In Meng Fuyan's courtyard, there was a water vat with lotus flowers growing inside, and next to it was a tap. Meng Fuyan picked up Xue Hongxiu, pressed down on the back of her neck, and forcefully pushed Xue Hongxiu's head into the water.
He held her down with one hand, turned on the tap with the other, took a basin and placed it under the tap to collect the water. There was a small shovel next to the flower bed on the other side, which she used when planting flowers. He took it and scooped up a few shovelfuls of soil and put them into the basin, stirring them together.
Her movements were fluid and incredibly fast; by the time she finished, the people outside the courtyard had already rushed in.
"Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! My God! Stop it!"
"Girl, let go! Someone's going to drown!"
"Stop! Stop!"
Most of those who came in were Meng Fuyan's mothers; the young wives were either holding their children or had gone to work, and there weren't many of them. Seeing Meng Fuyan's demeanor, they were quite surprised.
Meng Fuyan pulled Xue Hongxiu, who was still struggling in the water, out of the water. After she took a few breaths, she pushed her back down.
"Don't come any closer!" Meng Fuyan shouted at the group of people who rushed in. "Aunties, I've only been married for a few days, and this brat who I don't know came from is running to my door like she's wailing at a funeral. This morning at the supply and marketing cooperative, she was crying and sobbing in front of me. The worst part is that her aunt came to cause trouble for me first. I didn't even cry, but she started crying first. It's completely inexplicable."
"I was just taking a nap at home at noon, and she came over crying. Does she think I'm easy to bully? We just had a wedding, and she comes to my door to wail and scream. Who would be happy about that?"
"Since I can't get rid of her, I'll beat her up and see if she dares to come and bully me again..."
As Meng Fuyan spoke, she pushed Xue Hongxiu into the water again, until half of her body was submerged. When the time was almost up, Meng Fuyan pulled her out.
With so many people around, she certainly wouldn't let her continue fighting like that, so Meng Fuyan didn't hesitate and kicked him away.
Xue Hongxiu had swallowed a bellyful of water and couldn't even shout anymore. She was thrown out by Meng Fuyan and fell outside the Meng family's gate, coughing incessantly. Finally, she could breathe air again; she had really thought she was going to drown.
Before anyone could react, Meng Fuyan came out with a basin of water and poured it over his head.
"I'll make you cry, you unlucky thing!"
"ah……"
Xue Hongxiu screamed as the muddy water poured down her head and face, making her already soaked clothes even more disheveled.
His head and face were covered in mud and water, and the original color of his white floral clothes was no longer visible. The scene was truly pitiful.
At least for a teenage girl, being surrounded by a group of people in such a disheveled state is unacceptable to anyone.
"Ahhh..."
Xue Hongxiu screamed incessantly.
"Don't cry!" Meng Fuyan pointed at her, like a female demon. Her actions were so fast and fierce that none of the aunties who were trying to mediate expected a young girl to be so fierce. Usually, when girls are wronged, they just cry and shout, at most tearing at each other's hair. After crying and shouting a few times, they are basically exhausted. There are very few girls who can act so quickly.
They had tried to stop her, but Meng Fuyan just threw a bucket of muddy water right in front of them.
Everyone: "..."
Startled by Meng Fuyan's shout, Xue Hongxiu immediately stopped crying and stared at Meng Fuyan with fear in her eyes.
Meng Fuyan scoffed inwardly. Scared already? This is nothing! They're not exactly brave at all!
"Who ordered you to do this? I have no grudge against you, so why did you come to my house to curse me? Don't you know that engaging in this kind of feudal superstition will get you arrested? Did you deliberately approach me? I had no contact with your aunt before, but she suddenly started causing trouble for me this morning, and now it's you. Tell me, who told you to do this? Is it targeting me or my husband? Your uncle, Brigade Commander Li, ordered it, right? What exactly does he want?"
Are you trying to cause trouble?
Who can't do that?
Even people with no real ability dare to scheme against others, so there's no reason why a powerful and influential young lady like her should just swallow her anger!
When Meng Fuyan shouted, the people around who were trying to break up the fight frowned. Some of the quick-witted ones exchanged glances with their families and then stopped trying to stop them.
Xue Hongxiu didn't know much to begin with, and at this moment she was no longer rational enough to think about anything. All she could do was cry, and she couldn't calm down.
At this moment, the Li family finally came out. The one running in front was Aunt Li. When she saw Xue Hongxiu in this terrible state, she started crying and wailing from afar.
“Hongxiu? Oh my god, my Hongxiu! What happened to you? It’s all my fault. You’re just too kind. Who told you to come here and apologize to her? It’s not your fault! My poor Hongxiu…”
Aunt Li rushed over crying. When Meng Fuyan saw that people were coming, she immediately went back and closed the courtyard gate, and burst into tears as well.
"I'm going to tell my dad right now that you're all bullying me and plotting against me. What value do I, a newly married woman, have that I'm being plotted against? It's all because of my dad! Waaah, you're all bullying me..."
Meng Fuyan ran outside crying, shouting and crying as she ran, and she was incredibly fast.
Well……
The girl who was acting like a shrew just a moment ago is now crying so miserably that everyone around her is a little taken aback. Even Aunt Li, who was crying, is frozen in place, unable to use any of her tricks.
In her mind, it was very common for women to quarrel, bicker, fight, and have conflicts. It was not worth mentioning. Who would complain before anything even happened?
Meng Fuyan ran too fast; the Li family couldn't stop her no matter what they tried.
She cried and shouted all the way to find Lu Guozhong.
Countless people saw her along the way, but she didn't care at all, and it didn't affect her performance in the slightest.
Just as Lu Guozhong was about to start a meeting, he saw his daughter coming over crying. Meng Fuyan ignored the people around her and threw herself into Lu Guozhong's arms, babbling on and on, complaining righteously.
"They must have done it on purpose. I've only been married for a few days, I don't even know everyone yet, and I've never offended them. They scolded me for buying a fish, and then ran to my house crying, 'Dad, they bullied me! It must be because of you and Tingzhi. What value do I, a little girl, have that they can scheme against? You have to stand up for me!'"
Some people are born with a talent for acting; they can cry so hard and still deliver their lines clearly.
Those attending the meeting were all leaders, and soldiers' vigilance is cultivated over many years; they are not easily fooled.
The moment they heard Meng Fuyan's account, they realized something was amiss.
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