Chapter 46: Chang Suisui was so angry that he almost vomited blood!

“ServesYouRight~~”

Zhao Xiulan was practically about to cough up blood from sheer rage! It was already bad enough that she hadn’t managed to catch them in the act, but now this little wretch had the gall to stir up the crowd against her?!

She had already been fuming from the insults hurled at her by the villagers earlier. Now, seeing Chang Suisui’s provocative look, she completely lost it.

“Chang Suisui, you little bitch! I’m going to rip your mouth to shreds!” Zhao Xiulan screamed and lunged at her. But before she even got close, Qian Weimin reacted quickly and kicked her away.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaohua screamed and rushed over to help Zhao Xiulan up. But before she could start cursing at Chang Suisui, she heard Suisui speak pitifully:

“Zhao Aunty, I know you’re afraid Xie Jianguo won’t be able to marry my cousin, but since I’ve agreed to marry Comrade Xie, I won’t go back on my word. There’s really no need for you to act like this. Do you really want to force me to death? Sob sob sob…”

As she spoke, she leaned against Xie Yu as if she’d been frightened.

Xie Yu’s heart ached seeing her like that. He wanted to hug her, but with so many people around, he restrained himself. Still, a wave of frustration surged in his chest, an overwhelming urge to destroy everything around him.

His face darkened terrifyingly, like a storm brewing—so heavy it was hard to breathe.

Chang Suisui naturally sensed it and discreetly turned her head to wink playfully at him.

Xie Yu froze, then realized she was acting. That stormy tension in his chest instantly dissipated.

Looking at her with helpless fondness, he couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her fingertips lightly—his little punishment. This girl was really too mischievous…

But what could he do? Aside from spoiling her, there was nothing else he wanted to do.

Clearing his throat, Xie Yu turned his gaze to Zhao Xiulan and spoke again.

“Sister-in-law, since Comrade Chang has already agreed to marry me, she won’t go back on her word. Jianguo can go ahead and marry Chang Meili without worry. We will fully cooperate.”

Zhao Xiulan’s eyes nearly popped out of her head.

Originally, no one would’ve cared much about Jianguo marrying Chang Meili. After all, the marriage swap meant Suisui voluntarily agreed to marry a cripple, which would become the village’s favorite gossip.

No one would pay attention to Chang Meili’s past misdeeds—let alone connect them to Jianguo.

But now, Xie Yu brought it all out in the open, dragging Jianguo right into the mess!

Zhao Xiulan wanted to curse him out, but the kick from earlier hurt so bad she couldn’t even speak. She could only stand there and listen helplessly as the villagers began whispering about Jianguo and Chang Meili.

“Wasn’t Chang Suisui supposed to marry Zhao Zhiqing? How did it suddenly become Xie Yu?”

“You don’t know? The Chang and Xie families did a marriage swap. Wasn’t Chang Suisui and Zhao Zhiqing caught in some indecent relationship?”

“Jianguo still wants a woman who messes around?”

“Maybe he likes how it felt, huh?”

“Poor Chang Suisui. With a sister like that, even her own marriage got messed up.”

“Exactly. And now she’s marrying a cripple—how’s she going to live?”

“Chang Meili too… so shameless. She dragged her sister down with her. What a sin.”

“And Jianguo’s no better. How could he be with someone so indecent? He’s not just ruining himself, but others too!”

“Zhao Xiulan’s the worst. She knew about Jianguo and Meili, but still forced Suisui into marrying into their family? That’s evil!”

“Good thing Suisui’s kind… otherwise, hmph…”

…

The more Zhao Xiulan listened, the paler her face became.

It was clear now that gossip linking Jianguo to this mess would spread throughout the village like wildfire.

She bitterly regretted it—why on earth had she dragged a bunch of people to catch that little tramp in the act tonight?

In the end, she’d tried to pull a fast one and ended up shooting herself in the foot.

She grew angrier the more she thought about it. Even if Chang Suisui married into their family now, she wouldn’t make her life easy. Once she was in the door, Zhao Xiulan would be sure to “teach” her the meaning of respecting elders!

Xie Yu saw the situation had reached its peak and gave Qian Weimin a subtle look, signaling him to dismiss the crowd.

Qian Weimin immediately understood.

“Folks, since this is a family matter between the Xie and Chang families, maybe we should let them handle it?”

With that, the villagers seized the opportunity to leave as quickly as they could.

After all, they had come to watch the drama, but almost ended up facing the police. Now that there was a way out, no one lingered.

In just a few minutes, the yard was empty—except for Xie Xiaohua and Zhao Xiulan.

Xie Yu didn’t want to waste another word on them. He said coldly:

“Get them both out of here. I don’t want to see them again tonight.”

“You got it!”

Qian Weimin didn’t care how much they screamed or cried. He grabbed both of them by the back of their collars and tossed them out the gate.

Zhao Xiulan winced in pain. As they were dragged to the gate, she gritted her teeth and glared at Qian Weimin.

“I’m his sister-in-law!”

“Oh,” Qian Weimin replied blandly. “You might be his sister-in-law, but you’re not mine. This has nothing to do with me!”

Zhao Xiulan: “…”

Was this guy dumb?

Her brow twisted into a tight knot. “If it’s got nothing to do with you, why do you follow Xie Yu’s every word?”

Qian Weimin looked at her like she was an idiot, then rolled his eyes.

“What’s it to you? I just like a good show, and I like following my bro. Got a problem with that?”

Zhao Xiulan: “…”

Now she was sure—this man was really an idiot.

She had initially worried that even though Xie Yu was discharged from the army, he might still have some leftover connections, and that was why Qian Weimin listened to him.

After all, who’d help a cripple for no reason?

But hearing Qian Weimin now, she understood—this guy was just a big dumb brute who liked to cause trouble.

Zhao Xiulan rolled her eyes hard, instantly losing all favor for this new scorekeeper.

Supporting herself on Xie Xiaohua, she glared at Qian Weimin and hissed, “Just you wait! You’ll get yours!”

Then she limped away with Xiaohua.

Under the moonlight, they walked down the path, getting angrier with each step.

“Mom, we’re just going to let this go? What about my job at the supply and marketing cooperative?” Xie Xiaohua grumbled, growing more and more irritated.

If it weren’t for Chang Suisui, she wouldn’t have lost her job. She wouldn’t have had to come back to the village and suffer this humiliation!

The more she thought about it, the more resentful she became. Without that job, how could she stand firm in her husband’s family?

“This matter…”

Before Zhao Xiulan could finish, a voice called out from the darkness:

“That’s easy. Would you like my help?”