Chapter 3: Are all the young people nowadays this fierce?

Li Xiaoru wasn’t having it: “Sheng Chunxiang, you’ve taken the money, but if anyone should leave, it’s you!”

That was her dowry and bride price money. She was just a country bumpkin—why did Sheng Chunxiang get to take it all?

Sheng Chunxiang raised an eyebrow: “Are you teaching me how to do things?”

Then she delivered a series of humiliating iron fist punches, making Li Xiaoru scream in pain, kneel, and beg for mercy.

Her gaze swept across everyone, Sheng Arrogant Chunxiang: “Anyone else?!”

With a roar like a lioness in the East River!

Everyone was so scared they started trembling, even the children were too frightened to cry out loud.

It was terrifying.

The little maid of the Li family had turned the tables!

The once docile workhorse, now strong as an ox, was hitting people like it was a game.

She didn’t bother reasoning with anyone, just acted. If she got angry, she hit harder.

From now on, who would dare mock her in this big courtyard? They’d probably get beaten just for walking the other way!

Seeing everyone’s terrified expressions, Sheng Chunxiang was very satisfied.

With a stride that left no room for family, she entered the house and started tossing out everything she looked down on.

Mostly things like bed sheets, toiletries, used bowls and chopsticks, and so on.

The tables, chairs, benches, cabinets, and cookware were all things left behind by Old Man Sheng.

The rice, flour, oil, cakes, and seeds—those were bought with Old Man Sheng’s money.

The Li family could forget about getting anything!

Looking at the meager pile of things, although the whole family was reluctant, no one dared to say a word.

They would try to guilt-trip her, but Sheng Chunxiang had no morals at all.

If they dared complain again, they’d get a merciless beating.

The whole family gathered their things and, supporting each other, left in defeat.

They had originally lived in a small corner room in the middle courtyard.

After Old Man Sheng died, they had tricked Sheng Chunxiang into letting them move into the big house.

Sheng Chunxiang had fought a hard battle when she first came into the story, and now, she closed the door and lay down on the big bed, falling into a deep sleep.

It was halftime—she’d wake up and fight again when rested.

The courtyard was buzzing with noise.

“The house and money left by Old Man Sheng really belong to Sheng Chunxiang. We definitely underestimated her.”

“She lives in the big house by herself, while the Li family of five is cramped into such a small place. How can she stand it?”

“Sheng Chunxiang was so fond of Li Jianshe, but now she’s lost her mind. She won’t be a lapdog for him anymore? I don’t believe it!”

“The whole Li family got beaten, and Qian Meili, even before she married, got beaten too. Can they just swallow this?”

“They’ll have to swallow it! Otherwise, why didn’t they call the police?!”

…

In the small room, the Li family was sobbing uncontrollably.

Qian Meili cried so hard she could barely breathe, her whole body aching.

Li Jianshe, heartbroken, held her but couldn’t offer any comforting words. His face was swollen like a pig’s head, and even the slightest touch made him gasp in pain.

He was feeling extremely frustrated.

Sheng Chunxiang actually dared to hit his family and reveal all the truth, causing his entire family to lose face.

Li Jianshe thought that Sheng Chunxiang must have lost her mind. Once she calmed down, she would apologize to him on her own.

By then, he wouldn’t forgive her so easily.

After crying for a while, Qian Meili realized no one in the Li family was paying attention to her. She found an excuse to go home.

Her house was in the west courtyard. Although the yard wasn’t big, it was at least a private courtyard.

Ever since her three older brothers got married and had children, the yard had become more and more crowded.

Her parents favored her brothers, so she, the unmarried daughter, had to live in a small storeroom outside.

Winter’s cold and summer’s heat, Qian Meili had long had enough of it.

The matchmaker had introduced her to several suitors, but she didn’t like any of them because their houses were too small.

After a lot of effort, she finally chose Li Jianshe. He was handsome, his family had a big house, and he treated her like a treasure.

Who would’ve thought that after Sheng Chunxiang went crazy, everything would be gone.

But Qian Meili knew, Sheng Chunxiang was deeply in love with Li Jianshe. For him, she was willing to be a maid.

How could someone who loved a person so much give up so easily?

Just wait.

She’d bet that by tonight, Sheng Chunxiang would be crying and begging Li Jianshe for forgiveness.

A lot of people in the courtyard had similar thoughts.

After all, everyone had witnessed Sheng Chunxiang’s behavior as a “puppy dog” for Li Jianshe before.

As for the Sheng Chunxiang they had high hopes for—she was sound asleep, unaware of everything.

If the courtyard weren’t so noisy, she might’ve slept through the night.

“Who’s making all that noise?!”

Sheng Chunxiang was the type to sleep until she was completely refreshed.

But now, her waking mood could blow up an entire city.

She irritably sat up, stormed outside, and was ready to make an example of them by setting some rules in the courtyard. But before she could do that, she was suddenly hit by a huge bombshell.

The Pei family next door had started arguing, and it was getting quite intense.

The Pei family was a blended family. Pei Guokang brought his son Pei Qingyuan, and Zhao Guihua brought her son Zhao Jiancheng and daughter Zhao Qingya. After they remarried, they had another son, Pei Qingshen.

Pei Qingyuan had once been a top student, but his stepmother Zhao Guihua, with her crafty ways, managed to turn him into a wastrel.

After graduating from middle school, Pei Qingyuan started hanging out with a gang of delinquents, making Pei Guokang so angry he was hospitalized several times.

When Zhao Guihua thought the time was right, she brought up Pei Qingyuan’s arranged marriage.

Strangely enough, Pei Qingyuan fell in love with his fiancée at first sight and even went to her village to act as a “servant” for his younger brothers.

He raised all seven of his younger brothers, paying for their education, helping them find jobs, marry, and have children.

But Pei Qingyuan fell seriously ill and was kicked out of his home. He died in a cave, and his body was never found.

The book had mentioned that Pei Qingyuan’s arranged fiancée had been swapped out by his stepmother.

However, the real fiancée wasn’t mentioned in the book, and no one cared.

Now, the arranged fiancée, arranged by Zhao Guihua, had come looking for him, and Pei Qingyuan was about to become the “puppy dog” again.

Sheng Chunxiang didn’t understand. According to the plot, Pei Qingyuan would fall head over heels for that girl when he saw her—what was going on?

Could he actually realize that his fiancée had been swapped and back out of the marriage?

Pei Qingyuan ran out of the house, scanning the crowd as if looking for someone, looking quite anxious.

When Sheng Chunxiang saw his face, she froze.

Wasn’t this the rising star she had a crush on?

Damn!

She was set up as the “puppy dog” of the male protagonist, and now the little puppy dog she liked was also set up as a “puppy dog.”

Both of them were brainwashed, sacrificing themselves for others, and ending up tragically!

She was now sure someone had a grudge against her and wrote it this way on purpose.

While she was racking her brain for enemies, Pei Qingyuan walked up to her.

“Sheng Chunxiang, would you marry me?”

Last night, he suddenly had a high fever and passed out. When he woke up in the morning, he realized he had been reborn.

In his previous life, he had fought with his stepmother, but in the end, he tragically died.

Now that he had been reborn, he was determined to change his fate.

His stepmother had plotted to take his family’s wealth, sending him to the countryside, using all kinds of tricks—including a beauty trap.

The arranged marriage?!

It was a fake.

His first step in his new life was to find a wife, or rather, a partner.

His only condition: She must be someone with strong combat abilities!

Soft, submissive “puppy dog” Sheng Chunxiang was never in his plans.

Because he knew, her fate was worse than his.

But for some reason, Sheng Chunxiang suddenly went crazy, completely tearing ties with the Li family and even single-handedly challenging everyone in the Li family!

Her results were astonishing, almost as if she had become a legendary figure overnight!

Pei Qingyuan made a decisive decision—she was the one. No one else deserved to be his partner.

Sheng Chunxiang was left in shock—were all the young people nowadays this fierce?

Lv Bichi rushed out behind, cursing angrily: “Pei Qingyuan! I’m your fiancée, why aren’t you marrying me?”

“I want to see which shameless fox woman dares to seduce my man!”

When she saw Sheng Chunxiang, Lv Bichi smirked arrogantly: “Ha ha… you rejected me for this kind of person?!”

“She’s a celebrity, everyone in the nearby alleys knows her.”

She pointed a finger at Sheng Chunxiang, the insults growing more and more offensive.

Sheng Chunxiang quickly stepped forward, disgusted, pinching Lv Bichi’s finger with her thumb and index finger.

Before she could apply much pressure, Lv Bichi’s finger snapped.

“Ahhh… My finger… My finger’s broken!”

Lv Bichi screamed in agony, like a pig being slaughtered.

Sheng Chunxiang then grabbed her wrist and applied slight force: “So, what exactly am I? Hmm?”

Was she really that famous?

People in a few nearby alleys knew her name?

Well, that was quite a huge compliment.