When it comes to arguing, who can beat a woman from the countryside?
Moreover, Su Changcheng is only a bully at home; he only dares to bully his own wife and children, but he wouldn't dare to utter a word to anyone else.
"You...you bunch of shrewish women!" he said angrily. "Su Yan is my own daughter. Everything that belongs to her belongs to the Su family. Without me, would she still be alive today? How is it shameless of me to ask her for wild boar? Or are you people from Lijiaping trying to take it all for yourselves?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Li Juan roared, her forehead veins bulging with anger, her eyes bloodshot as she glared at the shameless man before her. "Back then, your Su family disliked Ayan because she was a girl. Your mother, that old hag, wanted to drown Ayan in a water vat. Ayan had just been born then, not even wrapped in a cloth, and she was choking on the water, crying her heart out. And you, her father, just stood by and watched your mother commit this evil deed! If I hadn't woken up in time, my daughter would be dead!"
You've never even looked at Ayan properly. Every penny you, Su Changcheng, earn goes to your mother. Ayan was raised on rice gruel; she survived only by sheer luck! Now that she's grown up, your whole family wants to leech off her, and you still have the nerve to call yourself her father? Bah! You're a beast!
This was a truly shocking revelation, completely silencing the crowd!
These days, girls are indeed not valued. They may be disliked, but they are not to be underestimated. When they grow up, they are still the family's labor force, and they can also earn some money when they go out.
Su Changcheng was stunned. He hadn't expected Li Juan to reveal such a shameful secret. He instinctively looked in Su Yan's direction and met her half-smiling gaze. His face flushed red, and he hurriedly looked away, stammering guiltily, "You... what nonsense are you talking about!"
Su Yan hadn't expected such a thing to happen; it seemed the Su family was even more vicious than she had imagined.
"Tsk." She crossed her arms and calmly reminded him, "Let me guess why you're here today? Your mother and Zhang Yu must have heard rumors and instigated you to come here to beg for meat, right? Dad, you abandoned us for Su Zhi, how can you still have the nerve to do something like this? Have you forgotten how you and Mom divorced?"
Her adoptive father is a complete idiot, serving as a human shield and stepping stone for everyone in the Su family. He doesn't even realize it and is actually quite pleased with himself.
Speaking of Su Zhihe's divorce, Su Changcheng suddenly felt a surge of confidence. Looking at Su Yan's aggressive demeanor, he said unhappily, "Su Yan, what's wrong with you? You have no respect for your elders at all, and you even instigated your mother to divorce me. Wouldn't it be better to let Su Zhi go to university in your place? You're a girl, so you should get married early. That way, you can help with the dowry for Zhihe. When he's successful and starts working, he'll definitely remember you!"
"Smack!"
"Smack!"
Before Su Changcheng could finish speaking, two slaps came flying down his face, heavy and painful.
He was knocked backward and staggered back two steps.
"Get out! You clueless bastard! Get out of Lijiapin right now! If I see any of your family members causing trouble again, I, Li Juan, will fight you to the death!" Li Juan roared, unable to contain her anger any longer. Tears streamed down her face as she spoke, her eyes filled with uncontrollable hatred as she looked at Su Changcheng.
She's blind...she's blind!
Su Yan hugged her mother with some heartache, her gaze sweeping heavily over Su Changcheng, and she warned in a cold voice: "For the sake of the fact that you and I are still related by blood, either get out now, or don't blame me for being ruthless and making your Su family suffer."
Su Changcheng was so frightened by Su Yan's sinister gaze that his hair stood on end, and all his anger vanished instantly.
He was certain that Su Yan would really turn on him.
"You...you unfilial daughter! You're just as morally corrupt as your mother! I'll pretend I never had you as my daughter from now on!"
After making those harsh remarks, Su Changcheng lowered his head and slunk away quickly.
Li Juan wiped away her tears, forced a smile, and said to everyone, "Thank you all for speaking up for my daughter and me earlier. We're sorry for taking up your time."
The onlookers were a little embarrassed, after all, it was a rather disgraceful thing to do.
"It's alright, Juanzi. If the people from Sujia Village dare to come again, just let us know," someone said.
“That’s right. You, Ayan, and Leizi are now part of Lijiaping. We can’t let outsiders bully you.”
"That's right!"
Five pounds of wild boar meat prompted the villagers to actively bring Su Yan's family closer together.
After thanking everyone, Su Yan went back into the house with her mother.
"Luckily, Grandma is hard of hearing, otherwise she would have been sad if she heard it."
Grandma Li's hearing loss is very serious, mainly due to her advanced age, and because current medical technology is not advanced enough, she cannot get proper treatment.
Li Juan looked at her daughter, who remained calm, with loving eyes, and sighed, saying, "In the end, I still feel sorry for you, my child. What a terrible father I am."
The daughter's calm demeanor must mean she no longer has any expectations of Su Changcheng as her father; otherwise, how could she not be sad at all?
“Mother, our lives are getting better and better now. Don’t think about those unimportant people, lest you get your ears dirty.” Su Yan said slowly, “I’ve also taken care of my college admission. Someone will hold the admission notice for me at the post office, and I can pick it up in person. Don’t worry about the Su family taking advantage of me.”
Upon hearing this, Li Juan immediately stopped being upset and quickly said, "Really? Don't try to make me happy."
"Really, I went to town today to sell ginseng, rented a stall, and even commissioned a stall from a craftsman. I also took care of the university matters while I was at it, making sure everything is settled."
Li Juan smiled so much that the lines on her face scrunched up, and murmured, "That's good."
Su Yan felt she needed to buy some skincare products to take good care of her mother. She was only in her fifties, but the Su family had made her look like she was in her sixties. It was outrageous!
While thinking about these things, she also said, "Mom, go to town tomorrow and quit your job. When you come back, learn the recipe for braised food from me. The day after tomorrow, let's go together to see if the stall is ready. If it is, we'll start buying duck products, and we can set up the stall on the third day."
"So fast?"
“It won’t be long. I’ll be starting school in September. I’ll buy a shop then and find someone trustworthy to look after it. You and your brother will come with me to the vicinity of the university. We’ll set up a stall there and start a business slowly,” Su Yan analyzed.
"What? You want me and Xiaolei to go to school with you?" Li Juan was a little confused.
Su Yan looked at her mother, remained silent for a few seconds, and then asked seriously, "Mother, don't you want to go to the South with me?"
Above Anping Town is Lanshi, which is located in the middle of the north-south dividing line, but Anping Town is geographically more northerly.
Li Juan hesitated for a moment, "I'm thinking that your grandparents are getting old, and Hu Zi is still so young. I don't feel comfortable leaving them here. Besides, it's not convenient for you to go to the south with Xiao Lei and me. You always have to consider us in everything you do. So I'll stay here to watch the shop. That way, I won't have to hand it over to anyone else, and I won't have to worry about it. You can also feel at ease. What do you think?"
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