Chapter 23 Powerful Protection of His Wife
Liu was startled by her words. How could that silly girl have suddenly become so sharp-tongued? Holding her belly, she strode up to her and said, "Du Wanchun, do you understand? I married your father, so I am your mother! You've become so unruly after getting married!"
Du Wanchun helped Zhou Ruiyuan continue walking forward, saying, "You and my father had no matchmaker or betrothal, and you are just a lowly concubine. How can you be called my mother?"
After she finished speaking, she helped Zhou Ruiyuan sit down.
Although Liu was a second wife, she was in such a hurry to enter the Du family that she brought her daughter with her to the door, and it was not a proper marriage at all.
Liu was so angry that her face turned red. She pointed at her and scolded, "Oh, you've really grown up! You even know what a concubine is now. Let me tell you, I am now the mistress of the Du family, which is your mother. You have to call her that whether you like it or not!"
Du Wanchun turned around and called out loudly to her, "Auntie!"
That term, "aunt," was used by wealthy families to refer to their concubines. Liu was furious when she heard this and raised her hand to slap Du Wanchun's face.
She used to hit Du Wanchun like this quite often when Du Wanchun was mentally challenged.
Du Wanchun frowned and quickly dodged backward, the slap missing its mark.
Liu was unwilling to give up and wanted to go forward and fight again.
A sudden gust of cold wind swept in from outside, followed by a clap of thunder.
The loud thunderclap startled Liu.
Zhou Ruiyuan, who was sitting in the chair, suddenly stood up, shielding Du Wanchun behind him, and said coldly, "Madam Liu, now that Wanchun has married into our Zhou family, she is a member of our Zhou family. What right do you have to lay a hand on her!"
Before Liu could recover from the shock, she looked up abruptly at the man who was two heads taller than her, and was so stunned that she couldn't utter a word, "You...you..."
Zhou Ruiyuan pulled Du Wanchun into his arms, saying, "If your Du family continues like this, I'll report you to the authorities for bullying your stepdaughter!"
Du Wanchun was startled as she felt Zhou Ruiyuan's unprecedented anger in his broad embrace.
Although he didn't talk much, he always spoke gently to her and never raised his voice.
She never expected Zhou Ruiyuan to be so frightening when he got angry. The oppressive feeling emanating from him made her legs go weak without her realizing it. Even though she was being protected by him, her heart was pounding.
"What are you doing?" a woman's voice came.
Du Wanchun slowly looked up and saw Liu Lanzhi coming from the back room.
She wore a bright pink dress and several gold hairpins, and she really did look like a young mistress. However, her skin was dark yellow, and no matter how exquisitely she dressed, you could still see a bit of vulgarity if you looked closely.
Liu rushed to her daughter's side and cried, "Lanzhi, please tell your husband to stand up for me! How dare this Zhou brat be so rude to his mother-in-law!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Lanzhi pulled Liu Shi to look at Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan, preparing to start cursing at them.
At this moment, Zhou Ruiyuan slowly turned around and looked at the mother and daughter.
When Liu Lanzhi saw the handsome man who turned around in the room, she was so shocked that she stared in disbelief, her eyes wide as if she had seen something extraordinary, and she couldn't utter a single word.
"Wife, what are you doing?!" A fierce-looking man walked up from behind Liu Lanzhi, and he followed her gaze to Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan.
Du Wanchun looked at the man, who had a fat head and big ears, and immediately guessed that he was the eldest son of the Li family, whom she had almost married.
When the eldest son of the Li family saw Du Wanchun, he stared at her face in astonishment. He really didn't expect that there would be such a beautiful young girl in this remote and impoverished place.
After a long silence, Young Master Li stammered, "Who...who is this fairy maiden?"
Hearing this, Madam Liu became even angrier and said to Li, the eldest son-in-law, "My dear son-in-law, this is our family's silly daughter, Du Wanchun."
Young Master Li stared intently at Du Wanchun with his lecherous eyes, and chimed in, "This isn't some silly girl, she's a celestial being descended to earth!"
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