Aunt Xu's two sons wanted to let it go, but Aunt Xu was not happy. She sat down in front of Xu Nian's house and started crying.
"Everyone come and see! This educated youth who went to the countryside has returned and doesn't even recognize his own aunt. I kindly brought her some things to visit her, but she told me to get lost and threw all my things out." Aunt Xu's loud voice, coupled with her tantrum, attracted the attention of the neighbors.
Aside from those who just wanted to watch the drama unfold, some people genuinely felt sorry for Aunt Xu, who kindly came to visit her niece only to be turned away – what kind of logic is that?
Seeing the crowd outside discussing the matter, Shen Chaoxi told Xu Nian to leave it to him and handle everything.
Xu Nian is shy, and it would be easy for a young woman to ruin her reputation if she confronted her own aunt. It would be better to let him be the bad guy.
He is now Xu Nian's husband, and he doesn't welcome her relatives. Who can do anything about it?
As for whether it will make a man lose face, face is no big deal. So what if he doesn't welcome this family today?
Shen Chaoxi walked out with a cold smile and shouted at Aunt Xu, who was crying and shouting, "Your whole family came here with your things to occupy our house. Do you think we, a husband and wife, should welcome you?"
"You're talking nonsense. There's no such thing. Why would I want to take over my niece's house?"
“It was clearly you who wanted to steal my niece’s house because you saw her as a poor and helpless person. When we found out, you got angry and kicked us all out.”
"My poor niece, I have no idea how you tricked her." Aunt Xu couldn't admit her own ulterior motives, so she turned the tables and blamed Shen Chaoxi, not forgetting to put on a tearful performance.
The eldest and second daughters-in-law squatted down beside her and cried, while the four children clung to their mother and wailed.
The whole family was crying pitifully. Compared to Shen Chaoxi's fierce appearance, people who sympathize with the weak would subconsciously believe what Aunt Xu said.
There were quite a few whispers. Shen Chaoxi glanced at them and felt even more sorry for Xu Nian.
He simply couldn't imagine how she would have faced this family of relatives who wanted to exploit her family if he hadn't insisted on coming along.
“Auntie, this world isn’t about who cries first and who’s right. If you insist on making a scene, I’ll have to let the neighborhood committee handle it.” As Shen Chaoxi said this, she glanced at the package on the ground, kicked it, and heard the clattering of pots and pans inside.
"I believe none of you here would bring your family's eating utensils, clothes, and bedding to visit your relatives, would you?" Shen Chaoxi's sarcastic words reversed the situation.
Everyone has experienced famine, and those who genuinely visit relatives are afraid of taking an extra bite of their food.
This was the first time they had ever seen someone bring all their clothes, food, housing, and transportation to their relatives' homes like this.
Some people had also heard about Xu Nian's family, and for a moment they looked at Xu's second aunt's family differently.
Xu Nian was left all alone in her home. If she hadn't found a husband, the behavior of this family would have been despicable.
When Aunt Xu saw that the blame had been turned on her with just a few words, she immediately stopped crying and started cursing as she stood up and started yelling at Xu Nian inside the room.
Shen Chaoxi's gaze was icy cold. He himself dared not speak harshly, so how could he be insulted like this by others?
As a man, he couldn't very well argue with a shrew.
"Fellow villagers, does anyone here have a silver tongue? I'm willing to pay five yuan per person, payable on the spot, however many people come, I'll pay that much." Shen Chaoxi took out the change from his pocket and waved it around.
The idea that you can earn money by swearing at people caught the attention of many middle-aged women, whose eyes lit up at the prospect of such a good deal.
Especially those who usually like to gossip and talk about family matters, they immediately rush forward to be the first to take the money and do the job.
After receiving the money, the middle-aged women began verbally attacking Aunt Xu, spewing out all sorts of nasty insults that left those witnessing a verbal battle for the first time wide-eyed.
Being pointed at and cursed by a group of more than a dozen people, Aunt Xu was no match for them. She even wanted to fight back, but her two sons held her back.
Verbal arguments are a minor matter, but physical violence is a much bigger one.
There were more than a dozen women on the other side, and their families were also there. If a fight broke out, their families would be the ones who would suffer and be ganged up on.
In the end, unable to win the argument with the group, Aunt Xu left in a sorry state with her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson, carrying her belongings.
After everyone left, Shen Chaoxi didn't forget to thank the neighbors who had participated in the verbal battle.
After seeing off the neighbors who had come to watch the commotion, he returned to find himself facing Xu Nian's smiling eyes.
She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Not a bad idea. It's a good way to vent your anger, but isn't it a bit too much of a waste?"
He gave each person five yuan, and he gave about eighty or ninety yuan to the dozen or so people just now.
"Losing money is a small matter, but her cursing at you is a big deal. I can't even bear to raise my voice at you, so why does she have the right to curse at you? If I could lay a hand on her, I would sew her mouth shut," Shen Chaoxi said indignantly.
Clearly, having a dozen or so women scold Aunt Xu was not enough to vent his anger.
Xu Nian looked at him, both amused and exasperated. It was the first time she had ever seen someone pay someone to insult them.
I spent so much money just to get revenge for her; I'm both touched and a little angry.
In Xu Nian's mind, Aunt Xu's family wasn't worth that price.
"Niannian, you've already acknowledged that I'm your husband, so when do you think we should go get our marriage certificate?" Shen Chaoxi rubbed her hands together expectantly, her eyes sparkling with a bright light.
The dazzling starlight made Xu Nian unable to refuse. She couldn't accept anyone else but him. This time, she would make the most of it!
“Your household registration is still in Beijing, and you need to get a certificate from Beijing before we can register you.” Xu Nian’s words made Shen Chaoxi’s excited expression wane.
It would take at least half a month to mail the household registration book and certificates from Beijing, and he didn't want to wait even a day longer.
Although the two can now be considered to be in a common-law marriage, he still feels that it would be safer to get a marriage certificate.
Without a marriage certificate, Xu Nian can end the relationship at any time; with a marriage certificate, as long as he doesn't agree to a divorce, they can only be husband and wife.
Although he wouldn't let Xu Nian even consider divorce.
“Niannian, I have a feeling that your second aunt won’t let this go. What do you plan to do in the future?” Shen Chaoxi could see clearly that the look in Second Aunt Xu’s eyes before she left was like poison, sinister and vicious, obviously she had thought of some bad idea.
"It's fine if she doesn't do anything bad, but if she dares to do something bad, I'll have no choice but to kill her." Xu Nian's eyes turned cold. In fact, she would rather get rid of Aunt Xu directly.
This family is no good. They sucked up the original owner's hard-earned money for two years and even wanted to sell her for money, which directly led to the original owner's death.
Whether it's using someone else to do the dirty work or framing someone else, this revenge must be taken.
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