Thinking of this, Liang Damei's eyes lit up, and even her nasolabial folds faded considerably.
He raised his hand to tidy the dry hair on his forehead, straightened his clothes, cleared his throat, and said arrogantly:
"Fifteen taels is indeed a bit difficult. We are not an unreasonable family. If you can't afford it, then forget it."
"But Uncle Village Head, now that we're married, we're family. We should naturally help each other out when we're in trouble, right?"
She had just asked for fifteen taels, but her attitude changed completely in an instant. The village head looked at Liang Damei's calculating face, wondering what she was up to this time, and frowned, asking, "What do you want to say?"
Liang Damei plopped down on the stool and laughed, "Uncle Village Head, you don't need to be so wary. What could I possibly say?"
That's right, we're understanding and waived fifteen taels of silver for you, so you should be understanding for us too!
Shaowen works at the shop, and I heard the owner is from your village. Could you please put in a good word for me and get my son, Xiaohu, a job there?
The village headman became increasingly suspicious as he listened, and sure enough, he heard it all the way to the end and realized that Liang Damei had quite an appetite!
Suddenly, her vision blurred, and she stood up abruptly in anger. Ignoring the fact that Liang Damei was a woman, she pointed at her and cursed, "What nonsense are you spouting!"
When Cheng Yue came to his door looking for a young assistant, she didn't get the job because the parents of those two were too troublesome. He thought his family was harmonious and had no worries, so he sent Zhang Shaowen instead.
Just a few days later, Liang Damei came to cause trouble, demanding that he arrange a job for her. Cheng Yue's family is watching from outside the courtyard. How can he face them?
I never imagined that Sister Liang would make such a request!
Chen An nudged Cheng Yue, who shook her head. This Liang Da Mei had her eye on her; it would be best to get rid of her once and for all.
So she still needs to see what the situation is and how things will develop next.
If it were someone else's business, she would fire them without hesitation.
But since the village head was kind to them, she couldn't refuse him at all.
Chen Lin, Chen Tong, and Chen Ning, the three siblings, were so angry that their faces were puffed up. They had never seen such shameless people!
Why would Brother Shaowen propose such a marriage?
Qian Yulan was furious and shoved Liang Damei, saying, "So! You were waiting for us here all along! Have you no shame!"
What does this shop have to do with us? You think you can just walk into their shop without even saying a word? Who gave you the audacity!
She had just promised Cheng Yue that she would never hold them back, and then Liang Damei started jumping around like a madwoman. How could she have forgotten about her? How will Cheng Yue view them in the future?
"My goodness, how could this person be like this? She just said she didn't want fifteen taels of silver as a betrothal gift, and I thought she had figured things out, but it turns out she was just holding back!"
"Shameless! Bah! You just open your mouth and say you'll arrange things for your son. The shop isn't yours, and you can't just send whoever you want."
"This girl is really unfortunate. How did she end up with such a family? I hope the wedding will be ruined."
"The village head's family is the worst off. If this marriage goes through, they'll be sucking your blood!"
Hearing everyone's words, Zhou Xiaoyan swayed and almost fell to the ground. After finally regaining her balance, she mustered up her courage for the first time and said to Liang Damei, "I'm not going to get married!"
The village head's family were all good, and Shaowen was good too. It was just that she was unlucky. Her grandparents were gone, her parents were gone, and she ended up with such greedy uncles and aunts who didn't care about her life or death at all.
If she really got married, it would harm Shaowen's family. She couldn't do that. Even if she died, she didn't want to harm the people who were good to her!
Liang Damei stumbled from the push, already simmering with anger, and then saw Zhou Xiaoyan looking fierce, saying she wouldn't get married.
Enraged, she grabbed a nearby stool and threw it at him, yelling, "How dare you look at me like that! Who do you think you are? Who gave you the right to make decisions?"
"Your parents are all dead, so you have to marry whoever I tell you to! Dare to talk back to me? I'll beat you to death!"
Seeing this, Zhang Shaowen quickly stepped forward to protect Zhou Xiaoyan and yelled at Liang Damei, "Don't go too far!"
If his grandfather hadn't signaled him to hold back, he would have been ready to curse long ago. So how could he possibly tolerate Liang Damei hitting Xiaoyan?
"How could you be so heartless! How could you hit a child like that? Are you even human?!"
"Even animals have more feelings than you. You're so cruel to children, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
The three women, including the Feng family mother and daughter-in-law, all stepped forward to stop it. Liang Damei even took a stool and hit the child. Looking at Zhou Xiaoyan's frightened appearance, it was clear that she had been beaten quite a bit.
She just said she wouldn't get married, which probably means she's seen through Liang Damei's character and doesn't want to bring trouble to their family.
How could such a good child have such a miserable life?
"What, feeling sorry for her? Then agree to my terms, and this girl will be yours!"
Liang Damei stopped. She never expected that Zhang Shaowen was so sentimental and that his family was so soft-hearted. That made things much easier!
The village head's chest heaved with anger. How could he have encountered such a shameless person?
There was absolutely no way to agree to this. If they didn't agree, the engagement would have to be called off, but if that happened, how would Zhou Xiaoyan live?
Liang Damei was no longer in a hurry. She sat on the bench and said slowly, "Uncle Village Head, why make such a big fuss over such a small matter?"
Isn't that shop owner from your village? You're the village head; it's just a matter of saying a few words, and I don't believe he won't agree!
The village head's steps faltered. He had lived to such an old age, yet he had been threatened by such a shameless person.
The entire village of Houshui witnessed what it meant to be the village head; people would agree to anything he said.
His reputation for life is ruined!
"We simply won't agree! Who do you think you are? Just by looking at your behavior, we can tell your son isn't any better. Forget about getting into our shop!"
Watching Zhou Xiaoyan being beaten, and then looking at Liang Damei's ugly face, Chen Tong suddenly remembered the days before the family split up, and how helpless he had been.
Furthermore, the village head's family had been good to her, and now they were being bullied like this by evil people; she simply couldn't bear to see it.
Liang Damei turned her head and saw a young, innocent face glaring at her. She immediately became furious. "Where did this brat come from? You won't agree? Is this your shop? You little bastard who hasn't even grown his hair yet dares to insult my son? I'll beat you to death!"
She was about to hit him when the village head and the others were terrified. Their own family affairs had already dragged Cheng Yue down, so how could they let Liang Damei resort to violence?
Zhang Dashan stepped forward and kicked her, sending Liang Damei sprawling face-first into the dirt. "Ouch! You! You! You actually hit a woman!"
Since she got married, she's never been beaten before; her husband always pampers her! Zhang Dashan, that man, has no sense of proportion; one kick from him and she felt like her leg was going to break!
"Pshaw! I never said I wouldn't hit women! Especially a woman like you, I'll hit you every time I see you!"
He had been holding back for a long time. It was one thing for her to curse them, but to dare to curse Chen An's family, kicking her would be the least he could do!
Liang Damei opened her mouth to curse again, but before she could utter a sound, Cheng Yue grabbed her by the neck. "Bastard? Where did you come from, you bastard, daring to act tough in our Houshui Village? Didn't you think you wouldn't leave here alive?"
This damn Liang Damei dares to insult her daughter, she's really giving her a hard time!
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