"Haha, this is good news! Sister Qian, I'm looking forward to the wedding banquet!"
Yan Xia hadn't expected that while she was changing clothes, Wang Yuanshan would take a liking to Qian Wanyue. After teasing Qian Yulan, she turned to Xu Chunxia and said, "Mother-in-law, I have to sit at the first table at the wedding banquet, haha. By the way, starting from the beginning of the month, Yuanshan, stop delivering goods. You've been officially promoted to manager, and your monthly salary will increase to three taels. Yuanshan, do a good job! If you do well, I'll entrust any other business to you in the future."
"Thank you, Auntie. I will definitely work hard in the future. I respect you, Yuanshan."
Having been talked to by his mother beforehand, Wang Yuanshan did not refuse again.
He stood up and raised his glass to Yan Xia.
"Good lad, your aunt believes you." Yan Xia also picked up her wine glass, clinked glasses with him, and drank it all in one gulp.
Liu Yunwan smiled and offered her blessings, but that smile carried a hint of bitterness and regret.
The meal took about half an hour to finish.
Apart from a few girls, almost everyone had drunk alcohol, and Yan Xia was also slightly tipsy.
She was worried about her two friends taking their children home, so she sent a servant to drive them home in a carriage, while she went back to her room to rest.
The Liu family at this moment.
But it caused a huge uproar.
It turned out that when Liu Zhuzhu returned home, she complained to her parents that she had fallen into the pond and almost drowned, and she also slandered Wang Yuanshan, saying that he was just a country bumpkin who was poor to death.
Liu Zhuzhu's mother, Madam Yuan, was furious and started arguing with Liu Yunwan.
"Zhuzhu is your own niece! How could you do this to her? Luckily, my Zhuzhu is smart and didn't listen to you. Our family gave Zhuzhu twenty acres of land as a dowry. Are we worried about her not finding a husband? At worst, she can find one nearby. From now on, let's see who dares to bully my daughter. You, after the divorce, you moved into your parents' house, eating and drinking our food. Have your older brother and I ever said a word to you? If you dare to harm your own family like this again, you can move out. Luckily, Zhuzhu is alright today. If anything had happened to her, I would never forgive you!"
Madam Yuan's face was full of anger. She hugged her daughter with heartache and pointed at Liu Yunwan, scolding her.
“Sister-in-law, I told Zhuzhu to be careful. I was scared half to death when she fell into the pond. Luckily, the pond wasn't deep, only about half a person's height. Sister Yan even jumped into the pond to save her. How could I just watch her get hurt? I'm Zhuzhu's own aunt. Would I harm her? What did we say before? You know Zhuzhu's temperament. What family could tolerate her? I've met Yuanshan. He's filial, obedient, and gentle. He's good to his sister.”
"Sister Yan just made him the manager, three taels of silver a month, how could he not support Zhuzhu? Sister Yan said that if Yuanshan does well, he can be in charge of other businesses in the future. What does that mean? Even a fool can understand. What does it mean that I'm harming my own family? After I went back to my parents' home, I paid for everything myself. The new clothes Zhuzhu had made, and the gold hairpin I gave you not long ago, were all bought with my dowry money. The Liu family is also my family! Why should I move out?"
Liu Yunwan wasn't exactly known for her good temper either.
She naturally had to refute the criticism she received.
The two started arguing.
"A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. Your family? This is our Liu family, your elder brother's family. Your parents are gone, what does this family have to do with you? Your in-laws gave you so much as a dowry, did I say a word? You got a good deal and you still act innocent. You moved into your parents' house, so it's only right that you buy us some things! You really have a sharp tongue, no wonder your brother-in-law divorced you."
Madam Yuan recounted everything that had happened before Liu Yunwan got married.
This shows just how deep the seeds of resentment were buried in her heart.
"What do you care about how much dowry my parents gave me? Oh, why is everyone so jealous? Someone must be so sour-toothed. When you married into the family, you didn't even have a decent dowry. Did my parents ever look down on you? Someone without a dowry dares to interfere with my dowry? It's ridiculous. I was planning for Zhuzhu's sake, but you've turned it into harming your own family. I'm really putting in a lot of effort for nothing. Well, Zhuzhu isn't my daughter, why should I care about her? Let her marry whoever she wants!"
Liu Yunwan was so angry she almost laughed.
Previously, Yuan's family were just tenants who rented her land. If it weren't for the fact that Yuan was quite beautiful when she was young, and her elder brother had taken a liking to her at first sight.
It's not like I'd marry someone from a completely different social class.
They even dared to mention her dowry.
It's utterly ridiculous.
"You, you abandoned woman! No wonder you were divorced. All that talk about divorce is probably just made up. With a temper like yours, who would tolerate you? And you dare to talk about our Zhuzhu? Our Zhuzhu is much better than you! Someone like you is lucky to have been born into the Liu family. If you had been born in some godforsaken village, who would have married you? You would probably have been sold to a brothel by your poor parents!"
Yuan cursed so fiercely that spittle flew everywhere, as if she were wearing coarse cloth clothes.
She's no different from the shrewish women in the village who curse in the streets.
Liu Yunwan was trembling with anger.
In this era, the fact that she dared to divorce her ex-husband shows that she is not a good-tempered person.
Liu Yunwan rolled up her sleeves and rushed over to tear into Yuan Shi.
Fearing she might be accidentally hurt, Liu Zhuzhu took several steps back, disregarding her own mother's life or death.
With his wife and younger sister fighting, Liu Yuntao, as the head of the family, couldn't stay out of it.
He, who was sitting in an armchair drinking tea, stood up, separated the two fighting men, and slapped each of them.
"Smack—"
"Smack—"
The slap was particularly loud, and Liu Yunwan and Madam Yuan covered their faces, their eyes red.
"How old are you? Fighting like this! If the neighbors hear this, I'll lose all face! Yunwan, don't interfere in Zhuzhu's affairs anymore. She's my daughter, and I decide who she marries! At worst, I'll find her a live-in son-in-law. Let's see who dares to bully her then. And you, Yunwan is my own sister. If you dare to swear again, I'll divorce you!"
Liu Yuntao was truly fair; he slapped each of them once and then cursed at each of them.
"Why did you hit me! My parents never hit me when they were alive, why did you, huh?!" Yuan Shi was probably used to being beaten, so she didn't dare to talk back.
But Liu Yunwan shouted out loud.
She released her hands from her face and slapped Liu Yuntao hard.
Without noticing, a fingernail scratched Liu Yuntao's chin.
The four-centimeter-long gash made Liu Yuntao grimace in pain.
"You brat! He's your own brother! You even hit your own brother! Do you have any respect for rules?" Before Liu Yuntao could get angry, Madam Yuan started cursing first.
"Oh, so he's allowed to hit me, but I'm not allowed to hit him, is that it? He slaps me, and you expect me to be grateful? You two, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, are you putting on a show for me? You think you're born with a lowly fate, inferior to others? I'm not like that. Hit me? Bah! If my parents were alive, let's see if he would dare to hit me!"
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