Chapter 81 A mess

Liu Cuifhua was speechless. Lin Yuexi had no choice but to step forward and say, “Lin Fugui, it’s true that you’re my father, and it’s natural for a daughter to show filial piety to her father. But you’re only 46 years old, you’re still strong and healthy. Why do you need your daughter to support you? If you don’t believe me, ask the uncles, aunts, and grandmothers around here. Who asks their married daughters for filial piety money before they turn 50?”

By this time, people had heard the commotion and came to watch the show. The yard entrance, the walls, and the surrounding area were packed with people.

Li Sanru saw so many people, and Lin Yuexi was making so much sense. She knew that if she didn’t do something drastic, she wouldn’t get the money today. She didn’t care about the mud on the ground anymore. She sat down on the ground and began her performance of wailing and crying. She slapped her thighs with both hands and cried out to the heavens, “The Lu family is bullying us! We raised our daughter for eighteen years. She’s been working like a cow and a horse for your Lu family for five or six years, and she even gave birth to a pair of twins for your Lu family. You dare not let her show filial piety to her parents?”

“Li Sanru, who said she couldn’t show filial piety to you? Don’t you look at your own identity? You dare to ask for 30 yuan a month? You have such audacity! If you don’t want your daughter, take her back…” Liu Cuifhua was already unhappy that Lu Cheng was completely devoted to Lin Yuexi. She had also been tricked by Lin Yuexi more than once. This time, she was helping Lin Yuexi purely to gain favor with Lu Cheng. If they really took Lin Yuexi back, it would be exactly what she wanted.

Li Sanru was a little scared when she heard Liu Cuifhua say this. If they really took Lin Yuexi and her two children back, Lin Yuexi’s salary from the village clinic wouldn’t be enough to support them. How could she afford to give them filial piety money? Besides, if they took Lin Yuexi back, would she still be allowed to work at the village clinic? So, if she wanted money, she would have to rely on Lu Lao San from the Lu family. So, she continued to argue, “Lin Yuexi and Lu Cheng’s marriage was approved by the army. She’s Lu Cheng’s legally married wife. You can’t just take her back. If that’s the case, then give us 20 yuan a month. I heard that Lu Cheng is a battalion commander in the army, and his allowance is not low. 20 yuan a month is reasonable. I’m sure he can afford it.”

Liu Cuifhua was furious. Lu Cheng gave her 10 yuan a month, and she had to watch her behavior. You, Li Sanru, are asking for 20 yuan a month. This is clearly robbery! She immediately pointed her finger at Li Sanru’s nose and yelled, “You black-hearted, stinky woman! When my son didn’t want to marry your Lin Yuexi, you forced him to marry her. Now that he’s married her as you wished, you’re trying to take advantage of my son! Why should my son, whom I raised with my own hands, give you money? Go ahead and dream on! Don’t even think about getting a penny!”

Li Sanru was not one to back down. She put her hands on her hips, spread her legs, and with a determined look, she yelled back, “Liu Cuifhua, you can’t just say no and it’s over. A father asking his daughter for filial piety money is only natural. What you say doesn’t matter…”

Lin Yuexi saw these two women arguing, their voices rising. She was so annoyed. She finally had a Sunday off. She wanted to relax with her children, but they were here making a fuss, giving her a headache. So she simply stepped forward and said, “Stop arguing. I don’t have any money…”

Li Sanru said, “Lin Yuexi, you dead girl, who are you trying to fool? Look at the furnishings in your house. The sewing machine, the radio, the bicycle in the yard, the watch on your wrist, and the new clothes and shoes you and your children are wearing. You say you have no money? Who would believe you?”

Lin Yuexi really didn’t want to argue with her anymore. She said directly, “Yes, you’ve seen it all. I’ve spent all my money on things. I have more things in the house. All my money is gone. I don’t have a single cent left.”

Liu Cuifhua was furious when she heard Lin Yuexi say this, but she was afraid of offending Lin Yuexi. She was afraid that Lu Cheng wouldn’t give her the 10 yuan anymore. She swallowed the words she was about to say.

Li Sanru was incredulous. “Lin Yuexi, are you serious? You really spent all your money?”

Lin Yuexi said loudly, “Yes, I spent it all. I don’t have a single cent left…”

Li Sanru was filled with regret. Why hadn’t she come earlier?

Lin Dasan saw this and shouted, “You have no money, right? Then use your bicycle, sewing machine, radio… to pay the debt.”

As soon as Lin Dasan finished speaking, the crowd around them erupted in a commotion.

“…”

“Oh my, they’re going to steal things…” Wang Lijuan shouted.

“Yes! The bicycle and sewing machine are valuable…”

…

Zhao Gang happened to be home accompanying his blind mother. He was attracted by the commotion. Seeing the drama escalating, he quickly went to call Li Da-captain. After calling Li Da-captain, he went to call the commune’s Zhao Shuji.

At this time, Lin Dasan actually went to push the bicycle in the yard.

Lin Yuexi was about to step forward to stop him, but she saw Lu Weiqing step forward and punch Lin Dasan.

Lu Weiqing was supposed to be studying at school, but Liu Cuifhua had called him back. When he came back, he found out that his mother and father had called him back to help his third brother’s wife fight. He didn’t understand when his mother and his third brother’s wife had become so close, but he liked fighting. Even though Lin Dasan was taller and bigger, he wasn’t afraid. After all, there was only one of him, and he had three brothers. They outnumbered him. As for Lin Fugui, he had heard that he had always been against his father, but he was always beaten black and blue by his father. So, Lu Weiqing wasn’t afraid of him at all. He knew that the best defense was a good offense.

Lu Weiqing’s punch caught Lin Dasan off guard. A red mark instantly appeared on his face. He widened his eyes, completely shocked. Then, he realized what had happened and roared, ready to retaliate. “You little bastard, you dare hit me!” Lin Dasan swung his fist at Lu Weiqing.

Lu Jian Guo and Lu Jianmin saw Lin Dasan charging at Lu Weiqing, and the two brothers immediately jumped in. The three brothers beat Lin Dasan with fists and feet, making him cover his head and roll on the ground. It was a shame that he was so tall and strong, but he couldn’t use any of his strength.

Seeing her son being beaten by the three Lu brothers, Li Sanru was both anxious and angry. She yelled loudly, “You Lu family are bullying us because you have more people. If you make me angry, I’ll go to your Lu Cheng’s army and make a scene. I’ll directly accuse him of instructing his brothers to beat my son and not showing filial piety to his in-laws.”

Liu Cuifhua was speechless. Lin Yuexi had no choice but to step forward and say, “Lin Fugui, it’s true that you’re my father, and it’s natural for a daughter to show filial piety to her father. But you’re only 46 years old, you’re still strong and healthy. Why do you need your daughter to support you? If you don’t believe me, ask the uncles, aunts, and grandmothers around here. Who asks their married daughters for filial piety money before they turn 50?”

By this time, people had heard the commotion and came to watch the show. The yard entrance, the walls, and the surrounding area were packed with people.

Li Sanru saw so many people, and Lin Yuexi was making so much sense. She knew that if she didn’t do something drastic, she wouldn’t get the money today. She didn’t care about the mud on the ground anymore. She sat down on the ground and began her performance of wailing and crying. She slapped her thighs with both hands and cried out to the heavens, “The Lu family is bullying us! We raised our daughter for eighteen years. She’s been working like a cow and a horse for your Lu family for five or six years, and she even gave birth to a pair of twins for your Lu family. You dare not let her show filial piety to her parents?”

“Li Sanru, who said she couldn’t show filial piety to you? Don’t you look at your own identity? You dare to ask for 30 yuan a month? You have such audacity! If you don’t want your daughter, take her back…” Liu Cuifhua was already unhappy that Lu Cheng was completely devoted to Lin Yuexi. She had also been tricked by Lin Yuexi more than once. This time, she was helping Lin Yuexi purely to gain favor with Lu Cheng. If they really took Lin Yuexi back, it would be exactly what she wanted.

Li Sanru was a little scared when she heard Liu Cuifhua say this. If they really took Lin Yuexi and her two children back, Lin Yuexi’s salary from the village clinic wouldn’t be enough to support them. How could she afford to give them filial piety money? Besides, if they took Lin Yuexi back, would she still be allowed to work at the village clinic? So, if she wanted money, she would have to rely on Lu Lao San from the Lu family. So, she continued to argue, “Lin Yuexi and Lu Cheng’s marriage was approved by the army. She’s Lu Cheng’s legally married wife. You can’t just take her back. If that’s the case, then give us 20 yuan a month. I heard that Lu Cheng is a battalion commander in the army, and his allowance is not low. 20 yuan a month is reasonable. I’m sure he can afford it.”

Liu Cuifhua was furious. Lu Cheng gave her 10 yuan a month, and she had to watch her behavior. You, Li Sanru, are asking for 20 yuan a month. This is clearly robbery! She immediately pointed her finger at Li Sanru’s nose and yelled, “You black-hearted, stinky woman! When my son didn’t want to marry your Lin Yuexi, you forced him to marry her. Now that he’s married her as you wished, you’re trying to take advantage of my son! Why should my son, whom I raised with my own hands, give you money? Go ahead and dream on! Don’t even think about getting a penny!”

Li Sanru was not one to back down. She put her hands on her hips, spread her legs, and with a determined look, she yelled back, “Liu Cuifhua, you can’t just say no and it’s over. A father asking his daughter for filial piety money is only natural. What you say doesn’t matter…”

Lin Yuexi saw these two women arguing, their voices rising. She was so annoyed. She finally had a Sunday off. She wanted to relax with her children, but they were here making a fuss, giving her a headache. So she simply stepped forward and said, “Stop arguing. I don’t have any money…”

Li Sanru said, “Lin Yuexi, you dead girl, who are you trying to fool? Look at the furnishings in your house. The sewing machine, the radio, the bicycle in the yard, the watch on your wrist, and the new clothes and shoes you and your children are wearing. You say you have no money? Who would believe you?”

Lin Yuexi really didn’t want to argue with her anymore. She said directly, “Yes, you’ve seen it all. I’ve spent all my money on things. I have more things in the house. All my money is gone. I don’t have a single cent left.”

Liu Cuifhua was furious when she heard Lin Yuexi say this, but she was afraid of offending Lin Yuexi. She was afraid that Lu Cheng wouldn’t give her the 10 yuan anymore. She swallowed the words she was about to say.

Li Sanru was incredulous. “Lin Yuexi, are you serious? You really spent all your money?”

Lin Yuexi said loudly, “Yes, I spent it all. I don’t have a single cent left…”

Li Sanru was filled with regret. Why hadn’t she come earlier?

Lin Dasan saw this and shouted, “You have no money, right? Then use your bicycle, sewing machine, radio… to pay the debt.”

As soon as Lin Dasan finished speaking, the crowd around them erupted in a commotion.

“…”

“Oh my, they’re going to steal things…” Wang Lijuan shouted.

“Yes! The bicycle and sewing machine are valuable…”

…

Zhao Gang happened to be home accompanying his blind mother. He was attracted by the commotion. Seeing the drama escalating, he quickly went to call Li Da-captain. After calling Li Da-captain, he went to call the commune’s Zhao Shuji.

At this time, Lin Dasan actually went to push the bicycle in the yard.

Lin Yuexi was about to step forward to stop him, but she saw Lu Weiqing step forward and punch Lin Dasan.

Lu Weiqing was supposed to be studying at school, but Liu Cuifhua had called him back. When he came back, he found out that his mother and father had called him back to help his third brother’s wife fight. He didn’t understand when his mother and his third brother’s wife had become so close, but he liked fighting. Even though Lin Dasan was taller and bigger, he wasn’t afraid. After all, there was only one of him, and he had three brothers. They outnumbered him. As for Lin Fugui, he had heard that he had always been against his father, but he was always beaten black and blue by his father. So, Lu Weiqing wasn’t afraid of him at all. He knew that the best defense was a good offense.

Lu Weiqing’s punch caught Lin Dasan off guard. A red mark instantly appeared on his face. He widened his eyes, completely shocked. Then, he realized what had happened and roared, ready to retaliate. “You little bastard, you dare hit me!” Lin Dasan swung his fist at Lu Weiqing.

Lu Jian Guo and Lu Jianmin saw Lin Dasan charging at Lu Weiqing, and the two brothers immediately jumped in. The three brothers beat Lin Dasan with fists and feet, making him cover his head and roll on the ground. It was a shame that he was so tall and strong, but he couldn’t use any of his strength.

Seeing her son being beaten by the three Lu brothers, Li Sanru was both anxious and angry. She yelled loudly, “You Lu family are bullying us because you have more people. If you make me angry, I’ll go to your Lu Cheng’s army and make a scene. I’ll directly accuse him of instructing his brothers to beat my son and not showing filial piety to his in-laws.”