctor will everyone know that Granny Sun injured someone first, and then Granny Sun's attempt to extort money will be unjustified.

Sheng An was also worried about Grandma Sheng, so he slapped Granny Sun twice more before getting up and spitting out a curse:

"I'll let you go for now, but if anything happens to my grandmother, I'll make sure you, you old beast, are buried with her!"

After saying this, she thanked the neighbors and helped Grandma Sheng up, heading towards the clinic.

After watching the grandmother and grandson walk away, everyone exchanged glances, then looked tacitly at Grandma Sun, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, and earnestly advised her:

"That old lady is too old to withstand your feather duster. I don't know if she will be hurt. You should prepare some money and compensate her properly."

"Yes, yes, the elderly can't afford to get hurt. An old relative of mine was beaten on the head and fell seriously ill. In the end, he lost all his money and that's why they didn't sue the authorities."

"Don't do that again, or your family's tofu-selling profits won't even cover the losses."

"..."

Granny Sun was still thinking of getting revenge, but after hearing what her neighbors said, she broke out in a cold sweat and trembled with fear.

Whether it's losing all her savings or going to jail, neither is something she can afford.

Granny Sun grew increasingly frightened. A glimpse of Miao Ya'er huddled in the corner of her eye gave her an outlet. She grabbed the feather duster from the floor again and began whipping Miao Ya'er indiscriminately.

"You jinx, you piece of trash, it's all your fault! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have gotten beaten up. I'll beat you to death!"

This ungrateful wretch just stood by and watched her get beaten.

What's the use of keeping such a worthless thing alive? It's better to just kill her.

"Stop hitting me, I was wrong, Mother, please stop hitting me..."

Miao Ya'er wailed and begged for mercy, but having been beaten for years, she simply didn't have the courage to fight back.

The neighbors couldn't bear to watch and wanted to stop her, but they were afraid of being harassed by Granny Sun, so they could only try to persuade her to stop hitting her.

Granny Sun ignored her, swinging the feather duster and leaving afterimages in her wake.

"Hmph, don't think that just because I'm old you can ride on my head and pee on me. If you dare to do that again, I'll make sure you don't see the sun rise the next day!"

No one could persuade Granny Sun to stop until she was tired of beating Miao Ya'er.

Not far from the Xu family's house was a clinic called Rongchuntang. Sheng An helped Grandma Sheng walk for a short while before they arrived.

Grandma Sheng was worried about the money and kept trying to persuade her granddaughter: "It's just a little blood loss, a sprinkle of incense ash will do the trick, there's no need to see a doctor."

I once accidentally dug a gash on the back of my foot while walking, which was much more serious than this, but I didn't see a doctor and it got better in the end.

It's too expensive to hire a doctor. My granddaughter works hard from dawn till dusk to earn money.

"Grandma, we have to see a doctor. Don't argue with me."

Sheng An didn't allow the old lady to refuse, and helped her into the clinic: "The feather duster is so heavy, what if she has internal injuries that we didn't notice, and we delay seeing a doctor?"

Grandma Sheng was persuaded by her granddaughter and obediently sat down to let the doctor examine her injury.

The doctor examined Sheng An carefully and then told him, "No bones are broken, just apply some ointment."

After saying that, he glanced at Sheng An: "But you, you're so young and your body is already weak. Should we get some tonics?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng An shook his head vigorously: "No!"

The medicine soup was bitter and astringent, and I don't know which animal's excrement was put in it. Even dogs wouldn't drink it if they smelled it.

Besides, food is worse than medicine. Her magic touch is very beneficial for health, so there's no need for her to suffer by taking supplements.

Grandma Sheng, on the other hand, was extremely nervous and grabbed the doctor's hand, asking, "What are the disadvantages of being depleted?"

The doctor calmly said, "It's just that having children is difficult; it's not a bad thing."

Grandma Sheng: "..."

Is having difficulty conceiving not a bad thing?

This is a quack doctor! He's absolutely a quack doctor!