Chapter 273: Wang Mei’s Combat Power Soars
So, what sin has their family committed to attract such oddballs?
“Is Third Sister-in-law okay? Then how about you help me feed the pigs?”
Her third sister-in-law’s eyes immediately reddened further, her expression filled with disbelief, as if she hadn’t expected her to add to her pain while she was complaining.
“I, I have things to do at home. With so many of you here, why would you need me?”
Wang Mei gave a fake smile, “Then Third Sister-in-law, you go ahead and be busy. I won’t keep you.”
She knew it, although Third Sister-in-law was diligent, she was also shrewd.
Besides, Wang Mei wouldn’t really make her work, otherwise, the village would soon hear Third Sister-in-law’s complaints.
But thinking of Liu Hong, Wang Mei felt that Third Sister-in-law’s flaw of crying easily, always looking miserable, and always complaining wasn’t entirely unbearable.
At most, she’d just see her less often in the future.
Alas… even seeing her more would feel like her good fortune was being cried away.
Wang Mei managed to give her a bag of white sugar to take back.
Yun Jiao said, “Third Cousin Uncle’s wife cries so much.”
Wang Mei replied, “Talk to her less in the future. That’s just how she is.”
Even talking was tiring.
The pigs were fed, and since Yun Linhe hadn’t arrived yet, Wang Mei simply took the children and the two elders to gather pig feed.
Anyway, she couldn’t stay idle.
With adults around, there was no fear of encountering troublemakers.
However, it was quite unlucky that on the way, they ran into Liu Hong, who was cracking sunflower seeds and chatting with two gossipy women.
The two women chatting with Liu Hong were known for being long-tongued and meddlesome in Wang Family Village.
As soon as the three of them appeared, the gazes of the three women fixed on them meaningfully.
“Oh, Mei Zi is back. It’s different when your family prospers. You don’t even greet your eldest sister-in-law anymore.”
“Exactly, she’s gotten so arrogant. How can you even bully your nephew? You can’t be like this. Children need to be taught properly, otherwise, they won’t change. If they go to someone else’s house and hit their children, the adults will only say their mothers didn’t raise them well, that they’re ill-bred.”
It was clear that Liu Hong had already embellished the events of yesterday.
Yun Jiao: Wanted to rush forward and fight.
But at this moment, she was being held by her little aunt, baring her teeth like a little cat whose fur was on end.
Fierce and adorable.
Wang Mei had great difficulty holding the little thing down.
Her Jiaojiao was as hard to hold still as a fish in the sea.
Fortunately, Jiaojiao didn’t use much strength.
“Jiaojiao, don’t move around. Watch me.”
Although she was married, she still knew the situation of some people in the village.
“Aunt Wu, you still have the leisure to chat here? Didn’t Grandma Chen ask you for something? I’ll tell her when I pass by your house.”
The darker and thinner woman among the two instantly dropped her smile.
“Heh, no need. I was just about to go wash clothes.”
If that old hag found out she was slacking off, she’d cause trouble for her again when she got back.
“Aunt Zhou, your son still hasn’t found a partner, are those matchmakers not good enough? I actually knew quite a few good girls, but I thought better of it.
It would be too much suffering for a good girl to come to your family. Your son’s reputation is far worse than mine. Remember to notify me when you find a daughter-in-law, I’ll come for the wedding feast.”
“You, you…”
The other woman’s hand trembled slightly as she pointed at Wang Mei. Her son was unattractive and had even served time in prison for some matters. After being released, he was idle and did nothing, and he loved to drink. This resulted in no one being interested in her son.
Even those who were very poor, or those with stepmothers who treated their previous daughters badly, were unwilling to marry their daughters to him. Who would want to become in-laws with someone who had been to prison?
Yun Jiao and Yun Xiao Wu, along with several other children, watched as Wang Mei’s combat power soared terrifyingly, hitting those people’s sore spots directly.
They also wanted to hit Wang Mei’s sore spots, but the key was, they didn’t have any!
In the past, they could still say the man she married was poor.
But now, their family had even bought a motorcycle, built a house, their children’s academic performance was good, she had given birth to four sons, and her husband treated her well.
Thinking this, they became even angrier!
“You, you are rude and ill-bred, how can you speak to elders like that!”
Wang Mei smiled, “Is that so? Then I’ll talk about your sons and daughters.”
“And you.”
She stared at Liu Hong ominously.
Liu Hong’s heart skipped a beat. She had a feeling that today Wang Mei had a lot of issues with her, and her desire to beat her up was almost impossible to hide.
“You, you better not mess around. I’m your eldest sister-in-law. Be careful, my eldest brother won’t let you off.”
Wang Mei sneered, “If he dares to touch me, let’s see. My father said if he dares to lay a hand on me for you, he’ll disown him and pretend he never had such an unfilial son.”
“Eldest sister-in-law? What right do you have? The only eldest sister-in-law I, Wang Mei, acknowledge is Sister-in-law Lanhua. You married my eldest brother using shameless means and you actually think you’re something.
I tolerated you before because I didn’t want to argue with shameless little people like you, but now I, this old mother, won’t stand for it anymore. If you dare to ruin my reputation again, I’ll buy a megaphone and broadcast everywhere how you ruined my brother’s marriage and how you had affairs. I’ll play it on repeat in the village every day!”
“You wouldn’t dare!”
Liu Hong’s eyes immediately turned red with anger. Although she was shameless, anyone would find it unbearable to have the things she’d done broadcast repeatedly in the village with a megaphone.
“Aren’t you afraid your eldest brother’s reputation will be ruined?”
Wang Mei scoffed, “His reputation was already gone when he chose to abandon Sister-in-law Lanhua and marry you, you shameless woman. It’s only himself who still thinks highly of himself.”
She truly couldn’t stand the thought that this bitch made their family raise children for others, and also cheated, giving her eldest brother a green hat. The angrier she got, the less hesitation she had in cursing her own brother.
Wang Mei’s combat power soared, and she was more thick-skinned and stable than when she was a young girl. Liu Hong still wanted to use her old methods to control her, but it wasn’t even a door, let alone a window.
In the end, she successfully made Liu Hong turn red with anger, but she dared not say or do anything, as she truly feared Wang Mei would use the megaphone to shout in the village.
As for the other two women, they had already slunk away.
Wang Mei, victorious in the battle, like a rooster that had won a fight, carrying Yun Jiao, led her son and nephew away, brimming with pride.
Liu Hong could only watch them leave with resentful eyes.
Yun Jiao: I’ll note this down in my little book. I’ll be this sharp-tongued in the future too. I can make people half-dead with anger without even fighting.
“Little Aunt is so amazing.”
Yun Jiao applauded like a little seal, and her older brothers followed suit, praising her amazingness, especially Yun Xiao Qi.
“I’ll be this amazing when I grow up!”
Wang Mei felt a little embarrassed.
“We’ll talk about it when you grow up.”
She didn’t think being sharp-tongued was a bad thing; having a sharp tongue would mean being bullied less in the future.
Although people might call her sarcastic and mean, weren’t those with dull tongues often called good-for-nothings or cowards? Were those really good terms?
There weren’t many backpacks at home, and since Yun Jiao and Yun Jiu were too short, they didn’t have any.
When going uphill, Yun Jiao squatted inside the backpack, carried by her little aunt.
