Chapter 320 What are you up to?

"No, no!"

She shuffled over, supporting herself on her knees, and grabbed Brother Fang's leg, shaking her head as she said, "Absolutely not! You worked so hard to become the village secretary, rushing to help the villagers before dawn during the harvest, patrolling the village with people late at night, risking your life to save a child from drowning, carrying hoses to irrigate the fields in the sweltering heat without even eating lunch, your skin peeling from the sun—you've endured so much hardship and suffering! How can you just give up like that after they've jumped in?! No, I don't agree!"

Brother Fang smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes; instead, a hint of coldness lingered in them. His ambiguous smile looked more like mockery.

His lips moved as if he was about to say something, when his aunt suddenly exclaimed.

She said, "Second son's wife, what kind of behavior is it for a mother to kneel before her son? Don't you know that if an elder kneels before a junior, the junior will have their lifespan shortened? How can you not want your eldest son to do well?"

As she spoke, she glanced at the Fang family elders and continued to complain, "That's right, if you really wanted your eldest son to be well, you wouldn't have gone to such lengths to ruin your second daughter's marriage to Su Laosan..."

"You're talking nonsense!"

Erniu's mother turned her head sharply, glaring at Aunt Fang, "In this family, I only hope that the eldest child is doing well! I... I really want what's best for Erniu, what do you know?! You can't even give birth to a daughter..."

The eldest aunt's eyes were gloomy as she stared at Erniu's mother and sneered.

Seeing how easily his own mother was swayed, Brother Fang's eyes deepened with mockery.

He bent down to help his mother up.

Unexpectedly, Erniu's mother crawled back a step on her knees, supporting herself with her hands on the ground, trying to get up on her own.

Aunt Fang mocked her again, "Good heavens, second son's wife, you've really gone mad! Kneeling before your own son isn't enough, you even have to kowtow to him! Under what circumstances would a mother kowtow to her own son and he's still alive and well? You're cursing him to die early..."

"I didn't! You're lying!"

Erniu's mother's face turned pale. She glanced at her eldest son, whose expression was unpleasant, and her eyes turned red with anger. She got up and pounced on Aunt Fang, "...You've ruined me. I'll tear your mouth apart."

Grandpa Fang glanced at Aunt Fang with a cold look in his eyes.

Grandma Fang shouted angrily, "Enough!"

"Mom, you heard it all! She cursed me! She cursed my son!" Erniu's mother retorted, turning her head to yell at the old lady.

Grandma Fang pursed her lips and glared coldly at Aunt Fang.

Aunt Fang scoffed and said, "If she doesn't leave any ammunition for people to talk about, who can catch her?"

"Get up now, you shameful idiot!" Grandma Fang snapped at Erniu's mother.

Brother Fang stepped forward and helped his mother up.

With tears in her eyes, Erniu's mother said, "Eldest son, I didn't mean what she said. You should believe me."

"Yes, I know."

Grandma Fang sighed, "Jianhua, this isn't your fault. Blame your mother. You can't resign as village secretary. Listen to me..."

Brother Fang neither agreed nor disagreed.

Grandpa Fang glanced at Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang.

He called out to Uncle Fang in a rather irritable tone, "Take your wife back first. Tell the villagers that Erniu and her husband had a misunderstanding. We've agreed to go to the city tomorrow to discuss it further. As for the rice intercropping, we'll talk about it after we've met their in-laws."

"Dad, Jianhua already said..."

Aunt Fang wanted to say something, but Grandpa Fang didn't even look at her. He just stared at Uncle Fang and said sternly, "I'm not dead yet. It's not your place to speak, you woman, eldest son."

Aunt Fang's face changed, becoming extremely ugly.

Uncle Fang's heart skipped a beat when Grandpa Fang stared at him. He looked away and gave a soft "hmm".

He glanced sideways at Aunt Fang and said, "Shut up."

"Pah!"

Aunt Fang spat and said, "Shut up? If I shut up, will the villagers stop laughing at our whole family? If you don't agree to this marriage, why make it known to everyone? And under the guise of doing what's best for the villagers, you're picking and choosing those in the village who dream of climbing the social ladder? Do you know what the villagers are saying?"

She gave a cold laugh, her gaze sweeping over everyone, lingering on Grandpa and Grandma Fang for a couple more seconds before continuing, "They said your family treated them like monkeys! Grandpa, your reputation is ruined by your second son's family, and you're still siding with them! Don't you have any shame?"

Grandpa Fang's eyes immediately darkened.

Grandma Fang tiptoed over and raised her hand to hit Aunt Fang, but Uncle Fang stood up and stopped her, and the slap landed heavily on his chest.

"Get out of my way!"

Grandma Fang glared at her eldest son, her face full of anger towards her aunt, "I'm going to teach this unfilial and disrespectful thing a lesson today. Who does she think she is, daring to point fingers at your father? What are you up to?! Eldest son, if you're a dutiful son, get out of my way."

Uncle Fang didn't move.

Aunt Fang, looking quite confident, peeked at Grandma Fang, sneered, and said, "The Qing Dynasty is long gone. If our elders do something wrong, and we, as their juniors, remind them, is that considered unfilial?"

She also calls herself her man.

"Do you see clearly now? Your second son's family has caused a huge mess, but your parents still only care about them. If you come to help, they'll only think you have ulterior motives. You still have illusions about them?! Huh!"

Grandma Fang was furious. This little brat was trying to sow discord among the four of them right in front of her. Did she really think she was someone to be trifled with?

She picked up the broom from the ground and swung it to hit Aunt Fang.

Aunt Fang exclaimed, "Look, look! You get so angry and embarrassed after I called you out! You want to kill me to silence me?"

She glanced quickly outside the courtyard and saw the throng of villagers heading this way. She spat at Grandma Fang again and cursed, "You old hag, if you've got the guts, go ahead and kill me! If you can't, my husband and I, and my two sons, will never come to you again. You two can just stay here with your second son's family. You treat us badly and look down on us. Don't expect us to take care of you in your old age!"

Those provocative and challenging eyes made Grandma Fang's blood boil.

She was used to keeping her word with Erniu's mother, and she couldn't stand the way the eldest son was acting against her. She gritted her teeth and was about to show the eldest son her broom skills when Aunt Fang turned around and ran outside.

She frowned deeply, picked up a broom, and chased after him.

"Stop right there, you slut! I'll smash your... ah!"

The word 'mouth' was replaced by a gasp of surprise, and Grandma Fang froze on the spot.

Grandpa Fang instinctively chased after them, and when he looked up, he saw that the courtyard gate was surrounded by a large, dark mass of villagers.

Everyone stared at Grandma Fang, who was raising a broom to hit Aunt Fang.