Li Junsheng's actions and somewhat intense words immediately surprised everyone present.
Sun Gui, in particular, was stunned for a moment. After regaining his senses, he stared at Li Junsheng in disbelief, looking him up and down for a long time.
Is this still the same spineless father-in-law he used to have?
Why is he suddenly reacting so strongly today? Before, when he and his mother attacked Li Chunya together, he didn't say a single word in Li Chunya's defense!
Now you're pretending to be a good father?
How ridiculous!
Li Chunya's numb heart seemed to be pried open; she never expected her father to stand up for her.
But what's the point?
Once she leaves this home and returns to her husband's family, she will only face double the retaliation; whether she can stand up for herself or not will no longer matter.
He was unmoved when he should have stood up for me the most, and now, on a whim, he's going to make my life at home even more difficult!
Li Chunya hung her head, her eyes filled with sorrow.
Li Guojun leaned closer to Li Chunya and whispered to her, "Our dad's been acting strange lately; he even beat me up twice!"
Li Chunya didn't pay attention to her older brother Li Guojun's words. She was pregnant and really didn't want to go back and be scolded by her husband and mother-in-law again. Right now, she just wanted to figure out how to appease Sun Gui.
"Never mind, this cup wasn't brewed properly, Dad, just throw it away. I'll go make you another one."
Li Chunya went into the kitchen and made tea again with a new cup.
Sun Gui was initially at a loss for words, but Li Chunya's compliant actions gave him a great deal of face.
Sun Gui glanced at Li Junsheng defiantly, completely disregarding his temper and words.
Sun Gui’s narrow eyes seemed to be saying to Li Junsheng, “See? Your daughter made this choice herself, so don’t blame me!”
Li Junsheng ignored Sun Gui's provocations, only feeling sorry for his daughter who had been beaten so submissively. He felt it was all his fault; if he had stood up for Chun Ya earlier, she wouldn't be in this state now.
Before Chun Ya got married, she was such an optimistic girl!
Li Chunya brewed another cup of tea for Sun Gui, this time with noticeably fewer tea leaves in the cup.
"Here, there's not much tea left this time, you can have it!"
Sun Gui clearly didn't respect Li Junsheng. In front of Li Junsheng, he acted arrogantly towards Li Chunya, saying, "I don't want to drink this tea anymore. I asked you to make me a cup earlier, but you couldn't make it well!"
Today, Li Junsheng dared to say some unpleasant things to Sun Gui, so Sun Gui didn't want to stay at Li Junsheng's house any longer.
So he looked at Li Junsheng and asked bluntly, "Old Deng, why did you call Li Chunya back? Asking her to come and help with the work is out of the question. She's heavily pregnant, and we can't even finish the work at our own house, let alone the work at her parents' house!"
Li Chunya felt a bitter taste in her mouth. Sun Gui didn't care about her at all. Although he didn't let her go back to her parents' home to help with chores, he still dumped all the work on her at home!
He even complained that she hadn't given him a son, and he complained about the stretch marks on her stomach and her out-of-shape figure.
Behind her back, everyone calls her "old hag"!
Faced with Sun Gui's impolite questioning, Li Junsheng didn't answer but instead asked, "What? In your house, my daughter has to serve you while she's heavily pregnant?"
"Then what are you still alive for? You might as well cut off your hands and feet and donate them to those in need. Chun Ya is already this month along, she can't even sleep well, she needs someone to take care of her right now, and what are you doing!"
"My daughter is usually very clean. She's pregnant with your child, can't you even wash her hair? Her hair needs washing, can't you see?"
Li Junsheng gave Sun Gui a good scolding, his words full of concern.
Li Chunya raised her hand and touched her braid, her expression blank, her heart feeling as if it were being wildly stirred by plucked strings!
So Dad still cares about me?
If he can see all her hardships, then why didn't he protect her like this before?
Having given birth herself, Ji Xiaocui could especially understand Li Chunya's difficulties.
She couldn't help but care for and cherish her sister-in-law, Li Chunya.
"You haven't washed your hair, so it's probably inconvenient for you to squat to use the toilet, right? I have a stool over there, you can take it later, you can sit down to use the toilet."
Seeing how much Li Junsheng was protecting his sister-in-law today, Wang Xiuhua, wanting to gain his favor and get more money, quickly pulled Li Chunya along to show off as well!
To avoid the second son's wife getting all the credit, the father-in-law will give them a larger share of the money later.
That second son's wife is quite cunning!
Wang Xiuhua thought to herself.
"Since you're here today, let me wash your hair for you, sister-in-law. I have some shampoo, and it'll smell nice after you wash your hair."
Seeing how Ji Xiaocui cared for Li Chunya and how the whole family doted on her, Sun Gui remained utterly disdainful.
He didn't think that Ji Xiaocui and Wang Xiuhua were simply being kind to Li Chunya; they must have had ulterior motives.
So Sun Gui stopped acting and bluntly asked Li Junsheng, "Old Deng, what are you trying to get out of Li Chunya this time?"
"She's already had two kids, and you never seemed to care about her much before, but now you're suddenly so concerned?"
Li Chunya paused, but because he still cared about Li Junsheng as his father, he couldn't help but defend Li Junsheng in front of Sun Gui.
"How dare you talk to my dad like that? You came over here and didn't even call him 'Dad.' How can you think so much about your dad and your brothers and sisters-in-law?"
Sun Gui hadn't expected Li Chunya to still favor her family. His eyes flashed with malice, and in front of Li Junsheng, he threatened and intimidated her, saying, "Shut up! You have no right to speak here. Haven't I disciplined you for two days? Are you itching for a beating?"
"You just wait, if you dare say another word, I'll teach you a lesson when we get home. Let's see who can protect you then. You don't need to be so tough with me now!"
Li Chunya trembled and immediately dared not speak again.
Because Sun Gui is a man of his word, she didn't want to go back and get beaten again.
Li Junsheng, watching from the side, realized that if he didn't teach Sun Gui a lesson now, he would have to teach him a lesson.
If Chun Ya goes back with him, she'll definitely be in big trouble!
This Sun Gui keeps talking about Lao Deng, clearly thinking he's too old and no match for him.
Today, Li Junsheng really needs to make Sun Gui understand the gap between himself and him!
Li Junsheng is only fifty years old, not too old, and can make decisions for his daughter.
"Sun Gui, you bastard, how dare you scare my daughter? Let me test you and see what you're capable of. If you have the guts, come and cause me trouble. What's the big deal about bullying a woman like Chun Ya?"
Li Junsheng grabbed Sun Gui by the neck and slapped him twice!
Sun Gui was stunned for a moment, and when he came to his senses, he became furious and immediately wanted to fight back against Li Junsheng.
But who is Li Junsheng? He has been working in a machine factory for many years, handling steel parts. He has an extraordinary amount of strength!
He grabbed Sun Gui's hand, but before he even used all his strength, Sun Gui cried out in pain.
"Dad, I was wrong, I know I was wrong, let go of my arm, you're going to break it!"
Sun Gui immediately begged for mercy, but Li Junsheng freed one hand, grabbed his chin, and said coldly, "I invited Chun Ya to a family banquet today for no other purpose than to eat or get out!"
"If you're good to my daughter, I'll treat you like a son; if you're not, you're nothing!"
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