Chapter 20: The Elder Sister-in-Law Comes to Beat Someone Up

Su Tang and Yu Miaomiao were both asleep in their rooms after a tiring morning in the mountains.

Their elder sister-in-law, Mu Guizhen, arrived.

“Is anyone home?”

“Yes, yes.”

Li Lan hurried to the door. “Elder Sister, you’re here! Come in.”

“I heard you’re not feeling well. Are you pregnant?” Mu Guizhen asked excitedly.

Li Lan blushed and smiled. “Yes.”

“That’s wonderful! Our Mu family will have an heir.” Mu Guizhen, the eldest sister, was overjoyed.

Li Lan invited her inside, offering water and candy.

Mu Guizhen laughed. “Don’t bother, I just came to see you.”

“Thank you, Elder Sister, for thinking of me. Unlike some people who don’t understand consideration at all,” Li Lan said.

Mu Guizhen’s face darkened. “Who?”

“Who else? Those two newly married ones! They don’t work in the fields, and I have to do all the housework.”

Mu Guizhen was shocked. “They don’t work in the fields to earn work points?”

“Didn’t you know, Elder Sister?” Li Lan asked feigning surprise. “The whole Chahe Village knows!”

“What do they eat if they don’t work?” Mu Guizhen was furious.

“They’re supported by your brothers!” Li Lan sighed. “I really don’t know what the second and third brothers are thinking. They have two younger brothers still studying; how can they afford idlers? The burden will be even heavier next year when the baby comes…”

Mu Guizhen became increasingly angry. “Whose wives don’t work in the fields? Where are they? I’ll go and teach them a lesson.”

“They’re both asleep in their rooms! Be quiet, Elder Sister. They’re a clique, very powerful. Even Mother can’t manage them. If they find out I’m complaining behind their backs, they’ll ostracize me again.”

“Really? Then I have to see them!”

Mu Guizhen sneered, stormed out, and kicked Yu Miaomiao’s door. “Get up! Why are you sleeping during the day instead of working?”

“Who are you?”

Yu Miaomiao, who was dreaming of being a big star, was very unhappy to be woken up.

“I’m your elder sister!”

“You’ve got the wrong person. I don’t have a sister.”

Yu Miaomiao turned over and went back to sleep.

Mu Guizhen couldn’t believe her eyes and ears!

A brother’s wife dared not acknowledge her elder sister-in-law? Rebellion!

“Get up!”

Mu Guizhen, known for her fiery temper in the village since childhood, was very strong and had beaten everyone her age.

Yu Miaomiao was unprepared and pulled off the bed. Her injured foot landed first, causing excruciating pain.

“Ugh—”

“What are you pretending for? I’m not your second child who is easy to fool…”

Mu Guizhen scolded, hands on hips.

Yu Miaomiao finally woke up and frowned at the burly woman.

“Oh, you dare to give me a dirty look? Get up and work!” Mu Guizhen was about to hit her again.

Yu Miaomiao’s years of Peking opera training weren’t for nothing. With a backhand, she grabbed Mu Guizhen’s wrist and pulled.

Bang!

Mu Guizhen fell forward uncontrollably, hitting her head on the bed frame.

“Ouch, you dare hit me?” Mu Guizhen screamed and got up to attack Yu Miaomiao.

Even the best skills are useless against overwhelming strength, especially since Yu Miaomiao had an injured foot. Mu Guizhen grabbed her hair and pushed her to the ground.

Fortunately, Su Tang heard the screams and rushed over without even putting on her shoes.

Seeing her sister being beaten, she immediately grabbed the woman’s hair and pulled hard.

Mu Guizhen felt her scalp was going to be ripped off and screamed, letting go of Yu Miaomiao.

“Who are you? Let go!”

“No! Dare to bully my second sister-in-law, I’ll beat you to death!”

Su Tang, who usually seemed weak and easy to bully, unleashed her inner strength, dragging the strong Mu Guizhen back two meters.

Li Lan came over and was shocked.

“Third sister-in-law, let go of your elder sister-in-law!”

“Huh?”

Su Tang froze.

She was pulling the hair of Mu Jingzhou’s eldest sister? The most fiery character in the drama?

“Third brother’s wife, are you crazy? You even dare to hit me!” Mu Guizhen yelled.

Su Tang was about to let go, but the yell made her pull harder!

While pulling, she nervously shouted: “Oh, Elder Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”

“Aaaaaah—” Mu Guizhen yelled in pain.

Li Lan wanted to step forward but dared not, only shouting: “Let go! Let go!”

“Oh, oh—”

Su Tang finally let go, frightened, hiding to the side: “Elder…Elder Sister-in-law, I’m sorry, I didn’t know it was you…”

“Your sister-in-law already called out!” Mu Guizhen held her head, yelling angrily.

“I…I was too nervous, I couldn’t react…” Su Tang became even more timid.

She seemed genuinely terrified.

Only Yu Miaomiao knew this woman was a master of playing the victim. After beating Mu Guizhen, she made sure no one could say anything.

“Wuwuwu, Elder Sister-in-law, are you alright? Did I hurt you…” Su Tang took a step forward, then two steps back.

She looked like she wanted to comfort and apologize but was afraid to approach.

Mu Guizhen was furious, rolling her eyes: “Shut up, stop whimpering, it’s annoying!”

“Okay.”

Su Tang shut up, looking at Mu Guizhen with tears in her eyes, as if saying: You’ve beaten the second sister-in-law, you can’t beat me too!

She was already beautiful, and her tearful appearance was pitiful.

Mu Guizhen: …

No wonder the third brother willingly fell for the trap and got tricked into marriage. Who could resist this?

“By the way, how did Elder Sister and Second Sister-in-law end up fighting?” Su Tang asked “after the fact”.

Mu Guizhen pointed at Yu Miaomiao and scolded: “She was lazy and didn’t work during the day, should I wait until when to beat her?”

“Then, I was also sleeping in the room and didn’t work, should I also be beaten?”

Su Tang started crying again, making anyone who said another word to her cry!

Mu Guizhen: …

“Oh, we’re all family.” Li Lan stepped in to mediate. “Elder Sister-in-law, calm down. Second sister-in-law, get up, the floor is cold.”

“I can’t get up.”

Yu Miaomiao leaned against the bed, her hair and clothes messy, her injured leg stretched out, her swollen ankle clearly visible.

Mu Guizhen was startled: “Your foot…”

Could it be that she had swollen it? She didn’t hit her ankle!

“Elder Sister-in-law, Second Sister-in-law twisted her ankle yesterday. She was supposed to go to the hospital but didn’t to save money. But now it looks worse, she probably needs to go to the hospital.” Su Tang said.

Mu Guizhen broke out in a cold sweat.

How did she beat up a patient? She was careless, she should have gone to Su Tang’s room first.

And Li Lan, she didn’t tell her that her second sister-in-law was injured.

Mu Guizhen glared at Li Lan.

“Elder Sister-in-law, I called you from behind but you didn’t hear me.” Li Lan looked innocent, and then said to Yu Miaomiao, “Second sister-in-law, get up!”

But Yu Miaomiao said: “I can’t get up.”

“Second Sister-in-law, what’s wrong with you?” Su Tang asked with concern.

“Dizzy, nauseous, foot hurts.”

“Oh my god, you wouldn’t have a concussion, would you?” Su Tang exclaimed.

Mu Guizhen and Li Lan looked at each other: Concussion? So serious?

“Second Sister-in-law, I’ll go to the field and call Second Brother to take you to the city to see a doctor.” Su Tang turned and ran.

By the time Mu Guizhen reacted, Su Tang had already run out the door.

While running, she shouted: “Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law has a concussion from being beaten by Elder Sister-in-law…”

Li Lan: …

Mu Guizhen’s eyelids twitched!

You little girl, can’t you speak properly? Shut up if you can’t!

Mu Guizhen hurriedly chased after Su Tang: “Come back, don’t shout nonsense…”

“Second Brother, Second Sister-in-law was beaten by Elder Sister-in-law, concussion…”

“Su Tang!”

They chased each other, running through half the village to the field.

The people working in the fields were shocked: The fiery eldest daughter of the Mu family went home to beat her sister-in-law? And gave her a concussion?