Chapter 106: No Grudges Held Overnight
“Hey, you old woman, what are you saying? This is my house, and you’re running into my house to act wild?”
“Who is running into your house to act wild? You’re a mother, and you’re not taking care of your daughter-in-law who is giving birth and making delicious food. You even want me, the old woman from next door, to bring some chicken soup. If you don’t welcome me, fine, but you’re also cursing my granddaughter. Have I ever seen anyone as shameless and impolite as you?”
That younger daughter-in-law rolled her eyes. “Is a little girl worth it?”
“You’re not a little girl, why don’t you scold yourself? What, are you not human?”
The woman stomped her feet in anger. Her eyes rolled, she let out an “aiyo,” and clutched her stomach, crying out in pain.
Her mother-in-law, Old Woman Li, immediately got upset.
“Wu, are you here to pick a fight? My younger daughter-in-law is pregnant, and if something happens to my little grandson, I’ll never forgive you!”
Old Woman Li had a fierce look on her face, appearing very intimidating. Yun Jiao, so small, stood in front of Grandmother Shen.
She bared her teeth, wanting to appear very fierce.
However, she was too young now, and her appearance was delicate and cute, so her baring teeth only looked like a weak show of ferocity.
“Little girl, get out, get out, we don’t welcome you here. You’ve never seen the world, and you’re treating a bringer of misfortune like a treasure.”
Yun Jiao pointed at her. “Bringer of misfortune.”
Then she pointed at her younger daughter-in-law. “Also a bringer of misfortune.”
“Hey, you… you impolite little bitch, today I will teach you, an uneducated child, a lesson on behalf of your elders!”
Grandmother Shen stepped forward. “What, do you want to fight? Is my Jiao not speaking correctly? You keep calling her a bringer of misfortune, but don’t forget you’re a woman too.
Why aren’t you a bringer of misfortune? You’re an old bringer of misfortune. If you are a bringer of misfortune, my Jiao is not; she is our family’s treasure.”
Old Woman Li was furious, being called a bringer of misfortune repeatedly, and was about to roll up her sleeves to fight.
Shen Jiang carried the crying child back and placed her down, then quickly came out.
“Mom, what are you doing? Auntie Wu is here to give us things. Aren’t you offending her?”
“How have I offended her? She offended me first. Eldest, are you her son or my son? Why are you helping an outsider?”
Old Woman Li’s younger daughter-in-law also joined in the commotion. “That’s right, Eldest Brother, you’re our mother’s son. You should help her drive these two outsiders out.”
Shen Jiang said, “Shut Up!”
It’s all this troublemaker. If it weren’t for her, would they be arguing?
Old Woman Li put her hands on her hips. “You shut up! Get out, I don’t have a son like you who is ungrateful.”
Grandmother Shen spat. “Do you think I care about this place? If Juanzi weren’t giving birth, I wouldn’t want to step foot in your house. It’s dirty.”
After saying that, she prepared to pull Yun Jiao away.
What kind of situation is this? They came to give gifts and ended up in a bad mood.
Old Woman Li was still being relentless. “Wu, stop right there. Last time someone threw stones at my house and hit my chickens, wasn’t it your grandson? That kid looks like trouble and doesn’t respect elders, he even hit and cursed my youngest son. We must settle this today.”
“Nonsense! Why don’t you mention that your son, a grown man, shamelessly stole my grandson’s wild chicken eggs?”
The two families lived close by, and the two old women’s personalities clashed, leading to friction. They often argued about various things before, and today’s argument was endless.
Shen Jiang went to pull his mother to mediate, but instead got scolded.
As they argued, they were on the verge of fighting.
Yun Jiao picked up a stone stool and approached, being extremely protective.
“You fight, I’ll smash.”
“You, you…”
Old Woman Li’s eyes were about to pop out. That stone stool must have weighed at least fifty pounds; how could this child lift it?
Yun Jiao walked to their water jar and said, “Hit grandma, smash the water jar, smash the door, smash your house…”
If she couldn’t smash people, couldn’t she smash objects?
“You dare!”
Yun Jiao moved the stone stool closer to the water jar.
Old Woman Li’s heart suddenly tightened. That large water jar would cost several yuan to buy.
“Mom, what are you guys doing?”
Old Woman Li’s eldest son and youngest son also returned.
She immediately seemed to have found her backbone and began to twist the truth, pointing at Grandmother Shen.
“This shameless old woman came to my house to cause trouble. Sons, quickly help me beat her out!”
Shen Jiang’s face darkened. “Mom, Auntie Wu is here to bring chicken soup for my wife. She’s not causing trouble!”
“Get out! I see clearly today, you are an ungrateful wretch, someone who helps outsiders. I’ll pretend I don’t have a son like you!”
Yun Jiao thought: Okay, okay… you want to call for backup, right?
She put down the stone stool and ran to the neighbor’s to call for people.
At this time, Old Woman Li’s youngest son looked at Grandmother Shen with an unfriendly expression.
“You guys are too arrogant. This is my house, get out.”
“Shen Youcai, who are you telling to get out?”
Yun Linhai and others, who had followed Yun Jiao over, heard this as soon as they arrived and immediately bristled.
Uncle Shen glared at Shen Youcai, and the others were not much better.
Shen Youcai, who had been acting majestic a moment ago, suddenly deflated like a leaky ball.
He was only brave when bullying the weak at home. When facing only an old woman like Grandmother Shen, he dared to act tough. But now, with so many tall, muscular men standing at the doorway, he, a skinny chicken, immediately got scared.
Yun Jiao went to her grandmother. As she passed Shen Youcai, she pretended to accidentally step on his foot.
“Aiya!!!”
However, this one step hurt so much that he directly sat down on the ground.
Yun Jiao exclaimed, “Oh! Are you okay? I didn’t mean to.”
She stepped on him with her other foot as well.
“Aiya… It hurts, get away, get away from me!”
In pain, he reached out to push Yun Jiao away, but Yun Jiao grabbed his hand and twisted it.
*Crack…*
Another scream was heard.
“Sorry.”
After a perfunctory apology, Yun Jiao twisted his finger back into place.
But this move still hurt Shen Youcai so much that his face turned pale and he broke out in a cold sweat.
He looked at Yun Jiao as if she were some kind of monster.
“You little bitch, what are you doing? Son, son, are you alright?”
Old Woman Li, seeing her son crying out in such pain, became anxious and rushed over.
Yun Jiao sidestepped, and her short leg lightly hooked her foot. Old Woman Li immediately lost her balance and stumbled directly towards her beloved youngest son.
Instantly, both of them screamed in pain.
Yun Jiao thought: Satisfied.
The vengeful little Merfolk always got their revenge immediately, never waiting overnight.
“Grandma, we’re going home now.”
Little Yun Jiao, amidst the howling screams of the two, happily hopped to Grandmother Shen’s side, holding her hand with a brilliant, sweet smile, her voice even sweeter.
Grandmother Shen held Yun Jiao’s hand and walked out, shaking her head at Old Woman Li.
“You’re suffering retribution so quickly. You can’t even walk steadily.”
