Chapter 12: War of words between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law [Part 2]

Lin Yuexi dodged Liu Cuifha agilely and continued, “Everyone, look, my mother-in-law is so unreasonable. My child was sick and almost lost his life, but she wouldn’t even spend a penny to call a doctor; I work myself to death, but I can’t even eat a full meal.

I just want to ask, is there such a thing as a mother-in-law and elder in this world?” An old lady in the crowd couldn’t help but speak up, “Sister-in-law Lu, this is wrong of you, it’s not easy for the third son’s wife to raise her children alone, how can you be so heartless?” Everyone echoed, their accusations surging towards the Lu family like a tide.

Liu Cuifha’s face turned red with everyone’s accusations, the usual fierceness in her was now gone, her face flushed red, her eyes darted around, she mumbled but didn’t have the confidence she had before, “You know nothing, the affairs of the family are not so simple, I have my difficulties too…” Just then, the eldest sister-in-law, Li Xiuyin, came over. Seeing that her mother-in-law was speechless under Lin Yuexi’s pressure, she said, “You people don’t know anything! It’s true that our little uncle married this slut, but didn’t he go to the army after getting married? And this slut was ambiguous with that educated youth Xu back then, these two brats don’t even know if they are our third son’s children.

” Lin Yuexi heard this, her blood rushed to her head, she walked up to Li Xiuyin and slapped her hard, leaving her disoriented for a while, then she angrily rebuked, “Sister-in-law, you’re slandering me! You’ve been following your mother-in-law to make things difficult for me, but now you dare to slander my innocence! I’ve been married to Lu Cheng for many years, I’ve been taking care of this family, he’s serving the country in the army, I’m raising the children alone, I’ve never crossed the line, you’re spreading rumors like this, where’s your conscience?” The surrounding villagers also erupted in an uproar, a commotion arose, whispers spread from person to person.

 Just then, Wang Lijuan came over with the village chief, Li Wenyan. He frowned, walking and saying loudly, “Li Xiuyin, you can’t talk nonsense like that! Without any evidence, you’re ruining someone’s reputation, that’s a terrible thing to do! The third son’s wife has always been honest in the village, she’s not the kind of person you’re saying, and she’s also a family member of a soldier, you’re slandering the family of a soldier, you’re going to be sent to a labor camp…” “Yes, yes!” Everyone echoed, looking at Li Xiuyin with disgust and condemnation, “You’re trying to confuse the issue, you’re helping the Lu family’s mother-in-law and father-in-law to bully the third son’s wife!

” But Li Xiuyin stubbornly stuck to her guns, her face full of desperation, she continued to yell, “I’m not talking nonsense! When that educated youth Xu left, she was secretly wiping away tears, they often talked in private, who knows what they did! Anyway, these two children don’t look like the third son, it’s very suspicious!”

“Li Xiuyin, speaking of what happened back then, I really want to ask you what happened? You clearly told me that it was better for me to tell Xu Mingyuan directly instead of letting him look for me? How did it become me having an affair with him? Besides, Lu Cheng hasn’t admitted to this, why are you putting a hat on me, I now seriously suspect that you were behind that incident…” Lin Yuexi said seriously.

Lin Yuexi’s question was firm and forceful, everyone’s eyes were fixed on Li Xiuyin, their eyes full of inquiry and suspicion. Li Xiuyin’s heart skipped a beat, her eyes unconsciously flickered, her lips twitched slightly, she tried to maintain her composure and said, “Don’t slander me, twist the truth! I was kindly giving you advice, you were the one who didn’t know what was good for you, you went to meet Xu Mingyuan in private, now you’re turning the tables.

” Lin Yuexi snorted coldly, took a step closer, her eyes sharp as a hawk, “Kindness? I think you’re malicious! Back then, that educated youth Xu just occasionally asked me for advice on some farming matters, we were innocent, but you spread rumors everywhere, and now you dare to lie in front of everyone, isn’t it just to ruin me, to manipulate me in the Lu family’s life?” Li Xiuyin was speechless for a moment, her face turned liver-colored.

At this time, the village chief, Li Wenyan, coughed heavily, his face was so gloomy that water could drip from it, “Everyone, stop arguing! This matter must be clarified, we can’t let the family member of a soldier suffer this injustice. Li Xiuyin, if you have no evidence, this matter is not over today, the village will not tolerate the evil act of slandering others’ reputations, especially the family member of a soldier…

” Liu Cuifha saw that the situation was not good, she wanted to sneakily pull Li Xiuyin back, but she was caught by Zhang Daniu, who had sharp eyes, “Sister-in-law Lu, you can’t run away, and you can’t protect Li Xiuyin like this, everyone knows how you’ve been mistreating the third son’s wife, it’s just that she didn’t speak up, no one could speak up for her! Today, since she’s finally stood up for herself, you have to tell the truth.

” Liu Cuifha cried a mournful face, arguing, “How have I mistreated her? The work in the house is heavy, it’s only right for her to do more, I haven’t starved her, why is she always complaining?” Lin Yuexi’s eyes immediately welled up, tears welled up in her eyes but she didn’t let them fall, she knew this was the original Lin Yuexi’s intention, Zhang Daniu’s words had hit her heart.

 Lin Yuexi could only comfort the original Lin Yuexi in her heart, “Don’t worry, since I’ve taken over your body, I’ll get back every bit of suffering you’ve endured…” So she took a deep breath and said slowly, “Mother-in-law, I’ve never complained about the work in the house, but when the children were sick, you didn’t even bother to save them, you even deducted their food, is this how you live? Lu Cheng is defending the country outside, if he knew about the situation at home, how heartbroken he would be!

” Li Wenyan nodded repeatedly as he listened, turning to Lu Zhengdong, who had been silent, “Old Lu, you also say something, the third son’s wife has indeed been wronged, otherwise, with her personality of not even being able to fart, she wouldn’t be so aggressive! It’s clear that she can’t live this life anymore!” Lu Zhengdong blushed, he stammered for a long time before squeezing out a sentence, “I… I can’t control those two women either.” Li Wenyan said, “Good old Lu, since you can’t control them, then I’ll help you control them…”

 “Your eldest daughter-in-law, Li Xiuyin, slandered the family member of a soldier, so she will go to the farm for labor reform, as for you two, you’ve been occupying the house of the family member of a soldier, will you give it up yourselves, or will you also go to labor reform…” Li Wenyan said unhurriedly. Liu Cuifha heard this, she instantly collapsed on the ground, her hands waving wildly, she cried, “Village chief Li, don’t be so heartless!

 Although we’ve been a bit harsh on the third son’s wife, how can we go to labor reform? Besides, this house is also my son’s, can’t I live here?” “Liu Cuifha, it’s true that the house is your son’s, but he’s already married, and he’s already separated after getting married, so now this house only belongs to Lu Cheng and Lin Yuexi, you have no right to occupy it…

” Li Wenyan said sternly. Liu Cuifha heard this, she started rolling on the ground, wailing, “Third son! Come back quickly! I raised you from a baby, I helped you get married, now your wife is kicking me out and sending me to labor reform, what kind of justice is this!…”