Chapter 273 A Reprimand
Xu Laosi and Feng Lianhua acted immediately, even dragging in the villagers who fawned over them, intending to first morally blackmail Xu Cuilian.
If Xu Cuilian refuses to act as an intermediary and persuade Xu Chenglin to take them to the capital to find Xu Huaining, then they can use their power to force Xu Cuilian to submit.
The couple were making their plans meticulously, and they didn't hide anything from Xu Laoda and Xu Guilian's families.
Boss Xu was very tempted after hearing this.
That's right in the heart of the capital! His nephew is already an official, so it's not unreasonable for his uncle to travel all that way to visit him.
Although Xu Laoda was tempted, he wasn't blinded by greed. He wholeheartedly supported Xu Laosi and his wife in doing what they were doing, but he had no intention of getting involved himself.
What a joke! When they were young, the siblings couldn't get any advantage over Xu Chenglin. Now that he's half-buried, do you think they can still get any advantage over him?
It's true that Huaining became an official, but that cursed lone star was also an official.
His family all make a living by farming; if they dare to get involved in this, they'll definitely suffer the consequences!
Compared to the self-aware Xu Laoda, Xu Guilian was quite clueless, thinking she could get a great deal out of him, and eagerly followed behind Xu Laosi and his wife.
Faced with her husband and son's hesitation, Xu Guilian argued vehemently:
“Even if bones are broken, tendons are still connected. I bleed the same blood as her. Now that I've taken the initiative to back down, it's wrong of her to be stubborn to the death. Let's see how she has the face to burn paper money at her parents' graves.”
The whole family was persuaded by Xu Guilian, and they followed the fourth son of the Xu family and his wife to the city to find the old Zhang family house.
Xu Cuilian severed ties with both families, and no one in the village knew that the Zhang family had split up, nor did they know that she and Butcher Zhang had moved to another large house.
Seeing so many strangers at their doorstep, Fang Yuying and Wang Xiaofang quickly picked up their frightened and crying son, and warily watched Xu Laosi and the others:
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The two sisters-in-law had married into the Zhang family in the last two years. They only knew that their mother-in-law had fallen out with the rest of her family, and they didn't know that the people in front of them were the same people.
Xu Laosi didn't recognize Fang Yuying and Wang Xiaofang either. But judging from their age and the children they were holding who resembled the Zhang brothers, he guessed their identities and forced a fake smile.
"You must be my nephew's wife. I am your mother-in-law's fourth brother, and the fourth maternal uncle of the three brothers, Da Kui."
Fang Yuying was a little confused, holding her son and not knowing what to do.
Wang Xiaofang sized up Xu Laosi, then glanced at the large group of people behind him. Sensing their ill intentions, she immediately hardened her expression and said:
“My mother-in-law only has one brother, there are no fourth or fifth brothers, you’ve come to the wrong house!”
After saying that, Wang Xiaofang freed one hand to close the courtyard gate.
The husband and brother-in-law were still selling pork at the market, and there were only the two women and two children at home. They couldn't let these people into the house.
Xu Laosi and the others hadn't expected Wang Xiaofang to react this way; their faces darkened as they quickly stepped forward to block the hospital door.
"Don't you have any manners? How dare you keep your elders out of the door! When your mother-in-law and husband come back, they'll definitely teach you a lesson!"
The two sisters-in-law were furious. They quickly put the child down and desperately tried to hold open the hospital door to prevent them from barging in.
The commotion disturbed the surrounding neighbors.
The Zhang family was well-liked in the area. When they went outside and saw a large group of people rushing towards their house, they all stepped forward to stop them.
"What are you doing? What are you doing in broad daylight! Get out of here, all of you, or don't blame us for calling the authorities!"
When Xu Cuilian and her husband arrived after receiving the news, they found their neighbors blocking their courtyard gate, creating a standoff with Xu Laosi and his gang.
Inside, there were the sounds of a child wailing, mixed with the voices of two daughters-in-law trying to soothe the child.
Xu Cuilian, enraged, quickened her pace and rushed over, angrily pointing at Xu Laosi and the others and launching into a tirade of curses:
"You bunch of bastards! I cut ties with you all a long time ago! You still dare to come here and cause trouble today? Are you asking for a beating?!"
Seeing that Xu Cuilian was being so disrespectful, Xu Laosi's expression darkened, but he forced a smile and said:
“Cuilian, the past is the past. We are siblings born of the same mother. Why should we really fall to the point of never speaking to each other again?”
"That's right, that's right. If our parents could see us making such a scene, they would be heartbroken. You can't be an unfilial daughter and cause them to suffer every day."
Xu Guilian echoed Xu Laosi's words, but when she saw the gold hairpin in Xu Cuilian's hair, the silk robe she wore, and the large gold bracelet on her wrist, a deep jealousy appeared in her eyes.
This youngest child, who was only fit to collect her own scraps since childhood, has somehow surpassed her parents and become a wealthy wife in her old age.
At her age, she still flaunts herself in gold and silver; I wonder who she's trying to seduce.
Xu Cuilian didn't miss Xu Guilian's jealous and disdainful gaze, and knew exactly what she was thinking. She immediately took off her shoe and slapped it across Xu Guilian's face.
"I'll show you, I'll show you! Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out!"
Xu Guilian was caught off guard by Xu Cuilian's sudden attack and received two solid blows from the soles of her shoes. Enraged, she roared, "Xu Cuilian, you bitch!"
Xu Cuilian ignored her and slapped her face a few more times with all her might before the crowd pulled her away.
Seeing Xu Guilian's reddened face from the slap, Xu Cuilian felt a little relieved and said to Xu Laosi, whose smile had vanished and whose face was now hostile:
"Since we've severed ties, let's cut them off cleanly. Whatever your purpose in coming here today, keep it to yourself. I don't want to know."
After saying this, she turned around with a smile and thanked her neighbors who had come to help:
"Thanks to everyone's help today, my daughter-in-law and grandson were spared from suffering. My nephew just happened to have someone bring some good tea from Beijing to my home. I'll share some with everyone later so you can have a taste of the fresh tea."
The neighbors never expected that their simple act of lending a hand would give them the opportunity to taste tea from the capital. Smiles spontaneously spread across their faces as they politely said:
"We didn't help much, so we're too embarrassed to drink your tea."
Upon receiving the news that Xu Jinnian had achieved the third-highest rank in the imperial examination and was now serving as an official in the capital, the Zhang family inadvertently revealed it to others, and the people in the area were extremely envious of the Zhang family.
Their eagerness to come and help just now was also an opportunity to build a good relationship with the Zhang family.
Who knows, one day we might encounter difficulties and need to borrow someone else's name to intimidate others.
Seeing Xu Cuilian chatting and laughing with outsiders, completely ignoring him and not giving him a chance to get down to business, a ruthless glint flashed in Xu Laosi's eyes. He wished he could rush up and beat her to the ground like he did when they were little.
But Xu Laosi knew in his heart that he couldn't do it.
Zhang the butcher saw it clearly and stepped forward to block Xu Laosi's fierce gaze:
"Whatever your motives for coming here, keep them to yourself, or don't blame me for being a good person and letting the four Xu sisters investigate how their mother died."
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