"Ah! Your Wang family is really bullying us! Do you think our Lin family is all dead?"
The old lady of the Lin family was being beaten by the old lady of the Wang family and her two daughters-in-law, and she didn't stop talking to them. She didn't even see the situation in the room clearly.
The onlookers all cast mocking glances at them; not a single person felt that the Lin family was innocent.
Moreover, Wang Guoqing's second uncle was the village head of Wangjia Village.
At this point, no one was helping the Lin family. They were just hoping that Old Mrs. Wang would teach these bloodsuckers a lesson. You see, every time the Lin family came to their Qingliu Brigade, they acted arrogantly and looked down on people.
"The captain is here!"
Someone in the crowd shouted something, and then everyone made way for an old man with a pipe.
"What are you all doing here? Don't you have any manners?!"
"Second brother, get off me right now!"
The captain arrived and berated everyone before stopping the unilateral beating by Old Mrs. Wang and her group.
Actually, the captain had arrived long ago, but he had been hiding not far away and hadn't come over until he saw that things were about to get settled, at which point he slowly walked over.
Although he was the captain of the Qingliu Brigade, he was also a member of the Wang family.
He had long been annoyed by the Lin family's bunch of bloodsuckers, and since his third brother's family was determined to deal with them, he naturally had to support them.
The captain walked to the center of the crowd and glanced at Lin Xue, who was slumped to the side, without leaving a trace.
Seeing that the young wife was not protecting her neighbors as she usually did, he felt somewhat relieved.
"Captain, you've come at just the right time!"
"It was this group of people who came to my son's house early this morning to steal things and even insulted my son's family. Look, they almost smashed the front door!"
When Grandma Wang saw her second brother-in-law arrive, she immediately began to explain everything that had happened that morning.
The old lady of the Lin family couldn't get a word in edgewise because of how fast he was talking.
"Captain, you were there when this happened back then. You should know that the Lin family's marriage of their daughter wasn't a normal one!"
"Now they've broken their promise and come to my son's house to cause trouble. According to the agreement, they should return the extra dowry money we gave them!"
The moment this matter was mentioned, Old Mrs. Lin's face turned very ugly.
His son and daughter-in-law, who had come with him, also turned pale.
"Mother, is there anything I don't know about back then?"
Seeing that the fight was over, Lin Xue, looking weak and frail, was helped down by Wang Guoqing to Wang's side.
"Sigh, I promised the third brother I wouldn't tell you this, so you wouldn't be sad!"
"But look at the kind of people your family has. If I don't tell you the truth, I'm afraid your little family will be dragged down by them!"
Grandma Wang sighed, her gaze sweeping over Wang Guoqing, ignoring the look her third son gave her.
"mother!"
When Wang Guoqing saw that his mother was about to bring up what happened back then, he immediately spoke up to stop her.
"Guoqing, I think some things are better said out loud. This matter shouldn't have been kept from your wife in the first place, otherwise she wouldn't have done so many unreliable things over the years!"
Just as Wang Guoqing was about to say something, the captain stopped him.
"Guoqing, you let Mom tell me. I also want to know what exactly happened back then!"
Lin Xue pulled Wang Guoqing aside and looked at Old Mrs. Wang.
"Silly child, what could possibly happen to you? Nothing at all!"
"Don't listen to this wicked woman trying to sow discord between us. Today, I just wanted to bring your brothers and sisters-in-law to visit you. I have no other intentions. Please don't overthink it!"
Seeing that the Wang family had no intention of hiding it, Old Mrs. Lin panicked completely.
He quickly went to Lin Xue's side, intending to use the old method to coax her and stop her from asking any more questions.
"Captain, why don't you say it?"
Lin Xue ignored the old lady and instead turned her attention to the brigade leader.
"That's how it is!"
Just as the captain was about to tell Lin Xue the whole story, he saw Old Mrs. Lin suddenly rush towards him.
"Don't say a word! If you dare utter a single extra word today, I'll hang myself right here at your doorstep!"
Grandma Lin was clearly panicked and even uttered threatening words.
But everyone here is from Qingliu Village, who would listen to what she said?
"Hmph, if you felt ashamed, you shouldn't have done it in the first place!"
The captain spat at Old Mrs. Lin a couple of times and had her dragged away.
If it was initially just a matter between the Wang and Lin families, then the brigade leader's intervention gave the Wang family in the village a reason to intervene as well.
Most of the people in the village were related by blood or marriage, and they had long been itching to take action.
Two burly women came out and flanked Old Mrs. Lin on either side.
"Xue Ni, here's what happened!"
"When your family married you off, they asked for 80 yuan as a bride price. You have to understand that ordinary families usually only ask for 10 or 20 yuan at most for a wedding! That was already an enormous favor!"
"But back then, the Lin family asked for 80 yuan right off the bat, and they wouldn't accept a penny less."
"Even if Guoqing really likes you, our Wang family can't possibly pay that much money!"
"Back then, your mother signed an agreement with our Wang family on behalf of the whole family. From the day you married into the Lin family, you had no further connection with them!"
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