Chapter 239: Beat Him Up
Liu Fengjiao recovered from her shock. Her eyes were filled with disappointment, and her voice trembled slightly. "Husband, what's going on? Is this what you call a surprise?"
"Yes, are you surprised? Are you surprised?"
"I'll surprise you!"
A feeling of being teased arose spontaneously. Liu Fengjiao could no longer control her emotions and pointed at Chen Zhancai.
"You are such a heartless person! I have given birth to children for you all these years so that you can pass the imperial examinations. I have served you like an ancestor. I never thought that you would want to marry a concubine just after you have achieved something..."
"Shut up!" Chen Zhancai's face darkened and he interrupted her harshly, "You were so happy and cheerful just now, but now you're so petty. It's outrageous.
I, Chen Zhancai, am a scholar now. What's wrong with marrying a second wife? Do you want to stop me?
If you dare to say one more word, don’t blame me for writing you a letter of divorce and kicking you out of the Chen family, making you regret it for the rest of your life.”
Liu Fengjiao felt heartbroken when she heard this. She really wanted to raise her hand and slap Chen Zhancai hard, but her reason finally overcame her impulse.
She knew that Chen Zhancai was no longer the same as before. Although he was only a poor scholar, as long as he continued to study hard, he would have the opportunity to pass the imperial examinations and become a Jinshi.
That was an official respected by everyone. Every capable man would have three wives and four concubines. It was just marrying a concubine. What was there for her to be angry about?
Thinking of this, she sorted out her emotions and forced a smile.
"Don't be angry, my husband. I was just too excited. I don't mean to blame you."
Chen Zhancai snorted coldly, "I don't think you dare to object. Alright, please move aside. I'm going to ask the bride to get out of the sedan chair."
As he spoke, he stepped forward and lifted the curtain of the sedan chair with a smile, "Madam, please get out of the sedan chair."
The bride with a red veil on her head got out of the sedan chair with his help.
Liu Dashan, who was not far away, was already furious, gritting his teeth and cursing Chen Zhancai in his heart.
This bastard is not a human being. He doesn't look good but he is full of evil thoughts. He just raised his tail and wanted to show off. Where can his father-in-law put his face? Isn't this obviously a disgrace?
He wanted to call his three sons to rush over and beat Chen Zhancai up to vent his anger.
But then I thought, no, I must not be impulsive.
It is a serious crime to beat a scholar at will. If you are really sent to the government, you will be skinned alive if you don't die.
She had to swallow her anger and not complain at all. If she really pissed off Chen Zhancai and divorced her daughter with a letter of divorce, she would never get any benefits from him again.
Mrs. Liu was also so angry at Chen Zhancai that she almost vomited blood. Seeing that her old man was standing there like a fool without any reaction, she could not help but get angry and waved to her three sons behind her.
"Come on, follow me and beat this shameless guy to death and let your eldest sister vent her anger."
Liu Bao, Liu Gen and Liu Gou couldn't stand it anymore and rolled up their sleeves to rush forward.
Liu Dashan glared at them and said, "Behave yourself and stop causing trouble."
"Dad, this Chen Zhancai is such a bastard that he even married a concubine. He's asking for a beating!" Liu Bao was furious.
Liu Gen was also furious. "Dad, he's already shitting on our necks, and you can still endure it? In the past, not to mention that we can't let him off easily, you would have rushed up to beat him up a long time ago."
"This Chen Zhancai is too pretentious. He eats from the bowl and still looks at the pot. Does he have the kidneys to do that? In my opinion, we should go and beat him up and see if he will behave himself." Liu Gou said as he was about to rush forward.
Liu Dashan pulled him back and said, "You are so stupid. I have told you so many times that Chen Zhancai is no longer the loser he used to be. He is now a prestigious scholar with status. We are not peasants like us who can afford to offend him. If we really make him angry, we will all be in big trouble."
Liu Bao was a little unconvinced, "Dad, then we'll just keep quiet and act like turtles with our necks tucked in? You can tolerate that, but I can't swallow this humiliation."
"We have to swallow this anger even if we can't. We have to put the overall situation first." Liu Dashan glanced at Mrs. Liu and said, "Mother, as the saying goes, if one person succeeds, everyone else will benefit. For us to benefit from it in the future, you mustn't make trouble!"
"Wouldn't that be unfair to our daughter?"
"What are you talking about? A married woman is like spilled water. Why do you care about her? Besides, it's normal for a capable man to have three wives and four concubines. If our daughter can't even accept this, how will she live in the future?"
"You men are all of bad character." Mrs. Liu was dissatisfied, stomped her feet fiercely, and said nothing more.
At this time, Old Lady Chen squeezed through the crowd and came to the front. She was shocked and pointed at the bride in the red veil. "Zhancai, what's going on?"
"Yes, son, whose family is getting married? Why are they sending them to our doorstep?" Old man Chen who came from behind also asked.
Chen Zhancai's face was full of pride, "Dad, Mom, this is the daughter-in-law your son just married!"
Old Man Chen was so shocked when he heard this that he almost dropped his jaw. "Son, don't you know what our family's conditions are like? How did you get another wife? Mom and Dad can't stand you doing this!"
"Dad, what are you talking about? I'm a scholar now, my status is different from before, so what's wrong with marrying another wife? Besides, I don't need you to pay me a penny, so why make such a fuss?"
"No, son. That's not what I meant."
Old man Chen had just thought that his son was too unreliable, but when he heard that the family didn't need to spend money, he breathed a sigh of relief, his frown gradually relaxed, and he couldn't help but change his tone,
"Look at you kid, why didn't you discuss such a big happy event with us in advance so that we can be mentally prepared?"
Chen Zhancai shook his head and smiled, "I'm just taking this opportunity to give you a surprise!"
Mrs. Chen was stunned for a while, and finally came back to her senses from the shock, with an excited and happy smile on her face.
"Hey my dear son, you are so capable. You have found a daughter-in-law for me. You have really brought honor to our Chen family. Let me see what my new daughter-in-law looks like."
As soon as Mrs. Chen's hand touched the red veil, it was suddenly grabbed by the bride's hand. She said softly, "Don't worry, mother. I'm a little embarrassed and not ready to meet my parents-in-law yet!"
"What's there to be embarrassed about? An ugly daughter-in-law will have to meet her parents-in-law sooner or later. Come on, let your mother take a look."
The bride took a step back, avoiding Mrs. Chen's hand. "I'm afraid I'll scare you out of the blue."
"This child is quite caring. You are my daughter-in-law, how could you scare me?"
"Oh my god, Zhan Cai is right, you are indeed a reasonable person." The bride, who had just spoken softly, suddenly changed her voice to a loud one...
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