"Eldest daughter-in-law, what nonsense are you spouting here!"
"Father and Mother, I have nothing to say about protecting our old maid. But Da Hu is also your grandson, and he's almost fifteen, which is the perfect time for marriage proposals. With this incident, how are we going to arrange a match?"
As she spoke, Wang's eldest daughter-in-law plopped down on the chair behind her, giving Wang Xiangyu a disdainful look, and continued, "Don't blame me for being harsh, but the most important thing right now is to find a husband and get married while few people know about this. Otherwise, you'll have a hard time getting married!"
"Even if I, Wang Xiangyu, can't get married, it has nothing to do with you!" Wang Xiangyu said through gritted teeth, clenching her fists. Although she said this, Wang Xiangyu knew better than anyone else that after making such a scene, it would be difficult for her to even marry a cripple.
"Xiangyu, shut up!" Wang Dachui said, taking a puff of his pipe, and continued, "Your sister-in-law is right, we need to hurry up and find you a marriage partner."
Wang Xiangyu tugged fiercely at the handkerchief in her hand, then lowered her head and remained silent.
"It's because your Li family's daughter can't bear children that she was divorced. What right do you have to come and take her dowry again!"
We were supposed to come and move the dowry today, but who knew that Old Lady Lu would change her mind.
“Having a child is a matter for two people. What gives you the right to say that my sister is crazy?” Li Haoran wanted to get violent, but he held back because he remembered his father’s instructions before he came.
"Pah! The old hen won't lay eggs, and she's blaming others?" Old Mrs. Lu said, spitting out a mouthful of phlegm. "That adulterous little slut can't have a child with anyone!"
"You're spewing nonsense! I'm going to teach you a lesson today!" Second Brother Li Tairan couldn't hold back any longer and stomped on a wooden basin next to him, smashing it to pieces.
"Big brother, stop second brother! We just need to take the dowry back." Li Youran didn't want to implicate her two older brothers, so she hurriedly stopped them, saying, "Second brother, don't be angry. We'll see how things go in a few days."
Although Li Tairan was furious, he ultimately refused to fight the old woman. Unfortunately, Lu Chuan returned.
Li Tairan had been kneading dough for over a decade and possessed immense strength in his hands. Lu Chuan, a frail scholar, was no match for him. A heavy punch landed on Lu Chuan's nose, drawing blood.
“You Ran, my feelings for you are genuine.” Even under these circumstances, Lu Chuan still had the mind to express his feelings to Li Youran.
"You Ran, do you know that I studied hard for ten years just for you?" Lu Chuan wiped the blood from his face and continued, "You Ran, you must wait for me, wait for me to pass the imperial examination and marry you again."
"Damn it, that adulterous little whore, I don't know what kind of bewitching drug she gave my son!" Old Mrs. Lu cursed as she lay on the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Ever since he divorced that young prostitute, his son has stopped listening to him and insists on bringing her back.
Old Mrs. Lu blamed everything on Li Youran, and her resentment towards her deepened, which is why she changed her mind and refused to allow the dowry to be carried.
Bystanders tried to break up the fight but couldn't get involved and could only watch helplessly as Lu Chuan was brutally beaten by the Li brothers.
"That's enough, or someone will die." Tang Lei's arms seemed made of iron as he forcefully pulled the two Li brothers back.
"Mind your own business!" Li Haoran was already red-eyed and furious.
“If you cripple someone, you two brothers will definitely face imprisonment,” Tang Lei said with a cold face.
Damn it, why did I have to meddle? I was clearly thinking of their best interests, but that woman just looked at me with such indifference.
"Big brother, ignore him, they're all in cahoots!" Li Tairan said, kicking Tang Lei as he spoke.
He didn't know that even ten of himself wouldn't be a match for Tang Lei.
Tang Lei missed his kick and used his toes to glide across Li Tairan's thigh and calf.
"Uh..." Oh no, Li Tairan was forced to do the splits.
"Second brother!" Judging from his expression, Li Haoran could feel the pain.
"I'll fight you to the death!" Li Youran charged headfirst into the car.
I've had a problem with you for a long time. I thought you were an upright and selfless person, but it turns out you're just a snob!
"You're shameless!"
Tang Lei took the opportunity to hug Li Youran, who was rushing towards him. Looking at her furious appearance, Tang Lei felt a strange sense of pleasure.
“It’s fine if you beat him up, but it’s not worth it if you cripple him or kill him,” Tang Lei said to Li Youran expressionlessly.
"Mind your own business." Li Youran had calmed down by now, but still said irritably, "Mind your own business and don't get in the way of my dowry."
Because the Lu family was in a hurry to get married back then, they didn't have time to prepare too many big items; most of it consisted of jewelry and other small items.
Li Youran threw out several pieces of gold and silver jewelry that Lu Chuan had given her from the jewelry box. Although she was a little reluctant to part with these jewelry pieces made of real gold and silver, she felt disgusted just looking at the things that the pervert had given her.
"You Ran, I will definitely make you change your mind." Lu Chuan murmured to himself as he watched the carriage disappear into the distance.
If it weren't for her mother's daily beatings and scoldings, if it weren't for her mother's relentless pressure to have a child...
Lu Chuan's entire demeanor turned sinister, and coupled with his face, which had been beaten into a colorful mess, he looked particularly eerie.
"It's like a dog biting Lü Dongbin, not recognizing a kind heart."
The matchmaker, with three brightly colored peonies in her hair, spat out a mouthful of ancient phlegm as she spoke, saying, "An old hen that can't lay eggs, a second-hand item that was returned, still thinks she's a virgin!"
"You shameless woman, don't push your luck! Get out of here! You're not welcome in the Li family!" Madam Li waved the rolling pin in her hand, her hands trembling with anger.
"How ungrateful! She won't even accept such a good offer as becoming an official's concubine." The matchmaker swayed away, her plump waist swaying. "Others would be fighting over her!"
After the matchmaker's commotion, Madam Li lost her appetite for making pancakes and instead went back to the backyard to prepare lunch.
Although both sons are married, they both run a pancake shop, so they haven't separated the family and the whole family eats and lives together every day.
"Big brother, little sister, you're finally back! Come and eat!" Second sister-in-law Zhao Lanzhi said as she fetched a basin of water for the siblings to wash their hands.
"Thank you for your help, Second Sister-in-law." Li Youran hurriedly reached out to take it.
"Why be so polite with your sister-in-law?"
Just then, Zhou Yingying, the eldest sister-in-law, glanced at her coldly and carried the food over.
"Ignore her, she's always like this."
Upon hearing Zhao Lanzhi's words, Li Youran smiled but remained silent.
Lunch was very lavish, featuring not only unusual large prawns but also stewed old hen soup.
"Great! With my aunt here, there will be delicious food!" The eldest brother's daughter, Niu Niu, clapped her hands happily.
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