When Qiao Zhixia hurried home, she heard the old man swearing and her mother sobbing as soon as she stepped out of the courtyard gate.
"When the money-losing guy comes back, I will kill her and not even have a peaceful marriage. The Chen family is living a good life, but she insists on making trouble. I think what the Chen family said is right, she is the star of doom!"
"Grandpa, this is not my second sister's fault. The Chen family is bullying others. Why are you speaking for outsiders?" My sister's voice was soft but her tone was firm.
"Bah! Do you have the right to speak here, a loser like you? Take this loser of yours and go back to your husband's house." The old man started to scold harshly.
"Dad, please don't force Zhizhi. She must feel bad about what happened to her..." Although mother Li Aizhen is usually timid, she still musters up the courage to protect her daughter.
Grandma Liu Caiying said, "What if a man has a wild woman outside? It shows that the man is capable. Do you think everyone is like your useless man? He is so nagging that he has to take care of you, a hen that can't lay eggs, all his life."
"Old hen, how many eggs did you lay today? Since it is said that men are capable of finding women, why did you make a fuss when my grandfather was stripping off his widow's pants in the cornfield? No wonder my grandfather could only dig the ground for the rest of his life. It turns out that you ruined his future. You are really a loser!"
Before Qiao Zhixia showed up, the voice had already spread into the yard.
For a moment, everyone who reacted was stunned.
Qiao Zhixia actually called her grandmother an old hen and a money loser? She even brought up the most shameful thing in the Qiao family that should not be mentioned in public?
After dying once, she only cares about those who care about her. As for other people, she will never get used to it again.
Old man Qiao, who was sitting on the eaves smoking a pipe, was so angry when he heard his younger generation talking about his embarrassing past that he picked up a broom and hit his eldest son with it.
"This is the money-loser you raised! How dare you make up stories about your father? If you don't kill her today, I will kill you!"
Qiao Xinguo is a down-to-earth man. Although he is only fifty years old, he already has white hair on his head. He always has a slightly hunched back, as if his spine is bent by the burden of life.
Faced with his old father's sudden attack, he didn't even try to hide, but chose to endure it silently.
"What you said is really interesting. You were the one who took off the widow's pants, but why did you shamelessly attack my dad? Do you think my dad is easy to bully?" Qiao Zhixia finally entered the yard with a large piece of firewood in her hand.
The whole family looked at Qiao Zhixia, then at the firewood in her hand, unable to figure out what she was trying to do.
Before Mr. Qiao and his wife could come forward to say anything, the old man started swearing at her when he saw her. The uncle and aunt sitting next to them were peeling melon seeds for their two teenage sons and watching the fun.
Apparently this scene happens often in the Qiao family.
"Boss Qiao, are you going to do it or not? If you don't, I'll do it!" Old man Qiao was still forcing his son to attack Qiao Zhixia.
Qiao Xinguo was hunchbacked and silent, hiding his embarrassment with a bitter dry smile, trying to smooth over the situation between his father and daughter.
Li Aizhen wiped her tears and advised Qiao Zhixia to apologize to her grandparents.
Qiao Zhixia said coldly: "They are shameless, why should I apologize? We are in a new society now, don't use the old society's ethical oppression, it's outdated!"
When the old man heard this, his mean face twisted instantly. He couldn't reach Qiao Zhixia for a while, so he turned around and took out his anger on the daughter of Qiao Zhixia's sister.
The two-year-old Yaya was slapped to the ground by the old man, and her body hit the stone steps, leaving a long bloody mark.
"Get out of my way, you're just a money loser, and you're as unlucky as your aunt!" The old man stared at Yaya, who was lying on the ground and couldn't cry for a long time, and said with a look of disgust.
"Yaya——" Sister Qiao Chudong immediately ran over and picked up her daughter, whose face was flushed from holding her breath.
"Wow~~" Yaya finally burst into tears. Her heart-wrenching cry made people feel distressed, but it made the two beasts in Mr. Qiao's family laugh.
"It's disgusting that you lost money, and you're still snotty, hahahaha..."
“Pa pa——” Qiao Zhixia heard the two people’s laughter and slapped each of them without saying a word.
"What are you two pigs laughing at? You have raised pigs for more than ten years and they can be sold for money, but you are still living off your savings. Who is the one who is losing money? Huh?"
Qiao Zhixia was furious. She pointed the firewood in her hand at her two good-for-nothing nephews and started scolding them.
She has an ethical responsibility towards the old man, but she has no scruples about dealing with these two.
The two brothers were obviously dumbfounded as it was the first time they were slapped by their aunt. The other people in the room were also stunned for a moment, but the old man and Mr. Qiao reacted quickly and were about to roll up their sleeves to teach Qiao Zhixia a lesson.
"You are such a loser and a swindler, how dare you steal our gold and silver? You are going to die!" The old lady who always pretended to be a good person now showed her vicious side and stopped pretending.
"Qiao Zhixia, no wonder the Chen family doesn't want you, you are simply a mad dog! If you dare to attack my son, I will kill you..."
Two couples, one old and one young, cursed at each other while grabbing people from their homes.
"Mom and Dad, Zhizhi didn't mean it. Don't bother with her." Qiao Xinguo couldn't stand watching his daughter get beaten, so he immediately stepped forward to stop it.
Old man Joe raised his leg and kicked his eldest son on the knee.
"Get out of here! You useless piece of shit! How could I have given birth to a useless thing like you? If I had known you were so useless, I would have thrown you into a piss pot and drowned you!"
"Bang——" Qiao Zhixia smashed the clay jar standing beside her with a stick.
The crisp breaking sound brought back a brief silence to the room.
They can bully and humiliate her, but they cannot bully her family.
Qiao Zhixia stood on the table, pointed at the biased and mean old couple with the stick in her hand and said angrily: "How dare you dislike my father for being useless? Hasn't the family's expenses in these years been supported by my father's work as a carpenter and my mother's farming? What's the use of the Qiao couple except giving birth to two sons? They are lazy and have never dug an acre of land? They are lazy ghosts who can't even help themselves when the oil bottle falls."
The old couple heard her words, not only did they not feel guilty at all, but they said as a matter of course:
"They have done the greatest service to our Qiao family by carrying on the family line. Unlike your parents who raised you two losers, no matter how much money you make, you are still a rootless family. They deserve it for working like slaves!"
"That's right. In the future, you don't have to count on us Jinbao and Yinbao to support you in your old age. Let them earn some money to support the family, then we will look down on them." Auntie said proudly.
When Qiao Xinguo and Li Aizhen heard what they said, their faces flushed red, and the shame of not having a son made them bury their heads in humiliation.
In the countryside of this era, families without sons will be bullied and looked down upon. Although they have long been accustomed to it, they have become more and more silent.
Qiao Zhixia also knew that the bad habit of favoring boys over girls had been passed down for many years and could not be changed overnight.
Although her parents also longed to have a son, they did not treat her and her sister harshly, which was better than many people of their generation.
She was very content. In her new life, besides revenge on those people, the more important thing was to let her family who cared about her live a good life.
"Since you think our family is a waste of money and useless, then let's split up! We will each live our own lives in the future. I will take care of my parents and they will not bother you with your money. Likewise, don't expect to eat our family!"
"Dividing the family?" The family looked at each other.
The two old men were obviously reluctant, after all, the family depended on the eldest brother to make the most money! The couple looked different, one was reluctant to give up the money made by the eldest brother, and the other was reluctant to have several mouths at the dinner table.
Qiao Xinguo and his wife had complicated expressions. They all looked at Qiao Zhixia, wondering why she was suddenly so interested in splitting up the family.
The old couple looked at each other slyly, and finally resolutely rejected the proposal to separate.
"You want to get rid of us and live on your own? Dream on! As long as I'm still alive, don't even think about splitting up the family."
"Boss, I heard that Xishan Coal Yard is recruiting temporary workers. If you work hard, you can make a lot of money in a month! Why don't you just stop working and go mining coal..."