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Chapter 45 Fighting Father-in-law

Shen Youfu saw that everyone else had gone out, but he did not go out immediately. Instead, he stayed. No one else noticed. He was Shen Zian's father, so of course he could stay.

Li Shi patted Shen Zian on the shoulder and left. Someone in his family was still cleaning up the tiger, so it must be a mess.

Su Zhi actually rejected this father-in-law, whom she had met before but never formally greeted. She rejected him even more than she rejected Shen Zhang and Sun. Those two women had no blood relationship with Shen Zian. It was fine if they schemed against him, but this woman was Shen Zian's biological father, but she was so harsh to him. It reminded Su Zhi of the famous saying that if there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. What's more, he was a scumbag who neglected his first wife after marrying Shen Zhang!

"Dad, is there anything else you can do for me? My house is very simple and there is no place for you to sit."

Even though Su Zhi despised the old man in her heart, she did not show it on her face. In this day and age, filial piety is the most important thing. She would not be crushed by it, but she would not completely ignore it either. She would still observe the proper etiquette, calling him "Dad" and saying a few words so that they could not find any fault with her and could not take advantage of her. This was the real win!

Shen Youfu hummed and looked at Su Zhi, thinking that this daughter-in-law has really changed. She looked scary two days ago, but now she is better. Looking at her features, she is much more beautiful than the other three daughters-in-law.

Looking at this courtyard again, although it is simple, it is tidy and clean. If she cleaned it, she is a capable person. But when he thought of her sharp-tongued way of confronting Sun just now, his face was not so good again. If Sun was embarrassed, wouldn't that be embarrassing for the Shen family?

"You implied that our home was poor. Are you blaming me for the unfair division of the family property? This was what Zi'an agreed to at the beginning. The family spent all their money on your medical treatment. Don't be ungrateful!"

Su Zhi thought to herself that the old man was really rude. She had already asked Shen Zi'an clearly about this. She had only seen a doctor a few times for this illness. After getting a few medicines, Sun started to make trouble. Finally, Shen Zi'an reached an agreement with them. Except for a small part of his earnings, he would not have to hand over the rest to the public. He would get medicine and hire doctors for Su Zhi himself.

So Su Zhihua and the Shen family also have a limited amount of money. All the money Shen Zian earned over the years was given to the public treasury, which was enough for the medical expenses. When they divided the family property, he didn't give them a penny, so Shen Zhang must have some left!

"I don't know whether the division of the family property by Dad was fair or not, and I was not there at the time. But Zi'an was very filial, and he agreed, so my husband and I followed his lead and said nothing. We are still young, and we can earn another share of the family property in the future. As soon as the family property was divided, we got lucky, and the money can build a good house. I am very satisfied now. My illness has been cured, and Zi'an is capable and can support the family by hunting. I heard that he is a good worker and earns as much money as two other people."

Su Zhi spoke eloquently, and as she spoke she looked at Shen Youfu's face which was getting darker and darker, and she felt very relieved. "You want us to suffer losses and still remember your kindness? That's impossible. Let's make it clear today, don't treat us like fools!"

"At first I felt sorry for my parents because I asked him to share the money, but I heard that he had given all his previous earnings to my mother. I calculated that I had consulted doctors three times and prescribed ten prescriptions with the public funds, so there would still be a lot left. I felt a little relieved, thinking that this was Zi'an's way of showing filial piety to the parents, and my parents should take good care of themselves. Zi'an and I were also happy to see this."

Shen Zian stood aside and listened with a smile on his face. He realized that his wife was so energetic when she talked incessantly. She was like a spring breeze at ordinary times, but now she was like sunshine. However, she was still so pleasing to him.

"Zi'an, do you think I'm right?"

Su Zhi glanced at Shen Zian and thought that this man was smiling at her, and it seemed that he didn't mind her squeezing his father like this, which made her feel more at ease.

Shen Zian said: "Wife, you are right, father, Su Zhi is right, you and mother should take good care of them, this is our token of our appreciation."

Shen Youfu's face was so dark that water could drip out of it. He wanted to curse but couldn't. He couldn't help but be furious. Although Su Zhi didn't say that he divided the family property unfairly, her words implied that he divided the family property unfairly! He originally wanted to use her illness to make her feel that she owed the Shen family, but he didn't expect that Su Zhi's words would make it seem that she was spending Shen Zian's money, and Shen Zian even left some money for him as a filial piety! With that said, he couldn't think of using this matter to suppress the couple in the future!

"They say that if you stay with a bodhisattva for a long time, you will become quiet and silent, but you have become a sharp-tongued person! Maybe it's because of your mouth that you got sick. You should stick to your duties in the future. Women don't need to be so talkative."

When Shen Zian heard that his father was scolding his wife, he felt unhappy. His wife's words made his father unhappy, but she was telling the truth and was protecting him. He couldn't let her suffer any grievances.

"Dad, my wife's words are reasonable, and everyone can say such reasonable things. People like Third Sister-in-law should be properly managed. Dad, you live in the same courtyard with her, so don't go far away."

"You bastard, you dare to defy your father now that you have married a wife. Don't think you can rebel just because you beat a dead tiger. I will still be your father until I die!"

Shen Youfu was cursing and was not sure whether to take action when he was stopped by Shen Zifu who came rushing over.

"Dad, on such a happy day, why are you arguing with my fourth brother? Don't hurt yourself."

Shen Zifu was called by his son. He went to see the tiger first and then rushed to Shen Zian's house. As soon as he entered the door, he saw his father scolding his fourth brother again. He sighed in his heart, thinking that his fourth brother had lost his mother since he was young and had already suffered a grievance. Now he was married, but his father still scolded him whenever he wanted. It was really too much.

Shen Youfu didn't want to quarrel, but he was used to it and just said it easily. When he saw Shen Zifu coming to persuade him, he stopped.

Shen Zifu congratulated Shen Zian, and then asked Shen Zian to go to Li Shi's house. Li Shi asked him to come.

Su Zhi watched as several people left in a flash and closed the door. She thought to herself that she had subdued her father-in-law this time and let him know not to take advantage of them so easily!

The tiger had been killed, and Li Shi gave some tiger meat to the villagers who were watching. Each person didn't get much, but they were all very happy. Li Shi had sent someone to the restaurant in the town to send a message when he came down the mountain after killing the tiger, asking if they wanted tiger meat. Now the restaurant owner came, and the restaurant owner also came, and bought all the tiger meat, including the small pieces. The tiger skin, tiger bones, and tiger penis were all good things, so the price was naturally very high.

Before dark, they finally finished packing everything up. Shen Zian returned home with the silver in his pocket. Under the dim oil lamp, the young couple looked at the silver and copper coins and smiled at each other.

***Sorry for being late, I am not used to using a draft box.