Chapter 123 : I Won’t Let It Go

Su Xieqiu looked at her coldly and questioned, “Old lady, I know that your daughter-in-law and Yang Lanhua are sisters, so it’s understandable that you are siding with Han Meili and Zhang Qianyun. But you can’t lie with your eyes open. It was clearly them who first called me shameless and called my two children bastards, and that’s why I hit her with a corn cob. Why don’t you tell the whole story?”

Yang Chunhua’s mother-in-law felt a little embarrassed when being scolded by a young woman. She was so angry that she said, “You are such an uneducated young wife. I just told the truth, and now you’re scolding me like this. If I had known, I wouldn’t have testified for you.”

Su Xieqiu didn’t indulge her at all and directly said, “Old lady, what kind of nonsense truth are you telling? According to you, I have to make sure they don’t fight back when they are beaten or scolded. Is that called being well-educated? Can you just let it go when others beat and scold your children like this?”

After saying that, she smiled and added, “So from now on, when I see your women, I can beat them up and call them shameless, and when I see your children, I can call them bastards.”

“You…you…you…” Yang Chunhua’s mother-in-law was so angry that her face turned blue and red, and she couldn’t even utter a word.

The other old ladies were delighted to see her humiliated.

Fortunately, they hadn’t offended this difficult young wife. She was sharp-tongued and never backed down. If they were to be scolded like this in public, where would they put their faces?

Su Xieqiu curled her lips in disdain at Yang Chunhua’s mother-in-law, then turned her head and ignored her.

Old Lady Chang and Li Xiao’e initially wanted to speak up and help, but Su Xieqiu’s fighting power was so strong that they had no chance to interrupt.

After listening for a while, the captain finally understood the whole story.

Originally, they had planned to punish Han Meili and Zhang Qianyun, who were the first to curse. But when he saw how badly they had been beaten, the corners of his mouth twitched.

The three people were criticized and fined ten work points each, and the matter was concluded.

However, Han Meili and Zhang Qianyun were dissatisfied with the punishment, and Zhang Qianyun even wanted to go to the commune to file a complaint.

She said this to threaten the captain, thinking that he was biased toward Su Xieqiu and was handling the matter unfairly.

The captain, being a person of position, could see through her intentions immediately. He also knew that she must have instigated the incident today.

He stared at Zhang Qianyun for a while and said coldly, “Zhang Qianyun, if you are dissatisfied, you can go anywhere to complain. But I will also report everything about this matter to the county youth office and ask them to transfer you to another place. The Sanhua Brigade cannot keep someone like you, who is so prone to trouble.”

Zhang Qianyun’s face turned pale when she heard this. She didn’t expect the captain to say that.

Although she had married Han Zhenhua, she was still under the jurisdiction of the Youth League Office. If she were really sent back by the team leader, the people there would consider her dishonest and would just send her to a more remote place.

Zhang Qianyun lowered her head in grievance and dared not complain anymore.

The captain’s expression softened a little when he saw that she had calmed down.

He pointed at Old Lady Chang, Li Xiao’e, and the others, and said to Su Xieqiu with a smile, ” Su Xieqiu, I heard that you saved a child in the county the other day, and his family came to thank you.”

Li Xiao’e and Old Lady Chang came over with Chang Guangming, smiling.

Li Xiao’e held Su Xieqiu’s hand tightly and said, “Comrade Su, thank you so much for that day. If you hadn’t intervened in time, my son Guangming would have died.”

“It’s just a small favor. You’re too polite. Is it really worth the trip?”

“Come on, come on.” Old Mrs. Chang said gratefully, “We felt really bad that you left without even a sip of water that day.”

Seeing that they had all found the village, Su Xieqiu asked for leave from the team leader and prepared to take them home to sit and have a drink of water.

The team leader agreed readily, and after they left, he returned to the team headquarters with his hands behind his back.

Han Meili and Zhang Qianyun’s teeth were almost broken.

Not only had they failed to get their revenge today, but they were also beaten and had ten work points deducted.

Both of their faces were swollen, and their bodies were sore all over. They felt embarrassed, so they asked for leave and went back.

Han Meili thought of what Su Xieqiu had just said and questioned Zhang Qianyun, “Second sister-in-law, is what that bitch said true? You used me as a pawn, but you hid in the back and watched the fun.”

The more Han Meili talked, the more she felt that Zhang Qianyun had bad intentions. Without waiting for Zhang Qianyun to open her mouth to argue, she angrily said, “I know you have bad intentions. I’m going to tell my parents and my second brother about this.”

Zhang Qianyun, already upset and in pain all over, didn’t want to deal with Han Meili’s complaints. She coldly cursed, “Are you an idiot? That woman was clearly trying to sow discord, but you actually believed her lies. If I really wanted to use you as a tool, why would I go over to help you? And I’m more seriously injured than you.”

After saying that, she no longer paid attention to Han Meili and went straight to her and Han Zhenhua’s room, slamming the door behind her.

Han Meili was startled by her sudden anger. She stayed in the yard for a long time before reacting. Finally, she sat on the ground and cried in grievance.

She thought to herself, ‘My second sister-in-law is getting bolder and bolder. She even dares to get angry and look down on me. It seems that I really need my mother to give her a good beating otherwise, she’ll think I’m afraid of her.’

Zhang Qianyun regretted what she had said. Now was not the time for internal strife. She needed to let her powerful mother-in-law focus her anger on Su Xieqiu first.

So, she opened the door again, pulled Han Meili up from the ground where she was crying, and coaxed her, “Okay, don’t be angry. You know how bad that bitch is, right? She said that to sow discord between us, and you still believed her. Aren’t you falling into her trap?”

Han Meili felt there was some truth in what she said, but when she thought about how this woman had dared to give her the cold shoulder just now, she got angry again. She snorted, turned her face away, and ignored her.

Zhang Qianyun cursed her in her heart for being ungrateful, but she couldn’t show it on her face and had to smile as she coaxed her.

“Meili, if Su Xieqiu knew that you succeeded in your provocation, she would definitely die of laughter. Do you really want to do what she wants?”

Zhang Qianyun had already figured out Han Meili’s temper, so she deliberately used Su Xieqiu to provoke her.

Han Meili was young, and although a bit clever, she wasn’t as scheming as Zhang Qianyun.

Hearing the provocation, Han Meili glared and no longer cared about being angry. She got up from the ground and said, “I’m going to tell my parents that the bitch beat me up and ask them to help me get revenge.”

Zhang Qianyun felt relieved to see that she had been convinced.

She originally didn’t want to go to the field with Han Meili because her face was badly swollen and people would definitely laugh at her if they saw her.

But she was afraid Han Meili would say bad things about her, so Zhang Qianyun decided to go to the field with her to complain.

Her mother-in-law was a powerful person. Even if she didn’t feel sorry for her daughter-in-law, she would definitely not let it go after seeing her daughter being beaten so badly.