Because I woke up laughing from several sweet dreams throughout the night, I had trouble getting up in the morning.
It was drizzling outside again. Xu Ningyan lazily rolled over in bed, hesitating whether to go back to sleep or get up.
The lackey sleeping in the shed next door jumped up, rushed to the gate of the yard, and barked to warn the visitors.
Before Xu Ningyan could react, Gu Zhiyuan from next door had already pushed open the door and called out in a low voice, "Limp—"
The lackey wagged its tail and stopped barking, but stood guard at the door without moving.
There was a loud banging on the door from outside. It was Xu Jinlai's voice: "Siya, Xiao Gu, it's your uncle. Open the door, your uncle wants to talk to you about something."
Gu Zhiyuan walked to the gate of the courtyard, opened the door, and saw the Xu brothers, Xu Jinlai and Xu Baolai, standing at the gate with Xu Yejun, Xu Yebing, and Xu Yeshan.
His eyes shone with a terrifying light, and the greed and desire within them seemed about to burst forth.
Seeing the door open, he tried to rush into the yard.
Gu Zhiyuan stopped him, saying, "Say what you have to say outside the door."
Xu Jinlai impatiently tried to push Gu Zhiyuan away, but he couldn't budge him no matter how many times he pushed.
Instead, Gu Zhiyuan grabbed his wrist and flung him away, causing him to stumble back several steps.
His old face flushed red: "I'm Siya's uncle, and also your uncle! What do you mean by not letting an elder in and even blocking him? Is there no justice in this world?"
Xu Ningyan slowly rolled out of bed, opened the door, stood under the eaves, and said to the yard outside, "Uncle? I don't even have parents, so where did this uncle come from? What kind of elder are you?"
Xu Jinlai composed himself, forced a smile, and stood on tiptoe outside the door, peeking inside gently: "Siya, no matter how much trouble we cause, we're still blood relatives, even if our bones are broken. Even if there were some misunderstandings before, they're all cleared up now! Are we really not going to recognize each other for the rest of our lives? Why are you so stubborn? Do you have to argue with your family?"
"Hurry up and tell Xiao Gu to let us in! We've come today with some great news! Let's go inside and talk!"
That's so cheesy it's disgusting!
Xu Ningyan rubbed the goosebumps that had risen on her arms from disgust. "Who said we're blood relatives? Whose uncle are you? You think you can just say you are? I could say I'm your father, would you accept that?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinlai was so angry that he kept pounding his chest with his fists, as if afraid he would suffocate from the anger.
Xu Baolai, who was standing to the side, rolled his eyes, pushed Xu Jinlai aside, and then put on a smiling face: "Siya, your third uncle knows you're still angry with the family! It was the family's fault before, making you suffer! But, you've also benefited from misfortune, which is why you have such a good life today, right? It's all thanks to the family separating you from the family, otherwise you might not have such good fortune!"
This statement is absolutely outrageous, even in the world of idiots and shameless people!
Xu Ningyan laughed in exasperation: "Do you want this blessing? If you do, send your youngest son to my house tomorrow. I'll treat him well and make him work like a slave for my family, serving me and Brother Gu! After serving him for more than ten years, I'll push him into the water and leave him there. If he's lucky enough to survive, then that's definitely a blessing! Good days are ahead!"
Xu Baolai was so angry he almost fell over. He never expected that Siya was not only quick-witted but also not as easily fooled as before.
When soft tactics failed, Xu Baolai turned to hard tactics. Seeing Gu Zhiyuan blocking the doorway and the dog poised to pounce beside him, he chickened out.
He chickened out, but Xu Yeshan behind him didn't.
Xu Yeshan was known for his bad temper; he was the worst-tempered member of the Xu family.
When he gets angry, he not only talks back to his parents, but also to Miao Cuihua and Xu Zhenzhu.
I got beaten up a lot for this.
It was his own mother, Wan Chunni, who gave him the idea that if he was angry, he should take it out on the old Xu Siya, whether it was hitting or scolding, as long as he vented his anger.
Just don't offend Miao Cuihua and Xu Zhenzhu.
After listening to Wan Chunni's words, Xu Yeshan would vent his frustrations on Xu Siya whenever he was unhappy, stealing her food and scolding her a couple of times.
He even deliberately took Xu Siya up the mountain, then abandoned her there and left her to her fate before coming down the mountain himself.
When asked by family members, he said he didn't know.
In the end, the original owner, Xu Siya, was lucky. She climbed a tree and hid there overnight, and stumbled down the mountain the next day.
Xu Yeshan forbade Xu Siya from telling anyone, saying he would break her legs if she dared to speak out.
The original Xu Siya was timid and silently endured it.
In his heart, Xu Siya had always been someone he could manipulate at will.
Although I went crazy once when we separated from my family, so what? Can I go crazy every day?
Moreover, she used to be alone, so she wasn't afraid of people wearing shoes since she was barefoot.
Now that she's married, I've heard she's completely devoted to that Gu guy, a member of the "Five Black Categories." She can just use him to threaten her, no matter what.
"Xu Siya, don't think you can talk nonsense just because you got an award! Enough with the nonsense. The county leaders assigned you the job, so you'd better hand it over obediently. For the sake of the job, we might treat you and your husband, who has a bad family background, better in the future!"
"Otherwise, don't blame me for not warning you beforehand. Your male background isn't good! If you don't let me leave, you can forget about getting this job! Do you believe me?"
Xu Baolai, standing to the side, feigned concern and pulled Xu Yeshan aside, saying, "Why are you so agitated, kid? Talk to Siya nicely, she'll eventually understand!"
Turning to Xu Ningyan, he advised, "Siya, you're married now, but your brothers are still single! You know our family's situation; where would we get so much money to help them get married? Please, do me a favor and let your brothers have your jobs. This will give the family more income and help your brothers get married. We'll all remember your kindness!"
"Besides, your man is rich, and you even have your own house. What's the point of you working, you're just a girl? Think about it, your brothers have nothing—"
Xu Ningyan scoffed, "Who said they have nothing? They still have the nerve to stand here asking me for a job."
The level of taunting instantly reached its maximum!
Xu Yeshan flew into a rage, pointing his finger at Xu Ningyan: "That wretched girl thinks we can't do anything to her just because she's separated from her family! We were only accommodating you before, do you really think we're afraid of you? A worthless girl like her doesn't deserve a job? Do we have to come to her door to ask? She should have taken the initiative to talk to the county leaders and ask them to give us the spot!"
"Trying to talk to her nicely? This girl's got a trick up her sleeve! If we don't teach her a lesson, she won't know who's boss! If you know what's good for you, you'll behave yourself. Tomorrow, go tell the county leaders that you only went to elementary school, can't read many words, and can't do this job, so you should give it to your family! Do you hear me? Yeah—"
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