Hearing the gossip outside the door, Mrs. Huang was speechless. She had been a wicked mother-in-law for so long, always the one hitting and scolding others. She had never suffered such injustice. Therefore, the anger and resentment that had accumulated over the past few days came out all at once.
In a fit of anger, he ran into the kitchen, and when he came out, he was holding a kitchen knife. He charged directly at the two of them, shouting as he went.
"You two wretched bastards, you've gone too far! I'll fight you to the death today..."
Everyone was shocked. At this moment, Ye Cuihua, who was originally standing next to Granny Fan, saw the people rushing towards them and quickly hid behind Granny Fan. Then, still worried, she pushed Granny Fan forward a little.
Old Mrs. Fan's back was not fully healed to begin with, and then Ye Cuihua pushed her like that, causing her to fall straight forward.
Just as Granny Fan was about to collide with the kitchen knife in Granny Huang's hand, everyone gasped in fright. Then, in the next instant, Granny Huang was knocked away, and the kitchen knife fell to the ground. Granny Fan, who was falling forward, was helped up and steadied.
Han Yi raised her eyebrows when she saw this scene, thinking to herself, "I didn't expect this scumbag to be so quick and agile."
Indeed, the person who helped up Granny Fan was Fan Ting. He was studying in his room when he heard the familiar noise coming from the courtyard again, which annoyed him. He planned to take his books and go out to find a quiet place, but as soon as he stepped out, he saw the dangerous scene from earlier.
Without thinking twice, he stepped forward and bumped into Old Lady Huang, then helped his own mother up.
Fan Ting's gaze fell on Old Lady Huang, his eyes filled with gloom. But before he could reprimand her, he heard Old Lady Huang, who was sitting on the ground, pounding the ground with both hands and wailing.
"Oh God, I can't live like this anymore! The scholar's family is bullying me. They make me do this and that every day, and they don't even let me eat my fill. Now they're even beating me! They want to kill this old woman! I can't live like this anymore! God, please send down some lightning to strike this heartless person dead..."
As more and more people gathered at the door to watch the commotion, Old Lady Huang's howling grew louder until she saw that familiar voice appear in the crowd, at which point she hurriedly shouted.
"Village chief, you must stand up for me! The Fan family wants my life..."
When the village chief heard Old Lady Huang's howling, his brows furrowed so deeply that they almost formed a deep frown. He had been dragged along by his wife to watch the commotion.
He knew about the affairs of the Huang and Fan families and had no intention of getting involved. Therefore, when he arrived, he only stood at a distance. Later, because of the knife incident, he had no choice but to come out.
The village chief walked into the courtyard, ignoring the old woman Huang who was still wailing on the ground. He looked at Fan Ting, then glanced at the kitchen knife lying not far away, before asking a question.
"How is your mother? Is she feeling any better...?"
Fan Ting listened to the village chief's words and glanced at the kitchen knife. He understood what the village chief meant.
Given the current situation, it's impossible to let Old Lady Huang stay at the Fan family to take care of her mother. Even if she were willing to stay, he wouldn't dare let her. Today it's a knife, but what if it turns into poison one day? Then his whole family would be doomed. So he spoke slightly to the village chief.
"Well, she's much better now. My Fan family isn't an unreasonable family. We originally asked Aunt Huang to come and take care of my mother because they hurt her first. But these days, not only has she not taken good care of my mother, she also insults her at the drop of a hat. My mother and my wife only said a few words to her, and she grabbed a kitchen knife and threatened to kill them. Since that's the case, my Fan family admits defeat. We don't need you to take care of her anymore, Aunt Huang. You should leave my house as soon as possible..."
Originally, when Old Lady Huang heard Fan Ting say that they had hit someone first and that she had cursed at people, she was indignant and wanted to shout a few words in rebuttal...
Before she could even utter a sound, she heard Fan Ting tell her to leave quickly, so she immediately shut her mouth, and in the next instant, she quickly got up, left the Fan family, and rushed home.
Han Yiyi was astonished when she saw this scene. As expected of a scholar, his eloquence was remarkable. With just a few words, he shifted the blame onto the other party, making his family appear as the wronged yet reasonable party.
After Old Lady Huang left, and seeing that there was no more excitement to be had, everyone else also left.
At this moment, Fan Tingcai noticed Han Yiyi eating beans by the door while craning her neck to look into his yard. Her eyes held a complex expression, and it was unclear what she was thinking...
Seeing that everyone had left and there was really nothing left to see, Han Yiyi tugged at Aunt Zhang's sleeve and turned to leave.
Ye Cuihua naturally saw Han Yiyi as well, and her expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
She recalled that a few days ago, her cousin said that Han Yiyi had connections with Manager Tong of Yunlai Restaurant, which was why the people she had sent to deal with her had been arrested. He told her not to make any rash moves for the time being, and not to provoke Han Yiyi, and to wait for him to think of another way.
Both were preoccupied with their own thoughts and did not notice the other's unusual behavior until Granny Fan spoke, at which point they came to their senses.
Meanwhile, Old Mrs. Huang returned home in a disheveled state. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Wang Yan'er cutting pig feed in the yard. Without saying a word, she went up to her and slapped her.
“You useless little slut, what use is it for my Huang family to marry you? Your mother-in-law works herself to the bone every day in the Fan family, and you don’t even bother to visit her. What use is it for my Fan family to keep you…”
As he spoke, he slapped her hard across the face again, as if he wanted to vent all the humiliation he had suffered at the Fan family's house on Wang Yan'er.
Wang Yan'er was slapped twice, and five finger marks immediately swelled up on her face, but she just lowered her head slightly and didn't say a word.
Seeing this, Old Lady Huang pinched him hard a few more times before cursing again.
"Useless trash, what are you standing here for? Hurry up and get me a glass of water, are you trying to kill me with thirst...?"
Wang Yan'er then turned and went into the kitchen, but the light that had slowly gathered in her eyes over the past few days seemed to vanish all at once...
When Han Yiyi returned home, she found that the two little ones were already fast asleep, so she went to the guest room.
As soon as he reached the bedside, he saw a pair of innocent and bewildered eyes looking at him.
Han Yiyi was truly puzzled. How could such a look appear on the face of a man like this? What was even stranger was that it somehow felt harmonious.
Before she could figure it out, she heard another sentence that made her instantly collapse.
"Mother, you're back. Yuan'er wants to pee, but Yuan'er's chest hurts so much and he can't move. Mother, please help Yuan'er..."
Han Yiyi: ...
Looking into those innocent and naive eyes, Han Yiyi, who was full of profanities, couldn't utter a single one.
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